August 23, 2024
I had bought two tickets for a movie featuring Ryan Gosling. I went to use the restroom but realized when I sat down that the gaps between the stall doors were comically large. In fact, the stall dividers were more like frames instead of walls. Someone stepped into my stall to replace the toilet paper.
August 21, 2024
I was running through the hallways looking for a place to hide. I saw a few people turn into the locker room which gave me an idea. Fortunately not very many other people were here yet so I jumped into one of the innermost lockers and closed the door. Through the slits I could see the others scrambling to find a spot. People tried opening the locker I was hiding in multiple times.
August 17, 2024
I was teaching someone how to use OBS while playing Path of Exile. I backtracked up the hill to find the Harvest plot that I had skipped earlier without expecting much resistance. A crowd up ahead was making noise as a bull charged along the edge of the field.
August 16, 2024
I was hosting an old friend at my place as he was visiting the city to meet up with his online friends. I tagged along for dinner but for some reason he kept clinging onto my arm even though I was supposed to be the odd one out here. We eventually got seats at different tables as there wasn’t a spot reserved for me.
August 12, 2024
I was on my last day of vacation somewhere near the island of Borneo. I was swimming along the beach, collecting “speed buffs” which allowed me to swim faster and faster. My phone was sealed inside of a ziploc bag so I could keep it in my pocket as I swam. I took a waypoint to the far side of the island.
August 11, 2024
We were asked to fill out a survey about Pokemon in class but I had put if off until the last five minutes when someone told me that it would be worth my time. I opened up the pamphlet and on the first page there was an intro blurb about AI training and how my task was to pick the more appealing design from a series of image pairs. By the time I had finished the survey, it was already well into my lunch break.
August 10, 2024
We were descending the mountain amidst the heavy fog and passed by many half-abandoned settlements on our way down. The world was dying around us but we had places to be. Some survivors were stuck in their twisted mass of skyscrapers which seemed to have no discernable way in or out other than the windows high above. The ones who still had the ability to would make loud wailing cries at the sight of us, hoping for someone to save them.
August 9, 2024
I was playing a 4-player co-op handheld game with some friends. They got a power up that resembled the Kirby warp star which allowed them to crash around the stage. Someone accidentally changed the game mode which only had a 2 player limit and kicked us back to the main menu. It happened so suddenly that I was afraid of the save data being lost.
August 6, 2024
I was playing as Terran in a PvE Brood War game with my brother. I was losing badly and only had a few buildings left scattered in various corners of the map. I needed to use the restroom and went downstairs to see an old friend standing motionless next to the door. I asked if he was okay but didn’t get a response. After quietly flushing the toilet I went back upstairs and the game had already finished.
August 5, 2024
I was watching a YouTube video which started out with the creator apologizing for having been inactive for years. They decided after all this time to just release their unfinished video. I was halfway through the video when I noticed it was past my usual time to clock out. I scrambled to navigate the HR portal as all the options looked unfamiliar.