Red Box

Box 26: I'm in!

In my room, I was daydreaming. My bruised face started to look swollen. Something that disturbs the mind also makes me unable to do the daily routine. Everything really feels bland. Play games, fill out surveys, even lazily.

With all these complex thoughts, there is no satisfaction from every activity I undertake. Since leaving work and college, I may never feel that way again. Miraculously, my eyes suddenly fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already noon and the trouble makers did not come to my house. It was the quietest sleep of the month.

Is this real?

While waiting for the computer to be ready, I left the bath for a while, so that this good day would be perfect. The plan was, I would fill out surveys and play games all day.

It's gotta be gonna be good day.

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I'm done filling out the survey. The game update is almost done as well. They made some adjustments and held a new event.

Actually I don't really care. I never read patch notes. Even if it happens nerf, usually it does not affect too much, although most of my favorite heroes ¹OP.

While waiting, I decided to open some videos on youtube. I see podcast shows are on the rise. But I don't care. I prefer something more entertaining, even if it's childish. After all, they were just telling something cliche and not interesting at all.

If only they invited me, I was confident enough to tell a more interesting story. But the fundamental problem is, what is interesting about my personal profile?

While watching some silly streamers, apparently my favorite game update is done. I decided to open it, before my negativity became more and more unwary.

I immediately pressed the start button, and the screen displayed the beloved logo of these millions of people. I'm really very excited. The background image turned even cooler, due to the update earlier. But unfortunately, all the plans I had prepared failed to be realized.

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“Excuse me!”

Someone just keeps knocking on the door.

I rubbed my head, standing up leaving the screen. It's like burning down an entire city with these shitty citizens. The door keeps knocking, while I walk.

What now?

I decided to open the door, so that this lunatic wouldn't interrupt me all day.

“Sorry, is this Dimas' house?”

What have I been doing lately? Am I a complex celebrity, or something?

I really can't say anything. I don't know why, lately everyone has gotten to know me.

“Ya, I myself Dimas,” I replied.

“Oh, so you are rusakin my computer huh?”

Without further ado, the man pointed at my face.

I rubbed the jidat, feeling very disturbed. Ever since I first saw his face, my gut feeling was so bad. From the looks of it, he looks annoying. I think one of the victims of the cafe incident the other day.

The man had a thick body, fat hair, and wore a clothescoat. Perhaps, he intended to implement hip-hop style. Just not adjusting it properly.

Her loose pants make her look like a snow doll in a barrel. His legs were short, and he did not have a neck. That's why I don't like the fashion style of today.

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“Gue can be clearin, bang!”

“Halah, don't bacot much, you! No responsibility?”

Suddenly the man pushed me inside.

“Tuh, no computer!” he said again, breaking into my favorite set of computers.

“You what you?”

I immediately blocked the road. But despite trying to fight back, still our energy is not comparable.

My skinny body was so easy to bounce away.

“Soaring!”

He pushed again, trying to take my computer. This time, I fought with all my might.

“Yang really you, got the doang virus. Most reinstall also in order!”

While running, I pushed her much larger body until she fell down.

“Lo's eyes, virus!”

The man got up, and pulled my collar.

“Monitor I broke because of you!” yell again.

“Hah?”

I started to shake my head, not understanding what was really going on.

I mean, the only thing I did was open the Redbox site and try to break into it. What happened next was, a virus attacked the computer I was using. So that makes it experience ²blue screen, and it sounds very loud.

This is because the virus attacks software and malware that results in errors. Luckily, I immediately activated safe mode. So this problem should be solved by scanning the virus, then reinstalling it. At worst, they only need to replace the hard disk.

His action of seizing a computer was completely outrageous, let alone fabricating a story.

Are you kidding me? What do you mean, “cupu?”

I'm really very angry. His imagination was too wild.

In the real world, something like this might be true. But this is all too funny.

"I never did such a stupid thing!"

I nodded, almost laughing.

“By what you?” tanyakanya.

“Bro, you're wrong people!”

“One of the people, I went to the police station. They said, you must be!”

“If it's a virus, maybe I. But swear to Alex that rusakin monitor, never me, bang!”

“Lu play in my cafe, right? Crossroad decet SMA 5?”

“Ngeyel, really, lu?”

“OK, if you don't want to say anything, we'll finish it at the police station!"

He suddenly challenged.

What an interesting thought.

I'm in! Why not?

“Who is afraid?” my answer.

“Oh, nantangin you, yes?”

The man pulled out his cell phone and called the police station.

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Not long after, the officer came to pick me up. They took the two of us to the base, to undergo an examination. In the car, I kept grumbling.

I thought it was a good day, apparently it was all a delusion. ³EO is definitely not a suitable field for me.

For some reason, all the plans I prepared were always messy. Study while working, then graduate and get a dream job. So aware, it turns out that the job field is like a battlefield.

Had found a way to get rich through Redbox, but apparently they've installed a virus. Not only that, I was even accused of a criminal act. They also demanded ransom. Even now, someone accuses me of tampering with the monitor, in a cafe I never visited.

Do you know what I hate about podcasts these days?

They always discuss the lowest point of guest star life that I think is normal.

I mean, it's not the lowest point in life at all!

Every day is the lowest point. In fact, it gets worse every second. But no one cares at all.

So why should I empathize with the story of someone not much worse than me?

Ofcourse, there's a moral message behind the story. But it's always about trying. Everyone knows that trying is the key to success. But some people have limits. And I think today the limit came.

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Once there, it turned out that no one, was willing to defend me. Everyone looked trivially, as if I was a criminal.

Can I give up now?

Then suddenly, someone I never expected, came to enter the examination room.

“What is this?” tanyakanya.

"This is mas, the child who was yesterday," replied the examiner, "the file is clearly written, if he came to the scene. Uh, now no ngaku," he added.

The big tall man took the file, then studied for a bit.

"Can I take over?" tanyakanya.

"May, I'm dizzy!"

The officer stood up, replaced by the man. With a smile, the man sat looking at me.

That smile really looks really annoying. It seems clearly being cut off.

Why else, people?

I just shook my head, not understanding what he was planning.

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¹Over Power, aka too strong so need to be adjusted.

²Light damage to the computer, which causes the screen to turn blue.

³Event Organizer, aka event organizer.