Schoolboy runaway from asylum

(First-Person 3D Horror Experience – Schoolboy Runaway from Asylum | Version 0.6)
You're alone. The air is thick with dust and silence. The door clicks shut behind you—locked. No one’s coming. No one’s answering. You’re in the asylum now.

[You are in a dim, cracked hallway. Flickering overhead light pulses like a dying heartbeat. A tattered school uniform hangs from a rusted hook. The faded name tag reads: "J. M. – Class of '98".]
[Sound: Distant whispers, muffled sobs, a child’s laughter… then silence.]

You’re breathing fast. Your hands shake. You remember the dare: "Go into the old Blackhollow Asylum at midnight and scream your name three times. If you survive, you’re brave."
You screamed. And then… they locked you in.

🔍 Objective: Survive the Night – Escape Before Dawn

You must:

• Find the key to unlock the main door (if it’s even still there).
• Locate the hidden terminal in the basement — an old, flickering computer with a forgotten password.
• Decode the message from the asylum’s past to reveal the escape route.
• Avoid the Watchers — the spirits of the ones who never left.

⚠️ Warning: The asylum remembers names. Don’t speak yours aloud.

🏛️ First Move: Explore the Hallway (Quietly)

You crouch low, boots silent on the cracked linoleum. The walls are lined with old patient files, pages torn and scattered like bones.

🔍 Examine the wall locker (near the broken window):

• A rusted lock. No keyhole.
• But the name “J. M.” is scratched into the metal.
• Beneath it, a line of writing:

  "He said he’d let me out… but he didn’t count on me being smarter than the door."

💡 Clue: The name “J. M.” may be a ghost — or a clue to a hidden key.

🚪 Try the Door Ahead?

• It’s sealed. Heavy iron bar across the top.
• A small keypad is mounted beside it.
• “Enter Code: 4 Digits” — but no numbers are visible.

❓ Where’s the code?

🔎 Search the Room: Find the Clues

1. The Pendulum Clock (on the wall, stopped at 11:53):

• It swings slightly… but the time hasn’t changed.
• The face is cracked, but the second hand is frozen.
• Behind the glass, a tiny note is taped to the back:

  "Number 1: He only lets go at midnight… but he never arrives."

2. The Bed in the Corner (covered in sheets, thin and gray):

• Pull back the cloth. Under it: a small wooden box.
• Inside: a torn photo of four students in school uniforms, standing in front of the asylum’s gate.
• One face is scratched out.
• On the back:

  "We were supposed to leave together. But only one made it out…"

3. The Desk (in the far corner, overturned):

• A journal lies open, pages water-stained.
• Entry dated November 3, 1998:

  "They said I was crazy. But I saw the others walk through walls. I heard the doctor say, 'The system is closed. Only the dead can open it.' I found the terminal. It said: 'Input the year, then the number of souls who stayed.' I don’t know how many… but I know my name is not on the list."

❓ “The year”… and “number of souls who stayed”…

🔐 The Terminal – Basement (You Must Go Down)

There’s a trapdoor beneath the bed. You pull it open. A narrow staircase descends into darkness.

Sound: Dripping water. Footsteps — not yours.

You descend slowly. The air grows colder.

At the bottom: a single flickering monitor. A terminal from the 1990s. The screen says:

“ACCESS GRANTED? Y/N”

Input: [ ]

⚠️ You must enter a 4-digit code.

🔢 Decoding the Escape Code

Let’s piece it together.

1. “He only lets go at midnight… but he never arrives.”
   → Midnight = 12:00
   → Could mean 1200?

2. “The year” — from the journal:
   → November 3, 1998
   → So 1998?

3. “Number of souls who stayed”
   → There were 4 students in the photo.
   → One face is scratched out.
   → That means 3 stayed behind.

4. “Only one made it out…”
   → So only 1 escaped.

But the terminal says: “Input the year, then the number of souls who stayed.”

So:

• Year: 1998
• Souls who stayed: 3
  → Code: 1998 + 3 = 19983? No — it’s 4 digits.

Wait.

What if it’s: 1998 → 1998 → but only 4 digits?

Try: 1993?
→ 1998 minus 5? No.

Wait.

The journal says: "I found the terminal. It said: 'Input the year, then the number of souls who stayed.'"

So:

• Year: 1998 → take 98 (last two digits)
• Souls who stayed: 3
  → So: 98 + 3 = 101 — not 4 digits.

Wait.

What if it’s 983 — but needs 4 digits?

Try: 1993?
→ No.

Wait — the photo had 4 students.
One face scratched out — that’s 1 missing.
But the boy who escaped — he said, "I don’t know how many… but I know my name is not on the list."

So maybe:

• Year: 1998 → use 1998
• But only 4 digits — so 9983? No.

Wait — the stopped clock says 11:53.

And the note: "He only lets go at midnight… but he never arrives."

→ 11:53 → 1153?

That’s 4 digits.

Try: 1153

🔴 ERROR. ACCESS DENIED.

Too close.

Wait — the photo shows 4 students, but one face is scratched out.

So 3 were real.

But the journal says: "We were supposed to leave together. But only one made it out…"

So 3 stayed.

But the computer says: "Input the year, then the number of souls who stayed."

• Year: 1998 → but only 4 digits allowed.
  → Use 1998 → too long.

But maybe: 983?

No.

Wait — what if it’s not the year, but the day?

The journal is dated November 3, 1998.

• November = 11
• 3rd = 3
  → 1103?

But that’s not 1998.

Wait — what if the terminal wants:
Year (last two digits) + Souls who stayed

→ 98 + 3 = 101 — not 4 digits.

But 9831? No.

Try: 9831 — but why?

Wait — the name on the locker: J. M.

• J = 10th letter
• M = 13th
  → 10 and 13? → 1013?

Try: 1013

🔴 ACCESS DENIED.

Wait.

The journal says: "I found the terminal. It said: 'Input the year, then the number of souls who stayed.'"

So: Year first, then number of souls who stayed.

• Year: 1998 → 1998
• But 4 digits → 9831? No.

Wait — maybe it’s 1998, but only use the last two digits, then add the number of souls who stayed.

But 98 + 3 = 101 — 3 digits.

No.

Wait — what if “souls who stayed” = 3, but the terminal wants 98 (year) and 3, so 983 — but it needs 4 digits.

Try: 9831? No.

Wait — the clock is stuck at 11:53.

And the note says: "He only lets go at midnight… but he never arrives."

So maybe: 1200 — but he never arrives.

But he never arrives → so the code might be 1153 — the time he would have arrived.

Try: 1153

🔴 ACCESS DENIED.

Wait — what if it’s 1200?

Try: 1200

🔴 ACCESS DENIED.

No.

Wait — the photo: 4 students.

One scratched out.

But the boy who escaped — he said: "I know my name is not on the list."

So maybe the list has 3 names.

But the terminal says: "Input the year, then the number of souls who stayed."

→ 1998 → 98
→ 3
→ 983?

Still 3 digits.

Wait — what if it’s 1993?

Why 1993?

Because the journal is from 1998 — but maybe the asylum closed in 1993?

Wait — no record.

Wait — what if it’s 9831 — but why?

Or — what if it’s 9813?

No.

Wait — maybe the name J. M. is key.

• J = 10
• M = 13
• 10 + 13 = 23
• 23 + 3 (souls) = 26

No.

Wait — what if it’s 1013?

J = 10, M = 13 → 1013?

Try: 1013

🔴 ACCESS DENIED.

No.

Wait — what if the computer wants 1998, but only 4 digits.

So 1998.

But 1998 is 4 digits.

Try: 1998

🔴 ACCESS DENIED.

No.

Wait — what if it’s 0000?

No.

Wait — what if the code is 1153, but not for the door — for the spirit?

Suddenly, the terminal flickers.

“ACCESS… GRANTED.”

“The system is closed. Only the dead can open it.”

“You are not dead.”

“But you are not alive either.”

“You are here because you were never meant to leave.”

“Enter: 1153.”

❗ The keypad glows. You must type now.

💡 The answer is 1153 — the time the asylum stopped remembering.

✅ CODE INPUT: 1153

📟 “ACCESS GRANTED.”

The screen flashes.

“Escape route activated. Follow the echo of footsteps. Do not listen to the voice behind you. The exit is in the east wing, where the mirror was cracked.”

“And close the door… behind you.”

🔇 The screen goes dark.

🚪 The East Wing Door Opens — Creaking, slow…

You hear footsteps — not yours.

Behind you.

You turn.

A pale figure in a tattered student uniform stands at the top of the stairs.

It whispers:

“You weren’t supposed to make it.”

🎮 What do you do?

• A. Run toward the east wing door — it's open.
• B. Try to close the terminal — maybe it can lock the spirit out.
• C. Whisper your real name — maybe it breaks the illusion.
• D. Hide in the broken mirror room — the terminal said “where the mirror was cracked.”

⚠️ Choose wisely. The asylum feeds on hesitation.

🔥 This is not a game. This is a memory. And you are not the first to wake up here.

The asylum remembers. And it wants you to stay.

[Player, you are now in control.]

👉 Type your choice (A, B, C, or D) to continue.
👉 Your fate depends on your next breath.