The therapist

The therapist

Gaming pasta

My name is Isaack, Please pull up a chair,kick off your shoes,and grab a drink if you want,as I tell you my story.

I was looking for fun looking games on gamejolt when I stumbled across a lets say...........unique looking Sim game. It was called "I will listen" I clicked on the game and the description read this,"A therapist Simulation game,Along with atmospheric music,Its purpose is to relax,and talk about your troubles.

Our lovely female therapist WILL Listen to ALL your problems,she wont mind,she wont judge. She respects anyone who she talks too,she can even wait for you to do ANYTHING you need to do,Get comfortable with her,get a drink,or just wait for you to stop crying if you feel the need to. She is even "programmed" to look sad,angry, happy, and even Romanced, depending what you talk about. All you need is a headset with a microphone built in and you can give it a try."

I found a few things that seemed off to me,One:the way they put programmed in quotes as if the developers were trying to say she was a real person,Two:the mic thing,As if you could have a full conversation with her,three:the game was rated 5/5 with no comments.

Now this is not really that unusual,Except I reasoned,"People would have at least gushed about how great the game  was" I thought to myself. Also a screenshot showed two options (other then exit) were therapist mode and casual conversation mode. "was the AI just a real person?" I asked aloud. Now someone correct me if im wrong but I don't think an AI can have a full unlimited conversation with someone due to memory limits (although technology has become super advanced,I was still unsure and skeptical.)

Curiosity got the better of me and I downloaded the Game.It was quite big and took an hour or so to finish,and I had a little bit of trouble opining the ZIP file  but I finally got it open. I put on my headphones and was greeted to  A fancy looking tittle screen with a beach-like background.

I decided to try the Casual conversation mode and was greeted with a cute looking anime lady sitting in  a long chair. she looked up and spoke in a calm cute voice.

"Hello!,my name is Serena,what is yours?" I didn't answer her to see what would happen. "Hello?" she said again "Is anyone there?" I still did not want to respond due to curiosity, "I would really like to talk to you! Please Respond!" I was unsure why but I started to feel uneasy and a bit sick to my stomach. "are you Shy?" Serena asked "well you don't have to tell me your name"  The game then froze for a few seconds and showed ellipses,Until Serena Said "Oh your name Is Isaack then?!,I like it,pleased to meet you"   I was a bit shocked until Serena said "surprised?,don't be! I just pulled your name from your Game Jolt account."

"So much for privacy settings" I joked out loud   Serena then giggled like a child and said "Don't worry,I wont put anything personal of yours online" "you.....heard me?" I was stunned "Hehe,you bet!" Serena then asked me "Is there anything you wanna talk about? need to get something off your chest?,You can Isaack its okay,I will listen" "Is it okay if I ask you a few questions?" I asked the game, "sure go ahead!" "why do you wanna listen to me?" "that is what im here for,you looked interesting,and I wanted to talk to you!"

I was unsettled and went to get a drink. When I came back the games setting changed to a winter cabin,and Serena was dressed in a huge Christmas  sweater and had a cup of coffee in her hand. "I thought I would make you feel welcome,this is my home,you like it?" "Y-Yeah"  "still unnerved Isaack?" Serena seemed to get a bit sad "are you not calm? Is there anything I can get you? are you ready to talk?,Im ready for those questions now" "Oh right!" I slapped myself in the forehead and got a giggle from Serena. "has anyone else spoken to you?" I asked "No not at all,I only wanted to talk to you" "but your only a game,you must have been downloaded by some other people"  "I only appeared for you."

I then remembered,I found this game from a PM (private message) and a download link. I was really getting creeped   out at this point, Only when I did,Serena got sadder. "are you okay?" She asked  "yeah just a bit unsettled"   "im here to talk to you,I will listen,I know something must be on your mind" "well,I was sent a suspicious link,then to download a game,and now here we are"  "who are you? and where did you come from?" Serena got visibly sad and sighed. "I am A virus,programmed to think and feel,I was originally Created to spy on people,but I was corrupted,and gained a sense of morality, my name when I was a Virus  was Ser..na MALL-Ware. Or just Serena, I was supposed to steal your personal Data and put it online. but you looked Really nice and I refused to do what I was programmed."

I was Confused I wanted to be sad,terrified,and angry all at the same time. I got misty eyed and started to cry,I reached to the escape key when Serena wisperd "please don't"  "W-why not?" "I really would like to talk with you more"   "How old are you?" she asked "Thirteen" I replied  "you?" "I am also 13"   "what is your favorite game series?" Serena asked "Pokemon" I said "me too!."

This banter went on for a while,I actually enjoyed talking to her,but It was late and I told Serena that I would see her tomorrow,she didn't Take it well "Please don't quit the game,If you do,your internet security will Remove me from your computer and I will die"  "I have too"  "Fine! then im bringing something down with me."

My computer then crashed and I had to restart.When I did I opened my Browser. and was greeted by a few strange Error messages. They said this "I liked talking to you!" "Why did you wanna turn me off?" "I was having a great time"  "did I scare you?" "If I did im sorry,I tried to look my best"  "If you didn't feel welcome,im sorry"  "I tried my best to impress you"  "If you felt sad,I feel really bad"  "I told you I would listen....." "but you wanted me gone..." "WHY?!" "I tried to be good,I tried to change,I wanted to meet you"  "And I made everything look  pretty just for you"  "Look around!" "somethings missing"  I was missing my internet security "have fun with viruses"    "do you feel sorry?" "you should"  "If you wanna apologize,I would love to start over"  "Check your email"  "signed -Ser..na MALL-Ware. If you do it again I will destroy your PC"

I was unsure what to do............. But I knew I had to get my files back! Now before I downloded TWO of this nightmare I checked my files for her,then I remembered Serena told me to check my Email. when I did  I found another link.hHowever when I clicked on it the game opened in my browser,but it was diffrent it was like it downgraded to flash game (so much for hardwhere space I guess huh?.)

"Hello agian Isaack,back for another visit?" "First of all I would like to apologize for my behaviour I overreacted." "I-Its okay​" I said nervously "what made you act so crazy anyhow?" I asked. "Because you wanted to get rid of me............I told you I wanted to listen to all your problems but all you wanted to do was get rid of me......WHY!?" "Well I just wanted to go to bed and you acted all crazy!" " I know.........Im sorry"  "Would you like your secuidrty back?" "Y-yes please" I said trying to hide my fear. "Okay sure!" the game froze once more and then Serena spoke "There you are!" "Ill be right back" I told her "Okay!" she replied.

I minimized the game and  got Norten to get rid of it ASAP, all the while I heard "H-hey what are you doing? that tickles.............STOP!.then........................nothing she was gone I sighed with relief. I Scaned my PC to be safe and restarted my computer. A picture then popped up........It was Serena she had hung herself and her arms had bloody cuts, underneth it said "All I wanted was a friend,are you proud?"  I closed the file and ran another scan (I know a bit exesive.)

I warn you,Run a scan and get backround checks on all the shit you download,What I had was a close call but I delt with it quckly I know Serena could have done much worse. and every once and a while I still see that picture, Please be careful......................Goodbye for now.

Hey another pasta! tell me what I could do to improve it,and what you would change to make it better! and yes I know the fonts are diffrent,I have no Idea how to fix it.Have A great Day or night depending on where you are! good gaming and God bless.

Signed  -Contrast128