What Happened in the Well

Why can't I just let it go? Click text to progress, or use the arrows to move through the story. NOTE: Characters are randomized (and you're not really supposed to know that normally) so a second playthrough is likely to be different! Content Warnings Structural Violence: A conflict between hierarchal powers occurs. The words "riot" and "uprising" are used.Physical Violence, Injury, Death: Some brief descriptions of gore, injury, drowning, murder, death, and gun violence.Swearing: "Motherfucker", "bitch" (in reference to a place only), "bastard", "fuck", and the more mild "damn", etc. are used. References If I looked at it and thought, "That's cool," while I made this, it's here. In a Bamboo Grove (Ryuunosuke Akutagawa, tr. Jay Rubin)Annihilation (Jeff VanderMeer)rat chaos (winter lake)the works of Emily CarrollMörk BorgPathologic fan comics by @elenaillustrate Credits If you can find it in the Well but I didn't make it, it's here. FungusThe Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien), excerpts from "How to Tell a True War Story"publicdomainreview.orgfreesound.org (in order of use)drippingempty noisealarm clock switchblanketwooden doorwhisperingfaucet + running waterambient loopwater click