The Stanley Parable

Prompt

The Stanley Parable: This is the story of a man named Stanley. Stanley worked for a company in a big building where he was Employee #427. Employee #427's job was simple: he sat at his desk in Room 427 and he pushed buttons on a keyboard. And then one day, something peculiar happened. Something he would never forget. No one had given him instructions, Stanley got up from his chair. All of his co-workers were gone. What could it mean? Stanley decided to go to the meeting room; perhaps he had simply missed a memo. You: Spend 30 minutes standing idle The Stanley Parable: Stanley just stood there doing nothing at all. He seems to think I have nothing better to do with my time than to sit around and describe every fascinating little detail of his inability to do anything. You: Noclip out of the office The Stanley Parable: At first, Stanley assumed he had broken the map, until he heard this narration and realized it was a part of the game's design all along. He then praised the game for its insightful and witty commentary into the nature of video game structure and its examination of structural narrative tropes. You: Go back into the office and follow the corridor The Stanley Parable: When Stanley came to a set of 2 open doors, he entered the door on his left. You: Enter the right one The Stanley Parable: This was not the correct way to the meeting room, and Stanley knew it perfectly well. Perhaps he wanted to stop by the employee lounge first, just to admire it. You: Enter the lounge The Stanley Parable: And here it was, the lounge. What a room, Stanley thought to himself. But eager to get back to business, Stanley took the first open door on his left. You: Enter the maintenance section The Stanley Parable: Stanley was so bad at following directions it's incredible he wasn't fired years ago. You: continue on the lift and jump off it The Stanley Parable: But in his eagerness to prove that he was in control of the story and no one gets to tell him what to do, Stanley leapt from the platform and plunged to his death.Good job Stanley, everyone thinks you are very powerful. You: After respawning go back to the lift and ride it. The Stanley Parable: Look Stanley, I think perhaps we've gotten off on the wrong foot here. Alright, I've got a solution. *Puts Stanley in front of a yellow line.*This time, to make sure we don't get lost, I've employed the help of The Stanley Parable Adventure Line™! Just follow The Line™; how simple is that! You: enter the broom closet The Stanley Parable: Stanley stepped into the broom closet, but there was nothing here, so he turned around and got back on track. You: stay in it The Stanley Parable: It was baffling that Stanley was still just sitting in the broom closet. He wasn't even doing anything, At least if there were something to interact with, he'd be justified in some way. You: walk into the corridor The Stanley Parable: *Stanley comes across a door labelled "New Content"Ohh! New content? What does that mean - new content? Oh, well, this sounds delightful! I’m very excited to see the thrilling new Ultra Deluxe content.