there will be 4 choices, 4 endings.
// [[choose what speaks to you.->1]] //
[consider you are taking a simple stroll across the ______]
[ as your feet fall into a familiar pace, you begin drifting off into your [[brain->1.5]], high high up above. ]
[… meow …]
[[..?->3]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/meow_1.mp3?audio_id=12" autoplay>
[[-investigate the sound?-> 5]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/meow_3.mp3?audio_id=10" autoplay><style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/kitty.jpg?img_id=20&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[you notice a small cat that walks towards you now, extending its paws to you as if to invite you over]
[[-pet the cat?->petted]] or [[-leave it alone?->alone]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/meow_4.mp3?audio_id=9" autoplay><style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/kitty.jpg?img_id=20&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[you extend a hand and the small cat carefully sniffs you, finding you trusty worthy, it rubs its face against you in contentment]
[[.. so soft..->6.a]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/purr.mp3?audio_id=6" autoplay>
[you look at the cat as it stands before you, still trying to reach you with its small paws]
[[... i should keep going ...->6.b]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/sky.jpg?img_id=19&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
hold on.. where am i?
the sky is…
[[unusual->7]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/sky.jpg?img_id=19&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
hold on.. where am i?
the sky is…
[[unusual->7.b]]
[[i should stay around this area->stay]]
[[i should leave and explore->leave]]
[ you take a few walks around the winding paths and meet a few gardens and birds, however, you find yourself at the same place. its a circle path.]
[[i should look around again->stay1]]
[[i should leave and explore->leave]]
[you look down at the floor as you think of some path you may have missed]
[[… was the ground always this color?->8]]
[ you take a few walks around the winding paths and meet a few gardens and birds, however, you find yourself at the same place, again. its a circle path with no end.]
[[i should look around again->stay2]]
[[i should leave and explore->leave]]
[ you are not willing to leave your comfort zone, and that will get you nowhere. replaying things will not help anything, and if you are unwilling to move on with new things, you will reach nowhere.]
[[i should look around again->END1]]
[[i should leave and explore->leave]] <style> img {
max-width:50%;
max-height:50%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/end1.jpg?img_id=24&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
you refuse to step out of what you know, even if you know it might be good for you. learn to let yourself grow. allow yourself the room to grow, even if its terrifying.
// ‘your journey ends where you are.’ //
[ENDING 1/4]
[[CREDITS->CREDITS]]
[the yellow road leads to a gate blocked by a couple of thick bushes and trees that you haven’t noticed]
[[i wonder what lays behind all this..->9]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/faraway.jpg?img_id=21&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[ as you duck and push against the thicket of leaves, you are greeted by an unexpected vast space, surrounded by a dark forest.]
i feel like im being watched.
[[am i?->10]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/leaves.mp3?audio_id=5" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/faraway.jpg?img_id=21&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[ the air around you is thick with tension and darkness seeps between your fingertips. a small light can be seen in the distance]
[[head towards the light?->11]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[as your feet step on the muddy earth, and your shoes get soaked up in your surroundings, you see a lit candle that is floating upside down, illuminating a pen and paper that rest on a cut off tree stump]
(text-style: "upside-down")[continue?]
[[...->12]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/grassfeet.mp3?audio_id=14" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[what do you write?]
[[nothing->NOTHING]]
[[i write my heart out->WRITE]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/windchimes.mp3?audio_id=7" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[the candle light flickers]
[its almost urging you to write]
[do you really have nothing to say?]
[[i write nothing.->NOTHING1]]
[[i write my heart out->WRITE]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[ you write it all on the paper ]
[ and the paper writes it back to you. ]
whatever you write, the paper [[repeats->13]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[what about the stars?]
[what about the eyes?]
[what about you?]
[[i write nothing->NOTHING2]]
[[i write my heart out->WRITE]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[you can ask for help, you can ask for clarification.]
[you can express yourself and not be criticized for it.]
[you have that right.]
[[i write nothing->END2]]
[[i write my heart out->WRITE]] <style> img {
max-width:50%;
max-height:50%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/end2.jpg?img_id=28&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
you refuse to hold out a hand even when you seem to need it. do not fear the emotions and words within you, allow yourself to be comforted. allow yourself to be vulnerable.
//‘your journey ends as you willed it to.' //
[ENDING 2/4]
[[CREDITS->CREDITS]]
again, and again, and [[again->14]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
[is this a conversation?]
[[is this you?->15]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
[is this what it’s like to think?]
[[is this you?->16]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
[is this what your internal monologue is?]
[[is this you?->17]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
[the candle light [[flickers->18]] once more]
i really dont know what my thought process is at this point everything is jumbled up and i cant seem to think right i really do feel confused will this confusion ever leave me will it ever know what my thought process is at this point right i really [[meow->19]] do feel confused will this confusion everything is jumbled up and i cant seem to thing right i really do feel right i really do feel confused will this confusion confused will this confusion everything is jumbled up
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/meow_1.mp3?audio_id=12" autoplay>
[[...->20]]
[meow]
[[..huh?->21]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/meow_3.mp3?audio_id=10" autoplay>
[meow….]
[[where are you?->22]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/meow_2.mp3?audio_id=11" autoplay>
[meow!]
[[!->23]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/meow_4.mp3?audio_id=9" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/desk.jpg?img_id=23&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[ you open your eyes to find… your desk?]
[ a cat video plays on your nearly shut off laptop ]
[ your half written [[journal->24]] is splayed on the desk illuminated by the dim lamp nearby]
you found your method of grounding yourself. having something that you hold dear to your heart allows you to focus on that sometimes and give you a sense of safety and relief from all the confusion and discomfort of the days. choosing to write on the paper is a reflection of choosing to reach out, choosing to express your emotions, choosing to let yourself flow.
//[[keep going, fall and rise->END3]] //<style> img {
max-width:50%;
max-height:50%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/end4.jpg?img_id=26&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
//‘ your journey ends here, where your cycle starts’//
[ENDING 4/4]
[[CREDITS->CREDITS]]
This game was written, illustrated, and produced by
@taffytams on instagram!
Inspiration credits to my wonderful friend the street cat,
who shows me love and accompanies me on my walks.
Find more about the game and future updates on
// thisisnotthechaostheory.tumblr.com //
[[START OVER?->Welcome]]
<style> img {
max-width:50%;
max-height:50%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/credits.jpg?img_id=29&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/this%20is%20not%20the%20chaos%20theory_creditsong.mp3?audio_id=2" autoplay>
[[i should stay around this area->stay.b]]
[[i should leave and explore->leave.b]]
[ you take a few walks around the winding paths and meet a few gardens and birds, however, you find yourself at the same place. its a circle path.]
[[i should look around again->stay.b1]]
[[i should leave and explore->leave.b]]
[you look down at the floor as you think of some path you may have missed]
[[… was the ground always this color?->8.b]]
[ you take a few walks around the winding paths and meet a few gardens and birds, however, you find yourself at the same place, again. its a circle path with no end.]
[[i should look around again->stay.b2]]
[[i should leave and explore->leave.b]]
[ you are not willing to leave your comfort zone, and that will get you nowhere. replaying things will not help anything, and if you are unwilling to move on with new things, you will reach nowhere.]
[[i should look around again->END1]]
[[i should leave and explore->leave.b]]
[the yellow road leads to a gate blocked by a couple of thick bushes and trees that you haven’t noticed]
[[i wonder what lays behind all this..->9.b]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/faraway.jpg?img_id=21&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[ as you duck and push against the thicket of leaves, you are greeted by an unexpected vast space, surrounded by a dark forest.]
i feel like im being watched.
[[am i?->10.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/leaves.mp3?audio_id=5" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/faraway.jpg?img_id=21&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[ the air around you is thick with tension and darkness seeps between your fingertips. a small light can be seen in the distance]
[[head towards the light?->11.b]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[as your feet step on the muddy earth, and your shoes get soaked up in your surroundings, you see a lit candle that is floating upside down, illuminating a pen and paper that rest on a cut off tree stump]
(text-style: "upside-down")[continue?]
[[...->12.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/grassfeet.mp3?audio_id=14" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[what do you write?]
[[nothing->NOTHING.b]]
[[i write my heart out->WRITE.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/windchimes.mp3?audio_id=7" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[the candle light flickers]
[its almost urging you to write]
[do you really have nothing to say?]
[[i write nothing.->NOTHING1.b]]
[[i write my heart out->WRITE.b]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[ you write it all on the paper ]
[ and the paper writes it back to you. ]
whatever you write, the paper [[repeats->13.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[what about the stars?]
[what about the eyes?]
[what about you?]
[[i write nothing->NOTHING2.b]]
[[i write my heart out->WRITE.b]]
<style> img {
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/closeup.jpg?img_id=22&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
[you can ask for help, you can ask for clarification.]
[you can express yourself and not be criticized for it.]
[you have that right.]
[[i write nothing->END2]]
[[i write my heart out->WRITE.b]]
again, and again, and [[again->14.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
[is this a conversation?]
[[is this you?->15.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
[is this what it’s like to think?]
[[is this you?->16.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
[is this what your internal monologue is?]
[[is this you?->17.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/writing.mp3?audio_id=18" autoplay>
[[……->18.b]]
[ the silence is deafening ]
[[...->19.b]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/crickets.wav?audio_id=15" autoplay>
[nothing happens]
[[...->20.b]]
[you stop staring at the pen and paper and instead choose to look around]
[however the path you took seems to have disappeared and you’re left with the space around the desk.]
[[...->21.b]]
[you notice the eyes flicker around you again]
[you keep walking around but nothing seems to lead to an exit]
[you seem to be [[stuck->22.b]] in an odd puzzle of nowhere]
// [[all you have is the paper that repeats your words->END4]] //
<style> img {
max-width:50%;
max-height:50%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/end3.jpg?img_id=25&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
not taking the time to notice what makes you comfortable, or not posessing one, is damaging in the long way. let the cat across the street bring you joy, let your favorite 2010 music album ground you when you start losing yourself in your head. allow yourself to indulge in joy.
// ‘ your journey ends, stuck as you are.’ //
[ENDING 3/4]
[[CREDITS->CREDITS]] Welcome to
<style> img {
max-width:50%;
max-height:50%;
}
</style>
<img src=https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_images/earphones.jpg?img_id=27&sbid=132007&w=2500>
</div>
This is //Not// the Chaos Theory
[[⇢->Instructions]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/theme.mp3?audio_id=19" autoplay>
[meow!]
[[..huh?->4]]
<audio src="https://sitebuilder132007.dynadot.com/dyna-builder/user_audio/meow_2.mp3?audio_id=11" autoplay>
to play, click on the [[yellow text->Intro]]
i wonder what i should do after this well its not like it would matter would it? this is kinda tiring i feel a bit lost what should i do? what should i do? what should i do? [[what->2]] should i do? i wonder what i should do after this well its not like it would matter would it? this is kinda tiring i feel a bit lost what should i do? what should i do? what should i do?]
