Tony Manblast Lover's Day Special

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/1.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white))NEW YORK CITY, 1993 The hustling and bustling city that makes and breaks people Currently sobbing in a dumpster is Tony Manblast, the hit HI-NRG Italo Disco musician who had it all and lost it all. Yes, it was not always like this... [[CONTINUE->2]] (set: $grieving to 0)

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/3.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white))TOUR OF LOVE 1983 Ten years ago, the infamous moment that defined a generation. Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the grim news of what happened on that night. Nationally broadcasted to TVs across all of the USA, Tony Manblast was to perform his biggest chart topper hit song at the time, "Lover's Delight" [[CONTINUE->3]]

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/4.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white)) The strap holding Tony Manblast's happily married keytar wife, Cheryl, snapped loose. She plummeted to the ground, snapping in half. The energy of the concert whisped away, and shock slowly morphed into grief. Some credit this as the single moment that killed disco. [[CONTINUE->4]]

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/5.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white)) Without his other half, Tony Manblast was left less than half the man he once was. He knew that no synthesizer on earth could truly replace her. Tony Manblast spends the next decade of his life creating yearning disco dirges, as that was all he could do to cope. In this time creates many hits such as "Pardon My Dreams" and "I'm In Love With Heaven" but inevitably falls out of favor as he fails to stay on the pulse of the trends. So alas, Tony Manblast now lives in a dumpster, grieving eternally. [[CONTINUE->5]]

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/1.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white)) CHOOSE WHAT TONY MANBLAST DOES: [[LIE FACE DOWN, GRIEVING->grieving]] [[LURCH OUT OF DUMPSTER->6]]

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/2.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white)) Tony Manblast lies face down, grieving vehemently. Truly this is sad. (set: $grieving to $grieving + 1) [[CONTINUE->5]]

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/6.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white)) After lying face down and grieving $grieving times, Tony Manblast musters the will to lurch out of the dumpster. Even with his sunglasses on, the sunlight burns his shitty cave dweller eyes. Nearby is a bus stop. On the bench, a young woman waits for her ride. But there is a familiar sound from her walkman... The octave bass, the lead synths that set your heart on fire... She is listening to none other than Tony Manblast's debut album "What Lovers Do." CHOOSE WHAT TONY MANBLAST DOES: [[LIE FACE DOWN, GRIEVING->grieving]] [[TALK TO THE WOMAN->7]]

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/7.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white)) Tony Manblast stammers over with his atrophied legs and says, "Excuse me ma'am, I couldn't help but notice the mesmerizing and beautiful sounds of Italo Disco! You love and feel the beautiful rhythm when listening to it and use it to dance, yes?" She responds, "Oh uh, no, not really. The cassette was a Valentine's Day gift. This guy I've been dating and I like to make fun of cheesy old garbage like this musician named Tony Manblast. Who are you anyways? You smell bad." "Italo Disco cheesy old garbage?!? You break my heart!!! Italo Disco is music's lovers' only genre! Everyone can enjoy it and feel the hi-NRG groove. One thing you got right is it is perfect music for Lovers' Day. If you truly believe it is garbage, why do you listen to it!?!?" "Hmmm, you've got a point. The lyrics are uninspired and the instrumentals are repetitive, but there's something undeniably catchy about this type of music. I think there's something about hearing a guy scream about how his heart is on fire that really captures me. It's sort of like watching a train wreck." "Yes, and so the veil of irony reveals itself to be nothing more than a thin veneer!!! It is apparent from miles away that you are a true lover in every sense of the word, by my own working definition developed through years of hands on experience." "And what would that definition be?" she says, quickly losing interest in continuing this conversation. "A true lover, as defined myself, is someone with zero expectations of reality." "I don't really understand what you mean, but the bus is here so goodbye. Have a nice Valentine's Day, and take a shower or something." "Ma'am before you leave, I would like you to know that whatever level of sincerity your desire to listen to Italo Disco music operates on, it has made my day to see it be enjoyed in any such capacity. Always rock out." She smiles, and leaves. CHOOSE WHAT TONY MANBLAST DOES: [[LOVERS' DAY EPIPHANY->8]] [[RETURN TO DUMPSTER->9]]

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/8.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white)) And so as the bus drove away, Tony Manblast continued to ponder on the true nature of true lovers and where the zest of life originates from. Enduring the persistent pain of reality failing to meet his expectations was worth it because the whole time, the zest of life were those lofty visions of what fate may have in store. "This Lovers' Day, I think I'm going to try to find a new wife. Maybe this one could be a microphone or an arpeggiator." he says to himself. FIN

</style> <img src=https://blast-harbour.neocities.org/twine/1.png> </div> (enchant:?page,(text-colour:purple)+(background:white)) Returning to the dumpster, what little will to live Tony Manblast had left was smothered by the sneering remarks of the youth. FIN