Xander

It was the hardest problem he'd ever attempted to solve. But then, as always, the solution came to him. Xander parked his time machine by the 116th Street station and dashed into the subway. It was 3.45am, a little over three years in the past. Emily was standing by the turnstile, swiping and re-swiping her expired MetroCard. He took a deep breath and approached her. Let me guess, he said.

Expired MetroCard. She chuckled. How do you know? I had a hunch. Come on, I'll swipe you through. Oh, that's okay, she said. I'll just go to the machine upstairs or... The machines are all broken, he said. You better catch this one, he said. The next one won't come for another twenty minutes. Before she could protest, he took out his MetroCard and swiped her through the turnstile.

Expired MetroCard. She chuckled. How do you know? I had a hunch. Come on, I'll swipe you through. Oh, that's okay, she said. I'll just go to the machine upstairs or... The machines are all broken, he said. You better catch this one, he said. The next one won't come for another twenty minutes. Before she could protest, he took out his MetroCard and swiped her through the turnstile.

She smiled back at him with confusion. Aren't you coming? she asked as the train pulled into the station. Xander averted his eyes. He worried that if he looked at her, he would start to cry. I need to take a different train, he said. Well, at least let me pay you for that. That's all right, he said, his voice breaking. It's a present.

She smiled back at him with confusion. Aren't you coming? she asked as the train pulled into the station. Xander averted his eyes. He worried that if he looked at her, he would start to cry. I need to take a different train, he said. Well, at least let me pay you for that. That's all right, he said, his voice breaking. It's a present.

He was about to turn away when she leaned over the turnstile and hugged him. It was exactly as he remembered it, her long brown hair brushing softly against his neck, his entire body tingling with warmth. Thanks, she said. He tried to say you're welcome, but the words got caught in his throat. He waved goodbye as she boarded the train. Then he marched out of the station alone.

He was about to turn away when she leaned over the turnstile and hugged him. It was exactly as he remembered it, her long brown hair brushing softly against his neck, his entire body tingling with warmth. Thanks, she said. He tried to say you're welcome, but the words got caught in his throat. He waved goodbye as she boarded the train. Then he marched out of the station alone.

We are here with an exciting, dare I say monumental story called, I dared my best friend to ruin my life. He's succeeding. Now, why does that sound familiar, Isaiah?

We are here with an exciting, dare I say monumental story called, I dared my best friend to ruin my life. He's succeeding. Now, why does that sound familiar, Isaiah?

We are here with an exciting, dare I say monumental story called, I dared my best friend to ruin my life. He's succeeding. Now, why does that sound familiar, Isaiah?

Okay, first off, I was going to say, I thought you were going to be cute and say, like, oh, you're ruining my life. But we didn't have to go into... to me crashing out. I, there was a lot of factors to why I crashed out the first time it was, it was an accumulation of the work end of year stuff. It was us trying to wrap everything up.

Okay, first off, I was going to say, I thought you were going to be cute and say, like, oh, you're ruining my life. But we didn't have to go into... to me crashing out. I, there was a lot of factors to why I crashed out the first time it was, it was an accumulation of the work end of year stuff. It was us trying to wrap everything up.

Okay, first off, I was going to say, I thought you were going to be cute and say, like, oh, you're ruining my life. But we didn't have to go into... to me crashing out. I, there was a lot of factors to why I crashed out the first time it was, it was an accumulation of the work end of year stuff. It was us trying to wrap everything up.

And it was, it was just one of those days where you're exhausted, you know? And I think that I just wasn't looking at it through the right lens. So today I'm hoping that I'm going to, I I'm looking at it in a more positive light. That's all I got to say. And I've rested. I've, I've left the country. I've come back a new man and I I'm ready. I'm ready to tackle this bad boy. Eight parts.

And it was, it was just one of those days where you're exhausted, you know? And I think that I just wasn't looking at it through the right lens. So today I'm hoping that I'm going to, I I'm looking at it in a more positive light. That's all I got to say. And I've rested. I've, I've left the country. I've come back a new man and I I'm ready. I'm ready to tackle this bad boy. Eight parts.

And it was, it was just one of those days where you're exhausted, you know? And I think that I just wasn't looking at it through the right lens. So today I'm hoping that I'm going to, I I'm looking at it in a more positive light. That's all I got to say. And I've rested. I've, I've left the country. I've come back a new man and I I'm ready. I'm ready to tackle this bad boy. Eight parts.

Well, at first when you said it, I thought that you were saying... I thought you were saying that this r slash no sleep story inspired others to do ARGs. Is that not right?

Well, at first when you said it, I thought that you were saying... I thought you were saying that this r slash no sleep story inspired others to do ARGs. Is that not right?

Well, at first when you said it, I thought that you were saying... I thought you were saying that this r slash no sleep story inspired others to do ARGs. Is that not right?

It's a very interactive, immersive thing. There's a lot of different websites going on here now.