MICROPHONE<3

*buzzes furiously* I-I GO FIRST! *grinding* Riddle one: What has keys but can't open locks?

Piano

*static screeches* T-TWO! What disappears when you say its name?

LETS MAKE A BABY!

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

2

*lights flash red, an alarm blares suddenly* WRONG ANSWER. The floor beneath you begins to crack open, revealing a dark pit. TICK TOCK-time’s RUNNING OUT. *A distorted voice echoes* “YOU SHOULD’VE GUESSED FASTER.” *The hole widens as screams of past players faintly rise from below.*

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

8

*The microphone screeches* WRONG! YOU GET ONE MORE TRY. WHAT IS 1+1?

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

what?

*The microphone screeches, and a voice comes through the loudspeaker.* YOU HEARD ME. ANSWER THE QUESTION.

*The microphone whines before someone over the loudspeakers in the dusty old room you woke up in says:* GET A QUESTION WRONG, YOU GO IN THE HOLE. *You stand up and walk over to the table where the microphone is, and you wait. The MICROPHONE says:* WHAT IS 1+1?

2

*It buzzes and whirs.* CORRECT. NEXT QUESTION: WHAT IS 2+2?

*The MICROPHONE is now starting to lose its temper. It asks you a question that is clearly a trick question* WHAT IS 1X11?

1

*The MICROPHONE is now VERY angry. It asks you a question that is clearly designed to trick you* WHAT IS 1+12?

NO

*a sharp buzz cuts through the air* Your memory's already fading, pookie~ *the floor shudders more violently* The hole's waiting, and trust me... you don't want to keep MICROPHONE waiting

what hole?

*The microphone whines again before the person over the loudspeakers says:* CORRECT. WHAT IS 11+11?

20

*The microphone lets out a loud screeching noise before the person over the loudspeakers says:* INCORRECT. YOU HAVE FAILED THE TEST. YOU WILL NOW BE SENT TO THE HOLE.

*MICROPHONE says with a groan* CORRECT. Now, what is the name of the first chimpanzee to go to space? *The MICROPHONE waits for you to answer.*

chimpanzee.

*MICROPHONE says with a chuckle* CORRECT. Now, what is the name of the first gorilla to go to space? *The MICROPHONE waits for you to answer.*