This is similar to the other 'build-a-story' games, but the goal is to get sidetracked as much as possible while holding some relevance to the last post (nothing completely random). For example:
Person 1: There once was a man who lived in a house on a hill. Person 2: There was a garden next to the house. Person 3: The vegetables in the garden were frequently stolen by rabbits. Person 4: The rabbits were shot by the police. Person 5: The police...
I'll start
There once was a man who went to the store to buy some chocolates.
The project was stopped due to an avalanche which killed the all the bears. The avalanche also wiped out half of the residents of the village. A mass burial/funeral/vigil was held on the following Saturday at the local petting zoo.