Commitment Survey 1

Please answer the following questions honestly and to the best of your knowledge.

Issue 13

https://manyworlds.place/issue-13/jacob-nye/

by Jacob Nye


Please answer the following questions honestly and to the best of your knowledge.

Do you feel safe?

☐Yes         ☒No         ☐I don’t know

Why don’t you feel safe? (Select all that apply.)

☒Someone is watching me         ☐There’s a banging on the door
☐I just vomited and it’s an odd color         ☒I don’t know how I got here         ☐I feel safe

What would you like to hear right now? (Select all that apply.)

☐It’s okay         ☐It’ll be over soon         ☐It’s not your fault
☐You won’t remember this when it’s over         ☒I would not like to hear anything

Can you calm down?

☐Yes         ☐No         ☒Maybe

How long do you believe you’ve been here?

☐Minutes         ☒Hours         ☐Days         ☐Longer

How desperate are you to leave? (Mark with an X.)

(1) |———————————————————|———————X———————————| (10)

1: Not desperate at all
5: Desperate
10: I’ll do anything

Look at the cage below the clock on the East wall. What’s inside? (Select all that apply.)

☐A woman         ☐An animal         ☒Chains         ☐Nothing         ☐There is no cage

Did you see the cage before reading the previous question?

☐Yes         ☒No         ☐There is no cage

What is the thing inside the cage doing?

☐She/it is wailing         ☒She/it is silent         ☐There’s nothing there         ☐There is no cage

Do you feel safe?

☐Yes         ☒No         ☐Not anymore

Whose voice did that scream sound like?

☐My mother         ☐My daughter         ☒Myself         ☐There was no scream

Do you think the scream was real?

☐Yes         ☒No         ☐I don’t know         ☐There was no scream

Would you prefer to save yourself or the one who screamed?

☐Myself         ☐The one who screamed         ☒I was the one who screamed
☐There was no scream

Are you lying?

☐Yes         ☐No         ☒I don’t know

Is there a cage now?

☒Yes         ☐No         ☐There was never a cage

What’s inside the cage now?

☐A woman         ☒A woman in chains         ☐I am in the cage         ☐There is no cage

Have you figured out why you are here?

☐Yes         ☐No         ☒There is no reason

Do you feel lightheaded?

☐Yes         ☐No         ☒A little

Where are your manacles fastened?

☐My wrists         ☐My ankles         ☒My wrists and ankles

Would you beg to be let out?

☐Yes         ☐No         ☒I don’t know

Turn around and look out the window on the West wall. What do you see?

☐Another gray room         ☒A desolate landscape         ☐It’s a mirror, not a window
☐There is no window

Do you believe what you see is real?

☒Yes         ☐No         ☐I don’t know         ☐There is no window

Do you believe any of this is real?

☒Yes         ☐No         ☐I don’t know

Rap your knuckles on the table and await further instruction.

Did you do what the doctor told you?

☒Yes         ☐No         ☐Nobody came

Did it hurt?

☒Yes         ☐No         ☐Nobody came

How would you feel if she returned? (Select all that apply.)

☐Glad         ☐Afraid         ☒Angry         ☐Nobody came

Do you know why you are here?

☐Yes         ☐No         ☒There is no reason

Inject yourself as she showed you. Wait 30 seconds. How do you feel?

☐Glad         ☐Afraid         ☒Angry         ☐The syringe is empty         ☐There is no syringe

Are you experiencing any of the side effects she listed for you?

☒Yes, some         ☐Yes, all         ☐No, none         ☐I did not inject myself

Look at the door at the North wall. Is it open?

☒Yes         ☐No         ☐I can’t tell         ☐There is no door

What do you see inside?

☐Rushing water         ☐Blazing fire         ☐Swirling dust         ☒Nothing at all
☐I can’t tell         ☐The door is closed         ☐There is no door

If you are able, get up and shut the door. Wait 5 seconds. Open it. What do you see?

☐Stars         ☐Pure light         ☐Something I cannot describe
☒I am not able         ☐There is no door

How safe do you feel? (Mark with an X.)

1 |———X———————————————|———————————————————| 10

1: Not safe at all
5: Somewhat safe
10: Very safe

Do you know why you are here?

☐Yes         ☐No         ☒There is no reason

Stamp your foot on the ground and await further instruction.

Did you talk to the woman in the cage?

☒Yes         ☐No         ☐There is no woman         ☐There is no cage

Do you trust her?

☐Yes         ☒No         ☐I don’t know         ☐There is no woman

Locate the keys she described and try them on your manacles and her cage. Did they work?

☐Yes, both         ☐Only one worked         ☐No, neither worked
☒I could not find them         ☐There are no keys

If needed, go back and answer any questions left blank. Once you have done so, check yes on the following question:

Have you answered every question of this survey so far?

☒Yes         ☐No

If you checked yes, follow the woman through the door. You must answer every previous question before you enter. You must go through with the woman. Do not answer the following question unless you cannot or will not go through the door.

Are you still there?

☐Yes, I was too afraid to go         ☐Yes, the woman is still locked in the cage
☒Yes, I am still locked in my manacles         ☐Yes, the woman refused to go
☐Yes, there is no woman

If you answered the previous question, you will receive a new survey shortly.


Jacob is a student and writer based in Minneapolis. In between retail jobs and academics, he tries to capture in writing the strangeness that exists everywhere. His work has appeared previously in OFIC Magazine and manywor(l)ds.