This is a very rough draft of the story in it’s current form. Since the final piece will be audio the way the draft is setup each line is a different person talking, unless there is a sentence that is multiple lines. I will post another version that is cleaned up and more clear, but like I said before this is a rough draft.<\/p>\n
jane! jane! where are you?<\/p>\n
over here!<\/p>\n
where are the others?<\/p>\n
i dont know! i was running and i couldnt hear their voices anymore!<\/p>\n
running? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0are you sure?<\/p>\n
i dont know, it felt like running\u2026but yeah i get it, no legs, its hard to get used to not having a body\u2026<\/p>\n
its just me and you jane, we are the only ones still here<\/p>\n
what does that mean?<\/p>\n
well, ive always been here, i have a physical form and a spiritual form. i live in both places simultaneously. next time you see me i will still be here waiting for you, but i\u2019ll also be in the physical, trying to help in any way i can.<\/p>\n
will i remember you?<\/p>\n
…you have to go jane, you cant stay here any longer, the other souls need you alive as soon as possible and so do i.<\/p>\n
okay, i hope i see you again soon<\/p>\n
goodbye jane<\/p>\n
i just feel so blaahhhh like all the time<\/p>\n
what do you mean \u201cblaahhhh\u201d?<\/p>\n
i dont know, i mean like what is life all about, like why am i here am i just supposed to pine away making money so i can spend it, eating food just to shit it out trying to help people just for them to shun me<\/p>\n
now, jane, i find it interesting that you said that last thing, because in the four months that we\u2019ve been having these sessions you rarely talk about other people<\/p>\n
i dont know, i dont really talk TO other people<\/p>\n
thats the thing though jane, you do! you do talk to people! but not friends or coworkers, its always people you find sleeping on the street or people coming into your work with terminal illnesses. youre a very compassionate person jane, in fact i think you’re the most caring person i know, and i think the lack of reciprocation you receive from others has something to do with, if not being the cause of your depression. every time you come in, the first thing we talk about is always a tragic story thats tearing you up inside…these arent your problems jane, but you care so much<\/p>\n
is that a bad thing?<\/p>\n
no! not at all! its wonderful! especially since civil war 2, america needs more people like you<\/p>\n
thanks john, you really are the best therapist<\/p>\n
oh come on im just doin my job, see ya next week!<\/p>\n
ok, see you th-<\/p>\n
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where am i? hello? is anybody there?<\/p>\n
hello! i can hear you! are you lost?<\/p>\n
yes! i dont know where i am!<\/p>\n
keep talking and so will i and just walk towards my voice<\/p>\n
okay! whats your name?<\/p>\n
tom! whats yours?<\/p>\n
jane! where are we?<\/p>\n
wow! so you really have no idea where you are?<\/p>\n
no i dont but i would like to!<\/p>\n
youre in the amazon jane! the rainforest! dont really know how you get here by accident<\/p>\n
yeah, me neither<\/p>\n
ah so you are real, i was beginning to think my mind was playing tricks on me, actually im still not sure your really real, but ill play along<\/p>\n
if you think i\u2019m a hallucination then why are you helping me?<\/p>\n
well i cant take the chance that there really is someone wandering around lost in the amazon, so i might look like an idiot when we get back but thats okay<\/p>\n
well thanks tom, its really nice to meet you, and i definitely owe you one<\/p>\n
okay well, if you are real, you can start by telling me why youre really a days hike into thick rainforest<\/p>\n
im sorry, honestly i really just dont know. one minute i was leaving my therapist in new york and the next i woke up in the jungle<\/p>\n
well you dont strike me as a liar, but my better judgement tells me you obviously are… no matter though, we need to get you back to town<\/p>\n
thank you so much, i promise ill repay you anyway i-<\/p>\n
dont worry about it, you probably arent even real<\/p>\n
thank you tom, youre the nicest stranger ive ever met<\/p>\n
no problem, but if you can, we better get moving, like i said, its a day back to town and even though we should have plenty provisions, we dont have time to waste, theres plenty of parasites out here and i wouldnt want my hallucination getting sick before i can get you checked out in town<\/p>\n
yeah im definitely ready to leave whenever you are<\/p>\n
okay well, if you really are tangible, then youre gonna get soaked, so throw on this poncho and lets go<\/p>\n
why do i need this? it\u2019s not even raining<\/p>\n
it will be, they call it the rainforest for a reason hahaha<\/p>\n
oh i gotcha, sorry! its hard to remember where i am, i was just in new york!<\/p>\n
alright then, whatever you say<\/p>\n
so neither of us knows why im out here, but why are YOU out here mister hallucinations?<\/p>\n
this is one of my favorite things to do, i mostly just come out here to think,get away from everything, you know, become one with nature, merge with the spirit of the forest, ive learned a lot about myself out here<\/p>\n
wow, i like that, you come out here all alone though?<\/p>\n
yeah well, as you can probably tell by my skin color and accent im from the states originally, i never knew my parents though, i was actually found in a forest as a baby and taken in by two avid hikers, the other kids always used to say i was raised by wolves haha but jamie and mike were wonderful parents, we always used to take long hikes together, frequently into the forest where i was found, but they went missing when i was 19, and i used my inheritance to move to south america and now i teach english during the week and hike the biggest forest i could think of on the weekends<\/p>\n
I didnt know my real parents either, I was found on the bank of the hudson river as a baby<\/p>\n
woooow, that\u2019s weird. ive never met anyone else who grew up like i did<\/p>\n
yeah…me neither i was taken in by a nurse, which is probably why i work in a hospital, i just cant stand to see people hurting and do nothing about it<\/p>\n
that\u2019s admirable, your mother sounds like a wonderful woman<\/p>\n
father actually…haha<\/p>\n
oh! im so sorry i shouldnt have-<\/p>\n
its okay, people hear nurse and they automatically think woman, i understand<\/p>\n
well what do you do at the hospital?<\/p>\n
im a nurse too<\/p>\n
wow! \u00a0take after dad huh?<\/p>\n
yeah i guess, we have different motivations though<\/p>\n
what do you mean?<\/p>\n
i bacame a nurse so that i coud help people who need it…i honestly couldnt tell you why my dad became a nurse<\/p>\n
well maybe it was the same reason as you, he just doesnt show it as much<\/p>\n
i guess you could be right<\/p>\n
so if the goal is to help people, why didnt you become a doctor?<\/p>\n
im actually in school to bocme a doctor right now, well i mean not right now but if i were home i would be, probably, maybe not, what day is it…is it still saturday?<\/p>\n
yes it\u2019s saturday hahaha apparently you just teleported across the world, not through time<\/p>\n
ok good…but anyway, i wanted to be a surgeon but i just cant deal with the blood and guts and all that ewwwwwww it just freaks me out, damn i wish i could, then i could actually really actually fix people, but i feel like doctor was meant to be<\/p>\n
thats amazing! becoming a doctor isnt settling! youll still help people, youll still be important! I wish i was as noble<\/p>\n
well what do you do?<\/p>\n
i teach english at a local school<\/p>\n
oh so youre like a grammar nazi, i hope i havent been using bad grammar haha<\/p>\n
its actually \u201cpoor\u201d grammar by the way, but im not that kind of english teacher, i teach people the english language<\/p>\n
oh i get it! i dont know, i guess I somehow forgot that we are in south america<\/p>\n
its understandable, since i guess you just got here haha<\/p>\n
its raining pretty hard tom<\/p>\n
yeah, and its getting dark,we should make camp and pick back up in the morning, sound good to you?<\/p>\n
well yeah, you\u2019re in your element here, im not gonna question you<\/p>\n
okay help me get this tent out of my bag<\/p>\n
this IS an autotent right?<\/p>\n
with triple reinforced fabristeal!<\/p>\n
okay good cuz i dont know if i would be okay setting up a tent by hand, and i sure as hell wouldnt be okay with being eaten in the middle of the night by a monglosloth<\/p>\n
dont worry, this tent has been rated to withstand the attack of of a full grown 20 ft tall mongosloth<\/p>\n
okay good<\/p>\n
(sound of tent falling to ground, button is pressed, tent opens up)<\/p>\n
wow! this is the biggest autotent ive ever seen! its like a mansion! how can you afford this?<\/p>\n
well, the teaching job is really just way for me to have steady cashflow while i learn the ins and outs of investing my inheritance from my parents…and every once in a while i splurge a little bit, get myself something nice<\/p>\n
im sorry to hear about your parents, but forgive me, i know we just met, and you dont have to answer if you dont want to, i know im being rude, im just very curious-<\/p>\n
twenty clid<\/p>\n
what?<\/p>\n
werent you going to ask me how much my parents left to me?<\/p>\n
well…yeah<\/p>\n
yeah, i dont mind, they left me 20 cad<\/p>\n
WHAT?! you could buy a whole astro-colony for that!<\/p>\n
i know, thats why i moved here, i figured it would be better for me to live a simple life and try to multiply my money for my children than to blow through all of it and wind up broke and materialistic<\/p>\n
i wish i had your foresight, i wouldnt have even thought of that, i would be the type to just spend and spend, thinking it was going to last forever<\/p>\n
(echoing) how many rooms are in this thing?<\/p>\n
15, not counting bathrooms and de-radiation chambers<\/p>\n
so does that mean i get my own room tonight?<\/p>\n
well of course, i wont be inviting you into my bed just yet, we\u2019ve only just been introduced<\/p>\n
well i think i\u2019ll sleep wherever you do anyway<\/p>\n
…uh really?<\/p>\n
yup! this place is big and outside is dangerous and companionship is crucial in disorienting situations…and i did just teleport to a different continent<\/p>\n
well yeah, but they\u2019re connected<\/p>\n
im sleeping with you tonight tom, theres nothing you can say about it<\/p>\n
okay i guess thats alright<\/p>\n
well it may seem fine out here for a seasoned explorer such as yourself, but even though i know nothing is getting in here its still terrifying to think of a monglosloth attacking the tent during the night and me being alone in a room…alone<\/p>\n
okay fine, i get it i was just kidding the whole time anyway<\/p>\n
BULLSHIT you\u2019re scared im going to try to seduce you<\/p>\n
whoa whoa whoa…okay maybe. but look at how you\u2019re acting! you\u2019re calling to my loins like a lage in heat<\/p>\n
\u2026<\/p>\n
sorry was that weird to say, i understand if now you want your own room tonight<\/p>\n
weird, but interesting, you\u2019re not getting rid of me thomas!<\/p>\n
actually it\u2019s just tom<\/p>\n
reeeally? how odd. well tom, let\u2019s hit the hay as they used to say<\/p>\n
i agree, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow<\/p>\n
(sound of, walking, pulling back covers, jane jumping into bed and yelling \u201cwoo!\u201d)<\/p>\n
you comfy?<\/p>\n
yes tom, im very comfy. lets get some slee-<\/p>\n
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where are you jane?!<\/p>\n
im right here beside you, but i cant see anything<\/p>\n
me neither, but we definitely arent still in the bed\u2026 this feels cold and hard, like concrete.<\/p>\n
did it happen again?<\/p>\n
did what happen again?<\/p>\n
how do you feel tom?<\/p>\n
like i got hit by a bus, two trains and an angry five year old that got ahold of a thrust cannon<\/p>\n
thats how i felt right after i woke up in the forest\u2026 i think it happened again<\/p>\n
so where are we now?<\/p>\n
i have no idea, do you have a flashlight?<\/p>\n
i did…in the tent, which im guessing is very far away at this point judging by how far you traveled last time this happened<\/p>\n
you have a point, i think we are probably indoors though so thats a good thing…i guess\u2026<\/p>\n
yes, but inside where is the part that bothers me. (flashbulb sound) ahhh! the light is so bright! but i can see now! looks like we are in a fire station<\/p>\n
(voice from far away)<\/p>\n
WHO IS THAT, WHO IS IN HERE AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT<\/p>\n
(whispered)let me handle this. \u00a0umm, hi, i-<\/p>\n
how did you get in here?! who are you?!?!<\/p>\n
uhh\u2026 well, im tom, and this is jane\u2026<\/p>\n
how the hell did you get in here \u201cTOM\u201d and \u201cJANE\u201d????<\/p>\n
well, honestly i couldnt tell you\u2026<\/p>\n
wait did you guys just wake up here?<\/p>\n
yeah, actually thats exactly what happened, i really have no idea how-<\/p>\n
save it, i believe you. ZANE, GET IN HERE!<\/p>\n
who\u2019s zane?<\/p>\n
dont worry, me and him, got here exactly the same way you did about a year ago<\/p>\n
what is it? who the f*** are these guys?<\/p>\n
they just woke up here\u2026sound familiar?<\/p>\n
HOLY S*** by the (unintelligible guttural noise) of sephal its so good to meet someone else that this is happening to! where did you guys come from?!<\/p>\n
well, we came from the amazon rainforest actually\u2026<\/p>\n
(whispered) hey!<\/p>\n
you can talk, they seem friendly<\/p>\n
well before i was in the forest i was in the middle of new york city and the same thing happened to me there!<\/p>\n
wow! well im zane, and this is ashleigh and were really excited to meet you guys! damn oh damn this is exhilirating!<\/p>\n
umm okay zane ashleigh, i dont mean to be rude but jane and i have no idea whats going on here\u2026 and you guys seem to have it mostly figured out, so would you mind filling us in?<\/p>\n
END PART 01<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is a very rough draft of the story in it’s current form. Since the final piece will be audio the way the draft is setup each line is a different person talking, unless there is a sentence that is multiple lines. I will post another version that is cleaned up and more clear, but … Continue reading Stewart draft<\/span>