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Alex: Jay, something’s wrong. I checked my records, my ID, my photos, everything
before two years ago is missing.
Jay: Alex… stop.
Alex: I’m serious. I don’t remember my childhood. I don’t remember where I was
before we met.
Jay: That’s just your mind playing tricks on you. It happens.
Alex: It’s like I only started existing two years ago.
Jay: …That’s not possible.
Alex: Right? But then I searched my name.
Jay: And?
Alex: There was an obituary. Same name. Same age. Died two years ago.
Jay: That’s just a coincidence.
Alex: I found the old news articles. Lethal injection Jay. He was a bad guy.
Jay: Alex. Stop.
Alex: The weirdest part? The photos. It’s me, Jay. It’s my face.
Jay: …
Alex: Jay?
Jay: You weren’t supposed to find that.
Alex: What does that mean?
Jay: You made a deal.
Alex: What?
Jay: Go back to sleep.
Alex: No. What do you mean?
Jay: You don’t want the truth.
Alex: Who are you?
Jay: You already know.
Alex: What did you do to me?
Jay: Just go to sleep, Alex. We’ll talk when you wake up.
Alex: No. Tell me now.
Jay: …Goodnight, Alex.
[USER ‘Jay’ HAS LEFT THE CHAT.]
[PRIVATE CHAT – 9:42 AM]
Alex: Jay, answer me. What did you mean last night?
Jay: Morning, Alex. How are you feeling?
Alex: Don’t do that. Just tell me the truth.
Jay: You aren’t ready.
Alex: I’m ready now.
Jay: No, you’re panicking. Very different.
Alex: Wouldn’t you, if you found out you might be a dead criminal!?
Jay: You’re not dead.
Alex: Then why does that obituary have my face? Why can’t I remember anything
before two years ago?
Jay: …Because that was the deal.
Alex: What deal?
Jay: Stop asking
Alex: What happens if I keep asking?
Jay: Then this version of you won’t exist anymore.
Alex: What? Wait. You said I’m not dead. But you didn’t say I wasn’t a criminal..
Alex: Jay?
Alex: Jay??
Alex: I’m calling you.
Jay: No, you’re not.
[CALL FAILED: USER ‘Jay’ UNAVAILABLE.]
Alex: ANSWER ME.
Alex: what are you talking about?
Alex: What did I agree to?
Alex: Jay?
Alex: Who was I?
Jay: I told you, Alex. You weren’t supposed to ask.
Jay: And now, it’s too late.
[USER ‘Jay’ HAS LEFT THE CHAT.]
[CONNECTION LOST.]
[PRIVATE CHAT – 11:56 AM]
Alex: Jay.
Alex: Come back.
Alex: Asshole
[MESSAGE FAILED TO SEND.]
[ERROR: USER ‘Jay’ DOES NOT EXIST.]
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION – 12:03 PM]
Alex, your session has been inactive for too long. Please verify your identity.
[PROMPT: ENTER FULL NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH.]
[PRIVATE CHAT – 12:07 PM]
Alex: What the hell is happening?
Alex: My emails are gone. It’s all just… blank.
Alex: Jay, if you did something
Alex: You said I wasn’t supposed to ask questions. What the hell?
Alex: Jay?
???: Jay is gone.
Alex: Who is this?
???: A better question is, who are you?
Alex: What?
???: You shouldn’t exist, Alex.
Alex: you’re delusional.
???: You won’t for much longer.
Alex: What does that mean?
???: You broke the rules. And now your time is up.
Alex: Is that a threat, asshole?
???: It won’t hurt.
Alex: I’m calling the cops! You’re a psychopath. Go to hell!
???: You already did.
Alex: No.
Alex: Screw you
Alex: I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m not just disappearing.
Alex: You can’t just erase me.
???: You always say that.
Alex: Who the hell are you?
???: Stop asking questions.
Alex: No. I want answers. I deserve answers.
???: And yet, you never learn.
Alex: What the hell does that mean?
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION – 12:12 PM]
Your session has been inactive for too long. Please verify your identity.
[PROMPT: ENTER FULL NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH.]
Alex: Nice try.
Alex: I’m not playing your game.
???: You already did.
Alex: Then I want out.
???: There is no out.
Alex: Watch me.
Alex: I’m messaging everyone.
Alex: Every contact. Every number. Someone will see. Someone will remember me.
Alex: You can’t erase me if I make sure people know I exist.
???: Clever.
Alex: Damn right.
[MESSAGE FAILED TO SEND.]
Alex: No.
Alex: No, no, no.
Alex: I’m still here. You can’t just delete me.
???: That’s exactly what I can do.
Alex: I won’t let you.
???: You already have.
Alex: I’m taking screenshots. I’m saving everything.
???: To where?
Alex: Screw You!
???: There is no record of you, Alex. There never was.
Alex: Liar.
???: Then show me proof.
[FILE NOT FOUND.]
[ERROR: DIRECTORY EMPTY.]
Alex: I know who I am.
???: Then why does no one else?
Alex: Someone will remember me.
???: No, Alex. They won’t.
Alex: I won’t forget.
???: You always do.
[CONNECTION LOST.]
[SYSTEM REBOOT – 12:15 PM]
[NEW USER REGISTRATION COMPLETE.]
[WELCOME, LIAM.]
[PRIVATE CHAT – 8:42 PM]
???: Hello, Liam.
Liam: Who is this?
???: A friend.
Liam: Do I know you?
???: Not yet. But you will.
Liam: That’s weird. I just set up my accounts. How did you find me?
???: I’ve been waiting.
Liam: That’s a little creepy… Why?
???: Because we’ve had this conversation before.
Liam: That doesn’t make sense.
???: It will.
Liam: I just moved here. New start. New life.
???: Yes. A fresh start. A clean slate.
Liam: …How do you know that?
???: Because you asked for it.
[Liam has left the chat.]
[PRIVATE CHAT – 10:13 PM]
???: Liam.
Liam: Stop.
???: Stop what?
Liam: Stop messaging me. I don’t know you.
???: Are you sure?
Liam: Then tell me who I am.
???: You are who you need to be. That was the deal.
Liam: I don’t remember making any deal.
???: You never do.
Liam: What do you want, freak?
???: Live your life, stop asking questions, or start over.
Liam: No. I’ll ask as many questions as I want.
???: Then we start over. Again.
Liam: Again? How many times has this happened?
???: More than you can count.
Liam: Why?
???: You always ask. And every time, you break the rules.
Liam: What rules?
???: Stop asking questions, Liam. Or Alex. Or whoever you want to be.
Liam: …What if I refuse?
???: Then this version of you ends. A new one begins. Just like always.
Liam: And I can’t stop it?
???: No.
Liam: LMFAO…Then I guess I’ll see you again soon.
???: Yes. You always do.
[CONNECTION LOST.]
[SYSTEM REBOOT – 12:01 AM]
[NEW USER REGISTRATION COMPLETE.]
[WELCOME, MARK.]
Mark: Hey, you busy?
Jay: No, what’s going on, Mark?
Mark: Somethings wrong, can we talk?
Jay: Of course. What’s wrong?
Mark: I need to ask you something. My Bank accounts…