MICROPHONE<3

*dramatic pause* YOU FALL! *floor opens beneath you*

it was a long time ago... *starts levitating*

WHAT THE- *feedback screech* YOU CHEATING LITTLE-

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

U-Ummm.... 3?..

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

Ain't no way. it's 2.

*The microphone whines as the person over the loudspeaker says:* GOOD JOB. *The person then asks:* WHAT IS 2+2?

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

*I hit a home run*

*The MICROPHONE makes a weird sound, almost like it's laughing. You hear the voice again:* THAT IS CORRECT!

*The room remains silent for a few moments before a new voice crackles through a hidden speaker* Impressive... but that was just the beginning.

*I imagine them outside and I am.*

*The walls shimmer and dissolve, revealing a bright sunny park* Congratulations... you passed the final test.

2

*The MICROPHONE beeps, and a voice says:* That is correct. *The table in front of you slides back, revealing a hole in the ground. The voice continues:* Step into the hole, and you will be teleported to the next room. *The hole is dark, and you can't see the bottom. You have no choice but to step in, and as soon as you do, you feel a strange sensation, like you are being pulled down. You fall for what feels like an eternity before you land on a hard, cold surface. You look around and see that you are in a room with no windows or doors. The only thing in the room is a table with a microphone on it. The microphone beeps again and says:* What is 2+2?

4

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

2

*The microphone whines again and the voice over the loudspeakers says:* CORRECT. WHAT IS 2+2?

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

2

what is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

2

*The microphone whines again, and the voice says:* CORRECT. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF FRANCE?

paris