/authors/rbd101/Recent content in Rbd101 on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usMon, 30 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2002/09/30/the-volunteer-2/Mon, 30 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2002/09/30/the-volunteer-2/<p><strong>Part Two</strong> The Volunteer written by rbd101</p> <p>Ned awoke at the sound of a door opening. Panic seized him by the throat when he found that he could not open his eyes. He couldn’t even move. Even the yelled he made were muffled by an inflatable gag that filled his entire mouth. It was then that Ned slowly started to calm down and access the situation. He remembered yesterday. He remembered Dave and his mummification. He even remembered Steve and Jordan, another two unfortunate who fell into Dave’s trap. Light suddenly flooded into Ned’s eyes. With a muffled grunt, he squinted until his eyes grew accustomed to the bright light. A smiling face hovered over him. It was Dave. “Thirsty?” Dave asked.</p>/stories/2002/09/12/the-volunteer/Thu, 12 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2002/09/12/the-volunteer/<p>Ned was out of luck. He was out of a job and out of money. He was also three months behind his rent. The day had been yet another fruitless job search. Ned was desperate enough to try anything at this point. On his way up, he opened his mailbox and reached in, pulling out the usual junk mail. On any other day, Ned would have thrown them away without a second glance, but today, he scanned through them in hopes of finding a job offer, any job offer. Nothing.</p>