myList="Happy for me... Happy for me... Please let someone be happy for me...Hello, Stranger-danger. My, that's a weird looking little friend you've got there. You're probably looking for someone else besides me, so I understand if you don't talk to me and just want to keep walking by." Hello, what's your name? 2 I don't really know what I'm looking for here. Can you help me figure it out? 3 You're right -- maybe I should just go on about my journey. 4 I'm not that strange, am I? I thought people like me, don't they? "When I was a little baby, my momma named me Alley. But since I've been here in Karnivale, no one ever calls me anything." How long have you been in this town? 5 What do you do here in Karnivale? 6 How sad :( "Maybe you're looking for games and fun -- Karnivale's got that! Or, perhaps you seek many tastes to satisfy your hungry sweet tooth -- this town's got plenty of that too. But, if you're looking for people who care about each other -- boy, did you pick the wrong place to get off your chariot!" I'd love to play a fun game -- do you know anyone around here with a good one? 7 Candy, huh? Maybe I could get enough for both of us? 8 She really seems bitter and disillusioned, doesn't she? "That's right -- go on! You're just like the rest of them! They come to Karnivale seeking adventure and glory... Meanwhile they have Selfish eyes. They search with Selfish eyes." What do you mean by “the rest of them?” have you seen others come through here who are seeking to answer the King's call? 10 I'm not totally selfish! But, I need what I have to make the journey and fight the Dragon! 13 That's what you think. I'm out of here. exit "It wasn't that long ago -- I think I've seen spring come four times since my family and I first visited Karnivale together looking for fun. And boy, did we find it! We all played the games, shopped the stores and ate candy ‘till our tummies were going to burst! But, then my family decided to split up and all go play our own games. I got so lost in all the bright colors and festivities -- that... that, well - I must have lost sight of them." You lost sight of whom? 14 What did you do after that? 15 "I sit here and wait. It's better than getting up and looking around! You could get lost you know - In all this merriment! Believe me -- you could get very, very lost in a big crowd like this." This seems like such happy place -- why do you seem so sad? 16 Why are you afraid to go looking around? Maybe you could come with me and help me find the way out. 17 "Try Tucker, the loud talker -- he's always barking about his amazing tests of skill and big prizes. And if you do play him, I encourage you to be mindful of his tricks!" How do you know about his tricks? Have you played his games before? 18 I get it! If I play Tucker's game and beat him, then that will give me the prizes I need to get to meet the King... Right? 19 "It's been so long since I've tasted the sweet delights of Karnivale -- I can only remember how my last bite of candy brought a smile to my lips and hope to my heart. Now I am left here, hungry and alone." How long have you been in Karnivale? 5 So I guess you don't get a whole lot to eat around here? 9 We should find something to give her food! That would be good. "I rarely get to quench the undying hunger of my body here as I wait for my family to return. Just a few bread crumbs and handouts. All around me I see smiles and dancing -- yet I hear the hunger in their hearts to know the true joy of love and purpose." This seems like such happy place -- why do you seem so sad? 16 I'm sad that you don't have enough to eat. Is there anything I can do for you? 20 "I have. More than you, just as you have walked the streets of Karnivale -- I've watched them! They play the games, eat the good fruits and think themselves wise in the ways of the journey to meet the king. And, I've seen some of them, their bravery and their desire to leave here dashed by the lure of a happy life here in this colorful town." Wait a second -- are you saying there's no way out of this place? 11 Have you ever seen any of them leave here and continue? 12 Well, I'm happy enough here. I'm going to go have fun. Bye. exit "There's always a way out -- I only know it's not about winning the most prizes. In fact, I've seen some of the most humble seekers pass on to further journeys." Ok, thanks for your help. I'll see you later. exit I wonder how they got out? "I've seen many stay here long days and wonder how to leave. Many are content with their winnings and possessions that they choose to stay and live in this fanciful, but empty, paradise of fools." That's your opinion. 22 I don't want to be stuck here. 23 That's what you think. I'm going to go explore. exit "Ask anyone else here -- they'll tell you to stay here long and be happy. Ask me and I'll stay here long and you'll soon see -- all this candy and games will not make you as happy as they say they will." I'd love to play a fun game -- do you know anyone around here with a fun one? 7 Candy, huh? Maybe I could win enough for both of us. 8 "My family! I lost my family! Or maybe they lost me, I don't really know. What's for certain is now I am lost. So I will wait here until my family comes back to me." That's a sad story. 21 What do you do now? 6 Ok, I'll let you get back to waiting. See you later. exit What a sad story. She should come with us to meet the king! "I sat down right here. That was so long ago. It's strange -- once this was the happiest place on earth to me. The lights, the music the dancing -- it was all I ever wanted. Now, I'd do anything to leave it behind and be once again with my family in our boring old farmhouse in the meadow." I understand. I'm hoping my life will get better once I reach the King. 19 Thanks for sharing your story. exit "Karnivale!?! A HAPPY place??? Boy, you must be new around here. I've been sitting here for a while so I'll let you in the biggest secret in town -- all smiles you see around here are as fake as the hamburger. " I don't really know what I'm looking for here. Can you help me figure it out? 3 You're right -- maybe I should just go on about my journey. 4 She may be right! But not fake as hamburger...you know cows are related to sheep. "Yeah, that sounds like fun... NO! Wait a second! I know what you're up to -- you're going to be all nice to me and we'll have fun together, we'll get some cotton candy and laugh at how it sticks to our fingers, then when I turn my back for one second to feed the elephants at the petting zoo, you'll run away and leave me alone! Then, I'll look for you and search everywhere and I won't ever find you... then I'll be lost! And alone... AGAIN! " How long have you been in this town? 5 Candy, huh? Maybe I could win enough for both of us? 8 She seems like she's really been hurt by a lot of people. Poor thing. "When I first arrived in Karnivale, I played all the games! Including his!! It was all fun and games at first..." How long have you been in this town? 5 You're right, maybe I should continue on my journey. 4 "Are you really on a mission to meet the King!?! Did you get one of his fanciful letters, too? OH! I remember getting my invitation to meet him the King. I wanted to go so badly... But, I lost it some time ago, along with all the rest of my money and food. Now I have only enough energy to sit here and wait for my family to come find me again." I'm sad that you don't have enough to eat. Is there anything I can do for you? 20 What do you do here in Karnivale? 6 That's too bad. I've got to go now. exit Isn't that sad that she gave up on meeting the King? Don't do the same...we've got to find a way out of here. "I heard once from a gentle shepherd that if I just continued on my journey to meet the King that I would never be alone or left unsafe. Maybe that's true, but it's hard to trust even a kind stranger, when all I know is being let down by the people who said they cared for me most. " I understand. Thanks for sharing. exit A shepherd told me that too. Maybe I should continue on? 4 Maybe we will get the chance to convince this poor girl that there are good people left in Kaleo. "Yes, I guess it is. Here in Karnivale though you can easily get lost in the spectacle." I feel lost too. I'm not sure what I'm looking for here? Can you help me? 3 I need to go on about my journey 4 "You don't have to listen to me. Go on -- you're just like the rest of them!" I guess so. Bye. exit "There's a way out -- I only know it's NOT about winning the most prizes. In fact, I've seen some of the most humble seekers pass on to further journeys." Well, I better get going. exit Thanks for your advice. exit So how can I get out? 24 "Don't get lost in all the attractions here. Remember where you're going and don't lose sight of it." Ok, thanks. exit &loaded=1