here's the setting.
it's a forest. it's also night time, and all animals, abnormally, are quiet. only the sound of moderate rainfall is heard, along with your own breathing. there's no clear path, but the trees aren't webbed together, so you begin walking forwards through the rainy dew. most of the rain is taken by the treetops, but every once in a while you feel a cold drop of water fall in your shoulder or head. as you continue walking forward, you begin to hear circus music. it's loud and distorted, as if it were being played on an overused, breaking record player. it's slower than normal, but somehow, the tempo feels faster than it should be. it sounds like something straight out of a nightmare. so you turn around. the circus music fades away, and you've returned to your beginning state: the very center of this forest. you notice a temperature drop, and realize that the circus you were about to approach was radiating widespread amounts of heat. you curiously walk in the opposite direction of the circus. the forest seems to get darker and darker as you proceed, until finally, you're barely able to see the trees in front of you. the rain appears to stop falling, or at least stop making noise, and the sound of your heartbeat becomes the only heard thing. the silence is eerie and somehow enveloping your mind and all thought process. you stop walking in fear of losing all five senses. you hear a shuffling through the forest, and immediately turn around and blindly run back to your center. the world gets brighter, the rain continues falling, and your senses are restored.
now, you don't know where to go, so you consider going one of the two ways that you haven't explored. except by looking into the distance, you notice one of them leads to a strong brick wall, and the other is completely unknown and has a mild 50-50 chance of being any benefit to you.
in which direction will you go?
the circus?
the darkness?
the wall?
or the unknown?
it's a forest. it's also night time, and all animals, abnormally, are quiet. only the sound of moderate rainfall is heard, along with your own breathing. there's no clear path, but the trees aren't webbed together, so you begin walking forwards through the rainy dew. most of the rain is taken by the treetops, but every once in a while you feel a cold drop of water fall in your shoulder or head. as you continue walking forward, you begin to hear circus music. it's loud and distorted, as if it were being played on an overused, breaking record player. it's slower than normal, but somehow, the tempo feels faster than it should be. it sounds like something straight out of a nightmare. so you turn around. the circus music fades away, and you've returned to your beginning state: the very center of this forest. you notice a temperature drop, and realize that the circus you were about to approach was radiating widespread amounts of heat. you curiously walk in the opposite direction of the circus. the forest seems to get darker and darker as you proceed, until finally, you're barely able to see the trees in front of you. the rain appears to stop falling, or at least stop making noise, and the sound of your heartbeat becomes the only heard thing. the silence is eerie and somehow enveloping your mind and all thought process. you stop walking in fear of losing all five senses. you hear a shuffling through the forest, and immediately turn around and blindly run back to your center. the world gets brighter, the rain continues falling, and your senses are restored.
now, you don't know where to go, so you consider going one of the two ways that you haven't explored. except by looking into the distance, you notice one of them leads to a strong brick wall, and the other is completely unknown and has a mild 50-50 chance of being any benefit to you.
in which direction will you go?
the circus?
the darkness?
the wall?
or the unknown?
Which direction would you choose?
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