TAS/First Death
From Create Your Own Story
You open your eyes and breath heavily, as if waking up from a horrendous nightmare. You notice that you are back in mid-air, and constantly falling.
"What was that?" you ask, as if expecting someone to answer. "It's like every choice I would have made would have resulted in my death!"
"You, my dear friend, have experienced your first Jump," the voice suddenly replies. "Congratulations."
"What purpose would that have made if all the choices end up with my life ending? It makes no sense!"
"I don't know," the voice says. "It entertains a few."
A second of silence, then you ask, "so what now?"
"Another Jump, of course."
"Will it end up with me dying again?"
"I don't know," it says. "It will all depend on the story and the choices. Jump Time ends when your persona's time is up."
"Why am I doing this?" You try to repeat your question from last time, hoping now the voice would listen up and tell you.
"Can't say."
"Everything has a purpose," you tell it. With that, the conversation ends.
Then everything stops. You open your eyes and see two things in front of you: a living room couch and stairs heading up.
You take a deep breath and: