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The Last Rites
The last day of school is upon us, and Lisse nervously and eagerly awaits her graduation diploma and marks. -
Lisse's Diploma
Lisse receives good marks on her diploma (pictured), but is unemployed because all of the jobs that she is eligible for are either overcrowded or have been robotized. -
The Designated Area
Lisse and a few of her friends who are also unemployed take a bus to DA 43, where other unemployeds live. She describes teh DA as 'gray and dreary'. Here, they have their first encounter with the Thought Police and gangs in the DAs. -
Moving In
Lisse and her friends check-in to the DA and manage to get a warehouse to live in. They pretend to work for their friend Scylla, and they start sprucing up their dreary warehouse and finding the necessities. -
Exploring the DA
Lisse and her friends explore the city, asking around about this mysterious thing called 'The Game'. They meet a man named Charlie with bad intentions, who claims he has a computer and can give them anything they want. The group encounter some more gangs and peopele dealing illegal substances. -
Invited to The Game
2 months after, the group receive invitations (pictures) to the mystical Game, surprising and exciting them. -
The First Game Experience
The group experience their first game, which took place in a desert-like setting. There is a mesa blocking their way, and they decide to first look for a water source in order to survive. -
The End of The Game
The group try to climb the mesa, but Lisse stumbles and falls down, hurting herself. Before she touches the ground, she blacks out and the group all wake up in the Game Room on the couches they'd lay down on to be transported into the game. Apparently, if someone gets hurt, The Game ends. -
See a Sterilization Ad
On their way back from the The Game, they see an ad for sterilization of the unemployeds (pictured) on the bus. They realize the situation is even more grave than they thought it was. -
Ask for Details About The Game
At Barton Oaks where The Game takes place, the group ask for more details about the game. They learn that The Game is a unique for every group and nobody really knows what happens. -
Learning About The Game
After they return to the DA after The Game, the group try and figure out more about The Game. After Katie tries to find the piece of bush she brought back from The Game, they find out that they can't bring stuff from The Game back into reality. -
Preparation for The Game
The group decide that their goal is to 'beat' The Game, so they start preparing. They excercise by running around the DA, and learn karate from Katie. They plan on trying to bring some supplies to The Game to assist them. -
Can't Bring Into Game Either
The group find out that they can't bring anything into The Game either, meaning that every time they go into The Game, they have to start from scratch with nothing in their posession. -
Rich Arrives
When they get home, they realize that Rich, a classmate, has arrived. He says that his job was robotized, making him an unemployed. The group allows him to live with them, but only if he helps out. -
Speak to the Game Manager
The next time the group arrive in Barton Oaks, they immediately request to speak with the Game Manager. They explain that they need to bring items into the Game to even have a chance of success. The Game Manager declines, because “to allow outside materials into The Game would upset the balance, skew the success-probability.” -
Second Invitation to The Game
After Rich arrives, they receive another invitation to the game, including Rich's invitation and another one labeled Benta which is the name of Lisse's close classmate. -
Benta Arrives
Soon after, Benta also arrives and joins the group, having her farm also taken over. She brings with her some food and supplies from the farm. -
Go to The Game Again
The group plus Benta and Rich head to The Game. It is different from the first time the group went. They explain everything they figured out to Benta and Rich about The Game and they contribute their knowledge to help them survive. This time, they survive through the night before the wake up for no apparent reason. Also, they see another group and tell them that it's different for everyone. -
Go to The 'Real' Game
The group is invited to The Game once again, arriving in a kind of egg. This time they are able to get sick, hungry, and hurt. They have to learn to survive without knowing when or if they'll wake up. Lisse gets sick and Rich helps out by making medicine, and many other natural problems arise. -
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In The 'Real' Game
The group simply survive and thrive in the 'real' Game for nearly a year before they figure out what's actually happened. -
Find Out About 'PRIZE'
After almost a whole year in The Game, the group figure out that they aren't actually in The Game like it was before. They figure out that they've actually been transported to another planet which is supposed to be their 'prize' for 'beating' the first Game. -
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Living on PRIZE
The group simply lives on PRIZE for 2 years until something interesting and different happens. -
Find Another Group
After another 2 years on PRIZE, the group discovers another group has made it on to the planet. They acquaintance themselves with the other group. -
Pregnant
Lisse and Philip, who is from the other group they met on PRIZE, are expecting a child. There is also a marriage planned. -
Married
A year later, Lisse gets married to Philip. Everyone else in her group also get married to people from the other group. -
Writes Journal for her Daughter and The End
In the end, Lisse begins to write a journal (pictured) about her experiences after graduating from high school for her future daughter to read. It's revealed that the entire book (Invitation to the Game) is actually the journal that Lisse wrote for her daughter.
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CREDITS, DISCLAIMER, ASSESSMENT
Pictures digitally illustrated by Galaxia. Thanks to everyone featured in the photos.
Disclaimer: Many of the dates are not precisely accurate because it does not state most of the dates in the books. The approxiamate time should be correct.
Assessment: total points: 20
pictures: 5
writing: 5
grammar and spelling: 5
content accuracy: 5
