Alex appears to the winner!
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Every day seemed to be the same. In the morning, you and your family would wake up at exactly seven A.M., alongside everyone else in your timezone. There was no 'five more minutes' of sleep, or getting up too early; it was 7:00 sharp. You all would shuffle down the wooden stairs, decorated according the the housing guidelines, and into your perfectly cleaned living room with the same mass-produced glass table that everybody had, with the same sturdy brown couches with soft cushions and a white cloth draped half-haphazardly across the back (which your mother would fix upon seeing), and a television set into the wall that would play the same program every day. It was a boring, but fulfilling life that you and your family lived in.
That morning seemed a little different, however. You awoke tense and unsure, knowing that something terrible would be broadcast on the television when you shuffled in and sat on the couch to view the daily announcements read by the Supreme Ruler, Julius Averson. Your stomach twisted itself into knots as you looked into the bathroom mirror, brushing your teeth and combing your rich, black hair. A concerned knock at the bathroom door came from your mother. "Alex," Her voice carried through the thin wooden walls. "Are you alright?"
Your choices are:
1. Open the door and go downstairs with your family to find out something awful.
2. Feign sickness and pretend to be unable to go downstairs.
3. Tell your mother about the awful feeling and request that you don't watch the announcements.
Remember; your choices determine different outcomes. Once you make your choice, you cannot go back on your decision. Choose wisely.