“What are you working on?” Mark asks you.\n\n“Just some AP biology.”\n\n“How is that?”\n\n“Mrs. Dickenson is a little boring, but I like this cell stuff.”\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

!!School West Hallway\n\nYou are in the west hallway of Collinstown High. The walls are exposed gray concrete brick. The floors are drab, industrial flooring. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead. Everything gives off the vibe of being generic but functional and cost-effective.\n\n<<if $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayWest>>\n[[Posters|Dance Poster][$next='School West Hallway']] advertising the school dance cover the walls. \n<<endif>>\n\nThe hallway leads to the school lockers in the east. There are restrooms south of the hallway. \n\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'School West Hallway Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'School West Hallway Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[East|School Lockers]]\n<<if $schoolRestroomExitBlocked>>\n[[South|School Restroom No Need]]\n<<else>>\n[[South|School Restroom]]\n<<endif>>\n\n

“Is there something you want to talk to me about?” you ask.\n\n“I snagged some tickets to a rock concert at the Industry tonight. I have an extra one. Do you want to go?”\n\nYou feel confused. Did Mark just invite you to a concert?\n\n“Are you sure you want me to go?” you ask.\n\n“I think you’ll like it. It would be a shame to let the ticket go to waste.”\n\n“In that case, I’m interested.”\n\n“I’ll pick you up at 8. It’s a date.”\n\nYour heart races. Did Mark just invite you out on a date?\n\n“Okay,” you mumble.\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

"Who are you dating right now?" you ask.\n\n"Ever since I dumped Bill two weeks ago, I haven't had anything too serious."\n\n"That's too bad."\n\n"I like not having a boyfriend. I can just have fun. I went to a party yesterday and hung out with some college guys. They were fun. We shared a few beers. We made out a bit. I jacked one of them off. They totally freaked out when I told them I was in high school."\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

\n\n//++ MenuNode 'scene3a' isSticky = true;\n//\n//+++ MenuTopic 'Talk to Lisa'\n// topicResponse() {\n// <.p>"Hi Mark. Do you want to hang out at the coffee shop? I want to ask you something," Lisa asks you.\n// <.p>"I have to help Hailey put up some posters for the dance."\n// <.p>"I didn't know you were helping out with the dance."\n// <.p>? ask her what she wants to talk about\n// <.p>"It's nothing. I wanted to ask you if you wanted to go hiking on Sunday."\n// <.p>"Ok."\n// <.p>"Really? That's great."\n// lisa.setMenuNode('scene3b_mark');\n// }\n//;\n//\n\nscene5_mark : Scene\n go() {\n <.p>? n\n <.p>? n\n <.p>On your way home, you pass by the coffee shop. You think about seeing if Lisa is still there.\n <.p>Coffee Shop Entrance\n <.p>? n\n <.p>Coffee Shop\n <.p>? ask Lisa about Jason\n <.p>"Have you seen Jason recently?" you ask Lisa.\n <.p>"Yes, he just left. He had an extra ticket for a rock concert tomorrow, and asked me if I wanted to go. It sounds like fun."\n <.p>? Ask Lisa about date\n <.p>"It's not a date!" Lisa argues, embarrassed. "He just didn't want to waste his extra ticket."\n \n }\n;\n

<<set $submenu = passage()>>\n\n<<if $haileyGrabbingMark>>\n<<if not visited("Hailey_JasonWhyHaileyGrabbing")>>\n[[What's going on?|Hailey_JasonWhyHaileyGrabbing]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if visited("Hailey_JasonWhyHaileyGrabbing")>>\n[["Can't you do this later?"|Hailey_JasonWhyHaileyGrabbingWait]]\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $haileyPosterScene>>\n<<if not $haileyPosterFollowingJason and not $haileyPosterLadder>>\n[[Tell Hailey that you're ready to get started|Hailey_JasonStartPoster][$haileyPosterFollowingJason=true]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if not visited("Hailey_JasonDanceAsk")>>\n[[Ask about the dance|Hailey_JasonDanceAsk]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if visited("Hailey_JasonDanceAsk") and not visited("Hailey_JasonDanceTheme")>>\n[[Ask about the theme for the dance|Hailey_JasonDanceTheme]]\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[End conversation|$premenu]]

<<nobr>>\n<<set $isJason = false>>\n<<set $isLisa = true>>\n<<set $isMale = false>>\n<<set $isFemale = true>>\n<<set $schoolExitNotYet = true>> /% Defaults to true %/\n<<set $schoolRestroomExitBlocked = true>> /% Defaults to true %/\n<<set $canLeaveCoffeeShop = false>>\n\n/% Normally all default to false except $schoolBeginningHaileyRestroom %/\n<<set $schoolBeginningHaileyRestroom = true>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningAfterHailey = false>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningMarkInCoffeeShop = false>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningAfterMark = false>>\n\n<<endnobr>>\n\n<<display 'Lisa Intro'>>\n

Friends and Yearnings

<<set $premenu = previous()>>\n[[Examine|Mark Examine]]\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'Mark_Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'Mark_Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

<<set $submenu = passage()>>\n<<if $schoolBeginningLisa>>\n<<if not visited("Lisa_JasonInitialChat")>>\n[["What's up?"|Lisa_JasonInitialChat]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if visited("Lisa_JasonInitialChat") and not visited("Lisa_JasonInitialChatWhat")>>\n[[Ask her what she wants to talk about|Lisa_JasonInitialChatWhat]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if visited("Lisa_JasonInitialChatWhat") and not visited("Lisa_JasonInitialChatHike")>>\n[["Who else is going hiking?"|Lisa_JasonInitialChatHike]]\n<<endif>>\n[[Talk about school|Lisa_JasonSchoolChat]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $schoolBeginningLisa and visited("Lisa_JasonInitialChatWhat")>>\n[[End conversation|Lisa_JasonInitialChatLisaLeaving]]\n<<else>>\n[[End conversation|$premenu]]\n<<endif>>

"Paris is a great theme!" you enthuse.\n\n"I know! When I save up enough money, I'm definitely going."\n\n"Me too. The French have so much culture. Not like here where it's all McDonalds."\n\n"Who needs burgers when you have croissants and cafes and...and Ratatouille. Just like the film!"\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

"That party I brought you to last week," Hailey says. "Wasn't there some guy hitting on you the whole time?"\n\n"You can't be serious. All he talked about is how he wanted me to go upstairs with him."\n\n"Well?"\n\n"Well, what?"\n\n"Did you go upstairs with him? He was pretty hot."\n\n"You think I'm going to give my virginity to some creep at a party?"\n\n"You didn't answer my question. Did you go upstairs with him?"\n\n[["Of course not"|Hailey_LisaInitialPartyEarlierNo]]\n[["We fooled around a little bit"|Hailey_LisaInitialPartyEarlierHandjob]]\n[["We went all the way"|Hailey_LisaInitialPartyEarlierSex]]\n

!!Coffee Shop\n\nA barista takes orders and serves up coffee from behind a counter. The tables in the front are full of people noisily talking. \n\n<<if $isLisa>>\nYou normally sit in the booths in the back to do some homework. There are no windows there and it's near the washroom, but they're mostly deserted and less noisy.\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'Coffee Shop Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'Coffee Shop Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n/%[[South|School Lockers]] %/

<<set $submenu = passage()>>\n\n<<if $schoolBeginningMarkInCoffeeShop>>\n<<if not visited('Mark_LisaInitialCoffeeShopSchoolTalk')>>\n[[Chat about school|Mark_LisaInitialCoffeeShopSchoolTalk]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if not visited('Mark_LisaInitialCoffeeShopDate')>>\n[[Ask him why he's here|Mark_LisaInitialCoffeeShopDate]]\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $schoolBeginningMarkInCoffeeShop and visited('Mark_LisaInitialCoffeeShopDate')>>\n[[End conversation|Mark_LisaInitialCoffeeShopTalkEnd]]\n<<else>>\n[[End conversation|$premenu]]\n<<endif>>\n\n

!!School Lockers\n\nThe school's lockers are in the center of the school. There are many rows of yellow metal lockers.\n\nThree hallways lead off to the north, east, and west. You can exit the front entrance of the school by going south.\n\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'School Lockers Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'School Lockers Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[West|School West Hallway]]\n[[North|School North Hallway]]\n[[East|School East Hallway]]\n<<if $schoolExitNotYet>>\n[[South|School Exit Not Yet]]\n<<else>>\n[[South|Travel]]\n<<endif>>\n

"Just us. Are you ok with that? Too many people will slow us down."\n\n"That's fine."\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

You are Jason, a student at Collinstown High. It's Friday. You're watching the clock, waiting until your math class finishes and the weekend begins.\n\nThe bell rings. You grab your books and step out into the hallway. You feel like hanging out with some friends before going home. \n\n[[Continue|School East Hallway]]\n

You work up the nerve and ask Jason about hiking.\n\n“Hi, Jason.”\n\n“Hi, Lisa.”\n\n“Do you...are you going to the coffee shop after school?” You chickened out. \n\n“I have to help Hailey put up some posters for the dance.”\n\n“Oh.” You didn’t know that Jason was friends with Hailey. You’re so clueless. Now you’re stuck. It’s too late to ask him now. You can’t ask him at the coffee shop. This idea was just silly.\n\n“You look disappointed,” Jason comments.\n\n“No. I just wanted to talk to you about something.”\n\n“Talk about what?”\n\n“Do you want to go hiking on Saturday afternoon?”\n\n“Sound like fun. Okay.”\n\n“Really? That’s great.”\n\n“I’ll see you Saturday.” \n\n<<set $schoolExitNotYet=false>>\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

<<if $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayWest>>\n[[Posters|Dance Poster][$next=passage()]] advertising the school dance cover the walls. \n<<endif>>\n

"I can't believe all the homework that Mrs. Harrington is giving out," Lisa complains.\n\n"I know. Doesn't she know we've got other classes too?"\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

You don't need to go to the restroom right now.\n\n[[Back|previous()]]

You are Lisa, a student at Collinstown High. It's Friday and the school day has just finished. You're in the school washroom, chatting with your best friend Hailey.\n\n"Your new hairstyle really makes you look good," she tells you.\n\nYou have to admit she's right. Last week, Hailey took you to get a makeover for your birthday. You cried when the stylist cut your beautiful locks of hair to shoulder length. Looking at it now, it does seem very fashionable. You would never admit it to Hailey though.\n\n[[Continue|School Restroom]]\n

<<set $submenu = passage()>>\n\n<<if $schoolBeginningHaileyRestroom>>\n<<if not visited("Hailey_LisaInitialComplainBoyfriends")>>\n[[Complain about boyfriends|Hailey_LisaInitialComplainBoyfriends]]\n<<endif>>\n[[Ask about the dance|Hailey_LisaInitialDance]]\n[[Ask who she's dating now|Hailey_LisaInitialDating]]\n[[Talk about school|Hailey_LisaInitialSchoolChat]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $schoolBeginningHaileyRestroom>>\n[[End conversation|Hailey_LisaInitialRestroomChatLeaving]]\n<<else>>\n[[End conversation|$premenu]]\n<<endif>>

<<nobr>>\n<<if $premenu is "School East Hallway">>\n<<set $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayEast=true>>\n<<endif>>\n<<if $premenu is "School North Hallway">>\n<<set $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayNorth=true>>\n<<endif>>\n<<if $premenu is"School West Hallway">>\n<<set $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayWest=true>>\n<<endif>>\n<<set $haileyPosterNumPosters = $haileyPosterNumPosters + 1>>\n<<endnobr>>\n\n<<if $haileyPosterNumPosters is 1>>\nYou take a stack of posters and start putting them up on one side of the hallway. Hailey takes a stack and puts them up on the other side.\n\nYou struggle to hold onto the stack of posters and tape while putting tape on the back of the posters. You manage to put up several posters though. You notice that Hailey is also having trouble.\n\n"Would it be easier if I did the tape?" you ask Hailey.\n\n"That's a good idea."\n<<endif>>\n<<if $haileyPosterNumPosters is 2>>\nThis time, you hold the tape and rip off little pieces for Hailey. She takes them from you and uses them to put up the posters.\n\n"It's much easier this way," she comments. "We make a good team."\n<<endif>>\n<<if $haileyPosterNumPosters is 3>>\nIn the final hallway, you continue ripping little pieces of tape for Hailey. She seems clumsy now. When reaching out to get the tape from you, she keeps missing and touching your hand or arm or shoulder.\n\n"You should pay more attention about where my hand is when you grab the tape," you tell her.\n\nShe smirks. "You're funny."\n\nFinally, all the posters have been put up.\n\n"I have one last poster to put up in the lobby. I'll go get it and meet you there," Hailey tells you. She runs off.\n<<set $haileyPosterFollowingJason = false>>\n<<set $haileyPosterLadder = true>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

<<set $premenu = previous()>>\n[[Examine|Hailey Examine]]\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'Hailey_Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'Hailey_Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n[[Back|$premenu]]

<<if $schoolBeginningHaileyMark>>\n<<if $haileyGrabbingMark>>\nA girl named [[Hailey]] runs up and grabs Mark's arm. She playfully tugs on his arm, trying to drag him away. [[Mark]] resists. He yells, "help! Hailey is trying to kidnap me."\n<<else>>\nYou see your friend [[Mark|Mark]] standing in the hall.\n\n"Hey Jason, can I talk to you for a minute?" he asks.\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $haileyPosterScene and $haileyPosterFollowingJason>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here.\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayEast>>\n[[Posters|Dance Poster][$next=passage()]] advertising the school dance cover the walls. \n<<endif>>\n

"What did you think about that poem in English class?" you ask.\n\n"The one about sex?"\n\n"It wasn't about sex! It was about love."\n\n"'Flush cheeks' and 'quickening pulse?' That's an orgasm."\n\n"Is that all you ever think about? It's supposed to be about anticipation. It's just so romantic."\n\nHailey snorts. "And did you see the way Don was staring at you the whole time. He was totally perving out."\n\n"Don?"\n\n"Mr. Reinhart."\n\n"I can't believe you call our teacher by his first name. How did you even find out his name? And he was staring at me because I was reading the poem to the class."\n\n"He asked you to read the sex poem to the class so he could stare at you and perv out. I could see a little movement in his pants when you got to the sexy parts."\n\n"You're incorrigible, Hailey."\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

<<set $submenu = passage()>>\n\n<<if $schoolBeginningAfterHailey>>\n<<if not visited('Jason_LisaInviteHiking')>>\n[[Invite Jason to go hiking|Jason_LisaInviteHiking]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if not visited('Jason_LisaInitialSchoolChat')>>\n[[Talk about school|Jason_LisaInitialSchoolChat]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if not visited('Jason_LisaInitialDanceChat')>>\n[["What do you think about the dance"|Jason_LisaInitialDanceChat]]\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[End conversation|$premenu]]\n

<<if $haileyPosterScene and not $haileyPosterLadder>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here.\n<<endif>>

<<if $schoolBeginningLisa>>\nYour friend [[Lisa|Lisa]] is here, glancing around nervously.\n<<endif>>\s\n\s\n<<if $haileyPosterScene and $haileyPosterFollowingJason>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here.\n<<endif>>\s\n<<if $haileyPosterScene and $haileyPosterLadder>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here. She is standing beside a ladder. She is carrying a giant poster of the Eiffel Tower.\n\n"There you are. I need help hanging this giant poster in the lobby. Can you [[hold the ladder|Jason_HoldLadder]] for me?"\n<<endif>>\s\n\s\n<<if $haileyPosterInSchoolLockers>>\nA giant poster of the Eiffel Tower hangs down over a wall. It advertises for a school dance.\n<<endif>>\s\n

<<if $haileyPosterScene and $haileyPosterFollowingJason>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here.\n<<endif>>\n\n

<<if $isJason>>\n[[You|Jason Examine]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if $isLisa>>\n[[You|Lisa Examine]]\n<<endif>>

"We have enough posters in this hallway," Hailey tells you.\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

<<if $isLisa>>\nJason is your good friend. \n\n[[Back|$premenu]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if $isJason>>\n[[Back|previous()]]\n<<endif>>

"There you are," a voice yells out across the hall. "I've been looking all over for you."\n\nA girl named Hailey runs up and grabs Mark's arm. She playfully tugs on his arm, trying to drag him away. Mark resists. He yells, "help! Hailey is trying to kidnap me."\n\n<<set $haileyGrabbingMark = true>>\n\n[[Continue|$premenu]]

<<if $isJason>>\nLisa is your good friend. She is a brunette.\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if $isLisa>>\n[[Back|previous()]]\n<<endif>>

With Hailey teetering above you in her short skirt, you can't resist the temptation. You lean your head in close to her legs and glance up quickly. You can see right up her skirt!\n\nShe seems busy teetering on the ladder while trying to tape up the giant poster. You risk taking a longer look. You lean in and look up her legs at her marvellous ass. She's wearing lacy black panties. \n\nYou are startled by her shifting her legs. You duck your head away quickly. She was only adjusting her stance to get better balance. Her legs are now further apart. \n\nYou know it's dangerous, but you risk another look. Waiting until she seems distracted, you lean in and look up her skirt again. You have a clear view of the panties pulled up against her crotch between her legs. Her panties are like lingerie, lacy and very sheer. You can see flashes of her skin through the fabric. Your cock grows hard as you realize that she shaves her pussy.\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

[[Talk to Mark|Mark_LisaTalk]]\n

<<if $haileyPosterScene and $haileyPosterFollowingJason>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here.\n<<endif>>\n\n

!!School North Hallway\n\nYou are in the north hallway of Collinstown High. The walls are exposed gray concrete brick. The floors are drab, industrial flooring. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead. Everything gives off the vibe of being generic but functional and cost-effective.\n\n<<if $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayNorth>>\n/% [$next=passage()] only seems to work when used in a display %/\n[[Posters|Dance Poster][$next='School North Hallway']] advertising the school dance cover the walls. \n<<endif>>\n\nThe hallway leads south to the school lockers. \n\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'School North Hallway Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'School North Hallway Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[South|School Lockers]]

Lost Trout

[[Talk to Jason|Jason_LisaTalk]]\n

[[Talk to Lisa|Lisa_JasonTalk]]\n

[[Talk to Mark|Mark_JasonTalk]]\n

!!Where to?\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'Travel Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'Travel Jason'>>\n<<endif>>

"Here are the posters. Let's go through the hallways and put them up."\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]\n

!Friends and Yearnings\nby Lost Trout\n\nThis story contains sexual content. It is for adults only. If you are not allowed to read such content where you are, please stop now.\n\n[[Continue|After adult warning]]

<<if $schoolBeginningAfterHailey and not $schoolBeginningMarkInCoffeeShop>>\n[[Do homework|Lisa_CoffeeShopHomework]]\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $schoolBeginningMarkInCoffeeShop>>\n[[Mark|Mark]] sits in the booth with you.\n<<endif>>

<<if $isJason>>\nMark is your best friend. He's a drummer in a band and he's on the swim team and girls love him. \n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\nMark is popular and cool. He's a drummer in a band. He's on the swim team. He drives a truck. He dresses well. What's not to like?\n<<endif>>\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

"Done," she says. Hailey climbs down the ladder. "Thanks for all your help, Jason."\n\n"It was fun hanging out with you."\n\n"That's sweet of you to say that."\n\n"Do you need any more help?"\n\n"No, I can put the ladder away myself," she tells you but then hesitates. "But..."\n\n"Is there anything else I can do?"\n\n"Lisa told me that you're good with Photoshop?"\n\n"I play around a little with photo editing, but nothing serious."\n\nShe looks a little disappointed. "I'm making tickets for the dance, and I want to have a picture with information about the dance on top, but I'm having trouble doing it in Word. Maybe it's too hard to do it."\n\n"That's easy. I can definitely do that."\n\n"Really? That's great! I have the files at my house. Can you come by my place tomorrow morning and help me make the tickets?"\n\n"Sure."\n\n"I'll see you tomorrow then."\n\n<<set $haileyPosterInSchoolLockers = true>>\n<<set $haileyPosterScene = false>>\n<<set $jasonSchoolBeginningEnding = true>>\n<<set $schoolExitNotYet = false>>\n\n\n[[Continue|School Lockers]]

Hailey finishes applying her make-up. \n\n"Do you want to hang out at the coffee shop?" you ask.\n\n"I have to put up some posters for the dance, so I can't today. I'll see you Monday."\n\n"Bye."\n\n"Make sure you get a date for the dance!" \n\n"I don't know if I can."\n\n"You better. I'm not putting all this work into the dance to have my friend show up without a date!" Hailey yells as she leaves.\n\nYou sigh. No one wants to ask you to go the dance. But...\n\nYou have a silly plan to ask Jason to go hiking this weekend. He's a good friend, isn't he? Everyone except Jason and Hailey forgot your birthday. Jason bought you a Harry Potter encyclopedia. He's nice. You hang out with him all the time. He's like a brother. Maybe he'll take pity on you and ask you out to the dance.\n\nYou realize that you've spent several minutes letting your mind wander.\n\n<<set $schoolRestroomExitBlocked = false>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningHaileyRestroom = false>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningAfterHailey = true>>\n\n[[Continue|$premenu]]

"What's going on?" you ask Mark.\n\n"Save yourself before she kidnaps you too! Tell my parents that I love them."\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

“I have to go meet up with my band for a practice right now, but I’ll come pick you up later tonight,” Mark tells you.\n\n“No wait. Meet me at the school,” you reply quickly without thinking. You don't want your parents to know. They might mess things up.\n\n“Whatever you want.”\n\n“Bye.”\n\nMark leaves.\n\n<<set $schoolBeginningAfterMark = true>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningMarkInCoffeeShop = false>>\n<<set $canLeaveCoffeeShop = true>>\n\nYour heart is fluttering. Your palms are sweaty. You’re in no mood for doing homework. Maybe you should just go home.\n\n/%[[Continue|$premenu]]%/

"We aren't allowed to put up posters here. Only in the hallways," Hailey tells you.\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

You tightly hold the ladder as [[Hailey|Hailey]] clambers up while carrying up her large poster. She climbs up high enough so that the calves of her legs are in front of your face. You stare at her bare legs as she tries to tape the poster to the wall. Her legs are smooth and athletic. \n\n[[Continue|Jason_HoldLadder2]]

<<if $haileyPosterScene and not $haileyPosterLadder>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here.\n<<endif>>\s\n

"Are you sure she's your type?" you ask. "I don't think she puts out."\n\nMark smiles. "That won't be a problem. Remember Mary?"\n\n"Yes." She was big into abstinence. Last year, she kept showing off her promise ring to everybody.\n\n"After a couple of weeks with me, she couldn't keep her panties on. Those evangelical girls are completely wild in bed. I think they repress their sexuality so much that when the dam breaks, they go crazy."\n\n"I noticed she's wearing her promise ring again this year. I think she's a born again virgin or something."\n\n"Don't believe the hype. I tapped that ass last month. Apparently, I don't count because I'm her first, so if we eventually get married, then it's ok. I'm not sure how that applies to Manuel and Johnny though."\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

You don't want to leave the restroom just yet.\n\n[[Back|previous()]]

<<set $submenu = passage()>>\n\n<<if $schoolBeginningHaileyMark>>\n<<if not visited("Initial Chat with Mark 1")>>\n[[Ask him what he wants to talk about|Initial Chat with Mark 1]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if visited("Initial Chat with Mark 1") and not visited("Initial Chat with Mark 2")>>\n[["Why do you want to know about Lisa?"|Initial Chat with Mark 2][$markInitialConversationOver=true]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if visited("Initial Chat with Mark 2") and not visited("Mark_JasonAbstinenceMary")>>\n[["Are you sure Lisa is your type?"|Mark_JasonAbstinenceMary]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if $haileyGrabbingMark>>\n<<if not visited("Hailey_JasonWhyHaileyGrabbing")>>\n[[What's going on?|Mark_JasonWhyHaileyGrabbing]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if visited("Hailey_JasonWhyHaileyGrabbing")>>\n[["She is right. You promised."|Mark_JasonSolveHaileyGrabbing]]\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $markInitialConversationOver and not $haileyGrabbingMark>>\n[[End conversation|Hailey Grabs Mark][$markInitialConversation=false]]\n<<else>>\n[[End conversation|$premenu]]\n<<endif>>

"What do you think of the dance coming up?" you ask.\n\n"It sounds like a lot of people are going."\n\n"Are you planning on going?"\n\n"I don't know. Probably not."\n\n"Oh." Your heart sinks a bit. If Jason isn't planning on going to the dance, then your hopes of him asking you out to the dance are dashed.\n\n[[Continue|$submenu]]

"Of course not," you exclaim. "I'm not that kind of girl."\n\n"You should learn to have a little fun. You're going to lose your virginity sooner or later. The \n\n....\n\n\n\n[[Continue|$submenu]]

"What do you want to talk about?" you ask Mark.\n\n"Is there anything going on between you and Lisa?"\n\nSigh. Sadly, no. You've known Lisa since grade 3, and you're good friends. She's cute, and you enjoy hanging out with her. You're deep in friends territory though.\n\n"No. We're just friends," you tell him.\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]\n

!!School East Hallway\n\nYou are in the east hallway of Collinstown High. The walls are exposed gray concrete brick. The floors are drab, industrial flooring. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead. Everything gives off the vibe of being generic but functional and cost-effective.\n\n<<if $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayEast>>\n[[Posters|Dance Poster][$next='School East Hallway']] advertising the school dance cover the walls. \n<<endif>>\s\n\nThe hallway stretches east to the gym and west to the school lockers. \n\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'School East Hallway Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'School East Hallway Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[West|School Lockers]]\n[[East|School Gym]]

"Why do you want to know?" you ask.\n\n"Are you sure you don't have a thing for her?"\n\n"No. I just told you. We're just friends. I don't think of her that way." You do sometimes daydream about cuddling with Lisa. You sometimes wonder what her lips taste like. Your wet dreams are about other girls though. It would be weird thinking about Lisa in a sexual way.\n\n"That's good. She's been looking really good recently. I want to ask her out on a date."\n\nYou feel a little detached. "Good luck," you mumble, half-heartedly.\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

The posters advertise the school dance. There is a large picture of the Eiffel tower on the poster. In script letters, the poster announces that the theme of the dance is Paris.\n\n[[Continue|$next]]

<<set $premenu = previous()>>\n[[Examine|Jason Examine]]\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'Jason_Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n[[Back|$premenu]]

"Mark promised to help me put up posters for the school dance. Now, he's reneging on his promise."\n\n"It's Friday afternoon!"\n\n"You promised!"\n\n<<set $haileyGrabbingMarkReasonKnown = true>>\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

"You can put up posters of Napoleon too. And you can play the 1812 Overture at the dance," you joke.\n\nHailey gives you a confused look.\n\n"Because Napoleon is French," you add.\n\nHailey looks at you like you're an idiot. "Right..." \n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

/% Display this at the start to set up variables for the Hailey poster scene %/\n<<set $schoolBeginningHaileyMark = false>> \n<<set $markInitialConversationOver = false>>\n<<set $haileyGrabbingMark = false>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningLisa = false>>\n\n<<set $haileyPosterScene = true>>\n

"Hi Jason. Do you want to hang out at the coffee shop? I want to ask you something," Lisa asks you.\n\n"I have to help Hailey put up some posters for the dance."\n \n"I didn't know you were helping out with the dance."\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

You don't want to leave school just yet.\n\n[[Back|previous()]]

"This tape isn't strong enough." Hailey complains. She scrambles down the ladder. "Wait here while I find something stronger."\n\nShe runs off down the hall and you wait a few minutes for her. \n\nShe returns with some stronger tape.\n\n"[[Hold the ladder|Jason_HoldLadder3]] again while I go up," she tells you.\n

You hold the ladder tightly as [[Hailey|Hailey]] climbs up it. Once again, you stare at her beautiful legs as she attaches the poster to the wall.\n\n[[Continue|Jason_HoldLadderDone]]

Hailey is a popular girl with lots of boyfriends. She's confident, out-going, and always dresses in short skirts that are two inches above the knee if she leans forward a lot. She's currently a blonde. \n\n<<if $isJason>>\nShe's in many of your classes. She's friends with all of your friends. You don't know her too well though. \n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\nYou met Hailey when you were both working at the Garden Store one summer. When she wasn't flirting with the landscaping guys, she was chatting with you, and you quickly became friends. \n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<if $haileyPosterScene and not $haileyPosterLadder>>\nHailey is standing here carrying a large pile of [[posters|Dance Poster][$next=$premenu]]. \n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

!!School Gym\n\nCollinstown High has impressive athletic facilities. The main gym is large enough to house two basketball courts. There are bleachers on either end of the gym that are always full during school games.\n\nThe gym is currently empty. There is an exit to the west. \n\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'School Gym Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'School Gym Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n[[West|School East Hallway]]

In this game, you can play as either a man named [[Jason|Jason Start]] or a woman named [[Lisa|Lisa Start]].\n\n[[Play as Jason|Jason Start]]\n[[Play as Lisa|Lisa Start]]

"It's nothing. I wanted to ask you if you wanted to go hiking Saturday afternoon."\n\n"Ok."\n\n"Really? That's great."\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

<<if $haileyPosterScene and $haileyPosterFollowingJason>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here.\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayNorth>>\n[[Posters|Dance Poster][$next=passage()]] advertising the school dance cover the walls. \n<<endif>>\n

"Your makeover isn't helping me find a boyfriend," you complain.\n\n"I've told you many times. If you want a boyfriend, you have to get out there. Talk to some guys. Show them you like them. Flirt a bit! It's not the Victorian era. You can ask a guy out too."\n\nThat's easy for Hailey to say. All the boys love her. She's funny, dresses nice, and has big boobs. You're petite and flat-chested. None of the boys ever pay any attention to you. They never invite you to any parties.\n\n"I'm not pretty like you," you say. "No one wants to go out with a girl like me."\n\nHailey sighs. "You're really cute. Guys love that. Guys also love handjobs."\n\nYou blush at the thought.\n\n[[Continue|$submenu]]

"What's the theme for the dance?" you ask.\n\n"It's going to be Paris. Paris is so romantic. Everyone is going to love this dance. I'm going to have a little coffee bar in the back. I'm going to have a giant Eiffel Tower on the walls. There'll be tables with checkerboard tablecloths. I'll have some French writing on the walls."\n\n[[Make a joke about the Paris theme|Hailey_JasonDanceThemeJoke]]\n[[Say you love Paris too|Hailey_JasonDanceThemeEnthuse]]\n

No longer able to control your urges, you lean your head close to her legs and look up under Hailey's skirt.\n\nYour eyes follow the smooth skin of her legs up to the smooth skin of her ass. You admire how her bum sways as she fiddles with her tape. You suddenly realize that she's not wearing any panties.\n\nShe stands on the ladder with a wide stance, so you risk leaning your head in between her legs, so you can get a better view at her crotch. It is dark, but you can make out the cleave of her pussy.\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

<<if $schoolBeginningHaileyMark>>\s\n<<if $haileyGrabbingMark>>\nA girl named [[Hailey]] runs up and grabs Mark's arm. She playfully tugs on his arm, trying to drag him away. [[Mark]] resists. He yells, "help! Hailey is trying to kidnap me."\n<<else>>\s\nYou see your friend [[Mark|Mark]] standing in the hall.\n\n"Hey Jason, can I talk to you for a minute?" he asks.\n<<endif>>\s\n<<endif>>\s\n\s\n<<if $haileyPosterScene and $haileyPosterFollowingJason>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here.\n<<endif>>\n

"I can't believe all the homework that Mrs. Harrington is giving out," you complain.\n\n"I know. Doesn't she know we've got other classes too?"\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

[[Talk to Hailey|Hailey_JasonTalk]]\n\n<<if $haileyPosterScene and $haileyPosterFollowingJason>>\n<<if $premenu is "School East Hallway" or $premenu is "School North Hallway" or $premenu is "School West Hallway">>\n<<if ($premenu is "School East Hallway" and not $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayEast) or ($premenu is "School North Hallway" and not $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayNorth) or ($premenu is "School West Hallway" and not $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayWest)>>\n[[Help Hailey put up posters|Jason_Help Hailey put up posters]]\n<<else>>\n[[Help Hailey put up posters|Jason_Help Hailey put up posters_already done]]\n<<endif>>\n<<else>>\n[[Help Hailey put up posters|Jason_Help Hailey put up posters_not here]]\n<<endif>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $premenu=="Jason_HoldLadder">>\n[[Look up her skirt|Jason_HoldLadder_Upskirt]]\n<<endif>>\n<<if $premenu=="Jason_HoldLadder3">>\n[[Look up her skirt|Jason_HoldLadder3_Upskirt]]\n<<endif>>

<<if $schoolBeginningAfterHailey>>\n[[Coffee Shop|Coffee Shop]]\n<<endif>>

[[Talk to Hailey|Hailey_LisaTalk]]\n\n

\n+++ MenuTopic '<q>It isn\s't helping me find a boyfriend</q>'\n topicResponse() {\n\n"I've told you many times. If you want a boyfriend, you have to get out there. Talk to some guys. Show them you like them. Flirt a bit! It's not the Victorian era. You can ask a guy out too."\n\nThat's easy for Hailey to say. All the boys love her. She's funny, dresses nice, and has big boobs. You're petite and flat-chested. None of the boys ever pay any attention to you. They never invite you to any parties.\n\n hailey.setMenuNode('lisa_scene1b');\n }\n;\n\n++ MenuNode 'lisa_scene1b'\n isSticky = true;\n\n+++ MenuTopic '<q>I will. It just takes time</q>'\n topicResponse() {\n\nHailey smirks. "Do it soon. After all the work I'm doing to prepare the school dance, you had better be there. The Paris theme will be so romantic." \n\nHailey finishes applying her make-up. "I have to put up some posters for the dance, so I can't hang out with you after school. I'll see you Monday."\n\n"Bye."\n\n"Make sure you get a date for the dance!" Hailey yells as she leaves.\n\nYou sigh. No one wants to ask you to go the dance. But...\n\nYou have a silly plan to ask Jason to go hiking this weekend. He's a good friend, isn't he? Everyone forgot your birthday, but Jason bought you a Harry Potter box set. He's nice. You hang out with him all the time. He's like a brother. Maybe he'll take pity on you and ask you out to the dance.\n\nYou realize that you've spent several minutes letting your mind wander.\n\n hailey.moveIntoForTravel(nil);\n hailey.setMenuNode(nil);\n scene2_lisa.start();\n }\n;\n\n\n\nscene2_lisa : Scene\n go() {\n schoolWashroom.north = schoolWestHallway;\n mark.moveIntoForTravel(schoolCentral);\n mark.setCurState(mark_scene2_lisa);\n }\n;\n\nmodify mark;\n\n+mark_scene2_lisa : ActorState\n;\n\n? talk to Jason about hiking this weekend\n\nYou work up the nerve and ask Jason about hiking.\n\n“Hi, Jason.”\n\n“Hi, Lisa.”\n\n“Do you...are you going to the coffee shop after school?” You chickened out. \n\n“I have to help Hailey put up some posters for the dance.”\n\n“Oh.” You didn’t know that Jason was friends with Hailey. You’re so clueless. Now you’re stuck. It’s too late to ask him now. You can’t ask him at the coffee shop. This idea was just silly.\n\n“You look disappointed,” Jason comments.\n\n“No. I just wanted to talk to you about something.”\n\n“Talk about what?”\n\n“Do you want to go hiking on Sunday?”\n\n“Sound like fun. Okay.”\n\n“Really? That’s great.”\n\n“I’ll see you Sunday,” Jason looks at his watch. “I had better go. I need to find Hailey.”\n\n“I’m going to the coffee shop if you have some free time afterwards,” you tell Jason.\n\nJason walks off.\n\n? n\n\n? n\n\nYou decide to go the coffee shop to do some homework.\n\nCoffee Shop Entrance\n\n? n\n\nCoffee Shop Front\n\nIn the front of the coffee shop, there are many tables with views outside and a counter for ordering coffee. All the tables in the front are full with people noisily talking. It is usually less busy in the back of the coffee shop to the north.\n\n? order coffee from barista\n\nYou order a coffee.\n\n? n\n\nCoffee Shop Back\n\nThe back of the coffee shop doesn’t have any windows. It is mostly deserted with some secluded booths. This is a good place to <b>do homework</b>.\n\n? do homework\n\nYou sit in a booth. You pull out your books. You start working on an assignment for Monday.\n\nYou hear a voice call out your name. You look up and see Mark there.\n\n? talk to Mark\n\n“What are you working on?” Mark asks you.\n\n“Just some AP biology.”\n\n“How is that?”\n\n“Mrs. Dickenson is a little boring, but I like this cell stuff.”\n\n? Ask Mark about his plans for the weekend\n\n“What are you doing this weekend?” you ask.\n\n“I snagged some tickets to a rock concert at the Industry tonight. I have an extra one. Do you want to go?”\n\nYou feel confused. Did Mark just invite you to a concert?\n\n“Are you sure you want me to go?” you ask.\n\n“I think you’ll like it. It would be a shame to let the ticket go to waste.”\n\n“In that case, I’m interested.”\n\n“I’ll pick you up at 8. It’s a date.”\n\nYour heart races. Did Mark just invite you out on a date?\n\n“Okay,” you mumble.\n\n“I have to go meet up with my band for a practice right now, but I’ll see you Saturday.”\n\n“Bye.”\n\nMark leaves.\n\n? do homework\n\nYour heart is fluttering. Your palms are sweaty. You’re in no mood for doing homework. Maybe you should just go home.\n\n? s\n\n? s\n

"Have fun with Hailey. I'm going to do some work at the coffee shop."\n\nLisa leaves.\n\n<<set $schoolBeginningLisa=false>>\n<<set $haileyPosterScene=true>>\n\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

"The dance is only three weeks away. If I don't up posters now, no one will know about it. The dance will be ruined. The school will kill me."\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

!!School Restroom\n\nThe sinks and stalls of the restroom are worn down from abuse by the students. Drawings of dicks have been scratched onto the stall walls. A faint smell of marijuana hangs in the air. A large mirror hangs over the sink.\n\nThe restroom exits to the north. \n\n<<if $isLisa>>\n<<display 'School Restroom Lisa'>>\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $schoolRestroomExitBlocked>>\n[[North|School Restroom Exit Not Yet]]\n<<else>>\n[[North|School West Hallway]]\n<<endif>>

<<if $schoolBeginningHaileyRestroom>>\n[[Hailey|Hailey]] is here freshening up now that school is over. She is rolling up the top of her skirt to make it shorter, and she's applying sexier make-up.\n<<endif>>

You sit in a booth. You pull out your books. You start working on an assignment for Monday.\n\nYou hear a voice call out your name. You look up and see Mark there.\n\nWhat is he doing here? You rarely talk to him.\n\n<<set $schoolBeginningMarkInCoffeeShop = true>>\n\n[[Continue|previous()]]

<<set $premenu = previous()>>\n[[Examine|Lisa Examine]]\n<<if $isJason>>\n<<display 'Lisa_Jason'>>\n<<endif>>\n[[Back|$premenu]]

<<if $schoolBeginningAfterHailey>>\nYour friend [[Jason|Jason]] is here.\n<<endif>>\n\n<<if $haileyPosterInSchoolLockers>>\nA giant poster of the Eiffel Tower hangs down over a wall. It advertises for a school dance.\n<<endif>>\n

<<nobr>>\n<<set $isJason = true>>\n<<set $isLisa = false>>\n<<set $isMale = true>>\n<<set $isFemale = false>>\n<<set $schoolExitNotYet = true>> /% Defaults to true %/\n<<set $schoolRestroomExitBlocked = true>>\n<<set $canLeaveCoffeeShop = true>>\n\n/% Normally all false except for $schoolBeginningHaileyMark %/\n<<set $schoolBeginningHaileyMark = true>> \n<<set $markInitialConversationOver = false>>\n<<set $haileyGrabbingMark = false>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningLisa = false>>\n\n<<set $haileyPosterScene = false>>\n<<set $haileyPosterFollowingJason = false>>\n<<set $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayEast = false>>\n<<set $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayNorth = false>>\n<<set $haileyPosterInSchoolHallwayWest = false>>\n<<set $haileyPosterInSchoolLockers = false>>\n<<set $haileyPosterNumPosters = 0>>\n<<set $haileyPosterLadder = false>>\n\n<<set $jasonSchoolBeginningEnding = false>>\n\n/%<<display 'Jason Start Hailey Poster'>>%/\n\n<<endnobr>>\n\n<<display 'Jason Intro'>>\n

"I have to practice with my band after school. I'll help out tomorrow instead," Mark retorts.\n\n"You said that yesterday, and the day before!" Hailey fumes.\n\n"We have a lot of practices. We want to enter the talent show. I have an idea. Jason can help you instead," Mark suggests.\n\n"What?" you say.\n\n"You don't have any plans right now, do you?" Mark asks.\n\n"No." You feel boxed in.\n\n"Perfect. Hailey, I promised to help you with the dance, and I am helping you by giving you Jason," Mark offers.\n\nHailey looks you over, a bit disappointed. "Okay."\n\n"Wait..." you try to say.\n\n"So it's all worked out," Mark says.\n\n"Ok. I have to get some supplies, Jason. I'll meet you in 15 minutes in the gym." Hailey runs off down the hallway.\n\n"Thanks for helping me out, Jason. I'll see you later," says Mark\n\nMark leaves.\n\n<<set $schoolBeginningHaileyMark = false>>\n<<set $schoolBeginningLisa = true>>\n<<set $haileyGrabbingMark = false>>\n\n[[Back|$premenu]]

"How are the dance preparations?" you ask.\n\n"The dance is going to be amazing. I've decided on a Paris theme. It will be so romantic."\n\n"Paris? That's so creative. I've always wanted to go there."\n\n"Same here. One day when I save enough money, I'm definitely going to go there."\n\n[[Back|$submenu]]

"You're organizing the dance?" you ask.\n\n"Yes. Council wanted to run a fundraiser, so they decided to put on a dance. Cindy decided to tap my expertise."\n\n"You've organized a lot of dances before?"\n\n"No, but I've been invited to the prom a few times and I've been to all the clubs. I know what's involved. I have a great theme picked out. I've found a great DJ."\n\n[[Continue|$submenu]]