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Time's up. The humans had their fun.
Wrap it up.
The atmosphere shifts. They suddenly start to feel anxious. The walls come tumbling down. The rain comes creeping in.
***
"There you are," Azure smiles.
Two Time grabs his hands. "I never left," they say, resting their head comfortably on his lap. A smile paints their sun-ken features. They feel at peace. The voices have gone quiet.
It could all wait a little while longer. Just a little more, right? Could they let themselves have that? To dock out an island amidst the storm.
Azure kisses them again. Two Time does too, a bit hurried. A bit more desperate than Azure. Azure was calm. Azure kept a slow, steady pace. Azure was gentle and patient and they were not.
Two Time gripped Azure's shoulder, afraid he'd leave. Azure pulled away. "What's the rush?" he asked and frowned.
Two Time got more fidgety. Azure noticed and grabbed their hand, his voice a soothing lullaby rocking them under. They didn't feel so good. They felt lightheaded. They didn't feel their hands. They felt weak and powerless. They smiled lopsidedly. Azure caressed their cheek tenderly. "My nightshade, what's wrong?"
Everything, Azure. Everything is wrong.
***
iTrapped was gone. Chance was fine. Never better. A feeling of relief swelled round his mood along with something else.
"Elliot? Don't you have anywhere to be? I mean, it's ending soon, I assume," Chance said.
Elliot shook his head. "No, not really," he replies. He fixes his visor and his hair with a flick. He would've gotten a haircut—if he could. He didn't trust anyone here with hair, honestly. Even if he trusted them with his life.
Ironic, isn't it?
Chance felt a horrible shift in the air and he winced knowing Elliot did too. This was all the mercy they deserved, I guess. How cruel, how brutal.
***
The night sky swallowed Guest 1337 whole as he stared at the constellations in utter awe. He had lost track of time and he didn't have any company, not anymore.
He had too many thoughts and a memory that won't fit all the thoughts. A minor inconvenience really. He had bigger troubles. He always had.
Nothing was different, even if he was different now. Changed. Not in a good or bad way. Simply different.
Be strong, always be strong.
The sky never changed. The sky you look at changes, but the skies never change, no matter which one you look at or how you look at it. And yet, it feels the sky is worried.
That tense spreads to Guest 1337 as well. Unpleasant feelings wrap around him like a prickly blanket. Bliss replaced with an ugly dread. He can't shake it off. It shakes him instead. He blames the night winds.
The world goes dark and his eyelids close.
Pull back your eyelids...
***
Noli snickers. "1D107." He points at Seven as he says so. "Y0U CONFESS3D YOUR LOVE TO ME!" He cheers.
Seven nudges him. "So did you, you goofball," he counters. He blinks. His eyelids feel heavier than normal. Tired, he assumes. He looks around. Noli was... gone? No, no. His eyelids weren't heavy enough to just—not see him here?
He feels a pounding at the back of his head, like someone hit him with a baseball bat. His hand goes to his head instinctively. It hurts, but he doesn't feel anything. The darkness swallows him hole as he looks around. "Noli..?" He mutters.
The world goes dark.
***
Noob is thrown off balance. "Woah, careful." Sixer steadies them gently.
Noob giggles, leaning into the touch. The touch gets weaker, more transparent. Less real. No, no, this is as real as it gets. Sixer’s hold is feather light. Noob is dizzy. "Are you okay? Do you have a headache?" Sixer asks with a frown.
"No, I'm good." They smile weirdly and widen their stance to stay steady. Their movements become more sluggish and they find themself trying to stay awake. Fighting to stay awake. Poor Noob, thought they stood a chance.
Little did they know that no one would be there to catch them as they fall.
Good night, Noob.
***
"John!" Jane cried out one last time. Regret crushed her soul and burdened her body. She crumbled to her knees, clutching her hat. Her arms wouldn't lift high enough to put it back down. She closed her eyes. And she smiled as she drifted away...
***
Did you get it all out of your system? Good, good. Now it's over, say your goodbyes. This ship is sinking. Let us go down.
The End.