I woke up in a Suna body and felt like flying; it seemed like bedtime. I looked around and saw I was flying in the air. Oh wow, an air bed! What high tech, and here I thought Suna were primitive people. It seemed like I was inside a white house shaped like a ball. Why is it always a ball shape? The whole Black Zone is ball-shaped already.
I looked around and saw there were 3 guys like me who were also sleeping. Well, it was midnight, so it's understandable. They also slept in air beds. The house was really empty, making me remember the room Dr. K put me in. I guess some things don't change. Anyway, I felt sleepy, so let's take a nap and see if Suna people can dream or not.
☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊!!
I woke up to a song that could be heard from far away; it seemed like a wake-up song, but I didn't get what it meant. Damn, is that your guys' Big Ben? All the 3 other Suna people seemed to sit down; they seemed to sing along to the song.
I remembered Dr. K said to blend in, and I did the same as them but didn't sing. We kept doing this for a while and then we all stood up; this must be their daily routine. Then they went to the air bed and touched something, and the bed turned into a stick. Great, how do I do that?
I tried to reach the air bed and touched it, and it suddenly turned into my favorite gun. Oh god, it can change shape to what I have in my mind? Damn, I then changed it to a normal stick like the other guys and then followed the guys outside. Let's see what the world inside the Black Zone looks like.
It looked normal. There was the sun, the sky, trees, and so many houses in circle shapes. In fact, all of the houses were circle-shaped. The spaceship far away was just a big circle. That must be the center of the Black Zone. Well, I can't call it black because it looked like a white zone to me. Everything was normal, like there was no black shield threatening to kill the whole world in 2 years.
The alien group said something and looked at me. I smiled and then they just ran. I freaked out and ran with them around the white zone. Wow, so many houses! And wait, there are no cars, nothing like a bike at all. Running along with me were some other guys, and I realized the only way to move was running. Oh wow, a running race? Now that is something I belong to.
I ran past many circle houses and realized everyone here used the same stick like mine, and it can be anything they want. It can shape into whatever they want. I'm sure this is why they have no other things than just the stick; it could be a chair, a bed, a whip, a rope… Hell, it could be the clothes we wear.
I then ran past something not in a circle shape for the first time. It was a statue of a woman holding some balls, and the balls were perfect circles. Below were some ⏃⋏⟒⏁⌇; ⎍ș⟟⏁⎐. Great, alien language…
After running for a while, we stopped at a big circle gate at the end of the road. What a race obsessed with circles; even the gate is a circle. Then 1 of the guys went to the left side of the gate and stood there. Then all of them looked at me. I then smiled at them and they spoke something: ⟟-⋔⏃⏁â⋔ - ⍜.
Oh, that must mean it's my job. The job is to stand and protect the gate. I just moved to the right side and sat there and watched 2 other guys run away to somewhere else. Suddenly we just stood there, with nothing to do. The other guy didn't even speak anything anymore. Are we not allowed to speak at work?
I suddenly felt like my time working in the Grey Zone, with nothing to do and the job was just living there. Here, it was not very different. Nothing to do but also couldn't do anything but look at the city. I now recalled many things that happened.
OK, how do I kill myself? Do we have breakfast? Lunch? How many times do we get to eat? What do we eat? What are the songs? Why so many circle things? What is wrong with these guys and circles? Why do they not seem to do anything? There are no factories, mostly just people's houses. What do Suna do every day? Who is the king? Or queen? Or who is the top leader?
Do they have time? How long has it been already? Why bother to stand here with this gate when no one is here? Should I kill myself now? Should I try to kill the other guy? Can I even win it? So many questions.
Then about midday, the song happened again: ☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊☊!! It could be heard from everywhere in the white zone.
The other guy sat down again; I did the same. It was the first time I thought this maybe something important to Suna people, but what it is, I don't know.
Someone then ran to us and brought us 2 circle fruits. The other guy ate them simply; they were no bigger than a burger. No way this is all we get for a day? 1 meal a day? How can Suna be so big with just simple food? But also, I don't really feel hungry at all; maybe that's why the food is small.
I took a bite and it tasted good. Damn, it tasted sweet and filling. It was gone so fast, and even though I didn't feel hunger, I felt full now. We then stood for a while more and then the song happened again, and we kept sitting down again, and then we all ran back to the house.
As soon as we got in the house, everyone put out their air beds and slept. Oh wow, that's a day? Damn those guys, all they do is stand, sit down, sing, and go to sleep. What kind of life is this? We don't even speak to each other a lot. Do you guys not have girls? How are kids born if this happens?
Damn it, I then touched the stick and turned it into a small knife and DID IT.
BAM!
I woke up in the white room again, but it was full of colored circles all over the walls and bed. What happened?
"Hello, I'm back, Dr. K. Has it been 24 hours yet?"
Dr. K stepped into the room and said:
"Welcome back. No, it's only been 20 hours. You came back fast, and I guess you get your money on time, boy."
"Yes, Dr. K. Also, what happened to the room?"
"What else do you think? You did this."
"I did this?? How?"
"I mean, your body did this."
"My body?"
"What do you think happens to your body while you go into a random Suna alien?"
"The random Suna alien gets into my body?"
"That's right, kid. That's why we trapped you in this room. He freaked out and then drew so many circle things. I guess that's their language."
"No, Dr. K, it's not. They are just obsessed with circles; their language is different."
"Oh, seems like you learned a lot from your trip."
"That's right, sir. I worked as a gatekeeper for the White Zone."
"The White Zone?"
"Yeah, Dr. K, you're going to be surprised about the Suna."
I then told him so many things I learned on my trip, from the circle houses to the food and how they just sleep after work.
"It seems like they don't do much. Sitting down while the song goes, it seems like they are praying."
"Pray? Yeah, they must pray to that woman statue; it must be their god."
"Seems like Suna is a religious race. Then why did they even come to Earth for? And what did you learn about how to stop the Black Zone?"
I then thought for a while.
"Nothing, sir. All I know is inside the Black Zone it is not black at all; it's white, and we have a gate to go outside the Black Zone, I think. I didn't try to go through it."
"Why not?"
"Because you told me to, sir. Blend in, smile, and kill myself."
"Oh god's sake. Let's take a day off to rest your body and go inside again. This time, I want you to break the rules."
"Break the rules?"
"Yes, we need real information, boy. Just spend 1 day doing normal things and then go outside, go everywhere you see, get into places you're not allowed to, and go inside that damn gate. Just remember to kill yourself before you get caught."
"So how much do I get for the next trip, sir?"
"Double today, OK?"
"YES SIR!"