text: [Themes: edutainment]
  
  Choose the protagonist whom you would like to guide.
  
  > Nora
  Feeling desperate, Torvald asks "Nora—can I never be more than a stranger to you?"
  
  Nora picks up her overnight bag. "Ah, Torvald—it would take the greatest miracle of all—"
  
  "Tell me the greatest miracle!"
  
  "You and I both would have to transform ourselves to the point that—oh, Torvald, I've stopped believing in miracles."
  
  "But I'll believe. Tell me! Transform ourselves to the point that--?"
  
  "That our living together could be a true marriage."
  
  Nora goes out down the hall. Torvald calls after her, but it is too late. Nora slams the door after leaving that doll house for the last time.
  
  Nora rounds the corner and is approached by a figure cloaked in shadows. They extend their hand, offering a strange tin.
  
  > Nora refuses the gift.
  Nora brushes past the stranger and continues to wander about the town. She slowly establishes a new life for herself. , and Nora finally dies of old age after living a meaningless life.
  
  > Nora accepts the gift.
  Nora is excited to receive the tin, and quickly opens it. To her delight, it contains macaroons, her favorite snack. The dark figure explains to her that these are magical macaroons that will transport her to anyplace in the world, but she is not able to choose the destination and consuming another macaroon for at least 24 hours will be ineffective. She immediately pops one into her mouth. Her vision blurs, obscuring the world around her.
  
  > Nora appears in Austria
  Nora's vision clears and she sees that she is in a town that appears to be eastern European. She recalls the 24 hour rule as the sun begins to set in the distance. A kind-looking woman passes by with a young boy at her side. Nora stops her and asks where she might be able to find lodging for the night.
  
  The woman pauses to think. Her son reaches up and tugs on her arm, saying, "What about the neighbors, Mommy?"
  
  "Oh yes, that's right!" the woman quickly responded. "Our neighbors, the Samsas, are renting out a room to make some extra money. You could surely stay with them. Here, I'll give you their address."
  
  The woman scribbles a barely legible address on a slip of paper and hands it to Nora.
  
  After about an hour, Nora had found the correct house.
  
  Nora knocked on the door. A tired man looked through the window and slowly opened the door, suspicion apparent on his face. Nora quickly explained her intentions. The man's demeanor changed and he readily let her inside.
  
  Upon entering, Nora saw a woman and a young girl in the living room. The man took her coat and put it in a closet.
  
  The man came back and introduced himself as Mr. Samsa. "...And this my lovely wife, and my beautiful daughter Greta. We have a son as well, but unfortunately, poor Gregor hasn't felt well enough to leave his room."
  
  Nora thanks them and quickly retired for the night. As she made her way to the specified spare bedroom, she couldn't help of thinking of her own family that she had left behind.
  
  Nora awoke early the next morning. She hastily worked to ready herself for the day, not wanting to intrude upon the quaint family for much longer.
  
  She made her way down the hallway, looking for the closet so that she can retrieve her coat.
  
  > Nora chooses the door on the left
  Nora found the family's collection of coats hanging in the closet. She searched through them until she came across her own. Nora slips her coat on and makes her way to the Samsas as they ate their breakfast. They ask her to join them, but Nora responds that she must be on her way and thanks them for their hospitality.
  
  At that moment, Nora sees something strange move out of the corner of eye.
  
  > Nora takes a closer look
  Nora turns and sees that it is a dark, disturbing insect. Nora and Greta both scream.
  
  The Samsas are horrified and rush Nora toward the door. In the chaos, Nora catches only fragments of what Mr. and Mrs. Samsa are shouting. She thinks that she hears mention of Gregor.
  
  > Nora pays the family and leaves
  Nora spends the few hours she has remianing enjoying the sights of the Austrian town. As she watches the people bustle by, her mind wanders to the simpler that she left behind. Nora beings to wonder if she made the right choice.
  
  > Nora tries another macaroon
  Nora's surroundings warp into those of a dense, dark jungle. She notices to her dismay that her tin of macaroons is no longer in her possession. Nora begins to feel hungry, but sees no signs of civilization. She begins to walk when she hears strange contorted whispers. She is not able to make out what the voices are saying, but their malicious tone instantly strikes her with fear. Nora starts to run, tormented by the voices and her hunger.
  
  > Nora wanders east
  Nora tried to fall asleep numerous times, but the whispers forced her to remain awake. By this point, she is weak with hunger and fatigue, not to mention the growing chaos in her head from the relentless voices. She stumbles through the darkness for a few hours until she finally collapses.
  
  A woman finds her and carries her on her back to a cave. Once inside, Nora returns to her senses after hearing the woman chant and breathing a strange-smelling smoke. The woman notices that she is awake and introduces herself as Chielo.
  
  "You are not from here."
  
  Nora is still too tired to make sense of the situation and respond.
  
  "You have lost something important to you," Chielo continued
  
  Nora nods and mumbles something at macaroons. Chielo does not understand the foreign word, but accepts the statement as affirmation.
  
  Chielo agrees to help Nora find her lost tin of macaroons in order to please her god, Agbala.
  
  > Nora follows Chielo
  Nora is led to a village, where she sees the first sign of any type of civilization since she arrived in that forest, except it is not the kind of civilization she is accustomed to. She looks around as she follows Chielo and sees a lot of huts but no actual houses. Everything is different to her, even the language they speak. Every person she sees is of a darker skin color, giving her the idea that she is in some part of Africa.
  
  As Nora is led into the village, there seemed to be a commotion. She sees many people following a young girl; someone Chielo knew, Nora assumed by the look on her face. Her guide abruptly changes direction in order to join the crowd and Nora followes. The group is speaking in that unknown language so Nora just treks along in silence. The whispers from the forrest continue to nag at her mind.
  
  They finally reach what seems to be a stopping point, only to have the girl turn around and go back the way they came. There is a terse conversation held in which Nora could tell that someone was being yelled at and reprimanded. The girl leading the group stops at a hut which Nora notices is larger than most. The young girl points to what looks like an orange tree. After a few more terse words, she points to a spot on the ground, indicating where they should begin digging.
  
  Two men take turns chipping away at the earth. After what seems like hours, one of them throws something wrapped in a dirty rag out of the pit and onto the ground. Everyone immediately backs away, except for Nora. She is very curious as to what could cause these people to scurry away in fright. As the man unwraps the rag, something shiny is revealed.
  
  "My macaroons!" Nora yells. Heads swivel in her direction and all of the faces look confused. No one understands what she said. Nora rushes forwards to grab her tin. Wary looks are exchanged and everyone backs up further. Nora opens her tin, finding only two macaroons remaining.
  
  > Nora eats one of the macaroons
  Nora's headache worsens as her surroundings reform around her. She immediately notes that she is in a jungle, but it has a very different feel from the forest in Africa. This one seems more tropical and less menacing.
  
  Nora jumps as she suddenly hears rustling through the bushes a few meters off. She catches glimpses of what seem to be spears.
  
  > Nora approaches them
  Nora slowly walks towards what she believes to be a group of people. Upon closer inspection, she realizes that it's a group of boys, maybe 10-14 years old. As she approaches them, she clearly sees that a hierarchy is already in place. One of the older boys seems to have taken over the leadership role.
  
  That boy steps forwards and asks "We haven't seen you before. Were you on the plane, too? Or do you live on this island?"
  
  Nora quickly replies "Yes, I was on the plane. I seem to have gotten lost and turned around so many times in this forest that I swear I've been walking in circles." She knows that if she had said that she lived here, unnecessary questions would have come up.
  
  She learns that the leader's name is Jack and he invites her to join in on a pig hunt that he and his boys were participating in.
  
  > Nora accepts
  Nora decides to join in on the hunt, finally having fun for the first time in what feels like ages. The boys announce that are hunting so that they can have a feast later and Nora grows excited at the prospect of meat. Her stomach growls in agreement.
  
  Nora's headache continues to bother her, but she ignores it in favor of the growing excitement she feels. She is given a spare spear and the boys begin to chant. Nora's headache seems to worsen as the chanting grows louder. She joins in on the chant to drown out the tormenting whispers.
  
  Jack picks up on a pig's trail and the group sneaks up on it. They surround the pig and Nora, on a rush of adrenaline, spears it. After feeling only a moment of horror, Nora feels proud for accomplishing something for the entire group. The boys cheer around her as they make their way toward their camp but she notices the anger on Jack's face.
  
  They return to what looks like a camp and she sees Jack run up to a larger boy on the beach and snatches his glasses away. Nora watches the exchange with interest as Jack runs back into the woods with the fat boy following him.
  
  > Nora goes to the feast
  When Nora catches up with Jack, she sees that he is using the glasses to light a fire for the pig. The boys of Jack's group put the pig on the fire and soon, it is ready to eat. Nora is given a piece of meat and she chows down on it. Her headache returns and she sits down and clutches at her head. Two other boys arrive. Jack sits on a throne like a king, looking thoroughly proud of himself.
  
  She begins to hear the boys chanting and she lifts her head to see them surrounding the fire and dancing. It is an amusing sight but there is something about their flailing and chanting that seems to be contagious. She sees other boys, the younger ones, join in until almost everyone is dancing.
  
  > Nora joins the dance
  The night thrums with energy, drawing Nora in. Without any conscious thought, Nora is dancing around the fire amongst the boys, chanting along with them. As she twirls around, she sees Ralph and Piggy dancing too. Rain begins to fall.
  
  Nora hears a thrashing through the trees but continues dancing. A thin, frail man who must have been nearly 40 years of age stumbles into the circle. For a brief moment, the group pauses and blindly stares in silence.
  
  "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!" the group chants as they dance wildly around the man.
  
  "Do him in!"
  
  The man tries to get away. As he inches down the beach, all while attempting to say something. The chanting drowns his voice out. He trips over rocks.
  
  Nora and the boys descend on the man, tearing with tooth and nail.
  
  Winston Smith's corpse washes away.
  
  > Nora runs away along the beach
  Nora sprints as far as she can, feeling like her mind is on fire. Rain continues to pour down.
  
  MurdererMurdererMurdererMurdererMurdererMurdererMurderer!
  
  The accusatory whispers torment Nora.
  
  Ralph finally catches up to her. Piggy joins them moments later. Lightning flashes in the distance.
  
  "Nora, are you alright?"
  
  "What just happened?"
  
  MurdererMurdererMurdererMurdererMurdererMurdererMurderer!
  
  Nora clutches her head in agony. Lightning strikes at the top of a hill in the near distance.
  
  Ralph has a melancholy answer to her question, but Nora does not hear it.
  
  A rock is loosened from the strike and begins to tumble down toward them.
  
  Nora starts to look crazed. The rock quickly approaches.
  
  The entire episode only takes a few seconds, but to Nora, it feels much longer.
  
  With the rolling rock dangerously close, Nora shoves Piggy into its path and jumps out of the way.
  
  Ralph weeps for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy.
  
  > Nora runs into the water
  With a burst of maddening explosions in her mind, Nora runs as far as she can into the saltwater. She begins to swim as it deepens. She pushes herself forward with all of her strength until everything becomes black.
  
  > say "Nora"
  A voice calls out to Nora. She opens her eyes. A large gorilla is before her.
  
  "You're captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels you to go on destroying the world in order to live... I think there are many among you who would be glad to release the world from captivity... This is what prevents them: They're unable to find the bars of the cage."
  
  Nora is surprised and frightened. She looks around but only finds the gorilla. "I'm sorry. What?"
  
  "My name is Ishmael and I am not truly here. I am in your mind. I am here to help you find peace as your time ends."
  
  Nora becomes even more scared as she processes what the gorilla has said.
  
  "I'm going to die?" she asks.
  
  Nora begins to hyperventilate and panic. She tries to keep pushing herself forward, but she doesn't make any progress. The last voice Nora ever hears is Ishmael's: "The journey itself is going to change you, so you don't have to worry about memorizing the route we took to accomplish that change."