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Published:
2022-12-24
Completed:
2022-12-24
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Internal Calculus

Summary:

A classic choose your own adventure book, where you, Cauldron's sole surviving intern, must fulfil a lifelong dream of romancing the Number Man. Complete with over thirty endings.

Notes:

For Peri, who once said that there should be more Number Man X Reader stories in the fandom, and for Chartic, who helped bring this to life one Christmas Eve.

Chapter Text

  1.  

Much like every other day, you are rudely awakened at precisely six fifteen AM by an alarm that sounds like the dying gasps of Danny Devito. The final dredges of a perfect dream flee, leaving you mourning the loss of that ideal reality. 

Sighing, you remember that during your exploits, you may find some useful items, or come across helpful characters. If they are marked by BOLD CAPITALS then they can be used in the future, and are worth remembering. 

Likewise, if you take too many wrong turns, you might find your journey cut short. These endings are labelled with CAPITAL LETTERS. 

What a strange thing to think while in bed. 

 

You... 

Tap the alarm, ready to face the day – turn to chapter two. 

Hit the alarm so the damn thing shuts up – turn to chapter three. 

Snooze for five more minutes – turn to chapter four.