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<<display "tryAgain">><<cacheaudio "drone" "sound/drone.mp3">><<cacheaudio "static" "sound/static.mp3">><<cacheaudio "end" "sound/end.mp3">><<cacheaudio "middle" "sound/middle.mp3">><<audio "drone" volume 0.5 loop play>>[[Attention|people of the universe]]: people of the universe
Attention: people of the universe
If you're <span class="test">([[afraid]] / [[feeling]])</span>Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid ([[of the dark]] / [[of missing out on opportunities]] / [[of the state of the world]])Attention: people of the universe
If you're feeling ([[brave]] / [[alone]] / [[hungry]])Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid of the dark, <span class="notalone">[[you're not alone]].</span>Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid of missing out on opportunities, <span class="notalone">[[you're not alone|you're not alone2]].</span>Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid of the state of the world, <span class="notalone">[[you're not alone.|you're not alone3]]</span>Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid of the dark, you're not alone.
I am too -
and I treasure our presence in our vulnerability.
[[(...)|Don't let the snickers]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid of missing out on opportunities, <span class="notalone">you're not alone.</span>
I feel the same urgency in my bones and I love you with [[all of my heart.]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid of missing out on opportunities, you're not alone.
I feel the same urgency in my bones and I love you with all of my heart (and bones).
[[(...)|Don't let the snickers]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid of the state of the world, <span class="notalone">you're not alone.</span>
You're also a (saint / sweetheart) for having that fear - [[and|I love you2]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're afraid of the state of the world, you're not alone.
You're also a (saint / sweetheart) for having that fear - and I love you for it.
[[(...)|Don't let the snickers]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're feeling brave, [[congratulations!|congradulations!]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're feeling alone, [[you're not alone in this feeling.]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're feeling hungry, that's an okay place to be in.
[[We've all been there -]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're feeling brave, congratulations!
Yolo the shit out of your life. Do it while you still have this superpower!
[[(...)|don't let the snickers sans love]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're feeling alone, you're not alone in this feeling.
I'm here with you and I hope that you can feel my [[signals of love floating your way -]]
Attention: people of the universe
If you're feeling alone, you're not alone in this feeling.
I'm here with you and I hope that you can feel my signals of love floating your way -
I love you.
[[(...)|Don't let the snickers]]Attention: people of the universe
If you're feeling hungry, that's an okay place to be in.
We've all been there - you're not alone.
[[(...)|don't let the snickers sans love]]<<audio "middle" volume 0.5 loop play>>- and don't deny my love because it's too cliche to say.
Don't let the snickers around you cloud your spirit because indifference is the hip way to be.
We are the primordial soup that got its thumbs slightly faster than the others.
Now is the time to care about the world.
[[(...)|now]]Now is the time to connect.
[[(...)|primordial]]([[In the desert]] / [[by the beach]])In the desert, there is a pronounced yet active silence.
It is like a woven quilt of time and space - heavy but light and all at once refreshing.
([[The nearby]] / [[In the distance]]) -By the beach, life and momentum gather to play.
When ([[he]] / [[the]]) -<iframe id="desert" class="desert" src="desert/index.html"></iframe>
The nearby dunes turn and tumble like water and you think -
<em>"sand, water - everything isn't so different from each other, huh?"</em>
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In the distance, behind the dry bushes, the striations of time are embedded into the mountain side.
Grains. Boulders.
They were tumbled around by liquid rock - magma -
It used to pulse, gurgle, flow - but like many things, it didn't take long for it to become hard.
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When the weather is good in Hawaii, people gather by the beach - and the weather is mostly good so you can imagine the type of community that builds -
- too crowded brah? Go to the water. Float away and listen to the drone of the waves and air.
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When he left me, I watched waves tumble against dark rocks for hours. It was a picturesque way to experience heartache. In the back of my mind, I knew that I was lucky to be on the warm beachside instead of my cold Brooklyn apartment bedroom binge eating and watching junk - but the pain managed to break through the postcard worthy scenary.
[[(...)|static]]The beach can sound like static to our electric ears.
[[(...)|statichold_01]]<<audio "middle" volume 0.5 loop play>>Don't let the snickers around you cloud your spirit because indifference is the hip way to be.
We are the primordial soup that got its thumbs slightly faster than the others.
Now is the time to experience the world.
<<if visited("brave")>>Stay brave.<<endif>><<if visited("hungry")>>Stay hungry.<<endif>>
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[[(...)|Attention]]<<audio "static" pause>><span class="meme">What the fuck is the deal with all of this sand?</span>
[[(...)|sandrant]]<span class="meme">Whos bright idea was it to put all of this sand here?
Someone needs to take responsibility for this.
Jesús! Was this your idea?</span>
[[(...)|sandrant2]]<span class="meme">These rogue stowaways keep showing up when and where I least expect them -
in my garage, behind the shed, in the classroom, in my pants!
and I'm like - no. NO. Really sand? You're makin' me 'tight!
I don't care where you're coming from.
You're not welcome here.
Nobody invited you sand!
Go home sand!
Get out of here!
GET.
OUT.</span>
[[(...)|primordial2]]Denying people empathy because of lifestyle choices is destroying the web that had once connected us all.
Now is the time to re-connect.
(...)<<audio "middle" volume 0.5 loop play>><em>Close your eyes</em>
Remember the times when things were new around every corner
and discovering life wasn't reserved for scientists behind chalkboards and dust.
[[(...)|remember2]]
Remember your first time being alone in public at ([[school]] / [[the grocery store]]) Remember your first time away at school.
You ([[didn't want to]] / [[couldn't wait to]]) leave your house.Remember your first time alone at the grocery store.
Palms sweaty. Mouth dry.
They were going to see you out. Tell you that you dont belong in this haven for soccor Moms and towers of canned beans.
They were going to judge you for buying ([[kool-aid]] / [[vienna sausages]] / [[apples]]) -<<loadJS "howler.min.js">>
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<<timedgoto "sand rant" 2s >><<audio "static" loop play>><<audio "middle" pause>><em>Close your eyes</em>
Remember the times when things were new around every corner
and discovering life wasn't reserved for scientists behind ==chalkboards and dust== screens and neon algorithms.
Hold onto the wonder that comes with clean innocence.
[[(...)|remember first]]Remember that ==you== we are still small in the universe but still have great power to shape someone's day -
and
Remember that we are all from the same
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[[(...)|remember1]]<<timedgoto "primordial3" 2s >><<audio "static" play>>[img[assets/static.gif][sandrant]]Remember your first time alone at the grocery store.
Palms sweaty. Mouth dry.
They were going to see you out. Tell you that you dont belong in this haven for soccor Moms and towers of canned beans.
They were going to judge you for buying kool-aid with quarters. But your Mom was out of town and only left enough money for the weekend - and your little sister insisted on something sweet to drink.
You get to the register and are intimidated by the moving rubber belt and eyes towering above your head.
You ([[decide to leave]] / [[pull quarters out of your pocket]]) -Remember your first time alone at the grocery store.
Palms sweaty. Mouth dry.
They were going to see you out. Tell you that you dont belong in this haven for soccor Moms and towers of canned beans.
They were going to judge you for buying vienna sausages with quarters. But your Mom was out of town and only left enough money for the weekend - and you both were looking for something easy to eat. What could be more comforting than vienna sausages fresh from the microwave?
You get to the register and are intimidated by the moving rubber belt and eyes towering above your head.
You ([[decide to leave]] / [[pull quarters out of your pocket]]) -Remember your first time alone at the grocery store.
Palms sweaty. Mouth dry.
They were going to see you out. Tell you that you dont belong in this haven for soccor Moms and towers of canned beans.
They were going to judge you for buying apples with quarters. But your Mom was out of town and only left enough money for the weekend - and your little sister was hungry. Apples - the perfect vessel for cheese, peanut butter - many things.
You get to the register and are intimidated by the moving rubber belt and eyes towering above your head.
You ([[decide to leave]] / [[pull quarters out of your pocket]]) -You decide to leave but your sister grabs your hand pulls you back.
The cashier grins at you and her eyes crinkle like the side of an accordion.
"What are going to do with <<if visited("kool-aid")>>that kool-aid<<endif>><<if visited("vienna sausages")>>those vienna sausages<<endif>><<if visited("apples")>>those apples<<endif>>?"
[[(...)|Fin1]]You pull quarters out of your pocket and slap them on the belt - but you forgot that the conveyor belt was still moving. The machine was too fast and you are too small to stop the madness.
You watch the belt eat your change at the end of the line in horror. The cashier laughs - partly with you and partly at you -
"It's okay," she says as she lifts a latch to the secret compartment where crumbs and coins gather. There are your quarters.
"What are going to do with <<if visited("kool-aid")>>that kool-aid<<endif>><<if visited("vienna sausages")>>those vienna sausages<<endif>><<if visited("apples")>>those apples<<endif>>?"
[[(...)|Fin1]]Remember your first time away at school.
You didn't want to leave your house but you didn't have any choice. You were confused in homeroom because it turns out that someone else had your name and you didn't realize that that could happen in the world -
confusion set in and your chest became tight -
You hear from your right "[[Hi]]" -Remember your first time away at school.
You couldn't wait to leave your home. You practically jumped out of the bus. You remember the colors - block of pastels, primary colors, and neon - all in squares - checkering the walls.
You hear from your right "[[Hi]]" -You hear from your right "Hi" -
"What's your name?"
[[(...)|Fin1]]<<audio "end" volume 0.25 fadeto 0.5 play>>There is wonder in this world within and without us.
[[(...)|Fin2]]
<<if visited("brave")>>Stay brave and remember that now is the time to connect.<<endif>><<if visited("alone")>>I love you - now is the time to connect.<<endif>><<if visited("hungry")>>Stay hungry.<<endif>><<if visited("of missing out on opportunities")>>Grab all of the opportunities that you can but remember that more will come. Don't isolate yourself in qualms of the future - now is the time to connect.<<endif>><<if visited("of the dark")>>The unknown can be scary but it is more terrifying to stay the same. Now is the time to connect.<<endif>><<if visited("of the state of the world")>>The state of the world might be frightening but we're in this together. Now is the time to connect.<<endif>>
Remember that you are not alone.
[[(...)|credit]]Attention : people of the universe
by Melody Loveless
This game uses twine and p5 js.