Choose Your Own
Nuthouse
Section 73
<>(Sean)On the way, you run past a sign for “THE PIT OF INSUFFERABLE MISERY” only two miles east, then again who would be that dumb? You run along the pristine beauty that was Lake Doomhole. Now it is more of a fiery lake of molten doom. Seriously, whose idea was it to come to this stupid place? You curse Zorlath’s name in your head, hoping Dave puts the ax where it belongs.
You run and run and run into the distance while all along the country side gets lighter and lighter until you are running on nothing, to nothing, from nothing. You come to a complete stop and look around. Everything is gone! All around you is white including the noise. All you hear is a gentle hum in the background. You spin around again trying to figure out which way is even up at this point and you come face to face with a large black man.
“Great.” You say under your breath.
“Yeeeessss… It is great that you have finally made it here Neo.”
“Excuse me?”
“My name is Morphius and I would like to talk to you about the MatrixR .”
“I’m sorry what?”
“The MatrixR, it is what is all around us. You will become the hero of this world. I will train you to use the rules of the MatrixR to your advantage. You will be able to see things before they happen. This training will make you smarter, faster, better. Then you will be able to free us from our oppressors.”
“Is this like the force?”
“The what? No it’s nothing like the force.”
“It sounds a lot like the force to me.”
“Look it’s not the force.”
“But I will be able to make myself a better champion through it right?”
“Yes…”
“And it will allow me to move things with my mind, right?”
“Yes…”
“AND I could probably tell other, weaker minded “programs” what I want them to do, right?”
“Yes, all of these and more…”
“So it’s the force”
“IT IS NOT THE FUCKIN FORCE!”
“I’m sorry did I hit a nerve?”
“This is the MatrixR ! We are fighting for our survival and freedom”
“So you are the rebels?”
“Look motherfucker, one more Star Warstm reference and I’m going to pistol whip you!”
“Hey it is NOT my fault that your story is just like one of the greatest stories of all times. I mean it’s ok if you have to ride on the coat tails, you’re not the first and I know that you will not be the last. It’s ok, but if you want my help you just have to say that this is all just a rip off and I will help you.”
“WHAT?!?”
“It’s a simple phrase” Morphius pulls out his gun; damn that is a big gun. “There is no need to get violent”
“Oh I think there is”
“Look can’t we work this out”
“I will give you a choice you can either take the blue pill or I can just shoot you dead right here and now. I will count to 3”
“Now that hardly a choice…”
“3”
“Ok, Ok I will take the blue pill. Geezz So much for “staying in wonderland”
“Just swallow the fucking pill!”