The Thing's I Saved For Later
Who are you?
Meanwhile the weather outside is very stormy. 🌩️
Lightning is striking all over the city. ⚡
Lightning strikes the top of the building that Sam's apartment is in.
Suddenly everything goes dark and power to Sam's apartment building is cut.
At the same time it generates an electric pulse that results in everyone accessing the wi-fi to get an electric shock. This includes the 4 friends in Apartment 304.
This opens up a portal that they travel into and their conscience merges with the avatars they are playing in the computer game.
Sam
Ouch - Did you just get shocked 😳 ⚡
Blake
Yes - I got shocked too. I think the electricity may have gone out.
Matt
I also got shocked. The storm outside must be pretty bad for us to get shocked and the electricity to go out.
Will???
I 4th a shockwave. What a moment for it to happen. Our team just passed the level 4 boss. It took us about 13 tries. I hope our game was saved before we got shocked out if it.
Sam
I'm sorry it takes so many tries with me on your team. I think I'm improving though.
Matt
*noticing something a bit strange*
Matt
(that sounds like Sam's words... but why is she trying to talk like a male)
Matt
*giggling* Sam - was that you who just talked?
Matt
You are always so funny.
Matt
I agree with you that you have improved.
Matt
Why are you trying to trick us with a man's voice?
Blake
Practice always makes someone better at a task. I've definitely been having fun playing with you guys. Even though we have to wait if we get killed more it's funner when we play as a team.
Blake
*Also thinking something is not quite right*
Blake
(I noticed something strange too)
Blake
I also noticed our voices are unfamiliar. Mine, in particular, sounds very girly.
Sam
I didn't notice - I thought it sounded like the characters in the game because we've been playing so long it's causing our ears to do funny things.
Will???
This is all a bit weird though.
Blake
*locating his mobile phone and turning on the light*
Blake
*Shining the torch light at the faces of his 4 friends*
Matt
Ok - Now I know something's messed up here.
Matt
Why am I looking at the faces of your game Avatars?
Sam
Matilda - is that you?
Sam
You are a boy? Why are you a boy?
Will???
Sam. You are also a male.
Will???
It seems we all look like the characters we've been playing in the game.
Sam
Looking around at all of your faces - I have to agree you are correct.
Sam
I can't seem to comprehend why though?
Sam
(Perhaps I am dreaming)
Blake
This is definitely out of this world. It's more probable that I am dreaming.
Blake
I have spent the entire night playing as the best character. I literally only just swapped to try out this girl one so Matty could have a turn playing him.
Blake
And now my voice and face have changed to look like her.
Matt
You only chose her because you thought she looked good. So you can relax knowing at this moment in time - according to your own judgement - you look cute.
The four friends are a bit confused but laugh at Matty's joke despite the tense situation.
Blake
Matty - That must be you! Always trying to find something funny in the most terrifying situations.
Will???
I'm also playing as a girl...
Will???
... and my voice sounds girly.
Will???
Does my face look like the girl character I was just playing?
Will???
*scans the faces of his three friends which have been dimly lit up in the mobile spotlight. Watches all 3 nod in agreement*
Will???
Well at least I chose my character for her strengths in the game. When you equip her properly and know how to play to her strengths some people say her survival and fighting skills are the best in the game.
Matt
I wonder what's happening right now!
Matt
I've tried over 15 of the different avatars this evening. But thanks to Blake's charitable act of letting me trial this character; I am currently looking like the character that's been voted as the best choice for beating the game.
Matt
Wouldn't it be amazing to go to a Comic-con or game event while we look like this?
Sam
We can all be living in hell and she'd still try to lighten the mood with a joke.
The four friends manage to laugh at each other again despite the uncertainty of their current circumstances.
Blake
So - what are we going to do while we look like this?
Sam
I'm not too sure? Is there anything we can do?
Will???
It's a bit hard to assess the situation when it's so dark.
Will???
Perhaps we should wait for the electricity to come back on and the lighting to be re-lit.
Matt
I agree. Perhaps we should stay sitting here together. At least until we can see clearly.
The three friends all agree to wait it out and continue talking together.
As the night wears on - they have all been at work, gathered for the games night, eaten well and were tipsy from sharing drinks at the get together. Now that they find themselves in such an unrealistic situation they realize that they ere all actually pretty tired.
Sam falls asleep first and eventually the others all also drift off to the land of nod.
The next morning when the four friends wake up from their game filled dreams they all look around at their surroundings and become even more confused. Once they process their thoughts a bit they realize that they are no longer in Sam's familiar apartment.
Sam
I don't mean to alarm any of you but I'm a bit scared...
Blake
I'm not exactly scared yet - but I'm definitely not comfortable with this situation. We look like different people?
Matt
I'm trying to find a suitable joke... but I'm failing to shine a light on it.
Will???
Does anybody recognise where exactly we are?
Matt
It's definitely NOT Sam's apartment.
Matt
I'm so hungry - what are we going to find for breakfast?
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