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OUTSIDE OF APARTMENT
The door clicks shut. You pat your pocket and realize your keys are still inside. You are now locked out. What would you like to do?

> LOOK
You're outside your own locked apartment. A bag of dirty laundry sits next to you, judging you silently.

You can go DOWNSTAIRS to do your laundry. There is also a window in the hall and the door to your apartment, which is locked.

> OPEN WINDOW

You open the hall window. Outside is beautiful friendly industrial East Oakland, and the roof of the first floor of your building. Craning your head to the right, you can see the windows of your apartment.

> EXIT WINDOW

FIRST FLOOR ROOF
You are standing on the roof of the first floor of your building. The windows of your second story apartment are in front of you.

OPEN APARTMENT WINDOW

It budges, but only barely. You can't get more than your fingertips underneath, no matter how hard you pull.

> INVENTORY

You Have:
Glasses
Cell Phone
Belt
Quarters

CALL ANEMILEE

Animilee no longer has your spare keys. She invites you to her Bad Holiday Movie and Tamale Party.

> LOOK

You are on the roof of the first floor of your apartment building. The windows to your second floor apartment are in front of you. You can go back INSIDE to the second floor hallway, or take a LADDER to the second floor roof. A pile of broken boards give the roof that Oakland je ne se quois.

> TAKE BOARD

You now have a plywood board.

> PRY WINDOW WITH BOARD

You slip the board under the loosest part of the window and wedge it in. Twisting, pushing, and grunting, you can shove it in a few inches. And that's what she said.

> LOOK WINDOW

The window is held open a few inches by a board wedged under one corner. You remember that the inside is latched, stopping it from bending further. Taking a closer look, you can see the chain hanging from the latch about a foot out of reach....