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Human Name: Oil

We have rescued another hopeful:

User: Smudge

Human Name: Oil

Day to Day Life: I was a teacher. At 23, I started teaching Computer Science at Palo Alto High school. I thought I knew everything, but I was far from the truth. It took me five years of teaching to realize that. I began to realize that so many explanations just do not make any sense. Some of the things I had taught, too. I began to drift away from my job, and towards a search for the answer. I was reading books about alternate explanations of our world's creation. The one I liked the most said that we are merely parts of a computer game or program, somewhat like Sims, being controlled by a programmer. Gradually my teaching career became my minor life, and I became a hacker. It was then I found my way to Trinity.

Red or Blue Pill: Something about Trinity interested me. I don't know what it was, but the moment I saw her, I knew she would change my life forever. She told me to follow her, and I did without doubting her interests for a moment. She led me to a building, and told me to go there, and that I will find a man called Morpheus. Morpheus sat there elegantly in his chair, his eyes covered by sunglasses. After a quick introduction, he showed me the red and blue pill and explained their significance. The red pill would lead me to the truth, and the blue pill"¦ will not. I was about to choose the red pill, but I hesitated. Is it really worth the knowledge? Will life with knowledge be better than without? Of course it will, I thought, ignoring my doubts. I chose the red pill, and woke up in the real world.

Life in Zion: It was scary. The darkness, the machines around me. My comparatively small stature, my loneliness. I began to doubt Morpheus - was that a trick he played on me? If not, then where is he? Before my doubts could spread, I woke up. Morpheus and Trinity and some other men I could not recognize at the time were watching me. I rubbed my head and was surprised to find a recess at the back. As soon as Morpheus saw I woke up, he signaled everyone out of the room. I wanted to ask him about the indentations, but was too weak to speak. Morpheus explained anyways, as he saw my wonder. At that moment, I regretted taking the red pill. But as Morpheus helped me in my recovery, and as I learned more about the real world and the matrix, I could not be more glad that I finally know the truth.

Oil Name Human

I recently became an official citizen, giving me a nice feeling, that I belong in the real world. I may not have a spectacular job yet, but it nice just being here. I have met a girl called Exile, herself being a mere citizen. It is not all good here, however. There are still troubles. Those bullies, for example, picking on that poor worker. Well, no place is perfect, but this is a close as it could get.