[ WP ] Humans discover that our universe is a computer simulation . We try and make contact with our creator ( s ) .

`` Tonight we go live to Stonehenge where the first meeting with the creator of the universe will be taking place. Melissa is on the scene. Melissa, can you hear me?'' 
 
 `` Ah yes Chuck hello. We're all very excited down here as you can imagine. We simply can not wait to meet the creator in the flesh.'' 
 
 `` Yes it seems like quite the buzz down there right now. As I understand you will be speaking to the head researcher at CERN, who has been leading this project ever since it's inception?'' 
 
 `` Yes in fact here he is Chuck. How are you feeling right now?'' 
 
 `` Very excited but also nervous.'' 
 
 `` That's understandable. Now walk us through what will be happening very shortly...'' 
 
 `` As you can tell we are now in the lovely surroundings of Stonehenge, and in the middle of the area here, we have set up a computer. Now on this computer we've installed a version of Windows 98. When the shadows of Stonehenge align, we've been instructed to start up MSDOS and type in a set of commands that will trigger an opening in the fabric of space time. This will allow a messenger from the Creators to come through and communicate with us directly.'' 
 
 `` So you've been in contact with the Creators recently?'' 
 
 `` Yes, they send us instructions in some foreign language. It takes months to decode what they're saying. It took us years to set up this meeting alone.'' 
 
 `` How will you communicate with them today?'' 
 
 `` We're not quite sure. They said they will make provisions for us so we do n't really know, beyond that. We just have to trust that they'll be able to figure it out.'' 
 
 `` What happens if it's a disaster, if you ca n't communicate?'' 
 
 `` It would be a real disappointment. I guess we'd have to go back to the drawing board in a sense.'' 
 
 `` Okay I'll let you get to it. Looks like it's almost time.'' 
 
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 Some time passes. The shadows slowly begin to inch into alignment. Thousands of people have gathered to witness the event. Government officials and military personnel from all over the world are present. 
 
 The shadows align. The head scientist jumps onto the computer and starts typing. Twenty seconds pass and he stops typing. The computer seems to shut down. 
 
 The computer disappears. A small black door appears in its place. A small man dressed in a purple pinstripe suit and a fedora steps through. He is n't more than 3-4 feet high but has a certain commanding presence about him. He has a face which is wise beyond its years, although he looks no older than 21. 
 
 `` Soooooo...'' He speaks in a high mannered fashion. `` It is you who summoned me?'' 
 
 The head scientist looks slightly confused `` Yes, sir. Hello. You're the one we've been talking with?'' 
 
 `` No, not me fool. I am but a messenger. I come here to deliver a message.'' 
 
 `` A message? We were under the pretence that this was to be a discussion.'' 
 
 `` No, no discussion here. Only a message. Those are my orders.'' 
 
 `` I must say this is rather disappointing, nonetheless, what is the message?'' 
 
 `` The message reads: 
 
 Dear Humans of Earth, 
 
 The computer simulation known as Universe 3987x93 will be ending in forty-two days. Please record any evidence you have of source code material and hand it to the Messenger exactly one day before shut down. This is required for testing purposes so that future generations of LifeSim may be made more robust and bug-free. 
 
 We thank you for your participation in this simulation and wish you all a safe and disaster-free extinction event. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 The Creators 
 
 And that's all it says. I will be on my way now. Good day!'' 
 
 And with that the small man disappeared in a puff of smoke. 
 
 No one on Earth knew whether it was real or not. Many said it was an elaborate hoax. Some said a Government conspiracy. The scientists did n't even know. But sure enough, forty-one days from then, the small man came back, demanding evidence. They gave it to him. And a day later, the universe simulation was shut down. 
 
 The Creators decided to patch the simulation program, LifeSim, after that. Patch 1.61 added in deeper levels of quantum abstraction. No other species before the Humans had delved that deep into quantum mechanics. 
 
 There were a few other simulation instances that had to be ended that day as well. In one instance a species had actually ventured into a black hole. Thereby breaking the universe simulation. 
 
 Despite these few setbacks the LifeSim program had been wildly successful and continued to show promise. Perhaps with a few more years of testing it will be ready for release. 
 
 However there's one thing that the team needed to add more of, according to a message sent by the head of the Creators himself. 
 
 A message which urged for more DLC and micro-transactions. 
 
 A message which was signed; 
 
 Andrew Wilson. Electronic Arts, CEO
