# belpicknick menu_off = 1 if $ARGS[0] = '': CLOSE ALL sashaBeliTimes = rand(1,3) sipliGangTimes = rand(1,3) kolGangTimes = rand(1,3) tatarGangTimes = rand(1,3) times_picknick = sashaBeliTimes + sipliGangTimes + kolGangTimes + tatarGangTimes minut += 15 'The band of criminals quickly fold out a convenient steel grill, and have it heated up within minutes. The one named Tatar fries the meat they brought with them, while one of the others pours vodka into some glasses. Vadim hands you a glass: "Here, drink". They didn''t bring any other snacks, so you''re pretty much drinking the vodka on an empty stomach.' act'Drink the vodka': *clr & cla gs 'drugs', 'alcohol', 'vodka' gs'stat' 'You drink the vodka as you were told, and feel a shiver run down your spine. Your throat burns when you swallow it, but soon after a pleasant warmth spreads throughout your body. A few minutes later, you feel absolutely hammered.' act'Continue':gt 'belpicknick', '1' end gs 'willpower', 'drink', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'drink', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end if $ARGS[0] = '1': minut += 15 'The criminals get rowdier and rowdier, the more they had to drink. The food is all gone by now, and all they have left is more vodka. One of them runs to the car and turns on the radio, before turning up the volume as high as it will go. He puts one fist in the air and screams "Stripteeaaaase!"' 'The others join him in his chant, and soon all of them are pushing you to the middle of a circle while chanting: "Striptease! Striptease! Striptease!"' act'Perform a striptease for them': cls minut += 5 inhib_exp += rand(0,2) gs'stat' if pcs_danc < 40: prevdance = 1 'You know this is your cue, and you attempt to do a striptease for them. You would have to be very good at dancing to overcome you drunkenness and begin to dance a bit awkwardly, tugging at your clothes.' 'The criminals are not impressed in the slightest, and one of them yells: "What kind of crap is this!? My elderly aunt Katinka could do a better job!"' 'His friend agrees: "Yea, this is fucking terrible!"' '"Maybe she''s better at other things. Given how bow-legged she''s dancing, perhaps a different kind of show is in order", Siple says as he hands you an empty bottle. "Go ahead slut, entertain us."' act'Shove the neck into your vagina':gt 'belpicknick', 'vb_light' act'Shove the bottom into your vagina':gt 'belpicknick', 'vb_hard' act'Shove the neck into your ass':gt 'belpicknick', 'ab_light' act'Shove the bottom into your ass':gt 'belpicknick', 'ab_hard' end if pcs_danc >= 40:gt 'belpicknick', 'dance' end if pcs_danc < 40: gs 'willpower', 'mast', 'resist', 'hard' else gs 'willpower', 'voyeur', 'resist', 'hard' end if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': if pcs_danc < 40: gs 'willpower', 'mast', 'resist', 'hard' else gs 'willpower', 'voyeur', 'resist', 'hard' end gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end if $ARGS[0] = 'vb_light': cls '
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' dick1 = 10 prevdance = 0 gs 'dinsex2', 'd_vag_sex_bottle', 5, 'dick1' gs'stat' 'Okay, so dancing is not something you do well. You have to entertain them with the bottle now, and decide to take the easiest route: you spread your legs and put the neck of the bottle against your pussy lips. You slowly push it in as far as it will go, trying to make a show of it by spreading your legs as far as you can and fucking yourself slowly with the neck of the bottle.' if rand(1,100) <= 10: 'Even though the criminals seem enthralled by your show, one of them is getting frustrated: "Whatever. You shouldn''t be putting bottles up there, but our cocks! Get over here whore, it''s time you get fucked."' act'Continue':gt 'belpicknick', 'gang' gs 'willpower', 'gangbang', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'gangbang', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end else 'The guys are not impressed however. "What kind of weak shit is this? You''d better put some more effort into it, otherwise we''re going to do it for you."' act'Shove the bottom into your vagina':gt 'belpicknick', 'vb_hard' act'Shove the neck into your ass':gt 'belpicknick', 'ab_light' act'Shove the bottom into your ass':gt 'belpicknick', 'ab_hard' gs 'willpower', 'mast', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'mast', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end end if $ARGS[0] = 'vb_hard': cls dick1 = 40 gs 'stat' '
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' gs 'dinsex2', 'd_vag_sex_bottle', 5, 'dick1' if prevdance = 1: 'Okay, so dancing is not something you do well. You have to entertain them with the bottle now, but don''t want to anger them by taking the easy way out. You spread your legs and put the bottom of the bottle against your pussy lips, and slowly begin to push it in. You try to make a show of it by spreading your legs as far as you can and fucking yourself slowly with the bottom of the bottle, which is stretching your pussy out a great deal.' else 'Not sure what they want to see you consider putting it in your ass but at the last second you turn the bottle around in your hand. You spread your legs and put the bottom of the bottle against your pussy lips, and slowly begin to push it in. You try to make a show of it by spreading your legs as far as you can and fucking yourself slowly with the bottom of the bottle, which is stretching your pussy out a great deal.' end if rand(1,100) <= 80: 'Even though the criminals seem enthralled by your show, one of them is getting frustrated: "Whatever. You shouldn''t be putting bottles up there, but our cocks! Get over here whore, it''s time you get fucked."' act'Continue':gt 'belpicknick', 'gang' gs 'willpower', 'gangbang', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'gangbang', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end else 'The bandits look at each other for a second, and then shake their heads: "Not good enough, slut. Put it in your ass and be quick about it, otherwise we''re doing it for you."' act'Shove the neck into your ass':gt 'belpicknick', 'ab_light' act'Shove the bottom into your ass':gt 'belpicknick', 'ab_hard' gs 'willpower', 'mast', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'mast', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end end if $ARGS[0] = 'ab_light': cls dick1 = 10 gs'stat' '
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' gs 'dinsex2', 'd_analsex_bottle',5,'dick1' if prevdance = 1: 'Okay, so dancing is not something you do well. You have to entertain them with the bottle now, and decide to impress them: you spread your legs and put the neck of the bottle against your puckered butthole. After lubricating it with a bit of saliva you slowly push it in as far as it will go, trying to make a show of it by spreading your legs as far as you can and fucking yourself slowly with the neck of the bottle.' else 'Realising they want you to put it in your ass, you spread your legs and put the neck of the bottle against your puckered butthole. After lubricating it with a bit of saliva you slowly push it in as far as it will go, trying to make a show of it by spreading your legs as far as you can and fucking yourself slowly with the neck of the bottle.' end if rand(1,100) <= 70: 'Even though the criminals seem enthralled by your show, one of them is getting frustrated: "Whatever. You shouldn''t be putting bottles up there, but our cocks! Get over here whore, it''s time you get fucked."' act'Continue':gt 'belpicknick', 'gang' gs 'willpower', 'gangbang', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'gangbang', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end else 'The bandits look at each other for a second, and then shake their heads: "Not good enough, slut. Use the other end and be quick about it, otherwise we''re doing it for you."' act'Shove the bottom into your ass':gt 'belpicknick', 'ab_hard' gs 'willpower', 'mast', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'mast', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end end if $ARGS[0] = 'ab_hard': cls dick1 = 40 gs'stat' '
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' gs 'dinsex2', 'd_analsex_bottle',5,'dick1' if prevdance = 1: 'Okay, so dancing is not something you do well. You have to entertain them with the bottle now, and decide to go as far as you can with this: you spread your legs and put the bottom of the bottle against your puckered butthole. After lubricating it with a bit of saliva and stretching a bit with your fingers you actually manage to get it in, even though it hurts a lot. Deciding you don''t want the guys to take over for you, you soldier on and slowly push it in as far as it will go, trying to make a show of it by spreading your legs as far as you can and fucking yourself slowly with the bottom of the bottle.' else 'The realization of what they really want from you scares you. But not as much as earning their displeasure does. So you decide to go as far as you can with this: you spread your legs and put the bottom of the bottle against your puckered butthole. After lubricating it with a bit of saliva and stretching a bit with your fingers you actually manage to get it in, even though it hurts a lot. Deciding you don''t want the guys to take over for you, you soldier on and slowly push it in as far as it will go, trying to make a show of it by spreading your legs as far as you can and fucking yourself slowly with the bottom of the bottle.' end 'The guys slap each other on the back, thoroughly impressed: "What an ass, look at it stretch! It''s gonna take all of our cocks combined in there to even feel something!"' act'Continue':gt 'belpicknick', 'gang' gs 'willpower', 'gangbang', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'gangbang', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end if $ARGS[0] = 'dance': 'You slowly take off your clothes one piece at a time, while you skillfully try to give the bandits the sexy dance they want from you. You can tell they want you badly, and that your dancing is definitely having an effect on them.' 'Once you''re completely naked, they applaud you and tell you: "Very nice, <<$pcs_nickname>>. Now let''s see how good you are with your mouth."' act'Get down on your knees': cls if sashaBeliSex = 0:sashaBeliSex = 1 & guy += 1 if sipliGangSex = 0:sipliSex = 1 & guy += 1 if kolGangSex = 0:kolGangSex = 1 & guy += 1 if tatarGangSex = 0:tatarGangSex = 1 & guy += 1 gs'stat' '
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' 'You get down on your knees as the four men surround you, slapping their cocks against your cheeks and forehead. Dutifully keeping your hands behind your back, you do your best to serve them with your mouth alone as you suck on them in turns, licking the heads and teasing the balls as good as you can while trying to not make anyone feel left out.' gang += 1 belsexpayment = 900 gs 'arousal', 'bj', 5, 'gangbang', 'sub' gs 'stat' fuckerrand = rand(1,4) gmember = fuckerrand gs 'belpicknick', 'vibor' if rand(0,1) = 0: 'Suddenly the cock you''re currently sucking on is pulled away from you, and <<$boydesc>> pushes you onto your back saying he wants to try another hole now.' belsexpayment += 25 act'Lie on your back':gt 'belpicknick', 'missionary' else belsexpayment += 25 'Suddenly the cock you''re currently sucking on is pulled away from you, and <<$boydesc>> tells you to get on all fours saying he wants to try another hole now.' act'Get on your hands and knees':gt 'belpicknick', 'doggy' end gs 'willpower', 'sex', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'sex', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end end if $ARGS[0] = 'missionary': cls gs 'stat' gs 'belpicknick', 'vibor' belsexpayment += 25 times_picknick -= 1 pickrand = rand(0,1) if pickrand = 0:'
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' if pickrand = 1:'
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' if gmember = 1:sashaBeliTimes -= 1 if gmember = 2:sipliGangTimes -= 1 if gmember = 3:kolGangTimes -= 1 if gmember = 4:tatarGangTimes -= 1 'As you lay on your back <<$boydesc>> tells his friends grinning "Watch and learn, boys." <<$boydesc>> lays on top of you inserting his soft purple penis head into you. You sigh feebly as he enters you. He slides his cock carefully deeper and begins moving as if he is afraid to cause you pain. Turned on by the blowjobs before your cunt is dripping wet making him able to quickly pick up the pace as he easily glides in and out.' 'After a while you feel him tensing up somewhat but he''s still banging you tirelessly. You moan loudly and scream out loud as he pushes his cock extra deep into your squelching slit.' gs 'dinsex','vaginal_sex',10 gs 'dinsex','sexcum' gs 'arousal', 'vaginal', 10, 'sub' gs 'stat' if times_picknick <= 0: act'Get up':gt 'belpicknick', 'end' else gs 'belpicknick', 'poisk' act'Continue': cls gs 'belpicknick', 'vibor' gs 'stat' if rand(0,1) = 0: 'All of a sudden, <<$boydesc>> slows down and tells you to get on all fours, saying he wants to try another hole now.' act'Get on your hands and knees':gt 'belpicknick', 'doggy' else 'You stay in position for the next guy.' act'Continue':gt 'belpicknick', 'missionary' end gs 'willpower', 'sex', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'sex', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end end end if $ARGS[0] = 'doggy': cls gs 'stat' gs 'belpicknick', 'vibor' belsexpayment += 25 times_picknick -= 1 pickrand = rand(0,1) if pickrand = 0:'
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' if pickrand = 1:'
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' if rand(1,100) <= 70: 'You get down on all fours revealing your cute tushy. <<$boydesc>> steps up from behind and shoves his dick into your pussy. You are surprised as he begins pounding you roughly right from the get go you. He keeps up this pace for five minutes, almost without slowing the pace, only occasionally stopping to take a breath. You think he would be tired soon, but it turns out that he is more tenacious than one might assume.' 'As he''s pounding away, you forget where you are, screaming your head off. <<$boydesc>> is growling spanking your butt with one hand and pulling your <<$pcs_haircol>> <<$curly>> hair with the other.' gs 'dinsex','vaginal_sex',10 gs 'dinsex','sexcum' gs 'arousal', 'vaginal', 5, 'sub', 'rough' gs 'stat' else spafinloc = 3 gs 'cum_manage' 'You find yourself being on elbows and knees as you''re fully aware he is about to penetrate your ass. <<$boydesc>> leans the tip of his cock against your anus and pushes it into you. It is a little painful, but the desire to pleasure him outweighs it. <<$boydesc>> gradually accelerates his pace, you can feel his balls slap against your wet clit. After a while your anus relaxes and stretches making his cock slide in and out easily now.' gs 'dinSex','boy_wants_anal','','lubri' & gs 'dinsex','analsex' gs 'arousal', 'anal', 5, 'sub' gs 'stat' end if gmember = 1:sashaBeliTimes -= 1 if gmember = 2:sipliGangTimes -= 1 if gmember = 3:kolGangTimes -= 1 if gmember = 4:tatarGangTimes -= 1 if times_picknick <= 0: act'Get up':gt 'belpicknick', 'end' else gs 'belpicknick', 'poisk' act'Continue': cls gs 'belpicknick', 'vibor' gs'stat' if rand(0,1) = 0: '<<$boydesc>> pushes you onto your back saying he wants to try another hole now.' act'Lie on your back':gt 'belpicknick', 'missionary' else 'You stay in position for the next guy.' act'Continue':gt 'belpicknick', 'doggy' end gs 'willpower', 'sex', 'resist', 'hard' if will_cost <= pcs_willpwr: act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': gs 'willpower', 'sex', 'resist', 'hard' gs 'willpower', 'pay', 'resist' nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end else act 'Run away from them (<> Willpower)': '
You don''t have enough willpower to use this action.' end end end end if $ARGS[0] = 'vibor': if gmember = 1: dick = npc_dick['A113'] gs 'boyStat', 'A113' $boydesc = $npc_usedname['A113'] silavag = npc_sexskill['A113'] end if gmember = 2: dick = npc_dick['A115'] gs 'boyStat', 'A115' $boydesc = $npc_usedname['A115'] silavag = npc_sexskill['A115'] end if gmember = 3: dick = npc_dick['A114'] gs 'boyStat', 'A114' $boydesc = $npc_usedname['A114'] silavag = npc_sexskill['A114'] end if gmember = 4: dick = npc_dick['A116'] gs 'boyStat', 'A116' $boydesc = $npc_usedname['A114'] silavag = npc_sexskill['A114'] end end if $ARGS[0] = 'poisk': tempgm = gmember :markpoisk_gmember tempgm += 1 if tempgm > 4:tempgm = 1 if tempgm = 1 and sashaBeliTimes = 0:jump'markpoisk_gmember' if tempgm = 2 and sipliGangTimes = 0:jump'markpoisk_gmember' if tempgm = 3 and kolGangTimes = 0:jump'markpoisk_gmember' if tempgm = 4 and tatarGangTimes = 0:jump'markpoisk_gmember' if tempgm = 1 and sashaBeliTimes > 0 or tempgm = 2 and sipliGangTimes > 0 or tempgm = 3 and kolGangTimes > 0 or tempgm = 4 and tatarGangTimes > 0:gmember = tempgm end if $ARGS[0] = 'gang': cls gs 'stat' if sashaBeliSex = 0:sashaBeliSex = 1 & guy += 1 if sipliGangSex = 0:sipliSex = 1 & guy += 1 if kolGangSex = 0:kolGangSex = 1 & guy += 1 if tatarGangSex = 0:tatarGangSex = 1 & guy += 1 '
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' vagmembergang = rand(113,116) gs 'boyStat', 'A<>','a' :markpoiskanalmembergang analmembergang = rand(113,116) if vagmembergang = analmembergang:jump'markpoiskanalmembergang' gs 'boyStat', 'A<>','b' '<<$boydesc1>> gets on his back, and tells you to mount him. You do as he says, and as you feel his cock sinking into your pussy you feel the rough hands of <<$boydesc2>> pushing against your back. Leaning forward, you raise your ass up in the air involuntarily. Seconds later you feel his erection poking against your asshole, and he slams it in with little regard for your feelings. Meanwhile, the other two men move towards your face and put their cocks at your mouth''s height, telling you to please them too. You struggle to keep track of all the cocks around you as you get pounded mercilessly in all holes, but the men are very pleased with your performance.' gs 'dinsex2','doublepenetration',20,'sub','gangbang' gs 'arousal', 'bj', 20, 'group' minut -= 20 gs 'stat' 'After a while, you begin to struggle keeping your own weight up. The guys don''t care, and your body lies prone on <<$boydesc>>''s chest as the guys keep up their rough fucking. After what feels like forever, you feel arms under your armpits lifting you up and pulling you away from <<$boydesc>>, putting you on your knees in front of the men. They gather in a circle around you and start stroking their cocks furiously.' act'Take their loads on your face': cls gs 'boyStat', 'A113' $boydesc = $npc_usedname['A113'] sexpartkno = 1 spafinloc = 11 gs 'cum_manage' gs 'boyStat', 'A115' $boydesc = $npc_usedname['A115'] sexpartkno = 1 spafinloc = 11 gs 'cum_manage' gs 'boyStat', 'A114' $boydesc = $npc_usedname['A114'] sexpartkno = 1 spafinloc = 12 gs 'cum_manage' gs 'boyStat', 'A116' $boydesc = $npc_usedname['A116'] sexpartkno = 1 spafinloc = 12 gs 'cum_manage' gs'stat' belsexpayment = 900 '
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' 'You close your eyes just in time before the first load hits your face. You patiently wait until all four men are finished, and by the time they are your entire face is splattered with cum. Fortunately they don''t make you swallow any more than the few drops that landed in your mouth before you could close it.' gs 'arousal', 'end' gs 'stat' act'Sit down':gt 'belpicknick', 'end' end end if $ARGS[0] = 'end': cls gs 'stat' minut += 5 slutty += 1 gs 'fame', 'pav', 'prostitute', 1 '
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' 'Once they are spent, the criminals back away from you and gather their things.' if belgangPay <= 0: money += belsexpayment 'Vadim looks at you and says: "That was a good fuck, <<$pcs_nickname>>. Here, this is for you," and with those words he hands you <> .' else belgangPay -= belsexpayment belgangPayWeek -= belsexpayment '"You''re getting there whore." Mr. Bely writes off <> from your debt. He looks at you probably planning what he could do next to you. "Run along now, I have business to take care off." he says as he''s escorting you to the door, as he''s closing the door you hear him say; "Don''t you ever forget who''s your master, <<$pcs_nickname>>."' *nl 'You owe him: <> ' if belgangPayWeek >= 0: 'This week you need to pay him: <> ' else 'This week you need to pay him: 0 ' 'You have reduced your next weeks payment by: <<-1*belgangPayWeek>> ' end end *nl if rand(1,100) <= 70: minut += 60 'Vadim looks at you again, and sees how dirty you are, "I don''t want cum stains on my car seats. Still, we can''t just leave her here... put her in the trunk." Two of the guys push you in the trunk a bit more forcefully than is needed; it''s not like you have any energy left to resist after what happened here. After a bumpy ride the car pulls to a stop on the outskirts of Pavlovsk, and Tatar got out of the car to open the trunk. He pulls you out of the trunk, throws down your clothes next to you and gets back in before they race off, leaving you to fend for yourself. Your body feels exhausted as you slowly get dressed, and make your way to town.' act'Return to Pavlovsk':gt 'pav_commercial' else minut += 10 'Siple looks at your face in disgust. "That looks fucking disgusting... there''s no way you''re getting in our car. Find your own way home, slut!"' 'The guys get in the car and drive off, leaving you alone in the woods. You take a moment to clean yourself up at least a little and put your clothes back on, before you start wandering. You have no clue where you are. Luckily you hear a road in the distance, and decide to head in that direction... once you find the road, you can hopefully find your way home from there.' act'Go to the road': nroad = rand(1,19) gt 'road' end end end --- belpicknick ---------------------------------