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<p>🎶 Ho ho ho! You should hear some festive music now and see a Christmas tree glowing under the lights! ✨</p>
<p>🎁 If the music doesn't play… or you don't see the tree... maybe try another browser or check your volume.</p>
<p>🎄 Now… scroll down and press Start to unwrap your Christmas Gift Adventure! 🚀</p>
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<p>Welcome to your Christmas Gift Adventure! 🎄✨</p>
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The Christmas tree glows warmly, twinkling lights reflecting off ornaments and tinsel.
Beneath it sits **one mysterious present** 🎁, wrapped with care, whispering promises of fun, surprises, and a story all its own.
Do you see it? 👀
Your goal: **discover what your present is really about**.
Every layer holds a clue 🔍. Every choice matters ⚡.
Some paths are dead ends ❌ — others will lead you straight to the heart of your gift ❤️.
Are you ready to unwrap the mystery? 🎉
**Let’s go! 🚀**
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<p>You found the present! 🎁✨ </p>
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Under the Christmas tree, it glows invitingly, wrapped with care and mystery.
What will you do next? 🤔
<img src="01_questionmark.png" alt="01_questionmark.png" width="200">
**Options:**
[[A) Inspect the wrapping paper closely. 🔍🎀->Looser1a]]
[[B) Cut the present open with a knife.🔪⚠️->Looser1b]]
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<p>🎀 Scene — Inspecting the Wrapping Paper and the Ribbon 🎀</p>
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You kneel beside the present, taking a moment to admire the **outside**.
The wrapping paper is smooth and neatly folded at the edges. Tiny **golden stars** ✨ shimmer across deep red paper — clearly wrapped with care, maybe even love.
The ribbon is tied in a perfect loop 🎀, the kind that takes patience instead of haste.
You lift the present, tilt it, rotate it…
Nothing. ❌
No hidden symbols. No secret note tucked underneath. No clever hint hiding in the folds.
The ribbon is beautiful… but completely unhelpful.
It looks **perfect**.
It tells you… **nothing**. 😔
A dead end.
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<p>🔪 Scene — Cutting It Open With a Knife (Game Over) 🔪</p>
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<p>Impatience rises. The mystery feels too slow, too delicate… 😤
You grab a kitchen knife, its metal cold in your hand, and without thinking twice, you slice straight through the wrapping paper.</p>
<p>The sound is harsh — a **ripping, tearing protest** 📜💥
Paper shreds. The ribbon falls limp 🎀.
You stab again, forcing the blade deeper, carving open the box as if it were the source of your frustration. Something inside cracks… 💔</p>
<p>When you finally step back, breathing hard, there is **nothing left to discover**.
Only a ruined box, its contents destroyed, the surprise gone forever. 😢</p>
<p>A heavy sadness settles in.
Not the sadness of losing an object — but the sadness of **breaking something meant for joy**. 🎁</p>
<p>The room feels colder ❄️.
A gentle, echoing voice whispers in your mind:</p>
<blockquote>“Some mysteries cannot be forced open.”</blockquote>
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<p>💔 GAME OVER 💔</p>
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<p>The story cannot continue… not after **THIS**. 😢
The present is ruined, the mystery destroyed.
Sometimes curiosity gets the best of us — and the magic slips away.</p>
<p>You MUST start again to uncover the real adventure! 🎁✨</p>
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<p>🎁 Scene — Storing the Popcorn in the Cellar 🌟</p>
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<p>You look at the packet of popcorn kernels 🍿, shrug, and think:<br>
“Well… you never know. Could be handy someday.”</p>
<p>So you leave the cozy glow of the Christmas tree 🎄✨, walk down the creaking wooden steps into the cellar, and place the popcorn on a shelf between an old toolbox 🧰 and a jar of forgotten pickles 🥒.</p>
<p>For a moment, you feel oddly proud of your responsible decision.
But then… silence. 🤐</p>
<p>A very unimpressed silence. 😑</p>
<p>Somewhere above you, faintly, the Christmas tree lights flicker — as if the game itself is shaking its head.</p>
<p>Really?
A mysterious multi-layered present 🎁, a magical Christmas challenge ✨, a whole story waiting to unfold…
and you’re stocking up for the apocalypse? 😅</p>
<p>A warm voice echoes from upstairs, playful and encouraging:</p>
<blockquote>“Come on! This is a Christmas game. You can do better.
Go back. Try again. Something exciting is waiting for you.” 🎉</blockquote>
<p>You sigh, smile, and climb the stairs again. 😊</p>
<p>This path ends here.
Return and choose the other option — the adventure wants you. 🚀</p>
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<p>🎁 Scene — Gently Shaking and Examining 🎶</p>
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<p>You lift the present carefully with both hands, giving it a gentle shake 🤲✨ — just enough to coax out its secrets without disturbing what’s inside.</p>
<p>The box answers… in layers. 🔍</p>
<p>At the <strong>top</strong>, something heavy shifts with a dull, controlled thump. Not metal, not glass… but unmistakably solid. Beneath that thump, a faint rustle surfaces — soft, irregular, as if wrapped in thin paper. A tiny wisp of scent escapes, drifting past your senses before you can grasp it. Familiar? Maybe… impossible to place. 👃🎀</p>
<p>In the <strong>middle</strong>, something much lighter taps against the cardboard walls. It bounces once, twice — playful, almost weightless. A hint of sliding, then silence again. Whatever it is, it’s nowhere near as heavy as the top layer. 🎵</p>
<p>The <strong>bottom</strong> offers nothing at all. No sound, no movement, no hint. Either it’s empty… or whatever rests there is so light it barely exists. ❄️</p>
<p>Three layers.
Three different clues.
None fully clear. 🤔</p>
<p>The present feels suddenly more complicated than it looked… and more intriguing. 🎄✨</p>
<p>You decide to open it from the top… 🎀</p>
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<p>🎁 Scene — Opening the Top Layer 🍿</p>
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<p>Curiosity overcomes caution… 😏
You peel back the first layer of wrapping inside the box. The cardboard tears with a soft crackle, and the heavy object reveals itself:</p>
<p><strong>A packet of popcorn kernels</strong> 🍿. Golden, dry, neatly sealed.</p>
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<p>For a moment, you simply stare at it. Popcorn?
So that was the smell — a faint buttery hint escaping from memory rather than the package itself. 🧈👃</p>
<p>But… why popcorn?
It feels out of place, yet oddly intentional — as if preparing you for something, or setting the mood for what comes next.
The kernels rattle inside the bag, patient, waiting… ⏳✨</p>
<p>You turn the packet in your hand.
Nothing special about it… except the implication.
The story seems to whisper: something is about to happen. 🎶</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
[[A) Store it in the cellar — could be useful one day… or in case the world ends.->Screen3a]]
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<p>🎬 Scene — The Popcorn Maker 🍿</p>
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<p>You return to the Christmas tree 🎄 with renewed determination.
This time, you grab the popcorn maker from the kitchen shelf — a little dusty, but loyal. You set it down, pour in a swirl of oil 🛢️, and let the kernels rain into the metal chamber.</p>
<p>The lid clicks shut. The switch flips. A soft hum fills the room. 🎵</p>
<p>You stand there, waiting…
The glow of the Christmas lights ✨ reflects in the machine’s glass lid, turning the moment strangely theatrical — as if the whole room is holding its breath with you.</p>
<p>Seconds stretch. The tension rises… 😯</p>
<p>Then — <strong>POP!</strong> 💥
A single spark of sound.
Then another.
And suddenly a rapid cascade: <em>pop-pop-pop-pop</em>, filling the silence with a rhythm of anticipation. 🎶</p>
<p>Something is building. Not just the popcorn.
The smell spreads warm and inviting, like a signal — a cue that the story is about to shift. As the last kernel bursts, the machine falls quiet again. A quiet that feels… significant. 🌟</p>
<p>You scoop the fluffy popcorn into a bowl 🍿.
Behind you, the unopened layers of the present seem to watch, waiting… 👀</p>
<p>What could this be preparing you for?
A film? A clue? A journey?
The story hums beneath the surface, and you feel it: the next step is close. ✨</p>
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<p>🎬 Scene — Sitting Down to Watch Netflix With Popcorn 🍿</p>
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<p>You sink into the sofa 🛋️, bowl of warm popcorn in your lap 🍿.
A single thought passes your mind:
“Perfect. Popcorn ready… must be movie time.”</p>
<p>You start searching for the remote control 📺… Start the TV…
And then… nothing. ❌
No magic. No mystery. No adventure.
Just you… staring at a screen… while a perfectly good Christmas quest 🎄✨ waits behind you.</p>
<p>A disappointed sigh drifts through the room — and it’s not yours. 😑
The Christmas lights dim in protest 💡.
The tree seems to tilt slightly, as if offended 🎄😮.
Even the bowl of popcorn feels judgmental 👀.</p>
<p>A gentle but unmistakably exasperated voice whispers:</p>
<blockquote>“Seriously? We’re in a Christmas adventure… and you’re watching Netflix?
Have we learned nothing so far?
Come back. The magic is under the tree.” 🎁✨</blockquote>
<p>There is only one choice now:</p>
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<p>🎁 Scene — Opening the Middle Layer 🍿🎬</p>
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<p>The popcorn is ready 🍿, the suspense is rising… 😯
You kneel once again before the mysterious present, remembering the earlier light tapping in the middle layer — playful, teasing, almost inviting. ✨</p>
<p>Carefully, you peel back the next layer of wrapping.
A slim box lies within, perfectly nestled, almost expecting your fingers. 📦</p>
<p>You lift it out and examine it.
The weight is minimal, the size familiar. Your heart skips a beat 💓.</p>
<p>It’s a <strong>Blu-ray disc</strong> 🎬.
The label glimmers under the Christmas lights ✨.</p>
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<p>Everything clicks — the scent from earlier, the popcorn…
A story is waiting to be watched, experienced. A journey that begins from the comfort of home before it leads somewhere real. 🌟</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
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<p>🎬 Scene — Examining the Blu-ray Disc 🍿</p>
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<p>You hold the slim box in your hands and grin 😄.
Movies! One of your greatest joys.
Of course, you know these actors…</p>
<ul>
<li>🎭 Judy Garland — instantly your mind jumps to <em>The Red Shoes</em>, a flash of color, music, emotion.</li>
<li>🎬 Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, Maximilian Schell, Marlene Dietrich — each name conjures decades of cinema magic, scenes, voices, memories.</li>
</ul>
<p>The disc feels alive with stories yet untold, a bridge between the world you know and the adventure ahead ✨.</p>
<p>But now, a question nags at you: 🤔</p>
<p>Do you start watching right away, diving into the film…
or do you explore the rest of the layers of the present, the promise of something even bigger waiting beneath?</p>
<p>You decide to stay in the adventure and continue to what’s ahead… 🎁</p>
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<p>🎬 Scene — Real-Life Intermezzo 🍿</p>
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<p>Before continuing the game, you take a brief **real-life intermezzo**. 🎁
You carefully unwrap the present in real life, concentrating on the **upper and middle layers** only — the popcorn and the Blu-ray disc. Take a moment to explore, feel, and appreciate what’s inside. 🤲✨</p>
<p>You lift the Blu-ray disc from the box, holding it carefully in your hands 🤲.
Curious, you turn it over and read the title… 📀</p>
<p>A chill of recognition runs through you ❄️.
Suddenly, the earlier hints make sense — the scent, the popcorn, the layered mystery… it all starts to connect. ✨</p>
<p>Your mind races 🧠.
Should you watch it now?
The film is a clue, a hint, a piece of the puzzle… but the adventure under the Christmas tree calls louder 🎄🎁.</p>
<p>You pause, resist the urge, and carefully place the disc back in its layer.
A quiet voice seems to hum from the lights 💡:</p>
<blockquote>“Patience. The story isn’t finished yet. Keep going — the real surprise awaits.” 🎶</blockquote>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
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<p>🎁 Scene — Opening the Lower Layer 🗂️</p>
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<p>With the Blu-ray safely set aside, you turn your attention to the lowest part of the present.
This is it — the part that made no sound when you shook the box. Silent. Patient. Waiting. ✨</p>
<p>Inside rests a simple <strong>clipboard</strong>, holding a single sheet of paper.
No glitter. No ribbon. Just purpose.</p>
<p>You lift it out and scan the neatly written list:</p>
<img src="06_todoliste.png" alt="06_todoliste.png" width="400">
<p>Each word stands alone — calm, precise.
But together they whisper of preparation, movement, and something far beyond the living room. 🧭🚗🎒</p>
<p>A quiet thrill runs through you.
This is no ordinary gift.
This isn’t something you unwrap — it’s something you <em>do</em>.</p>
<p>The real journey is beginning now, step by step, right here under the Christmas tree 🎄.</p>
<p>The question rises immediately:</p>
<p><em>Where will these items take you?
And what should you prepare first?</em></p>
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[[B) Check the car — perhaps the journey begins on the road.->Screen06b]]
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<p>🎒 Scene — The Backpack</p>
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<p>You grab the backpack from the list and set it on the floor.
Fast. Efficient. Determined. 💪</p>
<p>Then you stop.</p>
<p><em>Prepare for… what, exactly?</em></p>
<p>You stare at the empty bag.
Clothes? Snacks? Camera? Notebook? Maps?
Everything feels essential — and at the same time, nothing feels certain. 🤔</p>
<p>How can you pack if you don’t know the destination?
Or… do you know more than you think?</p>
<p>The clues begin to line up in your mind:</p>
<ul>
<li>🍿 Popcorn and a Blu-ray — evenings, stories, reflection.</li>
<li>🎬 History, faces from the past, serious themes.</li>
<li>🗂️ A list that doesn’t scream surprise… but <em>journey</em>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Your gut tightens with excitement.
This isn’t just a game anymore. This is movement. This is real.</p>
<p>You start packing anyway — trusting instinct over certainty.
A notebook and pen ✍️.
Warm clothes 🧥.
Comfortable shoes 👟.
Maybe a small treat for the road. 🍫</p>
<p>The backpack grows heavier.
Your anticipation grows faster.</p>
<p>You zip it closed with a sharp <em>zzzip</em>.
Ready — at least for the first step.</p>
<p>You glance back at the list.
The adventure is calling.</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
[[A) Check the car — see if the journey starts on wheels.->Screen06b]]
[[B) Consider the train — another possible path.->Screen06c]]
[[C) Examine the map — plan the route carefully.->Screen06d]]
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<p>🚗 Scene — The Car</p>
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<p>You grab the car from the list.
Keys in hand 🔑, you slide into the driver’s seat.</p>
<p>The dashboard lights up softly.
The car is ready — full tank, topped off, no warning lights in sight.
Gasoline? Check.
That’s all you need.</p>
<p>A grin spreads across your face 😏.
<strong>1000 kilometers?</strong> No problem.
Bring it on.</p>
<p>You picture the road ahead — endless asphalt, the steady hum of the engine, landscapes slowly changing beyond the windshield. 🌄
Somewhere out there, something is waiting to be discovered.</p>
<p>The map and compass are still untouched, resting back on the list.
But for now, one thing is clear:</p>
<p><strong>You are ready to drive.</strong></p>
<p>The journey feels real now.
The present under the tree is no longer just a gift — it’s a gateway. ✨</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
[[A) Consider the train — another possible path.->Screen06c]]
[[B) Examine the map — plan the route carefully.->Screen06d]]
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<p>🚆 Scene — The Train</p>
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<p>You stare at the list.
One word stares back at you:</p>
<p><strong>The train.</strong></p>
<p>A long pause follows.</p>
<p>Are you… insane?</p>
<p>You love adventure — uncertainty, discovery, the thrill of the unknown.
But this is Germany.
And this is <em>Deutsche Bahn</em>.</p>
<p>Your mind paints the picture automatically:</p>
<ul>
<li>⏰ Delays announced with calm confidence.</li>
<li>❌ Cancellations without explanation.</li>
<li>🔀 Platform changes five seconds before departure.</li>
<li>🧳 You sprinting through a station, backpack bouncing, dignity fading.</li>
</ul>
<p>You imagine consulting the map, checking the compass, checking the app, checking reality…
and still ending up in the wrong city.</p>
<p>This isn’t adventure.
This is chaos with printed timetables.</p>
<p>You laugh — a short, knowing laugh — and shake your head. 😐</p>
<p>No.
Not today.</p>
<p>Some journeys demand freedom.
Some demand control.
Some demand an engine that actually starts when you turn the key.</p>
<p>The train path ends here.</p>
<p>Or does it…? 👀</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
[[B) Second guess.->Screen06c2]]
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<p>🚂 Scene — The Train, Part 2</p>
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<p>You hesitate — and then, against your better judgment, you think about the train again. 🤔</p>
<p>But this time, it isn’t Deutsche Bahn.
Not screens. Not apps. Not delays politely apologizing for themselves.</p>
<p>Instead, a different image pushes forward:</p>
<p>A steam train 🚂.
Black iron ⚫. Polished steel ✨. Slow, deliberate motion.
Wheels turning with mechanical certainty ⚙️.
Smoke rising like a dark thought into the sky 🌫️.</p>
<p>This is no train from 2025.
This belongs to the middle of the 19th century — coal, steam, and ambition.
Progress with a price. ⏳</p>
<p>And suddenly you wonder:</p>
<p><em>Why on earth are you thinking about an Eagle right now? 🦅</em></p>
<p>You smile — cautiously 🙂.
History. You love history.
Stories of movement, power, consequence.
The dots begin to connect… quietly, almost unwillingly. 🕰️</p>
<p>But do you see the picture yet?
Or is your mind simply filling the silence with familiar shadows? 🌑</p>
<p>The vision lingers for a moment:
Steam 🌫️. Metal ⚙️. Purpose.
Journeys that changed more than destinations. 🛤️</p>
<p>Then reality taps your shoulder. 👋</p>
<p>Your journey isn’t on rails.
This train is a memory, a symbol — perhaps a museum piece 🏛️, perhaps a warning ⚠️.
Interesting. Important.
But not your way forward.</p>
<p>The road is waiting. 🚗</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
[[A) Focus on the map — the real journey begins here.->Screen06d]]
[[B) Grab the compass — navigation is key.->Screen06e]]
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<p>🗺️ Scene — The Map</p>
<img src="06_map.png" alt="06_map.png" width="400">
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<p>You spread the map across the table 🖐️.</p>
<p>The outline of Germany stretches from border to border 🇩🇪, precise and familiar.
Mountains ⛰️, rivers 🌊, and coastlines 🏖️ are etched clearly, every curve in place.</p>
<p>But… that’s it.</p>
<p>No cities. No marked route. No hints where to go. Nada. ❌</p>
<p>It’s just the shape of the country — a blank canvas for your adventure ✨.</p>
<p>You run your finger along the borders, imagining possibilities 🌟.
The trip isn’t spelled out.
It’s waiting for you to decide the path, to connect the dots yourself 🖊️…</p>
<p>Or… this is just another dead end, leading nowhere… 🌫️</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
[[A) Use the compass — maybe it can point you in the right direction.->Screen06e]]
[[B) Load the backpack into the car — the open road awaits, even without a marked route.->Screen06f]]
[[C) Return to List->Screen06]]
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<p>🧭 Scene — The Compass</p>
<img src="06_compass.png" alt="06_compass.png" width="400">
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<p>You pick up the compass, expecting the familiar slow drift of the needle 🔄.
Instead, it snaps instantly in one direction.</p>
<p>South. ⬇️</p>
<p>Always south.
Even when you turn the compass.
Even when you turn yourself. 😳</p>
<p>You blink.
Is this the real clue here?
Or is this thing damaged… cursed… possessed by an ancient cartographer? 🕵️♂️</p>
<p>A dozen wild thoughts rush in:</p>
<ul>
<li>Did the Earth’s magnetic pole flip overnight? 🌍</li>
<li>Is this the beginning of Armageddon? 💥</li>
<li>Should you check if your cellar is fully stocked with groceries again? 🥫</li>
<li>(Well, you don’t have popcorn — that’s for sure 🍿❌)</li>
</ul>
<p>You grin. 😏
No, no — let’s not descend into doomsday prep.
Let’s keep it simple.</p>
<p>If the compass points south, and refuses to do anything else, then perhaps the message is obvious:</p>
<p>Your route is clearly set.
<strong>South. ⬇️</strong></p>
<p>The adventure under the Christmas tree 🎄 is calling you in one very specific direction.</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
[[A) Load the backpack into the car — time to follow the needle.->Screen06f]]
[[B) Return to List->Screen06]]
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<p>🚗 Scene — Hitting the Road</p>
<img src="06_car.png" alt="06_car.png" width="400">
<audio src="06f.mp3" autoplay></audio>
<p>You load everything into the car with determination 💪:</p>
<img src="06_backpack.png" alt="06_backpack.png" width="400">
<p>the backpack 🎒,</p>
<img src="06_map.png" alt="06_map.png" width="400">
<p>the blank map 🗺️,</p>
<img src="06_compass.png" alt="06_compass.png" width="400">
<p>the mysterious compass 🧭—all of it lands on the passenger seat.</p>
<p>Engine on 🔑.
Headlights cutting through the early morning haze 🌫️.
You follow the compass needle south ⬇️, trusting the strange logic of the Christmas adventure 🎄.</p>
<p>Hours pass ⏳.
Highways turn into smaller roads, villages blur by 🏘️.
Finally, you reach a border checkpoint.
But which one?
Austria? Czechia? Hard to tell. Signs look familiar… and foreign at the same time. 🛂</p>
<p>A uniformed officer leans forward and asks:</p>
<p>“Reisepass, bitte.”</p>
<img src="06_passport.png" alt="06_passport.png" width="400">
<p>Your stomach drops 🤦♂️.
Your hand reaches instinctively toward the dashboard compartment…
Nothing.</p>
<p>Right.
You never packed your passport.
Not for this trip. Not for this road.
The officer waits.
You sigh.</p>
<p>This is, undeniably, a dead end ❌.</p>
<p>A gentle, amused voice echoes in your mind 😏:</p>
<blockquote>“Maybe… just maybe… you should return to the Christmas present game
and play it through to the end?”</blockquote>
<p>The lights of the border station flicker 💡, as if agreeing.
The compass, useless now, spins aimlessly 🧭💫.</p>
<p>You turn the car around 🔄.
Back to the tree 🎄. Back to the gift 🎁.
The real path awaits.</p>
<p>What do you do next?</p>
[[A) Return to List->Screen06]]
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<p>🎁 Scene — Checking the Bottom of the Present</p>
<img src="07_closedenvelope.png" alt="07_closedenvelope.png" width="400">
<audio src="07.mp3" autoplay></audio>
<p>You sink back to the tree 🎄 and take a slow, deliberate breath.
No more shortcuts. No more border mishaps.
This time, you reach for the very bottom of the present — the layer that felt light, almost empty… but now promises revelation ✨.</p>
<p>And indeed, it isn’t empty.</p>
<p>A single envelope lies there, thick and heavy with secrets 📩.
You slide it open, and the contents spill softly into your hands:</p>
<ul>
<li>🗺️ A real city map — streets, landmarks, plazas, all detailed and ready to explore.</li>
<li>🏛️ A museum guide — glossy pages filled with exhibitions, history, and hidden treasures.</li>
<li>📚 A stack of tourist infos — brochures, tips, highlights, must-see spots.</li>
<li>📆 A calendar sheet — four days, three nights neatly marked in red.</li>
<li>⭐ And finally, a small card decorated with stars: <em>“Feliz Navidad — Gutschein für den Museum Marathon.”</em></li>
</ul>
<p>You stare at the items, heart racing ❤️.
This isn’t just a game anymore.
This is preparation.
A plan.
A destination.
A whole trip wrapped inside layers of mystery 🎁✨.</p>
<p>A movie 🎬
A museum marathon 🏛️
A city map 🗺️
Four days ⏳
Three nights 🌙</p>
<p>Suddenly, it all clicks.
You’re going somewhere real — and every earlier clue falls into place.</p>
<p>But one question lingers…
Where exactly are you going? 🤔</p>
<p>And deep down, you already know the answer.
The hints have been whispering it all along.</p>
<p>What do you explore first?</p>
[[A) Another Map->Screen07a]]
[[B) Museum Guide->Screen07b]]
[[C) City Information->Screen07c]]
[[D) Calendar ->Screen07d]]
[[E) Goto the Final.->Screen08]]
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<p>Final Scene — The Reveal</p>
<img src="08_openenvelope.png" alt="08_openenvelope.png" width="400">
<audio src="08.mp3" autoplay></audio>
You hold the envelope in your hands, the papers fluttering softly like the last page of a well-played story.
The clues, the layers, the popcorn,the actors — they finally connect into one clear, warm truth.
Your present is revealed.
You read the final message:
“Your present is a trip to pure history in Nuremberg.”
A smile spreads across your face as the meaning sinks in.
This adventure isn’t something you take alone.
You will be travelling with me — your loving husband.
By car, comfortably and without any cursed compass.
Instead, we’ll rely on Google Maps, real maps, and the joy of exploring together.
We go in January, for 4 days / 3 nights.
Enough time to dive deep into history:
at least four museums, each one a world of its own.
There’s a hotel waiting for us in the south of the Old Town, close to everything — cobblestone streets, cafés, stories whispering from every corner.
And of course, a city tour, maybe even an underground adventure below the historic streets.
And to prepare properly, together we will watch a classic:
“Judgment at Nuremberg.”
Popcorn included, of course.
You close the envelope, heart warm, adventure ready.
The Christmas present game ends here —
but the real journey is just about to begin.
Congratulations!
You finished the Game.
This is the final curtain.
[[E) Goto the Final.->Epilogue]]
(C) MMXXV Christian
Credits:
Storyline:
myself
Storyline Assistant:
ChatGPT5
Editor "Pimp it up"
ChatGPT5
Music:
0 Feliz navidad - José Feliciano
00 Santa Claus Llegó A La Ciudad - Luis Miguel
01 Te regalo - Carlos Baute
01 Alchemy - Al Marconi
01 Prelude and the City (from Psycho) - Bernard Herrmann
02 Tú sí sabes quererme - Natalia Lafourcade
03 Popcorn - Drumorg
03 Popcorn song goes metal - Charlie Parra del Riego
03 Pop corn - Hot Butter (original)
03 Popcorn song goes metal - Netflix special...
04 Requiem for a Tower - London Music Works
04 Schwalbenwinkel - Ernest Gold
05 You make my Dreams - Hall & Oates
06
06 Leaving on a Jetplane - John Denver
06 Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
06 Rock n Roll Train - AC/DC
06 Iron Man - Black Sabbath
06 Where the Streets have no Name - U2
06
07 Mas que nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
07 Mas que nada -
07 Mas que nada -
08 Experience - Ludovico Einaudi
Camera:
ChatGPT5 Image Creator Cyberpunk Style
Scripting:
Twinery.org (open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.)
Hosting:
myself
Raspberry Pi 400
Docker / Portainer
MyFritzbox
Scripting and Hosting Technical Assistant:
ChatGPT