Steve: For freedom, for truth, for the souls of the forsaken and the future of all mankind!
Adam: But how do I do it, Steve? I've never done this before. I've never killed anybody.
Steve: That's the easy part, Adam. I'll give you some very simple instructions. Write them down, follow them exactly.
Later...
Narrator: You sit in the bathroom waiting for Penny and Ian to return. The device has been placed on the coffe table in the living room. When Penny and Ian come back, they'll see it. They'll become curious and wander over to inspect it. And with a single phone call, the device will detonate. The shockwave from the blast will render them both death. For what seems like an eternity, you've been sitting, waiting, covered in sweat. You hear the jingling of keys. Penny and Ian are returning. You put your ear to the door and listen.
Ian: Whoa! What is this thing? Let's go over and inspect it, Penny.
Penny: Maybe Adam left us some donuts.
Ian: Uh, what the Hell? Did Adam leave us some kind of drug parafa--uh, parafana--
Penny: Paraphernalia.
Narrator: Your hands tremble as I begin dialing the numbers. 7. 3. 8. 0. 4. 8. 5... You hear your phone ringing in the living room.
Penny: Adam, your phone's ringing in here. You want me to get it for you?
Narrator: The bomb didn't explode. You run into the living room.
Ian: I understand you're going through some weird stuff, dude, but why did you scotch tape a lighter to the bottom of my lube?
Penny: And why is it sitting on a box with your phone? I'm not sure how exactly, but this seems very incriminating.
Narrator: You feel the dam walls holding your emotions start to crumble.
Adam: Why didn't it go off?
Penny: Why didn't what go off?
Adam: The bomb.
Ian: You know, people say I'm 'the bomb' all the time. And I do have a tendency to go off. So don't worry about it, Adam.
Narrator: You fall to your knees and begin weeping.
Adam: Steve made me do it! He said you guys were evil beings, enslaving humanity, and I was the only one-
Penny: Wait a second. Did your fish tell you to kill us, Adam?
Adam: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I think there's something wrong with me.
Ian: Whoa, Adam, it sounds like you need a break from your fish.
Penny: Oh my God this is ridiculous. Adam, you are on full bed rest as of NOW. And I'm getting rid of that damn fish.
Narrator: Penny rushes off to your bedroom with determination.
Adam: No! Don't kill him. Don't kill Steve. He's my one true friend!
Penny: No, he's not. He's just a fish, Adam. And I'm sorry, but he's gotta go.
Ian: This is probably for the best, dude. Things are getting really unhealthy around here.
Adam: Poor Steve. Poor poor Steve. This is my fault. Forgive me Steve. I'll never forget you!
Narrator: You hear the toilet flush and Penny returns.
Penny: You get to bed, mister. And after you've rested, we're getting out of this apartment and socializing. Do you understand me?
Adam: Okay. I understand.
Narrator: You stagger back to your bedroom, unsure of what's real or not. You know that you're tired and emotionally drained and that laying in bed sounds like the best idea.
Saturday...
Narrator: You spend the weekend cramming for your finals.
One week later...
Narrator: You finish up your other exams. You feel you did pretty well, considering how busy you've been. In any case, the graduation ceremony takes place this weekend. Your folks are even making the trip to watch you walk. Shortly afterwards, you'll be moving out of your apartment. Everything seems to be moving at a blinding pace.
Everything still feels a little off now that Steve's gone, but it seems like you're getting better. After turning in your last paper, you come home to find your roommates waiting for you in the living room.
Penny: Look, Adam, can we talk? We know its been a little weird around here. But Ian and I have been chatting.
Ian: You should come out with us tonight. We're graduating, dude. It'll be nice to put this semester behind us and hang out one last time.
Penny: Adam, we're never going to be able to do something like this again. I mean, maybe we'll meet up after going our separate ways. But we're never going to have another night like this, the three of us, at the cusp of adulthood, reminiscing about the past four years and what they've meant to us.
Ian: Not only that, dude, but we get to take photos of Penny passed out in a pool of her own vomit.
