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> Say, "I guess you oversold it a little," then leave the bus
"I guess you oversold it a little," you mutter under your breath. You stand up and walk out of the bus. Everyone else is off the bus, even the driver…
Sep 11, 2020
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> Say, "I guess you oversold it a little," then leave the bus
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> Imagine a floating city above the clouds, and look out the window to see if it materializes.
You imagine a bright shining city above the clouds. You hold the image of it in your mind, and try with all your might to bring it to life. You look out…
Sep 6, 2020
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> Imagine a floating city above the clouds, and look out the window to see if it materializes.
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> Say "My name is Simone. What's the Sprawl? Why am I here?"
You’re not sure who to address, or where to look. Your head aches where you’ve slept on it, and you just look down at your feet in your seat. You speak…
Sep 5, 2020
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> Say "My name is Simone. What's the Sprawl? Why am I here?"
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> Open my eyes
The world comes back as slowly as it left. The voices come back as you adjust to your surroundings. You’re on a bus, just waking up after falling asleep…
Sep 3, 2020
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> Open my eyes
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August 2020
> Close my eyes
The man continues speaking. “I checked, and while we have a majority of Observers with a strong, positive opinion of the subject, pretty much none of…
Aug 31, 2020
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> Close my eyes
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> You stare into the light without blinking, entranced by the luminescent abyss
The light blinds you, and you are infatuated with the way it is all-encompassing. You turn towards it, in awe of how it overwhelms your vision. You are…
Aug 31, 2020
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> You stare into the light without blinking, entranced by the luminescent abyss
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> Comfort the woman
You swim up to the woman, close enough to touch. She continues to sing her sad song. You slowly whisper "It's okay. I hear you." Nothing changes. You…
Aug 30, 2020
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> Approach the woman, cautiously
You swim closer to the woman, and look at her mouth as she sings. Her mouth seems to move with the song. You wonder if this is some sort of optical…
Aug 30, 2020
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> Swim to the woman
The pain of the wailing woman’s screams lifted, you take your hands from your ears and begin to swim back down through the water towards the statue. On…
Aug 30, 2020
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> Swim to the woman
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> Breathe in deep; allow the water to flow in your lungs and mind to silence
As you kick, you realize the surface is not in view. You begin to panic. It’s too late to go back and try to get out through the door now. You breath in…
Aug 30, 2020
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> Breathe in deep; allow the water to flow in your lungs and mind to silence
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> Swim up to get air
The air pouring out of you, you realize you don’t have much air left, and you’ve spent it all on that scream. You begin to kick your legs, swimming…
Aug 30, 2020
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> Swim up to get air
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> Scream
This is all too much. How long has it been? An hour? You woke up in that theater, with Alexi and Aliyah. Then you were out in the cold with the rhyming…
Aug 30, 2020
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> Scream
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