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#''Tales of the Foolish Justice'']
(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XX=")[[''Start''->Introduction]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[This tale is set in a futuristic fantasy medieval alternative world. Except for the magic, everything else is exactly the same as Earth.]
(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[(text-colour:#fcc2d7)[About your job](click-replace:"About your job")[You work for a secret mail delivery service.
Your job is to deliver top secret mails to the receiver within the assigned duration.
Failed to do so would result in the destruction of your family and anyone closed to you
(text-colour:#d6336c)[[[About the Mission->Mission]]]
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(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[(text-colour:#f783ac)[Your mission](click-replace:"Your mission")[Your mission this time is to deliver a confidential mail to ''sir Earl Modnar''.
The mail has to be delivered in 4 days.
[(text-colour:#ff6b6b)[Additional information](click-replace:"Additional information")[<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ngantran-azure/CLown.RPG/main/assets/map.jpg">
You will disguise as a merchant travelling to ''Fort Domranis''.
Sir Earl Modnar would be there for a family visit.
Deliver this to his personal butler.
(mouseover: "butler.")[(text-colour:#f03e3e)+(text-size:2)[''Good Luck'']
(text-colour:#91a7ff)[[[On to the Mission->Stop at random town]]]]
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You have been on the mission for 2 days. Fort Domnaris is only half a day away from the nearest town.
(after:2s)[Exhausted from being on the horse, you decided to stop at the nearest town and rest for the night.
[[Get in town->Get in town]]
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You follow the smell of grilled food to a small vendor near the center of the town.
(after:3s)[The owner is busy with the orders since it is a pretty famous stall, for both the town peoples and travelers.
[(text-colour:#ffec99)[Order some skewers]](click-replace:"Order some skewers")[(text-colour: white)[<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ngantran-azure/CLown.RPG/main/assets/vendor.jpg">
You get yourself two meat skewers and a veggie one. It tastes like heaven after putting rations in your belly for two days.
(after:8s)[Suddenly you hear cheering sound nearby. You decided to walk to the noisy crowd to see what happen
(text-colour:#91a7ff)[[[Get near the crowd->See clown]]]
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You walk past a place called "Fairies's Hideout". They have Fairy meat plate on their menu, which is your favourite, so you decided to get it.
[(text-colour:#ffec99)[Order Fairy meat plate]](click-replace:"Order Fairy meat plate")[(text-colour: white)[<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ngantran-azure/CLown.RPG/main/assets/meal.jpg">
The waitress put the meat plate on to your table with a big smile. "Great choice", she said. You happily diving into the meaty goodness.
Halfway through the plate, you notice a gross eating sound behind you.
(if:(history: where its name contains "Get in town" or "Get some rest")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:#ffec99)[[[Look back->Messy clown]]]]]
(if:(history: where its name contains "Get rest 2")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:#8ce99a)[[[Look to the noise->Involved in fight (w/o clown)]]]
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You found a decent motel. (after:1s)[The price is only 15 coins but you get a medium quality room.
(after:3s)[<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ngantran-azure/CLown.RPG/main/assets/motel.jpg">
You checked in with the cute receptionist. Your room number is (after:5s)[(text-colour:red)[666]].
(after:7s)[Sadly the motel doesn't provide food. After taking your horse to the stable and putting your bag in the room, you go out and get some food.
(text-colour:#96f2d7)[[[Get some food->Get a meal]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
(bg:(hsl:210,0.0875,0.3137,0.9))[= You decided to relax a bit by watching the clown performance.
(after:2s)[The clown seems to be a young girl around 14-15 years old. (after:4s)[She does a lot of tricks, but she seems to do best at juggling.(after:6s)[ Throw stuff at her and she can juggling with her props and the thrown object.
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[Continue to watch](click-replace:"Continue to watch")[
Someone throw a knife at her out of spite. The crowd gasp while she skillfully dodge the hateful knife.
The striker run away right when they see her dodge the knife.
(text-colour:#96f2d7)[[[Cheer for clown->Praised clown ]]
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You decided to focused on your mission.
(after:2s)[You sat on a chair at the village's centre square finishing the skewers.
(after:4s)[Kids are playing, chasing each other around.
(after:5s)[A toddler is exploring the world for the first time chasing pigeons.
(after:6s)[Villagers casually chatting with each other about their daily life.
(after:8s)[You silently observing the monotonous and ordinary life. You think about yourself and your life.
(after:10s)[//''If I can, I wouldn't be doing this dangerous job.
But this is for my family, I am doing this for them.''//
(text-colour:#96f2d7)[[[Get a place to rest->Get some rest]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
(bg:(hsl:210,0.0875,0.3137,0.9))[= You cheered for the clown.
(after:2s)[It was a smooth dodge, one that only comes from a skilled fighter.
(after:4s)[Because of the dodge, you decided to give her 10 coins. It's uncommon to see a situation like this anywhere.
(after:7s)[The show is getting to the end and people start to leave. The skillful dodge triggered you into know know about the young clown. But you also have a long journey ahead and you should find a place to rest.
(after:11s)[(text-colour:#96f2d7)[[[Get a place to rest->Get rest 2]]]
(after:13s)[(text-colour:#a5d8ff)[[[Get to know more about clown->Get along]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
You decide to interfere the quarrel:(after:2s)[ //''"Hey hey, she told you that she don't perform anymore today. Could you please stop harrasing us?"''//
(after:6s)[Apparently the thug is trying to pick a fight, so your soft talk didn't work on him
(after:8s)["[(text-style:"rumble")[''HAH?'']] (after:9s)[WHAT DO YOU MOTHERFUCKER WANT? (after:11s)[GET OUT OF MY WAY OR YOU WON'T SEE TOMORROW AGAIN.", (after:12s)[the gangster screamed in your face. He then reach to grab Yren's neck.
(after:14s)[Afraid for the young lady, you stand up against him. You tell yourself maybe your moderately trained fighting skill won't be useless at all.
(after:17s)[The thug saw you stop him from catching Yren and it angered him. He threw a punch at you.
(text-colour:#a5d8ff)[[Prepare to fight->Ending 2: Clown helped 1]]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
You can't stop curious about the clown's dodge so you stayed at the end to know more about her.
(after:3s)[//''"That was a good move"''//(after:5s)[- you said when the clown is cleaning up the 'stage'.
(after:6s)[The young clown smiled brightly from the compliment. //"Thanks"//
(after:8s)[//"The name is Yren. You cheered for me earlier, thanks for the 10 coins"//, she gave out a hand asking for a handshake.
(after:10s)[The bubbly personality of Yren makes you feel warm. You were about to shake her hand when she flipped it and showed you a flower.
(after:13s)[//"A gift"//,(after:14s)[ Yren smile while putting the flower in your hand.
(after:16s)[//"Since you're new to town, I can show you a good place to eat."//
(after:18s)[You want to know about Yren anyway, so you follow her
(text-colour:#91a7ff)[[[Follow clown->Clown show a motel with good food]]]]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
Yren take you to a small little family restaurant called ''"Monstera Noodles"''
(after:2s)[Their specialty is noodles, with their signature aromatic Arets noodles. (after:4s)[//"Don't worry, they don't actually have monstera in their noodles."//, Yren said
(after:6s)[//"Their Arets noodle is the best honestly"//, Yren said once you both sit down, (after:8s)[//"You should try that"//
[Order 2 Arets noodles](click-replace:"Order 2 Arets noodles")[
The waiter bring up 2 bowls of noodles. Your nose is immediately hit by the herby aromatic smell of the Arets noodles. The bowl is filled with sliced pork, spring onions and beef balls.
(after:16s)[You were charmed by the visual of the dish that after going through half of it, you remembered your intention to know more about your sudden companion.
(after:18s)[(text-colour:#91a7ff)[[[Look up->pre-fight]]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
The thug, angered from Yren's refusal, sneer at her:
"For fuck sake, you clowns are just trash. You stupid clown should do your stupid tricks when people[...](after:6s)+(replace:"...")+(text-style:"rumble")[ ''FUCKING ASKED YOU TO''"
(after:8s)[The guy screamed at Yren's face.
The atmostphere is getting more intense. You don't want to be involved in any fight so you decided to leave.
[Leave the table](click-replace:"Leave the table")[
Before you leave, you said to the young clown:
//''"You know, if I was you, I would just do my job"''//
You saw the lady glares at you, but that is none of your business anyway. Fighting sounds coming from the restaurant can still be heard from a block away.
(text-colour:#f03e3e)[[[Go back to your room->Sleep]]]
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You found a decent motel. The price is only for 15 coins a medium quality room.
(after:2s)[You checked in with the cute receptionist. Your room number is [888].
(click:"888")[It's on the 8th floor so there will be less noise and you'd have a better sleep.
(after:8s)[Sadly the motel doesn't provide food. After taking your horse to the stable and putting your bag in the room, you go out and get some food.
(text-colour:#8ce99a)[[[Grab some food->Get a meal]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
(text-colour:white)+(bg:(hsl:339,0.6797,0.4529,0.3))[= You wake up in the middle of the night by a rustling sound. Instinctively, you tried to reach for the secret mail but all your limbs are tied into the corner of the bed.
(after:2s)[You try look to the where the noise is, and to your surprise, Yren was sitting there burning the confidential letter.
(after:4s)["//'If I was you, I would just do my job' ?//", Yren repeat your sentence back in the restaurant.
''//"(after:6s)[You.](after:7s)[ Don't. ] (after:7s)[Have. ] (after:8s)[The. ](after:9s)[Right. ](after:10s)[To. ](after:11s)[Tell. ](after:12s)[Me. ](after:13s)[What. ](after:14s)[To. ](after:15s)[Do]"//'' (after:17s)[, she growl while punching you after each word.
(after:19s)[You barely hold your consiousness after the punches, but Yren already poor a weird liquid down your throat.
(after:21s)[//"I don't usually fight people you know? If anyone make me a fool without my consent, they usually disappear the next day"// (after:23s)[was the last thing you heard in your life
(after:24s)[(text-colour:white)+(bg:(hsl:206,1,0.8235,0.8))[[End of tale->Restart]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
(bg:(hsl:210,0.0875,0.3137,0.9))[= (after:2s)[After knocking most of the thugs, she go back to their leader.
[''//(after:4s)["Don't.](after:5s)[ Fucking.] (after:6s)[Try.] (after:7s)[To. ](after:8s)[Make. ](after:9s)[Me. ](after:10s)[A. ](after:11s)[Fool"]//'' (after:13s)[,(if:(history: where its name contains "Involved in fight (w/o clown)")'s length >= 1)[ the young lady](if:(history: where its name contains "Clown got insulted")'s length >= 1)[Yren] whispered to the one insulted her earlier while strangling him. Once the guy passed out, she release him.
(after:15s)[She look at you, wiping her blood stained hands, smiling brightly again.
(after:17s)[(if:(history: where its name contains "pre-fight")'s length >= 1)[//"I guess the answer is clear to you huh?"//]
(after:18s)[//"I'm glad you are nice to me. I don't usually fight people you know? If anyone make me a fool without my consent, they usually disappear the next day"//
(after:20s)[And that's the last thing you heard from (if:(history: where its name contains "Involved in fight (w/o clown)")'s length >= 1)[ the young clown](if:(history: where its name contains "Clown got insulted")'s length >= 1)[Yren]. She leave immediately after paying for the damage.
(text-colour:white)+(bg:(hsl:206,1,0.8235,0.8))[[End of tale->Restart]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
You look back at the table. (after:2s)[It's a group of gangster who are loudly eating their feast. (after:4s)[ Other customers are also grossly looking at them in secret.
(after:6s)[Your annoying stare got caught by one of the thugs. They signaled the leader-looking one
''"What are you looking at?"'', their leader yell at you.
(after:8s)[''//"You are disturbing the customers here. Be more polite"//''
(after:10s)[You know you made a bad move when the other customers immediately looking at you angrily.
(after:12s)[The leader grabbed you by the neck of your shirt and about to punch you in your face
(text-colour:#99e9f2)+(bg:#7048e8)[[[Fight back->Ending 2: Clown helped 1]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
You returned to your room. (after:2s)[You feel bad for the clown since she might be beaten up. (after:4s)[But you have to do your job, so ignoring fights is your top priority
(after:6s)[You change into your sleep gown and getting on your bed.
(after:8s)[You starting to feel sleepy...
(after:10s)[Your eyelids are getting heavy...
(after:12s)[(text-colour:#f03e3e)[[[Fall asleep->Ending 1: Being assassinated]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[= You walk into the medium size town.
(after:2s)[Since it's close to Fort Domnaris, a fair amount of travelers also stop here to rest.
(after:4s)[You can hear your stomach rumble from the hunger. Your body is also exhausted from the long journey. But there's a food stall nearby that charms you with its delicious smell.
(after:6s)[What would you do?
(after:7s)[(text-colour:#ffc078)[[[Grab meat skewers from vendor->Get street food snack]]]
(after:8s)[(text-colour:#ffec99)[[[Get food at a restaurant->Get a meal]]]
(after:9s)[(text-colour:#96f2d7)[[[Get a place to rest->Get some rest]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
(bg:(hsl:210,0.0875,0.3137,0.9))[= You got to the noisy crowd that catch your attention earlier.
(after:2s)[Apparently, there is a clown performing on the street that draws a lot of attention.
(after:4s)[You can stay and watch the performance since you decided to stay the night here. But you can also focus on the mission and protect the confidential letter by not wandering places
(after:6s)[(text-colour:#96f2d7)[[[Focus on the mission->Leave]]]
(after:7s)[(text-colour:#ffec99)[[[Stop to watch the clown->Stay n watch]]]]]]]
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"Hey everyone, seems like we have a clown in da house tonight.
Why don't ''//miss Yren// ''here give us a show (text-style:"shudder")+(text-style:"bold")[huh?](click:"huh?")[
"Hmm?"
"Come on, show us your trick young lady", the thug slaps her back while loudly bully her.
[Stay silent](click-replace:"Stay silent")[
Yren choked on her food a bit from the slap, but quickly calm down with water.
//coughs//"//... I only perform ''once'' a day. I already did it ealier. You ''missed'' the show my guy.//"
You can feel the tension is rising in their conversation.(if:(history: where its name contains "Messy clown")'s length >= 1)[ You can either leave and go back to your room, or interfere.
(text-colour:#f03e3e)[[[Leave the scene->Insult clown]]]]
(text-colour:#91a7ff)[[[Interfere->Involved in a fight (w/clown)]]]
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You look back at the table. (after:2s)[It's a young clown who is barbaricly eating a Fairy meat plate. (after:4s)[Other customers are also grossly looking at the clown.
(after:6s)[A group of gangster-looking men is staring at the clown. One of them stands up and walks to the table.
(after:8s)[The guy seems to be dangerous so you decided to sit back and watch.
(text-colour:#ff8787)[[[Observing the situation->Clown got insulted]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
you looked up and a splash of broth flew up on your face. (after:2s)[You can see the young lady in front of you eating the noodle bowl like an animal.
(after:4s)[She feel your stare and look up to your confused looking face. (after:6s)[//"Sorry"//, (after:7s)[Yren apologize while wiping the broth droplet on my face.
(after:9s)[I tried to ease the awkward atmostphere,
(after:11s)[//''"So... You dodge that knife quite skillfully. Where did you learn that?"''//
(after:14s)[Your question surprised the young clown a bit. She stopped for a second before wiping her mouth with a tissue preparing to talk.
(after:16s)[Right when she open her mouth, a group of thugs enter the restaurant. We both look at the new group of guests.
(after:18s)[They definitely know Yren, because they approach your table immediately
(text-colour:#91a7ff)[[[Observing the situation->Clown got insulted]]]]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[=
(bg:(hsl:210,0.0875,0.3137,0.9))[= You was about to accept the punch when you didn't feel any forceful contact on your face.
(after:2s)[You open your eyes to see a colorful paddle stopped the thug's fist. It was one of (if:(history: where its name contains "Involved in fight (w/o clown)")'s length >= 1)[ the young clown's](if:(history: where its name contains "Clown got insulted")'s length >= 1)[Yren's] props.
(after:5s)[You look at her, she doesn't have the cheery bubbly expression on anymore. (after:7s)[Her eyes right now could kill a person.
(after:9s)[(text-size:1.3)[''And it does'']
(after:12s)[She handled the thugs by herself using the colorful but dangerous props.
(after:14s)[Who knows her juggling balls contain acid inside? Who knows the innocent looking young clown could knock someone down so easily.
(text-colour:#a5d8ff)[[Froze from the violence->Ending 2: Clown helped]]]]]]]]
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It was told that till this day, people encounter the weird clown who would beat up people bullying her without any mercy.
(text-colour:white)+(bg:(hsl:206,1,0.8235,0.8))[Retell the story(click:"Retell the story")[(restart:)]]