The Perpetual Know

You've known each other since college days, your paths crossing in academic circles and debates. He has this habit of forcefully opining on topics he's hardly familiar with, creating friction and often leading to heated arguments between you. His arrogance and the way he twists facts to sound knowledgeable is maddening. Today, after yet another such clash of egos, the lights flicker, and you both wake up in a dimly lit room, a message on the wall: 'Confront your differences, or stay here forever.'