Challenge AcceptedJack: I hope we made him angry. If not, we'll keep going, we have strength enough for ten puppeteers. Listen, do you think we can find useful things in the children's room? Task: Go through the unknown room in the night mode. Jack: Children's room... We can probably find some wounds here that we can rub salt into. Bad pictures drawn by him or the corner they stood him in when he killed his first animal. Jack runs up to one toy, then another, looking happy like a boy, muttering something and nodding approvingly. Jack: I don't know where to start! I'm dazzled! So many suppositions! You hear a heavy sigh through the noise. The Puppeteer: Don't waste your endless efforts, Jack. Jack: I haven't even started! The Puppeteer: Wonderful... Jack: It will get even better! The Puppeteer: You talk a lot but never listen. Not only do you underestimate your enemies, you also overestimate yourself. Two sins that lead to death by themselves intertwine in one person. Amusing. The Puppeteer: Did you really believe that your dancing around Ryan would deceive anyone? Talking at night with your back towards the camera… You are a born spy. Next time use Morse code and a flashlight under the blanket. Jack: You are putting up a bold front. You didn't know a thing! Why wait for so long then? The Puppeteer: Oh, I know what answer you'd like to hear. Very well, let's play if that's what you want. The Puppeteer: Yes, I was cultivating a dangerous virus in my laboratory. First stage – contamination of rats, second stage – mutation in rodent cells. Third stage – transmission of the mutated virus to humans. Fourth stage – death of everyone in the house. Hahaha. Jack: A confession! The Puppeteer: I didn't think I'd have to recommend that you look up the word "sarcasm" in the dictionary. I was bored. And you amuse me. A top-class harlequin. Jack: The devil is waiting for you in hell. With laughing gas. And pitchfork. The Puppeteer: You are not listening again. Try to redirect your ardour. In your enthusiastic monologue you said only one meaningful thing without noticing it. I never break my own rules. The Puppeteer: Although, it stopped being amusing after a while. Let's speed the things up. Ask that… what's his name? A surname… I had it on the tip of my tongue. Fairwall, maybe? Something like that, yes. Do you know him? Jack: You are lying! The Puppeteer: Ah, relatives. So troublesome, aren't they? But without them life wouldn't be full of dramatic turnarounds. The Puppeteer: Rats will receive the cure. But don't think you'll see it – there are more trustworthy people. Once rats recover, leave them in the hallway. A we've discovered, you are in capable of taking care of them. Brief pause. But just as Jack is about to say something, the Puppeteer interrupts him. The Puppeteer: And the last thing: never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Jim took upon himself more than he can endure. Jack is trying to yell something, but then a click is heard. The microphone has been switched off. The second party has ended the conversation. You completed Jack’s task. You received some points of freedom and some tokens Jack: Why would Jim throw sand in the wheels? That makes no sense. Sure, we fight from time to time, but he wouldn't do that to animals. |