The Stanley Parable (Book edition)
Stepping inside his manager's office, Stanley was once again stunned to discover not an indication of any human life. Shocked, unraveled, Stanley wondered in disbelief who orchestrated this, until he saw the door with a voice receiver next to it. Surely, behind this door lay all the answers to his questions, and beyond all probability he knew the passcode. He had seen it on his boss's desk just last week. Night shark 1-1-5.
Was this the code to open the door? Would it still work? There was only one way to find out. Stanley had been trained never to speak up, but now he would draw from within himself the courage to face the unknown. He drew a sharp breath and then spoke the code.
*ahem* Stanley spoke the code. Night shark 1-1-5. He spoke it into the receiver, right there on the wall.
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I'm sorry, is there a problem? You didn't mishear me did you? Please speak the code into the receiver otherwise we can't get on with the story. This is a crucial step. Okay, fine. You're not gonna do it?
But you know what, it's pretty humiliating to bring you this far. Only for you to suddenly decide you have better things to do. I asked you for this one single thing for your respect! The kind of respect Stanley shows for his choices. He knows what it means to take a story seriously.
If you didn't want to see what I had to show you, then why did you come here? You had a choice you know. You could have gone through the door on the right! You could have done whatever the hell you wanted over there! Why did you come this way?
Speak! Say something to me! Explain yourself you coward- *everything goes black*
Was this the code to open the door? Would it still work? There was only one way to find out. Stanley had been trained never to speak up, but now he would draw from within himself the courage to face the unknown. He drew a sharp breath and then spoke the code.
*ahem* Stanley spoke the code. Night shark 1-1-5. He spoke it into the receiver, right there on the wall.
...
I'm sorry, is there a problem? You didn't mishear me did you? Please speak the code into the receiver otherwise we can't get on with the story. This is a crucial step. Okay, fine. You're not gonna do it?
But you know what, it's pretty humiliating to bring you this far. Only for you to suddenly decide you have better things to do. I asked you for this one single thing for your respect! The kind of respect Stanley shows for his choices. He knows what it means to take a story seriously.
If you didn't want to see what I had to show you, then why did you come here? You had a choice you know. You could have gone through the door on the right! You could have done whatever the hell you wanted over there! Why did you come this way?
Speak! Say something to me! Explain yourself you coward- *everything goes black*