Chapter 4

walking thought the castle style hallways. its lighted by lantern looking lights on the wall.

(singing) she's well acquainted with the touch of a velvet hand like a lizard on a window pane, the man in the crowd with the multi-colored mirrors on his hot male boots.....(end singing) you a fan of the Beatles,...a victim?


my name's...

that's just great, not important

..well i guess they're not bad. did you say something about tests?

tested, yes. why, not that a totally different question to which you haven't even come close to asking, i can see it in your eyes

...see it in my eyes. unless you have eyes in the back...

of my head? no, I'm not alien. you'll learn

whatever... you say. ill go with it at this point

given in have you? so soon, shame. now we'll have to feed you to the hungry cannibal kid in the basement

...what?!... your joking right?

that's the funny part, you'll never know

why is everything about this place so secretive?

well, if we all didn't have our dirty little secrets, where would we be? you will find out just exactly what you need to know... just... not yet.

Weasel pushes open an iron door and holds it for the victim to enter. slamming the door behind him he locks it from the outside.

good luck, let the game begin.

Weasel opens a peep hole and talks to the victim through it.

oh and remember не слушайте никого и Вас, wil находят ваш выход

wait! what did you say?

if there is one thing i hate, its repeating myself after i have just said what i mean to. told you that once before, you should have been listening. have fun!

but i don't understand what you said!

fading out due to walking away from the door, the victim is left in silence.

(singing) oh don't you know that happiness, is a warm gun. happiness is a warm gun....(end singing)

before the victim lies a hallway that leads to yet another hallway; a maze. all the walls look alike and there are no indications that can be seen anywhere to determine if he has been there before. all the walls are too high to climb, and hallways too wide to shimmy up.

are you fucking kidding me right now? its like i signed up for some sick fun house bullshit.

good evening. it is advised you watch your language, the Boss isn't one for such a foul mouth. i suggest you begin, because with each passing moment, the lights will begin to fade. good luck.

but Weasel told me that i wouldn't be needing the flashlight anymore

you shouldn't need it, but then again it might have been useful. Weasel has been known to make things for the victims a bit... harder. so there's your warning. now begin.

Don't Recall Writing This, Yet Here It Is

how long can one man
stand by means
of his own strength
before he caves
his legs buckle and
he begins to fall to
the dreary gray earth
on which he stands

quiet whispers can

be heard through

the overbearing noise

what is it they tell you

have they more to say

Four Legs and a Tail

i hate how they follow you around

i hate the way they smell

i hate all the sounds they make

i hate how you have to take care of them

i hate how they ruin your plan to leave the house

i hate how they leave hair everywhere

i hate how you have to pick up after them

i hate how you have to clean up after them

i hate how they lick you

i hate how they don't listen

i hate almost everything about them

i hate how they waste your money

i hate how they jump up on you

loyal companion, yes

worse than a kid, yes

worth it, once

Don't Let Me Down

Suicidal kings sit upon decomposing horses. Staring at their destroyed land delt by their own hand. Crumbling foundations lie beneath their castles, soon to be crushed under the lies within.

Blood queens lay in a bed of metal, hiding from their age. Rapped of their innocence and blamed for it.

Jesters endlessly star into the fire searching for an ounce of entertainment. Finding not but a smirk, they resort to shouting 'off with their heads!' while looking in a mirror.

Let Me Be

let me lay and listen

to the rain outside my window

i wish to hear it pelt the rooftop

and every leaf that lies in its way

falling from the heights above

let me drift to sleep

to its gentle rhythm

as the hours pass and

the night grows darker

cover me not

for i wish to feel

the cool breeze of moisture

upon my naked skin

wake me you shall not

for i slumber upon a dream

that i dare not shatter

Chapter 3.5

Boss.



yes Hammer...



the new victim has completed the first test. took a little longer than i guessed he would...but he's done. and now he is demanding that he talk to someone. says he's "dying of hunger". we'll see how long he lasts.



thank you for the update. inform Weasel.



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Scooter, hows that virus coming?



its coming, going to take some more work. you'll be able to have it within the next few days I'm thinking.



alright that works great. and make sure that its untraceable, wouldn't want to get caught.



of course.



alright keep up....



Weasel.



go ahead Hammer.



the victim has completed the first test and you are all clear to begin phase two.



alright good, thanks. let the fun begin. and Scooter, let me know when its complete.



that's a can do.



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is anybody out there? i read the briefing! and i got a few questions about things! anybody out there, please?! Weasel! i want to talk to you! um...Boss, can you hear me?! i want some answers!



you'll never be able to get answers if you first don't allow the other person to speak.



who is that?....answer me!



first off lets get one thing straight, you jump when WE tell you to, not the other way around. you're at the bottom of the pole, and shit rolls down hill, so get use to it. second, you were told to read the briefing......



which i did as much as i could, but it's in a different language past the first page, how am i supposed to read that?!



calm the FUCK down! you wanna interrupt me one more time and see what happens?....didn't think so. you will learn your place... as i was saying,... you were told to read the briefing and then you would be contacted when it was time. now it is time. can you handle staying calm or am i going to have to get the restraints? its up to you.



...I'm under control...



no use mumbling, people cant understand what you're saying so it does no good.



I'm under control.



good now we can move on. Hammer, unlock the victim's room....

copy that, have fun.

thanks. now if you would follow me... and take the flashlight out of you pocket, you wont be needing it anymore.



how'd you kn.....



follow me, and don't touch anything.

Chapter 3

Ace.

yes Boss?

what's the status on the charges?

they are not what we initially thought they might be. they are something far greater than what we anticipated.

Ace, i need you to pin point the location of where they might have gotten the charges. we need to know what it is we are looking at.

I'm all over it,.. you know that i can handle this.

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Hammer?

yeah Weasel?

i want full lock down on the new victim's room. and make sure the lights get turned off in...about 5 minutes. let the tests begin.

copy that. its in motion.... you remember being in the tests?

like it was yesterday. not too fond of those memories. but you see where they got us?

right you are.

without the tests we would be nothing more than the pathetic losers on the street... alright, i want an update on the victim every...lets say... every ten after the lights go out. and let the Boss know when the first stage of the tests is complete. got that?

copy that Weasel.

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Weasel.

Boss.

i need you in my office.

copy that Boss. I'm in the elevator as we speak. there in seconds.

Yes Boss.

you ever find out the name of the new victim?

that i did not, did you actually want to....

you and i both know that i already know everything about him. i cased him. brought him here. he's now your problem. a problem i know you can handle.

correct... the tests have been started, there is no say on how well he will do. how'd you pick this one out? what makes you think he will be better than the last one?

come now, you know rule number 2... that was a nice spiel, making rules up like that. did you practice that one?

did it come off rehearsed, like i can't make something up on the fly ha!, it shut him up didn't it, at least for the time being. and it may not be a rule but it is an unwritten code that we all go by, all but you, but its your job to know things so.....

you are correct about that. it is my job to know.... this one... i feel different about this one. last one was a flake. we could all see that. but this one... he's an ex-military man. relieved of his duties due to his home situation. damn shame. wife and daughter shot at gun point, didn't even see it coming. don't worry he's stable now, but not for long. keep me updated.

always. good talk.

oh and Weasel. you did put both the batteries and the light bulb in the room this time didn't you?

Boss, what do you take me for a....

...a weasel?

That was one time, and i called it, he was a fuck up and should have never been let in. and yes both are in the room, real question is where.