Zoe was the first to get in. That meant she was the first to get a glimpse at what the others were seeing now. The halls were lined with other beings. The farther you went down the more detailed they became. They were all in cages. She was even more terrified than before. Nobody was there to comfort her. She was alone. She heard the megaphone. Then the sound of sliding stone. She was beginning to think she would be in one of those cages before long. Then Hammie fell through. She ran to him but I ptrinity fell on her in the process. “Is Sue Okay?” She asked. “Hopefully.” Was the answer she got. They waited while hoping until they both fell down. Now, let’s resume. “These are the cages of people who failed me. Now don’t be like them. Okay? First we have a lesson on inconvenience. It’s probably unheard of for you, so I set up a test.” A pedestal with a savior button slid out. It was in the spotlight. “Now, this savior button will-“ Hammie pressed the savior button. “W- I didn’t even finish explaining and your first reaction is to press it?!” Hammie gladly nodded. Betty moved on. “Okay. Here’s a longer lesson in inconvenience for you. A portal below him dropped into what appeared to be and sounded like a desert. “I should probably explain what we’re doing first so you don’t end up like stupid square here.” The portal closed. “You are currently in the expanse. The expanse is full of fields. Fields are tests that teach you lessons, and give you rewards. You passed the first one, so this should be easy.” Zoe asked, “And what was that lesson?” “That life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, grey circle. Now I’ll let you figure this one out on your own.” Betty vanished into dust, or 2d dust for you sticklers out there. Zoe looked around. She was always the crafty type. She saw three things: a lock on a door, a key in front of it, and the cages. The door had a sign that said: ESCAPE REMIA. Buttercream walked towards the key. “No!” Zoe said. “Life isn’t just going to be handed to you. You have to work for it.” “Very well done. Now work.”, said Betty. Then Zoe noticed a series of grey buttons with a lever next to them. I’m not going to waste your time, so let’s just say the lever activated color in the room, revealing a game of Simon in essence. After that, again, not going to waste your time, so I’ll list it. 1. Rainbow color order puzzle 2. Dance dance revolution 3. Mario? 4. A game of chess 5. Rock Paper Scissors 6. Trivia 7. Chopsticks 8. Tetris 9. You get it, a lot of work. Then Hammie returned. He had a key in his hand. They used it to open the lock. It fit perfectly. They expected to get something other than a lesson but the next room seemed similar. “Again, Life is never convenient. But I’m not teaching you that next.”
