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2022-02-22
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Antiboredom measures in the Antichamber

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My first fanfic ever! The game antichamber doesn't really have any story so I just invented my own. And I also may or may not have given sentience to some game objects. But, in my defence, the eye thing was arguably alive from the beginning so who knows really. Anyway, if you somehow found this deranged, wretched piece of fanfiction, enjoy!

Mila Crow, a researcher at the university of Bathshire, is an esteemed scientist. Or, at least was, until she disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Is she dead? Did she change her name and move to another country? Or did she accidentally create a one way portal to a strange demi-dimension where the laws of science don't seem to apply, and is now in the process of exploring it and meeting its strange denizens? If you guessed the last one, you would be correct.

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Chapter 1: The Humble Beginnings

I open my eyes. The overwhelming brightness of the shiny white walls hits my eyes once again.

Unsurprisingly, I survived the sleep time here. Can't really say night, since time seems to be a concept unfamiliar to this place.

I stand up, taking the lab coat I used as a makeshift blanket and wrapping it around my waist like a skirt. I sigh. Time for some more exploration I suppose.

Walking through the white hallways, the only thing I hear are my own footsteps, echoing maddeningly.

Am I ever getting out of here? And do I really WANT to get out of here? This place seems strangely calming, so removed from the hustle of my regular life. Lost in my own thoughts, I nearly stumble into a large hole that suddenly appeared in front of me.

"Jesus fucking Christ," I exclaim, taking a look down. This thing has to be at least a mile deep. Needless to say, the fall would probably kill me.

In front of myself, I notice a strange looking box, with something swinging trapped inside of it. It appears to be a pendulum, suspended in there by unknown means. I want to explore it so much, but the death-hole separates me from it.

I look behind myself for a bit, and as soon as I look back, the pendulum box is gone. I cover my face with my hands.

"What is even going on here," I mumble exasperated. I was used to things making sense, that is why I chose this path. That is why I chose to be a scientist. But this place? Nothing seems to make sense here. Nothing.

Not even thinking, I take a step forward. I do not know what prompted me to do so. I quickly come to my senses, expecting the typical off-balance feeling, like stepping off a stair without knowing there was one. But it never comes.

I open my eyes, only to see a platform that I could have sworn was never there before, supporting my foot. Cautiously, I take another step, this time with purpose. The platform extends, catching my other foot. I walk towards the other end of the gorge, starting to laugh.

Finally, I made sense of something here. I am not sure how this works, but it does. And that is all that matters right now. With every single step I go a bit faster, quickly breaking into a full on run, as I cross the weird self-constructing bridge. Finally, I am on the other side. Finally, I am making some progress.