Your browser lacks required capabilities. Please upgrade it or switch to another to continue.
Loading…
[Insert Game Logo]
<<nobr>>
<<cacheaudio "text" "http://troyerja.com/iphone_note_sms.mp3">>
<<cacheaudio "send" "http://troyerja.com/imessage_send.mp3">>
<<cacheaudio "siren" "http://troyerja.com/siren.mp3">>
<</nobr>>
<<linkreplace "Start" t8n>>
You’re an undergraduate student at the University of Georgia. They say that Athens, Georgia is the greatest college town in the entire world, but even in the Classic City—you’ve still got to pay the bills. See if you can survive rent week and make it to Friday with your health, wealth, and happiness still intact. You do you, but remember: every choice has a consequence.
[[Pick your player|Player List]]
<</linkreplace>>
We—We should <<linkappend "take">> away their METAL BAWKSES<</linkappend>>!
I spy with my little <<linkappend "eye" t8n>>, a crab rangoon<</linkappend>>.
He yelled😂, <<linkreplace "You'll //never// take me alive!" t8n>>On second thought, don't hurt me.<</linkreplace>>
<p>😂</p>
😕<div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title">Player List</p>
<div class="fBody"><p style="text-align:center">Alex, Taylor, and Jordan are undergraduate students at the University of Georgia. Read each player profile and pick your player.</p></div>
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[ Alex |Alex]]</div><div class="btn">[[Taylor|Taylor]]</div><div class="btn">[[Jordan|Jordan]]</div></p></div><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title" style="color:#c6e2ac;">Alex</p><ul style="list-style-type:none;"><li>Rent: ''$''800</li><li>Bank: ''$''1100</li><li>Happiness: 7/10</li><li>Health: 10/10</li></ul>You’re a third-year English major living in a two-bedroom apartment at the Uncommon. This semester, you’re interning with the UGA Press in their editorial department—the internship is 15 hours a week and unpaid, but the experience is supposedly worth it. Your parents want you to focus on school (and then eventually law school) so they help out with your tuition, rent, and monthly expenses in exchange for straight A’s.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[Back to Player List|Player List]]</div><div class="btn">[[Play as Alex|Chapter Monday][$name to "Alex"]]</div></p></div><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title" style="color:#bcace2;">Taylor</p><ul style="list-style-type:none;"><li>Rent: ''$''550</li><li>Bank: ''$''740</li><li>Happiness: 9/10</li><li>Health: 10/10</li></ul>You’re a third year Social Work major living in a four-bedroom apartment at Whistlebury Walk. You’re on the Executive Board for Camp Kesem and you spend one afternoon each week volunteering with the Thomas Lay After School Program. You also work the front desk at Brumby—it’s not the most glamorous gig, but you’ve got some good stories out of it. Your parents pay for tuition each semester and give you a monthly allowance. They say it will teach you “fiscal responsibility.”
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[Back to Player List|Player List]]</div><div class="btn">[[Play as Taylor|Chapter Monday][$name to "Taylor"]]</div></p></div><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title" style="color:#acd6e2;">Jordan</p><ul style="list-style-type:none;"><li>Rent: ''$''350</li><li>Bank: ''$''475</li><li>Happiness: 8/10</li><li>Health: 10/10</li></ul>You’re a third year Accounting major living in a four-bedroom apartment at Steeplechase. Your mom is really proud of you for getting into UGA, but with two younger siblings still at home—she can’t really afford to help you out financially. You had to take out some student loans to cover fees and you work two jobs to cover your monthly expenses. During the week, you drive the Orbit route for campus transit and on the weekend you tend bar at Buddha.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[Back to Player List|Player List]]</div><div class="btn">[[Play as Jordan|Chapter Monday][$name to "Jordan"]]</div></p></div><<nobr>>
<<if $name is "Alex">><<set $money to 1100>><<set $rent to 800>><<set $health to 10>><<set $happy to 7>><</if>>
<<if $name is "Taylor">><<set $money to 750>><<set $rent to 550>><<set $health to 10>><<set $happy to 9>><</if>>
<<if $name is "Jordan">><<set $money to 500>><<set $rent to 350>><<set $health to 10>><<set $happy to 8>><</if>>
<</nobr>>It’s 8:30 AM on Monday morning. You wake up, somehow already feeling tired. You’re kind of worried that this might be the beginnings of a nasty cold...or something even <<linkappend "worse.">>
Didn’t Katie have the flu last week? Didn’t you take a sip of her drink on Saturday?
<<linkappend "Hmm...">>
Your roomate just <<linkappend "texted you.">>
<div class="from-them">Dude. Don’t forget rent’s due on Friday.</div><<nobr>><<audio "text" play>><</nobr>>
<<timed 2s>>Your currently have """$"""$money in your bank account. Your rent is """$"""$rent.<</timed>>
<<timed 4s>>Look's like this week is already off to a great start... What's your move?
<ul>
<li>[[Stay in bed and sleep it off. Better safe than sorry, right?|M1]]</li>
<li>[[Get up and go. It’s just a cold and you’ve got things to do today.|M2]]</li>
<li>[[Make an appointment for UHS, pronto. No need to mess around if it’s the flu.|M3]]</li></ul><</timed>>
<</linkappend>>
<</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<<nobr>><<set $health -=3>><</nobr>><<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $happy -=1>>You send an apologetic text to your supervisor at the <<linkappend "UGA Press.">>
<div class="from-me">Not feeling well this morning—sorry, but I’m not going to make it into the office today. <span class="emoji">😕</span></div><<audio "send" play>><div style="clear: both;"></div>
<<timed 4s>>She’s kind of a bitch and will probably send back something really passive aggressive. You don’t plan to be awake to read it. And you probably have enough absences left to skip your 10:10 and your 11:15, so you roll over and go back to sleep.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p><</timed>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<if $name is "Taylor">> <<set $happy -=1>>You send a desperate text to <<linkappend "one of your coworkers.">>
<<audio "send" play>><div class="from-me">Hey, I woke up feeling like shit… can you please cover my desk shift today??<span class="emoji">😬</span></div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
<<timed 4s>>It sucks that you’re going to miss a shift because you could really use the cash this week, but those dorms are already a hotbed for disease. You can’t risk bringing anything else in.
And you probably have enough absences left to skip your 10:10 and your 11:15, so you roll over and go back to sleep.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p><</timed>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $money +=25>> <<set $happy -=2>>You send a desperate text to <<linkappend "one of your coworkers.">>
<div class="from-me">Hey, I woke up feeling like shit… can you please cover my route today??<span class="emoji">😬</span></div><<audio "send" play>><div style="clear: both;"></div>
<<timed 3s>>It sucks that you’re going to miss a shift because you could really use the cash this week, but driving the bus on cold meds was probably not your best idea...
You have enough absences left to skip both your 10:10 and your 11:15, so you roll over and go back to <<linkappend "sleep.">>
A few hours later, you wake up to a text from Dakota, <<linkappend "another bartender at Buddha.">>
<div class="from-them">Hey I need to bail on the bar tonight. Want to switch shifts this week?<span class="emoji">🙏</span></div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 3s>>You’re still feeling pretty exhausted, but you almost never pick up extra shifts at Buddha. The money’s worth it. You text back and brace yourself for a late night.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p>
<</timed>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</timed>><</linkappend>><</if>><<nobr>><<set $health -=4>><</nobr>>
<<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $happy -=2>>You’ve already run out of absences in your 10:10 and 11:15 classes so it looks like your only choice is to <<linkappend "drag yourself out of bed.">>
After class, you make your way to the UGA Press offices. You really don’t feel like going in today, but your supervisor’s kind of a bitch and she would probably chew you out for skipping.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Taylor">> <<set $money +=30>><<set $happy -=2>>You’ve already run out of absences in your 10:10 and 11:15 classes so it looks like your only choice is to <<linkappend "drag yourself out of bed.">>
After class, you make your way up the hill to Brumby. You try to spend the afternoon laying low, but somehow 12 freshman have lost their keys in a single day.
At least you’re not the only who’s having a rough Monday.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $money +=65>><<set $happy -=3>>You’ve already run out of absences in your 10:10 and 11:15 classes so it looks like you don’t really have a choice. After class, you hop on Orbit and finish out your afternoon shift. Driving the bus on cold meds in probably <<linkappend "not your best idea...">>
After your shift, you get a text from Dakota, one of the <<linkappend "other bartenders at Buddha.">>
<div class="from-them">Hey I need to bail on the bar tonight. Want to switch shifts this week?<span class="emoji">🙏</span></div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 5s>>You’re exhausted and still feeling kind of sick, but you almost never pick up extra shifts at Buddha. The money’s worth it. You text back and brace yourself for a late night.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p>
<</timed>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</if>><<nobr>>
<<set $health -=2>>
<<set $happy +=1>>
<</nobr>><<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $money -=20>>You decide to be a healthy dawg and call the Health Center to see if there’s any available appointments this morning. They fit you in at <<linkappend "9:30AM.">>
Your doctor confirms that it’s not the flu (thank god) and he recommends some OTC cold meds. You pick some up at the pharmacy, hop on a bus, and make it back to main campus just in time for your <<linkappend "11:15AM class.">>
You go about the rest of your day as usual, already feeling significantly better. You’re proud of yourself for #adulting so well on a Monday.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Taylor">> <<set $money -=20>>You decide to be a healthy dawg and call the University Health Center to see if there’s any available appointments this morning. They fit you in at <<linkappend "9:30AM.">>
Your doctor confirms it’s not the flu (thank god) and recommends some OTC cold meds. You pick some up at the pharmacy, hop on a bus, and make it to back to main campus just in time for your <<linkappend "11:15AM class.">>
You go about the rest of your day as usual, already feeling significantly better. You’re proud of yourself for #adulting so well on a Monday.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $money +=45>>You decide to be a healthy dawg and call the University Health Center to see if there’s any available appointment this morning. They fit you in at <<linkappend "9:30AM.">>
Your doctor confirms it’s not the flu (thank god) and recommends some OTC cold meds. You pick some up at the pharmacy, hop on a bus, and make it to back to main campus just in time for your <<linkappend "11:15AM class.">>
You go about the rest of your day as usual, already feeling significantly better. You’re proud of yourself for #adulting so well on a Monday.
After finishing your route, you get a text from Dakota, <<linkappend "another bartender at Buddha.">>
<div class="from-them">Hey I need to bail on the bar tonight. Want to switch shifts this week?<span class="emoji">🙏</span></div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 5s>> You’re still not feeling great, but you almost never pick up extra shifts at Buddha. The money’s worth it. You pop another pill, text back Dakota and brace yourself for a late night.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Tuesday]]</div></p><</timed>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<nobr>>
<<if $health lte 3>>
<<goto "Hospital">>
<</if>>
<</nobr>>It’s Tuesday morning. You try to sleep in a little later hoping to officially kill the cold, but wake up to a text from your friend Sam at <<linkappend "9:15AM.">>
<div class="from-them">Hey! I’ll drive tonight. Pick you up at 8:00pm?<span class="emoji">💃</span></div><<nobr>><<audio "text" play>><</nobr>>
<<timed 2s>>
Tonight...? Shit.<</timed>>
<<timed 4s>>You totally forgot today is Katie’s 21st birthday and you promised to meet up with everyone at Pauley’s tonight. You’re still not feeling 100% back to normal and you have that midterm in Bio on Thursday that you reaaaally should be studying for, but Katie would definitely kill you if you tried to bail.
You know how she is about her birthday...
What's your <<linkappend "move?">>
<ul>
<li>[[Birthdays only happen once a year. Go big or go home and you’re definitely not going home until closing time.|T1]]</li>
<li>[[Go to Pauley’s for dinner, but promise yourself you’ll only have 2 drinks and be home by 11:00 PM.|T2]]</li>
<li>[[Stay home and get some sleep. And then maybe make some flashcards?|T3]]</li></ul><</linkappend>><</timed>>
<</linkappend>>
<<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $money -=70>><<set $happy +=2>>Sam picks you up and you meet everyone at Pauley’s. You’re starving so you order the Terrapin dip for the table, the Brie & Apple sandwich (add bacon, duh), and then a dessert crepe to share with Sam. After Pauley’s, you all head to Boar’s Head and you buy the birthday girl a few drinks on your dad’s <<linkappend "credit card.">>
The night’s kind of a blur until closing time. You’re at Bar South when Katie comes up to you and your friend John. She says, “I just love you guys so much...” and then promptly <<linkappend "vomits on your shoe.">>
You don’t even get a chance to decide to leave before the manager kicks the three of you out. You put Katie in an Uber back to her apartment and then <<linkappend "call one for yourself.">>
Between dinner, drinks, dessert, and two Ubers, you do some damage—but hey, you had fun. And Katie definitely did too. Too bad she won’t remember it.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Taylor">> <<set $money -=40>><<set $happy +=2>>Sam picks you up and you meet everyone at Pauley’s. You’re starving so you order the Brie & Apple sandwich (add bacon, duh) and then split a dessert crepe with Sam. After Pauley’s, you all head to Boar’s Head and you buy the birthday girl <<linkappend "a few drinks.">>
The night’s kind of a blur until closing time. You’re at Bar South when Katie comes up to you and your friend John. She says, “I just love you guys so much...” and then promptly <<linkappend "vomits on your shoe.">>
You don’t even get a chance to decide to leave before the manager kicks the three of you out. You put Katie in an Uber back to her apartment and then <<linkappend "start walking back to Whistlebury.">>
Between dinner, drinks and Katie’s Uber, you do more damage than anticipated—you feel kind of bad about bypassing your budget, but you had fun. Future you can figure out the rest.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $money -=25>> <<set $happy +=2>>Sam picks you up and you meet everyone at Pauley’s. You’re starving so you order the Brie & Apple sandwich. Sam offers to split a dessert crepe with you, but you pass. Gotta save your money for power hour. After Pauley’s, you all head to Boar’s Head and you buy the birthday girl <<linkappend "a drink.">>
The night’s kind of a blur until closing time. You’re at Bar South when Katie comes up to you and your friend John. She says, “I just love you guys so much...” and then promptly <<linkappend "vomits on your shoe.">>
You don’t even get a chance to decide to leave before the manager kicks the three of you out. John puts Katie in an Uber back to her apartment. You <<linkappend "start walking back to Steeplechase.">>
Between dinner and drinks, you do more damage than anticipated—you feel kind of bad about bypassing your budget, but you had fun. Future you can figure out the rest.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<nobr>><<set $health -=1>> <<set $happy +=3>><</nobr>><<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $money -=40>>Sam picks you up and you meet everyone at Pauley’s. You order the Terrapin dip as an app for the table, the Brie & Apple sandwich (add bacon, duh), and then a dessert crepe to share with Sam. After Pauley’s, you all head to Boar’s Head and you order a round of shots for everyone on your dad’s credit card. <<linkappend "Thanks, Dad!">>
A little while later, you see Katie take another shot and then fall off of the table she’s standing on for no apparent reason. She looks at you and says, “Why aren’t you drunk?!” You make eye contact with Sam from across the room and you both decide <<linkappend "it’s time to leave…">>
It’s only a short walk home, but your parents would rather you call an Uber than walk through downtown <<linkappend "alone.">>
Between dinner and drinks, you do some damage—but it was worth it. You’re in bed by 11:30pm and there’s no way you’re gonna be hungover in the morning. Future Alex thanks you.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Taylor">> <<set $money -=25>>Sam picks you up and you meet everyone at Pauley’s. You’re starving so you order the Brie & Apple sandwich (with bacon, duh) and then split a dessert crepe with Sam. After Pauley’s, you all head to Boar’s Head and you buy the birthday girl <<linkappend "a few drinks.">>
A little while later, you see Katie take another shot and then fall off of the table she’s standing on for no apparent reason. She looks at you and says, “Why aren’t you drunk?!” You make eye contact with Sam from across the room and you both decide <<linkappend "it’s time to leave…">>
You walk back to Whistlebury with Sam, who’s decided to crash on your couch. You’re both glad you got out of there <<linkappend "when you did.">>
Between dinner and drinks, you do some damage—but it was worth it. You keep your promise. You only had two drinks and you’re in bed by 11:30pm so there’s no way you’re gonna be hungover in the morning. Future Taylor thanks you.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $money -=15>>Sam picks you up and you meet everyone at Pauley’s. You’re starving so you order the Brie & Apple sandwich. Sam offers to split a dessert crepe with you, but you pass. Gotta save your money for power hour.
After Pauley’s, you all head to Boar’s Head and you buy the birthday girl <<linkappend "a few drinks.">>
A little while later, you see Katie take another shot and then fall off of the table she’s standing on for no apparent reason. She looks at you and says, “Why aren’t you drunk?!” You make eye contact with Sam from across the room and you both decide <<linkappend "it’s time to leave...">>
You walk back to Whistlebury with Sam, who’s decided to crash on your couch. You’re both glad you got out of there <<linkappend "when you did.">>
Between dinner and drinks, you do some damage—but it was worth it. You keep your promise. You only had two drinks and you’re in bed by 11:30pm so there’s no way you’re gonna be hungover in the morning. Future Jordan thanks you.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<nobr>><<set $health +=1>> <<set $happy -=1>><</nobr>><<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $money -=20>>You text Sam back and say you’re not feeling up for shenanigans tonight.
You do feel bad about bailing and you know Katie’s going to give you shit so you Venmo her $20 and send a <<linkappend "text.">>
<div class="from-me">So sad I can’t make it tonight!!! Have so much fun and buy a round of shots on me <span class="emoji">✨💖</span></div><<audio "send" play>><div style="clear: both;"></div>
<<timed 4s>>After class, you decide to commit to the G and read back through all of your Bio notes. You get distracted, scroll through Instagram, see a photo that Katie has posted of everyone at Pauley’s and start feelin’ the fomo.
You pretend to study for like 2 more hours and then fall asleep watching Grey’s Anatomy.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</timed>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<if $name is "Taylor">>You text Sam back and say you’re not feeling up for shenanigans tonight.
You do feel bad about bailing on Katie’s birthday and you know she’s going to give you shit, but you gotta commit to the G and <<linkappend "to feeling better.">>
After class, you read back through all of your Bio notes. You get distracted, scroll through Instagram, see a photo that Katie has posted of everyone at Pauley’s and start feelin’ the fomo.
You <<linkappend "text Katie.">>
<div class="from-me">So sad I couldn’t make it tonight! <span class="emoji">💔</span> Have so much fun and I promise I’ll make it up to you soon.</div><<audio "send" play>><div style="clear: both;"></div>
<<timed 4s>>You pretend to study for like 2 more hours and then fall asleep watching Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</timed>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<if $name is "Jordan">>You text Sam back and say you’re not feeling up to shenanigans tonight.
You do feel bad about bailing on Katie’s birthday and you know she’s going to give you shit, but honestly you just can’t afford to go out right now and she doesn’t really… get that. Sometimes it’s hard to be Katie’s friend, <<linkappend "you know?">>
After class, you read back through all of your Bio notes. You get distracted, scroll through Instagram, see a photo that Katie has posted of everyone at Pauley’s and start feelin’ the fomo.
You get <<linkappend "a text from Sam.">>
<div class="from-them">It’s not even 11:00pm and Katie’s already fallen off a table…<span class="emoji">🙃</span></div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 4s>>Typical. You pretend to study for like 2 more hours and then fall asleep watching Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Midpoint]]</div></p><</timed>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<nobr>>
<<if $health lte 3>>
<<goto "Hospital">>
<</if>>
<</nobr>>You wake up at 9:30AM and realize it’s crunch time. That Bio midterm is in exactly 26 hours. You HAVE to actually study. No more excuses and no more <<linkappend "pretending!">>
…right?
What’s your <<linkappend "move?">><<if $name neq "Jordan">>
<ul>
<li>[[Your GPA is fineeee and you’re a really good test taker. Don’t stress about it!|W1]]</li>
<li>[[Study your heart out today, but make sure you get to bed on time tonight.|W2]]</li>
<li>[[All-nighter mode: engage.|W3]]</li></ul><<else>>
You have to work and study. You don't have a choice.
<ul>
<li><span class="strike">Your GPA is fineeee and you’re a really good test taker. Don’t stress about it!</span></li>
<li><span class="strike">Study your heart out today, but make sure you get to bed on time tonight.</span></li>
<li>[[All-nighter mode: engage.|W3]]</li></ul>
<</if>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><<nobr>><<set $health -=1>> <<set $happy +=2>><<set $money -=10>><</nobr>><<if $name is "Alex">>You go to your 10:10 and 11:15 classes and decide to study for Bio instead of going into the UGA Press office that afternoon.
You start going over your study guide, but get interrupted by a <<linkappend "text from your friend John.">>
<div class="from-them">Wanna go get Barbs? <span class="emoji">🌯</span></div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 3s>>You meet up with John and some of your other friends at Barberitos. And it’s half-off queso today!
When you get home, your roommate is watching Netflix on the couch. It’s your favorite episode of The Office, so you sit down. For <<linkappend "just a minute...">>
Your roommate hands you a beer and the two of you stay up talking for a while. You eventually fall asleep on the couch at 1:30am.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Thursday]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</timed>><</linkappend>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Taylor">>You go to your 10:10 and 11:15 classes and decide to study for Bio while working the desk at Brumby. You start going over your study guide, but get interrupted by a <<linkappend "text from your friend John.">>
<div class="from-them">Barbs when you get off work? <span class="emoji">🌯</span></div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 4s>>After work, you meet up with John and some of your other friends at Barberitos. It’s half-off queso today!
When you get home, your roommate is watching Netflix on the couch. It’s your favorite episode of The Office, so you sit down. For <<linkappend "just a few minutes!">>
Your roommate hands you a beer and the two of you stay up talking for a while You eventually fall asleep on the couch at 1:30am.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Thursday]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</timed>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<nobr>><<set $health +=1>> <<set $happy +=1>><</nobr>><<if $name is "Alex">>You go to your 10:10 and 11:15 classes and decide to head to the MLC to study for Bio instead of going into the UGA Press office.
You snag an open study room and quickly <<linkappend "text your friend from class.">>
<div class="from-me">Jess! I got a study room in the MLC. <span class="emoji">🙌</span> Get here ASAP and help hold down the fort.</div><<audio "text" play>><div style="clear: both;"></div>
<<timed 3s>>Jess shows up around 7:00PM and even brings you Barbs (#blessed). The two of you make some pretty good progress with your flashcards and you’re feeling pretty good about tomorrow’s test.
Jess pops an Adderall at 10:00PM and you decide that’s your <<linkappend "cue to leave.">> You make it home with enough time to watch an episode of Grey’s before going to sleep.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Thursday]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</timed>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<if $name is "Taylor">>You go to your 10:10 and 11:15 classes and decide to study for Bio while working the desk at Brumby. After your shift’s over, you head to the MLC to <<linkappend "hopefully snag a study room.">>
Jackpot! You quickly <<linkappend "text your friend from class.">>
<div class="from-me">Jess! I got a study room in the MLC. <span class="emoji">🙌</span> Get here ASAP and help hold down the fort.</div><<audio "send" play>><div style="clear: both;"></div>
<<timed 6s>>Jess shows up around 7:00PM and even brings you Barbs (#blessed). The two of you make some pretty good progress with your flashcards and you’re feeling pretty good about tomorrow’s test.
Jess pops an Adderall at 10:00PM and you decide that’s your <<linkappend "cue to leave.">> You make it home with enough time to watch an episode of Grey’s before going to sleep.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Thursday]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</timed>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<nobr>><<set $health -=4>> <<set $happy -=2>><</nobr>>
<<if $name neq "Jordan">> <<set $money -=10>>After getting home from class, you spend three hours <<linkreplace "studying Bio.">>avoiding Bio and watching Grey’s instead. <<timed 2s>>You’re interrupted by a text from Jess, who’s also supposed to be studying for <<linkappend "this midterm.">>
<div class="from-them">Hey! I got a study room in the MLC. Get here ASAP to help me study and hold down the fort. You want me to bring you an adderall? <span class="emoji">😜</span></div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 4s>><<linkappend "Jackpot.">>
You buy an adderall off Jess and eventually walk out of the MLC at 7:15AM. You watch the sunrise over Tate Parking deck and feel... dead inside. This is what college is supposed to be like, right?
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Thursday]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</timed>><</linkappend>><</timed>><</linkreplace>>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $money +=60>>You got stuck driving the night route so you don’t get home from campus until 10:00pm. This is the first chance you’ve had to study all day, so it’s going to be another all-nighter…
<<linkappend "Sigh.">>
You get a text from Jess, your friend <<linkappend "from class.">>
<div class="from-them">Hey! I got a study room in the MLC. Get here ASAP to help me study and hold down the fort. You want me to bring you an adderall? <span class="emoji">😜</span></div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 5s>>You decide to pass on the Adderall and instead make a pot of coffee at home. When you arrive at the MLC around 10:45pm, you’re already tired and Jess is already acting weird. It’s going to be <<linkappend "a long night.">>
Eventually, you walk out of the MLC at 7:15AM. You watch the sunrise over Tate Parking deck and feel…. dead inside. This is what college is supposed to be like, right?
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Thursday]]</div></p><</linkappend>><</timed>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>>
<</if>><<nobr>>
<<if $health lte 3>>
<<goto "Hospital">>
<</if>>
<</nobr>>You wake up early to meet Sam at Ideal Bagel. Breakfast bagels are your test-day tradition and you’re so excited you’ve been dreaming of pumpernickel. The parking situation, however, is already a nightmare at 9:00 AM and Sam is blowing up your <<linkappend "phone.">>
<div class="from-them">I got a booth in the back. Where are you?? <span class="emoji">⏰</span></div>
<<nobr>><<audio "text" play>><</nobr>><<timed 3s>>You don’t have time to do another lap around the block so you swing into an empty lot across the street.
Need bagel. Park here. [[It’s whatever.|Thursday2]]<</timed>>
<</linkappend>>
You leave Ideal at 9:45AM, belly full and iced coffee in hand—ready to take on the day and ready to crush this midterm. You turn the corner and suddenly your car is nowhere to be <<linkappend "found." t8n>>
Happy Thursday — you’ve been <<linkappend "towed.">>
<<nobr>><<set $random to either(75,125,175)>><<set $money -=$random>><</nobr>>
The sign posted says it's going to cost you """$"""$random.
<<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $happy -=1>>This really sucks, but things happen. You put it on the credit card—that’s what they’re for, right? Sam talks you down and then drives you to an ATM.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Friday]]</div></p>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Taylor">> <<set $happy -=2>>Damn. This was not in the budget this month… Plan to call your parents tomorrow and grovel. Sam talks you down and then drives you to an ATM.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Friday]]</div></p>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $happy -=3>>You’re kind of freaking out. This is a lot of money and you should’ve been more careful. Sam talks you down from the edge of a near mental breakdown and then drives you to an ATM.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Friday]]</div></p>
<</if>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><<nobr>><<set $random to either(75,125,175)>><<set $money -=$random>><</nobr>>
The sign posted says it's going to cost you """$"""$random.
<<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $happy -=1>>This really sucks, but things happen. You put it on the credit card—that’s what they’re for, right? Sam talks you down and then drives you to an ATM.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Friday]]</div></p>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Taylor">> <<set $happy -=2>>Damn. This was not in the budget this month… Plan to call your parents tomorrow and grovel. Sam talks you down and then drives you to an ATM.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Friday]]</div></p>
<</if>>
<<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $happy -=3>>You’re kind of freaking out. This is a lot of money and you should’ve been more careful. Sam talks you down from the edge of a near mental breakdown and then drives you to an ATM.
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Friday]]</div></p>
<</if>><<nobr>>
<<if $health lte 3>>
<<goto "Hospital">>
<</if>>
<</nobr>>It’s been quite a week and with everything that’s happened… you should probably <<linkappend "call your mom.">>
You talk with her for half an hour. After hanging up, your phone lights up again.
First with a notification from Venmo and then with <<linkappend "a text from Mom.">>
<div class="from-them">Sent you some cash! <span class="emoji">💰💸💕💝</span> XOXO Mom</div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 3s>><<if $name is "Alex">>[[Cash out Venmo ASAP—even though you know this money comes with strings attached...|F1]]<</if>><<if $name is "Taylor">>[[Cash out Venmo ASAP—your mom is the best.|F1]]<</if>><<if $name is "Jordan">>[[Cash out Venmo ASAP—it’s not a lot, but it’s a sweet gesture. |F1]]<</if>>
<</timed>><</linkappend>><</linkappend>><<if $name is "Alex">> <<set $money +=100>> <<set $happy-=2>><</if>><<if $name is "Taylor">> <<set $money +=50>> <<set $happy+=4>> <<set $health+=4>><</if>><<if $name is "Jordan">> <<set $money +=20>> <<set $happy+=1>><</if>>
Then, you get a text from <<linkappend "your roommate.">>
<div class="from-them">I’m about to go drop off my rent check. You want me to take yours?</div><<audio "text" play>>
<<timed 4s>>Maybe with this extra cash from Mom, you can actually [[make rent...|The End]] <</timed>>
<</linkappend>><<if $money gt $rent>><p align="center" class="title">You Made Rent!</p><<else>><p align="center" class="title">You didn't make rent...</p><</if>><p align="center">You've reached the end of a stressful rent week. TGIF, amirite?</p><p align="center" style="font-family:Bungee;font-size: 36px;margin: 0px;">Stats</p><ul style="list-style-type:none;"><li>Rent: ''$''$rent</li><li>Bank: ''$''$money</li><li>Happiness: $happy/10</li><li>Health: $health/10</li></ul>
Take a look at your stats and see just how well you did. Did you make rent? By a lot? By a little? Even if you made it through with enough money in your pocket, you may have been under some pressure. Were you healthy? Were you happy?
At the beginning of this game, we reminded you that every choice has a consequence—but often the choices we’re given are limited by the circumstances we find ourselves in. If you're Alex, rent week is kind of a drag, but if you're Jordan the stakes are much higher. While this is a game, life isn't. The playing field isn't as even as we think.
This week you played as $name, but how might your week have gone differently as another player?
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[Play Again|Title]]</div></p><div class="fCont">
<p align="center" class="title">Uh oh!</p>
<<nobr>><<audio "siren" volume 0.75 fadeout>><</nobr>><div class="fBody"><p align="center">Whoa, there! You need to take it easy — rent week’s got the best of you. Your health is too poor to continue the game. Start again and see if you can make it to Friday without landing yourself in the hospital.</p></div>
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[Start Over|Title]]</div></p>
</div>
<div class="fCont">
<p align="center" class="title">Rent Week</p>
<div class="fBody"><p>They say that Athens, Georgia is the greatest college town in the entire world, but even in the Classic City—you’ve still got to pay the bills. See if you can survive rent week and make it to Friday with your health, wealth, and happiness still intact. You do you, but remember: every choice has a consequence.</p></div>
[img[http://troyerja.com/rentWeek/playTheGame.png][Player List]]
</div>
<<nobr>>
<<cacheaudio "text" "http://troyerja.com/iphone_note_sms.mp3">>
<<cacheaudio "send" "http://troyerja.com/imessage_send.mp3">>
<<cacheaudio "siren" "http://troyerja.com/siren.mp3">>
<</nobr>><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title">Monday</p>
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Monday]]</div></p></div><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title">Tuesday</p>
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Tuesday]]</div></p></div><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title">Wednesday</p>
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Wednesday]]</div></p></div><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title">Thursday</p>
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Thursday]]</div></p></div><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title">Friday</p>
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Friday]]</div></p></div><div class="fCont"><p align="center" class="title">Midweek Check</p>
<p align="center">You realize you're half way to Friday so you decide to take a quick personal inventory.</p><ul style="list-style-type:none;"><li>Rent: ''$''$rent</li><li>Bank: ''$''$money</li><li>Happiness: $happy/10</li><li>Health: $health/10</li></ul>
<p align="center"><div class="btn">[[NEXT|Chapter Wednesday]]</div></p></div>