Simplicity

The Insurgency

The room he was placed in was dark, damp, and incredibly silent. Jacob sat down on the wet floor, trying to contemplate what he did to get himself here. Let's see. I walked through the train station. Nothing strange there. I bumped into a man who told me they were looking for me. Strange, but not enough for the Reapers to particularly care. He handed the Reaper his ID. Nothing out of order there either; it was standard protocol. None of it made sense in the slightest, but Jacob didn't have time to contemplate the day. The lights flickered on and a executive Reaper, indicated by the three golden stripes on his sleeve, strolled in the room.

"Are you Jacob Barrett, son of Margret and Phillip Barrett, birthed 19 and a half years ago on this exact day?" interrogated the chief.

"Yes sir, I am. I am the Jacob Barrett you speak of."

"Welcome to the ranks then. For the past 11 years of your life, the Golden State has kept eyes on you, monitoring you more than the average citizen. You have shown potential in the field of justice, security, and enforcement. You excelled in Trade School and have moved on to successfully and efficiently perform your assigned tasks in The Old Information Department. Earlier today you were interrupted by a Reaper and taken to this exact location for a very specific reason. Today marks a grand day in history for both you and the Golden State. Jacob Barrett, son of Margret and Phillip Barrett, you have been promoted to the ranks of a Reaper. It is a pleasure to have you with us."

Silence. Absolutely nothing. No speech, no communication, just silence.

"Well god damn tell me I did not just recruit a mute. Say something rookie!"

"Sorry Chief. I'm.... Excited and all, just a little taken back. Um.... So what does this mean exactly? What do I do and all?"

"Well first things first the State makes all recruits sign this paper and then we have to go through rules and what's gonna happen, but once we get through with that we'll be good to start your training tomorrow morning."

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MissCapnCrunch I'll be on a plane today for 5 hours so I'll probably get out another post today :)
Is that too much?

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Wolf said
No one said we all started on the same day :P I could have started on Oct 26 and you on Oct 27. If you were planning to start on the same day, it doesn't matter too much. I was planning to wait a little before posting again. Just as long as you don't go off on a long tangent that holds everybody up, you should be fine

Got it :)

I will post again tomorrow my time (which will soon be EST. I've been on vacation so my time has been a little strange. It will be normal tomorrow when I get back home).

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MissCapnCrunch said
I enjoyed it!

Thanks :)
I enjoyed yours too. Your writing is always great!

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Well I can't say I love my most recent post but it's another post nevertheless.

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James tucked Journal in his underwear draw where nobody would look, not underneath his pillow like somebody. With a sense of security surging through his veins, he leapt off his bed and did a lame sort of tumble through the air before falling to his death on the floor that he never undeclared as lava.

"No! The floor is eating me apart! I'm burning! Must. Make. Way. To. Rug. Help!" screamed James.

His mom burst through the door. "James Peter Monroe what the hell do you think you're doing?!"

"Mom, please, help me to the rug! My legs are already burnt, but we can save my torso if you act fast!"

"Can you just please explain to me what in the world you are doing? The sun just came out and you of all people aren't out there," retorted James' mom.

"Oh come on, Mom. You of all people should know what I'm doing. You remember when it was raining and you told Isabella and I to play in the rain? Well we played the floor is lava. You know? You act like the floor is lava and you have to jump from sofa to sofa trying not to fall?" James tried to explain, but his mom was just nodding her head side to side. "Well whatever I was just staying in character but now that you ruined the fun I think I'll just go outside." His mom left the room muttering something about how he was already in middle school and needed to understand when to play and when to drop things.

With the fun spoiled, James changed his clothing into a more suitable outfit--old shorts and a loose green t-shirt--which he could get dirt on. He called up Ana to see if she could go out too, but James was left with a voicemail of her soft voice instead. He'd just have to go to her house and check the old fashioned way.

Heading down the stairs, ready to go outside, James heard Isabella picking yet another argument. "It's going to be like 500 degrees outside with the humidity and you want me to cover up!?" I'm sure mom is having the grandest of days today. James hovered near the stairs for a few more minutes, waiting for Mom to cool down. Sometimes James thought he and Isabella gave Mom too hard of a time. Dad was hardly in the house anymore, being so bogged down with so much work, and Mom was still trying to go back to school to be a nurse. But none of that seemed to slow down Isabella or James from being the little kids they always were. They didn't stop arguing and they didn't stop asking things of Mom either. I need to do something for Mom sometime.

After a few minutes passed, James bounced his way down the stairs only to see that Mom was no longer in the kitchen. He didn't feel like tracking her down so he just left a note on the granite countertop. "Out with friends digging more holes. Will come back with Isabella for dinner. See you soon. Love you." With his absence accounted for, he unlocked the front door and started his trek to Ana's house.

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Wolf. You are in day two of this world and I am still on day one. Does that mean that in my next post I need to finish my current day and start on my next to be up to date with you?

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Should I post again or wait for another person to post?

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Oh and MissCapnCrunch. In the first post (in the OOC) you said that we are starting 1 day before the excavation. So just verifying. Does that mean that we will do this whole entire rainy day (that clears up), live out that day, go to bed, and then dig up the body the next day?

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Everybody's posts are very good :)

I have a question for Nallore. Is there a lack of punctuation for effect or is it just not there? It's a little hard to read without the punctuation... (I hope this doesn't sound rude; I don't mean it that way)