I was on my way back to campus one evening and I happened to walk past the familiar joke store all the college students raved about. My college was known for having some of the best pranksters in town to ever attend or graduate. It was basically a fraternityand
sorority sacred tradition to aim for being the ones behind the most epic prank of the year. The shop wasn't all that big and it wasn't a huge chain either. Just a local, one-in-a-million joke shop with a lot of laughter to offer. As I walked pastthis
notorious shop I glanced in the window and saw an odd game board that struck my fancy. Maybe it was because of the two, ominous red buttons or the fact that it had several of my favorite animé characters on the cover, but I decided to drop in
and take a closer look.
The bell rung as I entered the shop and I was immediately greeted by the shop workers with a can of silly spray and confetti to the face. Obviously it's a joke shop.
"Surprise bitch! Welcome to our humble abode!" One of my friends whom I met in my chemistry class worked here. She was spunky and out going and always managed to get herself into some kind of trouble. "My name's Cassy, but you already know that, and I'llbe
more than delighted to help you find exactly what you're looking for here at Patrick Piper's Pranksters' Paradise!"
Patrick Piper's Pranksters' Paradise, or P4 as the students called it, was splattered from wall to wall, celling to floor with wacky gadgets coming in all shapes and sizes. You name it, it's probably somewhere in this shop. This place has it all. Butmy
focus was that weird game board. I'd never seen it before in this shop, but then again I don't really make an effort to come in here all that often.
I'm not really into pranking or sororities - or social interaction - I'd rather curl up in bed and watch an animé marathon till the wee hours in the morning or till I couldn't go on without basic human needs like food, water, bathroom and sleep. Althoughdespite
all that, I don't live a very sedentary lifestyle, I'm actually quite active. I hold a lot of value in my ability to maintain a really nice six pack and the fact that I can best even the toughest guys on campus in a fight. I'm on the intercollegiatehorse
polo team, I frequently take mixed martial arts and krav maga classes and sometimes I'll hit up the rock climbing gym and archery (among other basic strength training) for fun.
I walked over to the window, pulling silly string out of my hair, and Cassy followed. "So, what brings you in today?" she asked.
"I saw something interesting in the window." I looked around at all the merchandize set up in the window.
"Oh yeah, today we're having a 50% off sale on all the items in this section of the store. Just some spring cleaning. Between you and me it's really just a way for us to clean out the shop's inventory before the new holiday themed shipment comes in."
I picked up the game board. It looked like some kind of what would you rather do anime theme game. "You know, I think this is the only game like this in the whole shop." Cassy recalled.
"What do you mean?" I questioned.
"Well, as I was loading a box of merchandize to bring to the front here, I found this alone on one of the shelves. I tried looking for another copy but there weren't any. Who ever buys that will be pretty special won't they?"
"Are you even sure this is for sale?"
"Of coarse it is! Why would it be in the back of the shop if it wasn't?"
She had a point. "How much for it?"
She smiled. "Thought you'd like it. Actually when I saw it I immediately thought of you, funny huh?"
"Sure."
I bought the game and headed out. When I got back to my dorm I made my way through the many piles of unclean clothes, random hangers and other useless items on the ground, placed the game on my bedside table and plopped myself down on my bed. I shouldprobably
start on my homework soon... It was about 8 o'clock on a friday night, there was most likely several parties going on at various locations. Most of my friends were out but I opted to do my homework instead. I'm a huge procrastinatorthough so
I really wasn't all that surprised when I woke up and the clock read 1:49 am. I fell asleep without doing any homework.
I sat up and sighed. I didn't feel like going back to sleep but I was still brain dead and lazy enough not to do my homework so I decided to open up my new game. It was a small blue rectangle with two red buttons in each top corner. Under each of thebuttons
were small card holders with turn dials. I took out the small cards and the directions. There were about 60 cards in the deck all with interesting scenarios written on them. On the front side of each card the scenario was written in English
and on the back was something written in Japanese. I figured it was just the translation and the game was probably made in Japan originally and later translated for other countries. But the fact I kind of brushed over, due to my sleepy brain, wasthat
I got the game at a local american shop, in a small town, from a company that doesn't outsource their products. I got everything set up with two piles of cards on either side of the buttons, and I read the directions.
What Would You Rather Do?
The rules are simple... Flip the switches on either end of the board and the questions will shuffle. Then, after reading each description, you must truthfully answer the question: what would you rather do? Once you have made your decision have a clearimage
of the circumstances surrounding the scenario in your mind and press the button it is paired with. Within 12 hours of hitting the button the scenario will become real for you.
**PLEASE NOTE: The scenarios are permanent and will become your new reality so if you are not completely prepared to take on the responsibility of your decision DO NOT ATTEMPT to imagine the circumstances surrounding the given scenarios or please AVOID
/PLAYING the game.**
I laughed, this was definitely a game from a joke shop. Although, how cool would it be if it were actually true. I pressed the dials down on either side of the board and the cards flipped randomly. When they stopped I read each one.
Would you rather:
Travel into the world of the last animé you watched...
Or...
Bring one fictional character - of your choice - from any story, tvt show, or movie into reality...
Well, to me the answer was quite obvious. The last show I watched was the first episode of attack on titan and I'm honestly totally fine not living in that world. But who would I bring into reality? There are so many options... Kirito from Sword Art Online,Harry
Potter, Hermione, Percy Jackson, Rin, Makoto, Souske, Haru! So many good choices... But then it hit me, my ultimate bæ. Levi Akerman from Attack on Titan. I pictured him as clearly as I possibly could in my head. I knew it was a long shot, justan
amusing gimmick to sell a product, but I let myself imagine it anyways. Levi coming into the real world... I wonder how his features would transfer over from a 2D drawing to a 3D person...
The last thing I remember was fantasizing about Levi and hitting the red button. My alarm went off blasting in the morning and I looked at the time. My room was now flooded with bright light and all I wanted to do was roll back under the covers. It was
/12 in the afternoon. What did I set my alarm for again? It took me a while to recall. Oh, SHIT. I had a study session for chemistry today at 1:00. I groggily shot out of bed and immediately tripped on my blankets and fell on the floor. I noticed the
/game board splattered across the floor too. I must have fallen asleep with it still in my bed. I left everything how it was though and rushed to get ready. By the time I was done it was 12:45. I rushed out the door and locked it behind me.