Stage 14

by White Hat

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I find myself spiraling ever closer to madness.

The walls… they taunt me. She taunts me.

I haven’t eaten in… a very long time. There were some beans or something, but I don’t have a can opener and am by now too weak to smash anything open.

I got over the motion sickness pretty quickly, but the dizziness still persists for hours.

Those who came before left me signs, messages… They were crazy. Maybe it was only one person. Doubly crazy, then.

I don’t know how long I’ve been down here.

Ha.

Down? Up? They have no meaning anymore. I’m freed of them. It doesn’t help.

She tells me I’m getting near the end… but she’s a liar.

I had a companion, once… but I murdered him. Or is that the crazy talking? If I can’t tell, does that make me insane?

These damn things chafe my calves. I can’t tell if they’re locked on or surgically bolted to the bone…

”... test requires exposure to uninsulated electrical parts that may be dangerous under certain conditions.”

What?

By now I should be used to this.

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 4.0 stars out of 5

  1. Stage 14

    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted 8 months ago

    wow, that’s really good. the character’s struggles through madness and torture are played out very well. but i wonder who did this to them…and why.
    LoA

  2. Stage 14

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 8 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Bizarre and intriguing, trying to see the underlying reality through the character’s doubts and insanity. Kind of made me think of ‘The Cube’, or one of its sequels or something.
    LoA

  3. Stage 14

    kraken's Buddy Icon kraken

    Posted 8 months ago

    Love the “Ha” and the “What?” The mystery is intriguing. Want more.

  4. Stage 14

    Leaky fountain pencil's Buddy Icon Leaky fountain pencil

    Posted 8 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Yeah, it definitely is too vague to be within most people’s capacity for getting references. I know I wouldn’t have got it if you hadn’t told me beforehand.

    Portal, people, Portal.

  5. Stage 14

    Shadman's Buddy Icon Shadman

    Posted 8 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I’m eating up the Portal reference, like cake. This really made my morning considering I was thinking of doing something like this last night myself, probably after seeing your icon. Keep up the goodness.

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