CYOA Drabble arc: Evading the Noose
Evading the Noose: Company
A CYOA drabble
This is a ‘choose your own’ story of trial and punishment, set in the year 1800. Click here for the story’s beginning. For the previous chapter, click here.
Maria Massini’s a scoundrel, but joining is the best option from a very limited selection!
You grab her hand. Together you flee into the crowd. At first, you wonder what crazy idea has taken hold — surely you’ll both be caught and hanged!
But as you pass a stall that sells drapes, hands swipe you from within, and you are pulled from the street.
Moments later, you’re clambering into a concealed tunnel.
So, that’s how these crooks get around!
You stop to look at Maria. She’s a beautiful woman, but you sense great danger.
“So, why did you help?” you demand.
Continue.
This story featured one of Grim Flandango’s drabble-a-day words, ‘Swipe’, from (Ep. V) The Drabble Strikes Back!
