User blog:I-Ship-Stevidot/Darkness in the Light

Opal Woods, a college student, lay under her blanket at night, using the internet on her tablet. Suddenly, she saw a website pop up on her ads:

https://darkness-in-the-light.gov/

Opal was curious. The ad didn't show pictures, like all other ads, but just showed the link on an image cube. Nor had she ever seen a government website with an ad before. She clicked on the link, and saw the following words on a black background:

'Do you know me? >Yes >No'

Opal, nonchalant, clicked "No".

The words disappeared, and new words came:

'...you really don't remember me, Opal? >Yes >No'

Opal clicked "No". She wasn't so surprised at the website knowing her name, since for all she knows it just scanned the name from the tablet.

'I thought we were friends, Opal. How could you not remember?! Don't you care about me?! >Yes >No'

Opal, bored of the way the website was trying to "scare" her, clicked "No".

... >Yes >No

"What? Now its just...dumb...", Opal said, clicking "Yes", as if it was a question.

The tablet shook in her hands

You have made your choice, Opal...

A large, electrical surge went thru her body, as if trillions of bolts were running from her spine to her brain. Opal screamed loudly, but yet no one could hear...

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The next day, Opal's body was found, unconscious, lying on the floor. Her eyes looked as if they were gouged out, her dress looked torn apart. Other than her own, there were no footprints and fingerprints on the scene except for her roommate's, but even then they were visiting their family in Kodiak. Opal looked like she had lost a lot of blood, but she still was alive, just unconcious despite it all. Still, the college director sent her to a hospital to heal...

Unbeknownst to any of them, it would only be the first of multiple incidents...