My Life Is [A Never-Ending Story]

[X] Look around and hope to find her.

Can't trust anyone here.

[x] Look around and hope to find her.

 Spoiler

I wouldn't recommend asking if anyone saw her because you'd draw a lot of attention to yourself that also possible bad people would know about this disappearance and use it against you. I bet you wouldn't have an easy to identify picture of Mel on your direct person either, so it's also kind of confusing to ask strangers in that regard as well.

[] Look around and hope to find her.

Third and fourth choice are pretty similar, but I picked this one because it's more like Felix to do stuff by himself.

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Argh. That's such a cocktease move right there.

HAY U KNOW WHERE SHE'S GOAN, BUT NOPE NOPE CANT LET THE CHARACTER HAVE THAT OPTION.

Personally, I feel like it might actually be better to have this in a limited perspective. I'd think you could still create tension throughout even without the slap-in-the-face FUUUUUUUUUUU things we get to see. I mean, after reading that, would anyone really choose the second option? (I don't think it'd be a popular choice regardless, with the way we've been going, but by including that part about her actually leaving and Felix just not being unable to find her is sorta the death of that choice for.. probably everyone. The first one is also sorta ruled out since we all (again, judging by the recent responses) wouldn't choose to simply ignore the fact that she left with another person. If you had left that part out, there could be valid reasoning for coming back to where Felix was, i.e. Melanie wouldn't just leave her shirt there, she's bound to return eventually.

'Course, this is still all up to you. Just can't keep my trap shut about some things. <_<; Either way its still an interesting story.

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[] Head back to where you had been sitting.
[] Stay and watch the boat show.
[] Look around and hope to find her.
[x] Ask if anyone has seen her.

Can't very well ignore the fact that we know where she is, now can we?

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Argh. That's such a cocktease move right there.

HAY U KNOW WHERE SHE'S GOAN, BUT NOPE NOPE CANT LET THE CHARACTER HAVE THAT OPTION.

Personally, I feel like it might actually be better to have this in a limited perspective. I'd think you could still create tension throughout even without the slap-in-the-face FUUUUUUUUUUU things we get to see. I mean, after reading that, would anyone really choose the second option? (I don't think it'd be a popular choice regardless, with the way we've been going, but by including that part about her actually leaving and Felix just not being unable to find her is sorta the death of that choice for.. probably everyone. The first one is also sorta ruled out since we all (again, judging by the recent responses) wouldn't choose to simply ignore the fact that she left with another person. If you had left that part out, there could be valid reasoning for coming back to where Felix was, i.e. Melanie wouldn't just leave her shirt there, she's bound to return eventually.

'Course, this is still all up to you. Just can't keep my trap shut about some things. <_<; Either way its still an interesting story.

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Can't very well ignore the fact that we know where she is, now can we?

I agree. Including information that Felix can't know to influence our judgement is mean.

[x] Ask if anyone has seen her.

People sometimes are unreliable but not everyone would lie to you.

Random detailed information 1. Gledenberg.

Gledenberg is the town Felix and Melanie live in. Its population is a mere 3000. There isn't much of great excitement to do in Gledenberg. One of the most important things is its technological factory, NewFuture, which put Gledenberg on the map and attracted many people to the town. Their famous restaurant, Speedy Sam's, is a popular place to meet and eat. Besides random stores on main street and a few gas stations, there isn't many opportunities for work, especially in the current economic crisis. The main attraction is of course the huge natural lake not far outside of town, known by residents as Crystal Waters for its constantly serene appearance.

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Entry 22. June 13, 2009.

[x] Look around and hope to find her.

"I'm not going to achieve anything by just sitting around. I better walk around and see if I can't find her."

Felix leaves the stands by the boat show and begins to walk around the festival. After 30 minutes completely in vain, Felix finally gets the bright idea to try calling Melanie on his cell. "She always carries it with her." They had rented a locker to store her bag in before going swimming. "....I'm sure she went and took it out before going off--hey wait a second... I never put anything in the locker. ...dammit. I must have forgotten it at home," Felix defeats his idea with his carelessness. Felix decides it's worth heading home for. "Maybe something actually happened to her... I need to try this before freaking out," he says as he runs for the entrance.

He thinks to stop and ask the gate attendant quick if he saw a young woman with long brown hair and a black bikini leaving. "It's really strange you should ask that," replies the attendant. "Huh, why," responds a confused Felix. "Well, normally I wouldn't be paying that much attention, but this caught my eye. A woman like you described left here about 30 minutes ago with a man. It was strange because she kept saying 'You gotta be kidding me! You gotta be kidding me!'" the attendant said, acting it out. "Huh...well, which way did she go?" asks Felix. "They got into a black car and drove off," he answers. "Did she seem to know the guy?" Felix continues his interview. "Yeah, probably. I mean, well, she surely wasn't struggling or anything. Haha Just seemed a little upset," the attendant answers. "Oh what the hell is going on now..." Felix mutters; "Thanks." He runs off down the street back and heads home.

After the mile long jog back home, Felix gets inside and grabs his cellphone. He dials Melanie's number. It starts ringing, and Melanie answers.

"YOU GOT SOME NERVE FELIX. SERIOUSLY? AFTER WHAT JUST HAPPENED... WOW."
"Melanie...huh? Wait, what? What's going on? What are you talking about? You're never mad..."
"Honestly? Why do you sound confused? You're the one wh-"

"DAMMIT. SHE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE HER PHONE," a foreign voice suddenly interjects in the background. Felix can hear some loud noises and then the line goes dead. He quickly redials her number, but her cellphone has been turned off. "....I swear to God," Felix cries.

[] Call Melanie's parents.
[] Call the police.
[] Call your dad.

What are the voices inside Felix's head telling him to do?

 Apology

I'm sorry guys. lol Really I am. I wanted to see how strongly something like that could influence the voices. I promise I will never reveal something that telling again, especially at such a time. Just a reaction test. :x Was a mistake.

[X] Call your dad. Cops are always useless in these stories and your dad seems to know something about this.

[x] Call your dad.

Dad might know something about this, even if he doesn't have a clue about the people who did this, he might at least give us some clues.

[X] Call your dad.

The other two will likely create unnecessary problems for you.

[x] Call your dad.

[x] Call your dad.

Melanie. ;-;

Entry 23. June 13, 2009.

[x] Call your dad.

"Who can I turn to... The police are worthless around here. Calling Melanie's parents at this point would probably only cause them to call the police... Ugh. The only person I can think to call is my dad. Too many coincidences. I need answers."

Felix dials his father's number. It rings for a long time, but finally Chad picks up.

"Dad, hello?"
"Felix...what is going on?"
"Dad this is absolutely important and you have to listen to me."
"Okay, son. I'm listening."
"I think someone kidnapped Melanie... I can't figure out how and a lot of things do not make sense about it. But she disappeared and when I called her, someone yelled 'she wasn't supposed to have a phone' and then there were loud noises and then the line went dead..."
"Felix calm down. Slow down. Where were you when she disappeared?"
"The water festival. Someone spilled something on me so I went into the bathroom to clean it. When I came back she was gone."
"Wait. What did you say?"
"Someone spilled something on m-"
"Son, I need you to trust me right now. Stay home. I will be back as soon as I can. Don't do anything rash. Goodbye."

"I am going to go frickin' insane I swear... No, this is too damn much. Why Melanie... Why now... What is going on..." Felix begins to break down from the stress. The house phone rings. Felix jumps up and attacks it as if it were a wild animal. "HELLO? WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?" Felix screams into the phone. "We're sorry it had to be this way, Felix. Truly we are. Speedy Sam's. Be there in an hour." The line goes dead.

[] Listen to Chad and wait for him at home.
[] Head over to Speedy Sam's immediately.

What are the voices inside Felix's head telling him to do?

[x] Head over to Speedy Sam's immediately.

This is a difficult choice, I'll pick the one that I think will end up more interesting.

[x] Head over to Speedy Sam's immediately.

Take chances. Make mistakes. Get messy.

[x] Listen to Chad and wait for him at home.

Dad knows best.

FFFFFFFFF

[x] Listen to Chad and wait for him at home.

Other one might be a death.

[X] Head over to Speedy Sam's immediately.

Knowing is everything.

[x] Listen to Chad and wait for him at home.

GODDAMN YOU FELIX I'M SCARED NOW. If Melanie wasn't stuggling before she left the festival, maybe there's something more to it than we know...

[] Listen to Chad and wait for him at home.

Getting one of the main characters kidnapped is enough, we don't want the second one dead. Besides, his dad sounds like he knows something important.