I was wondering, what people would actually do in that situation. Its somewhat expectable thing in some horror games, but i dont think i have seen the concept explored in this light.
Lets say you get an emergency message to your phone, the one they use to inform people of things like toxic chemical spills, accidents and everything. The message informs you to stay indoors and expressively says that you should not look outside no matter what, but does not clarify further why. And the message is repeated enough times that its clear its not joke/hoax/error.
What would you do?
I gotta peek through a gap in the blinds.
If the moon is out, I would stay indoors, block all moonlight from entering, and break all of my mirrors. Not falling for that again.
Interestingly if you look outside you immediately lose the game!
Like in “Asylum”, where you got the message “A piano falls from above, crushing you to death.” whenever you looked up…
My first question would be: who sent this?
I’d check my doorbell camera.
If they don’t explain why, then that’s suspicious. I’d think that someone hacked the emergency alert system for some kind of ARG or joke.
Roll my eyes and get pissed off that my local TV channel is having technical problems. Again.
Be very much amused that someone hacked the Emergency Alert System
stay where you are your children are sleeping they are asleep don’t move just stay where you are
please stop calling
don’t look outside it’s not them
weapons are ineffective they cant leave the trees
stay where you are
they are not your children
Look outside, knowing my dumb ass. Or set up a mirror to do so
I don’t think a mirror would help much. I’d imagine it’d be some blinding radiation, think strong lasers or something. A camera feed would probably be okay though.
And the message is repeated enough times that its clear its not joke/hoax/error.
I don’t think that’s possible. Given the fact that our national government recently used the system to tell everybody that it’s hot outside I don’t think there is any message too stupid that they wouldn’t send.
Look outside, obviously
Yeah but like really quickly at first. Just a peek.
Immediately
Compulsively
I’d look at my camera feeds to see what’s outside without looking outside
I’d look, of course. Phenomena that can kill you just by looking at them exist only in horror stories and movies.
Funny you should use that word. There is an audiodrama called The Phenomenon with this exact premise. I wonder if OP just listened to it.
Radiation says hello
Silly radiation can’t get me if my eyes are closed.
The looking is not what kills you there.
UV-B / UV-C radiation will pretty much require you to look :)
That’s why you can only get a sunburn if your eyes are open, right?
No but you would go blind long before a sunburn happened.
