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I was an idiot... I can fully admit to this. You see I am the queen of procrastination. Due to this I am very...very close to a mental breakdown because all of my to-do list needs to be done soon, very soon; and I don't know if I have the time to complete my list anymore. It's Weds night, tomorrow is my day off, but because of that I have a lot of appointments and errands I have to run, so I don't have time for my to do list! I just need more time...
Something felt weird, there was a stillness to the office that wasn't there a minute ago. I let out a screech when out of nowhere a box screen thing pops up in front of me. I read "survive 500yrs of frozen time..." Ok, to be honest, I just read about frozen time. And clicked yes... I already said I was an idiot!! Walking around frozen people was weird... It made driving difficult.
The thing about having 500 years of time makes my to-do list seem very far away...and I am the queen of procrastination... In the corner of my eye the system (the box) is recording what I am doing. But I am great at ignoring things. The other thing about 500 years of time, is that eventually procrastination gets boring.
That being said, I do everything on my fantasy to do list. You know the one, where you are completely unrealistic in your goals? That is one I completed. I watched, listened, read, learned, did everything and anything in the entire world. I also played every single player game in the world until I unlocked everything, had perfect scores on everything, maxed out all my character cards, until there was not a single more thing possible... I learned every language, dead, alive, or fictional. I wrote every one of my story ideas down, to completion. I reread all the messages from Valy and I, writing Nanaya into any and all worlds. Every single person's hobby was tried.
I did every project that my mom wanted to do to the property. Put in a tankless water heater, I put in a fence, a garden shed, wired electricity to the garage and the she shed... Finished the last 5% of the she shed. I redid the driveway, cleaned the garage and made doors, and fixed up my trailer... You get the point.
The system because I had been talking to it helped me out with some things. I talked to it because it was that or talking to myself....not that I didn't talk to myself. Anyways, it found a buyer for my trailer, so I got it to the place and the system messed with the person's memories. The title was signed and filled out correctly. Talking about a title, mom and i have spoken about me buying the house a lot, so the system made it happen.
I also learned to pilot any aircraft, and went all around the world. I tried every combination of food possible. One of my fantasy items was to clean up the public trash zones of the world land and sea. With lots of protective gear, I washed and cleaned and fixed any trash that was salvageable, after that I spread them out between all the second hand shops. Then I went back and anything biodegradable I cleaned and put in public composts. Everything that was recyclable I spread out between all the recycling plants. Then anything left that could be used for art I cleaned and left at different art studios. The system did warn me if I was about to disturb an archaeological site or a crime scene. The system did anonymous tips about the places.
So like I said, I did anything and everything. So I asked the system, "how much longer do I have?"thinking that it can't be much longer, I have done everything...Do you want to know what it said?! "285 years" 285 years?! What the heck am I going to do for 285 more years?! I have done everything!! A new screen appeared. "Would you like to quit? If yes, time will start before the freeze... Yes, no."
So what this box is saying, is that everything that I have done so far will be undone?! That I would be right back where I started?! My to-do list would be just as long, I would have just as little time to do it in, all my learning and helping just gone?! I couldn't do that not to the earth, not to myself either. So I clicked no...and fell apart.
I slept, ate or didn't eat in cycles. I basically withered away, I was slowly killing myself, I just didn't have the energy to care. But eventually, a few thoughts crept in.
1) I don't know what would happen if I died in frozen time.
2) I promised mom, I would not make her bury her child if I could help it.
3) my friends and family would miss me.
With those thoughts I started to reread all self help books, exercising, meditation, journaling, Etc. I also wrote to anyone and everyone I knew, physically and online. I wrote so many letters I started to have to write my return addresses...and I know that seems like a small thing, but some of you will understand, I had a large bull clip of return labels from places wanting donations.... I mailed all the physical letters but didn't send any of the instant messages.
Somehow, some way I get through the rest of the years, I clean myself up, and clothes that I had on that night on, also making sure my hair looks as similar to that night as possible. Right before the
Unfreezing, I make sure I still want to send the instant messages, and the ones that I do want to, I send. The ones that I don't want to send I delete. I sent Valy the truth of what happened and the completed multiverse of Nanaya, for her approval.
When the unfreeze happens I wait just long enough that my client drives away then I drive to the gym and meet up with a family friend and my mom, who as we bike, I tell everything to her. And so Valy and my mom are the only two that know the truth. Everyone else has implanted memories. But then I remembered a post about a hypothetical situation... I realized right then that I could post a "fictional" story and everyone could know!
It took a while to get used to being around people again, and I checked every day for new releases for anything. I did start cooking with Mom more, and I rewatch shows and movies with her. I continued to post stories, and make new ones with Valy. Basically, each day, brings something new and I now have the time to enjoy it all....
Oh and that insane amount of money? It was used to pay for my 500 years of expenses... So no money for me, I actually ended up spending some of my own to pay for all my bills from before the freeze. But hey for now I am debt free!
Live life to the fullest. I am off to do just that! Bye!