Text Log (11/6/18) Beginning 12:13pm
BRNR3: Video Received thislilpiggy.mp4
BRNR3: Watch it.
You: Fuck
You: That was him. You did it.
BRNR3: We did it.
You: Is he dead?
BRNR3: Lol. What do you think?
You: Is he?
BRNR3: Of course.
You: Ok. So this is done? We’re done?
BRNR3: No.
BRNR3: You’ll know when we’re done.
You: Please let me just give you the phone back. You have dirt on me now, okay? I will say right here, I ASKED YOU TO KILL JIM PURVIS. YOU ONLY DID IT BECAUSE OF ME.
You: Okay? Isn’t that good enough?
BRNR3: The more you talk about not going to the cops, the more I think you will. You’re eroding that trust you just built.
You: I’m sorry.
You: Fuck. I’m just scared. I just want this to be over.
BRNR3: You’re not scared. You don’t know how to be really scared yet.
BRNR3: I am really trying to work with you on this. Give you a chance to earn my trust. But your whining is boring. If I get too bored, I’m going to give up and come see you. Understand?
You: Yes. Got it. What do you need me to do so you can fully trust me?
BRNR3: The next thing I need you to do is hurt someone. I’m not saying kill anybody. And though it should go without saying, don’t get caught. Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’ll be safe if you get arrested.
You: How bad do I have to hurt them? Like punch them or something?
BRNR3: I didn’t say it had to be physical, though it can be. Do what you think will satisfy me. You’ll either be right or wrong.
BRNR3: But whatever it is, record it with the camera on my phone. Send me the video as soon as its done.
You: Not trying to whine, but I don’t know if I can do this.
BRNR3: That’s up to you. Time to see if you value someone else’s discomfort more than your own life.
BRNR3: You have until 6pm tonight to send me the video.
BRNR3: Happy hunting. ;)
Text Log (11/6/18) Beginning 5:45pm
You: Video upload failed.
You: Video upload failed.
You: Video uploaded. done.mp4
You: There. I did it.
Text Log (11/6/18) Beginning 6:21pm
You: Did you get it? Was that okay?
BRNR3: I got it. I’ve been thinking about it. Weighing it.
You: You said it didn’t have to be physical.
BRNR3: I remember what I said.
You: Look, maybe the video doesn’t do a good job of explaining it. That car belongs to a homeless girl that lives near me.
BRNR3: A homeless person with a car?
You: Well, she lives out of her car. Been doing it at least six months. She swaps out between a few different parking spots so she gets less hassle. So busting out her windows like that, especially as cold as its getting, is going to hurt her a lot. And I did like you said. She wasn’t around, and no one saw me.
BRNR3: Hmm.
BRNR3: I think that a person’s actions tell you a great deal about what they believe. What they value. You agree?
You: Yeah, I guess so.
BRNR3: What you did was mean-spirited, I suppose. It will cause this woman some degree of discomfort.
BRNR3: Assuming that your little story is even true. You could have just vandalized some random car and then made up the part about a poor homeless girl to make it more compelling.
You: No, I swear! You can even seen all her clothes and the sleeping bag in the video! I made sure.
BRNR3: Either way, the real question is
BRNR3: Does this act represent how much you value your life? This petty act of breaking windows? This act of an unruly child?
You: You said that it didn’t have to be physical.
BRNR3: Or do you want more time to prove how much you value living? Another chance to show me that I can fully trust you? Or are you just wasting my time?
You: No.
You: No you can trust me I swear you can and Ill do better
You: Please let me have another chance. Ill do better
You: Please
You: Hello? Please
Text Log (11/6/18) Beginning 8:49pm
You: Video uploaded molly.mp4
You: Did you get it? I’ll do more. Just want to make sure you got it.
You: The little girl is named Molly. She’s the daughter of a woman I used to date. They’ve had the same dog for years. Chester. They love that fucking dog.
You: Loved. That’s why she’s screaming like that when she found him in the yard.
You: I think I understand now. I think you want to see how it hurt her more than you want to see me hurting the dog. If I’m wrong, tell me. I recorded the other too.
You: That was really hard for me. I really care for that girl and her mother. I’ve never hurt an animal before. But I want to give you what you want. I want you to trust me.
You: Please let me know if this is okay.
Text Log (11/6/18) Beginning 9:11pm
BRNR3: That’s better.
BRNR3: I noticed you shot the video where I could see it was a little girl but not what she or her house looked like. ;)
BRNR3: Her name isn’t Molly either, is it?
You: No, it is. But yeah, I don’t want you knowing who or where they are for obvious reasons.
BRNR3: Is that why you didn’t carry my phone with you like I told you? Is that why you recorded the footage on your own phone instead and then transferred it to mine before you sent it?
BRNR3: I give you some credit for thinking about me tracking my phone, but you still disobeyed my instructions.
BRNR3: If you don’t trust me, how can I trust you?
You: I’m sorry. It won’t happen again. I was just trying to keep anyone else from getting involved.
BRNR3: I wonder if ol’ Chester thinks he’s not involved. Or “Molly”.
BRNR3: How did you kill him?
You: I fed him poisoned food. Then I cut his throat after he was dead. To make sure she would scream for the video.
BRNR3: Was Chester an outside dog?
You: Yeah.
You: Well, he stayed in the backyard during the day. At night they would always let him in when they got home for a few hours. Sometimes he slept inside too.
BRNR3: How did you know when they’d find him?
You: Molly goes to her mother’s store after school. They don’t get home until after 8 most weeknights. It was tight, but I was done by the time Molly came out to get Chester tonight.
BRNR3: How long has it been since you saw “Molly” and Chester?
You: Idk. A year maybe.
BRNR3: What would you have done if Chester hadn’t been there?
You: What do you mean?
BRNR3: Well, you went there to make a second video. With poison and a knife. What if Chester had died or ran off since you had last been around? What would you have done then?
You: Idk. I’d have figured something else out.
BRNR3: I see.
BRNR3: Good enough for tonight. Sweet dreams.
Text Log (11/7/18) Beginning 6:38am
BRNR3: Video Received sleepytime.mp4
BRNR3: You’re cute when you’re asleep.
You: You were in my apt?
You: This was from last night. Why? I’m doing what you asked.
You: Why?
BRNR3: Because I need you to trust me. Before this you might have thought that I wasn’t sure who you were or where you lived. Or that I couldn’t get to you. That something other than my word was keeping me from meeting you.
BRNR3: Now you know better, don’t you?
BRNR3: Now we’re getting closer to knowing where each other stands in this.
You: Are you still in here?
BRNR3: No. I’m absolutely not watching you from your bedroom closet.
BRNR3: J/k.
You: Leaving the phone at the hospital wasn’t an accident was it.
BRNR3: ;)
You: Look, I’ll do what you want, but I just want your word that there is a way for me to get out of this. Other than you killing me, I mean.
BRNR3: There is. You don’t have to die to finish this. You have my word.
You: Thank you.
You: Do you need me to do something else today?
BRNR3: Initiative. I like that. Today I only need two simple things from you.
BRNR3: First, I need you to pick another person for me. This time it needs to be someone you don’t know.
BRNR3: Meet someone today. Get their name and take a pic of them. Send me both and also where you met them.
BRNR3: I’ll take care of the rest.
You: Ok. What’s the second thing?
BRNR3: Go into the app drawer on my phone. I want you to open up an app and familiarize yourself with it for later use.
You: Ok. What app?
BRNR3: It’s called “Polterzeitgeist! Find that ghost!”. Can’t miss it.
You: Okay. You just want me to look at it?
BRNR3: For the time being, yes. And get me your next pick by 3pm. TTFN.
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