"P-p-please...." he started to plead before Mini-Lorenzo once again raised his right hand and snapped again.
*The scene shifted to the wide-open room where the final six participants were gathered for the VR headset challenge. Lorenzo immediately recognized the place and ran into Rock's square and tried desperately to grab him before the trapdoor opened. Unfortunately, he phased through and tripped out of the square while Mini-Lorenzo was able to grab onto Rock and plummeted to the ground with him as the snapping sound of bones breaking echoed in Lorenzo's ears as he watched their bodies go limp like jelly with bones sticking out at various points.*
*Despite the injuries, Mini-Lorenzo mustered the strength to snap his fingers one more time and the scene returned to the rooftop as Lorenzo collapsed in a heap openly weeping after reliving the trauma he'd experienced over his time during the experiment. After a while his cries softened, and he wiped away a few remaining tears before wiping his nose on his left shirt sleeve. Bringing it away he noticed blood mixed in it remembering that was where Mini-Lorenzo was perched during the flashbacks. Lorenzo quickly raced over to his child form and knelt next to the unmoving and contorted form of what was once him, now taking the form more so of a half-eaten pretzel, crimson red blood still slowly seeping from the corpse.*
"I think I get it now." he whispered quietly to the corpse with a small, sad smile.
"I'm never going to get back what I once was. All my actions here and what I've seen has forever robbed me of my innocence, my naivete, and my optimistic outlook on life. But that doesn’t mean I need to be afraid of this new me!" he continued his monologue as he slowly picked up the corpse and walked over to the still opened roof hatch as he peered in and saw the flames had reached that floor and were nearing the ladder that led up to the roof.
"Whatever happens now, whether I live, or die won't change anything. I won't ever get back what I've lost. But maybe that's for the best, maybe now with this experience I can finally start living my life and not be held down by trivial matters! Thank you for opening my eyes little one, I know now who I’ve become, and I accept that person with all of his flaws."
*Lorenzo gives a soft, gentle kiss to the undamaged side of the corpse’s forehead before dropping it down the open hatch into the awaiting flames.*
"Good bye old friend, rest easy." he says softly as he grabs the hatch and closes it with a loud thud sealing the burning corpse away from the outside world.
*The scene then shifts back to present day as Lorenzo calmly walks over to the chain hanging from the roof and looking down he gives a determined look before grasping it firmly and pulling it up to the roof. Delilah watches him with interest as he gathers the chain up and turns around with his back facing the ledge and steps backwards onto it. Setting his feet, he gives a determined look and nod to Delilah before stepping back and descending the wall in a slow and methodic rappelling motion. Once he reaches the bottom of the chain he looks back up and watches as Delilah cautiously grabs the chain and slowly follows him down the chain with her eyes shut tight. Looking down again, Lorenzo realizes that there wasn’t anyway to help them easily get down.*
‘Of course, this would be the way this was set up! They’re probably hoping we’ll all die and there won’t be any loose ends to worry about moving forward! Too bad for them I don’t plan on both of us dying here!’ he thought with conviction before looking up at Delilah knowing what he was about to do was the only option they had left.
"Delilah! I think there’s only one way down for us!" he calls out over the wind getting her to momentarily open her eyes and look down at him.
"Whatever happens, thank you for getting this far with me, I'll see you on the other side!" he calls out confusing her as he smiles sadly before letting go of the chain and falling to the ground below.
‘Here goes nothing!’ was the last thought going through his mind before everything went black as his body contacted something hard.
*THUD!*
*FIN*
(Hey Jo! Just wanted to say how fun it was to be a part of this season, and how much I personally enjoyed participating as you pushed me to be the most creative version of myself I ever had to be when it came to these challenges. Not only that but you’ve also pushed my critical thinking skills to the max, which is great for my line of work so thanks for that as well! I hope I’ve done enough to survive into the final part, but if not, I just wanted to write this little note for you to let you know that you’re doing a great job with these seasons and that we as players really enjoy the thrill and challenges presented to us! Also, you can feel free to use the last bit of my story for your write up of the next part to reveal the fates of Lorenzo and Delilah if you want to. Can’t wait to see what happens in the final part of the season! Thanks again for accepting me and giving me a chance to participate in this awesome subseason universe! Later! – PRAK)
Vaughan Prachniak
@therealTDjo
*Tape 14 Part 2 Story Submission Part 2*
"P-p-please...." he started to plead before Mini-Lorenzo once again raised his right hand and snapped again.
*The scene shifted to the wide-open room where the final six participants were gathered for the VR headset challenge. Lorenzo immediately recognized the place and ran into Rock's square and tried desperately to grab him before the trapdoor opened. Unfortunately, he phased through and tripped out of the square while Mini-Lorenzo was able to grab onto Rock and plummeted to the ground with him as the snapping sound of bones breaking echoed in Lorenzo's ears as he watched their bodies go limp like jelly with bones sticking out at various points.*
*Despite the injuries, Mini-Lorenzo mustered the strength to snap his fingers one more time and the scene returned to the rooftop as Lorenzo collapsed in a heap openly weeping after reliving the trauma he'd experienced over his time during the experiment. After a while his cries softened, and he wiped away a few remaining tears before wiping his nose on his left shirt sleeve. Bringing it away he noticed blood mixed in it remembering that was where Mini-Lorenzo was perched during the flashbacks. Lorenzo quickly raced over to his child form and knelt next to the unmoving and contorted form of what was once him, now taking the form more so of a half-eaten pretzel, crimson red blood still slowly seeping from the corpse.*
"I think I get it now." he whispered quietly to the corpse with a small, sad smile.
"I'm never going to get back what I once was. All my actions here and what I've seen has forever robbed me of my innocence, my naivete, and my optimistic outlook on life. But that doesn’t mean I need to be afraid of this new me!" he continued his monologue as he slowly picked up the corpse and walked over to the still opened roof hatch as he peered in and saw the flames had reached that floor and were nearing the ladder that led up to the roof.
"Whatever happens now, whether I live, or die won't change anything. I won't ever get back what I've lost. But maybe that's for the best, maybe now with this experience I can finally start living my life and not be held down by trivial matters! Thank you for opening my eyes little one, I know now who I’ve become, and I accept that person with all of his flaws."
*Lorenzo gives a soft, gentle kiss to the undamaged side of the corpse’s forehead before dropping it down the open hatch into the awaiting flames.*
"Good bye old friend, rest easy." he says softly as he grabs the hatch and closes it with a loud thud sealing the burning corpse away from the outside world.
*The scene then shifts back to present day as Lorenzo calmly walks over to the chain hanging from the roof and looking down he gives a determined look before grasping it firmly and pulling it up to the roof. Delilah watches him with interest as he gathers the chain up and turns around with his back facing the ledge and steps backwards onto it. Setting his feet, he gives a determined look and nod to Delilah before stepping back and descending the wall in a slow and methodic rappelling motion. Once he reaches the bottom of the chain he looks back up and watches as Delilah cautiously grabs the chain and slowly follows him down the chain with her eyes shut tight. Looking down again, Lorenzo realizes that there wasn’t anyway to help them easily get down.*
‘Of course, this would be the way this was set up! They’re probably hoping we’ll all die and there won’t be any loose ends to worry about moving forward! Too bad for them I don’t plan on both of us dying here!’ he thought with conviction before looking up at Delilah knowing what he was about to do was the only option they had left.
"Delilah! I think there’s only one way down for us!" he calls out over the wind getting her to momentarily open her eyes and look down at him.
"Whatever happens, thank you for getting this far with me, I'll see you on the other side!" he calls out confusing her as he smiles sadly before letting go of the chain and falling to the ground below.
‘Here goes nothing!’ was the last thought going through his mind before everything went black as his body contacted something hard.
*THUD!*
*FIN*
(Hey Jo! Just wanted to say how fun it was to be a part of this season, and how much I personally enjoyed participating as you pushed me to be the most creative version of myself I ever had to be when it came to these challenges. Not only that but you’ve also pushed my critical thinking skills to the max, which is great for my line of work so thanks for that as well! I hope I’ve done enough to survive into the final part, but if not, I just wanted to write this little note for you to let you know that you’re doing a great job with these seasons and that we as players really enjoy the thrill and challenges presented to us! Also, you can feel free to use the last bit of my story for your write up of the next part to reveal the fates of Lorenzo and Delilah if you want to. Can’t wait to see what happens in the final part of the season! Thanks again for accepting me and giving me a chance to participate in this awesome subseason universe! Later! – PRAK)
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