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Human Fall Flat

Human Fall Flat

FromKids Bedtime Stories


Human Fall Flat

FromKids Bedtime Stories

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Human Fall Flat Snuggle down and cosy up, for tonight you explore the mind-bending world of Human Fall Flat.   You find yourself standing in the grounds of a large mansion, surrounded by tall, fluted columns, partially constructed walls, and a variety of marble statues. In front of you are steps leading to a small landing. As you walk forwards your body feels very strange. It is as if your bones have softened. Although you can control your muscles, your movements are not as precise as usual. You awkwardly climb the steps and try to stay in the middle. In this new form, you don’t want to get too close to the edge and risk falling from the safety of the platforms, suspended in the sky.   At the top you find a pair of silver doors. You push against them, but they do not move. You notice two buttons to the left of the doors. You’re inquisitive, so you raise your hands to press the buttons. You try to press them using your hands, but it’s harder to precisely control your own movements than you think. Finally, you manage to press a button, but nothing happens. You decide to press the other button with the other hand. Again, nothing happens. You try with both hands, but you find it difficult to control both limbs at the same time. You also learn that your hand can stick to the surfaces if you keep it pressed on them. You make a mental note that once one hand is stuck, it is very difficult to manoeuvre the other. With practice and patience, and after a few attempts, you succeed. The doors glide open. You know it will take time for you to be more confident with your movement.  In the next room you are surprised to find a train has crashed through the balcony of the level above and is partially buried in the floor. To the right of the train a pair of doors is blocked by a heavy container on tiny wheels. You remember how your hands stuck to the wall and wonder if you can use the technique to move objects too. Placing both hands on the container you are pleased to find they stick fast, and you are able to drag the container away from the doors. You release the container and push forward through the doors, careful not to touch them and get stuck.  The door leads you to the next part of the level, and you’re looking down on four rows of what appear to be carriages of some sort. These must belong to the train you saw before. They are lower than the level you are on, but the exit doors are on your level, but on the other side of the carriages. You waddle down some steps to examine them in more detail. They are very large and very heavy. You look around to see if there is any other way to climb to the exit but can find nothing. You stop to figure out what to do next. It isn’t going to be easy to get to the other side.   After some thought, you calculate that by moving the carriages along the tracks, you can line them up in order to walk across their roofs and get to the other side.  It takes a lot of effort to move them and you have to keep checking that you are lining them up correctly. Once they are in position, you climb back up the steps and onto the first carriage. It is then you notice the gaps between the carriages are very wide. You decide to see if you can jump. You miss and fall to the ground. Picking yourself up, you try again. This time, as you jump, one of your hands touches the carriage and sticks. For a moment you are hanging from the side. You let go and fall to the ground. This has given you an idea. This time you raise both of your hands above your head and jump. Your hands stick to the top of the carriage and you are able to pull yourself onto the roof. You repeat the process for the next two rows and arrive on the far side. You press the single button and exit the room.  You find yourself staring at a bright yellow crane with a wrecking ball attached. The ball is hanging by a long chain over the centre of a huge break in the floor which is far too wide for you to jump. Without hesitating, you go as fast as you can towards t
Released:
Mar 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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