The Test

It's strange, sometimes when I've had a deep discussion about something that really got me thinking, my mind decides to make it into a realistic puzzle game.

I found myself not knowing where I am or how I got to where I am. I am in an odd room, resembling a classroom but almost completely cleaned out, with the door open, and the only window revealing light so bright it blinds if and when you try to look out.

On the blackboard, is a message, written out in all capitals: "CHOOSE WISELY."

I look around, and at the only chair and desk in the room, a piece of green paper with the word "Fortune" on it and a piece of red paper with the word "Power" on it lie seemingly harmless. Is this what the message was talking about? Which piece of paper do I choose? I sat on the chair, staring at the desk with these two colored pieces of paper; perhaps there was a message on the back of these sheets of paper. What would happen if I decided to look at both?

After a while, I finally flipped over the red piece of paper, partly out of boredom, and partly just because curiosity got the better of me. On the back was scribbled, "Don't look at the green piece of paper." To make matters worse, the door that was open suddenly closed and locked. Now what do I do? Flipping over the red piece of paper has only left me with even more questions than before, my curiosity unfulfilled, on top of now being trapped in the room. Do I flip over the green one now? Or do I listen to the warning on the red sheet of paper? I decide that I might as well flip over the green piece of paper too, since I had nothing better to do, the door was closed and locked, at any rate.

That was a mistake.

Flipping over the green piece of paper, I was shocked to read, "Don't look at the red piece of paper." The window slowly started to creaked shut. As the light in the room was being consumed by darkness, I realized it was too late; the wise choice that the message on the board was talking about, was to simply leave the room.

As my vision blacked out, I woke up.

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Temptation is everywhere and unexpected, will you choose wisely?