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It was a new day, and one of those rounds was just about to begin. Elliot was over this. He hated being in here stuck with 7n7.
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He didn't want to go any longer, but noooo, These idiots couldn't live without the help of his pizzas. Especially 7n7. He always died. And Elliot refused to heal him. The others always got mad at Elliot for it, but none of them knew what Elliots had been through.
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None of them experienced their workplace get burnt down by their crush. He felt as if he was betrayed in that moment. No one else could understand his pain.
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Well, another round was just about to start, so he had to get his pizzas ready. He went over to the kitchen and got his pizzas. They were kinda overcooked because of his crash out, but Elliot said, "Who cares?" And then the round started.
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Elliot went to the nearest generator to do the puzzles for the timer to decrease, but he got really invested in it, so he forgot about anything that was happening around him until 7n7 came.
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He touched Elliot on the shoulder. Elliot suddenly turned his head and saw 7n7 hurt. Elliot couldn't help but feel bad, but his hatred for him was way more dominant. Elliot said:
"What do you want now 7n7..."
7n7:
"Elliot, I'm so sorry to be a bother, but... Can I get a pizza... i know I've been very rude to you in the past and did some horrible things. And I'm sorry..."
Elliots attention span was not this high. He didn't want to hear 7n7, yapping and apologizing to him. He had enough of 7n7. But suddenly he heard something come out of 7n7s mouth.
7n7:
"... I am so sorry for all that happening. I tried to stop it. I did. But it wasn't me doing it. It was my friend. I told him to stop but it was too late. Please, I didn't mean for all this to happen. I just wanted to help..."
Elliot was shocked. He didn't know it wasn't 7n7s fault. He couldn't help it anymore. He felt so guilty. It wasn't even 7n7s fault, and he was being rude to him. His heart softened up a bit, and he said:
"It's okay, 7n7. We all make mistakes... it's trying to fix the mistake that matters in the end, right? And from what I can tell you already did that. Here, take this pizza. It's on the house."
7n7 was shocked. He did not expect Elliot to accept his apology. He started mumbling stuff out, trying to make a clear sentence:
"T-thank you, Elliot... y-you don't know what this means to me..."
They leaned in close for a hug, but at that moment, John Doe used his corrupt energy and separated the two together. 7n7 started banging on the spikes. Trying to help Elliot out. But it was too late. It was too late to save Elliot. His last words were:
"I-I'm sorry 7-7n7. I s-should not have taken this on for this long. I love you..."
After the spikes disappeared, the only thing that was seen left behind was Elliots dead body lying on the ground...