"Who are you?  What's going on?"

"I am a raven." Answers the talking raven. "It's nothing special that I can talk. We can all talk. Right, Roberto?"

Another raven that is flying past the window shouts something in French. 

"As for your other question. I will tell you what is going on. You have woken up in a tower and you do not remember anything and your head hurts and you can't get out."

"Y-yes," you say, surprised. "How did you know that?"

"Because it happens all the time. But you're not getting out. Nobody who's ever been here has."

"So there are other people here?"

"No." 

"Then how--"

"Enough questions!" The raven gets frustrated. "I have to go back to flying around this tower so you can't escape. He flops into the air and goes back to circling it with Roberto and the other birds. The raven wasn't much help.

You frown and look around the room. What would you like to do next? 

Hahaha this is awkward. In a roleplay with my namesake. 

The raven has landed back on the windowsill, impatient.

"You are in Stoneglass Tower. And nevermore. Are you happy now?" 

"Well, how am I supposed to get out?"

The raven gets a cunning look in its eyes. "You aren't. But you do get some things to help you try."

You turn around. The pile of straw has turned into long blonde hair, like Rapunzel's. The chair is now a pair of wax wings. 

"Rapunzel's hair and... Icarus's wings?" 

"Yes. Classic ways to escape towers. But this is not a classic tower." The raven winks, then flutters back to his group.

What would you like to do next?

I pick up the wings and try them on. Knowing the story of Icarus, I know they might not hold up very well. So I tie Rupunzel's hair to table leg, and around the windowsill, and hold on to the other end, to make a saftey "net" if I fall. Then, I crawl out the window and test the wings.

The wax wings carry you out the window, and you see that the sun is covered up by endless gray clouds. For a moment, you fly, free and happy, and then--

Rapunzel's hair slips out of your hands.

Caught off gaurd, you lose your focus and start plunging down to the earth.

You try to scream, but no sound comes out.

End of Chapter One

This is inspired by Moonfrost's interactive fiction story they put out in June. You are all doing a very good job, Chapter Two will be out shortly. 

When will part two come out?

Your eyes flicker open. It's dark, but there's a small fire going in front of you. You look up and see a teenage boy with blonde hair and olive skin, adding a few sticks to the fire. His eyebrows fly up when he sees you. "You're awake! Good. Got a little worried for a second there. How are you feeling?"

What would you like to say? 

The boy's shoulders sag at your question. "They really do never escape," he sighs to himself. "I'm Nick. We used to be friends. Well, we still are. You just... Don't remember me anymore." He looks really, really sad, like he just heard that his best friend died or something. He looks around. "We're in the woods, a few miles out from Main Way." 

You attempt to stand up, but you fall over. "Gah!" 

Nick's eyes widen. "You okay?" He asks as you wiggle back into a sitting position. "You had a pretty long fall. I'd be careful if I were you. Take it easy, okay? I'm going back to sleep. I suggest you do, too. We'll keep on going towards Main Way tomorrow.

You're about to ask what Main Way is when Nick turns over and goes to sleep.

What would you like to do next? 

Bend over and shake him.

"Hey!  No.  I will keep you up all night if I have to if you don't explain to me why I'm here." 

Nick's eyes flicker open, and he sighs. "Still stubborn as ever. At least that terrible man didn't take that away."