Physical vs. Mental
Sara wakes to find herself lying on a cold concrete floor. The room, however, is getting warm. She brings herself to a sitting position, rubs the sleep from her eyes, and examines the room that she has been placed in. It was a very small rectangular room, approximately four by six feet. It is equipped with a closet-like branch which is where Sara now finds herself. Next to her sits a tape recorder. Sara picks up the tape recorder, opens it to find a tape, and decides to play it.
"Hello, Sara. Throughout your life you have made a nasty habit of mentally abusing everyone you know. What do you imagine the pain you cause others would feel like if it was physical? I can't imagine you would care, however, since you have carelessly driven at least one poor soul to suicide. Do me a favor and look into the room just in front of you."
Sara does so, and see's the room covered with a thick carpet of glass. To her left is a steel door with a timer on it that is set for two minutes. It hasn't started yet. To her right is a large brick oven that has been lit. There are several keys hanging on hooks above the fire.
"Your aim in this game is a simple one. Find the key and unlock the door before the timer hits zero. If you are unfortunate enough for that to happen, the door will be permanently locked, and this room will become your tomb. How much blood will you shed to stay alive Sara?"
Sara sets down the tape recorder and looks at the glass on the floor. It appears to be roughly three inches deep, and it looks like it was showered with water before she was placed here. She looks at the door and sees that the timer still hasn't started. Not seeing any alternative, Sara begins to walk through the glass, making her way to the brick oven. Here feet are instantly cut on the wet glass, and Sara cries out in pain.
She stands motionless when she reaches the oven. There are ten keys hanging there. By now they are almost red hot. Sara takes a deep breath, bracing herself, and plunges her hand into the oven and retrieves a key. She screams as her arm is engulfed in flames up to her elbow. Her arm is burned severely by the time she removes the key, however she has little time to give to her wounds. Behind her, she hears the timer in the door start counting down.
1:58
Sara begins crying as she turns around and makes her way through the broken glass to reach the door. She continues to cut her feet, and more blood flows, making the glass even slicker as she walks.
She finally reaches the door and sticks the key into the lock on the door, but nothing happens. Wrong key.
1:40
She drops the key to the ground and returns to the oven. She grabs another key, this time reaching in the other side of the oven. She burns her arm again and a piece of skin falls into the flames. Crying uncontrollably now, Sara makes her way back to the door. Once again she tries the key, and once again, it fails.
1:22
She drops the key as before, and makes the trip back to the oven. Her feet are in bad shape by now, both having deep lacerations, and bleeding heavily. She makes it to the oven. She reaches for another key, burning her arm again. Flesh is devoured by the flames this time. She makes her way back. Another unsuccessful attempt.
0:58
Sara hurries back to the oven now. Just before reaching it, she slips on the slick glass, landing on her hands and knees. Glass is lodged deep into her hands. She cries out as she removes the glass and picks herself up, determined to make it out alive. Her hands are now bleeding horribly, as well as her feet and her badly burned left arm. She finally makes it to the oven. Using her right arm, she reaches to the back of the oven, burning herself almost up to her shoulder. She continues to cry as she retrieves the key and make her way back to the door.
0:19
She reaches the door and strenuously puts the key in the lock. The timer stops at 0:14. Click. She hears the door unlock. She opens the door to find a note on the floor.
"Congratulation, Sara. Perhaps now you will not over estimate the power of your words and the pain you cause."