Connected {Saw II}

rules and conditions

I trust that you are all wondering where you are. I can assure you that, while your location is not important, what these walls offer for you is important: salvation... if you earn it. Three hours from now, the door to this house will open. Unfortunately, you only have two hours to live. Right now, you are breathing in a deadly nerve agent. You've been breathing it since you arrived here.

Those of you familiar with the Tokyo subway attacks will know its devastating effects on the human body. The only way to overcome it and walk out that door is to find an antidote. Several are hidden around this house. One is inside the safe in front of you. You all possess the combination to the safe. Think hard. The numbers are in the back of your mind. The clues of their order can be found over the rainbow. Once you realize what you all have in common, you will be in a better understanding of why you're here. X marks the spot for that clue, so look carefully. Let the game begin.

When the tape ended, Jonas pulled the tape recorder out of Amanda's hands. "Who is this?" He demanded to know.

"What does he mean gas?" Addison asked, looking up.

"And how did you know where to find this?" Jonas asked Vivian.

"This is bullshit" Xavier muttered. He grabbed something the fell on the fell when Vivian found the tape recorder. It was a note with a key attached. "Do not attempt to use this key on the door to this room" He dropped the note. "Fuck this, man"

Gus agreed. "Yeah, fuck this. That's a good idea"

Xavier and Gus walked to the door. Vivian rolled her eyes, and Amanda shook her head. "No, no. That's not a good idea" Amanda tried.

"So what are we gonna do, huh?" Xavier asked. "Sit here?"

"Can't you read?" Vivian said. "The note said not to use the key"

"Who gives a shit about the note, all right? This is all a fucking big goddamn joke. And I'm about to end it"

Xavier stuck the key into the door, while Gus was peeking through the peephole. As soon Xavier turned the key, a bullet went straight through Gus' eye. Turns out there was a revolver on the other side of the door. Gus' body slid against the door before collapsing on the ground. Laura was sprayed with his blood and she frantically tried wiping it off her. Jonas grabbed Amanda and Vivian and held them against the wall.

"You two better start talking right now" Jonas said. "What is this?"

"A game" Vivian answered.

"Ain't no fuckin' game! My man just got his head blown off!"

"She's right. He's testing us" Amanda backed up Vivian's claim.

"Who's testing us?"

"Jigsaw" Amanda and Vivian said at the same time.

"Who the hell is Jigsaw?" Jonas asked yet another question.

"You don't watch the fucking news?" Addison retorted.

"No. Who is he?"

"He's a serial killer"

"No he's not" Vivian argued. "He's testing us. He wants us to survive"

"But we have to play by the fucking rules!" Amanda said.

Jonas turned his attention to the two girls once again. "I'm gonna ask you again. How do you two know all this?"

"Because I've played before" Amanda said. She looked at Vivian, and reached out to grab her hand. "And so has she"

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