RocketBuilding/Startup Story Sample

/Note: All >>> icons are just a way to continue text. Essentially a pacing tool. Different games design this different ways, often just a click,pushing spacebar,etc,does it./ /Player receives 1st Message from David Molines - Username: Dmolines@FruitFly/ From: Dmolines@FruitFly Dear /Player Name/, My name is David Molines and I'm the CEO of FruitFly. At Fruitfly our mission is to create the sweet sweet future of air and space taxis. We're currently working on a rocket based model of travel, and are looking for genuises like you to help us research and develop our product. We were inspired by your channel's videos, especially /if possible, use a variable referring to last successful mission video/, and we'd like to discuss a position on our team. I look forward to your response. David Molines FruitFly, CEO PS Enjoy the attached image from our upcoming Kickstarter. It's FlyFriend taking off in a pineapple rocket! /An image of Fruitfly's mascot strapped to a pineapple-style rocket taxi. There seems to be more emphasis in the rendering of the delicious juicy pineapple than the rocket or mascot elements./ [[So. What's Fruitfly actually making then? Pineapple rockets?|Maybe. What's Fruitfly making exactly?]] [[What kind of pay does this position offer?]] [[Say no more. I'm your rocket nerd.|I'm in.]]

GOAL: Stay for 20 seconds between 10 & 20 Meters for Kickstarter Video GOALS: - overall create a flying taxi 1KS Vid aimed @ X audience 2Aimed @ new investors X 3New Investors have safety concerns (sustain + parachute) - Project Loon - wants to possibly use it to service their low-orbit internet 4RADIK/NSR finds out about Project Loon connection, asks you to discontinue working with the internet cartel - if you continue, they'll hold a bit of a grudge unless you justify it

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From: Dmolines@FruitFly I'm glad you asked! Fruitfly is an air travel startup dedicated to finding taxi solutions for people, things, and companies. In the past we've created prototypes using drones, helicopters, and vtol, but we still haven't found a solution that is viable for long term use. With recent developments, we believe rocketry is now a viable option, and want to develop a taxi that can deliver people safely to different short and long distances across the Earth. [[I'm in.]] [[What kind of pay does this position offer?|Pay2]]

From: Dmolines@FruitFly Fruitfly is currently self-funded. We are almost ready to launch a KickStarter, and with the funding it provides, we plan to split it evenly among all roles in the company. :) [[Okay. Interesting. So what's Fruitfly working on?|What's Fruitfly making exactly?]] [[Crowdsourcing is kind of sketchy isn't it?]]

From: Dmolines@FruitFly Great! Welcome to Team Fruitfly! Okay. So right now, we're about to launch our Kickstarter, and we want a kick ass video that proves the concept for the rocket propulsion. We need a rocket that can hover within 20-30 meters for around 20 seconds. Market research shows that our audience loves our branding story, so please find a way to safely deliver some of our branded stuff and fruit. We'll be sending you some DOWNIT products to launch with as well. /Player is assigned goal./ /Player receives some new building materials, including a plushy of FlyFriend, some fruit, and a sticker with the DOWNIT logo and slogan printed on it "MAXIMUM HUMAN BODY FRUUT"./ [[Player completes the first goal]] [[What's with this FRUUT and BODY stuff?|Uh. What's with the DOWNIT stuff?]]

From: Dmolines@FruitFly Fruitfly is currently self-funded. We are almost ready to launch a KickStarter, and with the funding it provides, we plan to split it evenly among all roles in the company. :) [[Interesting. Okay. I'll bite.|I'm in.]] [[Crowdsourcing is kind of sketchy isn't it?]]

From: Dmolines@FruitFly Fruitfly is confident in our campaign. I personally have been part of many successful KS campaigns in the past. As CEO I take ownership of all the marketing and business development of Fruitfly, and as a Dad with multiple jobs, I understand and greatly respect the amount of risk and trust people put in me as the leader of this company. [[>>>|Sketchy2]]

/Comment responses to video/ fownit first dwnit 1st FRUUUUUUT GOTTA DOWN IT DOWNIT Downitt downit dit2Ui oh shit downittt stronk ass rocket this ks is going t bomb for real tho fruut n dootin /player name/ is going commercial now? :/ [[>>>|KS Hope]]

From: Dmolines@FruitFly Haha! Isn't it great? It's a meme our audience really responds to. Gotta down it to up it! ;) [[Give the people what they want.|Player completes the first goal]]

From: Dmolines@FruitFly We have a reliable audience ready to back us up when we launch. There's always risk, but I think you've got nothing to worry about. You can always leave the project if it doesn't work out! [[Alright. I'll give it a shot.|I'm in.]]

From: Dmolines@FruitFly Great work! People are really loving the video. This is bound to push our KS campaign to its goal. Thank you so much. We'll be in touch about how things are going. :) DM Attached: /A pic of daughter with FruitFriend plushy/ [[>>>|KS Fails]]

/Received after a fair amount of unrelated goals have been acheived/ Dear /Player name/, I hope you're doing well. Although I am proud of the rocket we made together, ultimately the KS was a failure. I don't say this lightly, but I believe this has something to do with the quality of your rocket. When I first contacted you I believed you would be creating rockets of the same quality that I see in your videos, but unfortunately I don't think your work was cut out for our projects. I wish you luck in the future. DM [[>>>|KSTurnsOpportunity]]

//After about ten minutes from last message/ /Player Name/! Please disregard my last message. I wrote it last night when I was looking for easy excuses for why our funding campaign failed. I've had some time to cool down, spend time with my daughter, and enjoy a cold power smoothie. My apologies. I hope you didn't take it too seriously. I also have some good news! The KS has drummed up interest from a new investor and from a friend of mine, who are willing to back our next prototype! :D More info soon! DM [[You've received a message from a new user: EXPLODE*T*H*I*S]]

From: Dmolines@FruitFly Hi again. More news. The newest investor wishes to remain nameless, but needs us to prove that people can really use this thing, and with other stuff, so they can go shopping or deliver packages, and so on. If you can make something that can do this, FruitFly is going to hit big! We need to keep hovering, same altitude, longer time, and with a human dummy and more fruit. Like a lot. And other stuff. The investor is concerned about making a pro-business argument for this thing, so they need to be sure people can really go places and buy a lot. /Player receives a very muscular man dummy, more fruit, plastic drums of Complete Athlete Dust and Uberskeletal Mass Pills produced by DOWNIT./ [[Sounds like a plan.]] [[About DOWNIT. Are they our sponsor or something?]]

From: EXPLODE*T*H*I*S hii are you the new rocketeer for fruitflyy? :O [[I am. Who's this?|Yup. Who's this?]]

Heyy i'm another techy with ff worked on a lot of the drone and heli prototypes lovin the fruuut stuff ;D [[Thanks!]]

u listen to his podcast atall? [[Didn't know he had one.]]

watttt then how do you know how to up it???:0 [[Uh. Are you talking about the meme? Or?]] [[You gotta DOWN IT DUH]]

X( cmon listen to the podcast its hilarious he sounds so lame in his emails but hes really cool actuallly [[No thanks.]] [[Alright. Got a link fruutmeister?]]

haha thats nice but u dont have to pretend to kno it!! :) [[Not really sure what we're talking about anymore.|Uh. Are you talking about the meme? Or?]]

just in case u change ur mind ;P /A link to a podcast hostedby David Molines, who is quite boring, but is a very earnest and genuine working-class heartland American dad with not much to say and no one to say it to. His daughter makes a short appearance, and lastly a short and exciteable, not quite ironic read of an ad for DOWNIT products, which must be a sponsor for the podcast. Though it's hard to believe a podcast of this quality would have sponsorship at all./ [[>>>|Opportunity2]]

ur gnna love it :P /A link to a podcast hostedby David Molines, who is quite boring, but is a very earnest and genuine working-class heartland American dad with not much to say and no one to say it to. His daughter makes a short appearance, and lastly a short and exciteable, not quite ironic read of an ad for DOWNIT products, which must be a sponsor for the podcast. Though it's hard to believe a podcast of this quality would have sponsorship at all./ [[>>>|Opportunity2]]

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[[New Message from EXPLODE*T*H*I*S*|ET Hub Transfer]]

What? No. Just a meme. [[Really? I listened to your podcast. Sounds like a sponsor.]] [[Oh okay. I don't get it.]]

Oh cool. I hope you liked it! :D [[So they're a sponsor.|So how'd you get a sponsorship?]]

So yeah, they kind of are for the podcast, but kind of not. Started as a joke. I'm a huge fan of Tosh Bogan's podcast, so I used to imitate his sponsorship ads. Kinda poking fun. At some point they took notice and started sending us stuff. Their fans became some of our fans. It carried over to FruitFly's projects. You like DOWNIT stuff? [[I'm 100% fruut.]] [[Not really. Aren't supplements like these fake?]]

That's not a thing! [[So is this stuff fake?|Not really. Aren't supplements like these fake?]]

... It's personal. I'm not sure I want to discuss this further with a business partner. [[Nevermind. Let's get back to making rockets.]] [[If we're going to work together, I deserve to know if I'm involved in something that's hurting people.]]

That's true. [[>>>|DM's Husband]]

I don't think you want to hear the whole story.It's really long! :) So here's the short version. [[>>>|Hubby2]]

I know some people think it is, but my personal experience has always been positive. I aim to be a total human. [[Are you being serious right now?]]

No. It's okay. :) I'll tell you. [[Okay. Let's hear it.|DM's Husband]] [[No. Really it's fine. Let's get back to work.]]

My husband was very ill, and passed away five years ago. We weren't insured, and he left behind a large debt, so now I work multiple jobs. The podcast was originally a way to vent, but then DOWNIT offered to support us financially, and it was substantially more than I could make working. My personal beliefs about the product is that they work, and could've maybe saved my husband. [[>>>|Hubby3]]

I know a lot of people don't agree with me. I know, in part, maybe my brain is telling me that this stuff would make a difference, so I don't have to feel shitty and lost. Anyways. [[>>>|Hubby4]]

That's probably TMI. :) In short: Yes, DOWNIT is a sponsor that ended up attached to FruitFly. But they're helping make ends meet over here, so please be understanding in the matter. [[Of course.]]

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From:EXPLODE*T*H*I*S* podcast is awesome right? i <3 the tbogan jokes so mch [[Talked to David about it. It all feels sort of too much.]]

Don't worry about it! It's just to bring in more eyes. [[New Message from EXPLODE*T*H*I*S*|ET Hub Transfer]]

From:EXPLODE*T*H*I*S* podcast is awesome right? i <3 the tbogan jokes so mch [[What's tbogan?]]

u dnt know tbogan either???:0 Tosh Bogan. has this famous podcast pushes downit stuff a lot its why david is doing all those ads like that i think they sponsor him? [[Isn't stuff like DOWNIT fake?]]

oh definitely im in it for the meme david definitely believes in tho probably [[A rocket scientist believes in magic muscle powder?]] [[I guess everyone entertains different fantasies.]]

Haha i know hes really interesting but i think its mainly like a way for him to cope :/ ? [[Cope?|Talked to David about it. It all feels sort of too much.]]

exactly! hes got to cope somehow :/ [[Cope?|Talked to David about it. It all feels sort of too much.]]

o yeah his husband died and hes still really fucked up about it i think :( [[>>>|don't tell him I told you?]]

uh shit sorry dont tell him i told you? sometimes i forget he doesnt talk about all of this on his podcast X( be private about it plz [[Of course.]]

KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM/SILICON VALLEY INSPIRED SAMPLE by David Tiegen README: This IF sample is inspired by rocket simulators like Kerbal Space Program, parodies on startup culture like Silicon Valley, and mostly linear branching quest style design. Most mission goals are related to how you build a rocket, the rocket's purpose, and whether it reaches a metric like a certain height. FORMAT NOTES: The narrative mechanic of the game takes place in an e-mail UI. The responses are presented as auto responses. The rocket sim takes place on a simulated desktop app for blueprinting the rocket, and different inventory objects will populate dependent on the mission. Players may pause and try different missions simultaneously, causing for some time to pass between some narrative segments. All >>> icons are just a way to continue text. Essentially a pacing tool. Different games design this different ways, often just a click, pushing spacebar,etc,does it. /Different mechanic notes may be found inbetween forward slashes like these./ Enjoy! [[Start|David Molines Hello]]