Glitch

ABOUT YOU

Nobody at Oceanside High School calls Taylor Goodfellow by their government name. Instead, everyone calls you “Glitch.”

You spend a lot of time playing video games and, everyday, you login to something called the World Wide Web, or “the web” for short and chat with people from all over the world about all sorts of things. You have built quite an online reputation for being both very good at video games and believing that all of humanity is trapped inside of a video game called Y2Killed.

You believe that one of your great great ancestors successfully escaped this video game and now lives in the real world. They were accused of being a witch, but you know the truth.

OCEANDISE WITCH TRIALS OF 1692

In 1692, without evidence, Goody Stratford accused Puck Goodfellow (your great great ancestor) of witchcraft. Before the case could go to trial, Puck Goodfellow killed Goody Stratford by stabbing her in the heart with a silver cross. Goodfellow was never seen or heard from again, but the townspeople of Oceanside became obsessed with rooting out any and all forms of witchcraft from their community, thus the Oceanside Witch Trials of 1692.

While surfing the web, you discovered numerous theories that explain Puck Goodfellow's disappearance. The most plausible one is that killing Goody Stratford freed Puck from Y2Killed because Goody Stratford was the final boss of the game. Over the past couple of days, you’ve been chatting with a lot of people about this theory.

PUCK_1692

A few days ago, someone with the screen name “Puck_1692” contacted you. Below is the entire conversation:

Puck_1692 (1:05am): Glitch, it’s me.

Glitch (1:07am): who r u

Puck_1692 1:07am): I am your great, great, great, great grandparent, Puck Goodfellow.

Glitch (1:07am): what???

Puck_1692 1:08am): This is going to sound crazy, but you are trapped inside of a video game. Everything everyone thinks is real, is actually just a simulation. It’s all just ones and zeros. Lines of code. Electronic pulses that are stimulating your brain while the real world orbits around you. Everything you have been saying in chat rooms across the internet is true!

Puck_1692 1:08am): You are trapped inside of a video game called Y2Killed!

Glitch (1:08am): i knew it!!!!!!! how did u escape?? is it possible 4 me 2 escape??

Puck_1692 1:08am): It is!

Puck_1692 1:08am): In 1692, I identified a person I believed to be “The Host.” Given the nature of the game, I knew that killing The Host would end the game, and thus I would escape.

Puck_1692 1:09am): So… I killed The Host and the game ended! I escaped!

Glitch (1:09am): that’s awesome!! but if u already killed the host, how will I escape??

Puck_1692 1:09am): I just learned that The Host has re-entered the game!

Glitch (1:09am): thats awesome!!!

Puck_1692 1:09am): Yeah! All you have to do is kill The Host and the game will end.

Glitch (1:09am): who is the host

Puck_1692 1:09am): Andy Smith

Puck_1692 1:09am): It might be spelled Andy Smyth. I am not totally sure. But it is definitely one of them.

Glitch (1:10am): how do i know i can trust u ??

Puck_1692 1:10am): Quit bugging out Glitch, I don’t have much time, let’s talk about the plan.

Glitch (1:10am): ok

Glitch (1:10am): whats the plan

Puck_1692 1:10am): 1. Go to Andy Smith’s big 1999-themed high school party.

2. Dress like someone from the 90’s that played a lot of video games and spent a lot of time online.

3. You’ll get more instructions at the party from someone calling themself “The Author.”

Puck_1692 1:10am): One more thing!

Puck_1692 1:10am): Don’t trust anyone that asks you too many questions about me.

BEFORE THE PARTY

If Dylan contacts you, you should wonder why Dylan is asking you so many questions about Puck. Dylan seems like a cop. Even worse, they might be working for The Host. If they are, they are your ultimate nemesis. Say something like, “r u a cop? u have to tell me if u r”

If Zorg contacts you, you should wonder why Zorg is contacting you. Are they working with Dylan? Tell Zorg you will neither confirm or deny anything!  

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The people playing these characters (if anyone is playing them), were instructed by me to ask you if you are Gizmo82. So, there is no need to be suspicious of them.

COSTUME IDEAS

Hackers (1995), The Matrix (1999)

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