text: [Themes: love & dating, drama]
  
  You find yourself in the foyer of the massive frat party. Tons of people are just standing around, getting drunk, and dancing. You aren't sure where Nick is, so it's time to explore this mansion...
  
  > go to the Backyard
  You push past the crowds and make your way to the backyard.
  
  "Woah..."
  
  The backyard of the frat party mansion is huge.
  
  In front of you is a massive pool. People seem to be swimming, dancing, playing with beach balls, and getting drunk.
  
  Behind the pool, you can see the stage area for the Robotic Otters. The stage area is blocked by a fence, except for one area, which is being guarded by a bouncer. A large sign in front of the entrance says:
  
  "Only People with Drinks are Allowed. Bouncer will Check!"
  
  You look around the backyard for Nick, but don't see any sign of him. Perhaps he made his way inside the concert. Either way, you'll have to go in there. Mind as well figure out a way to go in.
  
  > approach the Bouncer
  You walk on over to the stage area and see a crowded line of people waiting to get inside. Should you make your way in line yet?
  
  Important Choice: Depending on your actions in the frat house, the next events will affect the story. Make sure you are ready before continuing into the concert.
  
  > wait in line
  With nothing but the laptop bag on your shoulder, you get into the line. It moves fast enough that you barely need to check your phone for the time.
  
  "Where's your drink?!" the bouncer asks as he looks down at your empty hands.
  
  "I uh...don't need a drink! I'm pretty tipsy...wooooo!"
  
  The bouncer crosses his arms. "I think we got ourselves a conversion test subject."
  
  "A what?!"
  
  Before you can do anything, the bouncer shoves you into a section of a bar with several others. A bartender comes out and starts pouring shots of vodka. He hands you shot. "Drink this, or leave."
  
  Looks like you have no choice. You take the shot of vodka.
  
  "Round 2!" the bartender shouts.
  
  Several shots later, you find yourself dizzy. VERY dizzy. You can barely make out what's going on.
  
  > find Nick Drunk
  The massive Robotic Otters concert is amazing - or at least, of what you can tell in your drunken state. You see people all over the place dancing, drinking, and jumping to the sound of the beat. You push past the crowds to a higher vantage point, while tripping over constantly.
  
  "Nick! NICK!!!!"
  
  It's no use. You can't find him or see him anywhere. You sit down and put your hands over your dizzy head. You can feel yourself getting very tired.
  
  "Wake up!"
  
  You hear the sound of Nick. He's looming over you. "Nick? Is that you?"
  
  "Who's Nick? You are way too wasted. Get this person out of here."
  
  You feel yourself getting picked up and carried away. Next thing you know it, you find yourself on the grass in the front yard of the mansion frat party. Your head is pounding and killing you. What's worse, Nick is no where to be found.
  
  You put your hand on your shoulder...oh no...
  
  "Oh no!"
  
  Your laptop bag! It's gone!
  
  You try to calm down. "This can't be happening. This is just a drunk dream."
  
  You put your hand on your shoulder again. No strap.
  
  "Shit!"
  
  You look around for your laptop bag. "Shit, shit, SHIT!"
  
  Your laptop is gone. Your paper is gone.
  
  Sitting back down on the grass, you start crying. There's no use anymore. You're not going to get this paper done. Nick is gone. You're drunk. This night is just terrible. Why did you agree on coming here? Why did you have to go into that concert drunk?
  
  Closing your eyes, you pray that a miracle can happen.
  
  > Nick for the Rescue!
  "Hey! Wake up!"
  
  You open your eyes and find yourself in front of the mansion frat party. It's still going as strong as ever. "Who's there?"
  
  "Geez, you're more drunk than me!"
  
  Putting your hands over your eyes, you rub them to get a better view of what's in front of you. It's Nick!
  
  "Nick! I've been looking all over for you!"
  
  "Yeah, I kind of figured. Look what I found!"
  
  Nick pulls out your laptop bag from behind his shoulder.
  
  "Oh my gosh! Thank you Nick! Now I can finish my paper!"
  
  Nick's eyes widen. "Oh yeah! I forgot that you have to finish that paper!"
  
  He hands you the laptop and then pulls out his phone. "So, the campus cafe closes late tonight. Maybe you can get it done there."
  
  You put your hands on your head. "I could get myself some Advil too."
  
  Nick puts his hand around your shoulder and helps you walk back to the campus.
  
  "How...was the concert?" you mutter to Nick.
  
  "It was great! I'm sorry that I ditched you."
  
  "Yeah, you jerk." you try wording out.
  
  Nick laughs and then carries you the rest of the way to the Cafe.
  
  > The Campus Cafe
  You find yourself at the campus cafe. Glancing at your watch, you read the time:
  
  10:00 PM
  
  The cafe itself is pretty empty, save for a few groups of students in booths doing homework. Even the cafe staff are on their phones, waiting for customers.
  
  > take the Advil
  Grabbing an Advil from the packet, you pop it into your mouth and swallow it down with some water.
  
  "That headache should go away in no time!"
  
  Nick comes along to your booth and sits across from you.
  
  "How did you not get as drunk as me?" you ask Nick in disbelief.
  
  Nick winks at you. "Just in case for something like this."
  
  You roll your eyes. This Advil needs to kick in as soon as possible. You feel your head pounding. Your paper isn't done yet.
  
  "Is the paper almost done?" Nick asks as he scrolls through his phone.
  
  "Well...not really."
  
  Nick puts down his phone. "Why don't you try writing a page now? I can take a nap while you do that."
  
  You pull out your laptop and put it in front of you. You try to focus and type the paper, but it's no use.
  
  > ask Nick for Help
  "Nick, I am way too drunk still to type this paper. Can you help me?"
  
  Nick gets up from the booth cushion. "Let me see your laptop."
  
  You push the laptop over to him. He grabs your notes and begins reading through them. "Alright, I can try getting a page done for you."
  
  You lie your head down on the cushion of your side of the booth and fall asleep.
  
  "One page done!"
  
  You open your eyes and look at the completed page.
  
  "Nick! You are a life saver!"
  
  "All in a night's work!" Nick responds tiredly. He yawns and stretches his arms out.
  
  Pages increased by 1!
  
  You look at the page Nick typed. It matches your grammar and syntax perfectly. You rub your eyes. The hangover seems to be going away.
  
  > Cafe Closing Time
  "Hello everyone, we're sorry, but the cafe is closing tonight. You can all come back tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM when it opens! Thanks!"
  
  You get up from your chair. The time is 11 o'clock. How are you going to get the paper done in less than an hour?
  
  Nick gets up and the both of you stumble outside.
  
  "Now what am I going to do?"
  
  Nick looks at you reassuringly. "Well, maybe you should get back to your dorm."
  
  He's right. Peter, the RA, is probably going to be crazy if he finds out that you've been out this late since the power outage.
  
  > say "Do you think I could go back to your place, Nick?"
  Nick's eyes widen. "You'd want to head back to my place? Even after everything that's happened tonight?"
  
  You nod. "I'd love to."
  
  Nick puts his hand around your shoulder. "Well then, your night is just about to begin."
  
  The two of you make it back to Nick's dorm. The room is dark.
  
  "Looks like my roommates are still at the party. Come on, let's cuddle!"
  
  Nick grabs you by the hand and drags you in bed with him. The two of you start kissing, that is, until Nick stops you.
  
  "That was a preview. Now let's finish that paper!"
  
  You sigh and pull out your laptop. Using every last bit of energy you have, you try typing the paper. Nick helps you out this time, and together, you manage to finish another page!
  
  Pages increased by 1!
  
  Completely exhausted from that page, you glance at the time:
  
  11:20 PM
  
  For an extra precaution, you try logging into the student portal.
  
  Loading...No Internet Connection!
  
  You sigh and look at the bed. "Nick, I need to get back to my dorm."
  
  "What's wrong?!"
  
  You look the WiFi signal. "There's no internet here!"
  
  Nick looks at your laptop. "This can't be right." he pulls out his phone and checks it. "Huh, no WiFi on my phone either."
  
  You start packing your things and head out as quick as you can.
  
  "Wait!"
  
  "What's up?"
  
  Nick gets up from the bed and gives you a kiss. "Let's postpone this for tomorrow night."
  
  "It's a date!" you tell him before making your leave.
  
  > Back to Your Dorm
  You make your way to the front of your dorm house. It looks like the power is back on!
  
  Opening the metal door, you step into the hallway.
  
  Peter, the RA, is there.
  
  > say "Peter, I am so sorry for leaving!"
  "Tell it to the Dean! I can't believe you'd do something so irresponsible and immature! I told everyone not to leave the dorms while the power was out, and YOU think that you're special that you don't have to listen to the rules. Well, I'm sorry, but I can't take any exceptions."
  
  Looks like Peter is very angry at you. He might be able to be bribed if you had something, otherwise you're best off taking the write up.
  
  Important Decision: Do you offer Peter the Robotic Otters poster? (That is, if you have it.) OR Do you just take the write up?
  
  > take the Write Up
  You have decided to take the write up.
  
  "I'll just take the violation notice, Peter. I have a paper to finish."
  
  Peter crosses his arms. "Well, that paper is going to have to wait. I need you to fill this form out."
  
  You look at the form Peter hands you. It's 2 pages. "Can't this wait until tomorrow?!"
  
  "No, it can't."
  
  You sigh and start filling out the form. When you are done, you hand the form to Peter.
  
  "Good night." He tells you before leaving.
  
  You go into your dorm and let out a long sigh.
  
  > Continue
  You glance at the time on your watch.
  
  12:01 AM
  
  "Oh no! I'm too late!"
  
  Quickly, you log into the student portal and submit your paper.
  
  > Student Portal
  -Welcome to the Student Portal-
  
  Your document, "Reflection Paper", was submitted. The paper is 5 pages. Thank you for using the student portal.
  
  > close your laptop
  You close your laptop and yawn so loudly, you feel as though the entire dorm could hear it. Time to go to bed.
  
  Sliding out of your clothes and into your pajamas, you get into bed. Exhaustingly, you look out the window of your dorm, and out at the moon. You feel so relieved that your paper is done and over with. Let's just hope the grade is good...
  
  > knock knock!
  You get up and walk over to your dorm's door quietly and look through the peephole. "Nick?!"
  
  You open the door. Nick is in the hallway. He's in his pajamas.
  
  "I couldn't stand the thought of not cuddling with you tonight, especially after what we've been through earlier."
  
  "Me too."
  
  Nick gives you a hug. You close the door and together, the two of you get in bed. "Did you get your paper done?"
  
  "Finished it!"
  
  "Good!"
  
  Nick closes his eyes and wraps his arms around you.
  
  Exhaustingly, you look through the window of your dorm, and out at the moon. You feel so relieved that your paper is done and over with. Let's just hope your grade is good...
  
  > One Week Later
  Since the night of your 10 page paper, things are rather peaceful. The homework in your classes are minimal. Your Composition and Rhetoric professor hasn't said a word about the paper. That is, until you got the Student Portal Notification a week later.
  
  "Hello class! Your papers have been graded! If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me via email."
  
  You hold your breath in and log into the portal.
  
  -Welcome to the Student Portal-
  
  Assignment: "Reflection Paper" has been graded. Click below to see grades.
  
  > see Grade (5 pages or below)
  Your grade is a D!
  
  Your professor was being generous too. As it turns out, he curved the grade for such low paper scores.
  
  > Continue
  Since your paper score was very low, it messed up your average for your class. You ended up having to withdraw from the class for fear of it ruining your GPA. What's worse, the class is only offered during the Fall semester, so you'll have to wait until next semester to retake it.
  
  Your parents are not happy with the news of almost failing your class and spend hours reprimanding you about how important school is and how you need to do well in order to get a job and make money.
  
  Occasionally, you think back to that night; how you wish you could've done things a little differently. Nick completely agrees and is very angry at you for withdrawing. You had no other choice though, right?
  
  Either way, it is what it is. And those were your choices. You'll have to learn your lesson.
  
  The End.
  
  > Choices
  Welcome to the Choices Screen!
  
  This is an overview of the choices you made while playing "Before Midnight". Feel free to copy your choices and post about it in the Parlor Room posting on the CYS website! Do NOT post your choices in the comments. Thank you!
  
  0 = Did not choose that choice
  
  1 = Completed that choice
  
  Night Vision
  
  You stayed in the dorm when the power went out. 0 of 1.
  
  Honesty is the Best Policy
  
  You told Nick the truth about not finishing your paper. 1 of 1.
  
  The "DD" (Designated Driver)
  
  You did not get drunk at the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity party. 0 of 1.
  
  RA's Pet
  
  You didn't get in trouble with Peter when coming back to your dorm. 0 of 1.
  
  Robot Otters Fan
  
  Nick got to keep his Robotic Otters Poster in the end. 0 of 1.
  
  Early Bird
  
  You submitted your paper in on time! 0 of 1.