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Before you comment, I don’t care about accuracy. The game is the Stanley Parable, its pretty cool and I will kind of spoil the plot (not that much) so click away if you haven’t played and don’t want spoilers. There will also be HSR story spoilers up to the current version.
Black Swan: Aventurine is one of the 10 stonehearts. When Aventurine came to a set of two doors, he went through the door on the right.
Aventurine: Who are you?
Black Swan: You don’t remember me?
Aventurine: Oh yes. It’s you.
Black Swan: Anyway go through the door on the right please.
Aventurine: Bet.
Black Swan: Wait wha-
Aventurine dashes through the door on the left, and emerges back into…the same room?
Aventurine: Okay I miss Sunday’s house now, what is this nonsense?
Black Swan: The writer had no budget for other rooms.
Aventurine: Aren’t they a writer? Why would they need money?
Black Swan: They’re in debt because they had to replace their fourth wall.
Aventurine: What?
Black Swan: Just go through the door?
Aventurine: No, I believe I can defy fate.
Black Swan: A door will not define your fate.
Aventurine jumps through the left door with a running start.
Aventurine: And I’m back.
Aventurine: Wait, what is that?
A peculiar bucket is at the edge of the right door frame.
Aventurine: Ah, that could be useful.
Sparkle: Pick me up and hold me.
Aventurine: Why does the bucket talk?
Black Swan: Why do you talk?
Aventurine: Alright I’m wasting my time, let’s try something different.
Aventurine runs towards the left door at an impressive speed. At the last second, he tosses the bucket through the door on the right as hard as he can.
Clank! The bucket and Aventurine both emerged out of the room’s entrance somehow, with the bucket hitting the floor hard.
Sparkle: Ouch, what was that for?
Aventurine: No, that didn’t work.
Black Swan: Just go through the right door!
Aventurine: I still have 2 chips.
Black Swan: Why do you insist on this?
Aventurine sets the bucket down at the start of the room, upside down, before sprinting through the left door again.
As he reenters the room, he accidentally steps on the bucket which he placed earlier.
Sparkle: If you changed your mind and want to join the fools, you don’t have to perform all this, you know.
Aventurine: No I’m not trying to join you.
Black Swan: Then why are you not listening to me? I won’t hurt you.
Aventurine: I think there may be a good chip in the left room.
Aventurine: Wait what if the end location is determined by entry speed?
Black Swan: …
Sparkle: …
Black Swan: Not again…just use the right door.
Aventurine takes a slow step towards the left door. He lifts up his right foot and places it down in front of his left foot gingerly. He then lifts up his left foot and inches it forward at a snails pace. This was a calming process, and he felt that nothing could stop him. He decisively lifted his right foot again, forging his own path forward in this cruel, cold world.
Yeah he walked slowly. I wanted to give readers a slow mo of his walking.
As he passed through the left door, he stepped on the bucket again.
Sparkle: You’re doing this on purpose!
Aventurine: Maybe I was still too fast…
Black Swan: Stop wasting everyone’s time!
As he was about to pass through the door on the left, someone tapped his shoulder.
Acheron: Excuse me, do you know the way to the exit?
Aventurine: Oh it’s you!
Acheron: So? Will you aid me?
Aventurine: Okay, let’s go.
Acheron: Who are you again? Why would I travel with you?
Aventurine: You just asked me to-
Black Swan: Please proceed through the door on the right.
Acheron: Wait…that voice…are you…
Acheron: Blue Snake?
Aventurine: What?
Black Swan: You’ve got the wrong person…
Aventurine: Okay, Acheron, walk through the door on the left and don’t turn back.
Acheron: Fine.
Acheron walks through the door frame. As she takes another step into the room, she slows to a halt.
Acheron: Where…am I?
Aventurine: Oh for Qlipoth’s sake…
Sparkle: First time?
Black Swan: Well, definitely not the last time.
Acheron turns around and walks out of the left door.
Aventurine: Never mind, let’s go together.
Aventurine pushes Acheron through the door and both pass through.
Sparkle: Wait no-
Acheron steps on the bucket and trips off. Aventurine then materialises on top of the bucket.
Black Swan: Imao.
Aventurine: No, didn’t work.
Acheron: We haven’t tried it though.
Aventurine: We did.
Acheron: No we didn’t.
Aventurine: Yes we did!
Acheron: Then why are we still here?
Black Swan: She’s got a point, you know.
Aventurine: Okay, let’s do this.
Black Swan: Stop with the weird ideas…wait.
Aventurine walks calmly through the door on the right. He reappears in the same room.
Aventurine: I’m so confused.
Black Swan: There was never an exit.
In front of Aventurine was a blue pill and a red pill.
Black Swan: If you choose the blue pill, you will be unable to escape but no one will harm you ever again.
Black Swan: If you choose the red pill, you will be able to stay here and run a hotel.
What is your choice?
Aventurine: I got my third chip. You will not trap me.
Aventurine: Emanator…kill me.
Acheron: Where are you again?
Aventurine: We’re literally in the same square room.
Acheron: I think I’m lost.
Aventurine: Turn around! I’m right here!
Aventurine walks towards Acheron and spins her around.
Aventurine: Acheron, I’m in front of you.
Acheron: Hmm? Wait, my eyes are a bit fuzzy.
Aventurine: I’m not exactly short, just look.
Acheron: Ah, there you are.
Acheron: Wait, why are you looking for me?
Aventurine: Cut me.
Acheron: Pardon?
Aventurine: With your sword.
Acheron: Wait…where is my sword?
Sparkle takes Acheron’s sword and runs through the door on the right, only to reappear at the start of the room.
Sparkle: Why is this teleporter one-way only…
Acheron: Give me back my sword.
Sparkle: Can you prove it is your sword?
Acheron: I mean, I can use it to cut you in half, if you’re also into that, like Aventurine.
Sparkle: Never mind, I don’t want it anymore.
Aventurine: Cut me.
Acheron: Why would I do that.
Aventurine: Ahhhhhhhhh