There are ten people, including me, in the group chat. There are five girls and five boys. So I guess there would be five pairs huh? I said to myself habang chinecheck ang groupchat ngayon. The group chat has a group photo or logo. Maybe for the game. There's a big pink heart, and inside of it are the words, Amore and The Falling game.
While I was waiting for someone to chat on the group chat. Nakita ko naman agad na nagsimula nang magchat ang game master. I felt excited and nervous at the same time since nakikita ko naring nagsisibagsakan na ang mga chat heads ng mga makakasama ko sa larong ito. So the game master started greeting us, after sometime he dropped a message containing the rules and mechanics of the game, which I read carefully.
Anonymous GM:
T H E F A L L I N G G A M E
🖇️:RULES
— 3-month act like a real couple.
— You will be given different challenges to accomplish every week, fail to comply will automatically be eliminated.
— You will be given a virtual journal, and report after doing your tasks and you can also treat this as your diary. It is your safe place.
— Respect is a must. You can do anything you want, but be responsible.
— Failed to do the goal of the game, DM the facilitator, and you will be eliminated and removed. It is no longer the facilitator's concern if you want to take things to another level.
— Winners shall receive a prize.
UNDERSTOOD?
Taray naman ng larong 'to, the game master puts a lot of effort into this huh? Interesting. After I read it, I typed 'Understood', and the other players also did the same. I don't know any of them, based on their names. Maybe they are from other places, I guess? Like maybe the game master, randomly invite each of us. But wow, I'm a very lucky one. We all are, to be chosen randomly. Sounds fishy but ano panga ba?
The game master said that he'll be the one pairing us and my nervousness doubled. Hoping that I'll have a cooperative and mabait na kapares. My hands are cold as ice while waiting for the list of pairs. I don't know if it's because I feel tense or dahil naka seventeen ang aircon ng kwarto ko. I don't know. Aftersome time, biglang umilaw ang cellphone ko, mabilis ko 'yong inunlock at tignan, and yes it was already about the list of pairs. I immediately opened the chat box and tinignan ang pairing.
Anonymous GM:
The Falling game Pairs
* Gem and Elite
* Cassandra and Cael
* Mariah and Aux
* Avgyl and Zaion
* Eziea and Luxury
I immediately checked my partner's profile, but to my disappointment. Wala itong laman, wala man lang picture. Well, bukod sa profile picture niya na gamit ngayon. His profile picture was a close up one, but he's wearing a facemask. Pero kahit ganoon, kapansin-pansin pa rin ang kulay abo niyang mga mata at tsokolateng buhok. My attention went back to the groupchat ng makita ko ko may kasunod pang sinabi ang game master.
He instructed that the boys should be the ones to do the first move, I slightly chuckled after reading that. Dapat lang! Deserve! The game master again sent a message to the group.
