You are CONNER, a quiet and friendly raccoon who lives in THE CITY and may or may not have been a BIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT at one point in time. You don't like to talk much about that. Either way, that's not important, because what -is- important is that you are on the SUBWAY and sitting next to none other then JOSE, the beefiest, handsomest, kindest bull in aforementioned city, though not exactly the brightest. And you may have a THING for him.

He, of course, thinks you're a really good FRIEND, and in between his mornings at the gym, wrestling matches, and SUPERHERO patrols, he occasionally invites you out to lunch, which is where you're both headed this very moment.

"Jose is happy joo could come along, amigo," he says. That accent just makes you melt a little. And of course you could come along. You'd have jumped headlong into traffic if it meant spending some time with the big handsome lug. You don't tell him that, of course. That'd be awkward.

His beefy frame is sitting so close to yours, though. There's not much room for you to put your hand. Except maybe on top of his. Do you dare? This is a big step! But he's so close and handsome and --

The LIGHTS suddenly go out, leaving you in the dark. You can't see anything! Even the lights in the SUBWAY TUNNEL aren't working. It's a good thing your startled eyes are large enough to indicate you're still there!

When the lights come back on, you are indeed still there. Jose, however, is not. The bull is not one to play pranks, so you're not sure -where- he could have gone. Was he kidnapped by ninjas? Or disgruntled mercenaries? Or maybe disgruntled ninja mercenaries? This makes you a bit upset, not only because of the missed hand-holding opportunity, but also his parents are going to be super-worried if he's gone missing, and the thought of explaining this to Jose's father makes you a bit ill. You'd better go look for him.

As the subway train pulls into the STATION, you assess the situation. The subway car itself isn't the cleanest, but they never really were as far as you recall. Stains, gum on the seats, grafitti, and PEELING POSTERS are common sights. With Jose gone, all you have for company now is the bull's GYM BAG, an empty SODA CAN, and a MYSTERIOUSLY RUSTLING NEWSPAPER, none of which make you feel any better being alone in a dirty subway car.

RULES

This is an interactive adventure similar to King's Quest, or Monkey Island (or even MS Paint Adventures and Samael's grayscale.bat). This should look familiar if you've seen or played any of those.

Feel free to suggest simple commands, such as TAKE BREAD, or USE WEIRD KEY, or even FLEE IN TERROR. You can even suggest a string of commands, if you like, but all commands will have varying degrees of success based off the circumstances.

If your suggested command isn't chosen, don't worry! It may be used later.

Your inventory can hold up to 8 slots. If you want to pick something up and don't have the room, you'll have to say what you want to discard.

I'll try to update this every couple of days or so, which should give everyone a chance to give their input.

Have fun!

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