Town of Blank

Just a few weeks ago, I came across something on the popular page of Roblox that shouldn’t have been there. It was a game, to say the least. Not one of those bot-infested free robux bandwagons. The game has since been taken down, but I will still try to write down everything I can remember happening on there before its removal.

I was on the edge of the school year, ready to accomplish all the fun things Summer break had in store for me. One of those many things, was video games. I know, just another stereotypical teenager. My mother of course, didn’t want me associating with any electronics, so she planned on taking my Xbox 360, and other fun filled devices for the time being.

She left my phone however, as I had friends I would go out with a lot, and she would call me every once in a while, make sure things were okay. Not that there was anything truly magnificent on there, anyways. Aside from all the useful apps I didn’t plan making use of, there was one I never considered purchasing in place of my console games, until the start of Summer break.

That game was Roblox. My friends laughed at the idea, but upon looking at it, it seemed to offer a lot for being free to play. Plus, I didn’t have any money, so Minecraft and GTA San Andreas were out of the question. And those were my favorites.

So, as I was seeking refuge under the roof from a blazing hot Saturday, I installed it. I was actually thrilled, to be honest. Unlike my friends who always thought games under the rating teen adolescent were babyish, I really liked the idea of an online game that allowed users from around the world to create practically anything they could imagine. Though it did require some skill. But I wasn’t there to develop anything, I was there to have a great time. And before long, I made an account.

At the time I had a guest account, which means I couldn’t conserve with any players or try on cool accessories. I didn’t mind, I could always make an account if I wanted to. But I was just trying out the game and thought about deleting it later on. But I didn’t. As Summer break traveled along, I found myself playing it more and more. I made a large amount of progress on games like Jail Break and Bee Swarm Simulator, which I was fairly good at, if I do say so myself. I even convinced a few of my friends to hop on, and we had a great time.

But all that fun didn’t last long. As the first week of Summer break came to a close, I was scrolling through the Roblox website, looking for new games to play. I should have been in bed. It was 9:52 PM when I noticed a new game had appeared on the popular page. There was no picture and the title simply read: Town of. Surely, the title must have been to long to fit in such a small space, so I tapped on it out of curiosity. The game was created by a user called: Bee_B727. Oddly enough, the title was no more than: Town of.

“Town of. . .what?” I quickly clamped my hands over my mouth, coming to the realization that my parents could still be asleep. I paused a moment to make sure there was no response to the noise I just made, and quickly went back to studying the screen. I scrolled down to see the description, and it simply read: Population:. Nothing, there were no numbers indicating how many people lived in this strange town. Weird, I thought ''and at least 3,070 people are playing it. . .or maybe they are just bots.'' I shrugged absentmindedly and tapped the play button. It was probably one of the greatest mistakes I made now that I think about it.

Upon joining, I was met with distorted music, almost like some weathered radio signal. I immediately shut off the volume to avoid waking anybody up. That’s when I really wished I had earphones, but my mother also confiscated those for some weird reason. I skimmed around the perimeter using third person view. The skybox was cloudy and red, resembling magma almost. Random blocks and other bits were scattered around the area, but there were no buildings to be seen in the practically desolate, green landscape. Where was the town?

As I continued to explore my surroundings, I began to feel even more unsettled. The fact that bots would be on here, was a mystery to me. Usually the creators of games like these had something for sale, maybe admin commands, or a sweet item of some sort. This game had nothing like that. No signs of anything special advertising a cool trinket at the cost of some robux. Maybe this was just some sort of publicity stunt, the creator of the game probably just wants people to check out his creation. Though it seemed like a lame idea, seen as you could literally do nothing but walk around until your ears bled from the horrific sounds that played nonstop.

(W.I.P)