label ch_1:

    $chapter_count=1
    $Chapter.resizeChapters()
    hide screen times
    hide screen flyer
    scene main_background
    show alice_pose_1
    show chapter_1
    pause
    show screen times
    #show screen flyer
################################################################################
    # morning job events
    # afternoon alice scenes
    # evening social events
    # fling with director ala top model
    # lessons with adult coach
    # makeup scenes-

    # Mr King and his wife
    # caterpillar = weed smoking hippy
    # Duchess- thinks Alice is her maid
    # Mr White= manager, always in a hurry
    # Mad Hatter
    # Mouse - timid intern?
    # twins
    # Mr Cheshire- smile- old guy?
    # humphrey Dumpitty
    #
################################################################################

    play music "audio/intro.mp3"
    scene bank_ch1_1
    me "{i}(This is me.){/i}"

    $getName()
    me "{i}(My name is [povname]!){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_2
    me "{i}(This is my wife, Alice.){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_3
    me "{i}(She's an actress... at least, she WAS an actress. You see, when she was younger she starred in several children's films.){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_6
    show memory
    me "{i}( Surely, you remember her in 'Little Annabel'?){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_7
    show memory
    me "{i}(And she co-starred in 'The Dog Detectives'){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_8
    show memory
    me "{i}(And you must have seen 'Home Almost Alone', and 'Castaway Kids'.){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_1
    me "{i}(Yeah, she was in demand at the time... everyone wanted her for their next kid's movie. Just one problem... she grew up!){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_9
    me "{i}(Suddenly, no one wanted the child actor who wasn't a child anymore. ){/i}"
    me "{i}(She had been typecast and she had literally grown out of the role.){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_1
    me "{i}(Lots of people know her name... Alice Paliss... the famous actress... but not many people would recognise her now){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_3
    me "{i}(She is the sweetest, kindest, most beautiful woman in the world and I'm madly in love with her.){/i}"

#    scene bank_ch1_1
#    me "{i}(OK, so things are a bit staid in bed, but that's not unusual for couples who have been going out a while. ){/i}"

    scene bank_ch1_2
    me "{i}(If she has any fault, it's that she is too trusting and naïve. She gets it from her mother... I suppose that's why we're here.){/i}"


    stop music fadeout 2.0

    scene bank_ch1_10
    manager "I won't sugar coat this... "

    show bank_ch1_11 with dissolve
    manager "... you're broke!"

    scene bank_ch1_3
    show bank_ch1_4
    alice "But that's impossible! I have a trust fund from all my film earnings. There has to be a million in there at least."

    scene bank_ch1_10
    show bank_ch1_11
    manager "That's what I've been trying to tell you. Your trust fund was controlled by your father..."

    scene bank_ch1_3
    show bank_ch1_5
    alice "My STEP-father!"

    scene bank_ch1_10
    show bank_ch1_12
    manager "... your step-father... and he's taken the lot. Emptied the entire account over a period of a couple of years."

    scene bank_ch1_3
    show bank_ch1_4
    alice "But... but... how could you let him do that?"

    scene bank_ch1_10
    manager "He had authority; he's the official trustee... and he claimed he was investing the money for you."

    scene bank_ch1_3
    show bank_ch1_13
    alice "He left my mother a couple of weeks ago. Just said he was leaving and disappeared. Now it makes more sense."

    scene bank_ch1_10
    manager "I'm afraid it's even worse."
    me "How could it be worse?"

    scene bank_ch1_10
    show bank_ch1_16
    with dissolve
    show screen flyer
    manager "He took out a loan on your estate... said you were producing a movie. You now have a debt of $[startDebt]."

    scene bank_ch1_2
    show bank_ch1_14


    alice "$[startDebt]!"



    scene bank_ch1_2
    scene bank_ch1_17
    with dissolve
    me "Oh my god! We're going to have to sell the house!"

    scene bank_ch1_10
    show bank_ch1_16
    manager "I'm afraid that won't be possible. Your house is being repossessed. It seems your step-father re-mortgaged it and ran off with that money too."

    scene bank_ch1_2
    show bank_ch1_14
    alice "What? He stole the house too?"


    scene bank_ch1_18
    manager "I don't want to be judgemental, but he probably wasn't the best person to have as your manager and trustee."


    scene bank_ch1_2
    show bank_ch1_15
    alice "This is terrible... we're bankrupt... on the street... our credit rating trashed."

    scene bank_ch1_19
    alice "What are we going to do?"


    show bank_ch1_17
    with dissolve
    me "I suppose we could temporarily live at my dad's- my old room is still spare?"

    scene bank_ch1_10
    show bank_ch1_12
    manager "Look, I'm a reasonable man and I'm aware of your reputation and earning potential. So, I'm not going to ask for repayment of the loan... yet."
    me "You're not?"


    scene bank_ch1_10
    show bank_ch1_16
    with dissolve
    manager "It would be a shame to write off $[startDebt], so I will give you the opportunity to pay back the money."
    alice "You will?"

    scene bank_ch1_10
    show bank_ch1_12
    with dissolve
    manager "I'll give you a month to pay back the loan. I'll charge you 0.1%% of the outstanding debt every day. How does that sound?"

    scene bank_ch1_2
    show bank_ch1_17
    me "I don't think we have much choice. At least it gives us a chance."

    scene bank_ch1_10
    show bank_ch1_11
    manager "That's the spirit. The film industry can be very lucrative and I'm sure you'll find the money somewhere."

#########################################################################################################
    scene black with fade
    call upDay from _call_upDay
    call upDay from _call_upDay_1
    call upDay from _call_upDay_2
    call upDay from _call_upDay_3
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}A few days later...{/i}{/color}"

    scene home_ch1_1 with fade
    me "And so, here we are... living back at home with my dad."

    scene home_ch1_2
    dobbs "I wasn't surprised when you told me on the phone. I always said that guy was no good."

    scene home_ch1_3
    show home_ch1_7
    $payInterest()
    $payInterest()
    $payInterest()
    $payInterest()
    me "The bank has already added four days interest to the debt..."
    show home_ch1_8 with dissolve
    $upCash(2000)
    me "... but the house repossessors gave us $2000 for all our furnishings..."

    scene home_ch1_67
    $upCash(8000)
    me "...and we got $8000 when we traded the car in for something more... err... more yellow."


    scene home_ch1_1
    me "At least we won't starve. Alice gets some small royalties from her films, but it's only enough for our living expenses."

    scene home_ch1_2
    dobbs "Yeah, that's usual for child actors- up front payments in Trust rather than royalties."

    scene home_ch1_3
    me "You can see why I asked you to find me as much work as you can. Any work at all. I'll even work the friar at MacDonalds."

    scene home_ch1_4
    dobbs "Come on now, you're an experienced cameraman and as your agent and friend, I will be finding you jobs more appropriate to your talents."
    me "Well, I'm desperate."

    show home_ch1_5 with dissolve
    dobbs "And I have the answer to your prayers, lad."
    me "I know you mean well, Dobbs, but I don't think you get the gravity of the situation."

    scene home_ch1_4 with dissolve
    dobbs "How does working on a movie sound?"

    scene home_ch1_3
    show home_ch1_9
    me "Huh? A movie? My experience is in television, but a big movie can pay really well!"

    scene home_ch1_4
    show home_ch1_6
    dobbs "There's just one little catch... "

    scene home_ch1_4 with dissolve
    dobbs "We need Alice on board too. When I suggested her, they immediately wanted Alice for the leading role."

    scene home_ch1_3
    show home_ch1_10
    me "What? You got Alice a job offer too? That's great! Thanks, Dobbs."

    scene home_ch1_4
    show home_ch1_6
    dobbs "Umm... more the other way around. "

    scene home_ch1_4 with dissolve
    dobbs "... they wanted Alice but I insisted they give you a job as part of the deal. Your job is contingent on Alice accepting the part."


    scene home_ch1_3
    show home_ch1_7
    me "I see... "
    me "{i}(So, they didn't actually want me, they wanted Alice. Still, a job is a job...){/i}"

    show home_ch1_8 with dissolve
    me "I'm sure she'll be interested. If not, I'll try to persuade her."

    scene home_ch1_4
    dobbs "Good lad. I've set up a meeting with the producer this afternoon. Bring Alice along and we can talk it over."
###########################################################################################


    scene black with fade
    call upTime() from _call_upTime
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}Later that day...{/i}{/color}"

    scene home_ch1_11
    me "So, what do you think of the script?"

    scene home_ch1_12
    alice "It's a bit... steamy, don't you think?"
    me "It's only kissing; that's pretty normal in a movie these days. Don't forget, you're not doing kid's movies anymore."
    alice "I know, I know... and we do need the work."
    me "Let's meet the producer and see what he has to say."

    scene home_ch1_11
    show home_ch1_13
    alice "With our luck it's probably some tiny 'indy' company with zero finances, zero prospects, and zero wages."
    me "{i}(She's probably right...){/i}"

    scene home_ch1_11 with dissolve
    me "With your stepfather gone, you'll need a new agent. Why not hire Dobbs? He's very experienced."

    scene home_ch1_12
    show home_ch1_14
    with dissolve
    alice "You know I don't like him. He's so sleazy; I don't know why you think so highly of him."

    scene home_ch1_11
    me "He found you this offer didn't he? I mean, it was pretty decent of him to suggest you for the part."

    show home_ch1_12 with dissolve
    alice "Yeah, I guess. I'll think about it, OK?"

###########################################################################################################
    scene black
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}later that afternoon...{/i}{/color}"


    scene rest_ch1_1
    wine "Well, I must admit, you're far prettier than I imagined."
    me "{i}(How cheesy! Does he think Alice is going to be impressed by that?){/i}"

    scene rest_ch1_3
    alice "Err... thank you... I suppose?"

    scene rest_ch1_2
    wine "Don't get me wrong. It's just, a beautiful actress is always going to pull in more punters. That's just the way it is. "

    scene rest_ch1_4
    dobbs "Too true, too true. So, do you think Alice will fit the part?"

    scene rest_ch1_2
    wine "Yes, yes, definitely. The lead character is called 'Alice' and here you are, a real life 'Alice'. It's an advertiser's dream."

    scene rest_ch1_4
    dobbs "OK, so let's talk numbers."

    scene rest_ch1_2
    show rest_ch1_5
    with dissolve
    wine "I'll give you 10%% from the investors contributions and 1%% royalties on movie sales."

    scene rest_ch1_6
    alice "Compared to my other films, that sounds pretty good-"

    scene rest_ch1_8
    dobbs "No deal!"

    scene rest_ch1_6
    show rest_ch1_7
    me "Huh?"

    scene rest_ch1_8
    dobbs "We want 10%% each; 10%% for Alice and 10%% for [me]."

    scene rest_ch1_9
    wine "20%%? Hmm... you drive a hard bargain, but OK. We're going to make so much money on this one I can afford to be generous."
    me "So, exactly how many investors do we have?"

    scene rest_ch1_2
    show rest_ch1_5
    wine "As of right now... "

    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_11
    $fInv = True
    wine "... one... me."
    alice "What?"

    scene rest_ch1_12
    alice "I knew it! I knew this was going to be a waste of time."

    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_10
    wine "Relax, don't worry, we've only just started. We'll soon have more investors and the money will start coming in."

    scene rest_ch1_6
    show rest_ch1_13
    me "But without any money, we won't have a crew or sets or equipment."

    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_15
    wine "Actually, I have a studio and crew already lined up."

    scene rest_ch1_14
    me "Huh? You do?"

    scene rest_ch1_6
    show rest_ch1_13
    me "Ok, but where will our wages come from?"

    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_11
    wine "From the investors. Investor can buy a shares in the movie for $1000... for every day of filming! You get 10%% of that."
    me "So, if an investor buys one share, we get $100 a day... each?"
    wine "That's right. And when we sell ten shares, you'll be making $1000 a day each. I'll even start paying you today."

    scene rest_ch1_12
    alice "But you don't have any other investors!"


    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_16
    wine "Look, I'm a successful producer and I know what I'm doing. As with any movie, its appeal depends on the fame of the people involved."

    scene rest_ch1_14
    me "So that's why you want Alice for the part? You think her fame will attract investors?"

    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_15
    wine "Oh, and not just Alice. Michael Magnum has agreed to be in the movie too."

    scene rest_ch1_2
    alice "Wow, Michael Magnum! How did you get him?"
    wine "I told you, I know what I'm doing. This isn't my first rodeo."

    scene rest_ch1_4
    dobbs "Alice and Michael Magnum! This project is shaping up nicely!"

    scene rest_ch1_9
    wine "And Berto Bellini is going to direct."

    scene rest_ch1_14
    me "Bellini, the famous director? Wasn't he the one involved in that scandal... a gay affair with an underage actor or something?"

    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_15
    wine "Oh, don't take any notice of gossip. Anyway, they're much more liberal in Europe. What matters is his name. It will get us attention and investors."

    scene rest_ch1_2
    alice "Who's paying the crew?"
    wine "That's my job Alice. All you have to do is act in the movie and pick up a cheque every day. We start filming tomorrow."
    alice "Tomorrow? What's the rush?"

    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_16
    wine "I'm sub-contracting the studio from another film company. We can use it after they've finished for the day. Luckily, they start early so we can have most of the afternoons."

    scene rest_ch1_14
    show rest_ch1_17
    me "{i}(Hmm, so he's got the studio on the cheap. Everything about this project sounds 'cheap'.){/i}"

    scene rest_ch1_4
    show rest_ch1_18
    dobbs "Come on guys, where's the risk? Harvey is paying all the bills, and you never know, maybe the movie will be a hit?"

    scene rest_ch1_6
    me "{i}(Alice is thinking the same as me- we need the money!){/i}"
    me "Hmm.... I guess we've got nothing to lose."

    scene rest_ch1_4
    show rest_ch1_18
    dobbs "Great! Let's drink to our success!"

    scene rest_ch1_2
    wine "There's just other thing I'm going to have to insist on and include in our contract."
    me "{i}(Here we go... the deal breaker!){/i}"

    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_15
    wine "If we're going to capitalise on Alice's celebrity, she can't be married."

    scene rest_ch1_14
    me "What?"

    scene rest_ch1_2
    wine "No one can know you're married. You'll have to hide your relationship from everyone, even the crew."
    me "What are you talking about? Why?"


    scene rest_ch1_9
    show rest_ch1_15
    wine "We can market Alice as young, beautiful and single. Guys will dream about her and girls will want to be her. She'll be box-office dynamite."

    scene rest_ch1_4
    dobbs "Yes, yes, you're right! That would make Alice far more commercially attractive."

    scene rest_ch1_14
    show rest_ch1_17
    me "{i}(No way! Screw his 'celebrity attraction'. We're not agreeing to this.){/i}"

    scene rest_ch1_6
    show rest_ch1_19
    alice "OK, it's a deal!"
    me "{i}(Great!){/i}"

    scene black with fade
    call upTime from _call_upTime_1
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}Later that evening...{/i}{/color}"

################################################################################

    call ch1_nest from _call_ch1_nest

################################################################################
    call upTime from _call_upTime_2
    call upTime from _call_upTime_3
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}The next morning....{/i}{/color}"
    scene home_ch1_100
    show home_ch1_31
    me "Good luck with the job."
    alice "Apparently, it's a short tv commercial- hopefully nothing too difficult."

    show home_ch1_32 with dissolve
    me "Unlike my morning task... your mother! She's always hard work."
    alice "Aww, poor boy."

    scene home_ch1_100
    show home_ch1_33 with dissolve
    alice "Maybe you deserve a special reward later."

    scene home_ch1_34
    me "{i}(Like I said, Alice is always in the mood.){/i}"

    scene home_ch1_100
    show home_ch1_33
    alice "I really enjoyed last night, [me]."

    scene home_ch1_34
    me "Me too... it's just, my dad might have heard us."
    alice "I know... don't you think that made it more exciting?"

    show home_ch1_35 with dissolve
    me "{i}(What? Only Alice could think it was exciting!){/i}"

    scene home_ch1_100
    show home_ch1_30
    alice "Give my love to mother. See you at the studio this afternoon."
    me "See you."

    scene home_ch1_36
    me "{i}(Hmm.. let me see... ){/i}"
    $payInterest()
    me "{i}(... the bank has added another day's interest){/i}"
    $payWages()
    me "{i}(... and it looks like Alice and me have been paid our first day's wages; one investor means $100 each.){/i}"
    $payCommission()
    me "{i}(... and finally, Dobbs had taken his commission... 10%% of what we earned.){/i}"

    me "{i}(I guess it's a start.){/i}"

#########################################################
    scene street_ch1_1
    play music "audio/casual1.mp3"
    me "{i}(I'm not looking forward to seeing Alice's mother. She's so melodramatic- seems appropriate that she pushed Alice into stage school.){/i}"

    scene street_ch1_2
    me "{i}(Melodramatic and stupid. Why would she marry that bounder? Everyone could see he was no good... everyone except Miriam.){/i}"

    scene black with fade
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}A little while later...{/i}{/color}"

    call ch1_miriam from _call_ch1_miriam

################################################################################
    scene black with fade
    call upTime from _call_upTime_4
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}Later that day...{/i}{/color}"

    scene paint_ch1_1
    me "You look different with your hair down."

    scene paint_ch1_2
    alice "Yeah, make-up is always fun. How did you get on with mother? I hope you kept her happy?"

    scene paint_ch1_3
    me "Oh, you know, same old Miriam. How did your job go this morning?"

    scene paint_ch1_2
    alice "It was just a one line voice-over for a television ad."

    scene paint_ch1_1
    me "That sounds nice and easy."

    scene paint_ch1_2
    $upJobs(100)
    alice "True... but it only paid $100."

    scene paint_ch1_1
    alice "By the way [me], this is Debbie, our make up girl. She's a volunteer."

    show paint_ch1_4 with dissolve
    debbie "Hi [me]. I'm doing 'Media Studies' at University and I want to be a make-up artist."
    call qopen from _call_qopen
    menu:
        "{color=#ffff00ff}{i}(She seems like a nice young girl.){/i}{/color}":
            call qclose from _call_qclose
            $ch1_naive=False
            $upPerv(-1)

        "{color=#00ff00}{i}(Hmm... she seems young and naive!){/i}{/color}":
            call qclose from _call_qclose_1
            $ch1_naive=True
            $upPerv(1)



    scene paint_ch1_5
    debbie "I'm just so grateful for this experience."
    me "{i}(An 18 year old volunteer? Is this how Winestock is keeping the costs down? ){/i}"
    debbie "So, you two know each other?"

    scene paint_ch1_2
    alice "Err.... yes, we have the same agent and we've worked together before. [me] is a cameramen."

    show paint_ch1_6 with dissolve
    debbie "I can't believe I'm going to be working with Alice Pallis. I grew up watching your movies. I'm embarrassed to say you're my hero."
    alice "Haha! Don't be fooled by the glamour of the industry; I'm just an ordinary person."
    debbie "And I can't believe we'll be working with Michael Magnum! He's such a dish."
    alice "Like I said, don't be fooled by the glamour. He has a bad reputation with women."
    debbie "I know... but a girl can dream."

    scene paint_ch1_3
    show paint_ch1_7
    me "Well, I guess I should go and get myself ready too. Break a leg."
    alice "Thanks."

    play music "audio/casual1.mp3"
    scene set_ch1_1 with fade
    wine "Ah, [me]. I'm glad I caught you."
    me "{i}(The feeling isn't mutual!){/i}"

    scene set_ch1_2
    wine "I just wanted to remind you about our contract... no one must know about your marriage... no one."
    me "I haven't forgotten."

    scene set_ch1_3
    wine "Good. I'll be bringing potential investors and even the media on set occasionally and I don't want them to accidentally overhear anything."
    me "I said, I haven't forgotten."

    scene set_ch1_4
    wine "Good. Why don't you go introduce yourself to the real cameraman over there. I'm sure he can find something for you to do."
    me "{i}(Bastard!){/i}"

    scene set_ch1_5
    darren "Hey, I'm Darren. You must be [me], the other cameraman."
    me "That's right. Nice to meet you, Darren."
    darren "Is this your first movie too?"
    me "Wait... you're not a professional cameraman?"
    darren "Oh no, I'm a student- this is just a summer job for me. I'm here to earn a few $."

    scene set_ch1_6
    me "{i}(Another cheap student. That fuck Winestock was just winding me up!){/i}"

    scene set_ch1_5
    darren "Of course, that's all changed since I found out Alice Pallis is going to star in this movie!"
    me "Changed? How?"
    scene set_ch1_7
    darren "Wait until you see her. She was my wet dream when I was a kid watching her movies, but now, she's absolutely gorgeous."

    scene set_ch1_6
    me "{i}(Wet dream? That's my wife he's talking about!){/i}"

    scene set_ch1_8
    darren "I'd give her one, that's for sure! I bet she's got a killer body under those clothes."

    scene set_ch1_6
    show set_ch1_9
    darren "Ooh, I can't wait to start filming that babe."
    me "{i}(I want to punch this guy, but I can't let slip my relationship with Alice.){/i}"


################################################################################
    call ch1_office from _call_ch1_office


################################################################################
    scene set_ch1_1 with fade

    play music "audio/intro.mp3"

    wine "Hey, [me]!"
    me "{i}(What does he want now?){/i}"

    scene set_ch1_2
    wine "Good news. You just got a pay rise."
    me "Huh?"
    $upInv(1)
    wine "I've just had a call confirming another investor."
    me "That IS good news."

    scene set_ch1_3
    wine "Pass the news on to that hot wife of yours, will you?"
    me "Hey! Don't talk about her like that!"
    wine "Why not? She's the reason we got another investor. The guy can't wait to see her sexy ass on screen."
    me "You should be more respectful- it's her name that's attracting investors!"

    scene set_ch1_4
    wine "Oh, it's more than just her name. Wait until I show a few people that kiss scene she did today!"
    me "{i}(At least he's trying to attract more investors... but I don't like his attitude towards Alice!){/i}"


    show set_ch1_10 with dissolve
    darren "Hey, [me]! Did you see that kiss!"
    me "What?"

    show set_ch1_12 with dissolve
    darren "You must have seen it. I'm sure Magnum was sticking his tongue down her throat!"
    magnum "Did I hear someone mention my name?"

    show set_ch1_11 with dissolve
    darren "Oh, Mr Magnum. Err... yes... just saying what a great job you did today. We're big fans."

    scene set_ch1_14
    magnum "Thank you. Of course, it always helps when you're working with a hot chick."
    me "{i}(What?){/i}"

    scene set_ch1_13
    darren "Yeah, she's hot alright. I bet she's a total animal in bed."

    scene set_ch1_14
    magnum "Ha! Guys like you will never find out. A hot celebrity would never be interested in you!"
    scene set_ch1_15
    magnum "{i}(What?){/i}"

    scene set_ch1_14
    show set_ch1_17
    magnum "Me, on the other hand, will have no trouble getting into her panties. Did you see her melt today when I kissed her?"

    hide set_ch1_17 with dissolve
    magnum "I suppose I could share the details with you when I bang her. You might learn something from the master."

    scene set_ch1_13
    darren "Whoa! That would be great. Thanks Mr Magnum."

    scene set_ch1_4
    show set_ch1_18
    magnum "Anything for my fans."

    scene set_ch1_15
    me "{i}(What an arrogant prick! He thinks he can seduce any woman. He doesn't realize my Alice is happily married!){/i}"

    scene set_ch1_4
    show set_ch1_10
    show set_ch1_12
    darren "Did you hear that? Mr Magnum is going to fuck Alice and he's going to tell us all about it!"

    scene set_ch1_15
    show set_ch1_16
    me "He's just lying and showing off... he wants us to think he's Casanova so we treat him with adoration."

    scene set_ch1_4
    show set_ch1_10
    show set_ch1_12
    darren "As long as he tells us every little detail, I don't care who he thinks he is."
    stop music fadeout 2.0

################################################################################
    scene trailer_alice
    show trailer_ch1_1
    with fade
    me "{i}(I've filmed kissing scenes on television programmes before; I didn't realize it would make me so angry to see Alice doing one.){/i}"


    play music "audio/casual1.mp3"
    scene trailer_ch1_3
    debbie "Ooh, you're so lucky, snogging Michael Magnum!"
    alice "Err... you know he's old enough to be your father, right? And, he has the reputation of being a womanizing dirtbag?"

    scene trailer_ch1_6
    debbie "I'm sure it's all lies; he looks so nice."

    scene trailer_ch1_2
    alice "What did you think of the scene. [me]?"
    me "Hmph! I don't think Mr Bellini was very impressed."

    scene trailer_ch1_3
    alice "I know... he wanted more passion but I thought we gave more than enough."
    me "You can say that again! That kiss looked almost indecent."

    scene trailer_ch1_2
    alice "Like I was just telling Debbie, it's just acting. It isn't for real."

    scene trailer_ch1_4
    me "It looked real enough to me."
    debbie "Me too."

    scene trailer_ch1_3
    alice "Thanks guys. That's exactly the compliment we actors are looking for."

    scene trailer_ch1_5
    me "{i}(That's not what I meant.){/i}"

    scene trailer_ch1_4
    me "I can give you a lift home- I'll see you out front when you're ready?"
    alice "OK... give me ten minutes to get changed."

    stop music fadeout 2.0

################################################################################



################################################################################
    call upTime from _call_upTime_5

    call ch1_dance from _call_ch1_dance

################################################################################

return

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default chapter1=Chapter("a",
                        "attic_ch1_12","ch1_nest","Back home",
                        "miriam_ch1_4","ch1_miriam","Meet mom",
                        "office_ch1_18","ch1_office","First Scene",
                        "home_ch1_51","ch1_dance","celebration",
                        "","","",
                        "","","",
                        "","","",
                        "","","",
                        "","","",


                        "","","" )

########################################################################################
########################################################################################
label ch1_nest:
    call unlock(1,0) from _call_unlock
    play music "audio/clouds.mp3" volume 0.6
    scene home_ch1_16
    me "{i}(Here I am back at home, on the sofa watching telly, just like when I was a kid.){/i}"
    scene home_ch1_15
    me "{i}(I thought I'd left this tiny apartment and tiny life for good.){/i}"


    scene home_ch1_17
    dad "You can stay as long as you like, [me]."

    show home_ch1_18 with dissolve
    dad "You know I never grow tired of seeing gorgeous Alice."
    me "{i}(Dad always thinks of himself as a ladies' man.){/i}"


    hide home_ch1_18 with dissolve
    me "Thanks, dad. We just need some time to get back on our feet."
    dad "Your old room is free and..."

    scene home_ch1_19
    dad "... Raquel and her kids haven't moved in yet."
    raquel "Ooh, don't tempt me, Biggy Wiggy!"
    dad "My little kitten."

    scene home_ch1_20
    me "{i}(Oh god! Shoot me now! Raquel is dad's latest slutty girlfriend. Mind you, I suppose she's not that bad looking.){/i}"

    call qopen from _call_qopen_1
    menu:
        "Look away":
            call qclose from _call_qclose_2
            $ch1_legs=False
            scene home_ch1_20
            show home_ch1_24
            $upPerv(-1)
            me "{i}(But not my cup of tea at all... not when I have Alice.){/i}"

        "{color=#00ff00}Look at her legs":
            call qclose from _call_qclose_3
            $ch1_legs=True
            scene home_ch1_21
            me "{i}(I mean, if I didn't have Alice, even I might be tempted by those legs!){/i}"

            $upPerv(1)
            me "{i}(Does just looking make me a perv?){/i}"

            scene home_ch1_22 with dissolve
            me "{i}(Holy cow! Does she realise...){/i}"

            scene home_ch1_23
            me "{i}(Fuck! She saw me looking. Is she going to make a scene?){/i}"

            scene home_ch1_20
            show home_ch1_24
            me "{i}(Wait... if she knew I was looking, did she flash her panties on purpose?){/i}"

    scene home_ch1_19
    show home_ch1_25
    alice "So, how long have you been going out with Ralf?"
    raquel "Just a couple of weeks... but I think this could be the real thing!"
    alice "That's nice."
    raquel "He's got a great personality... and so good in bed. I mean, he's enormous!"

    show home_ch1_26
    me "{i}(What?){/i}"
    dad "Hahaha! Not in front of the children, kitten."


    show home_ch1_27 with dissolve
    raquel "But it's true, Biggy Wiggy! Mmmmmm....."
    me "{i}(I can't take any more of this. Where does my dad find all these women? He only ever goes to the local pub. ){/i}"

    show home_ch1_28 with dissolve
    me "Err... shall we get an early night, Alice? We've got a big day ahead of us tomorrow."
    alice "Yeah."

    scene home_ch1_29
    alice "Err... goodnight all."
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}slurp.... slurp...slurp...{/i}{/color}"

################################################################################
    scene black
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i} Up in my room...{/i}{/color}"

    scene attic_ch1_1
    me "Alice, we need to talk about Dobbs."

    show attic_ch1_2 with dissolve
    alice "Do we have to?"
    me "You know you need an agent. You aren't going to get work without one."

    scene attic_ch1_3 with dissolve
    alice "I know... but not Dobbs."
    me "You saw how he performed in the meeting with Winestock. He got us twice as much as we would have accepted. And he charges only 10%% commission."

    show attic_ch1_4 with dissolve
    alice "I know... but he's such a... I don't like him."
    me "But if we're only filming in the afternoons he can get us extra jobs in the mornings."
    alice "Why do you think he's even capable of doing that?"
    me "Because he already has."

    scene attic_ch1_5
    alice "Huh?"
    me "He emailed saying if you want to join his agency, he has a job for you tomorrow morning."

    show attic_ch1_6
    alice "So quickly?"
    me "I told you, Alice. He may have his faults, but he's good at his job. Why don't you just try him for a while... see how it works out?"

    scene attic_ch1_3
    show attic_ch1_7
    alice "Hmm... alright... but only if you do a favour for me."
    me "What's that?"
    alice "My mother is feeling down and guilty about what happened. She wants me to go over, but now you can go instead."

    scene attic_ch1_5
    show attic_ch1_8
    me "No Alice, anything but that. Your mother is so... "
    alice "Email Dobbs and tell him I'll take the job tomorrow morning, and you can deal with mother."
    me "{i}(Great!){/i}"

    scene attic_ch1_3
    show attic_ch1_9
    alice "Err... [me]... what do you think Raquel meant when she said your dad is enormous?"
    me "{i}(One place Alice and me don't have a problem is in the bedroom!){/i}"

    scene attic_ch1_5
    show attic_ch1_10
    alice "Talking about it has made me horny."
    me "{i}(That's not a surprise. Alice is always in the mood.){/i}"

    scene attic_ch1_11
    me "{i}(What's her favourite thing? She would say it's my cock... any excuse and she puts it in her mouth!){/i}"

    scene attic_ch1_12
    me "{i}(But I would say her favourite thing is having her boobs touched; her nipples are really sensitive.){/i}"

    scene attic_ch1_13
    me "{i}(But then again, she also really loves intercourse.){/i}"
    play music "audio/moan.mp3"
    alice "Ahh... ahh... ahh..."
    me "{i}(Oh yeah, she's a also a bit of a moaner when she's turned on.){/i}"

    scene attic_ch1_14
    me "{i}(We really need our own place... or sound proofed walls! ){/i}"
    alice "... ahh... ahh... ahh"


    show attic_ch1_15 with dissolve
    play music "audio/moan.mp3" volume 0.4
    me "{=w}(Shhh, Alice... everyone will hear you.){/=w}"
    alice "{=w}(... ahh... ahh... ahh...){/=w}"


    show attic_ch1_16 with dissolve
    me "{i}(Yeah, me and Alice have a great sex life... but that's about the only thing going right for us at the moment.){/i}"
    stop music fadeout 2.0
    scene black with dissolve

    stop music fadeout 2.0
return

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label ch1_miriam:
    call unlock(1,1) from _call_unlock_1

    scene miriam_ch1_5
    show miriam_ch1_1
    me "I'm sorry, Miriam, I thought you were expecting me. It looks like you've just got up."

    scene miriam_ch1_2
    miriam "What is there to get up for? I know he was no good, but at least he was my husband, and now I'm alone."

    scene miriam_ch1_3
    me "{i}(Here we go. So melodramatic!){/i}"

    scene miriam_ch1_5
    show miriam_ch1_1
    me "Don't think of it like that, Miriam. Think of it as an opportunity to improve your life now that that leech has gone."

    scene miriam_ch1_4
    miriam "I feel so responsible for what happened. He stole all your money and your house. If only I'd seen through him from the beginning."
    me "Don't blame yourself Miriam; he was the one who did it."
    miriam "You're just being kind, [me], but we both know I was stupid and gullible... and now you have to suffer."


    scene miriam_ch1_5
    miriam "I'm so sorry, [me], it's all my fault."
    me "Err..."

    scene miriam_ch1_3
    show miriam_ch1_6
    me "... what's done is done, Miriam."
    miriam "I told Alice you could both come and live here."
    me "It's OK. Miriam, I've still got my old room at dad's house. Anyway, I don't think Sarah would like sharing with her sister and husband!"

    scene miriam_ch1_8
    miriam "But I told Alice, I don't mind sharing my bedroom."

    scene miriam_ch1_3
    show miriam_ch1_6
    me "Err..."

    scene miriam_ch1_8
    miriam "How can I ever make it up to you?"

    stop music fadeout 2.0


    scene miriam_ch1_9
    play sound "audio/zip.mp3"
    "{i}zip....{/i}"
    me "{i}(What the..!){/i}"

    scene miriam_ch1_8
    show miriam_ch1_10
    play music "audio/sexy.mp3"
    miriam "I really am sorry, [me]. I would do anything to make it up to you..."

    show miriam_ch1_11 with dissolve
    miriam "... anything."

    call qopen from _call_qopen_2
    menu:
        "{color=#ffff00ff}{i}Stop this, Miriam!{/i}{/color}":
            call qclose from _call_qclose_4
            $ch1_miriam=False
            $upPerv(-1)

            scene miriam_ch1_12
            me "What do you think you're doing?"
            miriam "What's the matter [me]? Are you saying..."

            scene miriam_ch1_8
            show miriam_ch1_13
            miriam "... I'm old and unattractive?"
            me "Err... of course not... but I'm Alice's husband for god's sake"

            scene miriam_ch1_4
            miriam "You're right, [me], I'm sorry. I just wanted to do something nice for you."
            me "Not like this, Miriam. Look, I think I'd better go before you do something you'll regret."



        "{color=#00ff00}{i}Anything?{/i}{/color}":
            $ch1_miriam=True
            call qclose from _call_qclose_5
            scene miriam_ch1_8
            show miriam_ch1_13
            with dissolve
            miriam "Anything!"
            me "You mean..."

            scene miriam_ch1_15
            miriam "Yes... it's the least I can do, [me]."

            scene miriam_ch1_blow0
            me "{i}(Whoa!){/i}"

            call miriam_ch1_blow from _call_miriam_ch1_blow
            me "{i}(Why am I letting her do this... does a blowjob count as cheating on Alice?){/i}"
            $upSins(1)
            me "{i}(Getting a blowjob from your mother-in-law is definitely a sin!){/i}"

            scene miriam_ch1_17
            show miriam_ch1_18
            miriam "Cum in my mouth, [me]."
            me "{i}(Fuck! I can't refuse that offer!){/i}"

            scene miriam_ch1_blow0
            show miriam_ch1_blow10
            pause 0.5
            show miriam_ch1_16 with dissolve
            "{color=#ffffffff}{i}gloop...{/i}{/color}"
            $upPerv(1)
            me "{i}(Fuck! This is so perverted. I've just cum in my wife's mother's mouth! ){/i}"

            scene miriam_ch1_18
            show miriam_ch1_17
            me "Err... does that make you feel better, Miriam?"
            miriam "A-ha."




    scene miriam_ch1_14
    miriam "[me], it's probably best if Alice doesn't know about this."
    me "{i}(No kidding!){/i}"
    stop music fadeout 2.0

    scene street_ch1_3 with fade
    play music "audio/casual1.mp3"
    if ch1_miriam==True:

        me "{i}(Why did I do that? And with Alice's mother!){/i}"
        scene street_ch1_4
        me "{i}(I feel so ashamed... what if Alice ever found out?){/i}"
    else:

        me "{i}(I can't believe what just happened. I didn't realise Alice's mother was like that.){/i}"

        scene street_ch1_4
        me "{i}(Perhaps that's where Alice gets her sex drive from... it's in her genes!){/i}"

    stop music fadeout 2.0
return
########################################################################################
label ch1_office:
    call unlock(1,2) from _call_unlock_2
    play music "audio/imp.mp3" volume 0.6
    scene office_ch1_1 with fade
    mcqueen "I want to welcome Alice to the team. I'm sure you'll help her settle in quickly."

    show office_ch1_2 with dissolve
    mcqueen "OK, everyone knows their assignments; let's get to work."

    show office_ch1_3 with dissolve
    mcqueen "Oh, can you stay behind a minute, Alice?"

    scene office_ch1_4
    mcqueen "I just wanted to tell you how pleased I am that you agreed to join this project."
    alice "Thank you. I'm looking forward to working with you all."

    show office_ch1_5 with dissolve
    mcqueen "And please, call me Gerald."
    alice "Err... I'm not sure that..."
    mcqueen "No need to be coy... I'm sure you know your talents weren't the only reason you got this job."

    scene office_ch1_6
    alice "I... I don't know what you mean."
    show office_ch1_7 with dissolve
    mcqueen "Let me spell it out for you..."

    show office_ch1_8 with dissolve
    mcqueen "I want you..."

    show office_ch1_9 with dissolve
    "....."
    stop music
    bellini "CUT!"

    scene office_ch1_10
    bellini "No, no, no, no, no, NO! What the hell do you think we're shooting here? Daytime television?"

    scene office_ch1_11
    bellini "I want emotion, I want passion, I want feeling. I want to believe."

    scene office_ch1_12
    bellini "Go again and this time, let's pretend we're actual people not fish!"

    scene office_ch1_13
    bellini "[me], I want a close up on their faces."
    me "Yes sir."

    scene office_ch1_14
    me "{i}(Hmm.... I expected Bellini to have a foreign accent, but he sounds like a local.){/i}"

    scene office_ch1_6
    bellini "... and ... action!"

    play music "audio/imp.mp3"
    alice "I... I don't know what you mean."

    show office_ch1_7 with dissolve
    mcqueen "Let me spell it out for you..."

    show office_ch1_8 with dissolve
    mcqueen "I want you..."

    show office_ch1_9 with dissolve
    me "{i}(I've seen this fake 'stage kiss' many times before. One kisses the bottom lip and the other kisses the top lip.){/i}"

    scene office_ch1_15 with dissolve
    me "{i}(What the..! Is that his tongue?){/i}"

    scene office_ch1_16
    me "{i}(Poor Alice, she probably wants to hit him! I hope she can keep her composure.){/i}"

    show office_ch1_17 with dissolve
    me "{i}(Wait... is she...?){/i}"

    show office_ch1_18 with dissolve
    me "{i}(... is Alice kissing him back?){/i}"

    scene office_ch1_15
    show office_ch1_19
    alice "No... you're married... I have a boyfriend"

    show office_ch1_20 with dissolve
    mcqueen "My marriage is a sham... it's a marriage of convenience."
    alice "I'd better leave before..."
    mcqueen "Yes, yes, you're right."

    stop music fadeout 2.0
    scene office_ch1_10
    show office_ch1_21
    mcqueen "OK, wrap that. I don't think we'll get anything better."

return
################################################################################
label ch1_dance:
    call unlock(1,3) from _call_unlock_3
    scene black with fade
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}Later that evening at home...{/i}{/color}"

    scene home_ch1_19
    show home_ch1_37
    dad "This is great news about Alice and [me] and their movie, Raquel. "
    raquel "We should celebrate."
    dad "Good idea. Let's get out that special bottle of port!"

    scene home_ch1_38
    dad "I can't wait to see you on screen, Alice. You'll put all those other actresses to shame."
    alice "Thanks Ralf, but you're just saying that because I'm your daughter-in-law."
    dad "And a very beautiful one at that."

    scene home_ch1_39
    me "{i}(The way she looks at me is... unsettling.){/i}"

    scene home_ch1_40
    dad "What do you think, Alice?"
    alice "Yeah, good."
    me "{i}(Looks like I'm going to get lucky tonight! Alice is always extra horny after a drink or two!){/i}"

    scene black with fade
    "... a little while later..."

    scene home_ch1_40
    show home_ch1_41
    dad "Well, we seemed to have finished off the port. Let me get my special whisky."
    me "Err... I think we've had enough, dad."
    dad "Nonsense my boy. This is a celebration."

    scene home_ch1_38
    show home_ch1_42
    raquel "Right everyone, this has to go down the hatch in one! Hahaha."

    scene home_ch1_40
    show home_ch1_43
    raquel "I feel good now. Let's dance, Biggy Wiggy."
    dad "Oh no, I've had too much to drink. I just want to sit and relax."
    raquel "OK, let me help you relax."

    play music "audio/country-rock.mp3"

    scene home_ch1_44
    me "{i}(There are worse ways to spend an evening!){/i}"

    show home_ch1_45 with dissolve
    me "{i}(I'm not sure Alice would be OK with this if she hadn't drunk so much.){/i}"

    scene home_ch1_46
    alice "Do you like watching her dance, [me]?"

    scene home_ch1_48
    me "No, no, of course not. I only have eyes for you, love."

    scene home_ch1_46
    show home_ch1_47
    alice "For me? Hold my glass then!"

    scene home_ch1_48
    me "Huh?"

    scene home_ch1_49
    alice "You can watch me."

    scene home_ch1_50
    me "{i}(Err... I'm not sure how I feel about this. I mean, I'm enjoying the show.... ){/i}"

    scene home_ch1_51
    me "{i}(... but so is dad, and that's my wife!){/i}"

    call qopen from _call_qopen_3
    menu:
        "{color=#ffff00ff}{i}(I don't like it...){/i}{/color}":
            call qclose from _call_qclose_6
            $ch1_dance=False

            scene home_ch1_52
            me "{i}(Time for bed before Alice makes a complete fool of herself... and embarrasses me.){/i}"

            scene home_ch1_66
            me "It's late Alice, time for bed."
            alice "But this is fun."
            me "Come on, we have work tomorrow."
            alice "I suppose so."



        "{color=#00ff00}{i}(This is strangely arousing...){/i}{/color}":
            call qclose from _call_qclose_7
            $ch1_dance=True
            $upPerv(1)
            scene home_ch1_52
            show home_ch1_53
            me "{i}(Is it because I'm watching Raquel... or because dad is watching Alice!){/i}"

            scene home_ch1_54
            raquel "Do you like the show, Biggy?"
            dad "You bet! Keep it coming."

            show home_ch1_55 with dissolve
            me "{i}(Whoa!){/i}"

            scene home_ch1_50
            show home_ch1_56
            raquel "Phew, I need a rest."

            scene home_ch1_51
            show home_ch1_57
            raquel "You don't mind, do you [me]?"
            me "Err... umm..."

            scene home_ch1_50
            show home_ch1_58
            alice "But that's my seat!"
            dad "Aww, don't worry Alice, you can sit here with me."

            scene home_ch1_51
            show home_ch1_59
            raquel "These boys make comfy seats, don't they Alice?"
            alice "Err... yes... I guess..."
            me "{i}(Fuck! The tart is distracting Alice while she surreptitiously feels me up!){/i}"


            call qopen from _call_qopen_4
            menu:
                "Stop this now!":
                    call qclose from _call_qclose_8
                    $ch1_bra=False
                    show home_ch1_63


                "{color=#00ff00}Let Raquel continue rubbing your cock":
                    call qclose from _call_qclose_9
                    $ch1_bra=True
                    $upSins(1)
                    me "{i}(I mean, Alice can't see what Raquel is doing and I get a free handjob.){/i}"

                    show home_ch1_60 with dissolve
                    raquel "Hey, Alice, why don't you take off your top like me... it's very liberating."
                    me "What?"

                    scene home_ch1_61
                    dad "Yeah, let me help..."
                    show home_ch1_62 with dissolve
                    me "{i}(Fuck! I can't this happen...){/i}"
                    show home_ch1_63
                    show home_ch1_64


            me "It's late Alice, time for bed."
            alice "Aww, but this is such a comfy chair."
            me "Come on, we have work tomorrow."
            alice "I suppose so."

    stop music fadeout 2.0
    scene attic_ch1_27
    alice "[me]?"
    me "Yeah?"


    if ch1_dance==True:
        alice "Did you think Raquel was sexy not wearing a bra?"
        scene attic_ch1_28
        me "Err... of course not. Why do you even ask?"
        alice "Nothing... just wondered."

    else:
        alice "Did you notice Raquel wasn't wearing a bra?"
        scene attic_ch1_28
        me "{i}cough{/i} Err... no."
        alice "Do you think she's sexy?"
        me "No, no, of course not. Why do you even ask?"
        alice "Nothing... just wondered."




    scene attic_ch1_29
    alice "[me]?"
    me "Yeah?"

    scene attic_ch1_30
    alice "I'm horny."
    me "{i}(I guess there's always a bright side...){/i}"

    scene black with fade
    call upTime from _call_upTime_6
    "{color=#ffffffff}{i}That night....{/i}{/color}"
    scene attic_ch1_26
    play music "audio/moan.mp3" volume 0.3
    "... ahh... ahh.."
    stop music fadeout 2.0
    scene black with fade
return
