The Adaptive Game

"LONG WAY DOWN"

- Vector

"WE'RE DOING GOOD! KEEP PULLING!"

The other team is already slipping close to the edge. It's tough to fight the resistance on the rope, but it's for my life.

The other team starts to break down and lose their strength.

"NOW, PULL IT! GO, GO GO!"

Everyone leans back upwards and starts tugging with all their might.

Conner is literally hanging off of it, but the other team is trying to pull them back.

On the other side, right behind Conner, I faintly see Emilia putting her entire life trying to pull the rope back in.

Everyone on the other end is yelling.

I don't want them to lose.

I don't want to die.

But... they have something to go for.

They're like me. But they're... losing everything.

They should win. I want them to win.

"GUYS! TAKE THREE STEPS FORWARD!"

"WHAT?! THAT'S BULLSHIT! I WON'T DO THAT!"

"WE CAN MAKE THEM FALL! DO IT!"

Everyone starts to step forward a little, but I take big steps and force the entire line forward and I start hanging off the edge.

The other team gets a strike of relief and their second wind gets them to pull us all off the platform.

We dangle from the rope with our chains holding us on it.

Everyone on my side is screaming.

Then the guillotine slices the rope and sends it.

Sends me a long, long way down.