“Only one thing. When whatever occurred in the game happens in real life, I will regain my memory. Right now, I keep having dreams about people and places I saw inside. I will keep remembering, little by little, until that event occurs.”

“Oh. I see. How much do you remember?”

“Well, this morning I dreamt about someone I was to meet today. Later on I realized that it was someone very close to me that I was to meet. After you came in, I dreamt about some volcano and a marriage ceremony. But, I can’t be sure if this is my memory returning, or just a dream.”

“If it is your memory returning, whoever you met yesterday, myself included, could be very close to you. Who else did you meet?”

“I met my cousin’s friend, Jacie.”

“She is the one replacing me, right?”

“Yeah.”

“So, it’s me or her?”

“If you believe that my dream is really my memory. Until I remember more, I will have to play it like I don’t know.”

“Good.”

“When I get back, I think I’ll write about what happened in my last adventure.”

“What will you call it?”

“Well, when I was in the game, the present part, my friend Andy called the missing palette, the Purloined Palette. I think I’ll call my book, The Mystery of the Purloined Palette. I think I’ll get Noah to help me reconstruct as much as I can remember.”

“If I can be of any help, let me know.”

“You already have.” I said, clutching her hand.

“One more question about this game, if you don’t mind.”

“Not at all.”

“Where was it?”

“Follow me. Its entrance is a walking distance from here.” I said. We stood up and I took her hand, leading the way. As we walked I noticed a bush tipped sideways, but it wasn’t dead. “That’s odd.”

“What’s that?”

“Look at that bush.” I went over. Moving the bush, a door opened.

“What’s that?”

“It must be the entrance to the control room.”

“The Control Room?”

“Yes, this could be the place where Matt and Noelle controlled our environment.”

“Wow.” She stammered. The door was on the ground. I jumped into the hole, and then called for Tracy to follow. She jumped, and I caught her in my arms. For a brief second, we paused, looking into each other’s eyes. I quickly set her down, and we looked around. We saw a working machine. A big window was directly in front, although without lights it was tough to see. “Where’s the light switch?”

“I don’t know. Ah, here it is.” I said, turning it on. Lights came on in the room and on the other side of the window. It was as big as a football field.

“Is that???”

“Yes, the game. Look at its size!”