This is my first fanfiction. I started by writing a character story for a
Matrix role-playing game my friend was running. The game flopped, but the
character was so interesting that I had to write it out. I've written a
little bit of fiction before, but never for anyone else to see, so there
will be revisions as I realize what I wrote sounds worse than I intended it
too. :')
Some would say that this sounds a lot like the Matrix itself, but it seems to me that anyone who finds out about the matrix and is eventually removed would follow some basic events. For example, there is first contact, weird stuff, what is the matrix, oh that's the matrix, and finally running from agents and removal. Its what you put in to flesh out your character and make the story unique and not another NEO clone that is important! Thanks Draconious
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Awakening - Chapter 2- Chatroom Confessions
*Four months have passed since I first talked to her*, he mused. Shelley was taking a shower and James was watching her through the glazed glass doors. He had moved in with her about 3 weeks ago because she had a much nicer apartment than his small one in the suburbs. It also saved him a lot of money not to have to take the 45-minute commute in the morning. *I have spent most of my time with her since then. I wouldn't have believed that I could fall so completely in love so quickly.* James had always been a loner, but now that he felt what companionship felt like, he wasn't sure he ever wanted it to end.
After dating for about 2 months he had told her that she was very special to him. He had hesitated to use the "L" word, as he felt that that word was thrown around way too often in this society. She had understood what he meant and gave him a generous hug afterwards. That night, he spent the night at her place for the first time. They had a lot in common, they enjoyed the same things, and their personalities complimented each other's. Many of the guys at the office gave him trouble about dating her, though, asking for pictures and details about their love life. He just ignored them and by now they were beginning to stop.
There hadn't been a repeat of the incident where he had heard her say the confusing words, "The Matrix has you." What was the Matrix? Why did it sound so familiar? Other than a conspiracy website he had stumbled across a few months ago, he had no idea what it was. Something to do with Linear Mathematics and numbers, that much he understood. Why was it that the word Matrix made him have flashbacks of his dreams, which he always had trouble remembering during the day.
For awhile he thought that he was going insane. His dreams continued nightly, something that he had already explained to Shelley prior to their staying together. She was understanding and learned not to awake him before he awoke. (Last time that happened to him, he was confused for a few minutes as to who he was.) He finally came to the conclusion that something out there was not quite right. He felt as though there was something right around the corner, that he could almost find it, but it was just out of reach. The only thing that kept him remotely sane was Shelley. She was his ground.
After moving in, he had set up his computer system in the Living area of their apartment, where he would stay up late at night, trying to find more information on the "Matrix" or anything to do with stuff like his nightmares. He had never again found the website that had the article about the Matrix on it again. By the time he had thought to check the history on his computer at work, Technical had already purged its hard drive. He was searching on the computer again when Shelley came out of the shower. She was wearing one of the fluffy white bathrobes that he had bought for her. She sat on his lap to see what he was doing. He had found a web site with different web based chat rooms on it. Listed on it were various topics like aliens, Mp3 file sharing, the obligatory porn traders, and one room that caught his eye. It was entitled "The truth is out there."
"On the search for the Matrix again?" she asked teasingly. She understood why his dreams would drive him to find the source. The Matrix was his best lead so far. She had heard from him about her supposedly saying "The Matrix has you" which she most certainly didn't remember saying, but she did have to admit that hallucinations weren't out of the question. His dreams certainly were real enough. Occasionally, he spoke in his sleep, and what he said gave her nightmares.
Clicking on the chat room, he logged on as Ace301, and it opened to reveal several arguments including; alien abductions, whether there was a Roswell Cover-up, and which would win in a war, the Federation, or the Empire. After arguing that there was a cover-up in Roswell, that abductions did indeed happen, and that the Federation would win hands down with the use of the Genesis Device, the room began to slowly clear out.
One name had been quiet the entire time that James had been there. His "name" was Phoenix, and he was apparently a lurker, not saying much of anything. James was always creeped out by Lurkers, so he began to exit when, low and behold, the Phoenix spoke.
Phoenix: They are all so close, but yet so far away.
Ace301: Pardon me?
Phoenix: They see shadows lurking behind every corner, cover-ups behind every story, yet
they don't understand that the whole thing is a vast cover up.
Ace301: The illuminati???..
Phoenix: They are but part of the conspiracy, not the progenitors of it. Beneath every truth you hold
dear is a untruth of unbelievable scope.
Ace301: I understand..
Phoenix: The Matrix has you, James. It is up to you to free yourself.
Ace301: How do you know my name???
----Phoenix has logged off. (342095445)
Ace301: Phoenix???
James and Shelley looked at one another. Evidently someone else had heard of the Matrix, and he apparently knew James' name. James logged off the computer and went to bed.
TBC.
Some would say that this sounds a lot like the Matrix itself, but it seems to me that anyone who finds out about the matrix and is eventually removed would follow some basic events. For example, there is first contact, weird stuff, what is the matrix, oh that's the matrix, and finally running from agents and removal. Its what you put in to flesh out your character and make the story unique and not another NEO clone that is important! Thanks Draconious
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Awakening - Chapter 2- Chatroom Confessions
*Four months have passed since I first talked to her*, he mused. Shelley was taking a shower and James was watching her through the glazed glass doors. He had moved in with her about 3 weeks ago because she had a much nicer apartment than his small one in the suburbs. It also saved him a lot of money not to have to take the 45-minute commute in the morning. *I have spent most of my time with her since then. I wouldn't have believed that I could fall so completely in love so quickly.* James had always been a loner, but now that he felt what companionship felt like, he wasn't sure he ever wanted it to end.
After dating for about 2 months he had told her that she was very special to him. He had hesitated to use the "L" word, as he felt that that word was thrown around way too often in this society. She had understood what he meant and gave him a generous hug afterwards. That night, he spent the night at her place for the first time. They had a lot in common, they enjoyed the same things, and their personalities complimented each other's. Many of the guys at the office gave him trouble about dating her, though, asking for pictures and details about their love life. He just ignored them and by now they were beginning to stop.
There hadn't been a repeat of the incident where he had heard her say the confusing words, "The Matrix has you." What was the Matrix? Why did it sound so familiar? Other than a conspiracy website he had stumbled across a few months ago, he had no idea what it was. Something to do with Linear Mathematics and numbers, that much he understood. Why was it that the word Matrix made him have flashbacks of his dreams, which he always had trouble remembering during the day.
For awhile he thought that he was going insane. His dreams continued nightly, something that he had already explained to Shelley prior to their staying together. She was understanding and learned not to awake him before he awoke. (Last time that happened to him, he was confused for a few minutes as to who he was.) He finally came to the conclusion that something out there was not quite right. He felt as though there was something right around the corner, that he could almost find it, but it was just out of reach. The only thing that kept him remotely sane was Shelley. She was his ground.
After moving in, he had set up his computer system in the Living area of their apartment, where he would stay up late at night, trying to find more information on the "Matrix" or anything to do with stuff like his nightmares. He had never again found the website that had the article about the Matrix on it again. By the time he had thought to check the history on his computer at work, Technical had already purged its hard drive. He was searching on the computer again when Shelley came out of the shower. She was wearing one of the fluffy white bathrobes that he had bought for her. She sat on his lap to see what he was doing. He had found a web site with different web based chat rooms on it. Listed on it were various topics like aliens, Mp3 file sharing, the obligatory porn traders, and one room that caught his eye. It was entitled "The truth is out there."
"On the search for the Matrix again?" she asked teasingly. She understood why his dreams would drive him to find the source. The Matrix was his best lead so far. She had heard from him about her supposedly saying "The Matrix has you" which she most certainly didn't remember saying, but she did have to admit that hallucinations weren't out of the question. His dreams certainly were real enough. Occasionally, he spoke in his sleep, and what he said gave her nightmares.
Clicking on the chat room, he logged on as Ace301, and it opened to reveal several arguments including; alien abductions, whether there was a Roswell Cover-up, and which would win in a war, the Federation, or the Empire. After arguing that there was a cover-up in Roswell, that abductions did indeed happen, and that the Federation would win hands down with the use of the Genesis Device, the room began to slowly clear out.
One name had been quiet the entire time that James had been there. His "name" was Phoenix, and he was apparently a lurker, not saying much of anything. James was always creeped out by Lurkers, so he began to exit when, low and behold, the Phoenix spoke.
Phoenix: They are all so close, but yet so far away.
Ace301: Pardon me?
Phoenix: They see shadows lurking behind every corner, cover-ups behind every story, yet
they don't understand that the whole thing is a vast cover up.
Ace301: The illuminati???..
Phoenix: They are but part of the conspiracy, not the progenitors of it. Beneath every truth you hold
dear is a untruth of unbelievable scope.
Ace301: I understand..
Phoenix: The Matrix has you, James. It is up to you to free yourself.
Ace301: How do you know my name???
----Phoenix has logged off. (342095445)
Ace301: Phoenix???
James and Shelley looked at one another. Evidently someone else had heard of the Matrix, and he apparently knew James' name. James logged off the computer and went to bed.
TBC.