"Don't Ever Hold Back" First Act

Log 006

Subject 0024:

[grabs the door knob] [opens the door]

"This is not happening..."

"This is not happening..."

[rubs his eyes] [tries to calm down]

"This is happening..."

"I don't care anymore..."

[tries to accept his current situation]

(Whatever is happening,)

(I will find out...)

(Whichever is my true reality,)

(I will never hold back...)

[goes out of the toilet]

Dr. Lavender:

"Oh?" [gets a bit surprised]

"There you are..."

[sighs in relief] [clicks pen repeatedly]

"I thought you passed out..."

"So I had to go check on you, myself."

[stares at him in the eyes]

"Are you okay?"

"Does something bother you?"

[smiles at him]

Subject 0024:

"No ma'am... I mean... doctor..."

[smiles back at her]

"I was just... anxious... you know..."

[nods at her]

"But I'm actually ready now."

Dr. Lavender:

[stops clicking her pen]

"That's good then..."

[sighs in relief]

"So let me explain the procedure..."

"...again..."

"Is that fine with you?"

Subject 0024:

"Yes Dr. Fle..."

(OH shit...)

[immediately corrects himself]

"I mean... Dr. Lavender..."

[tries to cover up his mistake]

"Is Monday your Surname?"

Dr. Lavender:

"No..."

"Why do you ask?"

Subject 0024:

[looks around]

"Well...I...uh..."

[sees monitors everywhere]

"In television..."

[sees other subjects inside the Memo Pod]

"They don't put your surname..."

[sees other subjects still getting ready]

"Something... like uh... that."

Dr. Lavender:

[chuckles] "You're trying to hide something."

Subject 0024:

"W...What... no... I'm not..."

[breaks a sweat]

Dr. Lavender:

"You must've mistook me for another doctor."

"Don't think that I didn't notice~"

"It must've been a typo, right?"

[she grins at him] [sighs]

[enters Subject 0024's test room]

"Let's go. I have yet to explain the procedure..."

Subject 0024:

"Typo... Typographical error?"

"Like those from grammar and spelling..."

"Those kinds of mistakes, right?"

Dr. Lavender:

"You are thinking too much, Subject 0024."

[chuckles] "It's as if you are reading a script~"

Subject 0024:

(You're not wrong about that doctor...)

[laughs a bit] "Well... it's the Memo Pod..."

Dr. Lavender:

"So... let's settle down now and let me explain."

"Are you ready?" [she smiles at him]

"It's okay to take your time."

"Other test subjects are also taking theirs."

"Of course, it is anxiety-provoking."

"So I let them feel at ease."

Subject 0024:

[nods at her] "Please do explain again, doctor."

(This time, I'll listen to what she says so that I won't mess up.)

Dr. Lavender:

"I created the Memo Pods to cure the degenerative brain disease called Alzheimers."

"The one where people tend to forget things when they get old is a myth."

"It is atypical for a person to suddenly forget things,"

"but due to a lot of the elder demographics suffering from forgetfulness,"

"It's become widely known that forgetting things is very common."

Subject 0024:

"But it's not, right?"

Dr. Lavender:

"Yes," [nods back] "That's why I made curing the disease possible."

"However, with the new version of Memo Pod,"

"I would like to test it on an average person without any brain disorders."

"Meaning... you and all the test subjects here right now."

"Of course, you won't remember how the experiment will go."

"I don't want other companies to be able to mimic my progress."

"A lot of rich people want to by the patents for my work, but I can't let them."

"They also wouldn't understand anyway... so that's that."

"It just came like an inspiration... of sorts."

Subject 0024:

"I was very anxious when you didn't answer me properly a while back..."

"About the changes that will happen after the experiment..."

Dr. Lavender:

[puts hand to her pocket]

[starts clicking the pen repeatedly]

"I click my pen when I get anxious also..."

"The reason for why I didn't answer you properly was because..."

"...I don't know if the experiment would do nothing..."

"...but I was hoping that it would increase the brain functions..."

"Hopefully the latter..."

Subject 0024:

"What do you mean by brain functions?"

Dr. Lavender:

"It means that it would enhance your perception of things..."

"... your memory and learning..."

"... also your critical thinking and understanding..."

"... and lastly, the most important thing of them all..."

"... is that..."

"I was hoping that it would correct any mental disabilities for psychiatric patients."

Subject 0024:

[finally gets a better understanding]

"Okay... now I understand it better..."

"But..."

Dr. Lavender:

"But what, Subject 0024?"

Subject 0024:

"It's nothing... I was just overanalyzing..."

(I want to ask about this floating screen...)

(Should I ask about it?)

-Warning!-

Subject 0024:

[gets surprised by the pop up]

(It also doesn't want me to tell her, huh?)

(Fine... I won't tell her...)

"I think I'm ready doctor..."

Dr. Lavender:

"Okay... so..."

[signals him to get inside the pod]

"Let's do this, alright?"

"Once inside, wait for my voice."

"Lastly, don't panic..."

[goes back to the control room above]

Subject 0024:

[gets inside the pod]

"Don't ever hold back..."

"This time... I'm ready..."

Lab Personnel:

"We'll close the pod now... Subject 0024."

"Good luck." [nods at him]

Subject 0024:

"Thank you..." [nods back]

Lab Personnel:

[closes the pod]

"Subject 0024 is ready, doctor!"

Dr. Lavender:

"Thank you, I'll take it from here."

[switches attention to Subject 0024]

"Alright, Subject 0024, we'll begin the one minute countdown."

"This time, relax your thoughts..."

"Remember, none of what you'll perceive is real."

-Don't Listen To Her-

"Everything you'll perceive is an illusion..."

-She's Lying-

Subject 0024:

(Who the hell are you?)

[clenches his fists]

[tries to calm down]

-I Will Upgrade Your Menu-

-Do You Want To Find Out Who Bomb The Research Facility?-

-Do You Want To Know Who Killed Everyone Inside?-

Subject 0024:

(Is it her?)

(Is it Dr. Lavender?)

-You Need To Find Out On Your Own-

-Twenty Seconds-

Dr. Lavender:

"Subject 0024, the ten second countdown would begin shortly."

"Don't ever hold back, alright?"

"Countdown in T-minus... ten...

Subject 0024:

"Don't ever hold back..."

-It's Time For You To Make Your Choice-

-In Three-

-Two-

-One-

Subject 0024:

[finds self walking in a familiar street in the city]

[sees that the city is not yet destroyed]

-Upgrade Complete-

-You Now Have Now Gained Access To Your Current Location-

-You Can Now Use The Global Positioning System-

-Generating A Mini Map On The Lower Right Of Your Menu-

[it is a bit cloudly in the sky]

[it is busy street]

Subject 0024:

[sees his reflection on the glass wall of a building]

(I'm in my suit...)

[walks along the street slowly]

[tries to process his thoughts]

(Does this mean...?)

[checks the time and the date on his phone]

(This is yesterday... before I met the representative...)

End of Log 006