Wanderlust

You awake to a cool wind running through the air. Apparently suspended in some kind of mist, you can't see anything past the haze. [[→|start2]]

You hear (text-colour:#b2f188)[a soft voice] ask for your name. [[Enter Name →|start3-nameinput]]

(text-color:#b2f188)["](text-colour:#ff1a25)[$name.](text-color:#b2f188)[ Is this what you call yourself?"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[**Your name cannot be changed later**] [[Yes →|start5]] [[No ←|start3-nameinput]]

(text-color:#b2f188)["You have a wonderful name,](text-colour:#ff1a25)[ $name. ](text-color:#b2f188)[Now tell me. What are your pronouns?"] [[Enter Pronouns →|start6-pronounsinput]]

(text-colour:#9ba23f)+(bg:#504949)[//While I think this feature is fully implimented and correct, please let me know if you find any issues.//] (set: $pronounconfirm to 0) (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[Enter your subjective pronoun in ''lowercase''. (ex. she, he, they, it. //She/he// has a pet.)] (input: bind $heshe, "") {(live: 1s)[ (if: $pronounconfirm is 1)[ (if: 1st of $heshe is "a")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "a", "A", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "b")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "b", "B", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "c")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "c", "C", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "d")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "d", "D", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "e")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "e", "E", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "f")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "f", "F", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "g")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "g", "G", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "h")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "h", "H", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "i")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "i", "I", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "j")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "j", "J", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "k")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "k", "K", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "l")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "l", "L", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "m")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "m", "M", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "n")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "n", "N", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "o")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "o", "O", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "p")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "p", "P", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "q")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "q", "Q", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "r")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "r", "R", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "s")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "s", "S", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "t")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "t", "T", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "u")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "u", "U", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "v")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "v", "V", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "w")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "w", "W", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "x")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "x", "X", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "y")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "y", "Y", $heshe)) ](else-if: 1st of $heshe is "z")[ (set: $capheshe to (str-replaced: 1, "z", "Z", $heshe)) ]]]} (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[Enter your objective pronoun in ''lowercase''. (ex. her, him, them, it. We didn't leave any for //her/him//.)] (input: bind $himher, "") {(live: 1s)[ (if: $pronounconfirm is 1)[ (if: 1st of $himher is "a")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "a", "A", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "b")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "b", "B", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "c")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "c", "C", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "d")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "d", "D", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "e")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "e", "E", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "f")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "f", "F", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "g")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "g", "G", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "h")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "h", "H", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "i")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "i", "I", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "j")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "j", "J", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "k")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "k", "K", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "l")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "l", "L", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "m")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "m", "M", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "n")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "n", "N", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "o")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "o", "O", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "p")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "p", "P", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "q")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "q", "Q", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "r")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "r", "R", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "s")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "s", "S", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "t")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "t", "T", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "u")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "u", "U", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "v")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "v", "V", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "w")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "w", "W", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "x")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "x", "X", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "y")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "y", "Y", $himher)) ](else-if: 1st of $himher is "z")[ (set: $caphimher to (str-replaced: 1, "z", "Z", $himher)) ]]]} (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[Enter your posessive determiner in ''lowercase''. (ex. her, his, their, its. //Her/his// friend is sick.)] (input: bind $hisher, "") {(live: 1s)[ (if: $pronounconfirm is 1)[ (if: 1st of $hisher is "a")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "a", "A", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "b")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "b", "B", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "c")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "c", "C", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "d")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "d", "D", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "e")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "e", "E", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "f")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "f", "F", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "g")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "g", "G", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "h")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "h", "H", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "i")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "i", "I", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "j")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "j", "J", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "k")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "k", "K", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "l")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "l", "L", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "m")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "m", "M", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "n")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "n", "N", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "o")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "o", "O", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "p")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "p", "P", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "q")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "q", "Q", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "r")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "r", "R", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "s")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "s", "S", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "t")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "t", "T", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "u")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "u", "U", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "v")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "v", "V", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "w")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "w", "W", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "x")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "x", "X", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "y")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "y", "Y", $hisher)) ](else-if: 1st of $hisher is "z")[ (set: $caphisher to (str-replaced: 1, "z", "Z", $hisher)) ]]]} (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[Enter your posessive pronoun in ''lowercase''. (ex. hers, his, theirs, its. That gemstone is //hers/his//.)] (input: bind $hishers, "") {(live: 1s)[ (if: $pronounconfirm is 1)[ (if: 1st of $hishers is "a")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "a", "A", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "b")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "b", "B", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "c")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "c", "C", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "d")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "d", "D", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "e")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "e", "E", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "f")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "f", "F", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "g")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "g", "G", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "h")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "h", "H", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "i")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "i", "I", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "j")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "j", "J", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "k")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "k", "K", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "l")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "l", "L", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "m")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "m", "M", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "n")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "n", "N", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "o")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "o", "O", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "p")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "p", "P", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "q")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "q", "Q", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "r")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "r", "R", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "s")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "s", "S", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "t")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "t", "T", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "u")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "u", "U", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "v")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "v", "V", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "w")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "w", "W", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "x")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "x", "X", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "y")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "y", "Y", $hishers)) ](else-if: 1st of $hishers is "z")[ (set: $caphishers to (str-replaced: 1, "z", "Z", $hishers)) ]]]} (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[Enter your reflexive pronoun in ''lowercase''. (ex. herself, himself, themselves, itself. She/he doesn't talk about //herself/himself//.)] (input: bind $himherself, "") {(live: 1s)[ (if: $pronounconfirm is 1)[ (if: 1st of $himherself is "a")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "a", "A", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "b")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "b", "B", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "c")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "c", "C", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "d")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "d", "D", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "e")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "e", "E", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "f")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "f", "F", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "g")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "g", "G", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "h")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "h", "H", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "i")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "i", "I", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "j")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "j", "J", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "k")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "k", "K", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "l")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "l", "L", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "m")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "m", "M", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "n")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "n", "N", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "o")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "o", "O", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "p")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "p", "P", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "q")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "q", "Q", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "r")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "r", "R", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "s")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "s", "S", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "t")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "t", "T", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "u")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "u", "U", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "v")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "v", "V", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "w")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "w", "W", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "x")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "x", "X", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "y")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "y", "Y", $himherself)) ](else-if: 1st of $himherself is "z")[ (set: $caphimherself to (str-replaced: 1, "z", "Z", $himherself)) ]]]} (text-color:#b8b8b8)[Are your pronouns singular or plural? (Plural pronouns are like they/them. Think: If the sentence "What is she doing?" doesn't sound right with your pronouns, then they're likely plural.)] (checkbox: bind $plrl, "My pronouns are plural.") (text-color:#b8b8b8)[Please wait a second after setting pronouns before continuing to allow them to set.] (link: "Click to set pronouns.")[(set: $pronounconfirm to 1)(text-colour:#b8b8b8)[Pronouns set.]] [[Reset Pronouns|start6-pronounsinput]]  (set: $nxt1 to "start7-pronounsconfirm")  {(live: 2s)[(if: $plrl is false)[  (link-goto: "Try Pronouns →", $nxt1)]  (else:)[ (link-goto: "Try Pronouns →", "plrl-" + $nxt1)]]}

(text-colour:#b8b8b8)["Is $heshe hurt? What happened to $himher?"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)["That's $hishers, you can't take that!"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)["Leave $himher alone. $capheshe doesn't deserve this."] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)["Do you know if $hisher health will improve?"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)["I may not know $name very well, but it seems $heshe can at least take care of $himherself."] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[**Your pronouns cannot be changed later**] [[Confirm →|start8-whatinput]] [[Go Back ←|start6-pronounsinput]]

(set: $capname to (str-replaced: 1, "s", "S", $name))

(text-colour:#b8b8b8)[Enter your preferred name, capitalized.] (input: bind $name, "") [[Check Name →|start4-nameconfirm]]

(text-colour:#b8b8b8)["Are $heshe hurt? What happened to $himher?"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)["That's $hishers, you can't take that!"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)["Leave $himher alone. $capheshe don't deserve this."] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)["Do you know if $hisher health will improve?"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)["I may not know $name very well, but it seems $heshe can at least take care of $himherself."] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[**Your pronouns cannot be changed later**] [[Confirm →|start8-whatinput]] [[Go Back ←|start6-pronounsinput]]

singular pronouns

plural pronouns

(text-colour:#b2f188)["Thank you. Finally, which best describes how you see yourself, ](text-colour:#ff1a25)[$name](text-colour:#b2f188)[?"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[Pick from the dropdown menu.] (text-color: #808080)[ (dropdown: bind $blessing, "---", "a butterfly", "a cat", "a dog", "an elf", "a fairy", "a fish", "a flower", "a fox", "a human", "a lizard", "a plant", "space", "a spirit", "a star", "a tree", "the void")] [[Check Self →|start9-whatconfirm]]

(text-colour:#b2f188)["So you see yourself as](text-colour:#f0a3cc)[ $blessing](text-colour:#b2f188)[?"] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[**You cannot be changed later**] [[Yes →|start10]] [[No ←|start8-whatinput]]

(text-colour:#b2f188)["Quite admirable."] [[→|start10.1]]

Your body slowly goes numb, your vision fading. You faintly see yourself from afar, unconsious in a sea of fog. [[→|start12]]

As you drift out of lucidity, you feel at ease with the physical world and a sense of bliss washes over you, sweeping you away from waking existence. [[→|pre-river0]]

... [[→|pre-river2]]

..... [[→|pre-river3]]

A soft rumble fades in, accompanied by a cool sensation enveloping your body. [[→|pre-river4]]

It's pleasant, but you feel as though you shouldn't open your eyes. [[Open your eyes →|pre-river5]]

Against your better judgement, you slowly open your eyes... [[→|pre-river6]]

Water. [[→|VR-riverbed]]

(text-colour:#b8b8b8)[This game is not finished. There may be glitches, spelling errors, bugs, gramatical errors, and other imperfections.] (text-colour:#9ba23f)+(bg:#504949)[//Note: Warnings or notices from the developer (me (Caramel Treat)) will look like this.//] (text-colour:#b8b8b8)[If you find anything, please let me know via Discord. My username is carameltreat. If Discord is not an option for whatever reason, or you just don't feel like using it, you can also email me at carameltreatartist@gmail.com Thank you for playing. Enjoy Wanderlust.] [[Start →|variable-setup]] [[Notes →|notes]] [[Changelog →|changelog]]

[[→|pre-river1]]

The voice pauses for a moment. [[→|start10.2]]

(text-colour:#b2f188)["You are ready. Proceed with curiosity,](text-colour:#ff1a25)[ $name](text-colour:#b2f188)[."] [[→|start10.3]]

(text-colour:#b2f188)["You will be watched over."] [[→|start11]]

... [[→|start1]]\ (set: $waterbreathing to 0)

[[Back ←|start0]] (text-size: 2)[Changelog] Don't expect me to add everything that's been changed on this changelog. I'll do anything I remember, but I can't be bothered to track every little alteration lol (text-size: 1.5)[pre-alpha 1.1] (11/2/23) basically nothing * features added include: ** like, 5 sentences of dialogue. That's it. ** can't be bothered to do more rn ** mostly just put this out to show a friend (text-size: 1.5)[pre-alpha 1.0] (10/25/23) first version * features added include: ** intro ** opening screen ** user name input ** user pronoun input ** user identification input ** intro to story * intro: ** introduces a soft voice ** took about 10 hours of work ._. * opening screen ** contains a blurb from me ** has a link to this page ** links to notes page for tips and stuff * user name input ** allows the player to enter their own name * user pronoun input ** allows the player to enter their own pronouns ** this took 6 hours (and a lot of documentation searching) on its own ** this is still a pretty messy system, so suggestions on how to improve the user experience for it are very welcomed ** also this system makes Wanderlust the only game I've ever seen that allows your pronouns to be meow/meow and I think that makes it awesome :3 * user identification input ** allows the user to pick some interpretation of their identity * intro to story ** has a few lines of waking up after the intro * to-do: ** make sure all punctuation surrounding colored words is consistent ** add more content, duh ** meow mrrp mew ** spellcheck ** stay silly :3 ** limit use of the undo button

[[Back ←|start0]] (text-size: 2)[Notes] Things here are not needed to play the game, but they can improve your experience. * The undo arrows are not to be used. They won't break the game, but when you're intended to be able to go back, there'll be a dedicated button for it. ** This will be fixed by limiting where the undo button can be used in a future version, but I can't be bothered rn.

The surface of (text-color:#2a7be5)[the river] flows calmly by. Below you, the riverbed is not visible. On the west side of the river, you can see (text-color:#6cb43c)[a lush forest.] In the east, (text-colour:#9775e6)[a sparsely wooded field.] [[Swim west, towards the forest|VF-east2]] [[Swim east, towards the field|VP-west2]] (if: $waterbreathing is 1) [\ [[Dive underwater|VR-riverbed]] ]

Near (text-color:#6cb43c)[the forest] entrance, massive trees tower over you. Strangely, you cannot see the top of the trees. Something feels off about (text-color:#6cb43c)[this forest.] To the east, (text-color:#2a7be5)[the river flows softly.] A narrow path winds farther west into (text-color:#6cb43c)[the forest.]

\ \ \ You are afloat in the low waters of (text-color:#2a7be5)[a sizeable river.] Light streams through the rippling surface, drawing wavy patterns on the soft, sandy riverbed below. { (if: ($waterbreathing) is 1) [ The cold water fills your lungs with a feeling not dissimilar from inhaling during snowfall. You feel comfortable swimming up or downstream. ] (else: )[ While the cold water may feel comforting to you, it's not breathable. Nowhere to go but up. ]} [[Swim to the surface|VR-riverbedsurface]]  (if: $waterbreathing is 1) [\ [[Swim west underwater|VR-bedwest]] [[Swim east underwater|VR-bedeast]] ]