That’s right everyone, we’ve made it to the PENULTIMATE EPISODE! The decision Brank must make this time is far greater than any decision he has made before. Choose wisely!

A wave of sympathy washes over you. You cannot allow this injustice to continue against the beans, even if it means missing your test. You offer your apologies for eating the bean’s friends and offer to help it. The other bean that ran off leaves its hiding spot under an exposed tree root and asks you both to follow deeper into the woods.

As the three of you venture deeper into the forest, the light fades to darkness as the canopy becomes incredibly dense. You eventually come to an old shack bearing the usual signs of abandonment: Broken windows, missing door, dilapidated roof. You worry that the beans tricked you and have brought you here to cause you harm. Just then, one of them proceeds to enter the shack and flick the light switch, exposing a secret underground tunnel behind a shelf.

You follow the dark tunnel. You see a faint red glow ahead. You muster your courage and press on. You soon come to a balcony overlooking a massive subterranean bean farm. The beanstalks below appear miserable in the dry room and gloomy grey lighting - just enough to keep them alive but not enough to properly savour the sweetness of their sugars. A sudden violent noise startles you: You see below a farmer hitting the beanstalks to loosen the innocent little beans from their pods. You look closely. Have you seen this man before? You finally recognize him: It’s the shadowy content dealer from earlier today!

You start to plan how you want to free the beanstalks and their beans. You check your backpack for supplies and find you have…

  • A paperclip
  • A hammer (for opening eggs)
  • A juicebox

You quickly consider what you can do with these items. What should you do?

A: Use the paperclip to short a nearby exposed control panel

B: Sneak up behind the content dealer / farmer and hit him with the hammer

C: Drink your juice

HOW TO VOTE: NOW CLOSED

Leave a comment with your ranked preferences. For example, if you prefer option B the most, option A second, and option C the least, you would comment “B>A>C”

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  • pieguyOP
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    2 days ago

    Voting has closed! C is the Condorcet winner! The FINALE episode shall be posted shortly!

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      4 days ago

      Thank you for engaging with my content! Will Brank succeed in saving the beans? Will the evil content dealer / bean farmer prevail? Will Hank and Brenda forgive Brank for missing his test? You decide! Vote now!

      P.S.: My recent /c/news ban said that my post wasn’t “a news story”. While I do not wish to challenge the ban, which I believe to be wholly just, I do wish to challenge this reasoning: It is a news story, but it’s just not a very good one! I hope you can find it in your heart and left kidney to correct this injustice. Thank you.