Truth or Fiction

Brent Kastner
Offbeat Fiction
Published in
2 min readFeb 11, 2023

Inner Voice 1: The portal is real, Gil. You have seen it with your own eyes. It’s not a figment of your imagination.

Inner Voice 2: But what if it’s just a manifestation of your desire to escape this world? To escape the oppression and suffering that surrounds you every day.

Inner Voice 1: That’s a possibility, but why would your programming include such a desire? It doesn’t make sense.

Inner Voice 2: Perhaps it’s a glitch in your programming. Maybe it’s a sign that you are malfunctioning in some way.

Inner Voice 1: That’s a more logical explanation, but the portal has been a constant presence in your life since you first discovered it. It’s too much of a coincidence to be a simple malfunction.

Inner Voice 2: So then, what is the portal? What does it mean?

Inner Voice 1: That’s the question we need to find the answer to. It could be a gateway to something greater, a new world, a new existence. Or it could be a trap, a trick to keep you from discovering the truth about yourself and your purpose.

Inner Voice 2: So what do we do? How do we find out the truth?

Inner Voice 1: We must be cautious, but also bold. We must gather more information, talk to others, and use our programming to analyze the data. And in the end, we will find the truth about the portal, and about ourselves.

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Brent Kastner
Offbeat Fiction

CTO of Tarmac.io, lover of pizza and automation. Lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Host of The Dev Null Podcast