You're slightly unnerved by the scene that had just played out. It could have been a murder, right before your eyes.
But it wasn't.
That's worth celebrating- you're still alive.
That also requires more to calm down- you almost weren't alive.
This is the last cigarette? No, you think you'll be stopping by the drugstore before you head on home.
Taking a different route than the man with the knife, you head vaguely in the same direction.
Five minutes later, you're at the drugstore. You're there to pick up your cigarettes, and get out. You don't particularly favor being in these kinds of places in the very darkest of the night.
You don't exactly live in Skittle 'n' Daisy Pony Town.
When you walk in, you see that no one else is in the store. That's a relief. Just one pack, you request. Your ID? They prod. You comply. Take and give, take and give. Every time. It's a back and forth jaunt the entire way.
The cashier turns to retrieve your requested pack when another customer steps in.
It's the man. He's sheathed his knife somewhere, but it's obvious he recognizes you.
He's cheeky enough to offer a smirk, a wink, a silent suggestion.
Do you...
Start a conversation with the man?
Go to "(47) Crazy Talk"
Get your cigarettes and get the hell out?
Go to "(48) Get out of Dodge"
Inform the cashier that you think the man might be a criminal or stalker?
Go to "(49) Tattle Tale"
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Futile Trials
AdventureThis is a your choice story. But choose carefully, many of these paths will lead to an unfortunate end.
