It is a pleasant but so far boring day. You are weighing possible things to do to alleviate the boredom when (t8n: "slide-left")[[[your phone rings|Interruption]].]
You look at your phone. The screen reads (text-style: "bold")["Scam Likely."]
[[Let it ring.|Ring Ring Ring]]
(text-colour:red)[[[Press Ignore.|Not Important]]]
(text-colour:#008000)[[[Answer|Intrigue]]]
Why not, let's see where it goes - or if you can at least get yourself on a no-call list. When you answer the phone you can hear the distinct (text-style: "smear")[aural static] of a loud space run through noise cancellation.
[[Say nothing.|The Pitch]]
[[Say "Hello."|The Pitch]]Who calls anybody these days? Scammers. That's who. After a few minutes you realise they didn't leave a message. Scam likely? Scam (text-style: "italic")[probably]. (t8n: "dissolve")[Just as you were about to move on with your day, ](t8n: "slide-left")[[[the phone rings.|Interruption]]]The voice on the phone comes through cheerfully.
//(t8n: "dissolve")[Hello, my name is (either: "Emil", "Catrina" , "Coral" , "Rosmarie" , "Clare" , "Geoff", "Shayla" , "Therese" , "Seth") and I am calling from (either: "Grizzly Analysis", "Cirrus Survey", "Survey Contrast", "Method Compass", "BlueFire Inquiry", "Survey Zen", "Surveyato", "Nexus Pivot", "Canvass Arts"). We are conducting research on behalf of our client, (either: "J.B. Corcoran's" , "Free's Food and Drug", "High Land Accounts", "Summary Services", "Crispt Direct", "Green Lucent", "Northland Maven", "Ampire Services", "Sierra Accounts").]
(t8n: "dissolve")[This survey should take about five minutes to complete. We are not asking for money or selling anything. Do you have a few minutes to do the survey?]//
(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Yes|The Pitch 2]]
[[No|Better Time]]]
The voice continues, confidently.
//(t8n: "dissolve")[All personal information, including your name, address, and survey answers will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with any person or group that is not associated with this study.]
(t8n: "dissolve")[Your participation is voluntary and you may refuse to answer any questions you do not wish to answer. Are you ready to continue?]//
(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Yes|The Basics]]
[[No|Better Time]]]The voice continues, apologetically.
//(t8n: "dissolve")[Okay, thank you. When would be a better time to call back to conduct the interview?]//
(t8n: "dissolve")[[[In ten lightyears.|Thanks]]
[[Get a real job.|Thanks]]
[[Never, please remove me from your list.|Blocked]]]The caller continues,
//Great, thank you. For each question you may choose from one of three answers, or skip the question.
(t8n: "dissolve")[Any answer you give that is not one of the provided options will be noted, but we ask that for internal consistency you limit yourself to the suggested responses.
Do you understand?]//
(t8n: "dissolve")[[[Yes|Q1]]
[[I guess?|Q1]]]You hang up and block the number, just in case they don't actually remove you from their list.
(t8n: "dissolve")[While you're trying to remember if there is something different about Do Not Call lists and cellphones, some regulation, you think of what to do with your day. Perfect.]
(t8n: "dissolve")[You have a wonderful time, and an incredibly pleasant day, forgetting about the phone call at the start of it.]
(t8n: "slide-left")[[[End|Credits]]]The caller thanks you for your time and hangs up. Well, that was a useful diversion. Are phone surveys even that useful or accurate?
Like, how good can a dataset be when it relies on the participants to be either so bored or so hungry for conversation that they'll answer a survey? (t8n: "dissolve")[While you're feeling satisfied about not being bored or hungry for random human interaction, ](t8n: "slide-left")[[[your phone rings|Interruption]].]
(link: "ANSEWR")[(set:$VALUE to 'true')(goto: "Onward")]
(if:$EDE is 'true')[//What first comes to mind when you hear the word cozy?//
(link: "Like it.")[(set:$q1n to 'true')(goto: "Q2")]
(link: "Feel neutral.")[(set:$q1n to 'true')(goto: "Q2")]
(link: "Dislike it.")[(set:$q1n to 'true')(goto: "Q2")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q1w to 'true')(goto: "Q2")]
(link: "Bug in a rug.")[(set:$q1w to 'true')(goto: "Q2")]//Which of the following brands have you heard of? (if:$q1n is 'true')[Quicksilver, Menen, Delia's, Waldenbooks](if:$q1w is 'true')[FullMod, N.E. Quip, Trilam, Pivot Books, Sauribra's]//
(link: "All.")[(set:$q2n to 'true')(goto: "Q3")]
(link: "Some.")[(set:$q2n to 'true')(goto: "Q3")]
(link: "None.")[(set:$q2n to 'true')(goto: "Q3")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q2s to 'true')(goto: "Q3S")]
(link: "Are any of these brands, or at least, still brands?")[(set:$q2w to 'true')(goto: "Q3")]//How many days in a typical week do you use (if:$q2n is 'true')[(either: "hand sanitizer","your imagination")](if:$q2w is 'true')[information from dreams]?//
(link: "Most days.")[(set:$q3n to 'true')(goto: "Q4")]
(link: "Some days.")[(set:$q3n to 'true')(goto: "Q4")]
(link: "No days.")[(set:$q3n to 'true')(goto: "Q4")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q3s to 'true')(goto: "Q4S")]
(link: "Biweekly.")[(set:$q3w to 'true')(goto: "Q4")]//When was the last time you used (if:$q3n is 'true')[(either: "a salt alternative","an arcade token")](if:$q3w is 'true')[the ring]?//
(link: "Within the past week.")[(set:$q4n to 'true')(goto: "Q5")]
(link: "Within the past month.")[(set:$q4n to 'true')(goto: "Q5")]
(link: "Never.")[(set:$q4n to 'true')(goto: "Q5")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q4s to 'true')(goto: "Q5S")]
(link: "At this very moment.")[(set:$q4w to 'true')(goto: "Q5")]//What is your overall opinion of (if:$q4n is 'true')[(either: "your local grocery store","the last squirrel you saw")](if:$q4w is 'true')[the silent war of the leaves and thorns.]?//
(link: "Positive.")[(set:$q5n to 'true')(goto: "Q6")]
(link: "Neutral.")[(set:$q5n to 'true')(goto: "Q6")]
(link: "Negative.")[(set:$q5n to 'true')(goto: "Q6")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q5s to 'true')(goto: "Q6S")]
(link: "They know what they did.")[(set:$q5w to 'true')(goto: "Q6")]//Do (if:$q5n is 'true')[(either: "advertisements","rumors")] (if:$q5w is 'true')[divinations] influence your purchase decisions?//
(link: "Often.")[(set:$q6n to 'true')(goto: "Q7")]
(link: "Rarely.")[(set:$q6n to 'true')(goto: "Q7")]
(link: "Never.")[(set:$q6n to 'true')(goto: "Q7")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q6s to 'true')(goto: "Q7S")]
(link: "I do my research.")[(set:$q6w to 'true')(goto: "Q7")]//How confident are you that you could recognise a (if:$q6n is 'true')[(either: "online security issue","fir, not a pine, tree")] (if:$q6w is 'true')[real cat] if you saw one?//
(link: "Very confident.")[(set:$q7n to 'true')(goto: "Q8")]
(link: "Unsure.")[(set:$q7n to 'true')(goto: "Q8")]
(link: "Not confident.")[(set:$q7n to 'true')(goto: "Q8")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q7s to 'true')(goto: "Q8S")]
(link: "I have amazing gut instinct.")[(set:$q7w to 'true')(goto: "Q8")]//How has your perception of (if:$q7n is 'true')[(either: "grocery delivery","birdsong")](if:$q7w is 'true')[time] changed in the past three months?//
(link: "More favorable.")[(set:$q8n to 'true')(goto: "Q9")]
(link: "Stayed the same.")[(set:$q8n to 'true')(goto: "Q9")]
(link: "Less favorable.")[(set:$q8n to 'true')(goto: "Q9")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q8s to 'true')(goto: "Q9S")]
(link: "Couldn't live without it.")[(set:$q8w to 'true')(goto: "Q9")]//Okay, last question. How often do you (if:$q8n is 'true')[(either: "purchase something","dance")] (if:$q8w is 'true')[get lost] impulsively?//
(link: "Often.")[(set:$q9n to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]
(link: "Rarely.")[(set:$q9n to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]
(link: "Never.")[(set:$q9n to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q9s to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]
(link: "It's not even impulsive, at this point.")[(set:$q9w to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]You hang up and stare at the blank face of your phone for a moment, wondering if you should block the number.
(t8n: "dissolve")[While you're trying to remember if there is something different about Do Not Call lists and cellphones, some regulation, you think of what to do with the rest of your day. Perfect.]
(t8n: "dissolve")[You have a wonderful time, and an incredibly pleasant day, forgetting about the phone call at the start of it.]
(t8n: "slide-left")[[[End|Credits]]]
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{
If you'd like to try another play-through, (link: "I think your phone is ringing.")
[(set:$q1n to 'false')(set:$q1s to 'false')(set:$q1w to 'false')
(set:$q2n to 'false')(set:$q2s to 'false')(set:$q2w to 'false')
(set:$q3n to 'false')(set:$q3s to 'false')(set:$q3w to 'false')
(set:$q4n to 'false')(set:$q4s to 'false')(set:$q4w to 'false')
(set:$q5n to 'false')(set:$q5s to 'false')(set:$q5w to 'false')
(set:$q6n to 'false')(set:$q6s to 'false')(set:$q6w to 'false')
(set:$q7n to 'false')(set:$q7s to 'false')(set:$q7w to 'false')
(set:$q8n to 'false')(set:$q8s to 'false')(set:$q8w to 'false')
(set:$q9n to 'false')(set:$q9s to 'false')(set:$q9w to 'false')
(goto: "Interruption")]
}
//Created by <a href="http://bzedan.com/">B. Zedan</a>////How many days in a typical week do you notice?//
(link: "Most days.")[(set:$q3n to 'true')(goto: "Q4")]
(link: "Some days.")[(set:$q3n to 'true')(goto: "Q4")]
(link: "No days.")[(set:$q3n to 'true')(goto: "Q4")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q3s to 'true')(goto: "Q4S")]
(link: "Biweekly.")[(set:$q3w to 'true')(goto: "Q4")]//When was the last time?//
(link: "Within the past week.")[(set:$q4n to 'true')(goto: "Q5")]
(link: "Within the past month.")[(set:$q4n to 'true')(goto: "Q5")]
(link: "Never.")[(set:$q4n to 'true')(goto: "Q5")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q4s to 'true')(goto: "Q5S")]
(link: "At this very moment.")[(set:$q4w to 'true')(goto: "Q5")]//How often have your choices created an unstable branch in the timeline?//
(link: "Often.")[(set:$q6n to 'true')(goto: "Q7")]
(link: "Rarely.")[(set:$q6n to 'true')(goto: "Q7")]
(link: "Never.")[(set:$q6n to 'true')(goto: "Q7")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q6s to 'true')(goto: "Q7S")]
(link: "I do my research.")[(set:$q6w to 'true')(goto: "Q7")]//How confident are you that you could recognize yourself, if you saw them?//
(link: "Very confident.")[(set:$q7n to 'true')(goto: "Q8")]
(link: "Unsure.")[(set:$q7n to 'true')(goto: "Q8")]
(link: "Not confident.")[(set:$q7n to 'true')(goto: "Q8")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q7s to 'true')(goto: "Q8S")]
(link: "I have amazing gut instinct.")[(set:$q7w to 'true')(goto: "Q8")]//How have "you" changed in the past three months?//
(link: "More favorable.")[(set:$q8n to 'true')(goto: "Q9")]
(link: "Stayed the same.")[(set:$q8n to 'true')(goto: "Q9")]
(link: "Less favorable.")[(set:$q8n to 'true')(goto: "Q9")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q8s to 'true')(goto: "Q9S")]
(link: "Couldn't live without it.")[(set:$q8w to 'true')(goto: "Q9")]//What is your overall vibration?//
(link: "Positive.")[(set:$q5n to 'true')(goto: "Q6")]
(link: "Neutral.")[(set:$q5n to 'true')(goto: "Q6")]
(link: "Negative.")[(set:$q5n to 'true')(goto: "Q6")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q5s to 'true')(goto: "Q6S")]
(link: "They know what they did.")[(set:$q5w to 'true')(goto: "Q6")]//Okay, last question. While walking along in desert sand, you suddenly look down and see a tortoise crawling toward you. You reach down and flip it over onto its back. The tortoise lies there, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs, trying to turn itself over, but it cannot do so without your help. You are not helping. Why? (t8n: "dissolve")[Haha, just joking. How often do you (either: "purchase something","dance","get lost") impulsively?]//
(link: "Often.")[(set:$q9n to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]
(link: "Rarely.")[(set:$q9n to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]
(link: "Never.")[(set:$q9n to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]
(link: "Skip question.")[(set:$q9s to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]
(link: "It's not even impulsive, at this point.")[(set:$q9w to 'true')(goto: "Wrap Up")]Who calls anybody these days? Scammers. That's who. The ringing continues until it stops, worn out. After a few minutes you realise they didn't leave a message. Scam likely? Scam (text-style: "italic")[probably]. (t8n: "dissolve")[Just as you were about to move on with your day, ](t8n: "slide-left")[[[the phone rings.|Interruption]]]