text: [Themes: modern, serious]
  
  You enter the garage. Inside, only one lamp dimly illuminates the scene. Three tough-looking men are standing around a chair. Tied to the chair is a pretty young lady, covered in blood. Obviously these three men have been hitting her.
  
  You decide to intervene. "That's enough."
  
  "Who's this clown! Who's he to tell us what to do? Get him!" yells one of the men. They all advance on her.
  
  If you have the right weapon, you may be able to handle these men easily. Otherwise, you have to fight them hand-to-hand. Luckily, you know judo. The first man attacks. Should you use an uppercut or a left cross?
  
  > Left cross
  You deal the poor guy a left cross, and he staggers backwards, blood streaming from his face. Now the other two guys advance. Do you want to lift the first guy up and throw him into them, or knock their heads together like coconuts?
  
  > Knocking heads
  You grab their heads and slam them together. They are both so dazed that you can now throw the other guy at them. All three are out cold! Yeah!
  
  > free the girl
  Quickly, you untie the girl from the chair. "Thank you!" she cries, sobbing happily. "I thought they'd kill me."
  
  Later, while the two of you walk down the road, she tells her story: "My father is a doctor who accidentally diagnosed someone recently with schizophrenia. He later realized the patient was not actually crazy, but that someone was trying to make it look like he was. Then he went to Arizona. I don't know why, he just did. Those goons kidnapped me yesterday and tried to make me tell them where he was, but I knew they would kill him, so I said nothing."
  
  As you listen, you realize she must be talking about you. Should you tell her you were the patient her father diagnosed, or not?
  
  > Yes
  You say, "Hey! I WAS that patient!"
  
  The girl looks at you, open-mouthed. "Oh, my God! We've got to get you to Arizona!" She grabs your hand and pulls you to the highway. "My name's Melissa, by the way!"
  
  After several minutes, you are able to get a ride in a car. Several cars and one truck later, you are now both in Arizona.
  
  > Continue...
  I would just like to say now that the first part of the game is over. From this point on, the game gets REALLY serious. From this point on, new rules apply:
  
  1. Get as many weapons as you can. Every weapon makes an easy task out of something that would otherwise be hard or perplexing.
  
  2. Keep trying to use items. There are many opportunities to use items, some less obvious than others. Keep that in mind.
  
  Now, back to the game...
  
  > Back to game...
  You and Melissa stand in a street in Phoenix, Arizona. This was where your class was goign, and this is where Melissa says her father went. You're both sure that the answer to your troubles are here. Unfortunately, neither of you has any idea where to start.
  
  The two of you have been sitting in a park for several hours. Finally, Melissa says, "Let's split up, and find out anything we can. If we find nothing, at least we'll get a good feel for the city. We'll meet at that diner later." Here she points to a restaurant named Nordy's Food. Then she leaves.
  
  There are now several places you could go: a church, an insurance company building, the library or the park. You could also meet Melissa at the diner, but first you should DEFINITELY check out the other places. Where do you go first?
  
  > enter church
  The church is kind of empty. Actually, it's very empty. Other than you, the only person in the church is the priest. He has his back to you now, praying. You could go over and talk to him, or you could check the aisles for cool stuff (you used to do that when you were little in your school auditorium!).
  
  > talk to priest
  You slowly approach the priest. He turns around, and smiles in a friendly way when he sees you. "Ah! Can I do anything for you, child?" You describe your friends and ask him if he's seen them. He thinks to himself and says:
  
  "Well, I have not seen anybody like that. I am truly sorry I could not be of help. That seems to be happening a lot lately. The other day a man came in here begging me to protect him. These strange men were trying to drag him into a car with the logo of the 'Orlcomp Insurance Company'. I did my best to stop them, but to no avail. They grabbed him and threw him in the car."
  
  You thank the priest and walk way.
  
  > Leave
  Where do you go?
  
  > Diner
  By now, it's getting pretty dark. You enter the diner, and see Melissa already sitting at a table. You join her. "Well", she says, "I couldn't find anything. I did realize this will take a while, though, so I got us a room at a hotel."
  
  After eating, the two of you enter the hotel room. It's pretty classy: a TV, two king-size beds and one of those little refrigerators with candy and stuff. You begin to wonder, should you stay here, or should you leave and walk around some more, trying to find more clues?
  
  > Leave
  The full moon hovers above as you walk across the street. You pause. Not much seems to be happening. You wonder if you should turn back...
  
  Suddenly, you hear the screech of motorcycles. It's those two thugs who attacked the bus! Frozen with shock, you watch as they dismount their motorcycles and enter the Orlcomp Insurace building! "Quickly!" one says, "We've got to get that guy up on the top floor!" As they enter, they don't notice you standing there. Well, they'll notice you soon enough. Time for a little payback!
  
  First, however, you've got to get up to the top floor. Unless you have some sort of apparatus to help you scale tall buildings, I suggest you run like hell after them!
  
  > Well?? RUN!!
  Quickly, you sprint after them, but they are already halfway up the stairs. As you run up after them, you hear from the top of the stairs, "Hey, Tony, we're being followed!" They're on to you!
  
  Then you hear, "Whoever he is, I'll fix him!" You look up to see a hand grenade falling down towards you!
  
  > swat it away
  Quickly, you swat the grenade away. It blows up, destroying the staircase. You are buried beneath a ton of rubble. You dead.