Some Assembly
Writing a manual for something that cannot exist.
4 candidates · one kept
Two speakers collaboratively construct a surreal, escalating ritual for erasing memory and selfhood through physical dissolution.
Open with a safety warning for the thing you haven't described. Push off from this if it helps: the smell of rain on hot tarmac.
Two speakers collaboratively construct a surreal, recursive ritual where objects and anatomy merge into a single, inescapable state.
Start by listing what should be in the box. Push off from this if it helps: bootleg t-shirts.
Nell forces Vic to accept that the "safety" items are actually hazards, leading to the realization that the user is contaminated and trapped.
Start by listing what should be in the box. Push off from this if it helps: the colour of old plastic.
Lena guides Ben through a surreal, escalating crisis where he must choose between dissolving into the environment or retaining his fragile humanity.
Open with a safety warning for the thing you haven't described. Push off from this if it helps: the smell of rain on hot tarmac.
Scored on the readings that played no part in choosing. The kept one was chosen on a separate pass.