Eddie
Don’t do this to me. Please. I’m not in the house anymore. I have no idea where I am.
Eddie
I’m in some forest. I don’t know what to do.
Eddie
Dad, yes! I’m here!
Dad
Eddie, the first thing I need you to do is remain calm.
Eddie
LOL! Yeah, Dad, no problem. A guy just tried to kill me, so I put on a necklace, and now I’m in a forest. This stuff happens all the time.
Dad
Eddie, I know it doesn’t make sense, but you have to listen to me. Especially now.
Dad
During this part, service might get interrupted a lot, but it should start to sync up soon.
Eddie
This part? What are you talking about?
Eddie
Dad! Are you there?
Dad
You didn’t see what I wrote?
Dad
Never mind. It’s the service. Do you see a stream?
Eddie
Yes. It’s in front of me.
Dad
Okay, this part is very important. Once you cross that stream, there’s no turning back.
Dad
Everything starts and you have to keep going.
Eddie
What are you talking about?? What do you mean I have to keep going? The start of what?
Dad
Listen to me, Eddie. If you stay where you are, you’ll never get back home.
Dad
You need to go forward. It’s your only chance.
Dad
I would tell you to stay there, and I’d try to get to you, but I’m not sure that I can.
Dad
Also, I can’t take the chance that you might be discovered before I get there.
Eddie
Discovered by who? I still don’t understand.
Dad
I’ll get to that. But for right now, I need you to do a couple of things.
Dad
Do not cross that stream until you do what I tell you to do.
Eddie
What things? Why do I have to cross the stream at all?
Eddie
Is that the way for me to get out of here?
Eddie
Dad, I’ll wait here for you. Just please come get me.
Dad
Eddie, I already told you that I don’t know if I can.
Dad
I’m going to try, but in the meantime I’m going to talk you through it.
Eddie
Dad, I have no idea what you’re talking about, but you’re scaring me.
Eddie
How did I turn invisible? Am I still invisible now?
Dad
No. You have to repower yourself in order to be invisible again.
Eddie
Repower?? What are you talking about?
Dad
Listen to me! I know you’re scared, but it’s going to be okay. First thing is, stay quiet.
Dad
Don’t make any unnecessary sounds. We can’t have them find you.
Dad
I’ll explain after. Right now we need to get you out of there. Fast.
Eddie
I wish you’d just tell me exactly what’s going on.
Dad
Please stop wasting time. This isn’t a joke.
Dad
You’re at a level where if you die, there aren’t any resets.
Eddie
WHAT?? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??
Dad
NOT NOW!! JUST LISTEN!
Dad
Right near you there’s an old tree stump. Around four feet to your left. Do you see it?
Eddie
Yes. What about it?
Dad
Okay, good. It’s hollowed out. Go over and reach in.
Dad
Just do it. Reach in. You’ll feel a handle. Grab it.
Eddie
Give me a second. Okay, I’m here.
Eddie
It’s an axe! What do I need an axe for?
Dad
Mostly you’re going to use it to kill orcs and trolls.
Dad
But you will have to cut down one tree.
Eddie
Yeah, okay. Seriously, what do I need it for?
Dad
I’m not joking. Keep the axe.
Eddie
WHAT? Okay, I’m not going anywhere until you tell me what this is about!
Dad
Eddie, you don’t have time now!
Dad
Right now, by grabbing that axe, we’ve triggered the start.
Dad
That means you have exactly 7 minutes and 27 seconds until they find you.
Dad
And if they find you there, you’re dead.
Dad
Don’t be afraid. That’s not going to happen, because you’re listening to me.
Dad
Now get over to that stream immediately.
Eddie
Okay, I’m here. What do I do?
Dad
Okay, you have only six minutes left.
Dad
No matter what I tell you now, just do it with no questions asked.
Dad
You’ll see that you’re next to a small tree.
Dad
If you chop fast enough, and hard enough, you’ll cut it down in three minutes.
Dad
Then it should fall across the stream and you can cross over to the other side.
Dad
Do NOT try crossing without the tree.
Eddie
Why? It doesn’t look that deep.
Dad
I SAID NO QUESTIONS! DO IT!
Eddie
Okay, I just chopped down the tree.
Dad
Did it fall across the stream?
Dad
Because that stream has piranhas in it.
Dad
Yes. Now this is the most important part. CAREFULLY cross that tree. Keep your balance.
Dad
Just go slowly across, but no matter what, hold onto that axe.
Dad
Go. Now, you have less than three minutes.
Eddie
Three minutes for what?
two-and-a-half-minutes later
Eddie
Okay, I’m across. Now what?
Dad
Buy yourself a couple of minutes. Grab the tree and pull it to your side.
Eddie
Okay, it was really heavy, but I did it.
Dad
Good. Now they can’t follow you so fast.
Dad
But you’re going to need to move now.
Dad
Don’t be afraid when you see the arrow.
Dad
It’s going to miss you, but when it does, you need to turn and run into that forest behind you.
Dad
No matter what, don’t stop running until you get to a deserted cabin.
Dad
Follow the dirt path and you’ll reach it.
Dad
That place is a safety zone.
Eddie
What safety zone? What arrow?
Eddie
Holy crap! An arrow just missed my head.
