The System

Or is it?

Gabe open this eyes slowly and a neon blue sign appears before him.

"WELCOME TO NEXT GENERATION"

"OR NexGen FOR SHORT"

"THE PLACE WHERE YOUR HOPE OF CLINGING ONTO THAT LAST BIT OF LIFE IN YOU RESIDES"

"What the heck? Where am I?" Gabe exclaims.

"I JUST SAID YOU ARE AT NexGen. CAN YOU NOT UNDERSTAND ME?"

"(;一_一)"

"Wait you can talk to me?!" Gabe says.

"I CAN DO MANY THINGS, TALKING IS JUST ONE"

Gabe looks down and sees his arms are still there. He traces his fingers down them several times, amazed that they are there. He remembers the severe pain from getting them ripped off.

"Did you do this?" Gabe asked.

"YES, ANOTHER ONE OF MY MANY FEATURES"

"NOW ENOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT ME. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESTART?"

"What does that mean?"

"IT MEANS THAT YOU CAN REVIVE YOURSELF"

"IT'S ACTUALLY ME PUTTING YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS BACK IN TIME BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY DIED THOUGH"

"WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO?"

Gabe thinks about it, but he is still confused from all this new information just being dropped on him. He finally decides when.

"Back to the beginning, where it all started."

"BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT"

A loud whirring sound is heard as the whole black room spins. Louder and louder the sound gets. Gabe is just about to lose his sanity when the whirring and spinning stops.

"WE ARE NOW AT YOUR DESTINATION"

"TRY NOT TO DIE THIS TIME"

"Wait, I have so many que-"

"LOOP 2: START"