Remote Control

Hello, my name is Alan, I’m nothing special I am an unemployed 34-year-old with no social life and no friends, well that’s not true I had one friend. Maxwell Tebson was a 73-year old that I’d visit most days like me he has no family and friends and we both love TV. He would tell me the most fantastic stories about a magic remote that allowed him to fuck his favourite characters he would swear his stories were true but I never believed him. He passed away a month ago in his sleep. There were few people at his funeral then two days later I got a letter to attend the will reading. I was surprised as I knew he didn’t have much but I went out of respect. He left me a little wooden box along with a request to open only at home. So meeting over I took my wooden box home and sat staring at it for hours until I finally reached forward and opened inside was a folded piece of paper and a remote control the remote that had 4 buttons “JOIN”, “CONTROL”, "PAUSE/PLAY" and “HOME”. Putting the remote down I picked up the letter and read it.

Dear Al

If you’re reading this I am dead. I know you thought my stories of the Control Remote were bullshit but still you came round every day and indulged me, for that I am grateful but here it is the remote that gave me such wonderful adventures I hope you work up the courage to try it. You won’t regret it. If you do try there are a few things you need to know 1. There are four buttons they do what they say Join allows you to join the show or movie you’re watching, Home brings to back to where you started and control puts whoever you point it at into a trance-like state making them obey you and play/ pause freezes and unfreezes time. 2. No matter how long you’re in the show no real-time passes so you could be in there for three days and when you leave you arrive back a second after you went in. 3. Any dangers in the show can hurt you so be careful.

All the best

Max.

I dropped the letter and picked up the remote again “could the stories be true” I asked out loud as I did I realised I have to try it. Pressing the power button on the TV I picked up the TV Guide.