Synergy-1"I Was a Software Developer…" #Webnovel chapter 16 #WIP 1 and status update
When I started “If at First You Don’t Succeed…” I had a partial draft of IWASD chapter 16, which I’m resuming while juggling chapter 4 of my other story project. I got stuck trying to continue it, but after putting it on hold for months, I looked at my draft again and could get past the earlier roadblocks!
Where I left off with IWASD, a Halloween party was going on:
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The conversations continued for a few more minutes until being cut off. "What happened?" Several people asked. The lights, TV and other electronics all suddenly turned off. "I assume this isn't part of the event." Piroska said and grimaced. Worried chattering filled the room, and panic could be heard from the halls and the lobby.
A receptionist rushed from the lobby to alert of the outage, but the power turned back on again. He looked as confused but relieved as the rest of us when the lights were back on. He went back to the lobby, but fear and worry still filled the room. The lights stayed on but often flickered. I looked at the TV, which was playing a horror movie in black and white, but its picture was less visible due to flickering static.
The conversations continued, but with unease. On the TV, scenes from a movie got mixed with scenes from something else for a few seconds at a time.
A system administrator ran into the cafeteria. "Everyone got logged out of their shell accounts and no one can log back in, so everyone will have to stay here to be accounted for until this issue is resolved!" He warned.
"Something's not right. This isn't an ordinary electrical issue!" I asserted, and pointed him to the TV. He looked like he thought I was exaggerating. "If there were no issues with the antennae, I can call the station to check if they are having any technical issues, but you need to wait here." He said and went to the lobby.
While we waited, Piroska, Juna and I focused our attention on the TV screen for any patterns in the unusual footage and pictures that were mixed in with the movie.
One of the recurring scenes that appeared about 5 seconds at a time was of three men in an office room. The camera was filming from above in most scenes, but it lowered in another shot, and another to almost be eye-level. "Far out. Is that you on screen?" Piroska asked, sounding impressed and a bit scared at the same time.
I was taken aback, but I wanted to answer her question. It took just a couple of minutes for the movie to cut out to the mysterious footage.
"I-- I think so." I said when I saw it again.
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