Flicker

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Marcus Howler, and his girlfriend Jessica Rowley, stood at the edge of the floor, looking down at the ground 9000 feet below them. They had to jump, if they didn't it would end horribly. They counted down from 3 and jumped, holding hands as the wind blew through their hair and made their eyes water. Jessica screamed as the ground came closer, a signal she took to pull the cord on her backpack. The parachute came out, slowing her down. Marcus pulled his parachute out, a little later than Jessica. Jess laughed as they slowly landed on the ground.

"That was awesome," She yelled. "Let's do it again!"

"Sure thing babe," Marcus replied, shucking the parachute off of his body. "Maybe next monday. I am tired."

"Oh, come on Marcus. You're always tired after the first run."

"Mhm. I can't help that. Can we go home? Please?"

"Fine, you win this round. But right as we get home i'm looking up more stuff to do."

"As long as i don't have to move anymore." 

The couple walked into their New York City penthouse. It was a nice, large, and luxurious place. When you walked in there was a living area with white leather couches, a glass coffee table with a shelf underneath the surface, and a large flat-screen TV. Left from the living area was two archways to the kitchen. Marcus flopped onto one of the couches and turned on the TV, while Jess traveled up the spiral stair case to the second level. It was a loft that over looked the Living Area, and you could see part of the kitchen from the archways. She went into their bedroom to retrieve her laptop, and opened it up with her password. She opened her search browser and searched "Fun things to do in the NYC area." She scrolled and looked for something she hadn't already done, when she say it. It was a bold text that read "Flicker, An in-real-life murder mystery night of death." Curious, she clicked the link and it sent her to a website called "Flicker.com/joinus." Their was a very long info section.

"Good day my fellow thrill-seeker," The text read. "Welcome to Flicker.com, the official website of the newest in-real-life murder mystery game, Flicker. Stationed in our building in Brooklyn, New York, we ensure that our players will have a sense of danger, survival, and murder. Take on the role of an innocent citizen, the keen detective, the life-saving doctor, or even the killer themselves. We hope to see you soon at one of our scheduled games. Click the first link below to see a list of game times, and click the second link to by a virtual ticket to one of our esteemed games. Have a murderous time."  

Jessica sat straight up. She let out a squeal of excitement before grabbing her laptop and running downstair to Marcus.

"Marcus!" She yelled. "I found the perfect thing!"

"What is it," Marcus groaned slightly sitting upwards. Jessica sat next to him and read the paragraph on the website, ending it with another squeal.

"You see? This is perfect! A night of murder, mystery, fear, and excitment. Just like you wanted!"

"You wanted that. But i'll be down any day." Jessica clicked the link to the mystery timetables, and her eyes fell onto the first scheduled game. 'September 3rd, Thursday, 8:00 PM sharp.'

"MARCUS!" Her voice was high pitched and loud. "NEXT GAME IS TOMORROW!"

"What?" Marcus had fallen to the floor when she screamed, so he got up and took the laptop. He studied it for a minute, then passed the laptop back. "How much are the passes?" Jessica clicked the link to the passes and prices.

"Only 20 dollars! We can afford that! Should i get them?"

"Yes, totally. Get them!" Jessica bought two passes, which would be delivered on the next day two hours before their game started.

"Alright. Flicker, here we come!"