:: StoryTitle
Bark Pack: Max's Route

:: StoryData
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  "format": "Harlowe",
  "format-version": "3.3.5",
  "start": "Intro"
}

:: UserStylesheet[stylesheet]
body {
  background: #1e1e2f;
  color: #ececec;
  font-family: "Fira Sans", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}
tw-link {
  color: #8ee4af;
}
tw-passage {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 2em auto;
  padding: 1em 2em;
  background: #2e2e3e;
  border-radius: 1em;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px #0005;
}

:: Startup
(set: $playerName to "Max")
(set: $inventory to (a:))
(set: $metZack to false)
(set: $mood to "curious")
(set: $trackList to (a: "Skatepunk Sunrise", "Echoes of Indigo", "Binary Pulse"))

:: Intro
You jolt awake to the soft thrum of bass echoing from the next room.

It’s another cloudy morning at *Sunset Arms*, and your cassette necklace is already tangled in your headphones. Typical.

You're **Max Casey**, glitchpunk guitar menace and chaos twin to your quieter brother Zack.

[[Get up->WakeUp]]

:: WakeUp
(set: $metZack to true)

The moment you step into the hallway, Zack leans out of the kitchen, controller necklace bouncing.

> Zack: "You crashed with your headphones on again, didn't you?"

You smirk.

> You: "You say that like it's a bad thing."

[[Tease him about his latest DIY rig->RigTalk]]
[[Go make coffee instead->CoffeeStart]]

:: RigTalk
> Zack: "Hey, this rig *works*. I finally got the glitch art tool syncing with Creek Radio. Want to test it later?"

[[Yeah, later. Got plans first->Hub]]
[[Sure, show me now->GlitchDemo]]

:: CoffeeStart
You leave him to his circuit spaghetti and head for the kitchen. The coffee’s bitter but alive. So are you.

[[Head to the living room->Hub]]

:: GlitchDemo
You spend the next few minutes tweaking filters, feeding VHS noise through pixel pipelines, and debating whether neon purple counts as "lo-fi".

(set: $mood to "amped")
(put: "Demo Footage" into $inventory)

> Zack: "You’re actually good at this, y’know. Might even top me one day."

> You: "Flattery won’t get your snacks back."

[[Back to the main room->Hub]]

:: Hub
You're in the heart of Unit 3A: couch, posters, and the faint smell of solder and cinnamon. Where to?

*Your inventory:* (print: $inventory)

*Your current mood:* ''(print: $mood)''

*Choose your next move:*
* [[Visit Milo's room]]
* [[Head to the street]]
* [[Dig through your music gear]]