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“Would you like a snack?” you ask. He says that he would.



[[Open the glove compartment|Glove]]

While fiddling with the radio, a car smashes into you.



[[Get out your car|Outside]]

[[Fiddle with the radio|RadioBroken]]

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<<print either("You turn the radio to conservative talk.", "You turn the radio to NPR.", "You turn the radio to rock music.", "You turn the radio to a hip hop station.", "You turn the radio to easy listening.", "You turn the radio to Top 40.")>>

Once you've <a href='http://bitesizedhorror.com/thirsty/' target='_blank'>drunk</a> the man, you drop his corpse to the floor and think about the boy.



[[Go to the garage|Car]]

[[Check the time|Time]]

You burn to death in the light of the sun.<<if $theend is true>><<else>><<timedgoto "TheEnd" 2s>><<endif>><<set $theend to true>>

You're raising a fine boy.<<if $theend is true>><<else>><<timedgoto "TheEnd" 2s>><<endif>><<set $theend to true>>

He takes it and squeezes the blood out of the glove, then nibbles as you drive home.



[[Smile|Smile]]

Your radio is broken. Police surround the car.



[[Get out|Outside]]

[[Do nothing|Stay]]

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<<display "RadioDatabase">> You wait.



[[Get out of your car|Outside]]

[[Fiddle with the radio|Radio-Stuck]]

[[Just wait|Wait-Stuck]]

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[[Fiddle more|Radio2]]

[[Just wait|Wait]]

You park and wait across the street. No one notices you.



[[Fiddle with the radio|Radio2]]

[[Just wait|Wait]]

<<display previous()>>



[[Play again|Start][state.restart()]]

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You wave him over. He comes.



[[Wait for him|Wait2]]

Thirsty Too

Anonymous

Police pull you out of the car. You burn to death in the light of the sun.<<if $theend is true>><<else>><<timedgoto "TheEnd" 2s>><<endif>><<set $theend to true>>

You wait. Eventually, the boy comes outside. You smile.



[[Wave at him|Wave]]

[[Wait some more|Wait2]]

You wait, but nothing happens.



[[Get out of your car|Outside]]

[[Fiddle with the radio|Radio-Stuck]]

[[Just wait|Wait-Stuck]]<

Lots of children. Many of them look delicious.



[[Park and wait|Park]]

The boy comes to your car and gets inside.



[[Offer him a snack|Snack]]

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<<if visited() gt 1>>You go into the garage.<<else>>You stand in your garage.<<endif>>



[[Open the garage door|Open]]

[[Get in your car|Car2]]

<<if $door is "open">><<set $driving to true>><<if visited() lt 2>>You drive toward the school.<<else>>You keep driving.<<endif>>



[[Fiddle with the radio|Radio-Crash]]

<<if visited() lt 2>>[[Just drive|Drive]]<<else>>[[Keep driving|Drive2]]<<endif>><<else>>You drive through the garage door, destroying it. Your car is stuck.



[[Get out of your car|Outside]]

[[Fiddle with the radio|Radio-Stuck]]

[[Just wait|Wait-Stuck]]<<endif>>

Inside is a glove. Inside the glove is a hand.



[[Hand it to the boy|Hand]]





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[[Fiddle with the radio|Radio]]

[[Drive|Drive]]

[[Get out of the car|Car]]<<else>>The garage door is closed.



[[Fiddle with the radio|Radio]]

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[[Get out of the car|Car]]<<endif>>

It's 3:15. You're late.



[[Go to your car|Car]]

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You drive up to the school.



[[Look at the children|Look]]

[[Park and wait|Park]]

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[[Get in your car|Car2]]

[[Walk outside|Outside]]

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