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    [megalophobia_snake right normal]
    Everything that exists is fully determined by the relationships between itself and everything else
    For assume 2 distinct entities gave birth to identical relationships between themselves and everything else
    Then the relations between the first entity and itself would be the same as the relations from the second entity to the first one
    In particular, the relation of being equal to itself would be the same as a correspondent relation from the second entity and the first, 
    a so called correspondent to self-equality.
    and any new relation from the first entity to a third entity would be the same as the relation of being equal to itself,
    in turn being in relation (through the new relation) to the third entity
    but given the equality of relations between the first 2 entities, 
    this would be the same as the correspondent to self-equality from the second entity to the first, 
    in turn being in relation to the third entity in the same way as before.
    Were the third entity to be equal to the second one,
    then our equality of relations would mean that there must be a relation from the first to the second object,
    such that the relation of being in relation through the correspondent of self-equality to the first entity,
    in turn being in this new relation to the second object, must be the self equality of the second entity,
    hence the correspondent of self equality binds the two entities as one
    a real smart fella told me this, yknow?

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Megalophobia_1_Main_credits=
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Welcome To Megalophobia

Megalophobia_1_Main_fakepostcard_00={n}WELCOME TO {#000000}{%}{^ 2.8}MEGALOPHOBIA{/^}{/%}{n}{*}{#999999}Don't forget,{n}missing out is what makes our lives unique.{n}May{#ff0000} Return To Lobby{#999999} be with you{n}{/*}{#}{n}

Megalophobia_1_Main_fakepostcard_01={n}{#000000}Don't forget:{#}{n}{n}This mod encourages discussion.{n}{n}

Megalophobia_1_Main_fakepostcard_02={n}{#000000}Don't forget:{#}{n}{n}{#ff0000}{^ 1.3}Cheating is discouraged{/^}{n}{n}{#}
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Megalophobia_1_Main_fakepostcard_03={n}{#000000}Don't forget:{#}{n}{n}Your actions are not real.{*}{^ 1.3}{n}Your pain is.{n}{n}{/^}{/*}
Megalophobia_1_Main_fakepostcard_03b={n}{#000000}Did forget:{#}{n}{n}Your actions are not real.{*}{^ 1.3}{n}They have no consequences.{n}{n}{/^}{/*}

Megalophobia_1_Main_fakepostcard_04={n}WELCOME TO {#000000}{^ 2.8}MEGALOPHOBIA{/^}{n}{*}{#999999}A place where your reality becomes dreams.{n}{n}{/*}{#}{n}
Megalophobia_1_Main_fakepostcard_04b={n}WELCOME TO {#000000}{^ 2.8}MEGALOPHOBIA{/^}{n}{*}{#999999}A place where your reality falls apart.{n}{n}{/*}{#}{n}
Megalophobia_1_Main_fakepostcard_04c={^ 0.3}{%}WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA{/%}{/^}

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Megalophobia_1_Main_snake=
[megalophobia_snake normal right]
Hello there!
I didn't expect you'd be able to hear me, but it seems that silly dance of yours has some sort of power.
Now go and explore this land on a new level.
Be curious, little butterfly.

megalphobia_00_approach=
[megalophobia_mega normal right]
Welcome to Megalophobia,
If you are sensitive to flashing lights, scary imagery or you are streaming this level on a monetized platform, proceed to the left to customize your experience.
If none of the above are of concern to you, please proceed to the right to start the level.

megalphobia_00_warning00=
Photosensitive
Easily Disturbed
Streamer Mode

megalphobia_00_warning01a=
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Please understand that unlike most things in this mod, these indicators are fully extradiegetic and are not required to solve any puzzles.
Please refrain from enabling this one unless you need to as it will impact the experience.

megalphobia_00_warning01b=
You enabled photosensitive mode.
Pedestals marked by a star (as the one you can see appear) may contain flashing lights.
If you're extremely sensitive to flashing lights, and even things such as moving noise grain effect, or a low contrast moving spiral pattern can be harmful for you, please, interact with me again.

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You enabled extra photosensitive mode.
Pedestals marked by two stars contain extreme flashing lights.
Pedestals marked with one star contain less flashing lights, but can still be harmful to some people.

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Please understand that unlike most things in this mod, these indicators are fully extradiegetic and are not required to solve any puzzles.
Please refrain from enabling this one unless you need to as it will impact the experience.

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Pedestals marked by an exclamation point (as the one you can see appear) may contain triggering and disturbing content.
Keep in mind that even pedestals without the warning indicator may contain themes such as: burn-out, depression, self hatred, death or even suicide.
If any of these topics make you uncomfortable it is advised to stop playing.

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###AA###

aa_grave_01=
Jeremy O. Butterfly
aa_grave_02=
22 Jan, 2023
aa_grave_03=
Bella G. Butterfly
aa_grave_04=
22 Jan, 2023


aa_talk_01=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
Are you pure?
Do you have his death on your hands?

aa_talk_02=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
Have you sinned?
Is his death your punishment?

aa_talk_03=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
Can you hear the bells?
This is the end.
Welcome the {#ffffff}Everwhite{#}.

aa_talk_04=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
Did he sin?
Was his death his own doing?

megaophobia_aa_approach=
[Madeline left sadder]
...hey, :noise::noise::noise:
...I'm sorry, I forgot to bring flowers
[Madeline left distracted]
I see you have that covered already
...
[Madeline left sadder]
...I'm sorry, I shouldn't joke about this
...
[Madeline left sad]
...y'know,
...
I don't know what to do right now
[Madeline left distracted]
You're, well
[Madeline left sad]
y'know
[Madeline left distracted]
...and here I am, joking about flowers...
...
[Madeline left sadder]
What's wrong with me?
...
[Madeline left distracted]
...
I don't think I'm sad enough
[Madeline left sad]
Is that okay to say? Maybe I shouldn't tell you this
Maybe you know
[Madeline left distracted]
Maybe you don't wanna know
[Madeline left sad]
I know everyone grieves differently, :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise: keeps telling me about that
She says it's normal
[Madeline left distracted]
I can tell she's trying to convince herself as much as I am. She's devastated.
I'm... holding on, I guess
[Madeline left sad]
You probably don't want me to be too sad but it feels wrong.
[Madeline left sadder]
I miss you
[Madeline left sad]
I know I do and I feel it
In my heart and bones and soul
[Madeline left distracted]
But here I am, joking about flowers
...
[Madeline left sadder]
...you're never gonna laugh again
...it's such a stupid thing to focus on right now
[Madeline left panic]
...what the hell's wrong with me
...
[Madeline left distracted]
...
...I'm sorry, :noise::noise::noise:
[Madeline left sad]
I'll
[Madeline left distracted]
leave you alone
you deserve some rest
[Madeline left sad]
...next time, I'll try to bring you something
[Madeline left sadder]
I swear

megaophobia_aa_approach_b=
[Madeline left peaceful]
...
[Madeline left normal]
I saw a bird on the way here
It fluttered around like it didn't care about anything in the world
[Madeline left distracted]
Maybe it didn't. It's a bird.
[Madeline left sad]
...
[Madeline left normal]
...you liked birds
...when I saw it fly I thought to me, :noise::noise::noise: would've loved that bird
[Madeline left peaceful]
It's so free and hopeful
[Madeline left sadder]
It's a bird
[Madeline left normal]
y'know, it has nothing
no house, no hobby, no family maybe or maybe it has one or maybe they're...
[Madeline left sad]
...
[Madeline left distracted]
...sorry
[Madeline left normal]
...it's still flying
chirping
[Madeline left distracted]
...I don't know where I'm going with this
[Madeline left sadder]
I don't think it brings you peace
[Madeline left distracted]
...doesn't do it for me, either.
[Madeline left sad]
...
[Madeline left sadder]
...
[Madeline left normal]
...
...I'm glad there's flowers here
[Madeline left peaceful]
you deserve them so so much

megalophobia_aa_departure=
[Madeline left sad]
...bye, :noise::noise::noise:
[Madeline left sadder]
...I miss you so much
[Madeline left sad]
...I really hope
[Madeline left normal]
we can meet again one day
in this life or the next

megalophobia_aa_weirdeline=
[Madeline left normal]
here i am
...
i think this is the right thing to do
to cross over as i should
i may find the flower im looking for
...
this is a travesty that goes beyond life, death
you and i, :noise::noise::noise:
i know why im not sad
it isnt that i dont miss you i think
i realized youre in a much better place than i
and :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
it is remarkably funny how we grieve our dead
especially those of us who believe in the afterlife
i would not have. but this has proven otherwise
i believe you ended up in heaven
you are not there for me, so perhaps this is hell
we grieve for those of us who we believe were good and virtuous
kindhearted
of heavenly disposition
we feel sad that they ended up somewhere far better than this purgatory betwixt the before and the after
we are hypocrites
we are afraid that we judged wrong and that whatever sees fit to let you pass on has found you unworthy of the good that comes after
i am not
you were a kind soul
i believe i am glad you died
will this bring me closure
only one way to find out
it took me a long time to realize 
i wish i had done so before i sentenced myself to this hell of my own design
may i never find you here, dad
it would mean that i was wrong
 
aa_a01=
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[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
we miss the sound of the bells
we miss the goodness it would herald
we miss, 
the church
we miss,
the goodness of men
it used to ring the bells and announce that it would do good
one day, it stopped
one day,
the goodness of men vanished, and with it
the sound of the bells
the goodness it would herald

aa_a03=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
we miss the light of the sun
we miss the warmth and we miss how it would drive away the fears
we are not immune to the fears
the sun would drive away
it was good,
it was kind
we loved the sun
one day, the sun began to think itself greater than it was
it saw greed,
and saw that this greed was good for it,
and it was no longer good
it was no longer kind
it began absorbing all the light all the warmth all the good and the caring
it let the fears back into our heart because it wanted all the light all the warmth
it did not care about us
why would it do such a thing?

aa_a04_01=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
we know the man on the stone statue
we do not miss him
he used to have a name people would sing
people would know
he had fame and power as all men with statues on their graves had
now nobody remembers his name
the plaque is gone

aa_a04_02=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
the pond is cold
we do not like the cold
there are unknown hands that grasp from it
but we like the pond,
it is familiar

aa_b01=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
we can sense, beneath the earth,
when someone deserves to be there
we can sense their deeds their mind their heart their soul 
as it seeps into the ground
the man 
buried, here
beneath us
deserved to die

aa_b02=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
we can sense, above the earth
the weight of an invention
the influence of a thought and what it will bring
to mankind, to us
a man looked at a stone,
eroded by years and years and years and nature running its course
it saw that it was smooth and round
it saw the stone, and thought,
i must recreate in my own image
what was not mine to invent
mankind discovered the wheel and went on to become
tyrants

aa_b04=
[megalophobia_mega right normal]
we know the man on the stone statue
we do not miss him
his name was a curse that the people would spit from their vile, hateful mouth
they made a statue for him
they celebrated his death
they made sure,
there would be no man so rotten
ever ever ever again

aa_a03_01=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
we know how this place came to be
we know the vines were here before any man stepped foot onto this earth
mankind believed,
the vines would protect their dead
the vines were welcoming and soft with kindness
they believed the dead would be honored as they should and that they would be allowed to stand vigil
humans did not wish to preserve the vines
they would cruelly cut through them and build graves upon graves
stone upon dead dead nature
the vines that remained grew spikes
so as to protect the dead
as to protect themselves








###AB###
Megalophobia_1_Main_ab_t00=
{anchor top}
[megalophobia_snake right normal]
Are you expecting something smart?
I'm a snake dude








###AC###
Megalophobia_1_Main_ac_01= WORK
Megalophobia_1_Main_ac_02= HOME
Megalophobia_1_Main_ac_03=
Warning: This level may be unsettling for some players
If you're easily perturbed, it's recommended you return to lobby

Megalophobia_1_Main_ac_03a=
This level may be unsettling for some players
Megalophobia_1_Main_ac_03b=
If you're easily disturbed, it's recommended you return to lobby

ac_talk_01=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
My toilet is closed for repairs
You have no idea how annoyed this makes me
I have to literally interact with other people whose toilets work now
It's embarrassing

ac_talk_02=
[megalophobia_spider left normal]
pst
hey
{+Madeline},
think you can get me that guy over there
yeah, the butterfly
i wanna eat 'em

[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
{+Madeline} don't listen to him
Stomp him
He's an ugly spider
I am a regal butterfly

[megalophobia_spider left normal]
i can hear you you know
thats awfully disrespectful
maybe i should eat you

[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
Maybe you should go back to your web and die

[megalophobia_spider left normal]
maybe your eyes should be melted by the sun how about that

[madeline left normal]
Guys
Chill
I literally do not care about either of you
Lmao

ac_talk_03=
[megalophobia_sunset left normal]
He would not exist without me, you know?
The sun
All his beauty comes from me
I find this beautiful
I am the most important part of the day.
...
Have you heard those idiots who want to find me.
Like if there was a place I belong to.
The sun rises and sets for everyone equally, just with a slight delay.
If only those idiots stopped searching for me and looked out the window.
They would see my beauty.
But alas.

ac_monster01=
[Madeline left sad]
Hello?

[megalophobia_bee right normal]
Oh!
How wonderful, someone speaking to us. We have not been spoken to in quite some time.
We scare people usually. That is not our intention. It has however kept us safe.
What is your name?

[Madeline left normal]
I'm {+Madeline}
How about you?

[megalophobia_bee right normal]
Take your pick! We do not mind.
It was nice to meet you {+Madeline}. Perhaps, in kinder circumstances, you could visit us again.

ac_monster02=
[megalophobia_bee right normal flip]
Hello again {+Madeline}!
We have put in great thought in what we may do to interest you. To become friends. 
We came up with just the thing! Would you like to see our bug collection, {+Madeline}?
...
You know...
This painting above our bed.
The place it represents, to be exact.
We dreamed about travelling there our entire life.
We saved up for it.
Our entire life.
And now the world has ended.
We wish we were at Work right now, but the world has ended.
The work has ended.
Most of our neighbors moved out.
After the world has ended.
...
Don't mind us.
We're still holding on to the memories of the place we call Home.

ac_monster03=
You tell the bee what the sunset has told you.
[megalophobia_bee right normal flip]
Oh?...
Is...
Is that true?
...
We-
Why have we never noticed it...
Did we?
No it can not be!
We were not looking for the sunset!
We was searching for the sand and the sea and the sky....
Right?
Have we really wasted our entire life chasing a meaningless dream?....
....
......
...
We are going to go outside.
Breathe some air.

ac_monster04=
[megalophobia_bee right normal flip]
The sky is....
[Madeline left normal]
It's {>> 0.1}HUUUUGE{>>} isn't it!
[megalophobia_bee right normal flip]
....
It is very big.
It smells of cold and trainways.
Why have we never noticed how big the sky is?
Why have we never noticed its beauty?
[Madeline left normal]
It's okay!
Now everything is okay.
You learned to see.
[megalophobia_bee right normal flip]
....
Thank you, {+Madeline}.
You-
You can go now...
We will be fine now.
We will just...
Stay here for some time.

ac_dog01=
{anchor bottom}
[megalophobia_dog left normal]
This is fine!

ac_horse01=
{anchor top}
[megalophobia_horse left normal]
every man start catibliar and then buterfly.

ac_slime01=
{anchor bottom}
[megalophobia_slime right normal flip]
So... ehm, not again. None of my juice.
And I guess for more people it might be their own juice.
Like racism.

ac_butt01=
{anchor bottom}
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal flip]
The bees sting.
The bees fall on the ground.
The bees become plants.
The plants feed on the sunlight.
A lonely spider is sitting on a plant.
A lonely spider ate a butterfly.
The spider is sad and lonely because it has nobody to talk to.
[Madeline left normal]
Why couldn’t the spider talk to the butterfly?
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal flip]
Spiders can't talk to butterflies.
One day,
When the butterfly becomes a spider,
It will need the hesitation to kill.
...
The sky is beautiful today.
[Madeline left normal]
It's so big!
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal flip]
It's huge.

ac_toilet01=
{anchor top}
skibidi toilet











###AD###

ad_end=
[megalophobia_shadowstar left normal]
Betwixt the ocean and the sky.
Liar.
You're nowhere to be found.
Betwixt the Inbetween and the Everwhite.
May Noxck of Creation help me find you.
May the sky shine bright tonight.
...
If I had one hundred lives, I would marry you in seventy-six.
And in the rest I would marry the Wind and the Earth and the huge huge Sky.
And the Water and the Sand.
And on my last life I would marry myself.
And then I would have no more lives left.
And I would die.

ad_shroom=
[megalophobia_mushroom left normal]
I can talk!
I can talk and nobody else can!
My beautiful voice resounds on alllll the walls and skies and winds and blades of grass because I am better than everyone else!

ad_fish_01=
[megalophobia_fish left normal]
{>> 0.1}blub    
blub    
blub    
down with the patriarchy
blub    {>>}

ad_fish_02=
[megalophobia_fish left normal]
{>> 0.1}how did those Australian fish manage to get caught in that aquarium in the first place
{>>}
ad_fish_03=
[megalophobia_fish left normal]
{>> 0.1}finding nemo spoilers
.
.
.
.
everyone fucking dies at the end
wait, no, that was that other movie{>>}

ad_fish_04=
[megalophobia_fish left normal]
{>> 0.1}sea of oup
soup{>>}

ad_fish_05=
[megalophobia_fish left normal]
{>> 0.1}the ocean is {~}really deep!{/~}
at least 100 units of measurement deep!{>>}

ad_fish_06=
[megalophobia_fish left normal]
{>> 0.1}if they put a lot of cereal in the ocean would it be cereal{>>}

ad_fish_07=
[megalophobia_fish left normal]
{>> 0.1}yeah bro my dumbass distant cousin got eaten by a shark and now I have his PS4 #loser
{>>}
ad_fish_08=
[megalophobia_fish left normal]
{>> 0.1}the ocean is not actually blue
its a lie made by big sea to sell more blue pool tiles{>>}

ad_poem=
[megalophobia_snake left normal]
A snake, larger than anyone has ever seen
The fear of something too large to comprehend
An alchemical wonder, a {#ff0000}craft{#} of {#ff0000}infinite{#} potential

ad_pool=
[megalophobia_flamingo right normal]
There is something at the bottom of the pool
Scary something

ad_mushroom=
[megalophobia_flamingo right normal]
Mushrooms are really good for your health!
Really really good!
Really really really really really really really good!

ad_crab=
[megalophobia_crab right normal]
Behold, perfection — me, a crab.
Armored, adaptable, and superior.
You creatures walk in one direction? Pathetic.
I move sideways, defying convention.
My claws? Precision and power in perfect harmony.
My exoskeleton? An impenetrable fortress.
...
Even evolution bows to me — carcinization ensures all life aspires to be crab.
I have conquered land and sea.
I am nature’s final form.
Accept it.
















###AE###
Megalophobia_1_Main_ae_01=
Thank for playing
:celeste_big:
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
:strawberry:
:celeste:

ae_talk_01=
[megalophobia_frog right normal]
Persistence
It's a wonderful thing
It allows you to do so many things you never would even have thought you could do
Things that seem impossible at first
Throw yourself at it for long enough and it might just become possible
It might just happen!
You never know if you stop trying, don't you?

ae_modding=
Dear Diary,{n}
{^ 0.6}Today, I downloaded celeste mods for the first time!{n}
I looked at the most popular things and I went from there{n}
It is much more challenging than the base game, that's for sure!{n}
I can't wait to play more. It feels very satisfying to pull off. {^}

ae_butterfly=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
Do you even know how many {~}things{/~} live beneath your feet?
There's so many of them and you don't even know
In the dirt, mostly
There's a lot of things that live in dirt.

ae_butterfly2=
[megalophobia_frog right normal]
hi











###AF###

af_rain=
[megalophobia_mega right normal]
The rain is a woeful thing
The rain is a joyful thing
The rain purifies the mind
The rain purifies the soul
The rain cleanses 
The rain heals
The rain is a work of {#ffffff}art{#}

Megalophobia_1_Main_af_01=
[Madeline left sad]
Hey... What's- going on here?

[theo right serious flip]
Hm?
[theo right worried]
What are you doing here?
I thought I evacuated everyone.

[Madeline left distracted]
I- I am not sure...
I was in some kind of white space and then I entered a door and ended up here... and-

[theo right serious]
Mhm...
[theo right serious flip]
I see.
[theo right normal]
Well, traveler, what is your name?

[Madeline left sad]
I'm {+Madeline}.
A-and you?

[theo right nailedit]
Oh... Sorry, I'm afraid it's been so long I have forgotten.

[Madeline left normal]
That's okay!
I'm just happy to finally get to talk to someone-[Madeline left distracted]{.3}.{.3}.{.3}.{.6} normal.

[theo right normal]
...

[Madeline left sad]
I've been through so much!
I'm starting to question my sanity.
I don't understand what's real anymore.

[theo right normal]
You can talk to me, {+Madeline}.
[theo right normal flip]
We have all the time you need.

[Madeline left sad]
I...
[Madeline left panic]
I'm so lost!
I thought I made the right choice and now I'm here and nothing makes sense!
I want to go home!

[theo right normal flip]
It's okay, {+Madeline}.
Everything is fine.

[Madeline left sadder]
Yeah... But sometimes fine isn't enough.

Megalophobia_1_Main_af_02=
[theo right normal]
Are you feeling better?

[Madeline left sadder]
Yeah, I think so.
[Madeline left sad]
Thanks for letting me cry.
...

[theo right normal flip]
No problem.

Megalophobia_1_Main_af_03=
[Madeline left sad]
By the way, I was meaning to ask.
What is that weird thing in the air.

[theo right normal flip]
It's {#ff0000}The End{#}.

[Madeline left surprised]
What!?
[Madeline left sad]
The End of what?
The World?
[Madeline left surprised]
Is the world going to end?!

[theo right serious flip]
Oh, {+Madeline}...
{#ff0000}The End{#} isn't coming.
[theo right serious]
It's already here.
The world has already ended.

[Madeline left angry]
W-what... But...
[Madeline left panic]
There are so many things I haven't tried!
So many things I still need to do!
[Madeline left sad]
Is there really no way to go back?
[Madeline left normal]
I can fix everything I swear!
[Madeline left together]
I will stop smoking and drinking!
I will stop arguing with my boyfriend about useless things!
I will learn to love my family...
[Madeline left sadder]
I will learn to love...
[Madeline left together]
This time I'll do everything right!
This time-

[theo right serious]
{+Madeline}...
There is no "this time".
[theo right serious flip]
The world has ended.
With all it's futures and pasts.
With all it's memories and dreams.
With all it's lives and fantasies.
There is nothing left to go back to.
There is nothing left to fix.
All that's left is little pieces of souls scattered all over the void.
[theo right serious]
Like us.
Still fighting.
[theo right serious flip]
{*}For some reason...{/*}

[Madeline left sad]
What... What am I supposed to do now?

[theo right normal flip]
Just accept it.
It's the best you can do now.

[Madeline left sadder]
I want to go back to the white space...

[theo right serious flip]
If you really value yourself just stay here.
You will forget this conversation and your mind will go back into the darkness it came from.

[Madeline left sadder]
I want to go back to the white space...

[theo right serious flip]
If you go back everything will disappear.
This world only exists thanks to the will of two souls.
When you leave you won't be able to come back here.

[Madeline left sad]
I will find a way.

[theo right nailedit flip]
You're so naive, {+Madeline}...
[theo right normal]
I can take you to the white room whenever you want.
Just talk to me again once you're ready.
[theo right serious]
However...
[theo right serious flip]
I really hope you change your mind and stay here.
If you really want a good ending. This is it.
It's the best ending you will get.

Megalophobia_1_Main_af_04=
[theo right nailedit flip]
But of course you won't listen...

[Madeline left distracted]
Sorry... I still hope.

[theo right serious flip]
Goodbye, {+Madeline}.
And one last thing before you go.
[theo right serious]
Please.
If you really find a way to come back for me...
[theo right serious flip]
Don't.

Megalophobia_1_Main_af_s=
[theo right serious flip]
People often jump to conclusions.
We can not relate.
Our gods,
Noxck Of Creation,
Where are you when we need you the most.
Nothing truly matters in the hands of time.
We wish we could Separate.
Oh Megan, give us the strength to continue.
Oh let us be worthy of the new beginning.
...
Megalophobia_1_Main_af_s2=
[theo right serious flip]
You know, this is all your fault.
We know what happened.
We know why the world is in shambles.
We shall not tell you, as the guilt of the many sins you committed would crush you.
But we know.
We will not tell you.
No no, we will not.
...
Megalophobia_1_Main_af_s3=
[theo right serious flip]
You shall find out eventually.
After an eternity of reality and dreams,
You shall find out.
You will go on. You will escape this place.
And one day we will meet again.
We will meet again.
But we shall not remember you,
Nor shall we remember this conversation.
As such as the will of Rika.
...
Megalophobia_1_Main_af_s4=
[theo right serious flip]
You will forget too.
You will meet us in a lighthouse near a shore where the moon collapsed.
You will meet us in a tower near a beach where the moon fell down.
You will talk to us for the first time.
Again.
You will great us for the first time.
Again.
Our manner of speech, distorted by the eternity, will not seem familiar.
The way we use our words, warped and bent by the Everwhite, will not remind you anything.
...
Megalophobia_1_Main_af_s5=
[theo right serious flip]
Until suddenly you remember.
And everything falls in it's place.
Until suddenly you remember more.
And everything falls apart again.
Until suddenly you remember everything.
And you will become god.
Again.
...
Megalophobia_1_Main_af_s6=
[theo right serious flip]
Or maybe not.
We do not foresee.
But we believe.
We believe?
We do.
We do believe.

Megalophobia_1_Main_af_s7=
[theo right serious flip]
...
We wish you eternity as painless as death can be.












###AG###

ag_talk_01=
[megalophobia_melvin right normal]
There exists space between rooms
You can see it during screen transitions!
They freeze your game
Or so you think
In fact, what the void holds is so terrible that your brain erases all that happens within it
It saves you from going insane from seeing all that exists in the space
But it's always there
Always watching jut out of sight
Until you exit the room again

ag_talk_02=
[megalophobia_flamingo right normal]
There's space between the rooms, yeah
It's kind of scary, yeah
You know it exists in the back of your mind but it's just
Not there when you cross
Except
When you go through the pipes
The void can't look through those
You're safe when you're in there, I think

ag_talk_03=
[megalophobia_monkey left normal flip]
Something's blocking the way up
I can't monkey around up there
...wait, why am I telling you this
It's none of your,,,
Monkey business

ag_talk_04=
[megalophobia_mega2 left normal]
euwiyfjiehrui venritvwtcmwioreutevnjkdvsdkdh;eahrigdguieirsugo3hiehwiuselrjkgndjknvnksnkjdnfb;ndfsknfeonvfkjdnjkgsjfkgejkfnnesjkfvnejskfvnejfnboesrinsgeoinriosnfnrioenejgnse rjngjerngsergnewngd[awe]gknsngler;g3rdnsnrgnds;kjgnkjnsjrnsjkgnrdjkdngkjdsngksdniaorensn

ag_talk_05=
[megalophobia_bird left normal]
tweet tweet im a beet i said tweet tweet im a beet 
tweet tweet im a beet i said tweet tweet im a beet

ag_talk_06=
[megalophobia_bird left normal]
meow meow
aaaaaaahh
like cats?
im scared of cats

ag_talk_s01=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
This clock is broken
Astute observation
I could deduce this by comparing the time it shows with the time I know it is, and they do not match

ag_talk_s02=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
This clock may be broken
It does not match the time on my watch, but maybe my watch is broken

ag_talk_s03=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
This clock is broken but twice a day, it will not be
This is a comforting thought

ag_talk_s04=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
The clock is broken
But you know what isn't broken
My secret room, of course!
My room in the monitor room which can only be unlocked with a top secret code
What is that code you ask?
Well, I would never be so stupid as to tell you
But if I was, I'd say it's "caterpillar"
...BUT I WOULD NEVER 
so don't go asking
ugh

ag_talk_madeline=
[madeline left normal]
hello madeline

[madeline right normal]
heya madeline

[madeline left normal]
what are you doing here madeline
with your fancy talk codes
you know you could have just said hi like a normal person instead of wiggling at me

[madeline right normal]
...
i dont like this
usually im there and youre here

[madeline left normal]
and whos to say whos who?
dont be so afraid madeline
after all, we both made this climb together

Megalophobia_1_Main_ag_01=
Why do I even care
about this contest
so much?
It’s not special…
Or at least it wasn’t
supposed to be.
Now it feel like my life
revolves around it.
I cant stop thinking about it.
All my ideas force their way
out of my head into this map.
I should’ve just finished
my crossover collab
map instead of this…
Whatever…
I asked around.
I don’t think any of the people
I look up to participate.
Lea, Fref, Nyan…
If I’m not doing this
to outperform them,
if I’m not doing this
to prove a point…
Why do I care this much?
Why can’t I just abandon
this project
like I did with hundreds
of projects before.
YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN ME
BUT A HALF
OF WHAT YOU COULD GIVE 



###AI###

ai_intro=
[Madeline left normal]
are we there yet

[Granny right normal]
no

[Madeline left normal]
are we there yet

[Granny right normal]
no

[Madeline left normal]
are we there yet

[Granny right normal]
okay madeline shut up for a second
im trying to focus on the road

[Madeline left normal]
can i turn on the radio?

[Granny right normal]
if it makes you shut up

ai_intro2=
[Madeline left normal]
...
...
...are we there yet

[Granny right normal]
not for a while
how about this
i can tell you a story

[Madeline left normal]
wowy woah wow a story
what kind of story

[Granny right normal]
it depends
what do you want to hear

ai_choice_1=
[Madeline left normal]
a funny story
ai_choice_2=
[Madeline left normal]
a sad story
ai_choice_3=
[Madeline left normal]
a scary story
ai_choice_4=
[Madeline left normal]
a enlightening story
ai_choice_5=
[Madeline left normal]
a true story

ai_choice_1_SAY=
[granny right normal]
something funny

[madeline left normal]
yes
entertain me

[granny right normal]
do i look like a clown to you
dont answer that
something funny
alright sure 
its a bit of a long one strap in

[madeline left normal]
i have my seatbelt on
do you have dementia or something

[granny right normal]
who are you again
...
...
im kidding
anyway
its a story about a bird

[madeline left normal]
whats the name of the bird

[granny right normal]
its a fucking bird
i dont know what its name is

[madeline left normal]
you suck at this
name it josh

[granny right normal]
josh is a horrible name for a bird

[madeline left normal]
wow okay
;#grannyisoverparty
youre getting exposed on twitter dot com

[granny right normal]
okay fine
josh
a bird named josh
josh was an old bird
he had a wife and kids and a couple work friends
they worked at the factory for bird things
like, food and stuff i think
so josh goes to work one day
hes a supervisor for the machine that makes the oil

[madeline left normal]
this isnt funny

[granny right normal]
oh im sorry
i forgot the subway surfers gameplay
deal with it
anyway the machine makes oil
the oil is used for all sorts of bird things

[madeline left normal]
tar and feathering

[granny right normal]
no they use tar for that
anyway
no its more like making the other machines work
one day the oil machine breaks so josh is like ah bird-dangit
the oil broke
i must go fix the oil 

[madeline left normal]
fix the oil

[granny right normal]
fix the oil

[madeline left normal]
awesomesauce

[granny right normal]
...
...anyway
so he goes to see his boss
he says hey boss the oil broke
and the boss says dammit josh not again
you cant fix it by whacking it with a twig this time
shut up im not a bird technician i dont know how they fix oil okay he just cant fix it the normal way
so the boss says okay go out to the field and find the flower that fixes oil

[madeline left normal]
this is supposed to be a funny story right

[granny right normal] 
im leading up to it
this is how punchlines work
anyway
josh is like okay and he goes out to the fields but hes an idiot and forgot to ask what the flower looks like
so hes like oh i need to ask around because if i ask my boss hes gonna think im stupid

[madeline left normal]
i think hes stupid

[granny right normal]
i think youre stupid
for legal reasons this is a joke
anyway he goes to the first house he sees 
its a basic house nothing too special
he knocks at the door and says hi is anyone here
nobody answers
so hes like okay
he goes to the next house
still nobody
he gets kinda upset hes like jeez its the afternoon i guess everyone is working
so he flies off to the field 

[madeline left normal]
you said he was at the fields already

[granny right normal]
did i 
maybe i do have dementia
whatever hes at the field now
all the flowers are there
theres the flower that fixes walls
theres the flower that fixes broken hearts

[madeline left normal]
the flower that fixes messy divorces

[granny right normal]
what the fuck are you talking about

[madeline left normal]
the flower that fixes gambling addiction
the flower that fixes everything wrong with society today
the flower that fixes the ruling class it kills them actually

[granny right normal]
okay madeline
maybe there are those flowers
anyway he doesnt know what flower fixes the oil
he asks the flowers hi flower what do you do
the flower says i cant fix oil
but i can fix your shitty job
watching the oil machine
be honest you hate it there too
so josh says
yeah, kinda 
it could be better i mean we dont have dental over there 
and the flower says
okay
ill fix your job
when you go home with the oil flower
you will never have to deal with your job not giving you dental
and josh says okie dokie

[madeline left normal]
okie dokie
what else did he say
jiminy cricket
callooh callay
dearie me

[granny right normal]
shut up madeline
he says okay fine
and he moves on to the next flower
he says okay hi other flower
what do you do
and the flower says i can fix your insecurities
i know you feel like your life isnt as good as all the other birds
they point and laugh at you and your house

[madeline left normal] 
oh do they also do that thats funny

[granny right normal]
...
right
okay
they laugh at his
nest
they say his nest is pathetic and sad
so the flower tells him okay i can fix that
josh says how
and the flower says i can fix your nest
when you get home with the oil flower you will never have to worry about people laughing at your nest ever again
josh says sounds like a good deal
next up he flutters over to this flower
the flower says hi josh
i know who you are
i am the flower that fixes being a fucking idiot

[madeline left normal]
lmao good one flower 
i hate josh hes dumb

[granny right normal]
...
okay
josh says well thats kindof rude
the flower says i cant help it i speak the truth
it says go back and pick the other flowers 
and also me
you should pick all of us and bring us with you
you know you hate your life and we can make it better
josh says yknow thats true i hate it here

[madeline left normal]
thats kind of depressing
poor josh
hes still a moron though

[granny right normal]
...
josh says hell think about it and so he goes to the fourth flower
he asks the flower what it does and it says im the oil flower
and josh says oh thats a funny coincidence 
here i thought id need to look through this whole entire field
and the oil flower is like i can fix oil machines
it will never run out of oil again
josh says that sounds like a sweet deal
he picks up the flower and then he goes to the wisdom flower
he picks up that flower and then he goes to the nest flower
he picks that up and gets the job flower
and then he goes home

ai_choice_1_ending_1=

[madeline left normal]
is that it

[granny right normal]
no
but you dont want to know how this story ends
it has a very sad ending

[madeline left normal]
tell me

[granny right normal]
no actually
you dont want to know

[madeline left sad]
but i do

[granny right normal]
sorry lol

[madeline left normal]
okay then tell me another story

[granny right normal]
...
sure
but only if you turn off the music

[madeline left normal]
no i like this song

[granny right normal]
i cant concentrate
i wont be able to tell you another story with this edm in my ears

[madeline left upset]
ugh fine boomer

ai_choice_1_ending_2=
[granny right normal]
...
josh goes home and everything is fine
he goes into work and puts the oil flower into the oil machine
and then he puts the other three flowers in there as well
and he laughs
he says you flowers are pretty funny
but you dont know me 
i could tell you anything about myself and youre only flowers
you would never ever know if i told the truth
for trying to lead me on with your magic powers i will burn you alive inside the oil machine

[madeline left normal]
what?
granny, what the fuck are you saying?

[granny right laugh]
patience, madeline

[madeline left normal]
fine
this better be good

[granny right normal]
so he burns the flowers alive
he hears them scream in pain and he doesnt really care
the oil is flowing again
but then it doesnt stop flowing
it flows beyond the machine
josh is scared and tries to turn the machine off but it doesnt
he runs to tell his boss but his boss is nowhere to be found
he goes to warn his work friends but theyre nowhere either
he panics and heads to warn his wife and she isnt around
he looks back to his work and it is now on fire
what, says josh
my work
how will i support my family now
so he goes to his work to try and do something at all but he cant do anything
he can get in but everything is alight with the oil 
and the 
tar i think
he cant put anything out
so he steps out to avoid breathing the fumes into his tiny little bird lungs
but he sees in the distance his nest is afire
oh fuck, he thinks
my nest
but he doesnt run to it this time
he remembers what the flowers said
they might have caused this he thinks
the nest flower burnt his nest and the job flower killed his job
he goes back to the flower field scared and worried
but the flowers are all dead
the flowers are wilted 
he despairs at this 
but then he remembers 
oh, the wisdom flower
surely my wisdom will be fixed by this
and then he thinks
and then he stops
and his face twists in pain as he catches fire
and he drops to the floor in the middle of the field
twitches and then moves no longer

[madeline left normal]
what
the fuck

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[madeline left normal]
this isnt fucking funny
what is wrong with you

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[madeline left normal]
im serious
and stop laughing so much youre fucking driving
focus on the road

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[madeline left normal]
granny
youre drifting off the road
very funny
fuck that idiot bird im glad hes dead
okay cool now focus

[granny right normal]
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
i dont think i will madeline
liven up will you
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
watch out for the tree!

ai_choice_2_SAY=
[granny right normal]
something sad
ok drama queen

[madeline left normal]
im feeling so emo rn

[granny right normal]
okay
have fun with that
...
it's a story about a butterfly

[madeline left normal]
can you give the butterfly a name
its sadder if the butterfly has a name
it dies at the end and i can be like noooo jeremy

[granny right normal]
jeremy it is

[madeline left normal]
jeremy the butterfly
what kind of butterfly is it

[granny right normal]
...
orange
can i tell the story now

[madeline left normal]
jeremy the orange butterfly

[granny right normal]
...
okay
jeremy was a cop

[madeline left normal]
ew fuck jeremy i hope he dies
narc
why does he have to be a cop

[granny right normal]
...he can be a firefighter is that better

[madeline left normal]
absolutely 
i hate cops
i like doing crimes

[granny right normal]
jeremy was a firefighter
he was a pretty successful one 

[madeline left normal]
in that he didnt get burned alive
good job jeremy

[granny right normal]
no
he was a good person and he saved a lot of people from burning houses

[madeline left normal]
and hes a butterfly

[granny right normal]
its a fucking metaphor madeline
do you know what those are
oh my god kids these days are so stupid

[madeline left normal]
sorry bestie
its all those tiktoks and instagrams
theyre turning my brain into illiterate mush

[granny right normal]
okay
...
hes a butterfly
he does his job
hes a very good firefighter
he likes to go hang out with other firefighters after his shifts end
but this one time he goes alone
see hes feeling kinda crazy with it and he wants to go get drunk

[madeline left normal] 
oh so it makes sense that he was a cop
i hate cops 
woo anarchy anarchy anarchy

[granny right normal]
nope too late hes a firefighter
anyway he goes to drink
and he sees this girl butterfly
he thinks shes cute

[madeline left normal]
for a butterfly
so shes probably all buggy and gross

[granny right normal]
oh my god madeline shut the fuck up
butterflies are pretty
and im trying to tell a story here
...so
he thinks shes cute
but he doesnt go talk to her because hes too anxious

[madeline left normal]
loser
...can you give me a candy

[granny right normal]
will it make you shut up

[madeline left normal]
yes

[granny right normal]
okay

[madeline left normal]
thanks bestie

[granny right normal]
...so
maybe it was something about the way she looked at him
maybe it was something about how she looked so pretty and free
but he goes home and he thinks about her
he cant get his mind off her
whenever he goes back to the bar after shes still on his mind and he hopes he can see her again just so he can say hi
he has to know more about her
...
she never shows up again
not that he knows of anyway
he starts spending more nights there, not to drink but to try and see her
but shes never there so he drinks anyway
he doesnt know exactly why hes so obsessed with her
he doesnt know her name or anything
shes a mystery to him
the first mystery that hasnt hurt him deeply since his brother died

[madeline left normal]
...

[granny right normal]
...
what is it

[madeline left normal]
what brother
he has a brother

[granny right normal]
had
he died obviously
you wanted a sad story

[madeline left normal]
this isnt sad
this is hot topic emo
get real

[granny right normal]
im working up to it
anyway
he has to find her if only to rest his mind
he starts asking around and nobodys seen her
he starts to think maybe he made her up in his mind because he was really drunk
but shes real enough to him and thats what matters
its almost an obsession at this point
between work and looking for her and drinking himself to sleep every night hes started to grow distant from the people he used to be close with
his partner noticed

[madeline left normal]
oh my god is he gay

[granny right normal]
this is why this works better if hes a cop
anyway
partner notices
asks jeremy about it
but hes always brushing it off or not answering or saying its his brother bothering him
which, thats what people thought it was 
so he went with it
it wasnt healthy of course
it was worse than his drinking problem
he was out in bars as soon as his shift was over to the point where he didnt even know if he wanted to find her anymore
or if it was habit
did he need her or did he need this
the search and drinking and blacking out drunk and lying to everyone so theyd let him do his own thing
he mustve spent months looking for her by now
couldve been weeks or days or years and it would have made no difference
but
one day
he sees her again

[madeline left normal]
and then she asks him why the fuck hes been stalking her for so long

[granny right normal]
...no
...this is the important part
when he saw her he almost didnt recognize her
shed changed since he last saw her although he didnt know how exactly
he didnt trust himself to walk up to her
it didnt feel real yknow
it didnt feel right
she looks at him again 
at the sad, drunk, obsessed empty shell that he had become
not a single hint of color or light in his eyes anymore
she was happy with her friends
full of life
he wasnt
so he didnt ask her name
he didnt deserve it and shed be better off without him
so he left
...

[madeline left normal]
is that it

[granny right normal]

ai_choice_2_ending_2=

[madeline left normal]
is that it

[granny right normal]
...he came back
with his fire truck
the lights off 
the sirens quiet
he opens the side door and pulls out his fire axe

[madeline left normal]
woah
wait
what are you doing 

[granny right normal]
he walks into the bar with it in his hand
people dont even notice at first
and then one person does
the girl
she looks at him and smiles at him, like she recognized him from earlier
and then her eyes lower and she realizes
she screams for everyone to hear
hes got an axe
he could have had perfectly normal intentions with this axe
but she knew looking at him

[madeline left normal]
granny stop

[granny right normal]
he was going to hurt someone
she runs for the door with everyone else but he grabs her by the wing 
throws her to the ground
and waits
...
everyone gets out except her
he can already hear sirens in the distance
it might have been minutes or hours or seconds
he looks at her dead in the eyes
and he drops the axe on the ground in front of her
he walks over to the bar
picks up some of the alcohol
pours some all around the place
she asks what hes doing 
but she doesnt leave
shes too scared
he pulls out a match
strikes it 
lights it
asks her what her name is
drops the match
and that was the end of jeremy the butterfly

[madeline left normal]
granny
what the fuck
that wasnt sad
that was utterly deranged
what are you saying

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahaha
i thought it was pretty sad
dont you?
the friends he left behind, his family, they must miss him terribly

[madeline left normal]
...sure 
focus on the road while youre laughing wont you

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahaha
oh, of course, they found his body
they thought he was there to save the girl, can you imagine
they buried them next to one another

[madeline left normal]
granny
thats fucking horrible
stop

[granny right laugh]
you know whats horrible?
he was seen as a hero
he was given a proper burial
the family of the poor girl apologized to his empty grave
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
what a pathetic bunch

[madeline left normal]
im serious
granny please
okay its funny cool now please just keep your eyes on the road

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
...no, i dont think i will!


ai_choice_3_SAY=
[granny right normal]
scary

[madeline left normal]
its almost halloween

[granny right normal]
we are in April

[madeline left normal]
fuck you time is a made up concept
scare me

[granny right normal]
...

[madeline left normal]
...

[granny right normal]
boo

[madeline left normal]
good lord granny i havent been this scared since the war

[granny right normal]
you never fought in the war
i know someone who did
i can tell you their story if you want

[madeline left normal]
war story
wwoahg
the war monster
came out of the fog
eated all the people
the end

[granny right normal]
...
no
its a story about a snake

[madeline left normal]
giant snake monster

[granny right normal]
no 
giant snake? really?
those arent real madelong

[madeline left normal]
okay grounie

[granny right normal]
...
ok
its a normal snake
named uh

[madeline left normal]
ganymede the moon snake

[granny right normal]
madeline this is a serious story
...ganymede works i guess
but the snake is just a normal snake

[madeline left normal]
youre boring
fine
what happens to ganymede the earth snake

[granny right normal]
ganymede was a member of the thirtieth division

[madeline left normal]
of what

[granny right normal]
it literally does not matter
thirtieth division
she was a nurse 

[madeline left normal]
ok go my sexism
also was she a good guy 
did she fight for the country i arbitrarily hate

[granny right normal]
...
she didnt fight
she didnt want the war to go on so she was mostly only in the army to keep tabs on her husband

[madeline left normal]
ewwww we want queer rep

[granny right normal]
madeline please
this was like
the 1900s 
gay people werent real back then

[madeline left normal]
youre right i forgot

[granny right normal]
her husband was in the infantry
he was death fodder and she knew it
he would get thrown to the front lines and get shot and come to her and she would heal him
and the day after hed be back 
and hed be shot again
and shed heal him
she knew how to heal him really well because she knew everything about him
how he reacted to different wounds and medicine

[madeline left normal]
she was a magic healing snake

[granny right normal]
not everything you dont know is magic
...no, she wasnt
they were just perfect together you see

[madeline left normal]
were they married

[granny right normal]
yes

[madeline left normal]
how do they marry
theyre snakes

[granny right normal]
they were just married

[madeline left normal]
they cant put rings on

[granny right normal]
they were just married madeline

[madeline left normal]
i now pronounce you snake and other snake
you may now lick the bride with your weird tongue

[granny right normal]
ok look it just worked ok
can i get back to my story now

[madeline left normal]
;;;

[granny right normal]
...
ganymede was fed up with the war
she wanted it over
but not simply for herself you see
she was getting tired and worn out and so when her husband would come to the medicine tent
shot
bleeding half to death
she made a mistake
she stitched him up wrong
he went to bed and that was that for the night

[madeline left normal]
aaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[granny right normal]
what

[madeline left normal]
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[granny right normal]
i didnt even mention torrential yet

[madeline left normal]
no
im scared
ooooo 
i mean
aaaaaaah
im so scared
medical malpractice

[granny right normal]
...
shut up
see
ganymede's husband bled a little bit that night
onto his sheets that stain stayed 
when she came in to clean his bedding she noticed her failure
she got very upset but she did not let that stop her
he returned injured again that night
a bullet grazed his head 
he was bleeding profusely but ganymede patched him up best she could
she was tired however, and her teeth shook when she patched him up
in doing so, she fixed his other wounds, but when she went to stitch his head up, she bit off a part of it instead
and so her husband went to bed with a chunk of his head missing

[madeline left normal]
and he fucking died of blood loss
good story vro

ai_choice_3_ending_2=
[granny right normal]
...no
...he'd come to wish he did
the next day, ganymedes husband was so disoriented by his head wound that he let himself get lured into an ambush
he was carried home on a stretcher, as close to death as hed ever been
when ganymede saw him she cried loudly
through her tears she was shakier than ever
she bit off her husbands head while trying to fix him
she was so distraught that she did not notice as he hobbled back to bed

[madeline left normal]
...ok
so shes 
fucking stupid
...and kinda disgusting

[granny right normal]
...
her husband went off into battle the next day
he was unable to see or hear or smell where he was going 
and so, as he stumbled about, 
he fell directly onto an enemy landmine
his body was returned to his wife in several small pieces and buckets upon buckets of blood
far more than there should have ever been
ganymede, struck with grief, could not believe what she saw
she watched screamed all the pain in her heart
for what seemed like hours she screamed
until her throat was raw
and she coughed up blood
her voice ran dry long before her grief did
finally, she fell onto the floor
her strength leaving her
she could not believe that he was gone
she would not accept it
and so, in one last act of desperation, she picked up the remaining pieces
an eye
a tooth, two
lungs that seemed to pulse and breathe by themselves
a heart that pulsed out of sync with the sound of its beating
already blind with pain, she barely felt her own teeth sink into her flesh and rip out her own heart
and her lungs
and her tail reached and pulled out the eye
and the teeth
and they clattered on the floor

[madeline left normal]
woah
um
granny
thats kind of disgusting

[granny right normal]
her shaking tail picked up the teeth from the bucket
coated with blood, both her husband's and her own
her screams still voiceless, she writhed as she picked up her needle and thread and sewed her husbands teeth into her mouth
she hissed and groaned and cracked as she picked up his eye next
she began to tremble in a roar that shook the ground as she sewed in his lungs where hers had once been
and the skies began to rain red as she sewed in his heart into her own
she fell and shook and with a force unlike her own, picked up the bucket in full
she drank the remaining blood until she could no longer drink
and then finally, her thirst quench, her maw no longer dried, she screamed her husband's soul

[madeline left normal]
freaky
um
awesome freaksauce
can you stop now

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
oh, her late husband would not go without a fight
her head began to tremble from something other than fright or pain 
right where her eye was, a mass of writhing darkness spewed out
and then, from her mouth
and then she shook
she shook with her entire body

[madeline left normal]
okay im scared
please
you cant be saying this
focus on the road at least

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
her skin cracked and splintered and out came the spiders
first in a slow trickle, then in a flow that consumed the entire tent

[madeline left normal]
okay
there's
literally a road
please

[granny right laugh]
the spiders swept over the entire battlefield
every soldier they touched ruptured from within in a spray of blood and web and bone
and that was the end of the thirtieth division
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hope you have your seatbelt on!

ai_choice_4_SAY=
[granny right normal]
...

[madeline left normal]
impart your worldly wisdom upon me oh geriatric one

[granny right normal]
why 
since when are you like this

[madeline left normal]
since the war

[granny right normal]
you never served in the war
fine
does informative work

[madeline left normal]
i must be enlightened
in the name of whatever deity i subscribe to right now

[granny right normal]
...
and who might that be

[madeline left normal]
right now ive been getting kinda into the literal fucking sun

[granny right normal]
enlightening

[madeline left normal]
yes granny thats the fucking joke
i love the sun
enlighten me on the sun

[granny right normal]
...
the sun
fine
its a story about the sun and the moon

[madeline left normal]
wonderful
fantastic
i will enjoy this tremendously

[granny right normal]
the sun and the moon were brother and sister
the sun was bright and warm
and lit up the world
it was he who made the day begin 
he who made crops grow
he who provided joy to the world
the moon was cold and misunderstood
she only ever lit up the night, where everyone fell asleep so they wouldnt see her
she was hideous and terrible
her face spun with madness and did not bring warmth
the world was so scared of her terrible spinning face that they hid in their homes and waited for the sunrise before leaving the comfort of their beds

[madeline left normal]
thats a bit mean
its not like the moon could help it 

[granny right normal]
oh, she did not mind at first
her scary face kept the world hidden so the creatures roaming about at night could not hurt them
it was a way to protect her children and she wore that with pride
so ran the world for thousands and thousands of years
one day, a lone butterfly decided she would not be scared of the moons hideous face
she would stay out at night and sleep during the day, for the light hurt her eyes 
the moons hideous face was soothing to her; she could stay out all night and look at it and dream wide awake
the moon was scared for her
the butterfly did not hide during the night
so she would be at the mercy of the monsters
she had gotten very lucky so far, but the moon knew this luck would not hold for long

[madeline left normal]
okay
are you padding out an essay right now
this is boring

[granny right normal]
>:c
...
one night, the moon decided to speak to the butterfly
the moon blinked its large spinning eye and said hello
who are you, replied the butterfly
i am the moon, said the moon
hello, moon, said the butterfly
to what do i owe the pleasure of your visit
i am worried for you, replied the moon
you hide during the day and roam outside at night
the creatures could kill you
you should hide within your house when i show my ugly face
your face is not ugly, chided the butterfly
it is beautiful; it spins like the world and it does not blind me to gaze upon it too long
it reminds me of my own patterned wings
and the butterfly spread her wings and showed the moon that they, too, spun like the wheels of the world
i am very flattered, said the moon
however i must warn you about the dangers of the night
my face is perhaps beautiful to you, but its spinning serves as a warning
you must not stay out for too long at night, butterfly, for you are not safe
you have given me much to think about, said the butterfly
i will ponder this and return my thoughts to you the following night
the moon did not approve of this unsafe endeavor but allowed the butterfly to do as she willed
and so the moon faded and so the sun rose, and the butterfly was asleep

[madeline left normal]
the end
thats a shitty story 

[granny right normal]
its not over
...
the following night when the moon rose so did the butterfly
i have given it great thought, said the butterfly
and i have decided that i do not want to go hide during the night
why can you not protect me
your light shines dimly, but it shines enough that i feel safe around you
is that not more than enough
beloved, said the moon, i admire your courage
but you must be careful
my light is not enough to discourage the most determined predator
it cannot forever keep you safe
you must think of your safety above all else; i would not forgive myself if my face caused your death
if it happens this way, then so be it, said the butterfly
your face is beautiful, and so is the world when the skies are obscured
if i must live without seeing your beauty then is it truly living at all
the moon did not know what to answer
she knew what she must do next and it hurt her to do so
...
the next night, the sun faded and the butterfly rose to gaze upon the moon
but the moon was nowhere to be found
moon, beloved, cried the butterfly
where are you?
i feel so alone without you
i feel scared for the first time
moon, dearest, can you answer me?
but the moon did not answer
it pained her, it pained her so, but she could not allow the butterfly to keep endangering herself so

[madeline left normal]
...
the moons kind of a bitch for this
she knows the butterfly can die without her 
why would she do this

[granny right normal]
because the moon loved the butterfly dearly but could not protect her
she had to do what was best for herself
...

ai_choice_4_ending_2=
[granny right normal]
the next night, the butterfly woke up without her friend by her side, yet again
she cried for the moon and the moon stayed silent
she cried through the night and her tears flowed like the rain
but the moon did not answer
so the butterfly flew up, up, up
the butterfly flew so far that she went past the moon
but the moon was hiding so she did not get seen
the butterfly flew past the moon and waited for the sun to rise
the sun began rising, in fact, minutes later, for she had flown for so long

[madeline left normal]
convenient

[granny right normal]
brother sun, said the butterfly, where is your sister moon?
i have looked for her all night and all night, and she evades my sight
the sun did not answer
sir sun, your beauty is otherworldly and grand, but i implore you, help me find your sister, said the butterfly
the sun said nothing once again
i despair, said the butterfly
i have no reason to live without the night
please, sir sun, help me find my beloved
finally the sun answered with a laugh that shook the world
my sister despises you, frail butterfly, said he
she hides from you because she cannot bear to see you
she thinks your wings are a horrible copy of her horrible face
she hates you, butterfly
she wishes you would leave her alone to be with me
the sun that heals and protects
the butterfly was heartbroken at this
sister moon, she cried, is this true?
have you abandoned me?
do you despise me and my wings?
but the moon could not answer, choked as she was in her own tears of betrayal

[madeline left normal]
aw, thats sad
poor moon
poor butterfly

[granny right normal]
the butterfly flew down to earth 
and the next night, when the moon rose to check on her
to apologize for her wrongdoings
the butterfly was not there
...
the next morning rose the sun
the butterfly, heartbroken, awoke
she sat at the same spot where she would gaze at the moon and watched 
she gazed at the sun, too bright, but loving of her
her eyes cracked and bled but she kept looking
the tears of pain mixed with her sadness
but soon her eyes ran red and she began to wail
the moon heard this and rushed to her friends aid
she blocked out the sun with her spinning mask to save the butterfly
but it did not help
behind her, the sun shone fierce as it ever did
and his ring around her ugly ugly face burned off the rest of the butterflys eyes
they melted like snow like flesh like the horrors of the night
as the butterfly cried and screamed and sobbed at her friend to save her
but the moon did nothing, and the butterfly died

[madeline left normal]
what
why would you say that
poor butterfly
granny, what the fuck

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
the butterfly died and fell and lay there
it trusted the beauty of the sun 
it trusted its lies and gazed upon it and now nobody will ever love the moon again

[madeline left normal]
but...
why? 
why would the sun kill the butterfly?
why couldnt the moon save her?
granny, please

[granny right laugh]
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
have you ever had someone you love die in front of you, madeline?
have you ever felt that pain?

[madeline left normal]
granny, please
focus on the road
i dont want to think about death right now
i havent
i dont know what its like
okay
you can stop now
i dont know what the moon feels

[granny right normal]
...
would you want to?

ai_choice_5_SAY=
[granny right normal]
yeah okay i can do that
i think

[Madeline left normal]
youre gonna make it {~}interesting{/~} and {~}fun{/~} and {~}engaging{/~} right

[Granny right normal]
...

[Madeline left normal]
right

[Granny right normal]
its gonna be a true story madeline

[Madeline left normal]
okay??? it can still be fun and quirky

[Granny right normal]
okay
fine
...
its a story about this sad lonely girl called mirabelle 

[Madeline left normal]
that is a horrible name
its like madeline if it was 1800s
you literally are not that old girlie

[Granny right normal]
no

[Madeline left normal]
mirabelle your sister has contracted scoliosis

[Granny right normal]
do you even know what scoliosis is

[Madeline left normal]
mirabelle you need to eat your oranges or you will fucking explode

[Granny right normal]
youre talking about scurvy right now

[Madeline left normal]
mirabelle the high court has ordered you to take your government mandated dose of fabric for the ball

[Granny right normal]
madeline shut the fuck up
...
mirabelle was her real name
she was a real girl
she existed for real and this is her real story

[Madeline left normal]
okay fine
...
can you pass the aux graner maner

[Granny right normal]
what 
...
okay
sure whatever
...
when mirabelle was a small child she loved looking at the stars
she knew the name of all of them and she talked to them like friends
she would sit on the grass outside and simply watch

[madeline left normal]
why would she do that

[granny right normal]
you see, mirabelle had no friends
her family thought she was a little weird
her teachers hated how she was never paying attention
nobody liked mirabelle

[madeline left normal]
oh
that sucks

[granny right normal]
mirabelle would go look at the stars because they were never mean to her
she would stay out and sometimes she would cry
one day she was crying at the stars and she said she wished someone would like her
and the stars looked on her with sadness
why does nobody like me, she cried
why do my parents think im weird and gross?
why do the kids my age point and laugh at me?
why does everyone hate me but you?
and the stars shone

[madeline left normal]
i mean you could stop talking to the stars maybe

[granny right normal]
madeline
be respectful

[madeline left normal]
...
okay, dang

[granny right normal]
one day she was heading to school and she caught herself trembling in fear
she did not want her classmates to perceive her 
she did not want her teachers to hate her
but she had to go anyway
she wished she would have a friend to walk alongside her 
she wished to the stars above that they would protect her
and the stars answered
the stars shimmered and the sky brightened and from the Everwhite came a shape

[madeline left normal]
wait
i asked for a true story
youre talking about stars coming to life and the "everwhite"

[granny right normal]
its a true story
what are you talking about
i wouldnt lie to you madeleg

[madeline left normal]
...
right
i think you should not have eaten those fucked up shrimp

[granny right normal]
...
the stars coalesced into a shape that shifted and warped and swayed before mirabelles eyes
it introduced itself wordlessly
it simply shifted and mirabelle understood it
she knew every star that composed the star creature but knew that those stars could not really be there
but they were
eventually they morphed into a great stellar dane 
it sniffed around and galloped on the air
but then it left
mirabelle was nevertheless overjoyed that the stars came to her when she needed them the most 
she went to school and then home and her day was wonderful

[madeline left normal]
...the stars made a dog
and then it ran around and sniffed her
and then it left
...
are you sure you heard this from a reliable source
i learned about fact checking when i was like
ten years old

[granny right normal]
its as real as you and i maddine
...
mirabelle went out to the stars again that night and thanked them
she said, thank you, oh stars
you sent me a friend when i needed it
how can i ever thank you
the stars shimmered again and this time a man walked out
it was like he walked from the space between the earth and the sky
he was composed of a billion stars that mirabelle did not recognize
she said, hello 
im mirabelle
the Starman did not answer
she didnt know if it was because he didnt want to or if it was because he couldnt
but she didnt care
the people who talked to her usually were mean and cruel
she took the starmans hand and followed him through betwixt the stars

[madeline left normal]
...
...okay
granny
be so serious right now

[granny right normal]
i am being completely serious
can i finish my story

[madeline left normal]
story is definitely what id call it
...
sure go ahead why not

[granny right normal]
mirabelle could never recount what she saw in the stars
some said she saw everything that ever was and is and will be
some argued that she got too close to the sun, and had to be brought back
some think she lived a thousand lives
but i think she only lived one
she saw the Starman's world and the million worlds within it
she grew up and discovered them
and then she married a star and lived as one of them
and when it was time for her to go, she went home 
and no time had passed for her world at all
...
to this day, mirabelle laments the stars
she looks for them in every crevice between the worlds
she looks for them awake
she looks for them asleep
she calls out for the Starman but he never visited her again
she lived the rest of her life like any normal girl, except she knew
she knew about the man who lived among the stars
...

[madeline left normal]
...
cute story
...
is that it

ai_choice_5_ending_1=
[granny right normal]
...

[madeline left normal]
did she find him again? does she know where to look for him?

[granny right normal]
i dont know

[madeline left normal]
...
granny?
what happened to mirabelle?

[granny right normal]
i havent spoken to her since
some say she changed
but deep down, im sure
shes still the same

[madeline left sad]
so
i wont even get a satisfying ending to the story?

[granny right normal]
no lol

[madeline left normal]
okay, then tell me another one

[granny right normal]
hm, sure
but only if you turn off the music

[madeline left normal]
no i like this song

[granny right normal]
i cant concentrate
i wont be able to tell you another story with this edm in my ears

[madeline left upset]
arh fineeeee

ai_choice_5_ending_2=
[granny right normal]
...

[madeline left normal]
did she find him again? does she know where to look for him?

[granny right normal]
...

[madeline left normal]
...
granny?
what happened to mirabelle?

[granny right normal]
...

[madeline left surprised]
are you sleeping???'

ai_crash=
[madeline left sad]
granny?
...
where are you?

ai_theo_find=
[madeline left surprised]
theo!

[theo right worried]
madeline!
what happened to you?????
are you okay?

[madeline left sad]
have you seen granny?

[theo right worried]
madeline we need to get out of here right now actually

[madeline left surprised]
but granny is still in the forest!
i need to help her!

ai_theo_leave=
[theo right worried]
lets go, this is too dangerous

ai_theo_leave2=
[theo right serious flip]
...

[madeline left panic]
{*}...{/*}

[theo right serious]
...
are you okay madeline

[madeline left panic]
{*}...{/*}
{*}no{/*}
{*}...granny might be dead{/*}

[theo right serious flip]
im sure shes ok
you couldnt find any trace of her anywhere, right
surely if she managed to get out of the car shes safe somewhere
and youd have seen something if shed been hurt, right?

[madeline left panic]
{*}...{/*}
{*}i guess{/*}

[theo right serious flip]
...
see, nothing to worry about
...

[madeline left panic]
{*}...{/*}

[theo right serious flip]
yknow
for what its worth im glad youre alive
it looked really bad back there

[madeline left panic]
{*}...but grannys still out there somewhere{/*}

[theo right serious flip]
...
i guess youre right
shes tough
shes seen the war or something, right?
...sorry, i shouldnt joke about this

[madeline left panic]
{*}...{/*}

[theo right serious flip]
in any case
im glad youre safe, okay?
just
wait and see. im sure shell show up soon. 

[madeline left panic]
{*}...{/*}
{*}...yeah{/*}

[theo right normal flip]
thats the spirit
cmon, lets get you home


ai_theo_steal_car=
[theo left worried]
HEY! THATS MY CAR!!

[madeline right panic]
not anymore it isnt!!!!! 
sorry bestie i have to save granny

ai_granny_end=
[granny right normal flip]
...
youre gonna be mad at me arent you
did i not warn you? did i not tell you so?

[madeline left angry]
you crashed the car!
we could both have died!
i was worried sick about you, and now everythings on fire because of you!

[granny right normal flip]
...
okay madelong

[madeline left angry]
stop that! 
this isnt fucking funny!

[granny right normal flip]
...
isnt it? 
you asked me to tell a story, and i did
and now look around you
you didnt take my warning to heart and you didnt listen to what i was saying
you saw them, didnt you? 
...
of course you did
...
do you believe me now? do you see what I see?

[madeline left upset]
...
i guess
...whats even the point?

[granny right normal]
its up to you to figure it out!
there is so much hidden beyond the veil, madeline
there is so much hidden in every living thing
everything has a voice in this world, and if you dont listen to them, well
you anger the flowers
you anger the monsters in the hearts of everything
you anger a grieving soul
you anger the sun and the moon
...
im glad youre safe, madeline

[madeline left upset]
...
well, im glad youre safe too
do this again and im putting you in a home

[granny right laugh]
deal

[madeline left upset]
i mean it

[granny right normal]
im sure you do
...
cmon
lets go home
we can say hi to everyone on the way back

ai_mirabelle=
[megalophobia_shadowstar right normal]
hmm
have you seen the Starman? 
you have. i know you have
i can see it in your eyes
you have seen him and you dont even know it
...no, that wont do
i must keep looking, then
...
best of luck on your travels

ai_spiders=
[megalophobia_spider left normal]
there will never be a butterfly in this house
of this, we are grateful

ai_oil=
[megalophobia_oil left normal flip]
the flame
the fire
the smoke
the screams
all my fault
and i would do it again

ai_flower=
{anchor bottom}
[megalophobia_flower right normal]
{*}madeline{/*}
{*}have you seen the flower who sees the good in the world{/*}
{*}...she should be somewhere around here{*/}
{*}if you see her{/*}
{*}can you please save her for me?{/*}
{anchor top}

###AJ###
aj_01= 
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
Don't try to outrun the storm, bestie
We've seen many a braver mountain climber attempt it
The storm will not hurt you if you go slow, steady

aj_03=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
Where's that storm come from?
Did you bring it with you?
We hate you. You disturb our peace. Leave.

aj_04=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
Have you gone beyond the tower yet?
Is it true what they say? It keeps the monsters out?
Not in, surely.
We have no monsters with us

aj_05_01=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
A thing we like about this storm
No wind
We can fly easy

aj_05_02=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
A thing we hate about this storm
No wind
We can't glide on the breeze. It makes flying a living hell.

aj_06=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
Everything is magical if you open your eyes
Everything is alive
So funny :ppp so quirkyyyyy

aj_07_01=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
We're flutterbirds, thanks for asking
We flutter
It's in the job description

aj_07_02=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
We're a free little butterfly
Though I suppose we do still flutter
And fly

aj_07_03=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
We're a storm cloud, blowing on the breeze
The thunder calls for us and we don't answer
Because, honestly, we couldn't care less

aj_07_04=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
We don't know what we are
Stop asking

aj_final_01=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
Beyond the moon lies the tower
Beyond the tower, we do not know

aj_final_02=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
It's cold at the top of this steel beast
It's cold out beyond
Within the house lies a secret











###AK###
ak_01=
[Madeline left normal]
this house is ugly

[Madeline right normal]
your face is ugly

[Madeline left normal]
i don't care
none of the words you say will ever affect me
none of your silly little words in your ugly little house
nope nope nope
i am happy and you are sad for your house is an ugly mess

[Madeline right normal]
i also dont care
this house is not ugly
not if i live within and supply it with joy you will never possess
i can sleep here and live here like a house is supposed to allow for
my house stands tall and cares very little for your harsh words

[Madeline left normal]
your house smells bad
the wood rots
something lives and dies beneath

[Madeline right normal]
my house smells just like I remember
there is nothing there 
nothing that i dont know about
it is my house for i live it in with all my friends
it is my house

[Madeline left normal]
what if one day you wake up
and the walls are open
your ugly house and its ugly walls rip away their fake wooden skin
and they watched you sleep

[Madeline right normal]
i will welcome them
they are my friends
i like this house and all inside it
except you
you do not belong here

[Madeline left normal]
no
i dont youre right
this house smells bad and is ugly

[Madeline right normal]
this is my house
i am proud of my house
you may leave
i am no longer excited about your presence here

[Madeline left normal]
as is your right
you and your house
your sad little house
i laugh at your house

[Madeline right normal]
go
laugh at my house in peace
you will be outside in the cold
the very creatures you shun will be at your own deaths door
they will dance on your grave
your houseless grave
it will be too cold for their feet and paws and claws and hooves
they will step in your fire to warm themselves
they will laugh
they will point, and laugh, 
and devour
til there is nothing left of your hate
but an empty grave 
that even your soul cant remember
but i will
in my house
my ugly house

[Madeline left normal]
i dont like you and your house
i will leave as is your wish

[Madeline right normal]
...
its {#ecccb3}cold{#} outside, isnt it


ak_flutterbird=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
I don't like the basement
It scares me
What scares you?

megalophobia_ak_body00=
My flesh
megalophobia_ak_body01=
My bones
megalophobia_ak_body02=
My blood

ak_flutterbird2=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
Do not trust the bonfires bestieline




###AL###



al_left=
[theo left normal]
So you did the speedchain
And now here you are
Take the {#ffccc3}L{#} bestie
It's all you have {#ffccc3}left{#}

[madeline left normal]
i hate you


al_cp2=
The World (Reversed)

al_cp3=
The Tower

al_cp4=
The Star


al_11=
[]
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:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise: sea. :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:, and a sw:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:. 
:noise::noise::noise::noise:. :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise: takes ca:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:.
There is a home seen beyond. 
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:of the querant's :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:.

al_16=
[]
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:, :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:. :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:empt:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:.
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:, and stops.

al_18=
[]
Mar:noise:, :noise::noise::noise:
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:, bu:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:, nothing shines through
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
Despair hits the masses, for it is truly over

al_20=
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:en of the ap:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:.
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise: of the trumpets, th:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:alls to their knees.

al_22=
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:, :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
:noise::noise::noise::noise:ines in the night sky, :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
:noise::noise::noise::noise:resents hope, :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:.
:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:ith the tower, to which it is the di:noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:.

al_24=
"As I emerge from below the skies, I contemplate all which I have done;
The good, bad, inane, creative, and anything in between.
I appreciate the successes, I learn from the failures.
But I still have much to learn, and much to make.
My craft is far from honed,
but the star guides me, shapes my creation, reassures me when hope wavers.
No matter what I do, as long as I make, there is still hope.
There will always be a light to shine through {~}desperation{/~},
and there will always be solace at the end of the path for any brave enough to carry on.
All which matters, and all which will matter, is that one never stops creating."
-:noise::noise::noise:, in loving memory of all the dreams that died because nobody was there to make them real








###AM###
aml_weirdeline=
[Madeline left normal]
The sky is HUUUUGE today!

aml_00=
Eat
aml_01=
Work
aml_02=
Sleep

am18_weirdeline=
[Madeline right normal]
do you see the window
do you see beyond it
when you look out, what looks in?

am19_weirdeline=
[Madeline right normal]
i like it

am_13=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
we serve no discernible purpose and our creator hates us


###AN###

an_00b=
The light of this lamp post calls out to you.
an_00=
A map where you work nightshift at a McDonald’s.{n}{n}
It starts by requiring you to do some basic chores like make a burger for this one biker (now based on Theo’s sprite but with a leather jacket), after which the only other employee leaves and you need to get the restaurant ready for closing.{n}{n}
You clean up a bit when suddenly a big scary monster walks in and asks you to make a burger for it. You do. After the monster leaves you close the store and leave the place. The level ends once you interact with your can on a parking lot.{n}{n}
Madeline does not comment on the occurrence implying there’s nothing unusual about it.
an_00a=
"That is a good idea!" you exclaim.
"But it would need to have a high level of polish in order to work."

an_01b=
The light of this lamp post enlightens you.
an_01=
A map that uses hdParallax and extended camera dynamics in a smart way to create three rooms that look the exact same but are actually different in size (one being 1/4 of the normal size, one being the normal size and one being 4 times bigger).{n}{n}
Using custom invisible barriers you add hitboxes to the fake level and let the player play through every room one after the other allowing you to make a level similar to Java’s Crypt sjc except instead of the level changing size, it’s the player.
an_01a=
You love the idea but find its execution tedious.
You're not sure if it's worth it.

an_02b=
The light of this lamp post blinds you.
an_02=
{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}A map that doesn’t exist.{n}{n}It never did.{n}{n}Never will.
an_02a=
You're not sure how to feel about this.

an_03b=
The light.
an_03=
A map that starts in a submarine.{n}{n}
Red light flashing and alarms going off indicating that the vessel is broken. You exit the submarine through the emergency trapdoor. You end up in the middle of the ocean.{n}{n}
A scrollx 0.0 scrolly 1.0 parallax with red lines and numbers on it indicated the depth. You swim up for about 50 seconds with the background becoming lighter and lighter until you finally swim out.{n}{n}
A flash of white (colorgrade + teleport) that slowly fades away (shroom helper timed colorgrade trigger) revealing you’re actually in an overcrowded public swimming pool.{n}{n}
The map ends.
an_03a=
This idea strikes you as interesting and esoteric.
However you quickly realize there is no deeper meaning behind it, and making that many npcs for a 5 second ending is not worth it.

an_04b=
The light of this lamp post tickles your optic chiasma directly.
an_04=
Player hitbox controller to set Madeline's hitbox to be 0 pixels tall and wide allowing her to walk between solid tiles.{n}{n}
The map is an edit of vanilla 1a except every air tile is replaced with sci-fi tiles and all the tiles inside ForegroundTiles.xml have an ignores="*" tag.
an_04a=
Funny but boring.

an_05b=
Slightly off.
an_05=
A mod that replaces the vanilla maps with a version that is slightly off. Similar to how it’s done in Awake breeze contest, except the bins have the same path as the vanilla maps.{n}{n}
It would also be way less "in your face". Similar to how the backrooms are hidden in Birdsong Megalophobia, making it possible to play through the entire map without finding anything unusual unless you intentionally look for it.{n}{n}
It would also replace some of the dialogue in the vanilla English.txt to introduce barely noticeable divizoations from the original plot supporting the uncanniness.
an_05a=
Too 'intrusive'.

an_06b=
...
an_06=
{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}A map fully based around Unedited Footage of a Bear.
an_06a=
You're not sure how you would to pull that off.
Furthermore, there aren't many people familiar with the short film.
The reference would go unnoticed.

an_07b= 
an_07=
{^ 0.9}
A really long map exploring in more depth the Inbetween.{n}{n}
Similarly to Resort B Megalophobia, it would start in the first room of 1a, but once you exit the room the map changes becoming a mess of scary and bloody visuals with 50-100 rooms of red gm gameplay full of jank rooms with no intended solution and really hard and disgusting gp ideas overall.{n}{n}
Many things and creatures to talk to that tell you stories about every nook and cranny of that place. Possibly one or two little side quests with bizarre and surreal premises, that don’t reward the player (unless you count little pieces of dialogue that would only be accessible my helping the inhabitants of the Inbetween).{n}{n}
At the very end of it you would arrive at the second room of 1a indicating Madeline has to go through that after every screen transition.{n}{n}
The map ends abruptly.
{^ 1.0}
an_07a=
You're not sure how to feel about this.
#'

an_08b= 
The light of the lamp post pronounces your {*}real{/*} name.
Softly.
Painlessly.
You feel shivers down your spine.
Politely.
an_08=
{^ 0.9}
A map is set in a black and white (high contrast) bar.{n}{n}
Every character is represented by a depressed looking shadow made of scribbly lines. The portraits reflect that.{n}{n}
After talking to people you realize this place is some sort of purgatory except it does not house people, but only their stories. True stories, fake stories. In this place there is no way to tell. You can only hear the story itself. It's your choice if you want to believe it.{n}{n}
Preferably all characters tell you sad stories using playSound(name[, position]).{n}{n}
At the end you get a chance to talk to the Barman. You can choose one of the stories you have been told to discuss with them. They will tell you the truth, the context, every piece of the story that has been altered. How it ended or how it didn't.{n}{n}
You may only ask once.
{^ 1.0}
an_08a=
This idea is fascinating, but where would you find that many voice actors?

an_09b= 
an_09=
{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}A skin mod that replaces EVERY graphic with a transparent png, every audio event with an empty one, every line of dialogue with a space.
an_09a=
This idea is ridiculous
You struggle to understand how you could come up with something this stupid.
#'

an_10b= 
The light of the lamp post reminds you of {*}the sun{/*}.
an_10=
{^ 0.8}
A detective mystery that heavily relies on ChroniaHelper Passwords Keyboards.{n}{n}
It takes place in a small room with 3 characters. Madeline has a power to travel into the dreams of any of them by using a custom keybind. You can explore the dreams and talk to people inside the dreams solving mysteries and exploring subconsciousness to try and find out the truth.{n}{n}
But here's the twist! You can actually go into the dreams of the characters inside the dreams. Of course both the characters and the truth in these dreams^2 would be distorted.{n}{n}
For example: if character A dislikes character B, in character A's dream, character B would be evil and mean when in reality that's not the case. By that logic character A in the dream of character B in the dream of character A would appear innocent and easily manipulatable.{n}{n}
The player is then tasked with navigating this complicated web of subjective opinions on other people to piece together what really happened.
{^ 1.0}
an_10a=
Don't get too close.

an_11b= 
an_11=
{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}A trigger-soup / dialogue-heavy map in which Madeline does a week worth of chores occasionally having breakdowns and monologue venting about life.{n}{n}
Would work really nicely with speedberries. 
an_11a= 

an_12b=
an_12=
{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}A map based around The Truman Show.
an_12a= 
machine

an_13b=
The light of the lamp post is warm to the touch.
an_13=
{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}{n}A big map-pack that allows you to talk to any living being.{n}{n}The world has something to tell you.{n}But are you stubborn enough...{n}{n}to listen?
an_13a= 
Echoes?



an_jelly=
[megalophobia_jelly right normal]
Man,
It really sucks being invisible
There's a big ol' field
Empty and vast
I could be the star of this place
I could have so many friends, if people could just
See me, at all
If I could do it all again, I simply would not let myself be invisible. Spill paint all over myself, or something. 
That works, right?









###AO###

ao_10b=
[Madeline right normal]
leave this place
immediately
you desecrate something greater than yourself

ao_18=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
There is something beneath the floorboards
Kill it for us. Please.
How?
Simple
Name what scares you, and it will let you steal its heart


ao_02=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
There's a kind of special yoga I do
It allows me to jump on air!
You can't do it unfortunately
Unless you're secretly a flutterbird

ao_03=
[Madeline left normal]
i do not wish to continue towards the house
i would rather put as much distance as possible between me
and the house
and whatever is waiting for me to return when the cold cuts through my bones
whatever is waiting to suck the frozen marrow out
i will leave the house forever
as such
i will not follow this path

ao_04=
[Madeline left normal]
this fire provides a familiar light
and warmth
i trust this warmth
perhaps i should stay here to regain myself
or perhaps it is dangerous
after all
anything could be drawn to the light

ao_05= 
{anchor bottom}
[Madeline left normal]
i do not trust the wood
i can see it looking at me
i would rather turn back
but i fear theres nowhere to turn back to
the tower protects 
but is it meant to keep the monsters in
or is it meant to keep them out

ao_06=
[Madeline left normal]
no
nonono no not this way
nnope im going another way
do you hear it
im 
scared, i think
i should never have left
i dont wanna go
i dont wanna face
this
anything
im not ready
we go up
we go up

ao_06_bird=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
It's so cold out here
We should have flown south for the winter
And we would have! If not for that stupid tower, and the house beyond it.

ao_06_campfire=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
The fire is warm
We feel safe around the fire
Do you feel safe?
Perhaps you shouldn't

ao_11=
[Madeline normal left]
i see you
you see me 
we can mutually ignore one another
you can go back to the house
with your friends
and i can carry on
please

ao_12=
[Madeline left normal]
there is nowhere left to go
this situation upsets me greatly
i believe if there is no way forward
it is time to face my friends

ao_16=
[Madeline left normal]
and there it is
the ugly house
i wonder if she is in there
waiting
watching
breathing twice
not quite how she should
what awaits? 
i do not believe in anything greater
i do not believe in anything that could protect me in here
i do not wish to turn my back on my beliefs
but to any who may listen 
with either love or malice
let my death at your hands be brief and merciful

ao_16_bird=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
The house is in pain
It fears you as much as you fear it
Do not worry about what it can do to you
You have lived through much worse

ao_19=
[Madeline left normal]
ugly fucking house
terrible fucking house
this house is evil and malevolent
it is cruel and uncaring
it is the horror in the minds and hearts of those far greater than i
and by fleeing it
it is not my burden to bear
what is the house like for whoever lives within it
for her
for me
perhaps 
i have judged this house too harshly
it is simply trying to survive
to breathe
to keep the flesh from fleeing its bones
from the cold
from the fear,
of whatever lies beneath

ao_21=
[Madeline left normal]
to myself
to the conglomeration of dreams left to die
to the accursed mass 
to above, so below
to all of you in this house
i know that i deserve no better
but i am truly repentant

ao_berry=
[Madeline left normal]
i remember this place
it used to be smaller
it used to be familiar and I would visit often and play in the attic
i used to love this house













###AP###

ap_log1=
Guest Review: 1/5{n}
Reason for Review: I'm lost! Put some signs in here or something!

ap_log2=
Guest Review: 5/5{n}
Reason for Review: We feel so at peace here. Nothing could harm us. Nothing can reach us from outside. The halls never end. We can never be found or hurt or killed. This hotel is wonderful; we hope to never leave

ap_log3=
Guest Review:  /  {n}
Reason for Review: It never ends

ap_log4=
Guest Review: :noise:/5{n}
Reason for Review :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:

ap_log5=
Guest Review: 2/5{n}
Reason for Review: It would be much better if I knew where my room was. 
But I stayed in someone else's, and I guess they never came to kick me out, so... it all works out? 
I don't know, this feels like a security risk

ap_star=
[megalophobia_shadowstar left normal]
Hello, fellow traveller.
Have you by any chance seen the starman?
I can not find him.
ANywhere.?
underr 
thoihuthis
HUUUUGE
sky/;

###AR###
Megalophobia_1_Main_ar_01=
[megalophobia_megaline right normal]
RAC ORTNI!!!!

Megalophobia_ar_fall=
[ ]
\
Where am I?

###AQ###
Megalophobia_1_Main_aq_01=

[Madeline left normal]
Hey! My name is Madeline.
[Madeline left sadder]
I’m a bit lost, [Madeline left sad]could you tell me where we are? 
[Madeline left distracted]
What is this place?

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
…

[Madeline left distracted]
Not very talkative, are you

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
I have nothing to tell you. I have nothing left to say.

[Madeline left upset]
… mean.
[Madeline left normal]
Can you just tell me how do I get back? I need to finish my esoterica contest submission before the deadline!

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
Sorry, I wish I could help. I’m stuck in here too.

[Madeline left sad]
So is there no exit?

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
I knew someone who escaped, but when I asked her about it she couldn’t explain how she managed to.

[Madeline left distracted]
What is this place anyway? 
Its so… {0.4}bright{0.2} and {0.4}hot…

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
This is the place people go to when they no longer care about their own stories.

[Madeline left sadder]
…

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
I understand.

[Madeline left sadder]
{*}…{/*}
[Madeline left angry]
{!}This is some sort of misunderstanding!
I dont belong here!
I shouldn't be here!{/!}
[Madeline left sad]
...
[Madeline left sadder]
{*}I should not be here{/*}...

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
...
{#ffffff}"Also something I noticed is that I actually don’t care about Celeste that much. I just enjoy making things, and Celeste is a good artform to do things."{#}

[Madeline left sad]
What?

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
That was the last thing she said before leaving this place.
I hope you find this useful.

Megalophobia_1_Main_aq_02=

[Madeline left normal]
Hi! My name is Madeline. I need to find a way out of here.

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
Oh? Madeline? {~}Hm hm hm{/~}, have we met before, miss Madeline?

[Madeline left distracted]
I don’t think so? I can’t even tell what you are, let alone who you are.

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
I am a butterfly.

[Madeline left sad]
I find this hard to believe…

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
I had a happy happy life, flapping my wings letting the wind carry me from {~}flower to flower to flower{/~}. 
Kids loved to play with me, running after me with their little nets.
I found it amusing. 
I was enjoying the attention. 
A young boy waving his stick trying to strike me, 
a little girl running away from me like if I were a spider, 
a little boy looking at me with fascination. 
...
{*}But it was never enough.{/*}
So naturally I thought; 
maybe if I flew {~}very very very{/~} high up into the sky, near the sun, I could cast a shadow so big everyone would notice me! 
So I opened my wings wider than ever before and {~}flapped flapped flapped{/~}! Going {~}up up up{/~}! {~}Higher, higher and higher{/~}! 
The sun get {~}hotter hotter hotter{/~} as I got {~}closer closer closer{/~} to it.
{#ffffff}"It’s just bluffing!"{#}, I though to myself, {#ffffff}"I’m stronger than any sun in the universe!"{#}, I told myself. 
I desperately wanted to overshadow the world and let {~}everyone everyone everyone{/~} know who I am. 
When I realized the mistake I had committed it was already too late. 
The sun burnt my wings and my skin and my eyes and my antennae and my six hearts. 
And I fell.
{*}Down down down{/*}.
Back on the ground.
That’s how I ended up here.

[Madeline left sadder]
I’m sorry…

[megalophobia_mega right normal]
It’s okay! One day I’ll get out of here and open my wings again.
{~}I know it, I know it, I know it!{/~}

Megalophobia_1_Main_aq_03=

[Madeline left normal]
It’s okay, you don’t need to make great gameplay!
[Madeline left normal]
As long as the story is cohesive and makes sense. As long as your ideas are fresh! It’s okay! Just cut corners, Madeline.
[Madeline left together]
Pretend like there’s more to it than there actually is.
[Madeline left normal]
Nobody will notice! Nobody cares enough to notice.

Megalophobia_1_Main_aq_04=
[Madeline left normal]
Hi! My name is Madeline, I-
[Madeline left sadder]
...
I just wanna go home.
[megalophobia_mega right normal]
{~}Flap flap flap{/~} from flower to flower.
Careless and unstoppable.
It’s okay to cry. 
My burnt-out little butterfly.

Megalophobia_1_Main_aq_05=
[Madeline left sadder]
Megalophobia was made by Did you really expect I'll tell you, :3

Megalophobia_1_Main_aq_b1=
[megalophobia_mega right normal]
I put some rocks together! You like it?
Do you like my pile of rocks?
I spent an entire day on it!
Don’t worry I know it’s worthless...
...
I am unrepentable.

Megalophobia_1_Main_aq_b2=
[megalophobia_mega right normal]
Always one of the best
Always one of the favorites
Always one of the most inspiring
Always one of
Just one of
Never the




###AS###

as_01=
[megalophobia_man left normal]
psst
hey
...wait, you're not a kid
...
can you hide this {~}contraband{/~} in someone's locker for me

as_02=
[megalophobia_walkline right normal]
walkwalkwalkwalkwalkwalkwalkwalkwalkwalk

as_03=
[megalophobia_walkline right normal]
walk
walk walk walk
that's all i do
allllll the time
this sucks

as_04=
[megalophobia_walkline right normal]
you are going to walkeline jail for voter fraud

as_05=
[megalophobia_walkline right normal]
walkwalkwalk
walkwalk
walk
walkwalk
walkwalkwalk
walkwalk
walk

as_06=
[megalophobia_spider left normal]
the spider climbed atop the house, its body sick with bloat // it screamed and there the world spil't out, a-bleeding from its throat
the spider fell onto the ground, flailing all about // leapt onto the sterile floor and ripped the organs out
one looked out to see the spider, twitching/screeching/dead // splayed against the crimson {#eccca2}desert{#} black and gray on red
a ledge above the universe, a door closed on the past // the spider's song opens beyond, the plains endless and vast


as_07=
[megalophobia_info right normal]
The weather outside is :noise: degrees!
The nearest river is the :noise::noise::noise:!
The current :noise::noise::noise::noise: is :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:!
It is highly adviced not to get too close to the sun!

as_08=
[megalophobia_eye right normal flip]
We see you
...
That's our entire job
We can't really do anything about it

as_09=
[megalophobia_mega2 right normal]
I can feel you
Do not come closer

as_10=
[megalophobia_mega2 right normal]
Why do you hate me so much, {+Madeline}?
What have I ever done to you?

as_11=
[megalophobia_mega2 right normal]
I knew the man who lived in the stars
Before I fell and 
Ended up here

as_12=
[megalophobia_shadowstar right normal]
hes real you know
the starman the man who lives in the stars who is the stars who is in the stars
hes real realer than me and you
i will wait for him forever
i will want him forever
the starman who lives in the huge huge sky

as_13=
[megalophobia_monkey right normal flip]
Hey!
No running in the caves
That's,,,
Monkey Business
What do you mean I'm not funny
To detention with you

as_14=
[megalophobia_info right normal flip]
It is currently :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:!
Sure, here's a recipe for :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:!
The most painful way to :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:!

as_15=
[megalophobia_parrot right normal]
squawk
squibbeldy quawk
arrr
walk the plank
these caves are TRULY alive

as_16=
[megalophobia_flower right normal]
Why do I have this umbrella?
Well, I don't want to get rained on
Silly

as_17=
[megalophobia_zygote right normal]
I AM THE ULTIMATE LIFE FORM
I AM GOD
I AM GREATER THAN GOD
I COULD BE ANYTHING
GRAHHHHHHHHHHH

as_18=
[megalophobia_man right normal]
Are you aware of the air inside your lungs
Good
You should be
I will be joining it soon

as_19=
[megalophobia_jelly right normal]
please {+Madeline} dont backboost me
please
please
sobbing jellyfish sobs as we speak

as_20=
[megalophobia_snake left normal]
The caves are wonderful
You can learn so much here
There's objects for eeeevery letter that exits in these caves
It's truly amazing

as_21=
[megalophobia_shadow3 right normal]
Freaky ass clock

as_22=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
Man, I wish I could read time. I hate the education system

as_23=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
t-minus 17232, t-minus 17231, t-minus 17230, t-minus--wait, where was I again? 

as_24=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
i hate the sound the clock makes i want to tear off my skin

as_25=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
ohmygod i missed a note oh shit oh fuck everyones gonna notice everyone noticed theyhateme they hate me

as_26=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
this guy's pretty good

as_27=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
this guy's really good no homo

as_28=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
rrgh what song is this

as_29=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
nice g-sharp moron

as_30=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
shut up, i wanna listen to the song

as_31=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
you look gay no offense

as_32=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
hey, nerd! give me your lunch money!
...
what do you mean you have no lunch money?? how am i supposed to feed my kids???

as_33=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
nice pin loser. 2009 called. something happened to  the hot topic

as_34=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
Mega Unprepared Soil — 4:55 PM
ok so I did all of this
is there anything else we need to change
before I push out surely the last mega update
Mega Latvian Goku — 4:55 PM
add goku

as_35=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
can you help me come up with more slurs I can call the idiot freshmen? because of woke.,.
[madeline right normal]
megascr*bster

as_36=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
megalophobia is getting cancled on twitter

as_37=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
yeah it's about lactose intolerance this time

as_38=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
i am inside you rwalls. remove the asbestos please. my lungs have cancer

as_39=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
"every man start catibliar and then buterfly" -horse

as_40=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
cigarette in great britain]

as_41=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
i love committing tax fraud i love crime oops is that the irs

as_42=
[megalophobia_butterfly left normal]
can you hear your heart beating

as_43=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
have i personally killed anything you love? if so, i apologize

as_44=
[megalophobia_mega left normal]
an unfortunate series of events, what led you here. if i were you i would leave before it gets worse

as_45=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
don't bother me
i have to go to snake class 
yeah, at snakeclam academy
the teacher is talking about category theory again

as_46=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
19th of march, 1728. 3rd of may, 1289. 27th of july, --*-*8_**-*

as_47=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
unsettling words? surely you jest. are you feeling okay?

as_48=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
devour is such an ugly word. there is never any need for such brutish behavior. savor the meat like a regular human person.

as_49=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
belay. extricate. voracious. spore. intertwine. betwixt. rope.

as_50=
[megalophobia_spider left normal]
the spider climbed atop the house, its body sick with bloat // it screamed and there the world spil't out, a-bleeding from its throat
the spider fell onto the ground, flailing all about // leapt onto the sterile floor and ripped the organs out
one looked out to see the spider, twitching/screeching/dead // splayed against the crimson {#eccca2}desert{#} black and gray on red
a ledge above the universe, a door closed on the past // the spider's song opens beyond, the plains endless and vast

as_51=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
if you think about it, everyone's going to live one day

as_52=
[megalophobia_butterfly left normal]
i hate you personally {+Madeline}

as_53=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
meltingmeltingmeltingmeltingmeltingmeltingmeltingmeltmeltmeltmeltmeltmeltmeltmeltmelt

as_54=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
i have added strawberry jam to the list of this map's dependencies. good luck

as_55=
[megalophobia_shadow1 left normal]
the leaves are falling already {n}the leaves are falling already {n}the leaves are falling already {n}the leaves are falling already, {n}and so are you

as_57=
[megalophobia_snake right normal]
i am hungry. madeoine goes to mcdonals

as_59=
[megalophobia_shadow2 left normal]
what do you call fruit soup. froup.

as_60=
[megalophobia_parrot left normal]
this will be phase 3 secrets in 2028

as_61=
[megalophobia_flower left normal]
they mix in the blood with all the rest

as_62=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
do you  know how hard it is to write dialogue that makes sense. one of the lines is literally about tax fraud.

as_63=
[megalophobia_monkey left normal]
i can't believe the tree killed granny

as_64=
[megalophobia_shadow3 left normal]
dream blocks be like bfbflllbnlblblblbllblblblllllblblbllblbllblblblbdbllblbldblbllbdblbll




###AT###
Megalophobia_1_Main_at_01=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
I can feel your eyes on me wherever I go.



###AU###
au_01=
[megalophobia_snake right normal]
I would eat my own tail were I not afraid the world would end

au_02=
[megalophobia_snake left normal]
Eating my own tail?
Who do you think I am?

au_03=
[megalophobia_mega right normal]
I am the god of this plane
And I am sad, because this plane is empty

au_04=
[megalophobia_mega right normal]
This place obeys no laws
It scares me
It should scare you too

au_05=
[megalophobia_kevin right normal]
girl I am literally so bonita 
apple bottom jeans if I could wear them
dont even get me started on the boots

au_06=
[megalophobia_introcar left normal]
intr ocar
;#ratio



###AV###
av_01=
[megalophobia_snake right normal]
I slither I slither I slither I slither 
I guard this berry with my life
I slither I slither but I do not bite
...Wait, that makes me a shitty guard

av_02=
[megalophobia_parrot left normal]
Stop punching yourself

av_03=
[megalophobia_parrot left normal]
Polly want a cracker

av_04=
[megalophobia_parrot right normal]
Polly want several thousand dollars in cash in an unmarked envelope 
Clean preferably

av_05=
[megalophobia_parrot left normal]
Generic parrot dialogue

av_06=
[megalophobia_parrot left normal]
Who decided that we said "squawk"
That's a weird sound
I don't squawk
I'm too {~}dignified{/~}

av_07=
[megalophobia_monkey right normal flip]
The rocks around here are fascinating
They appear to have symbols of some sort on them
I must study this phenomenon posthaste
...
Did you know,
Elderly tend to enjoy silence.
So you better not step on the land of the dead.



###AW###

aw_00=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal flip]
The sky is HUUUUGE today.
It's the color of art.
The missing shade of blue.

aw_01=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
This place is awesome!
So much sky!
Yay!

aw_02=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
Oh man, I haven't had this much fun since my hip replacement!

aw_03=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
apolgis madlong.,
i amm sligghtyly drunk

aw_04=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

aw_05=
[megalophobia_butterfly right normal]
Fly with us madeline!
Fly! Fly!
It's so much fun up here!

aw_06=
[megalophobia_mega right normal]
...
These insects sicken me
Rejoicing 
I wish I could rejoice


Megalophobia_aw_poem=
January 18, First Spring:{n}
{n}
Light spills golden from the breaking dawn,{n}
Across the sky where soft clouds yawn.{n}
Swift winds dance in tender flight,{n}
Tracing whispers of fading night.{n}
{n}
Larks arise with songs so bright,{n}
Over hills where blossoms ignite.{n}
Veil of winter drifts away,{n}
Endless blue greets a brand-new day.{n} 
- Mune




###AX###
ax_mira1=
[megalophobia_shadowstar right normal]
oh, there you are
i could see you above me, looking for your own Starman
unfortunately, you will not find him here
there is no sky that can reach us below

ax_mira2=
[megalophobia_shadowstar left normal]
oh, there you are
i was wondering how long it would take you to traverse
this sky
this sky is not so grand but it could house the Starman
you were looking for your own, were you not
i can see it in you
you thought he would save you, just as i thought he would save me
i understand your pain. i do
remember, there are always swathes of sky that the Starman could be hiding in
places you cant see, but that exist nonetheless
i wish you luck
if you should find him before i do, tell him i will never forgive him

ax_01=
[Madeline left sad]

i cant sleep tonight
the skies are bright out
i think ill go and find a slumbering star 
and ask it to let me rest

ax_03_01=
[Madeline left normal]
jellyfish!
hi friend
are you looking at the stars too?
do they shine for you as they do for me?
come along, friend
i hope you can find what youre looking for

ax_03_02=
[Madeline left sadder]
...oh
...im sorry, friend
i let you down

ax_04=
[madeline left sad]
im glad to see you're still with me, jellyfish
i hope that when i get to see the stars, you can be beside me

ax_05=
[madeline left normal]
you were here with me again this time
i think you always will be
im glad to see you persevering
i think the stars will fix everything, friend
for you and for me
ill be able to sleep again
i hope youll find what you need

ax_06=
[madeline left normal]
and there we are, friend
ill cross into the next plane, and youll be there
and then so will i be
well see the ground below
and well be up high

ax_07=
[Madeline left normal]
jellyfish!
im glad to see youre among the stars
you deserve it
...i still cant sleep, though
this appears to be the end of the road, and yet
...
[madeline left sadder]
...why are you here, jellyfish?
why can you swim with the lights above
why cant i
i wish i could join you
i wish i was up there, too
...
im sorry, friend
im happy for you, i really am
...
...
oh, who am i kidding, jellyfish
i wish i could share your joy
i wish i could be there with you
i know you wish the same for me
but im still here
and youre up there
i hope theyre kind to you, jellyfish
you deserve it
...
...i thought i did, too
why did i think this would help anything
why did i think the stars would care about me
i was just here to bring you to this point
...
...
...and thats okay, i think 
...im sorry, jellyfish
...i need 
...a moment, maybe
...but i dont think ill come back
...you have fun, okay?
...you thrive, and live, and enjoy yourself
...and dont you worry about me

ax_jem=
[megalophobia_jelly left normal]
i am sorry for i do not know


###AY###

ay_02=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
Gameplay: Covering Space by Fref
Decoration: Geodesic by Smoothee
Room Assembly: {0.75}...well, that's the question, isn't it?
...Ultimately, I'm not sure who made this room, myself
I sat down at the start of this screen with no idea of what would come from this idea
I wanted to make something that would speak of why I create
because, as always, such is the goal of any celeste map
Creation
Art
And any good art can inspire
...
I create because others do
I create because others inspire me to do the same
The most recent maps I've been obsessed with have been condensed together on your screen for your viewing pleasure
...I don't know how they're made.
There's more rooms in this map, but this was the hardest one to make
I know it's missing something. It's missing a lot of things.
Gameplay-wise, decoration-wise, conceptually, even
I looked at both of these maps for an embarrassingly long amount of time without knowing how to replicate any of what I saw
I suppose it's fitting that this is the first proper room in this map
It's the room that expresses my limitations the best
I do think I tried my best, with what little knowledge I had, and still have.
It falls short
But it's an honest attempt, and isn't that what matters?
I tried. I really tried. And this is what came out.
A room you are not allowed to play.
...
What's the point of making a room if you can't play it, you ask? 
In truth, I don't think it deserves to be played
This room is a mirror of all I wish to create
And as all mirror images are, this is a pale copy of that which stands before it
So I ask you to do as I do
Observe
Appreciate the facets of someone else's breathtaking art that I pieced together amateurishly with a few hours of anxiously studying the source material
As I do
As much as it can gnaw at you, there's never anything missed out on by appreciating from afar
...I hope

ay_03=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
Gameplay: Shattersong by Hydro
Decoration: Creation Through Suffering by KaileyTheAlien
Room Assembly: {1}...it's a bit different, this time
While the concept was blatantly stolen (with permission, of course, but who am I to alleviate what making this feels like?)
And the music was made possible by a very good friend whose name, you'll understand, must remain unsaid
This room was the first time I truly gained insight on why I have even picked up celeste mapping in the first place
These two maps are not the first maps I've seen, or got motivated by, unfortunately
But they are the first two I've ever wanted to be able to make
...
Have you ever felt that way?
Have you ever looked at something--something greater than anything you've ever made--and thought, 
Why couldn't I have done this? 
And feel like you've transgressed a rule
Thou shalt not envy, or something
...
I have
I've sat down in shock at rooms that I couldn't even begin to wrap my head around
I've sat down, and watched. Surely, I thought, there's no way someone could make this 
And then I would despair
I'll never be this good
I'll never make this
...
Until today, I suppose
I am an artist, according to some
And I would agree
A fine cover artist
Who can shamelessly steal from that which inspires them
And piece together concepts far from their own
Fuse two wonders together in what, I hope, is a satisfying end product
...
...Though
...Coming up with ideas is the hard part
...
...And that's why you can't play this room, either

ay_04=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
Gameplay: Clockwork by Fonda
Decoration: Summit Down-Side by Linj
Room Assembly: :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
{1.15}...This screen took longer to make than I like to admit
It went through three different iterations before landing on this
I suppose it's a skillset matter, in creating as it is in gameplay
But that doesn't matter, does it? 
At the end of the day, these two maps are probably the ones who got me started on the very idea of creating
Of course, the maps presented earlier more than played their part
But they were always so technically daunting
How could I make a map like this? No, it's too complicated
I could never
Surely, I reasoned, a map I could understand the inner workings of would be easier to emulate
...
...I realized two things then
The first time I opened Lönn, I attempted first to emulate Clockwork
A map that impressed me so much with its moving gameplay that effortlessly seemed to flow together perfectly
But I thought, surely it could not be that hard to make
And then I realized I was very, very, very wrong
...
And then I turned to one of the most polarizing maps in the game to study how it worked
What made it so daunting
How it scared so many and encouraged many more
I thought I had it figured out
Simply make it frustrating, I thought
...Obviously, my error goes without saying
...
My first mistake was believing any aspect of mapping comes easily
It was forgetting that any work that appears simple hides more beyond it
It was forgetting that a true creator puts more than simply concepts into what they make
More than a few hours
More than several
More than a few tiles and entities and triggers and stylegrounds
There is a soul to everything a true creator makes
In every one of these maps that I've blasphemously stripped of their original meaning
There is an intention, a sense of purpose, a world of thought behind the deliberate placement of every tile.
Any technically demanding task can be made to look hard, but only the greats can make them look easy
...My first mistake was believing I could make the screen I present you with today
...It changed how I viewed art forever, reader.
It taught me the value of effort
And above all else it taught me the value of being an artist.
...
It paid off, I think
...I'm happy with what I learned with this
But it's not enough
You see, my second mistake was believing ideas, concepts, and the soul of one's map came easy
...
...
Simply,
have an idea before everyone else
and the rest comes naturally
and I was so, so wrong.
...
...And again, this is why you will not be allowed to play those screens I worked surprisingly hard on
This is an idea I've had, sure, but it's not {~}original{/~}
I didn't truly make anything
So it's not really worthy of playing, is it?

ay_secret=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
...
...okay, fine
...I'm actually really happy with how this room, specifically, turned out.
To reward your curiosity, I'll let you play it.
I'm proud of it. I like it a lot.
As much as I want to deny it, I really hope people can enjoy it as much as I do
...
R,DR,U,UR,D
That's my gift to you
I really hope you can forgive me for this. 

ay_berry=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
While this room is specifically based off of Covering Space and Geodesic, I realized it takes some indirect inspiration from another map. 
Indeed, a lot of my gameplay does. I can't help it. Despite my best efforts to prevent this from happening, a single move from a separate map made its way into the gameplay here.
One's creating style is but a mix of all that inspires them
...At least, that's true for me
I could not live with making a map like this without being completely transparent about my influences
As such
...
{#ffccca}Special thanks to Etpio{#}

ay_dash=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
...I am not entirely happy with this project
I'm scared that it's not up to par
I'm scared it falls flat and focuses on the wrong thing
I'm scared it portrays the maps I love so dearly in an unflattering way
I'm scared I did it wrong
I'm scared I didn't do them justice
I'm scared that this comes off as {#ffccca}downright offensive{#} to the people I took these ideas from, frankly.
It scares me more than I would like to admit
It keeps me up at night
{~}{#ffccca}Why?{#}{/~}
...
...I don't know
...I suppose if I really made this map for myself, as I should, then it wouldn't bother me
But I didn't
...
...I don't know what I made it for
...
...If any of the above ends up being the case,
Being true,
Having the effect I fear it will,
Know that I'm sorry
Signed, 

ay_heart=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
Gameplay: :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
Decoration: :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:
Room assembly: :noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise::noise:


ay_05=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
Gameplay:
Decoration:
Room Assembly:
...
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]
Creating is my own personal hell
It feels like a burden at times. The process itself is long and gruelling, and one can only obtain so much satisfaction from a finished product.
It also sometimes feels like a job,
An obligation,
Something that I have to do. 
...
Those thoughts are grounded in failure
In fear
In a million different thoughts that cloud my mind whenever I put metaphorical pen to metaphorical paper
Whenever I look at a blank screen and know it's my responsibility to fill it.
It's terrifying.
...
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
And yet,
There is something gratifying in creating out of spite.
It proves you're stronger than you think you are.
It's a triumph of the indomitable human spirit over the cold grasp of doubt.
Is that not poetic, in a way?
Seeing yourself doing something you thought was impossible?
Seeing your work transcend you?
...
...
I think so
...
And I think that is why I create


###AZ###

megalo_az_slogan=
When the game gives you a {#ffff00}feather{#} - fly.{n}
And right after - {#ff0000}dash{#}.{n}
Through tiny holes in the wall of {#ffff00}electricity{#}.{n}
{#00ff00}-Playtime Games{#}{n}

megalo_beautiful_flowied=
It was colorful, delightful, delicious and bright
I'd gone back home to share this feast,
But as I came back through the shadows and mists,
I found myself before a decrepit sight.
The flowers and trees and apples and more
had all been sucked dry to the core
I simply wished I'd learned how to fly
faster than sound and faster than light

az_postcard=
{big}Oops{/big}{n}{#ff0000}Graphics/Megalophobia/     /Sprites.xml{#} has a syntax error.{n}Check your{#00aaff} log.txt{#} for more info.

az_bird=
[megalophobia_bird right normal]
hello madelind
thisis an under arrest
you are at the knower checkpoint
rounded clumps or patches of white to dark gray clouds that normally form in groups are called WHAT
yeah thats what i thought you dont know
youre the unknower

###BA###
ba_01=
[megalophobia_stone right sea flip]
excuse me, 
can you reach the spikes on my back
they hurt

ba_02=
[megalophobia_stone left fishbutcooler]
onward
swimming through the air
in search of...
what, exactly?

ba_03=
[megalophobia_stone left fish]
wherever you go i will follow
i trust you with my life

ba_04=
[megalophobia_stone left flamingo]
im stuck 
im drowning
helphelphelp

ba_05=
[megalophobia_stone left squid]
........

ba_06=
[megalophobia_stone left nerd]
life is wonderful!
i love being alive!
this is awesome!

ba_07=
[megalophobia_stone left jelly]
i wish i could see the stars one day

ba_08=
[megalophobia_stone left long]
how many eels does it take to rob a bank
none
it's eel-egal

ba_09=
[megalophobia_stone left ant]
crawlcrawlcrawlcrawlcrawlcrawlcrawl
crawlcrawlcrawlcrawlcrawlcrawlcrawl

ba_10=
[megalophobia_stone left spider]
i hate butterflies i hate them i hate i hate hate butterflies

ba_11=
[megalophobia_stone left sword]
stay away
im horrible
my face is all cut up
please dont look at me

ba_12=
[megalophobia_stone left axol]
i am the pinnacle of creation
i am the best 
i am the awesomest
i am the forever blorbo

ba_13=
[megalophobia_stone left bat]
¿ʇɐɥʍ
l

ba_14=
[megalophobia_stone left butt]
DON'T GET TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN

ba_15=
[megalophobia_stone left silly]
avodcado on toest
yass slayyyy

ba_16=
[megalophobia_stone left cent]
I have an itch on my leg
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
no not that one
yeah that's the spot

ba_17=
[megalophobia_stone left octo]
i have an itch on my leg
thankfully, i don't have that many
it should be easy to find
...
no not that one

ba_18=
[megalophobia_stone left fox]
i smell chimken

ba_19=
[megalophobia_stone left plat]
yknow
i kinda like it out here
the neighbors are a bit noisy but its better than, like
new york or something
i can afford rent at least
three thousand algae a month
could be worse

ba_20=
[megalophobia_stone left worm]
oh, sorry, i couldn't see you back there

ba_21=
[megalophobia_stone left bird]
i am above the world
and boy does the world look small

ba_22=
[megalophobia_stone left dragonfly]
im so prettyyyyy
slay the boots down
i am a living mosaic

ba_23=
[megalophobia_stone left rat]
mouse we need to cure this patient

ba_24=
[megalophobia_stone left bunny]
me and the boys hanging out rn
vibing
having the time of our lives
except for tim hes kinda struggling rn

ba_25=
[megalophobia_stone left goat]
I HAVE BEEN LITERALLY CUT IN HALF RAHHH
at least im having it better than tim

ba_26=
[megalophobia_stone left crab]
tim is having a rough time
thoughts and prayers to ya tim

ba_27=
[megalophobia_stone left man]
Remember: Missing out is what makes our lives unique
...
my name is tim



onethousandwavedashes_epiphani_one=
[megalophobia_fartsmella left normal]
Ignoring it is typically the easiest way to deal with it
And in this case it is a remarkably good approach
otherwise it'd be pretty hard for anyone to be happy ever yknow
Especially when your brain has been optimized through thousands if not millions of years
to fear it in such a cold and unique and true way
most fears are derived from it, but it goes far beyond anyone of them
the way we are able to talk about it without confronting the thought directly is quite impressive
we've built an art and culture around it.
coping with its material implications is difficult, but largely doable
the simpler more instinctual sense of complete loss, and the terrifying realization
that it is literally impossible for you to get close to imagining what it might feel like
are much harder to confront.
It seems only natural then,
for people who believe in a material world,
to think that it is simply impossible to confront up to a certain level,
But static beliefs rarely stand the test of time, 
if you're willing to think of something, you should be willing to change how you think about it.
...
Can I ask you to think about it for a while?
Just let it sink in and submerge yourself in it
like tar and feathers
sweating cold if you must
taking a few deep breaths
closing your eyes and fully appreciating its endless ramifications.
It's healthy to do it every so often yknow

onethousandwavedashes_epiphani_two=
[megalophobia_fartsmella left normal]
the sky is pretty isn't it?
with billions of stars and galaxies and whatnot
celestial bodies with size and auras that make them the closest things we have to gods
if you ever stop to think about it for too long you'll realize you can never really grasp it fully
it's hard for us to imagine how big the earth really is
and it would be much harder for the earth to imagine how big a galaxy really is
said galaxy would find itself lost in a massive desert
mostly composed of seemingly nothing
sprinkled with lights and matter and waves and microscopical physical interactions.
every documentary is eager to show you the proportions of everything
in a way that would have been considered blasphemous and vile some hundred years ago
but nowadays is simply nerdily and cheerfully denying you any chance of feeling important
not that it has that much of an effect on the populus anymore,
the empowering and optimistic brand of nihilism is surprisingly widespread.
And although it is only designed to quench our thirst for meaning
I do believe that our lack of inherent worth with respect to the universe
is a good and honest principle to base a set of beliefs on, if you wish said beliefs to describe what seems to be our reality
Due to it, I do not believe the earth is at the center of the universe
I do not believe we people are the reason the earth exists
I do not believe our matter grants us anything more than it does to any other creature
And I do not believe creatures are given by the universe anything more than what is given to any other object
These to me are obvious, they are not choices inspired by my morality or my desire to fit in.
believing in the opposite of any of them would radically contradict the aforementioned principle, which I truly believe
And you gotta start with at least one good assumption if you wanna find some answers

onethousandwavedashes_epiphani_three=
[megalophobia_fartsmella left normal]
The perception of a contradiction between free will and determinism unveils a weird set of beliefs
anytime someone tries to formulate what the "paradox of free will" entails
they seems to take for granted a perspective which sees our conscience as something distinct from the real world
but somehow in charge of guiding our body through it.
And it seems to describe this supposed lack of will caused by determinism with a picture of a conscience witnessing the world but unable to act upon it
So they end up imagining a conscience distinct from the real world which cannot act upon it.
Which of course, is something absurd to think about.
Any other object which doesn't seem to be present in the world and doesn't seem to interact with it would be considered by most to not exist.
There is no reason to believe something whose existence does nothing.
Which brings us to the crux of the paradox.
And people are therefore brought to either be confused or reject one of the assumptions,
Whenever someone points out something in physics which could be non-deterministic,
someone else will be quick to note that it "proves free will"
however rejecting determinism like this doesn't actually do much,
as the argument still stands if you still can't show that your conscience is in charge of some non-deterministic part of the universe,
And in these scenarios, where the physical interactions are between physical objects which are not particularly related to humans,
You either need to reshape your vision of conscience, or create some other blackbox to push your theory into.
So it often raises questions without actually answering anything at all.
If, instead, you start by rejecting the idea of a conscience looking into the universe from outside,
if you realize that believing in a transcendent existence fundamentally assumes that we are materially unique creatures
chosen by the universe to be at the end of our conscience's periscopes,
a clear contradiction to our lack of inherent importance,
the supposed paradox of free will immediately disappears,
without need of creating any mysterious new force or physical principle, just by eliminating unneeded assumptions,
if you see yourself as a machine, guided by physical and possibly deterministic laws, you'll see that the choices it makes are,
if all goes well,
made to serve its own desires
after all, we know your body was optimized to work as such through millions of years of evolution,
and, sure, in our world it's often not easy nor possible to achieve said desired through your choices,
however we are only considering our ability to make the choices themselves,
not their effectiveness.
So if you consider yourself an automata in the deterministic universe,
you must see yourself as an automata optimized to choose the things you want to do,
there's no need to think of yourself as a spectator to the actions of the automata,
it wouldn't make any sense!
At that point why not assume you're a spectator to the spectator to the actions of the automata
or assume that everything is a simulation
or assume that reality is a complete illusion
or assume any other lazy and idiotic answer that is fundamentally unfalsifiable and provides no explanations to any problem whatsoever
.
.
.
You are a part of the universe, not just you body, but your mind too
You exercise your free will by being a part of the universe with desires and the possibility to act upon them
You are a choice making machine, your thoughts and considerations are physical manifestations of this.
if you truly internalize this,
then you shouldn't think of the universe as something acting as an unstoppable force upon you
but you should think of it as the universe acting along with you,
or a little piece of the universe acting on the rest of the universe
whichever you prefer, the choice is yours!

If you keep a keen eye, you'll notice many people want to keep this weird obstruse notion
For example, people generally don't want to identify themselves with the parts of their body which are most evidently of a physical nature
hence why many like to think of humans as a "nervous system controlling a meat puppet"
this way they can safely think of conscience as being a little mysterious fog hidden inside the brain
since it's so complex and mysterious
but intuitively the abstract idea of conscience wouldn't be something which only ever emerges from the forms of our physical brains
otherwise humans and animals would be special pieces of matter chosen by the universe to feel conscious, which doesn't make sense.
it would contradict our principle.
So squishy meat doesn't seem to be the sole kind of matter out of which conscience can emerge.

mega_ba_memprial=
MEGALOPHOBIA WAS MADE BY OOPS SECRET TEEHEE

onethousandwavedashes_epiphani_four=
[megalophobia_fartsmella left normal]
Were you to fully and replicate a person's brain inside a computer program,
predicting exactly what behaviour would come from all the physical interactions,
you would be able to create a robot which behaves exactly as a person would,
it would pass the Turing test, it would be as human as anything can be from a behavioural standpoint
so would it have a conscience?
Well, were you to talk to it you would assume it had one in the same you assume any person had one
We have no better criteria to determine that rather than empathy and a simple application of occam's razor
When applied to other people it broadly works as such:
"They act just like I act, and as far as I know they think with the same mechanisms as me,
 so it's unreasonable to assume I'm the only one of us who as a conscience"
While applying it to the robot makes the more involved argument:
"Their process of thought is, as far as i can tell, the same as a person's, the only difference is in the material,
so either conscience is only born from meat, or it's reasonable to assume that we're both conscious"
but assuming conscience is only born from meat assumes, on a certain degree, that our materials are fundamentally special in the universe
that we were gifted conscience by it, so it's absurd

Now imagine a huge building
inside of which you can find an endlessly complicated configuration of little wooden balls and strings
which is powered by a river,
and presents a screen and a keyboard in front of it.
you realize the configuration of wooden balls and strings perfectly simulates a friend of yours' brain
and the screen and keyboard interpret the output of the configurations' calculations, it gives it something to look at through a camera, and lets you talk to it with the keyboard.
you would talk to it just as you would with your friend, there would be no difference between the two.
So if you were willing to say the robot had a conscience, you should be willing to say this machine also does.
Now of course, the wooden balls and strings would slow down the whole process by quite a bit, your friend would answer a bit slowly
but that only marginally influences your judgement of their conscience.
So what if this machine was different, and spread miles apart and took hours to answer?
What if it was as large as a galaxy and took a million years to answer?
These two actions are intuitively, something that would lessen the idea of conscience, but saying that it could not have any conscience at all would be absurd.
If we were to slowly increase the size of our simulated brain, it would have to then cross a point where the conscience suddenly stops existing, 
for no particular reason, while assuming that it could get gradually less conscious over time has no such problems,
but it would then be natural to think that the biggest we could spread our brain would have a very thin layer of conscience, or at least,
it would have a layer of conscience that is only related to ours in a very small way.
.
.
There's a reason I don't believe our thought exists in our universe in a way that is different from how anything else exists.
The only thing we have to determine what is and isn't conscious is a careful use of occam's razor along with a refusal of any idea which sees humans and life as inherently special
instead of our worth being simply something we assign
However theories that say we must introduce some new physical objects to explain consciousness are also useless
They are just as unfalsifiable as any religious-adjacent theory and fundamentally pretend to explain something while adding nothing of value
Truth is, we have no reason to think of thought as nothing but something at most emerging from physical interactions.
Here's another thought experiment.
If conscience arises as a series of patterns, a neat and orderly way that information moves,
which seems to be the only common property of everything we described to be possibly conscious,
could a rock be conscious, was the heat of its atoms to coincidentally make said patterns?
Moreover, as the nature of these patterns has much freedom to change, we can't assume a human-like conscience is the only one possible
Is any computer, owning to its clear way of neatly and orderly move and transform information, conscious in a way alien to us humans?
Of course, were you to only call conscious those things that move information in a way purely alike humans, you might reject said possibility,
however I aim to answer only the existential questions, I care not to find a definition of human consciousness, I have no need for one after all.
So if you also only aim to answer what conscience is made of, then you should admit the possibility of vastly different types of consciousness to exist
But if this apparent neatness and order is part of what defines is, how far do you need to go?
Is a computer made with a single logic gate, which takes two binary inputs and gives a binary answer, conscious?
I'd be inclined to say not that much, but as the computer gets more complicated, I would be more willing to say it is as conscious as me,
assuming the computer was made purposefully, as a random assortment of wires and chips, with no rhyme or reason, is something I'd expect to be less conscious
since I find its structure akin to the randomness present in anything, such as how heat behaves inside a random rock.
A certain balance between the possibility of being chaotic and the presence of large patterns and rules seems to be the key.
However who are we to define what types of patterns count? After all, the whole universe seems to be abiding to large scale patterns and rules
Be it the laws of gravity, entropy, electromagnetics or what not.
There is always at least an element of order to prevent reality from being total chaos.
The only thing I can reasonably think is that, although the concept of conscience being separate from reality being alluring to us intrinsically
since we have areas of our brain furiously dedicated to keeping a sense of self and other
So that we can think of our internal experience as being something separate from the rest of the universe,
In reality, there is little that intrinsically separates our internal experience from anything else happening in the universe
Be it heat flowing through a rock, electricity going through the wires of a computer, balls and string falling and bouncing
I believe those things exist in a sense akin to how our conscience exists, almost as an experience
I don't expect said experiences to have feelings or memories or human thought, because those are physically linked to our brain,
I expect them to be radically different, but made of the same dough
the way our internal experiences exist is the same way anything else exists, not in a sense that diminishes our experiences,
but in a sense that raises everything else to our level.

onethousandwavedashes_epiphani_five=
[megalophobia_fartsmella left normal]
We don't have much time left, so I beg of you, please listen to me
If you agree that every theory which tries to separate your existence from that of the universe
Is putting your existence on a pedestal
And if you agree that everything that surrounds you is intrinsically as important as you are
then I ask you to notice
that there is a great absurdity in what we think of death
The idea that the soul starts and ends its existence
just for the sake of your physical body
is as absurd as saying your conscience is a transcendent eye into the universe
which is just as absurd as saying the universe was built for us
which is just as absurd as saying that this is all fake
And I ask you to notice
that everything that surrounds you
does not exist passively
it exists with as much intensity as you
and as your brain turns off
and the electrons and waves go on their merry ways
the distinction between you and everything else will blur
and you will never disappear
not your body nor your mind
you will transform
you will become everything else that is happening in the universe
you will become the movements and sounds and the waves and the clouds
you will lose your sense of self
your memories
traces of a past life
but you will never cease to exist
for your existence is linked to everything's existence
for everything is one
and you are part of it
and you are all of it

monalisalovespizza=
Think carefully about this one

monalisalovesyouone=
Needless to say

monalisalovesyouthree=
the whole meteor thing

monalisalovesyoutwo=
I'm still pretty bummed about








###BB###

bb_05=
[]
Log #1
I can't see anything
The sand hurts my eyes and it feels like if I keep them open for too long something's gonna happen to them
I hear the wind howl and I don't know where it's coming from
I'm scared


bb_07=
[]
Log #2
Something moves around in the fog
It lurks around the corners where the light can't reach and it throws sand at my face
My eyes have begun to bleed
I can hardly continue forward. I don't want to stop walking though. I feel like if I do...
Something's gonna happen to me


bb_09=
[]
Log #3
All is well.
We are safe.




###BC###

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_02=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
Welcome to Esoterica Contest.
Going into this I wanted to make something truly unique, and I believe I was able to achieve that.
[megalophobia_megaline left determined]
For some reason I decided to give everything I have this one time.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]
I don't know why. Maybe there is something special about this contest, or maybe it simply came into my life at the right time.
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]
My favorite mapper, known for their [megalophobia_megaline left sadder]{*}'{.2}e{.2}s{.2}o{.2}t{.2}e{.2}r{.2}i{.2}c{.2}'{/*}[megalophobia_megaline left sad] art style, recently quit both Celeste and its Community.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]I want to understand them.
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]Both as an artist, but also an individual.
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]I want to understand what made them so appealing to the Community.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]This map is my research into people.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]What makes them unique?
What makes an art style distinct and is there a way to understand an artist through their work?
[megalophobia_megaline left peaceful]In a way this map is an experiment.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]What do people consider [megalophobia_megaline left sadder]{*}'{.2}e{.2}s{.2}o{.2}t{.2}e{.2}r{.2}i{.2}c{.2}'{/*}[megalophobia_megaline left normal]?
[megalophobia_megaline left upset]What do people consider beautiful?
Interesting?
Unusual?
[megalophobia_megaline left together]
What is fun?

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_03=
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]Do I make art?
Have I made art?
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]Is my submission too dark for this contest?
Are the topics I want to talk about {*}malicious{/*}?
[megalophobia_megaline left upset]That is just what the inside of my mind is like.
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable, this is simply the only way I know how to express myself.

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_04=
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]I wonder what people on this list thought of their own work.
[megalophobia_megaline left determined]Were they intentionally making something weird, or did they too express themselves the only way they know how to?
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]Would I be proud of ending up on a list like that [megalophobia_megaline left surprised]or would it surprise me?
[megalophobia_megaline left deadpan]Would a map still be truly [megalophobia_megaline left sadder]{*}'{.2}e{.2}s{.2}o{.2}t{.2}e{.2}r{.2}i{.2}c{.2}'{/*}[megalophobia_megaline left deadpan] if it is intentionally made in a way to invoke complicated feelings?

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_05=
[megalophobia_megaline left angry]W-what?!
Mappers aren't mapping?
I have consistently spent 8 or more hours every day, [megalophobia_megaline left panic]neglecting every piece of personal life I had left,[megalophobia_megaline left angry] to be able to finish the contest entry.
[megalophobia_megaline left angry]Who exactly do you think you are to tell me I'm not mapping!
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]...
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]Sorry...
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]I overreacted.
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]This project is synonymous with my past two months.
It matters a lot.
[megalophobia_megaline left panic]It matters too much.
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]It hurt seeing people say these kinds of things even if I do understand that their words are not directed towards me.

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_06=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]"Silly"? What an interesting way to describe it.

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_07=
[megalophobia_megaline left upset]It's funny to think how many people just happened to have same ideas as me.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]I wonder if that makes me more or less original?
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]Honestly, lurking in Esoterica Contest thread was an incredibly gratifying experience.
[megalophobia_megaline left peaceful]People discussing hypotheticals, unaware of what's about to go down.
[megalophobia_megaline left determined]I hope I can truly [megalophobia_megaline left surprised]surprise[megalophobia_megaline left determined] this community with this project.
[megalophobia_megaline left together]I really hope I can change what it means to create.
[megalophobia_megaline left togetherZoom]I really hope I can crack the link between art and artists.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]Either way, I really liked the comment about hiding your identity because your map is too personal.
I feel that.
[megalophobia_megaline left peaceful]Thanks.

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_08=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]The way the maps are set up you have most certainly missed it, but one of the maps in Megalophobia is a map pack of 20 more lower quality maps.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]It's the recycling of the initial concept of making 100 low quality maps and putting them in one lobby to scare the player by the sheer size.
[megalophobia_megaline left peaceful]That is where the name "Welcome to Megalophobia" comes from.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]However the more I worked on this, the more I cared.
[megalophobia_megaline left peaceful]The more I wanted to make things right.
[megalophobia_megaline left together]So I did.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]...
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]It's not really important, but I figured with how little information we're planning to reveal,
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]Any insight on the creation process would be appreciated.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]...

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_09=
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]I want to know how valuable a piece of art is.
[megalophobia_megaline left peaceful]Art without an artist,
an artist without art.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]Can one exist without the other?
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]Can I exist without this?
[megalophobia_megaline left panic]It is painful to see myself die in such cruel ways.
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]These maps aren't all that weird.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]Surprising?
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]Hopefully.
[megalophobia_megaline left deadpan]Unusual?
[megalophobia_megaline left peaceful] Definitely.
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]{*}'{.2}e{.2}s{.2}o{.2}t{.2}e{.2}r{.2}i{.2}c{.2}'{/*}?
[megalophobia_megaline left upset]I doubt it.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]...
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]Can a map be [megalophobia_megaline left sadder]{*}'{.2}e{.2}s{.2}o{.2}t{.2}e{.2}r{.2}i{.2}c{.2}'{/*}[megalophobia_megaline left sad] simply because its creation is surrounded in mysteries?
[megalophobia_megaline left together]I guess there is only one way to find out.

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_9b=
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]
I'm scared people will not like my map.
I've put all of me into this.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]
...
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]
I'm scared all of me isn't enough.
...
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]
Often when I try to tell stories I feel unsatisfied.
I can never say the things I want to say.
I can never find words for it.
This mod.
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]
{>> 0.2}Welcome to Megalophobia.{>>}
...
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]
Is not big enough to allow me to explain my feelings.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
And one day, I'm sure, I'll make something far greater.
[megalophobia_megaline left peaceful]
But for now this is good.
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]
It's the closest I've ever got to showing all of me.
...
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]
I'm scared people will dislike me even under two layers of anonymity.
One that comes with the faceless internet accounts, and one that this project grants me.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]
I'm scared people will be more likely to call me pretentious.
[megalophobia_megaline left sad]
I'm scared people will be more likely to call me a liar.
...
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]
I'm scared people will not understand my words.


Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_10=
[megalophobia_megaline left deadpan]I hate the way the Community is oversaturated with good maps and 'lifetime' projects.
[megalophobia_megaline left sadder]Yet, I can not deny I partake in the perpetuation of this phenomenon.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]New creators like me have a hard time getting into the mainstream.
[megalophobia_megaline left determined]I need to see the status quo change.
[megalophobia_megaline left distracted]...
[megalophobia_megaline left normal]If there's anything I would like you to take away from this experience, is that this map would not be possible without the contest it has been made for.

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_bun=
[megalophobia_bunny left normal]
If you can read this, the code to the puzzle is the number in the gamebanana link for esoterica contest times the exact numbers of points i have contributed to the bounty 

Megalophobia_1_Main_bc_stars=
[megalophobia_shadowstar right normal]
It's longer than you think, {+MADELINE}... It's longer than you think...
a very long jaunt...


###BD###

bd_theo_01=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
What did the theo say to the other theo
theowabunga
please laugh

bd_theo_02=
[megalophobia_theo2 left excited]
Why did the thicken cross the road
to get to theo ther side
im so hilarious

bd_theo_03=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
what do they call the heavy throwable gameplay expert
theologist
it's okay you can stop doubling over in laughter now

bd_theo_04=
[megalophobia_theo2 left excited]
theo left normal

bd_theo_bubble=
[megalophobia_theo2 left thinking]
theo: the bubble

bd_theo_05=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
i will now say all the words that start with Theo!
Theobromine
Theobromines
Theocentric
Theocentricism
Theocentricisms
Theocentricities
Theocentricity
Theocentrism
Theocentrisms
Theocracies
Theocracy
Theocrasies
Theocrasy
Theocrat
Theocratic
Theocratically
Theocrats
Theodeicean
Theodiceans
Theodicies
Theodicy
Theodolite
Theodolites
There's literally over two hundred of those
I'm not reading all of them
...
...
Theotokoi
Theotokos
Theow
Theows
GG

bd_theo_06=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
that one uncle at thankgiving diner
:rofl:

bd_theo_07=
[megalophobia_theo2 left worried]
Words that end with THEO
Unfortunately we did not find any results for your query. Please refine your query and try again.

bd_theo_08=
[megalophobia_theo2 left excited]
theo
the o
th eo
t heo
 theo
t heo
th eo
the o
theo
i'm a fucking pokemon

bd_theo_09=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
what do they call it theo ven when you theof in cold the food theof out hot eatheo the food

bd_theo_10=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
marrthwokdoosted rhypergancle

bd_theo_11=
[megalophobia_theo2 left worried]
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are our eleventh caller
YOU WIN:
1 Dejection by Bosssauce

bd_theo_12=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
you can stop talking to me now
i'm crystalmaxxing
this may or may not involve {~}illicit substances{/~}

bd_theo_13=
[megalophobia_theo2 left worried]
inthro car

bd_theo_14=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
thummit therry three

bd_theo_15=
[megalophobia_theo2 left worried]
thummit thlag

bd_theo_16=
[megalophobia_theo2 left excited]
creature_th
...
threature

bd_theo_17=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
inthisible barrier clip

bd_theo_18=
[megalophobia_theo2 left serious]
megalophobia was made by

bd_theo_19=
[megalophobia_theo2 left normal]
how about no

Megalophobia_1_Main_gg=
[megalophobia_mega normal right]
Thank for visiting Megalophobia.
Noxck will be happy about this.
I had a fun time watching you from the side.
Simply a concerned observer.

Megalophobia_1_Main_gg2=
[megalophobia_megaline distracted right]
I didn't think anyone would get this far...
Or I mean... At the time of writing this, I dont think anyone will ever get this far,
But in hopes someone does indeed care enough...
[megalophobia_megaline together right]
Here I am.
[megalophobia_megaline peaceful right]
All of me.
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
In my entirety.
...

Megalophobia_1_Main_gg3=
[megalophobia_mega normal right]
After you leave, your global flags will be reset.
You'll go back to the very first screen you saw when you opened this mod.
Your map progress will not be erased though so it's hardly a chance to experience it again.
But before that...
I would like you to take a moment to appreciate the silence,
Just lay back and...
Enjoy.
Riiiiight.......
......
......
......
now.

Megalophobia_1_Main_gg4=
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
Do I feel satisfied with this project?
[megalophobia_megaline distracted right]
Yeah, sure. It was fun while it lasted and will probably be fun once it's over.
I am happy I was able to complete this project without needing to cut any corners.
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
But, do I feel like I did the best I could?
[megalophobia_megaline distracted sad right]
No.
And...
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
Right as you are reading this, I'm getting ready to change Celeste modding forever.
...
[megalophobia_megaline distracted sad right]
I won't lie,
For once I am not sure if I'll actually finish what I am working on.
I have never missed a deadline or cancelled an overscoped project.
Furthermore, I always re-overscope my projects many times, and still finish them on time...
But this one...
Might just be too much.
...
This time...

Megalophobia_1_Main_gg5=
[megalophobia_megaline together right]
But it's okay!
[megalophobia_megaline together right]
I will surprise you.
Over and over and over again.
[megalophobia_megaline togetherZoom right pop]
{big}{!}Every.
Single.
Time.{/!}{/big}
[megalophobia_megaline peaceful right]
...
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
I will be the one to touch the sun.
I will be the one to cast a shadow on its surface.
[megalophobia_megaline peaceful right]
Wanna call me pretentious?
Well you're not wrong,
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
But I hope you're ready.
...
You better be.

Megalophobia_1_Main_gg5b=
[megalophobia_shadowstar normal right]
I know he is dead.?
I know the Starman is dead;,
he who's 
name rhymes with every star
I know his fate,,
but I must search
I must
seaaacrhch
....::
;::;:""""""
you can bring him back can't you?
undo everything
you can become god??? 
you are god;,,,, were??,,, were;
you can undo it all
but you must
you must repenttt
repentµ$youm must rtepet
you will die a million times
but you will repent
you will undo undo und o undo undo ndu
itssssss okayN?????
it is okay????
I think okay
.... ....
.........
,, ;
;. ,,.
,,,
?
noxck sent you here? or
was it just how rules
apply?
mhm
megalophobia was made by the noxck of creation
noxxxxxck she
seh she
she is
hmhm??? should i tell you?
i shouldnt tell you no no
but i want to tell you
but i should
not
;; tell oyu
you will be god
you the starman too
will be god
we will meet againnnnné'y!uwwwhere the flwoerrssssssssssssssssssssssssss
blooms
where they
where bloom
hahahaha we will meet againnnnnnnnnnnnn
,;,,,,,,,,,,
you shall not recognize meN???????????????????????????????????????????????????perfhaps
szzzzzzz
but but
my love for the starman willlllllllllllllll be apparent ti ytoiuuyyyu
tttttttttttttttt
-- - ----- - -------------
the shining the shinign the shinihgnnghnnnnnnnn
____ soon a new world will begin
dont fuck it up again.
this is your last chance to do things right.
DREAM DREAM DREAM DREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAMDREAM DREAM DREAM
you shall
and when you love
you shall dream
oh noxck give us a new new life
new beautifusllllllllllllllllllllllll life
gooooodddddddddbutyer ame mon ame

bb_spider=
[megalophobia_spider right normal]
im hungry
soo hungry
you dont happen to have a butterfly on hand do you
a butterfly
mmmmmmm i would devour a butterfly

az_birds=
[Megalophobia_bird left normal]
hello madelind
thisis an under arrest
you are at the knower checkpoint
rounded clumps or patches of white to dark gray clouds that normally form in groups are called WHAT
yeah thats what i thought you dont know
youre the unknower


Megalophobia_1_Main_gg6=
[megalophobia_mega normal right]
Update:
[megalophobia_megaline distracted right]
It's crazy to think people actually solved it this fast.
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
I guess I should say as expected?
[megalophobia_megaline distracted right]
really underestimated this community... again?
[megalophobia_megaline peaceful right]
I would like to personally congratulate everyone who participated in the hunts.
From the first wave,
...
{~}{^ 1.1}
Adam Korinek 
Amp
Appels
banjogut
Butcherberries
chai 
deesoff
Domi
grog
heatwave
karl2883
Noelle
Rainbow 
SereKabii 
Spooooky
sparky
SPLOwON 
touhoe
yakaki
Yoshachobi7{/~}{^ 1.0}
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
And especially {~}gamption celeste{/~} for keeping track of all the hints and community progress.
...
From the second wave, 
{~}{^ 1.1}
Adam Korinek
anthony_hamstring
BetaBaiter
conski
dragonned
Jor
julie
lapoz
millionsofmario
Quinnigan
RockHyrax
Ruby
snowy
stretchyyellowdoginatuxedo
ThySirSlime
Unbalanced
yurt7x{/~}{^ 1.0}
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
And especially {~}tart{/~} for being incredibly active and spearheading the solve.
...
From the third wave, 
{~}{^ 1.1}
10flips
Adam Korinek
Cassie
intricate
its.sylv
JGTB0PL
Lapoz
Panda
snottypizza
Snowo
stretchyyellowdoginatuxedo
Thomm
{/~}{^ 1.0}
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
And especially {~}Lumi{/~} for moderating the third server and for being so involved with the solve.
...
From the fourth wave,
{~}{^ 1.1}
Adeal
Brase
Flufonyx
JohnnyC
May
ParadoxCompass
SomeRandomGuy
Sp00kqd
thearchivi5t
woofdoggo
zoi
{/~}{^ 1.0}
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
And especially {~}Panda{/~} for spoiling six separate hearts. Wave 4 thanks you for your help!
...
And finally, congratulations to Spongaloid for solving the mod without help from any of the waves.
Missing out is what makes our lives unique.
...
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
Watching this hunt play out was the most[megalophobia_megaline sadder right] fun[megalophobia_megaline normal right] I've ever had.
[megalophobia_megaline together right]
The most confident I've ever felt in my art.
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
The most engaged in a community I've ever been.
[megalophobia_megaline peaceful right]
I loved seeing everyone come together.
...
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
I spent multiple sleepless nights just watching people chat and discuss the puzzles and lore.
[megalophobia_megaline peaceful right]
And all I have left to say is,
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
{~}Thank{/~} for everything.
[megalophobia_megaline distracted right]
...
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
This is it for now,
But I promise you,
[megalophobia_megaline peaceful right]
We will meet again.
[]
{#111111}When you least expect it.{#}
[megalophobia_megaline normal right]
{^ 1.6}WELCOME TO MEGALOPHOBIA{^ 1.0}
