Every few weeks I’m going to share a small dip into some story-building for one of my current projects. Some of you know I am hard at work at writing Cells. Today you will get a glimpse into the world of Cells. This is a small journal entry of Matthews, a prominent character in the game. Matthews is a by the book detective within The Information Department of The State. In This entry you will see Matthew’s convictions and drive for following and carrying out the law of The State.
Journal Entry 309, week 45, day 2
Today I saw a man pissing in an alley on my way to the station. His clothes were raggedy and torn, his face covered in what I hope was dirt, and his shoes, well his shoes were new. The State understands that shoes are more important than clothes on your back. Couldn’t get to work each day without a good pair of shoes under your feet. Even though I sympathized with the man, who I later found out was homeless, the law is the law and the destruction of any property must be dealt with as if they are an enemy of The State.
When I got to the office, filed the paperwork for the man, and finally sat down to a hot cup of coffee at my desk I realized I had a full docket of interviewees down at the Department of Technology. Thankfully I had a few minutes to spare, otherwise Phillips would have gone ahead with the interviews. Even though Phillips is a sharp whip, he lacks the trust in The State. Last week I heard him say that he might see about getting vacation time with only four years under his belt, something no State officer would ever imply, because it is widely known you are only allowed time off after ten years of service. Some of the officers just don’t trust The State enough to understand that they know what’s best for us.
Interviews went well again today. I’m starting to fully trust the new software and understand it’s usefulness. I always trust The State will have top of the line interview systems, but this one was different. Using connections between memories and current actions through non correlative questioning was odd, I’ll admit, but damn those results have been fantastic. We’ve had an 84% success rate with the software and today we managed to uncover a large terrorist cell in the capitol.
Work ran late again, forcing me to stop by the only open deli on the way home for the usual sandwich. I know after working for The State for twenty years my time to be allowed to marry is coming, just hope she can make half a decent sandwich as Lonzo or just make a good meal. Heading to bed after I watch The State news for today. Today’s overall rating would be adequate.
That’s it for this week. I hope you enjoyed the small peek behind what Cells will be. Don’t forget, if you have any questions, feedback, or interest on working with me to create cool content please say hi. Or just start a conversation, I’m cool with that too.
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