Isolation Island 1 - Arrival

Gold cherry

By Terrence Oblong

Mon, 23 Mar 2020
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I woke up naked in a strange bed. There was a man sitting by the bed looking out through the window. He had the remnants of grey hair, a big bushy grey moustache and was wearing a faded army uniform bearing the insignia of a Colonel. By his side was a rifle, not old and dated like his uniform, a modern gun, high tech, shiny and new.
 
I watched him for a while, hoping to catch his attention, but he was fully engrossed on whatever was outside.
 
"Hello," I said eventually.
 
The old man turned and looked at me. "Ah, new boy," he said. "You've decided to join the living."
 
"Apparently so," I said. "I'm afraid I don't know where I am."
 
"Don't be afraid. You're on The Island."
 
"The Island? I don't remember coming here."
 
"You wouldn't. Memory's a dangerous thing. We have to keep the island a secret. We remove the memories of everyone who comes here."
 
"You've removed all of my memories?"
 
"Yes.  What's you're name?"
 
"I don't remember," I confessed.
 
"You see, your memories have been totally erased. With your consent, of course, not that you'd remember consenting. You're starting here anew, a blank slate.
 
"What will I do for a name?" I asked.
 
"You've been issued with the name Terrence," he said. "I would advise you to keep with that name and not to allow people to call you Terry. If you've been given a name you should respect it. Anarchy starts with abbreviated nomenclature.
 
"And what's your name?"
 
"Me? I don't have a name. People just call me The Colonel. But enough talk, you should dress and I'll show you round."
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Submitted by Parson Thru on

Classic TO. I love the feel of this.

Parson Thru

Submitted by celticman on

I wrote something similiar. 

 

Submitted by celticman on

But I can't remember when. 

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

I knew a guy who had blackouts like that once he woke up naked in a bath with a naked guy on top of him passed out only with a bra on. He left discreetly he'd never been there a remote farm. Had no idea what happened. True. Happens. Sometimes.

One does get the impression the story is not finished? It could work for a movie it is original I would say.

Congratulations on those dangling golden cherries! Tom Brown

 

Submitted by Terrence Oblong on

Thanks Tom

I'm working on a longer piece based on this passage. I'm not very good at longer pieces, I always get distracted, but I'm getting there

keep safe & well

 

Terrence O

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Will do. In my opinion too usually shorter is better. Is it finished now, and submitted? I see this one is updated?

Good luck! Tom

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

oh I don't think I read this one - have read both parts now. Do you remember The Colonel in Dr Who? (I think that's what he was called. A long time ago

 

Submitted by Terrence Oblong on

Colonel Lethbridge Stewart I think it was, very much my era (late Pertwee, Tom Baker). In latter episodes (Smith and Capaldi) the Colonel's daughter is in charge of UNIT.