Kid and Avery look at each other.\n\n"That's Lane 14!" Avery nearly shouts, "Lentil, we've been going here for years, how can you not know that Lane 14 is cursed???"\n\n"Cursed?" you echo, looking to the next lane over - the last lane in the row, empty, but otherwise completely ordinary in appearance.\n\n"How can a bowling lane be <i>cursed</i>?"\n\nKid pushes his glasses back up his nose, "Well, none of the stories are real, but, I mean... well they <i>are</i> real but there's no such thing as curses but,"\n\nAvery interrupts again, "But the story is, back when Cosmo's first opened - 15 years ago - there was a girl, not any older than us, who used to bowl here every day. Her name was Gotilda and they say she practiced so hard and so long that she developed Super Strength in her bowling arm - she was strong enough to stop a moving car with just one hand!"\n\n"That's, that's not true," Kid chimes in, "she was strong, but human strong. She couldn't stop a car but she could beat up a full grown man without breaking a sweat, I swear it's true."\n\n"So.... the curse?"\n\n<center><img src=https://45.media.tumblr.com/a4ef61244885a35c30d4d411615469a5/tumblr_o2mmb4Rtde1ryr1tro1_1280.gif></img></center>\n\n"I was getting there!" Avery moans, "It was a rainy night like tonight, and Gotilda was on her way to a perfect score, the first perfect score in Cosmo's history. The stakes were high, everyone in the alley was watching! It was her last turn, make it or break it. She braced herself, breathing deep, and as she strode towards the lane she mustered up <i>all</i> the strength she could into her arm, but when she bowled - her fingers got stuck!\n\n"She bowled so hard that the ball kept on going, with her still attached! She soared over the line and into the pins, and she fell back behind the pinsetter, where she got <i>pulled apart and she <b>died</b>.</i>"\n\nYou look at Kid, hoping he'll debunk this crazy story, but he just nods solemnly, eyes wide.\n\n[["So... what happens if you bowl in Lane 14?"|12CA]]
You gather your courage and leap over the dog, running as fast as your little legs will carry you. Not fast enough, it seems. He takes a lunge and catches one of your legs. You howl in pain and kick him off, tumbling through the front doors. \n\nYou collapse on the ground and a crowd gathers shrieking, "ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" and "SOMEONE CALL A DOCTOR!"\n\nLooks like you won't be bowling tonight.\n\n[[Try again?|8A]]
Avery releases her grip, shocked, you can see hurt spread across her face like dye in water, "LENTIL!"\n\nKid tumbles back, and then he takes the window of opportunity and leaps towards Lane 14. Avery whips around and tries to grab a hold of him again, but he jumps over the foul line and in a flash of white light - he disappears.\n\nIt takes two seconds to register, and then Avery <i>screams</i>. Her cry goes unnoticed in the chatter of the crowd and the blasting music from the overhead speakers. No one, not any of the other bowlers, not a single staff member, seems to have noticed the sudden disappearance. Avery looks to you, her face white as a sheet, her eyes bulging and her mouth open and gasping like a fish, <i>"We've got to <b>do</b> something! We have to get help!"</i>\n\nYou look around again, Thursday night bowling as usual for everyone else, "Who... who would believe us?"\n\nYou share a solemn, wordless moment with Avery.\n\nShe looks like she's about to cry.\n\n"We have to go after him," she chokes.\n\nYou feel your head spin, you want to run away and pretend none of this ever happened, but you've got to help your friend.\n\nYou take Avery's hand, and after one last glance at your surroundings - the safe familiarity of Cosmo's Galaxy Lanes - [[you step over the line together.|14CA]]
<center>"I always knew I'd find the answers to the universe inside of a bowling alley."\n\n"But what I didn't know, was just how soon I'd find them."\n\n[[<img src=https://40.media.tumblr.com/d2bab9c44a29234dcaf88171cf375f76/tumblr_o2ltmpRUOe1ryr1tro1_540.png></img>|start1]]\n\n<sub>a twine game by Oneida Loo</sub>\n\n</center>
<center><img src=https://49.media.tumblr.com/8f468b993a5a0de6b49f34a73f38c5e8/tumblr_o2luhzyXM61ryr1tro1_1280.gif></img></center>\n\nCOSMO’s Galaxy Lanes is an old bowling alley lined with ugly patterned carpet featuring stars and planets being orbitted by rocket ships in the shape of bowling pins. It's been scuffed from years of passing bowlers and the aroma of sweaty feet and questionable hotdogs wafts out of the matted fibre.\n\nThe alley is crowded, but not full. From what you can see, there are still four lanes open - Lane 8, 12, 13 and 14.\n\nKid and Avery are waiting for you at Lane Rental. \n\nKid looks a bit flustered, "I guess this was an okay idea." Avery sticks her tongue out proudly.\n\n"We've got Lane 13."\n\n"Sweet!" you chirp, but you quickly remember, "But I'm... gonna have to sit this one out. I lost one of my shoes and I can't afford to rent a pair."\n\n"How did you lose your shoes???" Avery sounds genuinely concerned.\n\nYou retell your encounter for your friends and they nod sympathetically. "I can still hang out though," you offer. It'll be kind of boring, but it beats sitting at home watching Dramas on TV with Mom.\n\n[[Begin your game.|11A]]
<style>\nbody {background-color:white;}\n</style>\n\n<center><img src=https://36.media.tumblr.com/48b729dc93ce572b8dae0c113a4f6e21/tumblr_o2mpcwibh01ryr1tro2_r1_1280.png></img></center>\n\nIt feels like you're being taken apart and put back together again. The whiteness is blinding, and as your vision returns to you, you see galaxies of impossible colour swirling around you. You feel like you're rushing forward, faster than anything you've ever experienced.\n\nAnd then everything comes to a stop. \n\nThe feeling is jarring, and you tumble forward, wanting to throw up, but surpressing the need. You take a deep breath and slowly look up.\n\nAvery is beside you, looking slightly green in the face. There's no sign of Kid. You're in what seems like a forest of giant bowling pins. They shift gently in the breeze, rocking back and forth and phasing through each other as they sway. The sky overhead is a gentle lavender, and there are stars - so many stars. \n\nYou blink a few times, not believing your eyes, when you hear a gentle voice, low and maternal, it resonates through you like a warm carress, "Welcome" it says, "to Cosmo's Galaxy."\n\n<b>END CHAPTER ONE</b>\n\nto be continued...
<style>\nbody {background-color:white;}\n</style>\n\n<center><img src=https://36.media.tumblr.com/48b729dc93ce572b8dae0c113a4f6e21/tumblr_o2mpcwibh01ryr1tro2_r1_1280.png></img></center>\n\n@@color:black;It feels like you're being taken apart and put back together again. The whiteness is blinding, and as your vision returns to you, you see galaxies of impossible colour swirling around you. You feel like you're rushing forward, faster than anything you've ever experienced.\n\nAnd then everything comes to a stop. \n\nThe feeling is jarring, and you tumble forward, wanting to throw up, but surpressing the need. You take a deep breath and slowly look up.\n\nAvery is beside you, looking slightly green in the face. There's no sign of Kid. You're in what seems like a forest of giant bowling pins. They shift gently in the breeze, rocking back and forth and phasing through each other as they sway. The sky overhead is a gentle lavender, and there are stars - so many stars. \n\nYou blink a few times, not believing your eyes, when you hear a gentle voice, low and maternal, it resonates through you like a warm carress, "Welcome" it says, "to Cosmo's Galaxy."\n\n<b>END CHAPTER ONE</b>\n\nto be continued...@@
<center><img src=https://45.media.tumblr.com/934b76adc517856389b62ec071881774/tumblr_o2moowUbw01ryr1tro1_1280.gif></center>\n\nThe neighbourhood is small and lined with chainlink fences. The sidewalks are sunken and cracked, little weeds grow in their crevices and up around the stapple-ridden telephone poles that jut out of them like masts of pirate ships. Their telephone wires cut through the sky, adorned with the occasional pair of sneakers dangling from their tied-together shoelaces.\n\nYou cut across the park to Avery's backyard - you can see Kid's already waiting on the steps. He waves at you, "Hey, Lentil!" he shouts. As you greet eachother, Avery steps out through the backdoor and you take a moment to catch up - last night's episode of "Starman Ultra: The Animated Series" is quite the hot topic. As you talk, you feel your stomach begin to rumble - maybe making it to recess was a bit of a stretch. \n\n"Did you skip breakfast again?" Avery asks in a scolding tone.\n\n"Who's got time for breakfast?" you mumble sheepishly.\n\nAvery shakes her head disapprovingly and pulls out a brown paper bag from her backpack. She knows your habits and sometimes she makes an extra lunch just in case. She offers it to you, "Peanut butter and jelly."\n\n[[Eat the sandwich now.|4A]]\n[[Save it for later.|4B]]
<center><img src=https://45.media.tumblr.com/934b76adc517856389b62ec071881774/tumblr_o2moowUbw01ryr1tro1_1280.gif></center>\n\nYou leave through the front door and head down the street.\n\nThe neighbourhood is small and lined with chainlink fences. The sidewalks are sunken and cracked, little weeds grow in their crevices and up around the stapple-ridden telephone poles that jut out of them like masts of pirate ships. Their telephone wires cut across the sky, decorated with the occasional pair of sneakers dangling from their tied-together shoelaces.\n\nYou make it to school just before the bell. You scurry down the halls to first period - Geography. Avery and Kid are already at their seats. Kid waves you over.\n\n[[Take a seat behind them|5A]]\n
Avery releases her grip, shocked, you can see hurt spread across her face like dye in water, "LENTIL!"\n\nKid grabs a hold of her before she can grab a hold of you, and you take your opportunity to leap over the line and into the lane.\n\nEverything flashes white and [[you feel yourself dissolve.|14CB]]
<center><img src="https://41.media.tumblr.com/55e26c335378c3149a29cd52364a1122/tumblr_o2ltmpRUOe1ryr1tro3_r1_1280.png"></center>\n\nKid is a soft looking boy, with chubby cheeks and giant wire-rimmed glasses. His round ears stick out like someone taped two tea-saucers to his bald head. Kid is much smaller than you'd expect any 12 year old to be, and he looks lost in his big green parka. Only the tips of his chubby sausage fingers stick out of the sleeves.\n\nAvery looks sharp and stern in comparison. She's much taller than you'd expect any 12 year old to be, and she towers over most of your classmates. Her gangly limbs have always reminded you a bit of pulled taffy. Her thick black hair is styled into a short bob with choppy bangs that she keeps tucked behind her ears. Her face is the rectangular sort, and her round nose punctuates it like an exclamation point - loud and wanting to be noticed.\n\n[[Class begins.|6A]]\n
<center><img src=https://41.media.tumblr.com/9ab7680982a193d694f4667ce131f6fd/tumblr_o2mqg1ZDJk1ryr1tro1_1280.png></img></center>\n\nIt feels like you're being taken apart and put back together again. The whiteness is blinding, and as your vision returns to you, you see galaxies of impossible colour swirling around you. You feel like you're rushing forward, faster than anything you've ever experienced - and then every goes dark.\n\nFor a moment it feels like you've ceased to exist - like you're floating, still, in a senseless void. \n\nYou feel your feet drift to the ground and as your eyes adjust to the darkness, shapes begin to take form. Above you tower bowling pins, tall like redwood trees and blackened by the darkness. Overhead you can make out the faint outline of a mechanical grid -- a pinsetter? -- and beyond it, faint twinkling stars.\n\nYou blink a few times, not believing your eyes. In the darkness up ahead, something glimmers, illuminated by the starlight. A low, raspy voice rumbles, "How did you get here?" it asks, "How did you enter Cosmo's Galaxy?"\n\n<b>END CHAPTER ONE</b>\n\nto be continued...
<center><img src="https://41.media.tumblr.com/55e26c335378c3149a29cd52364a1122/tumblr_o2ltmpRUOe1ryr1tro3_r1_1280.png"></center>\n\nSchool is just a short walk from Avery's house, and you tag along behind your friends as they start to bicker about Starman Ultra.\n\nAvery is the oldest of the three of you. Even so, she's much taller than you'd expect any 12 year old to be, and she towers over most of your classmates. Her gangly limbs have always reminded you a bit of pulled taffy. Her thick black hair is styled into a short bob with choppy bangs that she keeps tucked behind her ears. Her face is the rectangular sort, and her round nose punctuates it like an exclamation point - loud and wanting to be noticed.\n\nKid looks soft in comparison, with chubby cheeks and giant wire-rimmed glasses. His round ears stick out like someone taped two tea-saucers to his bald head. Kid is much smaller than you'd expect any 12 year old to be, and he looks lost in his big green parka. Only the tips of his chubby sausage fingers stick out of the sleeves.\n\nYou make it to class 5 minutes late, not paying attention to the time as you walked, and the three of you take a seat at the back of the class.\n\n[[Class begins.|6B]]
<center><img src="https://41.media.tumblr.com/55e26c335378c3149a29cd52364a1122/tumblr_o2ltmpRUOe1ryr1tro3_r1_1280.png"></center>\n\nSchool is just a short walk from Avery's house, and you tag along behind your friends as they start to bicker about Starman Ultra.\n\nAvery is the oldest of the three of you. Even so, she's much taller than you'd expect any 12 year old to be, and she towers over most of your classmates. Her gangly limbs have always reminded you a bit of pulled taffy. Her thick black hair is styled into a short bob with choppy bangs that she keeps tucked behind her ears. Her face is the rectangular sort, and her round nose punctuates it like an exclamation point - loud and wanting to be noticed.\n\nKid looks soft in comparison, with chubby cheeks and giant wire-rimmed glasses. His round ears stick out like someone taped two tea-saucers to his bald head. Kid is much smaller than you'd expect any 12 year old to be, and he looks lost in his big green parka. Only the tips of his chubby sausage fingers stick out of the sleeves.\n\nYou make it to class 5 minutes late, not paying attention to the time as you walked, and the three of you take a seat at the back of the class.\n\n[[Class begins.|6A]]
<style>\nbody {background-color:white;}\n</style>\n\n<center><img src=https://36.media.tumblr.com/d9fb28cde8469f47cdfe461072282bb6/tumblr_o2mpcwibh01ryr1tro3_r1_1280.png></img></center>\n\n@@color:black;It feels like you're being taken apart and put back together again. The whiteness is blinding, and as your vision returns to you, you see galaxies of impossible colour swirling around you. You feel like you're rushing forward, faster than anything you've ever experienced.\n\nAnd then everything comes to a stop. \n\nThe feeling is jarring, and you tumble forward, wanting to throw up, but surpressing the need. You take a deep breath and slowly look up.\n\nAvery is beside you, looking slightly green in the face. There's no sign of Kid. You're in what seems like a forest of giant bowling pins. They shift gently in the breeze, rocking back and forth and phasing through each other as they sway. The sky overhead is a gentle lavender, and there are stars - so many stars. \n\nYou blink a few times, not believing your eyes, when you hear a gentle voice, low and maternal, it resonates through you like a warm carress, "Welcome" it says, "to Cosmo's Galaxy."\n\n<b>END CHAPTER ONE</b>\n\nto be continued...@@
Kid and Avery look at each other.\n\n"That's Lane 14!" Avery nearly shouts, "Lentil, we've been going here for years, how can you not know that Lane 14 is cursed???"\n\n"Cursed?" you echo, looking to the next lane over - the last lane in the row, empty, but otherwise completely ordinary in appearance.\n\n"How can a bowling lane be <i>cursed</i>?"\n\nKid pushes his glasses back up his nose, "Well, none of the stories are real, but, I mean... well they <i>are</i> real but there's no such thing as curses,"\n\n"But the story is," Avery interrupts, "back when Cosmo's first opened - 15 years ago - there was a girl, not any older than us, who used to bowl here every day. Her name was Gotilda and they say she practiced so hard and so long that she developed Super Strength in her bowling arm - she was strong enough to stop a moving car with just one hand!"\n\n"That's, that's not true," Kid chimes in, "she was strong, but human strong. She couldn't stop a car but she could beat up a full grown man without breaking a sweat, I swear it's true."\n\n"So.... the curse?"\n\n<center><img src=https://45.media.tumblr.com/a4ef61244885a35c30d4d411615469a5/tumblr_o2mmb4Rtde1ryr1tro1_1280.gif></img></center>\n\n"I was getting there!" Avery moans, "It was a rainy night like tonight, and Gotilda was on her way to a perfect score, the first perfect score in Cosmo's history. The stakes were high, everyone in the alley was watching! It was her last turn, make it or break it. She braced herself, breathing deep, and as she strode towards the lane she mustered up <i>all</i> the strength she could into her arm, but when she bowled - her fingers got stuck!\n\n"She bowled so hard that the ball kept on going, with her still attached! She soared over the line and into the pins, and she fell back behind the pinsetter, where she got <i>pulled apart and she <b>died</b>.</i>"\n\nYou look at Kid, hoping he'll debunk this crazy story, but he just nods solemnly, eyes wide.\n\n[["So... what happens if you bowl in Lane 14?"|12AA]]
"Well, the rumor is," says Avery in a hushed tone, "that if you step over the foul line in Lane 14, Gotilda's spirit will grab you and drag you down to the Netherworld."\n\nYou gulp nervously.\n\n"But! But!" Kid stutters, "true or not (and that part is definitely probably not true), all we've got to do is make sure we never step over the line! And we do that normally anyway, right?"\n\n"I'm not taking that risk!" shrieks Avery.\n\n[[Agree with Avery. "Me neither."|13BA]]\n[[Agree with Kid. "I'm not scared of a story. Let's bowl."|13BB]]
"Don't be such a deadbeat, Avery."\n\n"UGHHH," she moans, throwing her head back. Kid smiles and you high-five, a victory for the cool kids. "This'll be awesome," he says, "We'll meet at 8."\n\n[[Head to the alley late.|8D]]
"Come on Kid, earlier makes more sense. Maybe we can go get pizza after, too."\n\nAvery's face lights up (she can be so smug sometimes) and Kid frowns, "Alright, alright," he relents, "earlier it is. We can meet up at 5."\n\n[[Head to the alley early.|8C]]
"Don't be such a deadbeat, Avery."\n\n"UGHHH," she moans, throwing her head back. Kid smiles and you high-five, a victory for the cool kids. "This'll be awesome," he says, "We'll meet at 8."\n\n[[Head to the alley late.|8B]]
"Come on Kid, earlier makes more sense. Maybe we can go get pizza after, too."\n\nAvery's face lights up (she can be so smug sometimes) and Kid frowns, "Alright, alright," he relents, "earlier it is. We can meet up at 5."\n\n[[Head to the alley early.|8A]]\n
It pains you to let go, but this dog looks dangerous and you've got no choice. You pull out one of your prized shoes and toss across the street. The dog barks and chases after it. \n\nYou make a mad dash for the entrance and you burst through the doors, unharmed. Phew.\n\nYou've only got enough money to rent a pair of shoes OR play a game - not both, so it looks like you'll have to sit out for tonight, but at least you got to the alley safely.\n\n[[Enter COSMO's Galaxy Lanes|10A]]
INVENTORY:\n\nBowling shoes\n$10 from Mom\n\n[[Return|8B]]\n
It pains you to let go, but this dog looks dangerous and you've got no choice. You pull out one of your prized shoes and toss across the street. The dog barks and chases after it. \n\nYou make a mad dash for the entrance and you burst through the doors, unharmed. Phew.\n\nAt least with the extra $10 from Mom you can rent a pair of shoes. \n\n[[Enter COSMO's Galaxy Lanes|10B]]\n
<b>COSMIC BOWLING\n\nChapter One</b>\n\nOctober 14th, 1993\n\nIt's Thursday morning and the weather outside is dreary. Overcast, rainy, cold - it's the kind of morning you wake up to thinking it might still be night. \n\nMom is still asleep, you know this because the smell of brewing coffee has yet to fill the house. Your alarm clock flashes 7:13a.m. \n\n[[Get out of bed|1]]\n
Cautiously, you pull the paper bag out of your backpack. You take out the sandwich and offer it to the mutt.\n\nHe takes a moment to sniff it, then snaps it out of your hand and runs off. \n\nYou make your way to the front entrance safely.\n\n[[Enter COSMO's Galaxy Lanes|10C]]\n
You gather your courage and leap over the dog, running as fast as your little legs will carry you. Not fast enough, it seems. He takes a lunge and catches one of your legs. You howl in pain and kick him off, tumbling through the front doors. \n\nYou collapse on the ground and a crowd gathers shrieking, "ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" and "SOMEONE CALL A DOCTOR!"\n\nLooks like you won't be bowling tonight.\n\n[[Try again?|8B]]\n
<center><img src=https://49.media.tumblr.com/8f468b993a5a0de6b49f34a73f38c5e8/tumblr_o2luhzyXM61ryr1tro1_1280.gif></img></center>\n\nCOSMO’s Galaxy Lanes is an old bowling alley lined with ugly patterned carpet featuring stars and planets being orbitted by rocket ships in the shape of bowling pins. It's been scuffed from years of passing bowlers and the aroma of sweaty feet and questionable hotdogs wafts out of the matted fibre.\n\nThe alley is still full from the weekend crowd.\n\nKid and Avery are waiting for you at Lane Rental. Avery looks disgruntled, "Lentil, there you are. You won't believe it, you won't believe it. I said this would be a bad idea!"\n\nShe's shaking her head.\n\n"What's wrong?" you ask.\n\nKid offers a nervous smile, "Uh, it's not a big deal, really. It's just that... well, the highschool kids are taking up most of the lanes, so... well, not <i>all</i> the lanes, just most, and"\n\n"and the only lane open for the next 2 hours is Lane 14!" Avery interrupts, her shoulders rising and her hands curling into tight little fists.\n\n[["Lane 14?"|11D]]\n\n
Cautiously, you pull the paper bag out of your backpack. You take out the sandwich and offer it to the mutt.\n\nHe takes a moment to sniff it, then snaps it out of your hand and runs off. \n\nYou make your way to the front entrance safely.\n\n[[Enter COSMO's Galaxy Lanes|10D]]
Thursday is Bowling Day for you and your best friends, Kid and Avery. It's something to look forward to, so you pull yourself out of bed and slip on a windbreaker over your night shirt. Jeans and rain boots come next, followed by your backpack. School doesn't start until 8a.m. so you've got time on your hands.\n\n[[Get some breakfast|2A]]\n[[Meet up with Kid and Avery|2B]]
Avery releases her grip, shocked, you can see hurt spread across her face like dye in water, "LENTIL!"\n\nKid grabs a hold of her before she can grab a hold of you, and you take your opportunity to leap over the line and into the lane.\n\nEverything flashes white and [[you feel yourself dissolve.|14AB]]
Cosmic Bowling\n
INVENTORY:\n\nBowling shoes\n\n[[Return|8A]]\n
"Well, the rumor is," says Avery in a hushed tone, "that if you step over the foul line in Lane 14, Gotilda's spirit will grab you and drag you down to the Netherworld."\n\nYou gulp nervously.\n\nKid's got his arms crossed, "No way. Gotilda's story might be a true tragedy, but there's no such thing as spirits or... or Netherworlds. I don't believe any of that."\n\n"It's <i>true</i>, all of it!" pleads Avery.\n\n"T-there's no way!" Kid's picked up his bowling ball, but he's still facing the two of you, "It's just a spooky story!" \n\nHe seems confident, but he's clearly shaken and as he turns to face the lane again, his hand slips and his bowling ball comes tumbling down. It bounces over the gutter and rolls slowly across Lane 14 where it comes to a stop nestled in the space between the far gutter and the wall. \n\nThe three of you stop, blood running cold.\n\nKid turns back around, eyes huge like dinner plates.\n\n A moment passes.\n \n "I'm... I'm not scared."\n \nAvery's hands fly to her mouth, "Don't," she whispers. \n\n"I'm not scared!" Kid repeats. He looks over at his bowling ball, waiting quietly for his someone to retrieve it. He takes a step forward. Avery grabs him by his jacket, "KID STOP IT!" she shrieks. \n\n"L-Let go of me! Avery!!!" \n\nThey both look to you, unspoken plea.\n\n[["Let Kid get the ball."|13CA]]\n[["I'll get the ball."|13CB]]
"LANE 14!" Avery nearly shouts. Kid visibly recoils.\n\n"Lentil, we've been going here for years, how can you not know that Lane 14 is cursed???"\n\n"Cursed?" you echo, looking past her to the corner of the alley - Lane 14 is the last lane in the row, empty, but otherwise completely ordinary in appearance.\n\n"How can a bowling lane be <i>cursed</i>?"\n\nKid pushes his glasses back up his nose, "Well, none of the stories are real, but, I mean... well they <i>are</i> real but there's no such thing as curses but,"\n\nAvery interrupts again, "But the story is, back when Cosmo's first opened - 15 years ago - there was a girl, not any older than us, who used to bowl here every day. Her name was Gotilda and they say she practiced so hard and so long that she developed Super Strength in her bowling arm - she was strong enough to stop a moving car with just one hand!"\n\n"That's, that's not true," Kid chimes in, "she was strong, but human strong. She couldn't stop a car but she could beat up a full grown man without breaking a sweat, I swear it's true."\n\n"So.... the curse?"\n\n<center><img src=https://45.media.tumblr.com/a4ef61244885a35c30d4d411615469a5/tumblr_o2mmb4Rtde1ryr1tro1_1280.gif></img></center>\n\n"I was getting there!" Avery moans, "It was a rainy night like tonight, and Gotilda was on her way to a perfect score, the first perfect score in Cosmo's history. The stakes were high, everyone in the alley was watching! It was her last turn, make it or break it. She braced herself, breathing deep, and as she strode towards the lane she mustered up <i>all</i> the strength she could into her arm, but when she bowled - her fingers got stuck!\n\n"She bowled so hard that the ball kept on going, with her still attached! She soared over the line and into the pins, and she fell back behind the pinsetter, where she got <i>pulled apart and she <b>died</b>.</i>"\n\nYou look at Kid, hoping he'll debunk this crazy story, but he just nods solemnly, eyes wide.\n\n[["So... what happens if you bowl in Lane 14?"|12D]]
Avery releases her grip, shocked, you can see hurt spread across her face like dye in water, "LENTIL!"\n\nKid tumbles back, and then he takes the window of opportunity and leaps towards Lane 14. Avery whips around and tries to grab a hold of him again, but he jumps over the foul line and in a flash of white light - he disappears.\n\nIt takes two seconds to register, and then Avery <i>screams</i>. Her cry goes unnoticed in the chatter of the crowd and the blasting music from the overhead speakers. No one, not any of the other bowlers, not a single staff member, seems to have noticed the sudden disappearance. Avery looks to you, her face white as a sheet, her eyes bulging and her mouth open and gasping like a fish, <i>"We've got to <b>do</b> something! We have to get help!"</i>\n\nYou look around again, Thursday night bowling as usual for everyone else, "Who... who would believe us?"\n\nYou share a solemn, wordless moment with Avery.\n\nShe looks like she's about to cry.\n\n"We have to go after him," she chokes.\n\nYou feel your head spin, you want to run away and pretend none of this ever happened, but you've got to help your friend.\n\nYou take Avery's hand, and after one last glance at your surroundings - the safe familiarity of Cosmo's Galaxy Lanes - [[you step over the line together.|14AA]]
INVENTORY\n\nAvery's sandwich\n\n[[Return|4B]]
<style>\nbody {background-color:white;}\n</style>\n\n<center><img src=https://36.media.tumblr.com/48b729dc93ce572b8dae0c113a4f6e21/tumblr_o2mpcwibh01ryr1tro2_r1_1280.png></img></center>\nIt feels like you're being taken apart and put back together again. The whiteness is blinding, and as your vision returns to you, you see galaxies of impossible colour swirling around you. You feel like you're rushing forward, faster than anything you've ever experienced.\n\nAnd then everything comes to a stop. \n\nThe feeling is jarring, and you tumble forward, wanting to throw up, but surpressing the need. You take a deep breath and slowly look up.\n\nAvery is beside you, looking slightly green in the face. There's no sign of Kid. You're in what seems like a forest of giant bowling pins. They shift gently in the breeze, rocking back and forth and phasing through each other as they sway. The sky overhead is a gentle lavender, and there are stars - so many stars. \n\nYou blink a few times, not believing your eyes, when you hear a gentle voice, low and maternal, it resonates through you like a warm carress, "Welcome" it says, "to Cosmo's Galaxy."\n\n<b>END CHAPTER ONE</b>\n\nto be continued...
"Well, the rumor is," says Avery in a hushed tone, "that if you step over the foul line in Lane 14, Gotilda's spirit will grab you and drag you down to the Netherworld."\n\nYou gulp nervously.\n\nKid's got his arms crossed, "No way. Gotilda's story might be a true tragedy, but there's no such thing as spirits or... or Netherworlds. I don't believe any of that."\n\n"It's <i>true</i>, all of it!" pleads Avery.\n\n"T-there's no way!" Kid's picked up his bowling ball, but he's still facing the two of you, "It's just a spooky story!" \n\nHe seems confident, but he's clearly shaken and as he turns to face the lane again, his hand slips and his bowling ball comes tumbling down. It bounces over the gutter and rolls slowly across Lane 14 where it comes to a stop nestled in the space between the far gutter and the wall. \n\nThe three of you stop, blood running cold.\n\nKid turns back around, eyes huge like dinner plates.\n\n A moment passes.\n \n "I'm... I'm not scared."\n \nAvery's hands fly to her mouth, "Don't," she whispers. \n\n"I'm not scared!" Kid repeats. He looks over at his bowling ball, waiting quietly for his someone to retrieve it. He takes a step forward. Avery grabs him by his jacket, "KID STOP IT!" she shrieks. \n\n"L-Let go of me! Avery!!!" \n\nThey both look to you, unspoken plea.\n\n[["Let Kid get the ball."|13A]]\n[["I'll get the ball."|13B]]
Breakfast sounds too good to pass up on a morning like this. You'll see Kid and Avery in class, anyway.\n\nA quick detour to brush your teeth and wash your face and you're headed downstairs. You can hear Mom start to rouse in her room, the ruffling of her too-many comforters and the protesting squeak of an old wooden bedframe. You know she's got another half hour before she's fully awake, so you pop some frozen waffles into the toaster and down a good helping of apple juice straight from the carton as you wait for them to cook. \n\nYou eat your waffles with chocolate syrup and then rinse your plate in the sink.\n\n[[Time to get going|3A]]\n
You might be awake, but your stomach isn't yet - you're sure you'll make it to recess before it starts to grumble.\n\nYou leave through the backdoor, with your hood pulled over your head to shield you from the rain, and you hop the back fence to head to Avery's house.\n\nKid and Avery live on the opposite end of the neighbourhood and sometimes if you leave early enough, you can catch them before first bell. \n\n[[Start walking.|3B]]
Kid looks genuinely hurt, "Well... I'm not... I'm not letting some fake curse scare <i>me</i> away. I'm bowling."\n\nAvery lets out a high pitched whine. Kid's already marching off towards Lane 14.\n\n"Let's stay," she says to you, "we have to make sure nothing happens to him!"\n\nYou nod. Of course.\n\nThe two of you sit in the chairs behind the lane as Kid picks out a ball and begins to bowl. Avery picks at her face anxiously as Kid begins his game. She watches his every turn through the gaps in her fingers pressed over her eyes. You have to admit, you feel tiny waves of panic every time Kid's feet get a little too close to the line.\n\nHe finishes his first game without incident.\n\n"See, I told you guys it was nothing to worry about."\n\nHe enters a new game on the score table, and strides back over to the lane with a newfound confidence. He raises his bowling ball to his chest, swings his arm back slowly, takes three steps forward and - and just as he bowls, his fingers get stuck and he tumbles forward over the line!\n\nIn a flash of light, he disappears.\n\nAvery <i>screams</i>, but her cry goes unnoticed in the chatter of the crowd and the blasting music from the overhead speakers. No one, not any of the other bowlers, not a single staff member, seems to have noticed the sudden disappearance. Avery looks to you, her face white as a sheet, her eyes bulging and her mouth open and gasping like a fish, <i>"We've got to <b>do</b> something! We have to get help!"</i>\n\nYou look around again, Thursday night bowling as usual for everyone else, "Who... who would believe us?"\n\nYou share a solemn, wordless moment with Avery.\n\nShe looks like she's about to cry.\n\n"We have to go after him," she chokes.\n\nYou feel your head spin, you want to run away and pretend none of this ever happened, but you've got to help your friend.\n\nYou take Avery's hand, and after one last glance at your surroundings - the safe familiarity of Cosmo's Galaxy Lanes - [[you step over the line together.|14DA]]
"Well, the rumor is," says Avery in a hushed tone, "that if you step over the foul line in Lane 14, Gotilda's spirit will grab you and drag you down to the Netherworld."\n\nYou gulp nervously.\n\n"But! But!" Kid stutters, "true or not (and that part is definitely probably not true), all we've got to do is make sure we never step over the line! And we do that normally anyway, right?"\n\n"I'm not taking that risk!" shrieks Avery.\n\n[[Agree with Avery. "Me neither."|13DA]]\n[[Agree with Kid. "I'm not scared of a story. Let's bowl."|13DB]]
INVENTORY\n\nAvery's sandwich\nBowling shoes\n$10 from Mom\n\n[[Return|8D]]
You take the sandwich, but you're too embarrassed to eat it now, "Don't be such a Mom, Avery."\n\n"Don't be such a twerp, Lentil." \n\nYou place the paper bag inside your backpack.\n\n<i>(You've acquired: Avery's sandwich) [[Check Inventory?|Inv1]]</i>\n\n[["Let's get going."|5C]]\n
Inventory:\n\nAvery's Sandwich\nBowling Shoes\n\n[[Return|8C]]\n
"Thanks, Avery," you say, accepting the bag. You pull out the sandwich and take a bite. Mmm. Peanut butter.\n\n[["Let's get going."|5B]]
Avery looks hurt. She purses her lips into a tight little line, stomps twice and then inhales sharply throw gritted teeth, "FINE. But. But I'm not letting the two of you out of my sight!"\n\nKid sticks out his tongue. You rent out a cheap pair of shoes and the three of you head to your lane Avery takes a seat in the swivel chair behind the scoretable, where she taps her fingers anxiously and bounces her right leg up and down up and down.\n\nYou and Kid begin your game. \n\nThings seem to be going fine - you're actually doing pretty well tonight - but you have to admit, you feel a tiny wave of panic every time you look down and your foot is just a little <i>too</i> close to the foul line.\n\nYou finish your first game without incident. Avery seems calmer, but she's still bouncing her leg.\n\n"See, I told you guys it was nothing to worry about," says Kid.\n\nHe enters a new game on the score table, "You can go first this time, Lentil." \n\nYou pick up your ball and walk over to the lane - you made it through one game, should you really push your luck? You look back at Kid and he gives you a thumbs up. Deep breath.\n\nYou look forward, eyes on the pins. You lift the ball to your chest, swing your arm back slowly, and then bowl forward in one quick arch - but just as you're about to release, you feel the tug in your fingers: stuck. You tumble forward and try to catch your balance.\n\nYou barely have time to register the positioning of your feet (well over the line, you just know) before a bright flash encompasses you and [[you feel yourself dissolve.|14BB]]
It's 8:45 now. Gosh, Human Geography is so boring.\n\nMr. Mueller is droning on at the front of the room (something about corn production in Kansas?) and by this point the majority of the class has stopped paying attention. Mr. Mueller's been teaching for long enough that he's hardly phased by the lack of interest, and continues his lecture on corn with a dull glaze over his eyes.\n\n"It's a long weekend this week, isn't it?" Kid says, turning in his seat to face you, "Friday's off so I bet the alley is, I bet it's going to be packed tonight."\n\n"We should go early so we can definitely get a lane," Avery suggests.\n\n"I was thinking we should go later. Wait out the crowds," says Kid.\n\n"That's dumb. Who knows when people will clear out?"\n\n"Going early is lame. I mean, we're old enough to be out late. It'll be cool."\n\nKid and Avery look to you.\n\n[[Agree with Avery. You'll meet at the alley at 5p.m.|7A]]\n[[Agree with Kid. You'll meet at the alley at 8p.m.|7B]]\n\n\n
It's 8:45 now. Gosh, Human Geography is so boring.\n\nMr. Mueller is droning on at the front of the room (something about corn production in Kansas?) and by this point the majority of the class has stopped paying attention. Mr. Mueller's been teaching for long enough that he's hardly phased by the lack of interest, and continues his lecture on corn with a dull glaze over his eyes.\n\n"It's a long weekend this week, isn't it?" Kid says, turning in his seat to face you, "Friday's off so I bet the alley is, I bet it's going to be packed tonight."\n\n"We should go early so we can definitely get a lane," Avery suggests.\n\n"I was thinking we should go later. Wait out the crowds," says Kid.\n\n"That's dumb. Who knows when people will clear out?"\n\n"Going early is lame. I mean, we're old enough to be out late. It'll be cool."\n\nKid and Avery look to you.\n\n[[Agree with Avery. You'll meet at the alley at 5p.m.|7C]]\n[[Agree with Kid. You'll meet at the alley at 8p.m.|7D]]\n
Kid looks genuinely hurt, "Well... I'm not... I'm not letting some fake curse scare <i>me</i> away. I'm bowling."\n\nAvery lets out a high pitched whine. Kid's already marching off towards Lane 14.\n\n"Let's stay," she says to you, "we have to make sure nothing happens to him!"\n\nYou nod. Of course.\n\nThe two of you sit in the chairs behind the lane as Kid picks out a ball and begins to bowl. Avery picks at her face anxiously as Kid begins his game. She watches his every turn through the gaps in her fingers pressed over her eyes. You have to admit, you feel tiny waves of panic every time Kid's feet get a little too close to the line.\n\nHe finishes his first game without incident.\n\n"See, I told you guys it was nothing to worry about."\n\nHe enters a new game on the score table, and strides back over to the lane with a newfound confidence. He raises his bowling ball to his chest, swings his arm back slowly, takes three steps forward and - and just as he bowls, his fingers get stuck and he tumbles forward over the line!\n\nIn a flash of light, he disappears.\n\nAvery <i>screams</i>, but her cry goes unnoticed in the chatter of the crowd and the blasting music from the overhead speakers. No one, not any of the other bowlers, not a single staff member, seems to have noticed the sudden disappearance. Avery looks to you, her face white as a sheet, her eyes bulging and her mouth open and gasping like a fish, <i>"We've got to <b>do</b> something! We have to get help!"</i>\n\nYou look around again, Thursday night bowling as usual for everyone else, "Who... who would believe us?"\n\nYou share a solemn, wordless moment with Avery.\n\nShe looks like she's about to cry.\n\n"We have to go after him," she chokes.\n\nYou feel your head spin, you want to run away and pretend none of this ever happened, but you've got to help your friend.\n\nYou take Avery's hand, and after one last glance at your surroundings - the safe familiarity of Cosmo's Galaxy Lanes - [[you step over the line together.|14BA]]
Two games is your default plan. Avery and Kid have just finished their first game, with you as score keeper. You look around and notice that the alley has filled up. People are sitting around the lockers, in the restaurant and by the bathrooms waiting for lanes.\n\nYou notice that Lane 14 is still open, though.\n\n[["Hey, why hasn't anyone taken this lane?"|12A]]
<center><img src=https://41.media.tumblr.com/9ab7680982a193d694f4667ce131f6fd/tumblr_o2mqg1ZDJk1ryr1tro1_1280.png></img></center>\n\nIt feels like you're being taken apart and put back together again. The whiteness is blinding, and as your vision returns to you, you see galaxies of impossible colour swirling around you. You feel like you're rushing forward, faster than anything you've ever experienced - and then every goes dark.\n\nFor a moment it feels like you've ceased to exist - like you're floating, still, in a senseless void. \n\nYou feel your feet drift to the ground and as your eyes adjust to the darkness, shapes begin to take form. Above you tower bowling pins, tall like redwood trees and blackened by the darkness. Overhead you can make out the faint outline of a mechanical grid -- a pinsetter? -- and beyond it, faint twinkling stars.\n\nYou blink a few times, not believing your eyes. In the darkness up ahead, something glimmers, illuminated by the starlight. A low, raspy voice rumbles, "How did you get here?" it asks, "How did you enter Cosmo's Galaxy?"\n\n<b>END CHAPTER ONE</b>\n\nto be continued...
Two games is your default plan. You've just finished your first game. You look around and notice that the alley has filled up. People are sitting around the lockers, in the restaurant and by the bathrooms waiting for lanes.\n\nYou notice that Lane 14 is still open, though.\n\n[["Hey, why hasn't anyone taken this lane?"|12C]]
"LANE 14!" Avery nearly shouts. Kid visibly recoils.\n\n"Lentil, we've been going here for years, how can you not know that Lane 14 is cursed???"\n\n"Cursed?" you echo, looking past her to the corner of the alley - Lane 14 is the last lane in the row, empty, but otherwise completely ordinary in appearance.\n\n"How can a bowling lane be <i>cursed</i>?"\n\nKid pushes his glasses back up his nose, "Well, none of the stories are real, but, I mean... well they <i>are</i> real but there's no such thing as curses but,"\n\nAvery interrupts again, "But the story is, back when Cosmo's first opened - 15 years ago - there was a girl, not any older than us, who used to bowl here every day. Her name was Gotilda and they say she practiced so hard and so long that she developed Super Strength in her bowling arm - she was strong enough to stop a moving car with just one hand!"\n\n"That's, that's not true," Kid chimes in, "she was strong, but human strong. She couldn't stop a car but she could beat up a full grown man without breaking a sweat, I swear it's true."\n\n"So.... the curse?"\n\n<center><img src=https://45.media.tumblr.com/a4ef61244885a35c30d4d411615469a5/tumblr_o2mmb4Rtde1ryr1tro1_1280.gif></img></center>\n\n"I was getting there!" Avery moans, "It was a rainy night like tonight, and Gotilda was on her way to a perfect score, the first perfect score in Cosmo's history. The stakes were high, everyone in the alley was watching! It was her last turn, make it or break it. She braced herself, breathing deep, and as she strode towards the lane she mustered up <i>all</i> the strength she could into her arm, but when she bowled - her fingers got stuck!\n\n"She bowled so hard that the ball kept on going, with her still attached! She soared over the line and into the pins, and she fell back behind the pinsetter, where she got <i>pulled apart and she <b>died</b>.</i>"\n\nYou look at Kid, hoping he'll debunk this crazy story, but he just nods solemnly, eyes wide.\n\n[["So... what happens if you bowl in Lane 14?"|12B]]
It's 7:30p.m. and you're back at home getting ready for Bowling Night. You, Avery and Kid are regulars at the alley and you've got your own pair of bowling shoes. They're purple and teal, pretty snazzy, you think to yourself. \n\nYou can't afford replacements, so you keep them nice and carry them in your backpack until you reach the alley. You've got them packed and you're ready to go. Before you walk out the door, Mom calls you over into the living room. She's sitting on the couch in her bathrobe watching her dramas and drinking a Pabst Blue Ribbon, her daily routine once gets home from work at 6. \n\n"Will you be alright being out so late?" she coos. \n\n"It'll be fine, Ma," you say, "Kid and Avery will be there like always and we're only staying for two games."\n\n"Okay, love, just be safe. If you go grab my purse, you can take $10 for a pizza to share."\n\n"Thanks, Ma."\n\nMom is pretty cool. Other Moms might be a little more concerned, but your Mom knows you're responsible. Or, she's just too tired to be concerned. Win win, right?\n\n<i>(You've acquired: bowling shoes, $10 from Mom) [[Check Inventory?|Inv2B]]</i>\n\n\nThe rain has stopped but it's still cold and overcast outside. You kick through puddles along your walk, careful to avoid the earthworms that wriggle around on the sidewalk after the rain. \n\nAt the end of the block you see the neon sign flicker in pink, \n\nCOSMO's GALAXY LANES\n\nYou're almost to the front entrance, but as you pass the dumpster by the side door, you hear a whimper and then a growl. A mangey dog emerges from behind the overflow of trash and he looks hungry and unfriendly. You take two steps back, and he takes two steps forward. He bares his teeth in a threatening grimace. He looks vicious.\n\nYou've got to get him away from you.\n\n[[Distract him! Throw one of your shoes.|9C]]\n[[Make a break for it! See if you can outrun him.|9D]]
It's 4:30p.m. and you're back at home getting ready for Bowling Night. You, Avery and Kid are regulars at the alley and you've got your own pair of bowling shoes. They're purple and teal, pretty snazzy, you think to yourself. \n\nYou can't afford replacements, so you keep them nice and carry them in your backpack until you reach the alley. You've got them packed and you're ready to go. Mom won't be home until 5:30, so you leave her a little note to let her know where you'll be before you walk out the door.\n\n<i>(You've acquired: bowling shoes) [[Check Inventory?|Inv2C]]</i>\n\nThe rain has stopped but it's still cold and overcast outside. You kick through puddles along your walk, careful to avoid the earthworms that wriggle around on the sidewalk after the rain. \n\nAt the end of the block you see the neon sign flicker in pink, \n\nCOSMO's GALAXY LANES\n\nYou're almost to the front entrance, but as you pass the dumpster by the side door, you hear a whimper and then a growl. A mangey dog emerges from behind the overflow of trash and he looks hungry and unfriendly. You take two steps back, and he takes two steps forward. He bares his teeth in a threatening grimace. He looks vicious.\n\nYou've got to get him away from you. \n\nYou remember Avery's sandwich! It should still be in your backpack!\n\n[[Give him the sandwich.|9E]]
Avery looks hurt. She purses her lips into a tight little line, stomps twice and then inhales sharply throw gritted teeth, "FINE. But. But I'm not letting the two of you out of my sight!"\n\nKid sticks out his tongue. The three of you head to your lane. Avery takes a seat in the swivel chair behind the scoretable, where she taps her fingers anxiously and bounces her right leg up and down up and down.\n\nYou and Kid begin your game. \n\nThings seem to be going fine - you're actually doing pretty well tonight - but you have to admit, you feel a tiny wave of panic every time you look down and your foot is just a little <i>too</i> close to the foul line.\n\nYou finish your first game without incident. Avery seems calmer, but she's still bouncing her leg.\n\n"See, I told you guys it was nothing to worry about," says Kid.\n\nHe enters a new game on the score table, "You can go first this time, Lentil." \n\nYou pick up your ball and walk over to the lane - you made it through one game, should you really push your luck? You look back at Kid and he gives you a thumbs up. Deep breath.\n\nYou look forward, eyes on the pins. You lift the ball to your chest, swing your arm back slowly, and then bowl forward in one quick arch - but just as you're about to release, you feel the tug in your fingers: stuck. You tumble forward and try to catch your balance.\n\nYou barely have time to register the positioning of your feet (well over the line, you just know) before a bright flash encompasses you and you [[feel yourself dissolve.|14DB]]
It's 4:30p.m. and you're back at home getting ready for Bowling Night. You, Avery and Kid are regulars at the alley and you've got your own pair of bowling shoes. They're purple and teal, pretty snazzy, you think to yourself. \n\nYou can't afford replacements, so you keep them nice and carry them in your backpack until you reach the alley. You've got them packed and you're ready to go. Mom won't be home until 6, so you leave her a little note to let her know where you'll be before you walk out the door.\n\n<i>(You've acquired: bowling shoes) [[Check Inventory?|Inv2A]]</i>\n\nThe rain has stopped but it's still cold and overcast outside. You kick through puddles along your walk, careful to avoid the earthworms that wriggle around on the sidewalk after the rain. \n\nAt the end of the block you see the neon sign flicker in pink, \n\nCOSMO's GALAXY LANES\n\nYou're almost to the front entrance, but as you pass the dumpster by the side door, you hear a whimper and then a growl. A mangey dog emerges from behind the overflow of trash and he looks hungry and unfriendly. You take two steps back, and he takes two steps forward. He bares his teeth in a threatening grimace. He looks vicious.\n\n You've got to get him away from you.\n\n[[Distract him! Throw one of your shoes.|9A]]\n[[Make a break for it! See if you can outrun him.|9B]]
It's 7:30p.m. and you're back at home getting ready for Bowling Night. You, Avery and Kid are regulars at the alley and you've got your own pair of bowling shoes. They're purple and teal, pretty snazzy, you think to yourself. \n\nYou can't afford replacements, so you keep them nice and carry them in your backpack until you reach the alley. You've got them packed and you're ready to go. Before you walk out the door, Mom calls you over into the living room. She's sitting on the couch in her bathrobe watching her dramas and drinking a Pabst Blue Ribbon, her daily routine once gets home from work at 6. \n\n"Will you be alright being out so late?" she coos. \n\n"It'll be fine, Ma," you say, "Kid and Avery will be there like always and we're only staying for two games."\n\n"Okay, love, just be safe. If you go grab my purse, you can take $10 for a pizza to share."\n\n"Thanks, Ma."\n\nMom is pretty cool. Other Moms might be a little more concerned, but your Mom knows you're responsible. Or, she's just too tired to be concerned. Win win, right?\n\n<i>(You've acquired: bowling shoes, $10 from Mom) [[Check Inventory?|Inv2D]]</i>\n\nThe rain has stopped but it's still cold and overcast outside. You kick through puddles along your walk, careful to avoid the earthworms that wriggle around on the sidewalk after the rain. \n\nAt the end of the block you see the neon sign flicker in pink, \n\nCOSMO's GALAXY LANES\n\nYou're almost to the front entrance, but as you pass the dumpster by the side door, you hear a whimper and then a growl. A mangey dog emerges from behind the overflow of trash and he looks hungry and unfriendly. You take two steps back, and he takes two steps forward. He bares his teeth in a threatening grimace. He looks vicious.\n\nYou've got to get him away from you.\n\nYou remember Avery's sandwich! It should still be in your backpack!\n\n[[Give him the sandwich.|9F]]
<center><img src=https://49.media.tumblr.com/8f468b993a5a0de6b49f34a73f38c5e8/tumblr_o2luhzyXM61ryr1tro1_1280.gif></img></center>\n\nCOSMO’s Galaxy Lanes is an old bowling alley lined with ugly patterned carpet featuring stars and planets being orbitted by rocket ships in the shape of bowling pins. It's been scuffed from years of passing bowlers and the aroma of sweaty feet and questionable hotdogs wafts out of the matted fibre.\n\nThe alley is still full from the weekend crowd.\n\nKid and Avery are waiting for you at Lane Rental. Avery looks disgruntled, "Lentil, there you are. You won't believe it, you won't believe it. I said this would be a idea!"\n\nShe's shaking her head.\n\n"What's wrong?" you ask.\n\nKid offers a nervous smile, "Uh, it's not a big deal, really. It's just that... well, the highschool kids are taking up most of the lanes, so... well, not <i>all</i> the lanes, just most, and"\n\n"and the only lane open for the next 2 hours is Lane 14!" Avery interrupts, her shoulders rising and her hands curling into tight little fists.\n\n[["Lane 14?"|11B]]
<center><img src=https://41.media.tumblr.com/9ab7680982a193d694f4667ce131f6fd/tumblr_o2mqg1ZDJk1ryr1tro1_1280.png></img></center>\n\nIt feels like you're being taken apart and put back together again. The whiteness is blinding, and as your vision returns to you, you see galaxies of impossible colour swirling around you. You feel like you're rushing forward, faster than anything you've ever experienced - and then every goes dark.\n\nFor a moment it feels like you've ceased to exist - like you're floating, still, in a senseless void. \n\nYou feel your feet drift to the ground and as your eyes adjust to the darkness, shapes begin to take form. Above you tower bowling pins, tall like redwood trees and blackened by the darkness. Overhead you can make out the faint outline of a mechanical grid -- a pinsetter? -- and beyond it, faint twinkling stars.\n\nYou blink a few times, not believing your eyes. In the darkness up ahead, something glimmers, illuminated by the starlight. A low, raspy voice rumbles, "How did you get here?" it asks, "How did you enter Cosmo's Galaxy?"\n\n<b>END CHAPTER ONE</b>\n\nto be continued...
<center><img src=https://49.media.tumblr.com/8f468b993a5a0de6b49f34a73f38c5e8/tumblr_o2luhzyXM61ryr1tro1_1280.gif></img></center>\n\nCOSMO’s Galaxy Lanes is an old bowling alley lined with ugly patterned carpet featuring stars and planets being orbitted by rocket ships in the shape of bowling pins. It's been scuffed from years of passing bowlers and the aroma of sweaty feet and questionable hotdogs wafts out of the matted fibre.\n\nThe alley is crowded, but not full. From what you can see, there are still four lanes open - Lane 8, 12, 13 and 14.\n\nKid and Avery are waiting for you at Lane Rental. \n\nKid looks a bit flustered, "I guess this was an okay idea." Avery sticks her tongue out proudly.\n\n[[Begin your game.|11C]]
Oneida Loo\n
<center><img src=https://41.media.tumblr.com/9ab7680982a193d694f4667ce131f6fd/tumblr_o2mqg1ZDJk1ryr1tro1_1280.png></img></center>\n\nIt feels like you're being taken apart and put back together again. The whiteness is blinding, and as your vision returns to you, you see galaxies of impossible colour swirling around you. You feel like you're rushing forward, faster than anything you've ever experienced - and then every goes dark.\n\nFor a moment it feels like you've ceased to exist - like you're floating, still, in a senseless void. \n\nYou feel your feet drift to the ground and as your eyes adjust to the darkness, shapes begin to take form. Above you tower bowling pins, tall like redwood trees and blackened by the darkness. Overhead you can make out the faint outline of a mechanical grid -- a pinsetter? -- and beyond it, faint twinkling stars.\n\nYou blink a few times, not believing your eyes. In the darkness up ahead, something glimmers, illuminated by the starlight. A low, raspy voice rumbles, "How did you get here?" it asks, "How did you enter Cosmo's Galaxy?"\n\n<b>END CHAPTER ONE</b>\n\nto be continued...