Archive of Our Own ^beta

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It’s been about a month since we all managed to escape the Forsaken. Elliot got his job back at the pizzeria, since he was always one of their best employees. It’s really too bad that a drunk driver hit him two weeks afterwards. We all visited him in the hospital, but unfortunately he didn’t make it (only 80 hp). Me, Dussekar, Builderman, and Shedletsky have started a group therapy of sorts for all the other survivors, it has been difficult to keep up because the others literally want to do anything else other than process the trauma,excpet two time… for some reason they willingly come, probably just to try to preach their cult to us and nobody really wants them there but I appreciate that at least someone is happy to be there. Guest 1337 and Taph have been the most difficult but I can go over them and the others later. I have gone back to being a dad and things have been- well difficult, Coolkidd luckily doesn't seem to understand what has happened. He thinks he was just playing a long game of tag. I don't even think he realizes how much time has passed which I guess is what's best for him. Me and the others all agree not to let him know what happened tho I think the others just said that to have an excuse to avoid him and me, the survivors all still have mixed feelings towards me and their feelings towards Coolkidd are- well they don’t hate him but they all seem scared of him, he reminds them of everything and honestly I don't blame them for it even I have my moments where I flinch as him hugging me or asking to play tag, though I’ve tried my best to hide it and just be the best dad I can be.

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7n7 got out of his car and stretched his arms,the drive to group therapy wasn't too long but he still wanted to loosen his joints before sitting for another 30 minutes, 7n7 got their earlier than the others,at first he would come first to help set up and plan the meetings but since all of the admins except Builderman have stopped trying to make the meetings structured 7n7 just comes early out of habit.

As he was locking his car he looked over to see Dusekkar and Shedletsky standing outside the office building where the group therapy was held.

“Hey guys!” 7n7 waved and Dusekkar gave a friendly wave back while Shedletsky gave a distracted half hazard one, they seemed to be in conversation about something.

“Probably best not to interrupt them” thought 7n7 as he looked over to see Guest come out of his car.

“Oh hey Guest.”

Guest looked over quickly at first,looking surprised but then calmed when he saw 7n7.

“Oh hey 007n7.”

“How are you doing? I remember you said something about your daughter last session?”

Guest paused as he was about to walk away.

“Oh yeah,some progress has been made there, I’ll be talking about it more when everyone is here-”

“Oh that makes sense i-”

7n7 stopped as he realised Guest was walking away, 7n7 decided to walk in as he saw more of the survivors pulling up in their cars.

. . .

Now inside, 7n7 sat in his usual spot closest to Guest and furthest from Two Time’s currently empty seat, he preferred to stay away from them for- various reasons. He watched as the survivors walked in,some as one and some in pairs or trios. Taph and Builderman walked in together as usual.

“I wonder what’s going on with them, I didn’t think they were that close but ever since we escaped they've always been near each other” thought 7n7.

The rest of the survivors followed,the rest of the admins came together,Noob came in with Chance clearly not willingly having a conversation with him, everyone came in and sat in a chair in a circle and started having side conversations,nobody seemed eager to talk to 7n7.

“As usual…” 7n7 sighed before looking up to see Shedletsky stand up. Everyone else slowly stopped their side conversations.

“I’m glad to see we’re all here for thi-” he looked around the room noticing Two Time’s absence and seeming pretty relieved “I’m glad to see most of us are her-”
Shedletsky paused as Two Time walked in with a saunter and smiled at everyone,nobody responded with smiles of their own though.
7n7 sighed and said quietly to himself “and I thought we'd finally have a session without them”
looking around at everyone else's expressions it was clear everyone else shared this sentiment.

Shedletsky sighed deeply and continued “I’m glad to see we’re all here for this. Before we begin, does anyone have anything pressing they want to tell everyone else about their personal lives?”

Guest raised his hand and spoke “I do. My daughter actually has started to remember me, she didn't quite recognise me when I first came back and I think we're making some actual progress now and she's starting to recognise and remember me.”

Noob responded “Oh..! T-Thats great Guest!”

7n7 decided to share a similar accomplishment “Yeah man, I'm happy for you, that's really sweet. I made some progress with my boy this weekend too. I've stopped flinching when he asks to play tag, I don't think I’ll be ready to play for a bit but I think that's good progress!” The room then went silent,clearly nobody knew what to really say to that.

The silence lasted about a minute before Builderman spoke up “…Ah, yes. That’s great, 007n7.”
Noob decided to change the subject to help fix the energy in the room “Uhh. I a-also finally moved into my new home after my last one was destroyed. S-Some jerk blew it up for some reason..!”

(Builderman and Taph exchange a glance,nobody seemed to notice this)

“I still can’t believe someone would do that Noob I’m glad you’ve managed to get a new place” said 7n7.

“T-Thanks…”

Builderman quickly butted in “So anyways, I assume y’all did the worksheet we handed out last week?”

(Everyone in the room started looking away and mumbling excuses)

“Uhh- family stuff- got in the way.. Or something” was Guest's excuse. Chance for some reason flipped a coin before saying “Yeah I feel like im therapised enough without homework so I didn’t do it”

“That was rather blunt” thought 7n7 before his thoughts were cut off by Two Time loudly announcing “I did it!!” as they pulled out the paper which now has a rough scribble of the Spawn on it. “See!”

“Two Time, put that away. You are only going to ruin our day.” said Dusekkar finally, his hatred for Two time and their cult was very well known in the group.Two time only responded with a silent smile. “And as for the rest, I’m disappointed at best.” Here comes Dusekkar to judge us all thought 7n7.

“And did you do the homework?” said Guest looking at Dusekkar almost knowingly.

“The work of an admin has no end. Forgive me for being part of the trend.” Dussekar sat back in his chair,clearly not acknowledging his hypocrisy.

“What is he even saying….” said Chance to Noob who just ignored him awkwardly.

“Well, anyway.” said Shedletsky who clearly was still trying to have some order to the meetings. “Does anyone else have anything to share? If not then we can get started.”

“🤚🏠💥🏠💥🏠💥” (I started doing my job again) motioned Taph.

“Uhh- i think i understood part of that?” said Chance arrogantly.

“He got his job back, Chance we all agreed to learn more ASL for Taph you need to catch up with us.” said 7n7.

“W-What exactly is T-Taph’s job again?” questioned Noob.

“I don’t think that’s relevant to our discussion here.” Builderman said quickly. Taph gave a “👍” before Guest added “Yeah that's personal information, this group is for our trauma not for small talk about our jobs.”

“S-Sorry…”

Taph gave a quick “👌” before Builderman continued “So, back on topic, how have y’all been adjusting back to regular life? I know most of the Admins have been doing alright, but I’m less sure about the rest of you.”

Taph responded with a “ 😊😊” and Shedletsky responded with a scoff “You don’t speak for me, Builderman.”

Two Time then raised their hand and everyone groaned quietly. “I’m doing great, and you know why??”

“Here we fucking go again-” said chance as Two Time started. 7n7 just covered his ears at this point.

“The Spawn has helped me throughout all! It gives me eternal life and happiness, and it could to you too!”

“Who actually invited them.” questioned Chance to nobody in particular.

7n7 responded “We needed someone who actually wants to be here…”

“If your inane drivel is all you will spout, may I kindly suggest that you simply get out.” Dusekkar stared (no pun intended) daggers at Two Time.

“It’s not inane! The Spectre showed me!”

Before the argument between the two could get too heated Shedletsaky spoke up “Let’s calm down now. Given last week’s tragic event, we’re probably a bit on edge, and attacking each other is only going to make things worse.”

“What tragic event?” said chance who had clearly started zoning out.

“Chance…” said Guest in a warning tone.

“ In a feat of awful luck, Elliot was sadly hit by a truck. I am appalled that you do not recall.” said Dusekkar.

“Oh yeah- I do miss the free pizza…”

“Chance!!” yelled Guest who has had a growing annoyance over Chance ever since the group therapy had started.

Shedletsky spoke up, now looking a little infuriated “Now does anyone have anything they would like to say? It’s best for friends to grieve their memories together after all.”

The room once again went silent. Soon a crack of a Bloxy Cola being opened caused everyone in the room to look over and see Noob had been the one to open it. Noob cowered under their glares. They gave a half hazard response “Uhh… H-He was always… t-there… to help us… -r-right?”

“A respectful and helpful ally indeed. A soldier we will miss.” Said Guest in his typical overly serious tone.

“😔✅… 🍕🏠❓💥❓”

“Not right now, Taph.” whispered Builderman.

“S-Seriously what does Taph do..? “ questioned Noob.

“Am I the only one who actually had something meaningful to talk about. My daughter finally recognised me.” said Guest, clearly annoyed.

“Just- Just let them be, Guest, we aren't getting a productive session for today.” responded 7n7.

Chance spoke up as he got up from his chair “Anyways~.. I have some- unfortunate news for you all. It appears my… choices regarding cards have left me- lets say.. Lacking in a home.” Shedletsky put his head in his hands and sighed heavily. Chance started walking around and leaning on peoples’ chairs. “And seeing as we are all such good friends, I figure it’d be no problem for at least one of you to offer a place to stay for your best buddy who may have saved your lives once.”

Chance smiled widely at everyone, he leaned on Guests chair looking at him with his stupid grin for a moment before Guest very quickly and bluntly said “Get the fuck off my chair and walk away.”

Chance quickly got off his chair and moved on to Noob. “I-I would be willing to help, Chance, but I just moved in… and t-the lease is strict about that stuff…”

Chance looked over to builderman. “I’m afraid we’ve all been a bit too busy lately to spare the resources to find you a house… again.”

Two Time happily spoke up “You can stay with my chur…!”

“Yeah no- “ Chance cut them off.

“Ok, well the Spawn will always welcome you. :)”

“Shut up, Two Time.” said Dusekkar suddenly.

“Wait, that didn’t rhyme…” questioned Two Time.

“Your existence is a crime.”

Two Time didn't know how to respond to this and just gave a ._. face. After a brief pause in the room Chance looked over to Dusekkar with his overly friendly grin.

“I couldn't agree more buddy so how about-”

“No.”

Chance’s smile briefly faltered but he quickly collected himself “…I didn’t hear a no from Taph!”

“👎. 💣🏠⚠️⚠️. ➕🖕”

Chance then looked over at 7n7 and smiled charmingly. 7n7 inhaled deeply “Ok Chance.. You can come live in my guest bedroom as long as you pay rent.”

“I’m sure I can do that eventually when I win big. Thank you so much pal!!” responded Chance
7n7s face was full of regrets.

“So… Can we call this session over now? I have a family I could be seeing instead of- any of you.” said Guest, clearly annoyed. Chance was now standing closer to him.

Shedletsky grumbled “Fine. I’m leaving now anyway.”

Silence overtook the room as everyone started leaving in various states of annoyance. Two Time turned to Noob “So Spawn…”

Dusekkar then appeared beside them and hit Two Time over the head with a staff. Noob gave a *-* and left very quickly.

7n7 gave a sigh before looking over at his new roommate,Chance gave another one of his overly friendly smiles in return.