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DAY 1. TRAINWRECK

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Sinclair[133-898-0111]

  [6:13 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  HESTER

  Bro I just figured out something super fuckin trippy

  [6:13 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  ???

  Do tell

  [6:14 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Turn off yoru lights

  [6:14 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Come again

  [6:14 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Turn off all your lights

  Completely darken your whole room

  [6:14 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Why

  [6:14 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  BECAUSE

  YOUR ROOM WILL NOT BE DARK

  !$!$@!!!$)*(&*@!*$[]\:[:{}}"

  YOUVE GoT NO WINDOWS. NO EXIT. YOUR JUST IN A BOX.

  BUT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF

  IT ISNT DARK

  [6:16 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Hold on what the hell

  [6:16 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  HOW DOES THAT WORK!??!?!

  [6:16 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Are the walls glowing or something?

  That's super weird

  [6:17 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  I dont have a fraction of a fucking clue bro

  But there are definitely wizards behind these walls

  [6:17 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  They did have the technology to wipe our memories, so I guess anything is possible here

  [6:18 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  You know what would have been much cheaper and easier

  Do you have any idea what would have made more sense to light the rooms with other than glow in the dark walls

  [6:19 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  ?

  [6:19 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  FUCKING WINDOWS, HESTER

  THEY COULD HAVE ADDED SOME MFING WINDOWS

  [6:21 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Speaking of, where in the country even are we?

  [6:21 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Utah

  Idfk

  We could be in a bunker under the english channel forall i fucking know

  [6:21 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  What if we're in North Korea

  [6:22 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Those ALLERTS did seems like they were written by a kidnapped guy…,

  And all this food shit? Is there where it goes instead of to their people?

  AER WE IN THOSE EMPTY BUILDINGS THEY KEEP ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER???!

  AND IS OUR REWARD AT THE END FREEDOM??

  ARE WE WAR ORISONERS, HESTER??

  [6:22 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Cnn is talking about tiktok

  So probably not

  [6:22 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  ewyou watch cnn

  Gtfoh liberal

  [6:23 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  It was only the first news channel I ssaw

  [6:34 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  IT Was ONLH THE FIRST NWS CHANNEL IS AW

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Thiago Lastnameundisclosed[133-292-6026]

  [7:01 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Hey Thiago

  [7:06 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Thiago

  [7:10 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  THIAGO

  [7:11 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  If you’re going to say something unprompted then just fucking say it

  I have nothing to reply to when you haven’t fucking told me anything

  [7:11 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Turn off your lights

  [7:12 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  No

  [7:12 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Trust me just do it

  [7:14 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  How about you just tell me what that’s supposed to do and skip the drama

  [7:14 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  That’s less fun though

  Turn all of your lights off you won’t be disappointed

  [7:19 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  You have guaranteed that I will be disappointed just by saying that

  [7:19 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Stop being stubborn

  It's really cool and weird

  [7:21 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Then why are you pulling my teeth

  [7:21 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Because its better if you see it for yourself

  [7:26 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  I'm keeping my lamp on. Now what am I supposed to be looking at

  [7:26 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  TURN THE LAMP OFF

  [7:27 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  You are not making me turn the lamp off

  [7:27 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Yes I am

  [7:27 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Fuck off

  [7:27 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Not fucking off until you turn the lamp off

  [7:36 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Congratulations, you have achieved having me sit in dark room. Now what

  [7:36 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Don't you see how there's still light in the room

  [7:37 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Is that seriously was this is about

  Do you really think you're the first person to figure that out

  [7:37 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  No?

  [7:40 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Great job then

  You're an incredibly slow human being

  [7:41 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Thanks

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Jae Hamilton[133-239-0082]

  [8:11 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  The first big elimination is only a few hours away

  Will you be staying up to watch it

  [8:13 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  Like a sports event? No, probably not. I’ve been awake since 4 am

  [8:13 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  What if it’s you though

  What if it’s ME

  [8:13 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  I think my odds are solid

  I’m not fretting over a 0.007% chance I fall tonight

  [8:14 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  But everyone else has those same odds

  [8:14 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  That’s still a 99.993% it won’t be me

  [8:15 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  I suppose

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Sinclair[133-898-0111]

  [8:21 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Bro what the hell did you know we have a music cabinet

  [8:21 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  HUH?

  Elaborate I want the tunes

  [8:22 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  See that cabinet by your tv

  [8:22 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  The Cabinet is present yes

  [8:22 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Check the top

  [8:24 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Do you take me for a fool

  We’re you really so jealous I found that light thing first that you felt the need to taunt me

  [8:24 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  What

  [8:25 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  If so, hats off to you I was very excited there

  [8:25 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  No they’re in the small drawer below the movie shelves

  [8:25 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Tell me where they really are Hester

  Oh

  Oh there they are

  [8:25 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Yeah

  What albums do you have

  [8:26 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  I have no idea

  I don’t know who any of these bitches are

  I think it’s just a bunch of alternative boy bands or something

  Where’s a cd plater at

  [8:26 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Should be a radio by the dvd player

  [8:27 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Alright let’s see what these “bastille” characters are like

  This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.

  [8:27 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  I have a weird mix of country and rap music

  Like I have the Black Panther soundtrack and and 3 Chris Stapleton albums

  [8:36 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Holy s

  What the fuck

  This band

  [8:36 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Enjoying them?

  [8:38 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  This is

  What the Fuck

  Who’s the singer

  Dan Smith

  Yeah I’m going to be here all night don’t talk to me I won’t respond

  [8:38 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  You’re welcome

  [8:39 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Don’t get cocky I wouldkv found it at some point anyway

  [8:39 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  And I’m sure I would have found the lights thing anyway too

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Schofield, Kumari[133-732-0256]

  [8:44 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Hey did you know too that the whole room is glow in the dark or was I just really slow

  [8:46 P.M.] Schofield, Kumari

  


  Yes? I haven't had lights on for most of the day

  And you're using "or" wrong there. You can't say "Did you know about this or did I learn about it late" because those two statements in essence mean the same thing

  [8:46 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  I guess I was late

  And apparently not good at comprehending grammer

  [8:47 P.M.] Schofield, Kumari

  


  Grammar, with an A

  [8:47 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Our whole relationship the next few months is just gonna be you correcting my bad spelling

  [8:47 P.M.] Schofield, Kumari

  


  If it has to be

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Thiago Lastnameundisclosed[133-292-6026]

  [8:59 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  The first elimination is coming soon

  What do you thinks going to happen

  [9:09 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  I don't fucking know

  I think somebody will get eliminated

  [9:09 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Of coures

  But hwat kind of criteria do you think they're hiding to pick us off with

  [9:14 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Whatever it was the alert said about our activities during the day

  [9:14 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  What kind of activities would they be gauging on our first day though

  Something like how much TV we've watched? Or how much we've texted people?

  [9:20 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Probably one of those

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Jae Hamilton[133-239-0082]

  [9:19 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Have you wondered what the elimination criteria might be

  It's only the first day, I wonder what activities they're eyeing?

  [9:21 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  They also said the criteria is randomly selected

  And they also have enough of them to eliminate all of us

  So it may get really weird

  [9:21 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  But how weird

  Like how much toothpaste we used this morning?

  [9:22 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  Could be

  Can you even name 144 activities we could engage in

  [9:24 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  I'll think about it

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Schofield, Kumari[133-732-0256]

  [9:26 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  I've been talking to some other people about the eliminations

  What are your thoughts?

  [9:26 P.M.] Schofield, Kumari

  


  Thoughts about anything specific or broadly?

  [9:26 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Just in general

  Like what you think the criteria theyre tracking is

  [9:28 P.M.] Schofield, Kumari

  


  Error #14: you asked for thoughts broadly and then asked for something specific

  But yes, I have a few thoughts to provide concerning what the elimination will look like, though nothing even remotely conclusive because we haven't seen one yet and the alert was very vague

  First, there are any number of ways the criteria can be measured and how it can be used for elimination. The criteria could involve how much of one activity we engage in—like cooking with the stove or watching TV—or if we engage in a certain activity at all. Maybe we could be eliminated for being the only one to sleep past noon, or it could be for spending the most amount of time on your phone, or the least. I wonder if they could use both the "least" and "most" of the same variable as two different elimination criterias. This could certainly put more interest and strategy into the game as you would always want to keep yourself square in the middle.

  My main concern however is what happens if there's a tie in that scenario. Maybe the criteria is watching the least amount of movies, and two people haven't watched any. I wonder if that means either they both get eliminated, or there's a runoff and the two are matched against some other random criteria

  There are lots of ways this can be done, to put it shortly. We'll find out soon enough

  [9:32 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Yeah

  I guess we will

  Thank you for your big brain

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Thiago Lastnameundisclosed[133-292-6026]

  [9:34 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Have you talked to Kumari at all

  [9:38 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  No I dont know him

  [9:38 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Damn you should meet him

  The guys like a supergenius

  He has a whole running theory about the game he's been cooking up

  He seems like the perfect partner you'd want to go through the game with

  [9:43 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Great

  I;ll write his name so I know who to look for in my 140 UNKNOWN SENDERS

  [9:44 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Oh his number is 133-732-0256

  [9:55 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Great

  I'll do great things with it

  [9:57 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  I have no doubt

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Jae Hamilton[133-239-0082]

  [9:58 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  So according to someone else's theory, elimination criteria might either be whether we've done something the most or least of everyone or if we've done something at all

  Like if we've watched the most tv or if we're the only one to not brush our teeth

  [10:05 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  I guess that could kind of narrow it down

  [10:05 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  But I'm still confused on what they're going to pick one of us off for on the first day

  Like we've barely had time to do anything

  [10:21 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  Yeah

  Sorry I am very tired right nw

  You know, awake for 18 hours

  [10:21 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Oh yeah sorry

  I'll let you rest

  [10:23 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  I wonder if we could ask the system what the criteria is

  [10:23 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Would it respond?

  [10:25 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  No harm in checking

  Hey ALERT people, how are we going to be eliminated?

  [10:26 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Hm

  ALERT: CONTESTANTS ARE WONDERING WHAT THE ELIMINATION CRITERIA WILL BE

  [10:28 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  …

  Nope

  [10:29 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Not feeling chatty today I guess

  [10:30 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  ALERT I want to break down my wall and find the elimination criteria

  ALERT: ANY ATTEMPT TO FORCIBLY BREAK OUT OF YOUR ROOMS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. FAILURE TO ABIDE WILL MEAN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION FROM THE GAME.

  [10:30 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  Yeah thats whatI thotught

  Fuck you too

  [10:30 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Wow

  I didn't even know it did that

  [10:33 P.M.] Jae Hamilton

  


  Whatever goodnight

  [10:33 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Cya

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Sinclair[133-898-0111]

  [10:36 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Still jamming out to your Bastille album?

  [10:42 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  I'll take that as a yes

  [10:45 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Idiot I told you "dont message me i wont respond"

  [10:45 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  But you're responding now

  [10:46 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  No I'm not

  [10:46 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  K????

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Thiago Lastnameundisclosed[133-292-6026]

  [10:51 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Did you find the stash of CDs yet

  [10:53 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii have not

  [10:53 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Hint: it's in the top cabinet by the tv

  [10:54 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Wow llook at tjat I found cds in there just like you said

  [10:54 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  What albums do you have

  I have a bunch of stuff by Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton, Black Eyed Peas, Rise Against, and Johnny Cash

  It's a really bizarre selection

  [10:59 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Dead kennedys

  The julie ruin

  Sleater kinney

  Team dresch

  Eminem

  Enter shikari

  Destroy boys

  Bikini kill

  [11:00 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Huh

  That's charming

  And I've only heard of one of them

  [11:05 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Good for you

  Truly

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Schofield, Kumari[133-732-0256]

  [11:02 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Since you seem to have everything figured out

  What do you think we're supposed to do to stay occupied the whole five months

  [11:04 P.M.] Schofield, Kumari

  


  We'll figure things out as they come

  We always have each other

  Perhaps the overseers will leave behind extra activities for us every other day

  Or we could try requesting certain things with the sticky notes, if that counts

  [11:04 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Wait would that work?

  I didn't think about that

  Damn I wish I knew what I liked so I could ask for it

  [11:05 P.M.] Schofield, Kumari

  


  I wrote a request for something I saw in a TV ad

  I'll see if it works in the morning

  Until then, I need to get sleep for it to work

  [11:07 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Oh yeah it is getting pretty late

  But wait aren't you at least going to stay up for the elimination?

  [11:11 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Eh. Sleep well

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], UNKNOWN SENDER[133-786-2362]

  [11:16 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Hello there stranger

  Just checking in to see if you’re still awake

  [11:17 P.M.] UNKNOWN SENDER

  


  You caught me

  I am awake

  Though not for very longer

  [11:17 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Damn

  Everybody is falling asleep and the first elimination is just minutes away

  [11:17 P.M.] UNKNOWN SENDER

  


  Wait that’s tonight?

  Shit I must have misread the alert

  Know what? I'm missing it anyway, my eyes are barely hanging open right now

  [11:18 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Oh well

  See you tomorrow then

  My names Hester btw

  [11:18 P.M.] UNKNOWN SENDER

  


  Codie

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Sinclair[133-898-0111]

  [11:26 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  How many times have you replayed that album

  [11:33 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Were you even planning to stay up this late

  Theres just half an hour to go

  [11:39 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  Dude

  What are you still doing awake

  It is well past a respectable hour for this

  [11:39 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Now there's LESS than half an hour to go

  [11:41 P.M.] Sinclair

  


  GO TO BED

  STOP MESSAGING ME

  [11:41 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Fine

  But don't come whining to me if you get eliminated

  Me. Myself.[133-697-2324], Thiago Lastnameundisclosed[133-292-6026]

  [11:47 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Hows the night going

  Dying of anticipation?

  [11:50 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  .

  [11:50 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  ?

  [11:51 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Hester

  What the fuck are you doing

  [11:51 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  What do you mean

  [11:53 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  WHAT ARE YOU DOING

  WHY ARE YOU MESSAGING ME 50 TIMES AN HOUR

  [11:53 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Well I know you didn't miss the fact that we're gonna be here for a very long time

  I just noticed that talking to each other is really the only way to get through the months

  [11:56 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  There are 145 fucking people and yet I'm the target of all your message bombing

  This is not an indication that you're just "talking to people to pass the time" that tells me you're a fucking emotional train wreck desperate for attention

  [11:56 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  Well

  I just want to keep tabs on the people I already met because the elimination is in a few minutes

  [11:59 P.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  The elimination. Is that seriously what you're hung up on

  Did you read the alert

  You know they're not eliminating people until the second week

  [11:59 P.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  What

  [12:02 A.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  …

  I guess I'm an idiot then

  [12:03 A.M.] Thiago Lastnameundisclosed

  


  Jesus christ

  Go to fucking sleep

  [12:03 A.M.] Me. Myself.

  


  *sigh*

  Yup. Will do

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