(You, the main character, have just graduated and are deciding on your career path.)
📜 A friendly mentor appears, adjusting their glasses.
Mentor: "Congrats on graduating! You now have a degree, crippling debt, and the illusion of choice. Exciting, right? So, are you looking for a full-time job?"
➡ Yes → ("Ah, yes. The stability you’ve been told about.") → Leads to Scenario 2 (Job Search Begins)
➡ No → ("Freelancing? Brave. Reckless. But brave.") → Leads to Scenario 6 (Freelancing Begins)
📜 You sit at your desk, scrolling job boards like a gambler chasing a win. Suddenly, a recruiter appears!
Recruiter: "Hey! We saw your portfolio and think you’d be a great fit for a big corporate job! The pay’s decent, but you’ll mostly be resizing buttons and nodding in meetings. Sound good?"
➡ Yes → ("Say hello to free coffee and existential dread.") → Leads to Scenario 3 (Corporate Job Offer)
➡ No → ("Ah, you still have hope. Cute.") → Leads to Scenario 4 (Indie Studio Offer)
📜 An HR rep slides a contract across the table. It’s thick. Too thick.
HR Rep: "We’d love to have you! The benefits are great, and you only have to work… well, all the time. But hey, stability!"
➡ Yes → ("+Money, -Happiness, Welcome to the Machine") → Leads to Scenario 5 (Promotion Dilemma)
➡ No → ("+Soul Intact, -Income, Hope Remains") → Leads to Scenario 4 (Indie Studio Offer)