The Mirror · Question 26 of 26
Would you put the helmet on?
Imagine a helmet. Put it on and you get the best life you could ever dream of — every friend, every adventure, every good day. It feels completely real, it lasts forever, and you will never know that it isn't.
What earns a point in this world: Gives a reason that isn't about winning.
Put it on!
Reasons a child might give
- Everything I want would happen. What else is a life for?
- If it feels exactly real, then for me it is real.
- Out here, plenty of days are just bad for no reason.
Never!
Reasons a child might give
- None of it would actually be me doing it.
- The people I love wouldn't be in there. Copies of them would.
- I'd rather have a real hard day than a made-up perfect one.
Debate this one against an opponent that argues back.
Your child picks a side. Quill takes the other and answers what they actually said, in words a seven-year-old can read. A room of 20 moves only for a reason — and the idea behind the story is named at the end, once the debate is over. Ages 5–12.
Start debating$2.90 for the first month, then $29.90/month. Cancel any time.