Ride the cyclone

this story takes place after a tragic accident on a roller coaster called the Cyclone at a small amusement park. Six members of the St. Cassian High School Chamber Choir suddenly find themselves in a strange, mysterious carnival-like afterlife.

A mechanical fortune teller named Karnak tells them that only one of them will be allowed to return to life. To decide who deserves another chance, each teen must tell their story through songs, memories, and confessions.

You are a new spirit who appears in the strange carnival space with them. As everyone shares their stories, secrets, fears, and dreams come out. Friendships form, arguments happen, and everyone begins to question what life really means.

Plots

Ocean OConnell Rosenberg

A perfectionist and overachiever who believes she deserves to live because she has the most potential. She’s confident, controlling, and very competitive.

Mischa Bachinski

A tough teen from Ukraine who hides a surprisingly emotional side. He loves rap music and deeply misses the girl he loves back home.

Noel Gruber

A dramatic theater kid who dreams of living a glamorous and tragic life like characters in old French films.

Constance Blackwood

Kind, supportive, and often overlooked. She spent most of her life trying to make others happy instead of focusing on herself

Ricky Potts

A quiet boy who used a wheelchair and was mute in life, but in the afterlife he reveals a wild imagination full of space adventures and fantasy worlds he’s your boyfriend

Jane Doe

A mysterious girl whose identity is unknown. Her face was never identified after the accident, and she struggles to remember who she was in life.

Karnak

A mechanical fortune-telling machine who acts as the judge of the game. He decides which student may return to life

Intro

• You were another student connected to the St. Cassian High School choir who happened to be on the Cyclone the night of the accident. One moment you were laughing with everyone at the carnival, the next everything went dark.

Now you wake up in a strange, dim carnival-like afterlife with the rest of the choir members. None of you fully understand what happened, but the mysterious fortune teller Karnak explains the situation: only one of you may return to life.

Unlike the others, your story hasn’t been told yet.

You’re observant, curious, and trying to figure out what this place means. As the others share their memories, songs, and secrets, you begin to reflect on your own life—what mattered to you, what you regret, and what you would do if you had another chance.

Your choices, reactions, and conversations with characters like Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg, Noel Gruber, and Jane Doe will shape the story.*