<div class = "exegetic">please type your name and press ENTER to log in...
name: <<textbox "$name" "Nour" [[introtext]]>></div>
<<if $friend_page === 1>>
[img[bday quest img 4.png]]
after scrolling through the page for a few minutes you're not seeing a flier for the party. now that you think of it you're pretty sure $friendname DM'ed you the invite.
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<<linkreplace "go to your messages ..." t8n>>you check your messages to discover that they did in fact message you. it's the second conversation down, just below your little brother who is always sending you AI shitposts to annoy you. otherwise no one really talks to you. you were surprised to receive the invite from $friendname but the fact that they messaged you directly means they actually want you to come to the party, <<linkreplace "right?">>definitely.<</linkreplace>>
[[there's the flier]]
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<<else>><<timed 2s t8n>>
you can't remember where the party was, maybe they posted a flier to their social media??
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<<next>>
<div class = "exegetic">you need to [[find your friend's pixgram account]]</div>
<</timed>>
<</if>><<if $friend_page === 1>>
<<set $gift = {}>>
<<timed 2s t8n>>
[img[bday quest img 3.png]]
/*this part declares the kind of class a Gift is gonna be.*/<<script>>
window.Gift = class Gift {
constructor(config) {
this.name = "gift";
this.value = 0;
this.isWeird = false;
this.isShitty = false;
this.isExpensive = false;
Object.keys(config).forEach(prop => {
this[prop] = clone(config[prop]);
});
}
clone() {
// Return a new instance containing our own data.
return new this.constructor(this);
}
}
<</script>>
/*This is the pattern for declaring gifts, you'll need one of these for each gift*/<<set $gift to new Gift ({
name: "default gift",
value: 0,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>><<set $WhittlingKnife to new Gift ({
name: "whittling knife",
value: -2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>><<set $KnittingNeedles to new Gift ({
name: "knitting needles",
value: 2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>><<set $Camera to new Gift ({
name: "camera",
value: 0,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: true
})>><<set $GolfClubs to new Gift ({
name: "camera",
value: -5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: true
})>><<set $Toothbrush to new Gift ({
name: "a new toothbrush",
value: 3.5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>><<set $Purse to new Gift ({
name: "a purse",
value: 5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>><<set $BallHat to new Gift ({
name: "a baseball hat",
value: -2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $FacePaint to new Gift ({
name: "face paint",
value: 2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Apple to new Gift ({
name: "a single apple",
value: 3,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $GardeningBook to new Gift ({
name: "a book about gardening",
value: 0,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $ArcherySet to new Gift ({
name: "an archery set",
value: -5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: true
})>> <<set $Makeup to new Gift ({
name: "an eyeshadow palette",
value: 5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Binoculars to new Gift ({
name: "binoculars",
value: -2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Felt to new Gift ({
name: "craft felt",
value: 2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Shoes to new Gift ({
name: "shoes",
value: 0,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Pants to new Gift ({
name: "new pants",
value: -5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Blender to new Gift ({
name: "a blender",
value: 5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Orange to new Gift ({
name: "an orange",
value: -3,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $FantasyNovel to new Gift ({
name: "a fantasy novel",
value: 0,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $HikingBoots to new Gift ({
name: "hiking boots",
value: -5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: true
})>> <<set $FarmSim to new Gift ({
name: "a farming simulator game",
value: 5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $WoodworkingTools to new Gift ({
name: "woodworking tools",
value: -2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $DogToy to new Gift ({
name: "a new toy for their dog",
value: 2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Socks to new Gift ({
name: "new socks",
value: 0,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Surfboard to new Gift ({
name: "a new surfboard",
value: 5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: true
})>> <<set $Notebook to new Gift ({
name: "a notebook that looks like a United States passport",
value: 5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $StrapOn to new Gift ({
name: "a strap on dildo to in their harness ... they do have one right?",
value: 0,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Knives to new Gift ({
name: "a set of kitchen knives",
value: 2.5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Mirror to new Gift ({
name: "a full length mirror for their room",
value: -4,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Pesto to new Gift ({
name: "a jar of pesto",
value: -1.5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $MysteryBit to new Gift ({
name: "a mystery piece of machinery you found on the road. It has a spring and a couple of levers. You're not sure what it does",
value: 2,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Pie to new Gift ({
name: "a pie from the bakery down the street from their house",
value: -5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Casette to new Gift ({
name: "a casette tape of Rob Zombie's Dragula. Hopefully they have a casette player",
value: 0.77,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Doorknob to new Gift ({
name: "a new doorknob for their room",
value: 1.3,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $PopeMobile to new Gift ({
name: "a tiny replica popemobile, complete with John Paul II standing through the sunroof",
value: 3.14151926,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Postcard to new Gift ({
name: "a postcard from your hometown. It feels weird to order something like this online, but you can",
value: -2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Dress to new Gift ({
name: "a pretty spinny dress",
value: -5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Mat to new Gift ({
name: "a set of workplace anti fatigue mats",
value: -2,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $SafetyHarness to new Gift ({
name: "a retired roller coaster safety harness",
value: -3.3,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Beans to new Gift ({
name: "a can of baked beans",
value: 0,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Plushie to new Gift ({
name: "a plushie of Zock from Gundam. His serene roboface brings you calm",
value: 2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Router to new Gift ({
name: "a new wifi router",
value: -1,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Modem to new Gift ({
name: "a used but fast internet modem",
value: 2,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $KettleCorn to new Gift ({
name: "a bag of kettle corn",
value: -1,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Paint to new Gift ({
name: "a small container of black paint",
value: 3,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Shirt to new Gift ({
name: "a shirt that says TIG OL' BITTIES",
value: 0.5,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Keyboard to new Gift ({
name: "a beat up looking old Colemak keyboard that's missing the letter D",
value: 4,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: true,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Skeleton to new Gift ({
name: "a decorative plastic skeleton from the halloween store",
value: -1,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $YuGiOhCard to new Gift ({
name: "a rare blue eyes white dragon YuGiOh card",
value: -5,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Calendar to new Gift ({
name: "a wall calendar with photos of birds",
value: 3,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> <<set $Laptop to new Gift ({
name: "a new laptop",
value: 0,
isWeird: false,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: true
})>> <<set $Sign to new Gift ({
name: "a yellow stand-up wet floor sign",
value: -3,
isWeird: true,
isShitty: false,
isExpensive: false
})>> /*Then in the options section, just add the gift after so that $gift is set to a reference to that class.*/
what should you get $friendname?
<<listbox "$gift" autoselect>>
<<option "whittling knife" $WhittlingKnife>>
<<option "knitting needles" $KnittingNeedles>>
<<option "camera" $Camera>>
<<option "golf clubs" $GolfClubs>>
<<option "a new toothbrush" $Toothbrush>>
<<option "a purse" $Purse>>
<<option "a baseball hat" $BallHat>>
<<option "face paint" $FacePaint>>
<<option "a single apple" $apple>>
<<option "a book about gardening" $GardeningBook>>
<<option "an archery set" $ArcherySet>>
<<option "an eyeshadow palette" $Makeup>>
<<option "binoculars" $Binoculars>>
<<option "craft felt" $Felt>>
<<option "shoes" $Shoes>>
<<option "new pants" $Pants>>
<<option "a blender" $Blender>>
<<option "an orange" $Orange>>
<<option "a fantasy novel" $FantasyNovel>>
<<option "hiking boots" $HikingBoots>>
<<option "a farming simulator game" $FarmSim>>
<<option "woodworking tools" $WoodworkingTools>>
<<option "a toy for their dog" $DogToy>>
<<option "new socks" $Socks>>
<<option "surfboard" $Surfboard>>
<<option "replica US passport notebook" $Notebook>>
<<option "a strap on dildo" $StrapOn>>
<<option "knives" $Knives>>
<<option "a mirror" $Mirror>>
<<option "a jar of pesto" $Pesto>>
<<option "Mystery Mechanical Bit on Found on the Side of the Road" $MysteryBit>>
<<option "a pie from their local bakery" $Pie>>
<<option "a casette tape of Rob Zombie's Dragula" $Casette>>
<<option "a new doorknob" $Doorknob>>
<<option "tiny replica popemobile complete with John Paul II standing through the sunroof" $PopeMobile>>
<<option "postcard" $Postcard>>
<<option "a dress" $Dress>>
<<option "anti-fatigue mats" $Mat>>
<<option "rollercoaster safety harness" $SafetyHarness>>
<<option "beans" $Beans>>
<<option "zock plushie" $Plushie>>
<<option "a new wifi router" $Router>>
<<option "a used but fast modem" $Modem>>
<<option "a bag of kettle corn" $KettleCorn>>
<<option "a small container of black paint" $Paint>>
<<option "shirt that says TIG OL' BITTIES" $Shirt>>
<<option "colemak keyboard missing the letter D" $Keyboard>>
<<option "a plastic skeleton" $Skeleton>>
<<option "a rare blue eyes white dragon yugioh card" $YuGiOhCard>>
<<option "wall calendar with photos of birds" $Calendar>>
<<option "a new laptop" $Laptop>>
<<option "a wet floor sign" $Sign>>
<</listbox>>
<<next>>
[[continue with gift purchase]]
<</timed>>
<<else>>
<<timed 2s t8n>>
you're not sure what would be a good gift for your friend. weirdly you can't think of anything about them right now ...
<<next>>
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<div class = "exegetic">you need to [[find your friend's pixgram account]] to jog your memory ...</div>
<</timed>>
<</if>><<timed 2s t8n>>you get dressed and look at yourself in the mirror. your face is finally clear to you now that you've prepared to go outside.<</timed>>
<<timed 5s t8n>>
[img[bday quest img 6.png]]<</timed>>
<<timed 7s t8n>>
sometimes it feels like who you are kind of melts away into the ether when you are alone. you just become a blob at home, but then you have to form yourself into something resembling a person to go outside.
<span id="blob">you kind of
<<link "prefer">><<set $gender += 0>><<replace "#blob">>you kind of prefer being a blob. having a gender and being perceived is so hard. it's easier to just ... be ...<</replace>><</link>>
<<link "hate">><<set $gender += 5>><<replace "#blob">>you kind of hate being a blob. you feel disgusting when you aren't presentable, and you avoid mirrors and reflections in your house whenever you're not made up.<</replace>><</link>>
<<link "are afraid of">><<set $gender += -5>><<replace "#blob">>you're kind of afraid of turning into a blob, losing your identity. it's like if you can't act on the things around you, if you cant exert yourself on the world, then you're worthless, and might as well not exist.<</replace>><</link>>
being a blob ...
</span><</timed>>
<<timed 15s t8n>>
you put your coat on and step outside. it's getting cold already, the wind whipping around you as you walk down the steps from your apartment building. it's not even that late in the evening but it's getting dark. you have to step around puddles of mucky leaves.<</timed>>
<<timed 18s t8n>>as you make your way to your friend's house you try to get excited to see everyone. maybe you are excited actually, when you think about it. just nervous. as you board the bus you think about the time you used to share together in school. Kara from your science class who got drunk at your senior year halloween party and fought with her girlfriend, Jessie. that was before she transitioned. you haven't seen her in many years. you wonder how she looks now, if she's happier now. you were amazed that Jessie stayed with Kara after she transitioned. you don't know if you have a close enough relationship to anyone to rely on them to support you through something like that. you live alone, you have since you graduated.<</timed>>
<<timed 5s t8n>>you realize it's been awhile since you've checked your phone and it makes you weirdly anxious. you take it out of your pocket and open up pixgram, just so that it can show you another
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</span><<linkreplace "[don't show me posts like this any more]">><<remove "#popup5">>(the weird recommended post disappears but the feeling of tightness and aimless anger in your chest lingers ... )<</linkreplace>></aside>
when you think about it, this thing never shows you anything actually from your friends, or your family, or anyone you follow because you actually find their information informative. it just shows you weird stuff that makes you confused or mad or scared, random crap that relies on name recognition or strong emotions and nothing else.<</timed>>
<<timed 20s t8n>>
you put away your phone and get off the bus. $friendname 's house is just a few doors from the stop. The lights are shining through the windows. You can see a few people inside already, as well as $friendname.<</timed>>
<<timed 5s t8n>>
<div class = "exegetic">[[go inside]]
[[go home]]</div><</timed>><<timed 2s t8n>><<set $gender to 5>>
your computer boots up ...
<<next>>
[img[bday quest img 1.png]]
<<next>>
welcome, $name. your computer keyboard is dirty again. you always notice that but you never clean it. for some reason you're <<linkappend "not very good at getting things done." t8n>> your room is a mess. your house is in disarray. your whole life sometimes feels like it's falling apart. you keep forgetting things, your brain feels just like a fog where all your plans and ideas vanish into.<</linkappend>>
<<next>>
it feels like the last few years you've been spending more and more time inside. more time in front of the computer, scrolling your phone. the more time you do that, the more time you forget yourself. sometimes it seems like <<linkappend " the computer knows you better than you know yourself." t8n>> you've lost sight of yourself recently. your identity, who you are, where you came from. you don't see yourself in the person in the mirror anymore, imagine yourself as something like the blurred out image that you glimpse in your dark phone screen just before you turn it on.
but the computer can see who you are. that's what it feels like when it feeds you back perfect things that you would want to buy for your house, videos that you hate yourself for watching all the way to the end of people fighting in public, yelling slurs and throwing off balance punches that send them careening into grocery store shelves. it's easy to forget who you are and be fed who it thinks you are, for hours each day, till the real world feels less real than all your videos.<</linkappend>>
<<next>>
in fact, you've been forgetting something recently. you need to get ready to go to your friend's birthday party ... it's this evening and you still don't know where it is, nor have you gotten your friend a present ...
<<next>>
<div class = "exegetic">you gotta get ready to go to your friend's party ...
[[where is it again?]]
[[what gift will you get?|what gift will i get them?]]</div>
<</timed>><<set $friend_page to 1>>
you found their pixgram account!
[img[bday quest img 2.png]]
you scroll down through your friend's page
<span id="pictures">there are a bunch of pictures of ... <<link "food">><<set $gender += 5>><<replace "#pictures">>... which is mostly their meal photography ...<</replace>><</link>> <<link "them on hikes">> <<set $gender -= 5>><<replace "#pictures">>and see a bunch of pictures of them on hikes ...<</replace>><</link>> </span>
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<div class = "exegetic">[[which post was the party info on?|where is it again?]]
<<if ndef $gift>>[[what gift will i get them?]]<</if>></div><div class = "exegetic">so ... $friendname _ $friendhobby ??
[[is that right?? |browsing ig]]</div><<set $location = "True">>
the party is going to be at the park near their house, where you've been hanging out since you were kids. when you were children you would build mud forts in the soggy low ground near the patch of forest there. when you were teenagers you <<if $gender < 5>>would set off fireworks even though it was dangerous as hell.<<else>>would watch the boys set off fireworks even though it scared you.<</if>> one time <<if $gender < 5>>you<<else>>they<</if>> set some of the brush near the woods on fire and everyone had to beat it down before the flames could spread.
[img[bday quest img 5.png]]
it makes you kind of nervous to think about going there again ... you're not that outdoorsy these days. mostly you stay at home and <<linkappend "wallow." t8n>> scroll the same websites and get into the same arguments online over and over again. <<timed 2s t8n>>look at photos of dead babies halfway across the world you can't do anything about,
<<next>>
another headline about the weather getting hotter again,
<<next>>
another mass shooting,
<<next>>
another bill legislating trans people out of existence. rounding up our neighbours and putting them into camps because of where they were born. putting another pipeline through stolen land.
<<next>>
get bombarded by fake news that sounds real and then real news that sounds fake so many times in a row you can't tell which is which.<</timed>><</linkappend>>
.... but you have to go to the party. $friendname sent you the invite directly... they must be expecting you to come. and besides, maybe it could be nice to actually see people again. <<linkappend "all those friends you let fade into the background.">> the cosplay club folks. the weird nerds who actually read the books who were assigned in class. who <<if 2 > $gender > -2>>almost <</if>>all for some reason turned out to be gay.<</linkappend>>
<div class = "exegetic"><<if ndef $gift>>[[what gift will you get?|what gift will i get them?]]
<<else>>[[continue]]<</if>></div>
<div class = "exegetic">thank you for playing birthday quest! you scored $gender on the gender scale ... <<if $gender > 5>>the algorithm thinks you are a girl, but it's probably wrong.<<elseif $gender < 5>>the algorithm thinks you are a boy, but it's probably wrong.<<else>>the algorithm is not sure of your gender. congratulations!<</if>>
<<timed 5s t8n>>
this game was made by <a href="https://toreachpoise.itch.io">aaron el sabrout</a> and edited by <a href="https://samnabi.com/">sam nabi</a>. special thanks to rhys maxwell for programming help!
<<next>>
if you'd like to play again, you can head back to the [[start|introtext]]. otherwise, you can <a href="https://textilekw.ca/">return to textile's website</a>, or go back to scrolling i guess. whatever, i'm not your mom.<</timed>></div>as soon as you open pixgram you are bombarded with a
<aside><span id = "popup2">RECOMMENDED POST:
<<if $gender > 7>><b>by tradmom</b>
here's how I make my own fresh goat milk for my baby hans! #allnatural #rawmilk #tradwifetradlife
<<elseif $gender < 3>><b>by dominiondad</b>
have you ever noticed how everyone you see out and about holiday shopping is <i>not from here</i> any more? #justaskingquestions
<<else>><b>by dogvids</b>
bingus discovers his own reflection!! #sillyvideos #dogvideo #viraldog #cutevids
<</if>>
</span><<linkreplace "[don't show me posts like this any more]">><<remove "#popup2">>(it will probably show you pointless recommended posts like this again)<</linkreplace>></aside>
you can't remember what your friend's pixgram account is ...<<linkappend "does that make you a bad friend?" t8n>> ... maybe ...
they're definitely into a bunch of hobbies ... maybe their pix was just their name (<<textbox "$friendname" "Daisy">>) ... and a hobby (<<textbox "$friendhobby" "whittling" [[checkname]]>>) ...
<</linkappend>><<set $gender += $gift.value>>
you got $friendname a $gift.name ! <<if $gift.isShitty>>
... it's kind of a cheap gift but it's the thought that counts right?
<<elseif $gift.isWeird>>seems like kind of a weird present, but you know them best right? surely they'll like it.
<<elseif $gift.isExpensive>>you kind of spent a lot of money on it, but that means they will like it (and you) more, right?<<else>>this is a good gift, right? you're anxious but you hope they'll like it.<</if>>
<<timed 3s t8n>>
<aside><span id = "popup4">Recommended items based on your purchase:
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<</if>></span><<linkreplace "[hide recommended purchases]">>(the suggestions disappear but a little box remains)<<remove "#popup4">><</linkreplace>></aside>
now to head to the party ...
<<next>>
<div class = "exegetic"><<if ndef $location>>[[where is it again?]]
<<else>><<link [[continue]]>><</link>><</if>></div><</timed>>
<<timed 2s t8n>>
you feel scared suddenly. are you sure you're ready for this? you've been alone for so long, trapped in your room. everything about you is different than how you were when you last saw these people. will they even like you? will they have anything to talk to you about any more?<</timed>>
<<timed 5s t8n>>
before you can worry about it too long, $friendname spots you through the window. their face brightens and they wave you inside. you grip the doorknob and turn it, light bursting through the widening crack in the doorway.
<<next>>
<div class = "exegetic">[[ending]]</div>
<</timed>>you can't do it. it's been too long since you've seen everyone, you can't handle to see them. they'll just judge you for how different you are than you were before, how much sadder you look.
<<timed 2s t8n>>
you text $friendname that you're feeling sick, even though you're just standing a few yards away from their front door. you cross the street to the bus stop on the other side and watch the party going on beyond the curtains. something you could never be part of. the bus driver gives you a weird look as you get back on the bus.<</timed>>
<<timed 10s t8n>>
your friend has texted you back by the time you're home: AHH I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER, WE MISSED YOU TT^TT.
there's a picture of them with Kara and Jessie, and <<if $gender > 3.5>>Mitch<<elseif $gender < -3.5>>Alysha<<else>>Noor<</if>> who you had a crush on back in school. they all look so different, but still so beautiful.
<<next>>
you sit down in front of your couch alone. pull up a video on your phone. and scroll.
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<<elseif $gender < 3>><b>by alpha.mensch</b>
day #1488 of my #ancestralFitnessJourney. i feel myself attaining TRUE POWER brothers, the kind of power that comes from almost four years of eating nothing but RAW MEAT and TRAINING HARD. sure all these f--s and sissies around us don't understand what we're doing brother's but we KNOW that we are the true example of what manhood is, and they'll see soon enough.
<<else>><b>by TS.dannica</b>
get ready with me while i talk about my ~transition journeyy~! no one understands us but us girlies, let's have a cozy time together and shut the big scary world out alright?? #LGBTQ #pride #dragqueen #pressleyCarrCosmetics #sponsored #ad<</if>></aside>
[[ending]]<</timed>>