Another regular day of a regular life, and I feel the regular amount of excitement as I walk out to my mailbox. I open the mailbox door and pull out exactly what I found yesterday; a collection of bills, junk mail, and credit card advertisements. I shift through the envelopes, turn, and walk back towards my house. I flip to the last letter and it catches my attention.
I hold up the envelope to examine it; a blank square white envelope with a slight perfume aroma that greets my nose. I tear open the envelope and unfold the letter that is inside.
All I manage to read is: "Attention pleasure seeker".
"This is no ordinary piece of mail. This is something different." I think to myself.
I hurry quickly to get back inside my house before reading the rest of it.
I slam the door behind me. Standing in my hallway I drop all the other items except for the mysterious letter. I unfold the paper fully. Another strong aroma greets my nose, and I read the handwritten message:
Attention pleasure seeker,
You are invited to join us for an unforgettable experience.
Our organization specializes in giving regular people an experience of a lifetime. You were selected based on your good stature in your community, personal life, and your adult related internet activity. We can assure you this is not a form of solicitation or scam. This is a simple invitation.
We apologize for spying on you but it is our belief that all unforgettable experiences must start out with a bit of mystery to properly build the anticipation. The information we have collected on you will not be used for anything more than providing a personalized experience. If you do not wish to proceed you may call the number at the bottom of this letter and you will be able to obtain or delete all the information we have gathered.
The opportunity we have to offer you is a weekend event sure to meet your desires and achieve the level of satisfaction that you won't find through a computer mouse click or even a casual encounter.
To proceed please follow these instructions:
-Arrive at the enclosed address this Friday night at 7:00pm
-Dress attire is anything you are comfortable with
-All food, pleasantries, toiletries, and additional clothing will be provided
-No money is needed
-Come alone
We hope to see you Friday night.
Sincerely,
The Fantasy Palace
I continue to stare at the letter. A wide range of emotions rush over me all at once; feelings of nervousness, excitement, anger, disbelief, fear, and curiosity.
Over and over I read through the letter to fully understand it. Two minutes ago I was scratching my balls and watching Netflix, and now I feel like I am in the middle of some strange cult recruitment attempt or mystery novel.
Part of me wants to throw the letter in the trash, take it as junk mail, and forget the whole thing. Another part of me wants to call the police for invasion of privacy. I pace around my house, trying to decide what to do next.
I start to rationalize with myself.
"Ok, this isn't junk mail or some sort of scam because those sorts of things aren't handwritten. They aren't trying to sell me anything or advertise for something because there is no return mail form or any sort of outrageous claim, I guess other than the satisfaction and desires part. They also admitted to spying on me and instructed me on how to obtain my information. Not even Apple clearly points out how to do that."
The more I think through everything the more I begin to calm down and develop a plan.
"OK, Friday is only three days away. Why don't I do some research before jumping to any kind of conclusion?" Again, thinking to myself.
I jump on the computer and run a quick search for mysterious letters in the mail. The results produce a wide range of scams and email viruses. Nothing matches the description of the letter next to me on the computer desk.
Next I try searching for Fantasy Palace. The search engine shows a wide range of results from strip clubs to erotic couple's hotels to shady swingers clubs. Nothing that is within 800 miles of me.
Not finding a website, my only option is to pull up the street address. Perhaps, the location will give me a clue as to how legitimate or criminal this place actually is.
I type in the address. The pin drops on the location. It's a house. A massive house, located about 2 hours away in the outskirts of a fairly large country town, in what looks like a neighborhood full of large estates.