We have been loop-de-looping formonths. We should have known. The poster that lacked details. The rainbow man who cackled, "Forever!" when asked about the duration.
Some people have attempted to escape. The temptation every time we rushed past the red button was too much for them. Ironically, the thrill seekers, most eager to get on, were also the most eager to get off. My own brother threw up one time too many.
Nobody sees us.
Our sole chance for freedom now lies with you, the reader of this note.
I beseech you to press that red button. SOS.
"This story made me laugh out loud when I read the first sentence after being prepped by the clever title. It is very hard to be funny. So I admire any writer who can make you laugh. An opening that piques the reader's interest, followed by an original story that verges on mild horror. It's the sentence structure that makes this stand out, and the word choice that's simple yet hits the nail on the head each time: loop-de-looping, rainbow man, cackled, beseech. The author also reaches beyond the somewhat flippant narration and introduces a deeper philosophical observation on human behavior, then turns it on its head. Finally the narrator reaches out to the reader and brings them into the story. All this in a very small space. Again, I would not change a word."