Once more...the dead of night baths the town in it's blanket of warm darkness, bombarded by droplets of cold moisture that hit the pavement and lightly tapped on the windows. Within a dark room, illuminated only by the light of a computer screen...a picture of a hi-tech city (Surrounded by wasteland) with a log of text to the right.
Brown eyes pour over the details "So...this is the city that Scifo told me to look over. It's certainly something different...I had no idea it was that this far along though, I guess progress got put up after all the applause this city got for all it's early visitors. Since I don't have much to do I might as well...huh?"
"Beep. Beep. Beep"
"It's done? Let's see" with mouse in hand a little arrow opened the email tab to see a dialog box
"Message has been repaired by the program. Please open it as normal"
"That took longer than expected. Let's see...what it says"
Looking at the Email...something strange was immediately notable. While the title was still blank the subject line read out "You're...all I have left...brother"
"What!? Brother? But...I'm in...let's just take a look"
Pl--se...hel- me...p-ea-e. I...I...don't wa--...... This is --- I Ha-e le-t. Pl--se...co-e to...------------ please"
"Hmm...still as before though? Huh?" but then...letters replaced some of the gaps
"Please Hel-me...plea-e. I...I...don't wanna...die" a gasp escaped the lips, and eyes poured on "This is a-- I Have..." suddenly the entire message just vanished to nothing but empty lines
"What...happened? The whole message...just dissap-eared?" new text, though only four words, replaced what was gone
"I...need you little brother" a second gasp escaped the lips
"Wait...little!? What is going...on?" but before he could blink these new words vanished before a new dialog box opened
"Message is unstable...unable to open" and the email closed with only red X's over the title.
Eyes and brain remain stunned, not quite able to absorb fully the process of events "Was...my Email hacked just now? I haven't heard of an email being corrupted mid-way being opened? And little brother...maybe older brother may have been more believable but little? No way" fingers tapped on the mouse, from thumb to pinky, as the second hand itched the skull "this is out of my league...I need to contact him. See what he can do"
Through several clicks, and look over the shoulder to check his door was firmly shut, his screen went dark green illuminating only the keyboard. Typing in rapidly codes and button combo's, he typed in a signal word (Letters replaced by the Asterix symbol) before waiting a few moments. On the screen came a badly detailed face, of only eyes and mouth, a voice flowed that of masculine origin but warped and distorted "So...it's you once more, you're one I can never ignore. I'm rather surprised to get your call...especially as the night stands tall"
Fingers blitzed the keyboard, typing in a response "Something screwy has happened, and you're the best one to ask about this. And why the rhyme?"
"Thought it sounded more...ominous, well come on then...tell me the issue first, before we go forth. As I know...it's rare to hear a problem from you"
"I need you to check this email, I think it's been hacked by someone from the outside. It was corrupted at first, then recovered...then just...broke"
"Hmmm...how strange. You know fully well this isn't a charity line, but I can take a look and decide from there" a green box spawned at the bottom right "Click in this box, and drop the email here...I'll scan for any viruses or malware, that'll at least prove your computer isn't infected. That much is fine being free"
"Thank you" through a few presses, and drags, a paper icon appeared in the box with a red horizontal line going up and down the page
"Right...received...let me just...see?"
The eyes, though undetailed, seemed to show a complex expression for their kept swaying from right to left, little humming sounds of interesting ever so slightly gliding out the screen "This is...most peculiar indeed, in-fact...it's very rare I see this happen"
"What...what's wrong?"
"For a start...I'll alleviate any worries. This email wasn't hacked or virused, your computer is safe"
"That's good...thank you"
"No worries...and the reason for the email going...weird, is the data is unstable...or rather 'mutating'. In laymen's terms...data is stored in the email, that's not meant to be there or wasn't registered" fingers poured over the keyboard
"How...do you mean? So is there audio or a picture attached?"
"No clue at this point...I'll have to give it a proper scan. Just...give me a moment"
Above the picture icon, small strings of data and tiny pictures appeared before it stopped "My programs have detected an Audio file in the code"
"An...audio file? Shouldn't that have been attached though?"
"Should've been...but that might explain why your email went 'screwy', still it is quite rare that audio data messes with text. I mean...this is only the second time it's happened to me"
"So...what happens now?"
"I'll run a program that'll fully extract the audio file, or as much of it as possible...and deliver it directly to you. As thanks however...I expected a full report on what you hear"
"How long will it take?"
"Two days. Today is the 29th, so it'll arrive on the 31st. A message will appear, and the audio will be played. Whether its good or bad who knows. So is that all?"
"Yes...thank you"
"Don't mention it. Well...ask me again for any more help, providing you can help in return and until next time...sayonara" with that the green screen left, replaced by a simple sky blue one.
Thoughts swam through the air, words summoned to the mind...but a yawn left the mouth reminding one that the night was young, but the morning would follow. The screen turned to black, the body upon a soft floor and emtombed by duvet with the head cushioned by a pillow "I...can't get those words out of my head...'Die' and...'Little brother?'. I'll tell Scifo about it, though he'll just say it was a fever dream, but otherwise...I just wait two days" eyes closed, conciousness left...and all were gone.
However for a brief moment, the computer came back on "I'm waiting...for you..." with four words being shown...before it switched back off once more.
End. Thank you for reading.
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Eternal Grand Quest
Adventure~ #13 in Adventure November 2016! ~ Eternal Grand Quest, a well received MMO that is being played the world over. A virtual reality game, where after putting on a helmet you become the hero and are allowed to explored Fantasia. The game is well k...
