Wake up

You wake up, sharply and suddenly. You find yourself in a dormitory of four, and everyone else is just as confused as you are. You take a look at the bunk you woke up in and find an engraving on the side: “Player Name: Joe bide. Player ID: 800.” Okay. Weird. So they know your name? Suddenly, a bell rings, and all of you cram out into a hallway. You find that many others are with you, trying to process what is going on. You think that there is about 799 of them, making you the 800th in the group. All of you decide to get into a single file line and walk to the left, where there is an auditorium with 800 seats. You sit in the 800th seat and listen closely to the man on stage, who says, “Hello. You are all going to play a series of games to earn money and earn prestige among everyone else.” The crowd feels uneasy, and starts chattering and mumbling amongst themselves. A man in the audience raises his hand. “How much money? And how many games?” “The last person in the games will earn eight hundred million dollars as prize money. There will be approximately seven to eleven games, depending on how many people are eliminated in each game.” The crowd starts chattering again. The man on stage speaks once more, “The money is added up with each eliminated player. The first game will start now. Go through the hallway on your right.” You all go through the hallway and find yourself in a giant outdoor area. You are all at one end of the room. At the other end is a giant doll-like statue, facing a tree. A PA speaker comes on. A feminine voice says through the speaker, “The first game is Red Light, Green Light. Get to the other end of the room in under ten minutes to win. If you fail to do so, you will be eliminated. If you are caught moving by the statue when it is Red Light, you will be eliminated. You may start moving once the doll says “Green Light”. You may go now.” The doll speaks through a speaker system, “Green Light!” You and the other players start moving at a fast pace. You run for twenty seconds when... “Red Light!” All of you stop, except for one person, who falls to the ground. He’s eliminated, just like that? You think to yourself. Surely it can’t be that hard. The PA speaker starts up again. “Player 247 has been eliminated.” After the speaker disconnects, a gunshot is heard. Player 247 looks lifeless, and unmoving. “Green Light!” All of you move towards Player 247. “Red Light!” Player 366 attempts to communicate with 247. “Hey. You’re eliminated. Stop being such a drama Queen and go home-“ Then, Player 366 stops in horror, as 247 spits out blood. 366 screams, and tries to run away, but gets eliminated, or in this case now, killed. Everyone else tries to run away, and chaos ensues, but they all just keep getting shot and “eliminated”. Now you’re frightened for your life. 125 people eliminated and killed, just like that? Over a dead guy? “Green Light!”