Summer Soup #4

Taylor Swift: Somehow a videogame

[the character and the player aren’t always the same person]

*A stage is blank. Footsteps are heard progressively increasing in volume. A face comes into view with a blank backdrop. The face begins to sing, or more likely, perform poetry. The camera zooms back, revealing the main character and the player’s 3rd person view. The M.C is sitting, drinking a dark and mysterious drink (soda).*

/Player takes control of character/

*The player is instructed use the character to visit the bathroom and pee. While this happens, the character/player hears the performance end. As the player washes their hands, their name is called by the MC.*

MC: Next up…

*The character vomits, moms spaghetti*

/Player unknowingly loses control of character/

*While still appearently in play, the character moves towards the open window and leaps out. The character begins to run*

/Player is knowingly given control again/

*Gameplay happens, the character/player runs. There seems to be a reason to run, but the player doesn’t know the reason. The character/player eventually finds a tree growing in an alleyway to hide behind.*

/Player knowingly loses control/

*The character lays down behind this tree. Their breathing is labored. Their eyes are closed or nearly closed. The camera reminds fixed on this character as false credits roll.*

/Player is knowingly given control/

*The player/character walks back, humming a song and mumbling words that are unhear-able. They jump back through the window and walk to the empty stage. A performance/gameplay happens.*

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