The Email

#The Email (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your laptop chimes. A single solitary sound breaking the stillness around you.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:5s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ In the corner of your screen an email notification springs into existence.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The email is from you. With the subject reading 'Don't go to the lighthouse.'] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Of course you open it. Why wouldn't you?](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:13s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The email is short. The message:** "Don't go to the lighthouse at sunset tomorrow. They want you to. They will ask you to. DO NOT GO.**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:15s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your night turns into a fitful one. Your mind turns the message over and over. How was the message sent from your own email? Who are they? The hour's gettting late.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:17s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Sleep]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[By the time you wake the day has long begun.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Gulls squak as they flock around the seaside port outside your window. Checking the time you notice it's past midday.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your laptop sits open. The dark screen invites you back to the email you received late last night.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Reading the strange message once more only deepens your unease] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Sunset will come around quickly. You'll need to make a decision about what to do. The easy choice would be to delete the email.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:13s) + (transition-time: 6s) [ Although I'm sure you're curious as to what it could entail. The obvious choice would be to investigate. When someone tells you not to do it. You do it. You could seek help. When in doubt it always helps to phone a friend. ] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:15s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Delete and ignore the email]] [[Investigate the lighthouse at sunset]] [[Speak to someone about the email]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:3s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You've decided to delete the email.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You go as far as emptying the trash folder in your account. Some things are better forgotten about.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:5s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Spending the afternoon by the waterfront is one of your favourite past times. You head down with a rod in hand. Even though you know you only end up feeding the fish.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Hours pass. The sun edges even closer to the horizon and still your mind doesn't wonder what could have been.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ With the last of the light fading you decide the fish have had ample food for one afternoon.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:13s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your mind turns to the coming evening. Typically you'd spend it at home. Alone. Or perhaps you'd catch up with your friend Ari. Quiet and thoughtful Ari. She was always with her sketch book.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:15s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Sunset isn't far away and now's the time to make a choice.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:17s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Spend the night at home.]] [[Try and find Ari.]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It calls to you as you knew it would. The lighthouse. A beacon for those at sea.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Yet you aren't at sea,] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[you're not lost yet.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The area around the pillar of light is made of rolling grass that degrades into crusty sand.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Sunset isn't far off,] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[two hours at most.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You're not sure if you'll stick around for it or not. We can see that plain and simple.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You let your eyes wander the grass around you.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ There,] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[sitting on a slight rise you spot her, Ari.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She's been a friend to you for years. Quiet and thought Ari.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ On this late afternoon she'd taken a spot on a slight rise on the grass.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As always, she was with her sketchbook. Her pencil whipped across the page in controlled chaos.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[With a sudden hopefulness you approach.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Seeing Ari felt like a lifeline.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ A way to help decipher whatever was going on.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Ari, I didn't expect to see you out here"** You say as you near.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her sketching stops and she smiles as she looks up at you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)["**I wanted to sketch the lighthouse during sunset. Do you want to sit and stay with me?"** She asks.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The email flashes back into your mind. 'They want you to. They will ask you to.'] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Will you stay?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[yes]] [[No]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A solid choice. There's no better way to face uncertainty than with a friend.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[If only you had some.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your reclusive lifestyle never affords you such luxuries.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You ponder over possible people to speak to.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:9s) + (transition-time: 6s) [ The police will always listen. Yet at this point that seems far fetched. What would you even say?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ What about Ari? Quite, thoughtful Ari. Would she lend you an ear?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[I'll head to the police]] [[I'll speak to Ari]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It's a near perfect day in Forster.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[People fill the water's edge with conversation and laughter.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:7s) + (transition-time: 6s)[None of it contagious.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The sun beams down overhead as you walk along the creaking boardwalk.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Unease remains in your mind as you eye the lighthouse ahead. It looms over the town like a guardian.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Before long you find yourself at the police station. Pushing the doors open you wonder if this is a mistake.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Afternoon. Can I help you with anything?"** Comes a neutral voice from behind the counter.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The female officer waits. You weigh up the options once last time. In the end you decide to dive right in. **"I wanted to speak to someone about a strange email I received."** You say.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[And so you explain. Ever going as far to let the officer read it off your phone.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"There isn't a great deal we can do. It's an email."** she replies.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Something about it seems off."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Well, you wrote it to yourself."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I didn't though."** you say. You feel a touch of shame as the words come out sounding like a plea.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I'll make a note of it."** She replies.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You turn tail and leave. What did you expect? There would be no mustering of the troops. No cavalry charge.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Back outside you stand in the long shadow being cast by the lighthouse. It encases you. Devours you. Something is off.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Where to go from here?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:37s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[I'll speak to Ari]] [[Investigate the lighthouse]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her house sat on the very edge of town.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Backing onto an expansive patch of protected forests.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The street was quiet. It felt as pensive as her.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As though it was silently debating a grand affair.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your pounding on the wooden front door shatters the discussion.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The sound echoes around the street.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[There's no answer.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The windows are covered with heavy blinds and you hear no movement within.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Sunset is fast approaching.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The email is ingrained in your mind. 'Don't go to the lighthouse at sunset.'] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[What should you do now?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Head home]] [[Investigate the lighthouse]] [[Check the back door to see if Ari is there]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It calls to you as you knew it would. The lighthouse. A beacon for those at sea.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Yet you aren't at sea,] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[you're not lost yet.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The area around the pillar of light is made of rolling grass that degrades into crusty sand.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Sunset isn't far off,] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[two hours at most.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You're not sure if you'll stick around for it or not. We can see that plain and simple.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You let your eyes wander the grass around you.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ There,] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[sitting on a slight rise you spot her, Ari.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She's been a friend to you for years. Quiet and thought Ari.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ On this late afternoon she'd taken a spot on a slight rise on the grass.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As always, she was with her sketchbook. Her pencil whipped across the page in controlled chaos.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[With a sudden hopefulness you approach.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You feel drawn to her as a ship is drawn to port.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Perhaps it's the faint chance of understanding. Perhaps it's the chance of a solution.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Ari."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"What brings you out of the house?"** She says with a smile.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You're not sure where to begin. Or if you should begin at all.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Fortunately she fills the silence for you. **"I'm sketching the lighthouse during sunset. Do you want to stay with me?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The email flashes back into your mind. 'They want you to. They will ask you to.'] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Will you stay?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:46s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[yes]] [[No]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Sitting beside Ari, your hands fiddle with blades of grass you've plucked from the ground.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The sun has touched the horizon and the mysterious email is on the forefront of your mind.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The two of you have barely spoken a word since you decided to stay. You worry about speaking and sounding like a fool.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She sketches furiously as the sun sits in the most picturesque spot behind the lighthouse.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your eyes scan the surroundings as you search for something.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Something out of place.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Something you should be worried about.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You hear her pencil fall still.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Only the tip of the sun remains above the horizon.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"That's it then"** She says with a hint of finality.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You eye her sketch.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It's beautiful.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She's managed to capture the colours of a sunset in black and white.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I wish you didn't come tonight"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her words fall onto deaf ears. You don't understand why she would say that. You two have been friends for years.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**""Why?"** You say in a whisper.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Light fades from the sky as the sun hands over to the coming night.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Ari points towards the moon as though it held the answer.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You notice its bright glow.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You notice it was full.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Ari howls.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your eyes widen as she rises.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:46s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her body twisting and cracking as though it was made of chalk.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:48s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Two heartbeats past and she's grown to twice your size.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:50s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Hair covers her skin, a large snout hoofs hot breath into your face and sharp canines glisten in the dwindling sunlight.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:52s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Ari's a werewolf.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:54s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You're frozen in place as you watch her eyes turn to a bloodshot red.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:56s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her focus turns to you.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:58s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ She lets out a deep growl] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:60s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[fight]] [[flight]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You leave her with a blunt excuse.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Some rambling about prior commitments.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She knows you don't have any.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Yet her smile says something else.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[There's understanding there.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As you walk away she waves.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Seemingly happy.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She soon returns to sketching.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The sun nears the horizon.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The clear blue sky starts to bleed with shades of red and yellow as it sets.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You eye the lighthouse one last time.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Are you really going to leave?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You could always walk to the otherside.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Once out of Ari's view you could watch the sunset alone.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Head to the other side of the lighthouse]] [[Head home]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The smartest choice you've made so far.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It doesn't take you long to reach your apartment by the port.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As the sun sets behind you, you're left to wonder what, if anything, happened at sunset.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You ask yourself if the email had any validity at all.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Walking into your lounge room you eye your silent laptop with suspicion.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Perhaps someone was playing a trick on you all along. Outside the sun had set. Nothing had happened.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Yet the moment you begin to accept that feeling, your laptop chimes once more.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Reading the from section of the email sends a cold shiver down your body: 'YOU'](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ This time there is no subject heading. You hurry to open it.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It reads:] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**Well done. I'm surprised you listened in the end. You may survive after all. If you have any sense at all you'll meet me by the port in an hour. I know you live right next to it. Be there.**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The mysterious messenger knows where you live.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[That can't be a good thing can it?](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As you ponder the ramifiactions of the second email, sirens fill the air outside your window.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Rushing over to the window you notice it's not one siren. But a whole fleet of police and emergency vehicles are racing around the town.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[In the distance you can see a few figures running. They're too far to see clearly yet from your vantage point they look distressed.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You watch for a moment as the flashing lights all converge on a single point.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The lighthouse.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Something had happened. Whoever was emailing you knew what was going on.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You'll need to decide your next move.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Stay at home]] [[Meet the person emailing you]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It feels wrong to creep around the side of your friend's house.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You make your way through the clean path and hear the harmonic sounds of a windchime on the back porch.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The sun is close to the horizon now. The email plays on your mind. **Don't go at sunset** it said.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Are you home Ari?"** you call out.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ After all, you wouldn't want her to catch you sneaking around.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Theres no reply and so you continue on.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her back deck is small and made of glazed chestnut oak. The varnish has long since faded and potted plants litter the deck like a miniature garden.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you approach the door you notice It's a jar. There's chipping around the door latch.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ It looks as though it's been broken.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You strain your ears in a vain hope to hear something from inside. All seems quiet.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Are you really considering entering your friend's home like this?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Go in]] [[I should head home]] [[Investigate the lighthouse]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You can feel her eyes beating into your back as you walk away.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You watch the last morsel of sun dip into the horizon.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Your heart pounds in your chest as a sense of anticipation begins to arise.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:9s) + (transition-time: 6s)[There were too many questions.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ What would happen at sunset?](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Was the email anything to be concerned about?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[After a tense moment the sun vanishes.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Nothing happens.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You pull your eyes skywards and breathe in relief.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ It's then you notice how bright the moon is.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ And a full moon at that.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A loud howl breaks the silence within your mind.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You're not the only one to find it strange.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ People around you scan the grass and the open plane around the lighthouse.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Something is moving on the grass.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Close to where you sat with Ari.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A violent and terrified scream rips across the air.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Panic follows as people run.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You can't see what's going on. Only that there is more and more screaming.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ People run as they see others running.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You can do the same.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Or perhaps you'd rather try and help. Maybe you'll be able to see what's going on.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:47s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Run]] [[Help]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A brave decision.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:5s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You eye your monstrous friend as she raises large clawed hands towards you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your fists ball into tight rocks as you throw yourself towards her.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:11s) + (transition-time: 6s)[On the hill beside the lighthouse you clash with a werewolf.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You don't stand a chance.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:17s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Ari is a beast of unfathomable power.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She tears into you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:23s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your final thoughts are on the email you received.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[If only you'd listen.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:29s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A wise choice.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:5s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Why fight when you can run.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You turn on the spot and take a powerful stride.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:11s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Fear spurs every step.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Behind you, Ari howls again.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:17s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Only this time it's closer to a guttural roar.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Four feet pound the ground behind you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:23s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Why did you think you could outrun such a formidable beast.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You don't have the chance to look over your shoulder.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:29s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ A tidal wave of force crashes into you. Sudden pain shoots through your body.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your final thoughts lay with the mysterious email.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:35s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ If only you'd listen] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Better to flee and fight another day.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The email was right.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You shouldn't have come here at sunset.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Screams fill your ears as you run away.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Your footsteps are fueled by terror.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Something is pounding along the ground behind you.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Something big.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You can hear it getting closer. You risk a glance over your shoulder.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ That was your downfall. You don't see the small rocks that you trip over.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You fall hard onto your side.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The wind in your lungs is pushed out and you gasp for air.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You roll onto your back in time to see a great beast crash into you.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You wonder why it's so hairy. You wonder who would have a dog this big.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your final thoughts fall back to the email you received last night.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You should have listened to it.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s) [ [[End]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A hero's choice. You dash into the fray.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:5s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Fleeing people barge into you as you move against the crushing tide.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You stumble over something. Upon looking down you see a body. It's torn to pieces as though it's been attacked by wild dogs.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:11s) + (transition-time: 6s)[There's a muffled scream to your left. You spin to see a heavy shadow engulf a fleeing man.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You freeze in place as the shadow rises and takes shape before you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:17s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Long hulking arms extend, boasting sharp clawed hands. A hairy snout heaves hot breath towards you. Its mouth is filled with thick canines that glisten in the bright moonlight. A werewolf.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It's bloodshot eyes focus on you. Seeming to size you up as you stand before it.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:23s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ It attacks without hesitation.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You don't stand a chance against such a formidable beast. It's over in seconds.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:29s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your final thoughts are of the email.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ If only you'd listened.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:35s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You decide against meeting whoever has been emailing you. It's a bold choice. You listen the first time but have chosen to ignore the message this time around. I wonder what spurred you to make that choice.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:5s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The next two hours pass with your attention glued to the sirens outside. They've all come to a stand still around the lighthouse. A sudden knock sounds at your front door. It sets your heart thumping. Could it be the person you were supposed to meet?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your feet feel glued to the floor. You can't seem to move. Like the proverbial deer. After a moment someone knocks again. This time you move to the front door. As you grip the handle, time seems to slow around you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You open it to see an unexpected face,](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Ari.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your eyes widen as you see the state of her.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Her loose white t-shirt is ripped in patches. The same thing for the denim jeans they hand around her waist.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ She's covered in blood and gore.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Her hair is slick with it. Her entire face is covered in dry red crust, save for the patches around her eyes.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"What the hell, Ari. Are you okay?"** you ask as you reach a hand out towards her shoulder. **"Were you at the lighthouse?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She merely nods. Her eyes fall towards the floor. What horrors must she have seen. You invite her in off the street. It's the least you can do.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You watch her as she sits in silence on your couch. Tracks of mud and blood cover your floor. You can always clean it tomorrow.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Eventually she speaks. It comes out in nothing more than a whisper and you're unsure if you've heard it right.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"It was me"** She says.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I killed those people."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You want to speak, to reassure her. Yet your throat is tight and no words come out.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"It's not the first time this has happened either"** she admits.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"What do you mean Ari? I'm sure you've gotten this all muddled up somehow"** You say.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)["**No. I did it. I wasn't watching the date. I wasn't watching the moon."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"What does the moon have to do with anything."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Tonight was a full moon. Normally I'd lock myself in with a live sheep. It works. I should have been watching the moon."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:46s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her words are choked as tears fill her eyes. You try to understand. Why did it matter if it was a fullmoon. Why did she admit to killing people? Your mind falls back to old myths. One word floods your mind.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:48s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Werewolf.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:50s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Before you can say anything else another knock sounds from outside your door. You're glad for the distraction. What were you supposed to say to Ari. She admitted to being a werewolf.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:52s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You pull the door open. Two police officers stand outside.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:54s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**" There's been some serious disturbance down by the lighthouse. We're going door to door to see if anyone has information. Particularly if you've seen any wild animals in the street?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:56s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Invite them in to see Ari]] [[Tell them you haven't]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A leap of faith. It's always heart wrenching to see someone follow so blindly. Never mind that though. You've already made your choice.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The port is draped in silence and the dark night sky. To your left you can see the lighthouse in the distance. Flashing lights reflect off it's stone surface lighting the night around it.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The email gave no specifc place to meet and so you head straight towards the calm water before you. You walk alongside the port's main building. It's sandy bricks catching the reflecting moonlight. A dark figure steps out before you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It's hard to make out his appearance in the dark. From his silver hair and creased face you first notice he's seen a lot of winters. He's taller than you, bulker as well. He wears a trench coat that makes him look like Van Helsing. When he speaks it comes over as rough as sandpaper.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I'm glad to see you. Wasn't sure if you'd show or not.**"] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You take a second to compose yourself before speaking **"Why are you emailing me in such a weird way? If you wanted to talk we could have met."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I had to be careful, I couldn't risk letting her know I was onto her.**"] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Who are you talking about? What happened tonight at the lighthouse?"** You ask with as much confidence as you can muster.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I've been following it for a while now. It moves from place to place. Ever so carefully. Tell me, how long have you known your friend Ari?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"She moved to town four years ago. What do you want with her?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"The signs are all there. I know it's her. Had you visited her house you would have seen what's inside. The live sheep, the tracking of the moon cycle. The girls a damn werewolf."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The word werewolf throws you off. They don't exist. They can't exist. Even if they did, there's no way Ari was one. Right?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The man speaks again. **"I know it seems doubtful. Yet it's true. Look at what's happening outside. She's gotten the dates wrong. Ari belived tomorrow was the full moon. She would have killed everyone at the lighthouse."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Why did you warn me? Why not go to the police? Even if it were true. There's nothing I can do."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"The police can't do anything. I can't do anything. You on the other hand."** He reaches into his jacket and starts pulling something out. **"I've been watching. She trusts you. You can get close enough to her."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Close enough to do what?"** You ask.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Before you, the man reveals a gun. Like him, it's all silver. **"Take this. And when you see her next, shoot her. The bullets are silver. Hit her in the chest and you'll prevent another disaster like tonight."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You eye the gun before. You weigh the man's words.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Take the gun]] [[Refuse the gun]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Imagine if you found a friend poking around your house. How would you react?](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Fortunately for you, no one seems to be home.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You step into Ari's house and eye the plants scattered around. It seems greener than the forest behind her back fence.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you move into the kitchen you notice a skull drilled into the wall. The skull is large and has a shape that reminds you of a sheep's skull. ] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Stuck to the fridge you see a moon chart. It seems out of place. Ari has highlighted and circled specific dates. All seem to correlate with full moons. You notice that one is tonight. That seems important but you can't put your finger on a why.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The house is dark. Heavy blinds cover all windows you can see. The windchime sings its song which drifts through the house.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You notice something strange with the chimes. One seems out of sync. It also seems to be coming from inside the house.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Following the chime you arrive at a closed door. The only one in the house that's closed. Sure enough the chime sounds again from inside. It sounds like a small bell.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Of course you open it. You're already digging through her house. What are you even looking for?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The room is pitch black. You can hear something moving and each time the small bell chimes. Your hand finds the light switch beside you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you flick it on you see the sheep. A single lone sheep. It's tied to a sturdy steel frame. It's mouth is taped shut.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Why would Ari keep a sheep tied up and gagged?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Do you want to untie it?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Untie the sheep]] [[Don't untie the sheep]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A great decision not to invade your friends privacy like that.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The walk home isn't a long one. However, each step feels like one in the wrong direction.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The sun was biting into the horizon behind you and it would be dark before long.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You can't help but wonder if you've made the right choices so far.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You feel like you're missing out on something.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you enter your apartment you still can't decide if the email had any validity at all.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Walking into your lounge room you eye your silent laptop with suspicion.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Perhaps someone was playing a trick on you all along. Outside the sun had set. Nothing had happened.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Yet the moment you begin to accept that feeling, your laptop chimes once more.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Reading the from section of the email sends a cold shiver down your body: 'YOU'](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ This time there is no subject heading. You hurry to open it.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It reads:] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**Well done. I'm surprised you listened in the end. You may survive after all. If you have any sense at all you'll meet me by the port in an hour. I know you live right next to it. Be there.**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The mysterious messenger knows where you live.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ That can't be a good thing can it?](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you ponder the ramifications of the second email, sirens fill the air outside your window.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Rushing over to the window you notice it's not one siren. But a whole fleet of police and emergency vehicles are racing around the town.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[In the distance you can see a few figures running. They're too far to see clearly yet from your vantage point they look distressed.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You watch for a moment as the flashing lights all converge on a single point.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The lighthouse.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Something had happened. Whoever was emailing you knew what was going on.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You'll need to decide your next move.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Stay at home]] [[Meet the person emailing you]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"There is something."** You whisper.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The police officers eye's light up. How many houses had they visited before yours?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I think there's something wrong with her. Something serious."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Who are you talking about?** Asks the officer.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You becon for them to follow you inside. **"Just take it slowly. Don't hurt her.''**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You lead them into your lounge room where Ari is sitting numbly on the couch. Still covered head to toe in dried blood and dirt.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her eyes dart upwards in a panic **"Who are they. Why did you bring them here.''** she yells in a panic.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Ari scrambles onto her feet as one officer steps towards her. He's petrified by seeing the state of her. As anyone would be.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Stay where you are, young lady. Stay calm and tell me what happened at the lighthouse."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You watch her freeze. They don't realise it was her. Why would they? Yet she believes they know it was her.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You realise your mistake.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ In a flash Ari lets out a guttural groan. One that makes your hairs stand on end. Her teeth somehow extend out of her mouth.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Before you can react she's among them. With strength you can't imagine she throws one viciously to the floor. Bones break.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The other takes a bite to the throat. She tears at his flesh and blood sprays across your room.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It's over before it begun. You've watched the horror unfold before you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Ari turns towards you. Her eyes are full of wrath. You believe her now. You believe what she is.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ She looks at you with a measure of betrayal. She trusted you. She came to you. You wanted to turn her over to the police.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She attacks.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your final thoughts are stuck with the email you recieved. You should have listened.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Besides the endless sirens, nothing at all. What's going on?"** You say, determined to cover for your friend.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The officer nods. "**It'd be best if you stay inside tonight. We believe there is a wild animal on the loose."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You offer a brief thanks and then close the door on the police. The very people searching for a killer. The killer you have harboured in your apartment.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Walking back into your lounge room you eye Ari. She hasn't moved and is still caked in blood. Her eyes are wide as she stares at you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Who was that?"** She asks.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"The police. I didn't tell them anything. You're safe here Ari."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Thank you."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You sit down beside her. The smell of dried blood floods your nose making you queasy. Still unsure what happened you decide it's time to broach the subject. **"Tell me what happened, Ari. Explain it to me and I can help."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Even while you speak, you're thinking of the email. Both emails you received hinted at knowing more than was let on.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"It's hard to explain. It really is. You've always been a good friend. Someone I can trust. You've proved that again tonight. What I have is both a gift and a curse. It's hard to manage alone. Together it would be easier. Together we could thrive and look after each other. Do you want to share this burden with me?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:25s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Of course]] [[I can't without knowing more]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You move towards the sheep to get a closer look at its bindings. It's legs are trussed together with thick rope then bound to a steel table.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You give it a steady tug but it doesn't budge. The sheep wiggles its head. It's eyes are wide in fear. The bell around its neck chimes again.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You spot a small but heavy knife on the table and drop to your knees beside the sheep.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ It's not as easy as you'd hoped. The ropes are sturdy like they were made for fishing boats. Fortunately the knife is sharp.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It takes a moment to get the leg bindings cut. The second the sheep is free it thrashes around the room.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The sheep bucks and kicks like a wild beast. It kicks you hard in the hand. The one holding the knife.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Suddenly you jerk back. Your body feels cold and something feels lodged in your neck. You struggle to breathe as you move your empty hand towards it.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You feel the hilt of the knife protruding out from your neck. You've stabbed yourself.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[There is a brief moment of calm before panic sets in. You try to stand but you can't summon the strength to rise.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Your arm is slick with blood. It runs down your chest.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The world around you gets dim. You know you're going to die here. Dead because of a sheep.] [[End]]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Always best to leave things how they are. You're sure Ari has a perfectly normal reason as to why she has a sheep tied up.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You slowly back away. The sheep wiggles its head and its bell chimes in sync with your footsteps.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Back in the kitchen you once more eye the moon chart stuck to her fridge. Maybe the moon cycle is a clue to whatever is supposed to happen at sunset.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You glance out the window and see the sun approaching the horizon. It won't be long now until sunset.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You were warned not to go there. The mysterious email was clear on that.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It doesn't look like there is much else to see at Ari's house. You're still not even sure why you entered.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You've got a couple choices about where you can head next.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:15s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Investigate the lighthouse]] [[I'll go home]] [[Stay at Ari's and wait for her]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You've decided it was best to leave your friends house. A commendable choice] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The walk home isn't a long one. However, each step feels like one in the wrong direction.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The sun was biting into the horizon behind you and it would be dark before long.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You can't help but wonder if you've made the right choices so far.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You feel like you're missing out on something.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you enter your apartment you still can't decide if the email had any validity at all.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Walking into your lounge room you eye your silent laptop with suspicion.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Perhaps someone was playing a trick on you all along. Outside the sun had set. Nothing had happened.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Yet the moment you begin to accept that feeling, your laptop chimes once more.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Reading the from section of the email sends a cold shiver down your body: 'YOU'](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ This time there is no subject heading. You hurry to open it.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It reads:] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**Well done. I'm surprised you listened in the end. You may survive after all. If you have any sense at all you'll meet me by the port in an hour. I know you live right next to it. Be there.**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The mysterious messenger knows where you live.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ That can't be a good thing can it?](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you ponder the ramifications of the second email, sirens fill the air outside your window.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Rushing over to the window you notice it's not one siren. But a whole fleet of police and emergency vehicles are racing around the town.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[In the distance you can see a few figures running. They're too far to see clearly yet from your vantage point they look distressed.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You watch for a moment as the flashing lights all converge on a single point.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The lighthouse.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Something had happened. Whoever was emailing you knew what was going on.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You'll need to decide your next move.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Stay at home]] [[Meet the person emailing you]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A strange thing to do. But you do it nonetheless. You take up a spot on her sofa and relax.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Occasionally the bell of the sheep chimes through the house. It reminds you how uncomfortable it is that you're here.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Still you stay. Why would you bother leaving now?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The sunsets silently behind you and your mind turns back the email. You wonder about its validity. Nothing seemed to have happened.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It's only then do you hear the sirens. At first it's only one. Not so much of an oddity. After a moment there's another. Then three more.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You move to the window in an attempt to see what's going on. Unfortunately, you're right on the edge of town. It's hard to be sure but there are flashing lights reflecting off the lighthouse. Something must be happening.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The email springs to the forefront of your mind. You feel a small rush of relief. You didn't go to the lighthouse.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Suddenly a voice rings from inside the house. **"You're here.**"] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You turn to see a cloaked man. He reminds you of Van Helsing. **"What do you mean by that? I don't know you at all. What are you doing here?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The man takes a stride forward. His cloak is all silver and shines in the dim light of the house. With his silver hair and creased face you know he's seen plenty of winters. **"No need to fear me. I was the one who emailed you."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"You? What happened at the lighthouse? How did you know?"** you say. You can feel your heart hammering in your chest. This man knew something was happening.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I've been following it for a while now. It moves from place to place. Ever so carefully. Tell me, how long have you known your friend Ari?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"She moved to town four years ago. What do you want with her?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Look around you. The signs are all there. What do you think she has the sheep for? Why track the moon cycles? The girls a Werewolf."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The word werewolf throws you off. They don't exist. They can't exist. Even if they did, there's no way Ari was one. RIght?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The man speaks again. **"I know it seems doubtful. Yet it's true. Look at what's happening outside. She's gotten the dates wrong. Ari belived tomorrow was the full moon. She would have killed everyone at the lighthouse.**"] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Why did you warn me? Why not go to the police? Even if it were true. There's nothing I can do.**"] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"The police can't do anything. I can't do anything. You on the other hand."** He reaches into his jacket and starts pulling something out. **"I've been watching. She trusts you. You can get close enough to her."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Close enough to do what?"** You ask.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Before you, the man reveals a gun. Like him, it's all silver. **"Take this. And when you see her next, shoot her. The bullets are silver. Hit her in the chest and you'll prevent another disaster like tonight."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:42s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You eye the gun before. You weigh the man's words.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Take the gun]] [[Refuse the gun]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You agree to helping Ari. It's what any good friend would do.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A smile passes over her blood stained face. You wonder for a moment if this was the right thing to do. Were you going to be blamed alongside her for the murders she spoke of?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You wait. As though you're expecting some great secret. She says nothing.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Instead she leans towards you and takes your hand. Slowly, she raises it towards her mouth.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She clamps down on the patch between your thumb and index. Her teeth sink into hand. Pain shoots up your arm as you try to jerk away. Both her hands are wrapped around yours and her grip is supernaturally strong.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Panic sets in as you see blood leaking out between her mouth and your hand.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Suddenly there's a heighting in the room around you. Everything seems brighter, you can hear Ari's heart beat in her chest. People move outside and you can follow their steps. Their smells. What has she done to you?](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ She finally releases you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your body courses with a new energy. A restless one. One that gives you the desire to sprint. To chase. To attack. You stare at her with questioning eyes.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Now we are one and the same. Everything will be easier together. We can hunt for eternity."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"You'll see on the next full moon. Everything will become clear. I can show you how to handle the urges."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It all starts to make sense. The feelings in your body. Ari's references to the moon. She's a werewolf. You've willingly choosen to join her.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Maybe you should have listened to the emails.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End?]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"What more is there to know?"** She suddenly snaps at you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You're taken back by the venom in her voice. Spit flies out of her mouth with every word.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I trusted you, believed in you. You won't even do this small thing for me."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As she speaks she rises from the couch to loom over you. Even though she's a head shorter than you, she somehow seems to fill the room. Her eyes narrow, her mouth turns into a grim line as she edges closer.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"It would have been perfect. We could have been free."** She says in a hushed voice.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Before you can respond she attacks. You think you could force her off but she overpowers you with ease. Her teeth sink into your neck and you feel warm liquid rush down your chest.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The world around you fades. You've managed to be eaten by a werewolf. Someone you considered to be a friend.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[There's no story book ending for a werewolf.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:5s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Only death.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your's may take a while to come, but we all end up in the same place one day.]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A safe choice. Why go out when you can stay in the comfort of your own home.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[By the time you make it home it's close to sunset. You've spent the day as you pleased. The strange email hadn't once crossed your mind. Nothing learned, nothing gained. Nothing lost either.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:7s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Nothing seemed to have happened at sunset. The town was quiet and calm as it always is. You have a slight feeling you're missing some key information.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Walking into your lounge room you eye your silent laptop. You flick it open with the intention to scroll the internet. Maybe do some online shopping.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:13s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you open the browser an email notification pings. Straight away you spot the From section: 'YOU' This time there is no subject heading but you decide to open it. Someone must be playing a joke on you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:15s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It reads:] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:17s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**You didn't go to the lighthouse. Well done. I'm surprised you listened in the end. You may survive after all. If you have any sense at all you'll meet me by the port in an hour. I know you live right next to it. Be there.**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The mysterious messenger knows where you live.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ That can't be a good thing can it?](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As you ponder the ramifications of the second email, sirens fill the air outside your window.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Rushing over to the window you notice it's not one siren. But a whole fleet of police and emergency vehicles are racing around town.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[In the distance you can see a few figures running. They're too far to see clearly yet from your vantage point they look distressed.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:33s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You watch for a moment as the flashing lights all converge on a single point.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:35s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The lighthouse.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Something had happened. Whoever was emailing you knew what was going on.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:40s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You'll need to decide your next move.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:43s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Stay at home]] [[Meet the person emailing you]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her house sat on the very edge of town.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Backing onto an expansive patch of protected forests.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The street was quiet. It felt as pensive as her.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As though it was silently debating a grand affair.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your pounding on the wooden front door shatters the discussion.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The sound echoes around the street.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[There's no answer.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The windows are covered with heavy blinds and you hear no movement within.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Sunset is fast approaching.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ There is a brief moment when the email from last night flashes into your mind. Maybe you should have taken it more seriously. You might be missing some key information.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[What should you do now?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Head home]] [[Check the back door to see if Ari is there]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The weight of the gun makes you feel indestructible. You've blindy accepted a weapon from a stranger. One he wants you to use on your friend. How very noble.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:5s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Do you know where she will be?"** You ask the silver clad man.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:7s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"At home. I'm sure of it. The initial blood lust will be over. She'll have killed dozens by the lighthouse. Ari will spend the rest of the night cooped up inside, drinking fresh sheep's blood."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your mind is already made of steel. Your decision to take the gun proved that. Yet as you stand there with the weight of a loaded weapon in your hand you wonder about the man before you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:13s) + (transition-time: 6s)[How true are his words? Do you have evidence to belive him? What if it's all lies?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:15s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Go to Ari's]] [[Turn the gun on the man]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Refusing the offered gun gives you a rush of self confidence. Who in their right mind takes a weapon from a stranger. Especially one intended to be used on a friend. You've done the right thing.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Really?"** asks the silver man as he rubs his temple. **"How could you possibly turn this down? How can you not take the chance to make the world a safer place."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I won't harm a friend."** you reply. It's a fair statement. You can't even be sure he's telling the truth or not.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You turn to leave. You have every intention to tell Ari about this. Right?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A firm hand falls on your shoulder. The strength in his grip is formidable. Surely he has nothing to be angry about.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You slowly turn. The silver man stands right before you. Close. So very close. His words come out slowly.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I can't have you letting her know. I need to stop her before she flees to another town. You understand that dont you?"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[His words make sense. Yet the implications go over your head.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You don't feel the knife that he drives into your heart.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ At least it's over quickly. There's no pain.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You fall to the floor by the water. It's not the worst place to die knowing you did the right thing.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I'll kill the werewolf. I'll kill Ari."** You say with newly discovered confidence.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Where have you found this sudden ambition? It's impressive.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You bid farewell to the man in silver and he promises to meet you after once it's over. You can only nod as you leave. Your face set in a grim line of determination] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[As you make the short walk towards Ari's house you watch the lights of the sirens reflecting off the lighthouse. It gives you a chance to ponder all the things you've learned so far.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Did the man in silver have enough cause for you to believe him? Did you find anything that truly points towards Ari's guilt? He'd only emailed you twice.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The gun in your pocket gives a small sense of confidence as you walk into Ari's street. Her house is up ahead. You can see it now. It's getting bigger and bigger. While the rest of the world around you is getting smaller and smaller.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You creep past her front gate. You wonder if she'd hear you coming. Surely a werewolf would have better ears than most. You decide it's best to trust the man in silver and hope Ari trusts you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your knock on the door echoes in the quiet street around you. Ari's house is dark. The windows are covered by heavy drapes. You can hear footsteps inside. They approach the door.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Who is it?"** Comes Ari's soft voice from inside.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Me. I was wondering if you were okay. With all those sirens I thought I should check on you"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A lock is flick and the door edges open. Ari stands inside and looks as though she's fresh out of the shower. You notice her eyes are bloodshot.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"How nice of you.**" she says **"Come in and we can have a cup of tea before you go home"**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She turns and leads you inside. You clothes the door behind you and follow her in. There's little light inside her house and occasionally you hear an odd bell chime from one of the closed rooms.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:30s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Ari stands in her kitchen a few meters away from you. She turns to face you. **"What tea would you like?"** she asks.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:32s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your hand closes around the cold handle of the gun. You pull it out and point it towards her.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:34s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Her eyes shoot open in surprise and fear. Are you going to pull the trigger?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:36s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[Shoot her]] [[Don't shoot her]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[What kind of person blindly follows the violent words of another. Ari's always been a friend to you. There's not a chance you'd betray that friendship.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You give the man a disarming smile and nod towards him. Let him think you're in agreement. You take a step back. Create a little distance between the two of you.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Without hesitation you raise the gun, aim it at his silver chest and pull the trigger.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ A resounding click echoes in the still night.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ The man smiles.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"The gun isn't loaded. I wanted to see what you'd do with it."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your stomach lurches as you realise your mistake. The silver clad man tricked you as easily as you'd trick a child.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s) [He dashed forward. Faster than you can react to.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[He crashes into you and the air is pushed out of your lungs. You wheeze and your legs give out.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ As you lay on the ground by the waterfront you can see the knife protruding from your chest. Your shirt is staining red as everything's fading from sight.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[At least you'll die knowing you didn't betray your friend.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your finger tightens around the trigger. You release a breath you didn't know you were holding.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Your mind has been made up. This entire time you knew what you were supposed to do. **"I'm sorry Ari."** You say as you pull the trigger.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[A resounding click echoes around the room. Ari's face of terror flips to a cold smile. You realise the gun wasn't loaded.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"Well done."** Says Ari as she takes a slow step towards you. **"You followed Damien's instructions. I'm so pleased. I wasn't sure if you had the courage to do it."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Suddenly movement behind you causes you to spin. You see the silver clad man standing in the darkness by the door.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Ari walks closer still. **"Damien was the man that turned me. It was close to thirty years ago now. We want to expand our ranks. For years we have been searching for someone to join us. Someone on the edge of society. Someone with the courage to kill. It's you."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:15s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Her words sink home. You face Damien and see the smile on his face. You realise it's not a joke.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Ari takes your hand in hers. You move to struggle but Damien is there holding you in place. Their grip is formidable and you can't move at all.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ You try to scream for help but Damien places a hand over your mouth.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:25s) + (transition-time: 6s)[In horror you watch as Ari moves your hand towards her mouth. She clamps down on the patch between your thumb and index. Her teeth sink into hand. Pain shoots up your arm as you try to jerk away.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Panic sets in as you see blood leaking out between her mouth and your hand. There's a heighting in the room around you. Everything seems brighter, you can hear Ari's heart beat in her chest. People move outside and you can follow their steps, their scent. What has she done to you?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:31s) + (transition-time: 6s)[She finally releases you. Your body courses with a new energy. A restless one. One that gives you the desire to sprint. To chase. To attack. You stare at her with questioning eyes.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:35s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"We will teach you how to handle the urges. We will show you the ways to move around without being spotted. We can show you it all. And in the coming war you will fight alongside us."** Says Ari.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:38s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"What war?"** You ask. You're not sure why that question springs to mind. Ari had made you into a werewolf and comprehension was slow to arrive.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:41s) + (transition-time: 6s)[It's Damien that speaks. He takes you by both shoulders and stares hard into your eyes. **"The war against the vampires."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:44s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End?]] ]

(transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:2s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You release a breath you didn't know you were holding. The gun feels heavy in you hand and you lower it.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:4s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ How can you shoot a friend in cold blood. Werewolves can't be real can they?] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:6s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Ari's terrorised face is replaced with a cold smile. She takes a slow step towards you. A sudden voice from behind you makes you jolt with surprise.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:8s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"How dissappointing."** It says.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:10s) + (transition-time: 6s)[You turn to see the silver man standing in the darkness by the door. Your mind can't comprehend what he could be doing here. You remember him saying he can't get close to Ari.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:12s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Before you can speak, Ari's voice fills the tense room. "**You're probably confused right now. I can explain. Silver doesn't really kill a werewolf. Damian is the werewolf that turned me. We want to expand our ranks. I thought you might have the courage to join us.**"] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:14s) + (transition-time: 6s)[The words wash over you. Damian, the silver man smiles. Sharp canines protrude out of his mouth. **"We wanted to see if you were a killer. Someone who could handle the lycan virus. It seems not."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:16s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Words won't form in your throat. You simply shake your head in disbelief.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:18s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Suddenly the gun in your hand doesn't feel as heavy. You quickly raise it towards the silver man and pull the trigger.](transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:20s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ A resounding click echoes around the room. Damien laughs.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:22s) + (transition-time: 6s)[**"I would never have given you a loaded gun. It was a nice try though."**] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:24s) + (transition-time: 6s)[Your shoulders slump the moment they both attack. Together Ari and Damien tear into you with sharp teeth.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:26s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ Being eaten alive by werewolves is a painful way to go.] (transition:"fade") + (transition-delay:28s) + (transition-time: 6s)[ [[End]] ]