They're here. Oh god! They've found you!

January 13, 2015 6:51 AM

A dreadful start.
posted by curious nu (12 comments total)

Weird and creepy. I like it.
posted by jacquilynne at 6:57 AM on January 13, 2015

Interesting, but ultimately short. Plus, "winning" reveals it is a viral book ad. The book looks interesting and I am considering it, so it accomplished its purpose.
posted by blahblahblah at 6:58 AM on January 13, 2015

Ah, hadn't realized it was an ad. Added a tag for disclosure. I somehow hadn't actually managed to find that in wandering through it. =p
posted by curious nu at 7:01 AM on January 13, 2015

The viral ad nature notwithstanding, this seems like an oblique commentary on what it can be like to follow and be followed on Twitter.

It's no AD&D on Twitter, though.
posted by Doktor Zed at 7:01 AM on January 13, 2015 [2 favorites]

All that glisters is not gold. The detonation rips you in half. They feast on your remains.

I hate it when that happens.
posted by Thorzdad at 7:10 AM on January 13, 2015 [3 favorites]

All that glisters is not gold. The detonation rips you in half. They feast on your remains.

I hate it when that happens.

What, it's Tuesday already?
posted by surazal at 7:23 AM on January 13, 2015 [2 favorites]

One of the Tweets is dated July 1 2008. Playing the long game...
posted by Nevin at 7:56 AM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]

Some background and explanations.
posted by naju at 8:10 AM on January 13, 2015 [8 favorites]

Thanks for the "Background and explanations" link - I did hit all 23 points in the story pretty quickly. (And wow, those are some depressing "success" scenarios.)
posted by RedOrGreen at 8:34 AM on January 13, 2015

Hey, and the guy sold a copy of some other dude's book, so double good on 'em.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 8:37 AM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]

Took me a minute to figure what the heck was going on, but I found it interesting. That it is an ad doesn't ruin it for me. If some ad company invented Q-bert and I played it only to find out the end was an ad for dish soap, I wouldn't be angry. I'd appreciate the Q-bert. That's kind of how I feel about this. Though, while interesting, this isn't quite Q-bert.
posted by dios at 8:45 AM on January 13, 2015

Gaming over Twitter? It'll never work.
posted by prize bull octorok at 9:15 AM on January 13, 2015 [1 favorite]