Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
You are new in town. You meet the prince. Invitation.
[[accept invitation|What do you wear]]
[[reject invitation]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He sends you a messenger beseeching you to come.
[[Accept|What do you wear]]
[[Reject again]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
You see the cooks talking and also the prince in the distance.
[[Eavesdrop][$und+=1]]
[[Go to prince|Conversation 1a]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Your family is dying to go, he is trying to get at you through them.
[[Accept|What do you wear]]
[[Reject|Ending 1 (seriously??)]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
You go back to your town and wonder what might have been.Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
+1 understanding
You overhear them talking about how odd it is that there's a woman over.
[[continue eavesdropping|Eavesdrop again][$und+=1;$susp+=1]] [[Go to him|Conversation 1a]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Unsuspicious conversation. He asks you some questions about your values. Chance to gain rationality.
[[Servants are filthy peasants|He likes your style][$rat+=1]]
[[Try to impress|He doesn't care]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
You overhear them talk about how he wasn't sad that his parents died.
[[He catches you|Conversation 1b]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He's suspicious and trying to catch you in a lie.
[[Lie that you didn't hear anything|Catches you in lie][$susp+=1]]
[[Something coy and suck-upish|Loses suspicion][$susp-=1]]
[[Say what you heard, peasant servants don't matter|Satisfied with your honesty][$rat+=1]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
This could be a chance to impress him vs. you might learn more about him by sitting next to the friend.
[[Sit next to prince|Conversation 2a (prince)]]
[[Sit next to friend|Conversation 2b (friend)]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
RED HERRING. Lots of thinking about what would impress. Dress has not actual effect.
[[Garden]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Conversation with friend.
[[Say something nice about the prince]]
[[Ask interesting sounding red herring]]
[[Ask if the prince brings many women around][$und+=1]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
The prince gives a few thoughts about his way of thinking.
<<if visited("Eavesdrop again")>>\
Should you ask about the parents or let it go?
<<endif>>\
[[Say something suck-upish]]
[[Say something rational][$rat+=1]]
[[Ask prince red herring]]
<<if visited("Eavesdrop again")>>\
[[Ask prince about dead parents][$susp+=1]]
<<endif>>\Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He doesn't like this at all. He both knows that you heard and that you are lying.
[[Arrive at dinner]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He likes your disregard towards human life.
[[Arrive at dinner]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
You try to impress him but meh.
[[Arrive at dinner]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He likes your disregard towards human life
[[Arrive at dinner]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
[[Ask if the prince brings many women around 2][$und+=1]]
[[Ask interesting sounding red herring 2]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
[[Ask if the prince brings many women around 2][$und+=1]]
[[Say something nice about the prince 2]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Frind gives something away.
[[Say something nice about the prince 2]]
[[Ask interesting sounding red herring 2]]
<<if visited("Eavesdrop again")>>
Tell him about overhearing the gardners [[Ask friend about dead parents][$und+=1;$susp+=1]]
<</if>>Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
<<if visited("Eavesdrop again")>>
Tell him about overhearing the gardners [[Ask friend about dead parents][$und+=1;$susp+=1]]
<</if>>
[[Continue eating|Prince leaves]]
Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
[[Prince leaves]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
[[Prince leaves]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Prince gets an urgent letter and is excused.
<<if $und==4>>
Something is very very wrong [[Here's your chance to snoop around|Room 1]]
<<elseif $und>0>>
Something isn't quite right. [[Here's your chance to snoop around|Room 1]]
[[Remain seated|Back at dinner]]
<<else>>
Everything is fine. You hope the prince likes you... [[Remain seated|Back at dinner]]
<</if>>
Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Friend reveals a lot, but prince notices.
[[Prince leaves]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
[[Say something else rational][$rat+=1]]
[[Ask prince red herring 2]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
[[Say something suck-upish 2]]
[[Say something else rational][$rat+=1]]
[[Ask prince red herring 2]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
You can tell he's becoming suspicious of you. Reasonably doesn't want to talk about it. You feel shitty for bringing it up. [[Prince leaves]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
[[Say something else rational][$rat+=1]]
[[Say something suck-upish 2]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Prince needs to be excused
[[Prince leaves]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Prince needs to be excused
[[Prince leaves]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Prince needs to be excused
[[Prince leaves]] Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He thinks that you're ditzy, maybe he rolls his eyes a bit, but he's not suspicious of you.
[[Arrive at dinner]] <<set $susp=0>>
<<set $und=0>>
<<set $rat=0>>
<<set $knife=0>>Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Hallway. Normal hallway.
[[Go to room 2|Room 2][$und+=1]]
[[Go back to the table|Back at dinner]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
<<if $und>=5&&visited("He catches you")>>
You know something is up. You notice a sharp steak knife next to you.
[[You take the knife|Ending 4 (Killed by guards)]]
Don't risk him seeing you take it.[[Don't take the knife|Prince's offer]]
<<elseif $und>=5>>
You know something is up. You notice a sharp steak knife next to you.
[[You take the knife|Prince's offer][$knife=1]]
Don't risk him seeing you take it.[[Don't take the knife|Prince's offer]]
<<else>>
[[time goes by|Prince's offer]]
<</if>>Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Something kind of suspicious. Time is kind of running out. Maybe we should go back.
[[go on|Room 3]]
[[Go back to dinner|Back at dinner]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Nothing suspicious here. It's really been a while. You should go back.
<<if $susp>=3>>\
[[He catches you]]
<<else>>
[[Go on|Room 4][$und+=1]]
[[Go back|Back at dinner]]
<<endif>>\Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Something very suspicious. About parents?
<<if $susp>=2>>\
[[He catches you]]
<<else>>
[[Go on|Dungeon alone][$und+=2]]
[[Go back|Back at dinner]]
<<endif>>\Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
You are in the dungeon alone and find the heart.
<<if $susp>=1>>
You turn to leave but [[He catches you in the dungeon|Ending 3 (Dungeon caught)]]
<<else>>
[[Run away|Ending 2 (slip away)]]
[[Go back to dinner|Back at dinner]]
<</if>>Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He walks in on you leaving. He's furious and kills you. You don't really find anything out. Sucks for youUnderstanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
You slip away, never finding out what it all meant.Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He catches you and is super suspicious now. He has his eye on you [[He takes you back|Back at dinner]]Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
He sees you go for the steak knife and has you seized.Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Knife: <<print $knife>>
The prince wants to show you something and asks you to follow him.
[[Accept his request|Dungeon with prince]]
<<if visited("He catches you")>>
[[Kindly reject|leaving not an option]]
<<else>>
[[Kindly reject|Ending 5 (unsuspiciously leave)]]
<</if>>Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Knife: <<print $knife>>
The prince takes you into the dungeon and shows you the heart.
<<if $rat==3>>
He explains the heart. Offers for you to live rationally with him with no heart.
[[Accept|Ending 6 (rational ever after)]]
[[Reject and say that you need emotion|He replaces the heart]]
<<else>>
He explains the heart. [[You explain that you need emotion|He replaces the heart]]
<</if>>Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Knife: <<print $knife>>
He twists your arm and you understand that leaving isn't an option [[Dungeon with prince]] You tell him you'll be back tomorrow and flee the country.Double-click this passage to edit it.Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Knife: <<print $knife>>
He replaces the heart and it doesn't work. He wants your untouched heart. He lunges at you.
<<if $knife==1>>
[[You stab him with the knife|Ending 7 (dead prince)]]
<<else>>
[[He takes out your heart|Ending 8 (both die)]]
<</if>>Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Knife: <<print $knife>>
You stab the prince and flee with your life.Understanding: <<print $und>>
Suspicion: <<print $susp>>
Rationality: <<print $rat>>
Knife: <<print $knife>>
The prince takes out your heart. As you bleed out, you see him trying to lift the spell from his own hairy heart, but it won't budge. Determined to not be ruled by the whim of any heart, he slices out his own and falls to his knees across your body.