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<<nobr>><<set $Setting to "Across time">>
<<set $Relationship1p1 to "Younger and Older">>
<<set $Relationship1p2 to "Love and loss">>
<<set $Relationship1p3 to "Crimes and schemes">>
<<set $Relationship1p4 to "Before and After">>
<<set $Relationship1p5 to "Past and Future">>
<<set $Relationship1p6 to "Far Future and Distant Past">>
<</nobr>>$Setting, you are part of a group with the relationship:
<<set $Relationship1 to either("$Relationship1p1", "$Relationship1p2", "$Relationship1p3", "$Relationship1p4", "$Relationship1p5", "$Relationship1p6")>>$Relationship1
[[Keep going->Relationship2]]
[[Redo this step->Start]]To be specific, you have the relationship:<<nobr>><<if $Relationship1 is "$Relationship1p1">><<set $Relationship2 to either("Sam the fearless and Sam the suspicious", "Sam the eager student and Sam the impatient journeyman", "Sam the virgin and Sam the lover", "Sam the child and Sam who thinks he’s a man", "Sam the schoolboy and Sam the young adult", "Sam the wannabe scientist and Sam the wannabe millionaire ")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Relationship1 is "$Relationship1p2">><<set $Relationship2 to either("Sam in love and Sam after years of regret", "Sam the suitor and Sam the heartbroken", "Sam the dreamer and Sam, taken advantage of", "Sam the up-and-coming and Sam the malcontent", "Sam the night before and Sam the night after", "Sam with everything and Sam with ashes")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Relationship1 is "$Relationship1p3">><<set $Relationship2 to either("Sam with the plan and Sam in a position to carry it out", "The Sam who lies and the Sam who nobody trusts anymore ", "Sam the criminal and Sam the punished", "Sam the pawn and Sam in disguise", "Sam the victim and Sam the revenger", "The Sam who done wrong and the Sam who enjoys the spoils")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Relationship1 is "$Relationship1p4">><<set $Relationship2 to either("Sam before the quantum incident and Sam after ", "Sam before meeting Abby Wright and Sam after ", "Sam before the expulsion and Sam after", "Sam before his father’s death and Sam after", "Sam before the accident and Sam bearing the scars", "Sam before the wedding date and Sam after the wedding date")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Relationship1 is "$Relationship1p5">><<set $Relationship2 to either("Sam the reckless and Sam wracked with grief", "Impressionable young Sam and Sam out to make an impression", "Sam the trusting young thing and Sam the bitter old bastard", "Sam, too young to know better, and Sam, who should be ashamed ", "Sam, at the outset, and Sam, who made it work", "Sam when he gets the idea and Sam after his comeuppance")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Relationship1 is "$Relationship1p6">><<set $Relationship2 to either("Sam, ancient and sure, and Sam the blank slate", "Sam the disfigured and Sam the pristine", "Sam, dying slowly, and Sam, good as new", "Sam out to rewrite history and Sam out to choose his own future ", "Sam the triumphant and Sam the vulnerable", "Sam, defeated and desperate, and Sam, full of promise")>><<else>><</if>><</nobr>>
$Relationship1: $Relationship2
[[Keep going->Need1]]
[[Redo this step->Relationship2]]
[[Go back a step->Start]]You have the relationship:
$Relationship1: $Relationship2
You need:
<<nobr>><<set $Need1p1 to "To get respect">>
<<set $Need1p2 to "To get rich">>
<<set $Need1p3 to "To get laid">>
<<set $Need1p4 to "To undo">>
<<set $Need1p5 to "To redo">>
<<set $Need1p6 to "To get the truth">>
<<set $Need1 to either("$Need1p1", "$Need1p2", "$Need1p3", "$Need1p4", "$Need1p5", "$Need1p6")>><</nobr>>$Need1
[[Keep going->Need2]]
[[Redo this step->Need1]]
[[Go back a step->Relationship2]]To be more specific, you have the relationship:
$Relationship1: $Relationship2
You need:<<nobr>><<if $Need1 is "$Need1p1">><<set $Need2 to either("... from your father, who died back when", "... from the school that booted you", "... from Eric Schmidt, who tormented you for four years", "... for the project they took credit for at work", "... from Abby Wright, who you loved and wronged", "... from your past self, for who you are now")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Need1 is "$Need1p2">><<set $Need2 to either("... off the idea that was yours in the first place", "... because you would have earned it if things had been different ", "... so that this time-travel bullshit pays off somehow", "... without feeling guilty", "... so you can change everything", "... so you can keep the promise you made")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Need1 is "$Need1p3">><<set $Need2 to either("... when you should have, instead of when you did", "... to fill a hole in your life story", "... by Abby Wright, who you loved more than you said", "... one more time, back then, so you’ll always have the memory ", "... because otherwise you’ll wonder forever", "... to get your revenge")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Need1 is "$Need1p4">><<set $Need2 to either("... your expulsion from school", "... what you said to her", "... the change you already made to your history", "... the accident that killed him", "... Eric Schmidt", "... what your future self is planning")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Need1 is "$Need1p5">><<set $Need2 to either("... that night with Abby Wright", "... what you thought was a mistake, but turns out to maybe be fate ", "... the project at work, and change your career", "... the accident that killed him", "... your last encounter with Eric Schmidt", "... everything and start over")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Need1 is "$Need1p6">><<set $Need2 to either("... about whether it was an accident or not", "... about what your father would have said", "... so you’ll know if you ever had a real chance or if it was fate", "... about what would have happened, if you’d stayed", "... about why she ever loved you", "... about how it all turns out for you")>><<else>><</if>><</nobr>>
$Need1 $Need2
[[Keep going->Location1]]
[[Redo this step->Need2]]
[[Go back a step->Need1]]You have the relationship:
$Relationship1: $Relationship2
You need:
$Need1 $Need2
This is all happening at:
<<nobr>><<set $Location1p1 to "Home">>
<<set $Location1p2 to "Work">>
<<set $Location1p3 to "School">>
<<set $Location1p4 to "Recreation">>
<<set $Location1p5 to "Interstitial">>
<<set $Location1p6 to "Milestones">>
<</nobr>><<set $Location1 to either("$Location1p1", "$Location1p2", "$Location1p3", "$Location1p4", "$Location1p5", "$Location1p6")>>$Location1
[[Keep going->Location2]]
[[Redo this step->Location1]]
[[Go back a step->Need2]] To be more specific, you have the relationship:
$Relationship1: $Relationship2
You need:
$Need1 $Need2
This is all happening at:<<nobr>><<if $Location1 is "$Location1p1">><<set $Location2 to either("In the street out front, when you were a kid", "In the garage, the night you learned he was fallible", "The first night in your first apartment, when you said too much ", "In the kitchen, after the funeral", "Your condo, the night of that awful fight", "The day they threw you out")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Location1 is "$Location1p2">><<set $Location2 to either("Just another day at your shitty fast-food job, you thought", "The first day after the promotion", "The day you could’ve spoken up but didn’t", "The day those bastards in management stole your work", "At the scene of the incident", "On the last day of your career")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Location1 is "$Location1p3">><<set $Location2 to either("The day you met that asshole, Eric Schmidt", "The night of the dance, just before it went bad", "The day you got caught", "The day Professor Brown changed your life", "The night of your class reunion", "The day they threw you out")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Location1 is "$Location1p4">><<set $Location2 to either("Your earliest (not necessarily first) encounter with Abby Wright ", "At Lucky Lanes, bowling and pool hall, the night you gave up ", "In the room party after the show, when you took it too far", "At the carnival, when you were a kid and didn’t know better", "At the museum, when you talked about the future ", "At the poker game, the night of the bachelor party")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Location1 is "$Location1p5">><<set $Location2 to either("On the road, the night of the record thunderstorms", "On the train, the day you realized but didn’t say anything", "In the airport, when you could’ve gotten on the plane but didn’t ", "On the street, the night you got separated from the party", "On the sidewalk, when you met by chance", "On the escalator, when you passed right by each other")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Location1 is "$Location1p6">><<set $Location2 to either("The day of dad’s wake, down at the bar", "The night of the fire", "The first night you slept with Abby Wright", "The day the wedding was supposed to happen", "The day of the accident", "Your funeral")>><<else>><</if>><</nobr>>
$Location1: $Location2
[[Keep going->Object1]]
[[Redo this step->Location2]]
[[Go back a step->Location1]]You have the relationship:
$Relationship1: $Relationship2
You need:
$Need1 $Need2
This is all happening at:
$Location1: $Location2
And it involves something:
<<nobr>><<set $Object1p1 to "Secret">>
<<set $Object1p2 to "Sordid">>
<<set $Object1p3 to "Dangerous">>
<<set $Object1p4 to "Valuable">>
<<set $Object1p5 to "Sentimental">>
<<set $Object1p6 to "Informational">>
<</nobr>><<set $Object1 to either("$Object1p1", "$Object1p2", "$Object1p3", "$Object1p4", "$Object1p5", "$Object1p6")>>$Object1
[[Keep going->Object2]]
[[Redo this step->Object1]]
[[Go back a step->Location2]]To be more specific, you have the relationship:
$Relationship1: $Relationship2
You need:
$Need1 $Need2
This is all happening at:
$Location1: $Location2
And it involves something:<<nobr>><<if $Object1 is "$Object1p1">><<set $Object2 to either("The porn mag they’ll find with an envelope inside ", "The “toy” you stole when you were eight", "The bruises you hid from them", "The diary you were never meant to see", "A gadget that’s common... in the future ", "The password that got you in")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Object1 is "$Object1p2">><<set $Object2 to either("The condom you needed", "A hotel-room keycard with a lipstick kiss on it, good for one night ", "Most of a bag of heroin", "Underwear intended for someone else", "A bloody sponge", "A body, dead or dying of an overdose")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Object1 is "$Object1p3">><<set $Object2 to either("A serrated knife with a notch in it", "A can of gasoline and a flame wand", "A live electrical wire", "A car, careening out of control", "A loaded gun from another time", "A high place that’s not as safe as it was")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Object1 is "$Object1p4">><<set $Object2 to either("A piece of art that’ll be priceless one day", "An engagement ring worth $20,000", "The two-ton quantum flux conductor, worth $20.2 million", "Data on the flux induction protocol, proving time travel possible ", "$1.2 million in cash, spread out on the floor", "A job offer worth $98 million over time")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Object1 is "$Object1p5">><<set $Object2 to either("The car you drove back then", "An engagement ring worth $300", "The lighter dad left you", "The scar you earned", "An apology in writing or on video", "A photo you will have lost one day")>><<else>><</if>>
<<if $Object1 is "$Object1p6">><<set $Object2 to either("A newspaper from the future", "A forged diploma", "A fingerprint, left in blood", "An ad or a sign on the side of a building", "A voicemail message, perhaps overheard", "A photocopy of the report they will file on you")>><<else>><</if>><</nobr>>
$Object1: $Object2
[[In summation->End]]
[[Redo this step->Object2]]
[[Go back a step->Object1]]To sum up: $Setting, you have the relationship:
$Relationship1: $Relationship2
You need:
$Need1 $Need2
This is all happening at:
$Location1: $Location2
And it involves something:
$Object1: $Object2
[[Start over->Start]]