Wednesday, July 10, 2013

What is this Tron?!

My brother always told me I should never leave the playstation on when I’m not using it. I now realize why.

                I was playing the new tomb raider. A very fast paced, adrenaline filled game. The graphics were so real, and everything was a challenge. I was doing my best as Laura Croft to get through each mission without dying. I played all the way into the night, I was hooked like a junkie. But soon my eyelids began to droop and I knew it was time for bed. So I saved the game, but in my dreary state I forgot to turn the playstation off and that’s when my troubles began.


                It was so cold, maybe the air conditioning was on full blast. I search around for my blanket, but instead I find wet sand. Immediately I shoot up into a sitting position. I’m on a beach and I have no idea how I got here. It’s dark and rainy and the sea is in a frenzy. I began to panic each breath coming faster than the last. I can feel my heartbeat practically bursting out of my chest. This isn’t right, why am I on a beach? How did I get on this beach. Soon everything starts to look suspiciously familiar. This isn’t just and ordinary beach, this is the Island from Tomb Raider. I stand up and begin to walk around. Everything is just like the game. But it can’t be..it has to be a dream.
                “Don’t move or I’ll shoot!” A female voice yells from behind me. I know that voice, it’s the same voice I’ve been hearing for the past couple days.
                “I’m sorry..I’m not here to hurt you! My boat crashed and I’ve drifted to shore.” I lie. I can hear her inching closer and closer to me. Laura puts the end of her gun against the back of my head.
“Do you think I’m stupid?! I know you’re lying.” She says with her famous british accent.
                “If I tell you the truth you’re not going to believe me, you’ll shoot me!” I can’t help but begin to cry. I don’t want to die in a video game, what if I don’t get another chance? Or a second life?
“Try me.” She says. I sigh, wiping a tear from my eye. She pushes the gun harder against my head.
“I said don’t move!” She yells. I cry out. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry!! Okay here’s the truth. I’m not from this world. This is all a video game. You’re a video game character!” I know after that I say it that she’s not going to believe me. She’s going to kill me right here and I’m not gonna come back for a second chance.
But she’s starts laughing. A long high pitched laugh that makes my eyes go wide.
“Well no shit Sherlock! I’m the Tomb Raider and this isn’t my first rodeo. I got sucked into this video game ages ago and I’ve been surviving ever since. I gotta say, I do like my new design though.” She lowers her gun and turns me around.
“Listen girl, I’ve been trying for years to get out of this game. I’m sorry to tell you this, but there is no way out. You’re trapped in this game with me.”
Instead of crying, I yell at the top of my lungs “WHAT THE FUCK?! THIS IS JUST LIKE TRON OR SOME SHIT!!?”

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