She had been warned, that if she took the purple pill.. her eyes would open, and she would never again experience the world in the same way.
But Lo-fi didn’t care. She had always been curious, always questioned, always wanted to discover the truth…
“I can handle it” she said, her hand spread out.. gazing up at the hooded genderless figure in front of her.
“If I give you take this pill, you must accept the consequences that comes with it.. the complete and utter lucidity of it all” the figure said, their voice steady and calm.
“I accept, I accept!!” Lofi said eagerly.
The hooded figure visibly stiffened.
“This is not a joke, there is a reason that ignorance is widely regarded as being bliss, and there is a reason many opt to remain in bliss, particularly women” they cautioned.
“Once you take this, the current rose tinted lens that you and all of humanity survives on, will disintegrate from your view.. are you sure you can handle the reality the true reflection? Without the cushions and scaffolds provided by ideological systems to soothe the aching reality of perpetual existential crisis?”
Lo-fi began to jump around with exasperation.
“I said I’m ready!” she said with firm conviction.
The hooded figure held out the purple pill, and within seconds, Lo-fi had downed it.
And so it began……..
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