Ash Carrying

Ezra never talked that much about his past, and you respected that and never prodded. Now he is dead and, as the person closest to him, you must perform his Ash Carrying. Return to the island you both grew up on, speak to three people who knew him when he was young, and travel to the highest point on the island to scatter his ashes to the wind. Will the stories you hear change how you feel about your partner? Would you rather not know what he didn't want you to know?

Ash Carrying is a short-ish Twine story about death, mourning, cultural traditions, and the relationship between storytelling, love, and identity. It's not as dry and maudlin as that makes it sound, though.

Features:

• Four whole characters to speak to.
• One and a half endings.
• Talk about philosophy and capitalism, or just make everyone mad at you and move on.
• A mild amount of roleplaying.
• Multiple opportunities to have panic attacks.
• A pervading sense of melancholy.
• Sounds including: bird chirps, indistinct talking, more bird chirps.

By Avery Campbell