Creativity Palette

Sweet the words of wisdom lie
Upon the bed of my folly
I lay my head upon their bough
And weep of dreams unconquered
Foolishly I trestle up the times
By bidding old ways come undone
Whilst unseen by blind eyes
Simple pleasures dance their joy

Something along the lines of the Running Man, but different.
The story follows at least two characters set (in the future? alternate world?). One seems a good fellow: hard-working, earnest, cares for others. The other is greedy, won’t stop at anything to get his way.
They are both in ‘the game’. Born and bred for it, it’s […]