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Speak Up
Chapter 12
>Speak Up
>Val catches her breath as the sudden disappearance of Finn startled her.
<COLE> “Don’t worry, no matter how much he pisses me off I can’t get rid of him. He’s just downstairs, probably whining about that vision he saw.”
>Val’s eyes widened. Our ALL-SEEING GOD really did hear the conversation roughly 10 feet away from him. Shocking!
<COLE> “Don’t worry, no matter how much he pisses me off I can’t get rid of him. He’s just downstairs, probably whining about that vision he saw.”
>Val’s eyes widened. Our ALL-SEEING GOD really did hear the conversation roughly 10 feet away from him. Shocking!
<COLE> “Ughhh, Val I’m not stupid, YOU KNOW I’m not stupid. I have eyes on you guys all the time, I know what you’re constantly up to. Why did you feed into his stupid desire to stop that planet?”
<VAL shakily whispers> “I-I didn’t mean to... It was scary bein’ there. This beautiful city, something’ we ain’t never seen and-and it was so lively just the idea of it being a massive weapon was—”
<COLE> “Was scary? That was scary to you? You two are the COSMIC ANGELS of the OMNIVERSE. You are quite literally the only beings closest to me in power, do you not understand that? It’d take way more than a giant superbomb like that to get rid of you guys.”
>Val shuts down. On N3R-DV13W, it wasn’t fear for herself or Finn she felt, but for the planet and all its people. Does BOSS not understand that?
>This thought lingers, making it hard for you to breathe. You want to ask him, but your body refuses to talk.
<VAL shakily whispers> “I-I didn’t mean to... It was scary bein’ there. This beautiful city, something’ we ain’t never seen and-and it was so lively just the idea of it being a massive weapon was—”
<COLE> “Was scary? That was scary to you? You two are the COSMIC ANGELS of the OMNIVERSE. You are quite literally the only beings closest to me in power, do you not understand that? It’d take way more than a giant superbomb like that to get rid of you guys.”
>Val shuts down. On N3R-DV13W, it wasn’t fear for herself or Finn she felt, but for the planet and all its people. Does BOSS not understand that?
>This thought lingers, making it hard for you to breathe. You want to ask him, but your body refuses to talk.
<COLE> “Look, I like you the most Val, you listen to me. You bear the crown of being a COSMIC ANGEL more than that loser downstairs. You know you can trust me when I give you guys SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS, right?”
<COLE smirks> “I can’t have you guys acting recklessly like that on missions, especially one like this. Because Finn supposedly forgot, everything we do has to be TOP SECRET. Word cannot get out that we exist. It’s why our home base is on the literal Edge of Creation. Nobody can find us this far out!”
>Like Finn, Val doesn’t remember missions being TOP SECRET, but you never broke this code. It’s like you somehow always knew?
<COLE smirks> “I can’t have you guys acting recklessly like that on missions, especially one like this. Because Finn supposedly forgot, everything we do has to be TOP SECRET. Word cannot get out that we exist. It’s why our home base is on the literal Edge of Creation. Nobody can find us this far out!”
>Like Finn, Val doesn’t remember missions being TOP SECRET, but you never broke this code. It’s like you somehow always knew?
<COLE> “I created both of you. I am giving you guys a purpose. You were nothing before I came into your lives. We all share the same destiny of following the natural world order and uniting this world together!”
>For some reason, nothing is making sense.
>Both of our COSMIC ANGELS never bothered to question the true intent of their WORK because why would they? They don’t even remember first starting this job, to them it’s like they were born into it. They always believed they were just helping planets reform and become good. Is there some other purpose to their WORK associated with this ‘natural world order,’ or are their attempts at trying to bestow peace across the entire OMNIVERSE effective?
>What really is the ‘natural world order?’
>For some reason, nothing is making sense.
>Both of our COSMIC ANGELS never bothered to question the true intent of their WORK because why would they? They don’t even remember first starting this job, to them it’s like they were born into it. They always believed they were just helping planets reform and become good. Is there some other purpose to their WORK associated with this ‘natural world order,’ or are their attempts at trying to bestow peace across the entire OMNIVERSE effective?
>What really is the ‘natural world order?’
>Whatever it is, it can’t be good. From what Mib taught you guys, the natural world order wants to wipe out 600 light years of life. All those lives, culture, and homes destroyed for a cause that doesn’t even make sense.
<COLE> “I keep trying to be better for you guys, but every time I do, you pull some KABLONEY like this. Even earlier today, what was that whole exchange? Did you really think I wouldn’t hear you guys AND that I already didn’t know about his little memory thing?”
>You wish you could believe him, but you have always felt nervous around BOSS. Similar to JOBS being top secret, you’ve just always naturally feared him. Also, what's the deal with Finn's DISTANT MEMORY? It doesn't seem to be bothering BOSS as much as you thought it would be. It's like he's already come to terms with it.
<COLE scoffs> “Ugh, it’s whatever I’m somehow being like totally chill right now, just apologize Val and let me understand that you trust me THEN you can leave.”
<COLE> “I keep trying to be better for you guys, but every time I do, you pull some KABLONEY like this. Even earlier today, what was that whole exchange? Did you really think I wouldn’t hear you guys AND that I already didn’t know about his little memory thing?”
>You wish you could believe him, but you have always felt nervous around BOSS. Similar to JOBS being top secret, you’ve just always naturally feared him. Also, what's the deal with Finn's DISTANT MEMORY? It doesn't seem to be bothering BOSS as much as you thought it would be. It's like he's already come to terms with it.
<COLE scoffs> “Ugh, it’s whatever I’m somehow being like totally chill right now, just apologize Val and let me understand that you trust me THEN you can leave.”
>Val can’t bring herself to talk. There’s so much that doesn’t make sense, but all that does make sense to you is saving the people of N3R-DV13W and their targets.
>If you apologize and tell him you trust him, you could walk-out with no bad blood. You know if you say anything else it would be considered disrespectful and argumentative. You can’t do that. You need to please everyone, you need to be MATURE in these situations.
>But… wouldn’t it be MATURE to SPEAK UP?
>If you apologize and tell him you trust him, you could walk-out with no bad blood. You know if you say anything else it would be considered disrespectful and argumentative. You can’t do that. You need to please everyone, you need to be MATURE in these situations.
>But… wouldn’t it be MATURE to SPEAK UP?
<COLE> “Val, SPEAK UP. I hate when you do this. You can trust me, we’re a TEAM here! I’m your BOSS after all, I can guide you guys. We all just have to trust each other.”
>The burning question of the lives at stake; it’s at the tip of your tongue.
>Just SPEAK UP. It would be IMMATURE to say what he wants to hear, but it would be TRULY MATURE to SPEAK UP, stand with your COSMIC FRIEND, and make the effort of saving billions.
>All this fear, will it go away when you SPEAK UP? Or will you be met with a punishment so harsh, you’d never want to SPEAK again? Only one way to find out…
<VAL stutters and drops her head>
>The burning question of the lives at stake; it’s at the tip of your tongue.
>Just SPEAK UP. It would be IMMATURE to say what he wants to hear, but it would be TRULY MATURE to SPEAK UP, stand with your COSMIC FRIEND, and make the effort of saving billions.
>All this fear, will it go away when you SPEAK UP? Or will you be met with a punishment so harsh, you’d never want to SPEAK again? Only one way to find out…
<VAL stutters and drops her head>
“You have to stop them, please.”
>’Totally chill’ he said.
>You should be petrified, but you aren’t. You should feel small, but you don’t. In front of you is The End of the World, and you stand brave. You feel MATURE.
<COLE> “Do neither of you listen?”
“Do we NOT trust each other?”
“I WILL handle the results.”
<COLE quickly calms down> “ARRGGHHH!! JUST–just leave.”
>You should be petrified, but you aren’t. You should feel small, but you don’t. In front of you is The End of the World, and you stand brave. You feel MATURE.
<COLE> “Do neither of you listen?”
“Do we NOT trust each other?”
“I WILL handle the results.”
<COLE quickly calms down> “ARRGGHHH!! JUST–just leave.”
>Your eyes are now open. You always had a gut feeling the BOSS couldn’t be trusted and that he was hiding SOMETHING. Something has always been off, you never expected it to be this intense because why is this upsetting him so much?
>The lack of a proper answer makes you believe the worst, but your MATURITY is making you more optimistic. It’s either manipulation or maybe he’ll actually worry about the superbomb, either way, you feel all of your adrenaline CRASHING. You were a nervous wreck this whole time and now it seems to be over.
>Defying God, to fulfill your own needs, contributing an effort to aid the lives of billions, maybe Finn was right. Your JOB lacks a purpose now. What you do on your missions doesn’t make sense to you anymore, but you know there’s a greater, more MATURE purpose for you.
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>The lack of a proper answer makes you believe the worst, but your MATURITY is making you more optimistic. It’s either manipulation or maybe he’ll actually worry about the superbomb, either way, you feel all of your adrenaline CRASHING. You were a nervous wreck this whole time and now it seems to be over.
>Defying God, to fulfill your own needs, contributing an effort to aid the lives of billions, maybe Finn was right. Your JOB lacks a purpose now. What you do on your missions doesn’t make sense to you anymore, but you know there’s a greater, more MATURE purpose for you.
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[V] - A Power like No Other
>Val slowly steps back as BOSS simmers down and goes back to scratching his head. She’s not sure if the altercation is over, but this seems to be the best time to leave.
>She cannot wait to go downstairs and clear her mind with STARNET! As she approaches the door, BOSS yells at her across the room.
<COLE> “Val, I’m letting this slip once. Don’t pull this shit again, okay? What Finn is feeling now from that memory leak, I’ll make you feel so much worse.”
>’Memory leak?’ More and more questions keep piling up, but you’ve MATURED and you don’t feel anxious about BOSS and his reactions anymore. You calmly open the door and head downstairs to see Finn.
>She cannot wait to go downstairs and clear her mind with STARNET! As she approaches the door, BOSS yells at her across the room.
<COLE> “Val, I’m letting this slip once. Don’t pull this shit again, okay? What Finn is feeling now from that memory leak, I’ll make you feel so much worse.”
>’Memory leak?’ More and more questions keep piling up, but you’ve MATURED and you don’t feel anxious about BOSS and his reactions anymore. You calmly open the door and head downstairs to see Finn.
[V] - Seeking A Purpose
TO BE CONTINUED...
In Cosmic House THE GAME.
[END OF CHAPTER 12]
[END OF CHAPTER 12]
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