Me Picked Up An Obedient Runaway

ABOUT THE GAME

Rain is the first step.

A peaceful park with deserted walkways and the constant sound of raindrops hitting the earth. You were just going along, engrossed in your own issues and ideas, with no intention of stopping. Lately, life hasn’t been kind. Days grow heavier, debt is mounting, and the future appears uncertain.

Then you see her.

She is sitting motionless on a bench by herself, as though she has nowhere else to go. She appears aloof and cut off from everything around her rather than afraid. You exchange a few brief, nearly meaningless words, but something about the conversation stays with you.

You make a decision even though you’re not really sure why.

You take her home.

Everything feels uncomfortable at first.

Uncertain of how to behave, what to say, or even what this circumstance actually is, two strangers are in the same room. The tiny, somewhat dilapidated flat is replete with evidence of a life that hasn’t gone according to plan. Nevertheless, the atmosphere starts to shift gradually.

Simple patterns emerge.

You eat meals together.
You converse late at night.
You pick up little details about one another, such as routines, facial expressions, and quiet moments.

She keeps her past to herself. You don’t exert pressure. However, a peaceful understanding is developing between you that is based on ordinary moments that gradually begin to matter rather than on significant discoveries.

The question becomes unavoidable as the days go by:

What kept her there?

Perhaps even more crucially

Why did you allow her to?

What started out as something simple becomes something more intricate. Real, but not always spectacular or explosive. A relationship molded by situation, decision, and the precarious equilibrium between intimacy and distance.

There are no unexpected turns or obvious conclusions in Me Picked Up An Obedient Runaway.

It has to do with uncertainty.

A story about two individuals, each bearing their own burden, living together and gradually figuring out what that might mean.

Because occasionally…

The most transformative experiences are the ones that come as a complete surprise.