[[You->player]] are standing in the first floor ladies' room of your office building.
There is a row of two [[sinks->sink area]] here, as well as three [[toilet stalls->toilet stall]], and a [[shower area]] with a bench and a privacy curtain. There is also a door leading to the [[hallway->exit the bathroom]].
(set: $location to "bathroom")
You are a 35-year-old woman with long pink hair and glasses.
You are carrying (if: $rapidTest is 1 and $digitalTest is 1)[[[two positive pregnancy tests->pregnancy tests]]](else:)[[[two pregnancy tests->pregnancy tests]]], [[a specimen cup->specimen cup]], and [[your cell phone->cell phone]]. You are wearing [[your wedding ring->wedding ring]].
You are in the [[$location]].It's your smart phone. You can use it for a variety of things(if: $rapidTest is 1 and $digitalTest is 1 and $callHusband is 0)[, but most importantly, you could [[call your husband]]].
(display: "location")It's a (if: $cupIsFull is 0)[sterile ]clear plastic cup with a blue lid.(if: $cupIsFull is 1)[ It contains urine.]
(if: $location is "toilet stall" and $cupIsFull is 0)
[
You could [[open the cup and pee in it->pee in cup]].
]
(display: "location")(if: $digitalUnwrapped is 0)[A single digital pregnancy test [[wrapped in opaque plastic.->open digital test]]](else:)[It's a white stick with a blue cap, and a single window(if: $digitalTest is 0)[. The window is currently blank.](else:)[, with the word "PREGNANT" in it.]]
(if: $location is "shower area" and $cupIsFull is 1 and $digitalTest is 0 and $digitalUnwrapped is 1)
[
You could [[dip the test in the specimen cup->dip digital test]].
]
(display: "location")(if: $rapidUnwrapped is 0)[A single rapid detection pregnancy test [[wrapped in opaque plastic.->open rapid test]]](else:)[It's a white stick with a blue cap, and two small windows(if: $rapidTest is 0)[. The windows are currently blank.](else:)[ with a plus sign in the left one.]]
(if: $location is "shower area" and $cupIsFull is 1 and $rapidTest is 0 and $rapidUnwrapped is 1)
[
You could [[dip the test in the specimen cup->dip rapid test]].
]
(display: "location")You have two pregnancy tests, (if: $rapidTest is 1)[[[a positive rapid detection test->rapid detection pregnancy test]]](else:)[[[a rapid detection test->rapid detection pregnancy test]]] and (if: $digitalTest is 1)[[[a positive digital test->digital pregnancy test]]](else:)[[[a digital test->digital pregnancy test]]].
(display: "location")[[The Surprise->bathroom]]It's a titanium band with carvings around the outside, and the phrase 'I can be certain' inscribed on the inside.
(display: "location")You rip open the wrapper, revealing the [[contents->digital pregnancy test]].
(display: "location")
(set: $digitalUnwrapped to 1)
You rip open the wrapper, revealing the [[contents->rapid detection pregnancy test]].
(display: "location")
(set: $rapidUnwrapped to 1)[[You->player]] are in the [[$location]].You press the sequence of buttons that calls your husband.
(live: 5s)[(stop:)He answers the phone on the third ring.]
(live: 6s)["Hey. What's up?"]
(live: 7s)[(stop:)(link:"Guess what?")[(show:?1)]]|1)[You're sobbing so hard, that all you can say is "Guess what?"
(live: 1s)[(stop:)[He responds, "Guess what?"]
(live: 2s)[(stop:)[(link:"Guess what?")[(show:?2)]]]]]|2)[And you repeat, "Guess what?"
(live: 1s)[(stop:)And then he gets it. "You're pregnant!"]
(live: 2s)[(stop:)(link:"YES")[(show:?3)]]]|3)["YES."
(live: 1s)[(stop:)[He tells you that he's currently biking to work, and can't talk now, but he's so excited, and you will talk more later.]
(live: 2s)[(stop:)You hang up the phone.]
(live: 3s)[(display: "location")]]]
(set: $crying to 1)
(set: $callHusband to 1)There are two sinks here, with soap dispensers and a paper towel dispenser.
(if: $crying is 1)[
You could [[wash your face]] at one of the sinks.
]
From here, [[you->player]] could return to the [[bathroom]].
(set: $location to "sink area")
(if: $location is "toilet stall")[You are in a toilet stall.](else:)[You enter a toilet stall and close and lock the door behind you.]
(set: $location to "toilet stall")
From here, [[you->player]] could [[exit the stall->bathroom]].(if: $location is "shower area")[You are in the shower area.](else:)[You enter the shower area and draw the curtain closed.]
(set: $location to "shower area")
There is a bench here where you could sit down and have some privacy.
From here, [[you->player]] could return to the [[bathroom]].(if: $callHusband is 0)[You're not ready to leave the [[bathroom]].]
(if: $crying is 1)[You're crying too hard to leave the [[bathroom]].]
(if: $callHusband is 1 and $crying is 0)[You hold your head high and walk out of the bathroom.
You leave the bathroom and head upstairs, in a bit of an excited daze.
[[Nothing will ever be the same again->surprise]].]You open the lid, breaking the sterile seal. You sit on the toilet and stick the cup underneath you to catch the stream while you urinate. You put the lid back on, screwing it tightly so it doesn't spill.
(display: "location")
(set: $cupIsFull to 1)The Surprise
by Candy Meldromon, 2019But you've been trying for three and a half years. Can you really be sure?You remove the cap, revealing a pink tip, and dip the digital pregnancy test in the cup for twenty seconds. They you recap it and lay it on the bench.
(live: 10s)[(stop:)One little blue bar appears.]
(live: 20s)[(stop:)Another little blue bar appears.]
(live: 30s)[(stop:)A third blue bar appears.]
(live: 40s)[(stop:)A fourth and final blue bar appears.]
(live: 41s)[(stop:)The results window reads...]
(live: 46s)[(stop:)"PREGNANT"]
(live: 47s)[(stop:)(if: $rapidTest is 0)[(display: "try again")](else:)[(display: "sobbing")]]
(live:48s)[(display: "location")]
(set: $digitalTest to 1)You remove the cap, revealing a pink tip, and dip the rapid detection test into the cup for twenty seconds. Then you recap it and lay it on the bench. It will take up to one minute for the results to be ready.
(live: 10s)[(stop:)Thirty seconds pass. A horizontal blue line has appeared in both windows.]
(live: 20s)[(stop:)Thirty more seconds pass. It's only a minute, but the wait is excruciating.]
(live: 21s)[(stop:)A faint vertical blue line has appeared in the left window, forming a plus sign.]
(live: 22s)[(stop:)According to the instructions, this means you are pregnant.]
(live: 23s)[(stop:)(if: $digitalTest is 0)[(display: "try again")](else:)[(display: "sobbing")]]
(live: 24s)[(stop:)(display: "location")]
(set: $rapidTest to 1)You are overwhelmed with emotion, and you burst into tears.You wash your face at the sink. It takes a few moments, but you manage to stop crying and compose yourself.
(display: "location")
(set: $crying to 0)