(if: $HEUREKA is 9) [IXI and I saw the light. Mission complete.] (else:) [ (if:$condemned is 8) [I shall check the [[light]] now.] (else:) [Pop! The monitor went black. Let me check the [[light]] first.] (if: $Nothing is 1)[I tried to turn the light on but it must be done by the player from the other side of the glass wall.] (if: $intend is 3)[(It seems the player failed to look into the [[GLASS WALL]] propperly.)] (if: $incorrect is 4)[(It seems the player failed to answer the [[question]].)] (if: $carefully is 5)[(It seems the player´s [[device troubleshooted]].)] (if: $annoyment is 6)[(It seems the player [[leave room]].)] (if: $randomly is 7)[(It seems the player started clicking on everythying [[blue]] without actually reading what it was.)] ] (It seems somebody´s having so much trouble in answering IXI´s question, that they´ve used an ultimate combination of SHIFT+ALT+DEL+BAR+FX+Enter (the last one with their nose, probably). Have I made it so difficult?) (Let us see [[IXI]] now.)(Hey! This is not an escape room! The entrance is free! It could have been worse, though. At least I haven´t caused any lasting damage by writing this game. ) (Or have I? Let us see [[IXI]] now.) (O, quam ridiculi sunt mortalium viae! ) (I should feel offended that somebody is not interested in reading what I wrote. Let´s hope they slow down a bit and let the text penetrate them.) (Let us see [[IXI]] now.)FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL IXI HEARS A CLICKING SOUND. IXI IS IN A ROOM. IXI KNOWS WHO IXI IS THANKS TO THE LETTERS "I", "X" AND "I" WHICH REPRESENT THE ENTIRE IXI'S APPEARANCE. IXI CAN SEE IXI´S REFLECTION IN THE ROOM´S SINGLE [[GLASS WALL]]. IXI TYPES: [[WHO THERE?]] (if: $intend is 3)[IXI FEELS IXI IS BEING OBSERVED. ] (if: $incorrect is 4) [IXI HEARS TYPING, THEN A "CLICK" AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF WITH A "POP".] (if: $carefully is 5)[IXI HEARS SOUNDS OF TORTURED HARDDISK AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF WITH A "POP".] (if: $annoyment is 6)[IXI HEARS SOMEBODY LEAVING THE ROOM AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF WITH A "POP".] (if: $randomly is 7)[IXI HEARS RANDOM CKICKING AFTER WHICH THE LIGHT GOES OFF WITH A "POP".] YOU save IXI from the darkness. CONGRATULATIONS!!! (set:$CONGRATULATIONS to 2) Perhaps YOU were just lucky and guessed the correct answer... ...or YOU really came to understanding that, to be really alive, IXI needs other two. As you can see now, there are two "I"-s which make IXI complete: one for ME and one for YOU. Without one, IXI wouldn´t come to existence, but without the other IXI would stay forever in darkness. So, now finally you can have some time [[off]] untill you decide to play a new game.(set: $answer to (prompt: "WHO there?", "")) (if: $answer is "YOU") [IXI can see [[YOU]].] (elseif: $answer is "you") [IXI can see [[YOU]].] (elseif: $answer is "You") [IXI can see [[YOU]].] (else:) [IXI can´t see YOU. Go and see [[IXI]]. (set: $incorrect to 4) Other options: YOU can [[click randomly]] on whatever blue there is to see. YOU can inspect your [[device]] more closely, [[troubleshoot]] it, [[leave]] the room. ] YOU carefully turn your device [[off]]. (set: $carefully to 5) YOU leave the room and turn the light [[off]] with annoyment. (set: $annoyment to 6)YOU start clicking randomly on every blue piece of text YOU can find untill your device goes [[off]]. (set: $randomly to 7)IXI is trying to see through the glass wall, but can´t see YOU. YOU may look back at [[IXI]]. Or, do YOU intend to visit ME in the [[darkness]]? (set: $intend to 3)(if: $CONGRATULATIONS is 2) [HEUREKA! The light is on and IXI is leaving the [[darkness]], which means I have successfuly entered the shiny world of textual communication. Thank YOU! (set: $HEUREKA to 9) ] (else:) [(Nothing. It looks the light has to be turned on from the other side. For now, I must do with [[darkness]].) (set:$Nothing to 1)](if:$condemned is 8) [Thank YOU for lighting the candle. YOU may now inspect what happened to ME in the [[darkness]].] (else:)[The light is slowly turning off... (if:$CONGRATULATIONS is 2) [Since [[YOU]] know the answer , YOU may light a [[candle]]. ] (else:) [You may inspect the glass surface of your [[device]] as the [[darkness]] covers ME.]]If looking into the [[GLASS WALL]] doesn´t give YOU any hints, then it might be time for YOU to [[give up ->off]].YOU can look into the flame and think of all the unread texts which are condemned to be switched [[off]]. (set: $condemned to 8)(if: $CONGRATULATIONS is 2) [ [[YOU]] already know the answer.] (else:) [Go and see [[IXI]] again or visit ME in the [[darkness]].]