I dunno, I need to clear some stuff up, etcetera. I hope you all enjoy!
Well the next day was Sunday and I had forgotten that I had slept with Cody. Slept. With. Cody. Me. We got the money for being their "test subjects," as they promised, and Cody got a whole bunch of candy. I felt strange and rather disappointed at the game. A lot of the things in the game were much too vague. We ate breakfast and discussed and reviewed the game a little bit; both of us agreed that we had to get some answers.
We finished up and went out, not knowing exactly where we were going. It wasn't until later that one of us remembered where the building was. We went on our way to the giant building, both of us quietly thinking to ourselves. What Cody was thinking of, I'd never really know, but I reviewed what had happened during the game in my mind. I remember the empty feeling as if nothing around me existed. I should've known that it wasn't real... But I felt like my life could've been erased at any of those moments in time. I pushed the thought away and shivered at it.
Cody opened the door to the building in front of us. It looked like it could engulf anything that came towards it, like an ocean ready to drown anything that got in its way. We entered slowly, looking around as we pleased. The woman at the counter asked if we had any business here. We told her that we were two kids who had tested the game and had a few questions for the man who either hosted the game or created the game. She tried to reject us and push us out, but we wouldn't be leaving then.
Later, the man who hosted the game, as I can remember his face and voice, walked in, telling the woman to let us in. We followed him quickly, and sat down in his office. He inquired, "What brings you kids here? Shouldn't you be enjoying your Sunday?" I rolled my eyes, "You ruined our Saturday. We just came to ask a few questions, okay?" He nodded and obediently listened to our questions, scribbling them down as we spoke.
"First... The game almost didn't make sense. Explain to us the point of the game." Cody spoke next, "And, during in-game, there were moments that I felt a little dizzy or empty." So I wasn't the only one. He continued, "It was like the world disappeared and I felt like nothing..." I added on, "and like life could've been erased at any given moment..." He glared over at me and nodded. The man hesitated, but he spoke.
"The game was designed to test out what someone would do in any-such a situation. It is still being tested, and we are trying to make improvements to rules, etcetera, to make the game realistic, but there have been bugs and errors spotted as your group played," he gulped, "Yes, you remember those 'feelings' during play, and those were a serious risk. The game had almost crashed, making the huge risk of you guys being destroyed. This game is connected to the brain, you see..." Angered and surprised, I couldn't hold myself in, "You mean we could've died? We played this game with a dire risk?! Are you serious?!"
"Calm down. We found a way to fix the problem while it was still going, however, we still have to fix other major risks and the rules of the game. It was also supposed to be in the mindset of a killer who wants to torture children and eventually kill them all no matter their obedience to the rules. You know this, yes? Anyways, I've told you what I can. Ah, yes, the other point of the game was to test out the mental stability of you all. The results were already given to the creator."
"You bastards almost killed us!" Cody covered my mouth and apologized. "Don't apologize for me!" Cody nodded in disagreement and looked back over to the man. "Why did the creator need these results?"
"He's a neurologist. He is trying to study different minds and reactions and he has also checked up on your medical histories. That Mike kid is rather interesting." I rolled my eyes, uninterested. "Yeah, well, don't ever expect me to play another game like this again." The dude laughed and assured us that they wouldn't do such a thing. I doubted that, but I grabbed Cody and left the building. I just wanted to spend the rest of this Sunday with Cody, so I no longer thought of the dumb game and I went anywhere Cody wanted to go.