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Rated: E · Interactive · Action/Adventure · #2076503
Climb aboard the California Iron, a luxury cruise ship doomed to tragedy on a cold night.

Climb aboard the California Iron, a luxury cruise ship doomed to tragedy on a cold night.

This is an interactive story. Each chapter tells part of the story and often ends with multiple choices. Make a choice and move to the next chapter in your story. When you reach a chapter that hasn't been written yet, don't be shy... make an addition!
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"The ship was like no other; so grand.
No other ship had a chance to stand.

Six massive funnels stood high on deck,
With its powerful boilers close in check.

It was built for the best; the finest of its kind.
Passengers were delighted; not a fault they could find.

Nine hundred feet long and full of pride,
With the hull measuring three hundred wide.

Painted in white letters the name of this liner,
Nothing could truly be finer.

The letters were evenly spread,
R.M.S. California Iron it read. "
- From the Sinking of the California Iron by Nicholas De Kruif

This interactive story is based off a concept that I had created when I was in 7th grade from a drawing that evolved into a poem and a short novel. The novel was lost and so now I bring to you the story of the California Iron in interactive form so that I may tell the story once more from multiple perspectives. Any additions you wish to add to the story yourself are highly welcomed but will be subject to review as there are a few rules:

1. Keep it PG-13, no sexual content or over grotesque violence or gore
2. The events onboard take place July 27th-July 30th 1927, keep it within that time frame (flashbacks are allowed)
3. Keep things realistic
4. No kinks or fetishes
5. No, you can't "save the ship" it has to go down
6. Yes, people have to die. This is a drama, not a fairy tail with a happy ending.


Hand over your ticket and climb aboard! The year was 1924 and the esteemed Red Town Ship Lines has just unveiled their newest cruise ship, the R.M.S. California Iron, the pride of the Red Town fleet. She was the first and only ship of Red Town's new line of luxury ships, designed not for speed, but for the enjoyment of the ride! She has made several trips of her three years of service across the pacific with a clean record. But that is about to change as you, a passenger, aboard this luxurious beauty are about to experience. Take on the roles of several passengers as their experience the horror of the doomed ship.
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