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It never rained that much in this hellhole they began to call “home”,but when it did,the survivors smiled.The calming sound of the raindrops hitting against the window helped relax them after a stressful day.Guest 1337 was stretching right outside in the porch,Shedletsky and Elliot were both in the kitchen,figuring out what meal to prepare for dinner tonight,Chance was flipping their coin while observing Two Time,who started praying to their “god” quietly,Noob,Veeronica and the admins were wrapped in a conversation,probably about a new trick Vee learned since that’s all she’s been talking about,and 007n7 was trying to…well,no one really knew what 007n7 was doing in his free time.Everyone always saw him on the C00lGUI,always trying to “hack the specter.No one bothered to seek for answers,as long as the hacker wasn’t doing something malicious,they were fine with letting him have th C00LGUI.One thing Chance noticed was that Taph was nowhere to be seen…
Weird…where’s Taph? Chance thought. Might as well go check outside they thought to themself.As they were about the leave the main cabin,Guest opened the door,looking down at Chance with a confused look.
“Chance?Something’s troubling you?” The older man asked.Chance shrugged and rubbed the back of their neck,letting out a low sigh before turning to look up at the man. “Don’t know where Taph is…”
“You looking for him?Didn’t think of you to be the kind to search for someone…what’s the matter?” Guest asked,a flick of concern etching its way on his face.
“Nothing,nothing.Everyone is here except for Taph,just got a bit curious…especially since that basement opened up…Everyone’s been talking about it,I don’t get what’s so special about-“
“You mean Jane Doe’s basement?” Guest responded,crossing his arms and letting out a small sigh.Chance’s eyes widened for a bit,tilting their head slightly.Guest let out a groan before dragging Chance outside. “Try not to get wet.” He said as he dragged them towards the basement,going inside it before closing the hatchet,immediately hearing the voice of a woman.
“Thank you for informing me,Taph…I see,I tried to stay hidden from the Spectre…but it did get its eyes on me in the end,hasn’t it?” The woman said in a deep,restless voice.She had a beautiful color of magenta in her hair,although it was hidden by her hat,casting a black shadow over her eyes.In front of her stood Taph,nodding as he listened to her words,they have clearly been way before Chance and Guest arrived.The two turned their heads towards the others,finally acknowledging their presence.
“Ah…Guest,you’re back already?And,this is Chance,I assume,right?” The woman,Jane Doe,asked.
“Yeah.Chance didn’t know where Taph was…and they also didn’t know about you.” Guest 1337 responded,crossing his arms,habit he always did while talking.Chance scoffed while rolling their eyes at Guest’s words. “Well,how was I supposed to know!I bet most of the other survivors don’t know either!”
“That’s because they weren’t supposed to know…I tried to hide myself…but the admins found out about my basement…and so did the Spectre.I thought I’d stay safe from it,that I could gather my research in peace remain unnoticed…but it seems I was wrong.The Spectre found out about me…I should have told everyone about my presence sooner,but there’s no use in thinking about the past anymore.Tell me,Taph,how much time left until the next round starts?” Asks Jane doe wit a rather sorrow tone,a flick of concern could be seen on her face as she tightly gripped her bag.Taph took a few moments to think before checking the watch they always carried on them,a device given to all the survivors and killers so they’d know when a new round starts,Although most of them just ignored the watch.Taph held out one single finger,signifying the minutes left before the round started.Jane doe sighed and fixed the hat covering her head,the shadow now completely hiding her eyes.
“Let’s just hope the Spectre doesn’t plan on messing with me so much now that it got its eyes on me.”
Of course,she was such a fool to say that.It would be as if she jinxed herself as the moment she was spawned in place she didn’t recognize,however,from the descriptions she heard from the admins,it was the Glass House map.She sighed,looking around,thankful to have spawned next to Guest 1337,right next to the glass house itself.She waved at him before looking up ahead. “Go help the others,I’ll go find some generators and figure out what skills the Spectre blessed me with.” Jane Doe said as she started running off,quickly finding a generator inside the glass house.She kneeled down,quickly picking up a few wires and matching them to the correct sides.She wasn’t very good at it as she shocked her hand a few times,but she managed to get the job done.Standing up and brushing the dust off her pants,Jane Doe looked around,thankful to see the killer wasn’t in sight…but neither were any survivors.Sighing once more,she looked at her clothing,thankful she still had her bag on her.Opening it and digging through it for a few seconds,she pulled out a crystal,humming and rubbing her chin with the free hand. “Something tells me this shiny gem is part of my abilities…I’ll keep you close…” She hummed to herself as she placed the crystal back in her bag.She turned around,groaning as she felt an annoying itch on her back.She tried to scratch with wit her hand,but instead…she felt a hatchet.So…that’s her second ability.She felt a satisfied smile shift on her lips,starting to make her way throughout the map with the newfound abilities.She checked her wrists,hoping the watch given to the others will be there for her too…and there it was.She checked the the teammates status only to find out…they were all dead.
Already? She thought with a worried look.She took out her hatched and prepared herself as she started walking,wary of the unknown killer.The timer in the watch went by so slowly,she didn’t even pay attention to the remaining minutes,all she knew was that every second slipped away with pure dread.But as she was walking,she stopped.Stopped and listened.Stopped and listened for a faint music.Stopped and listened…then turned to face the direction of the music,and as it was running towards her,she saw it-
John Doe.
John Doe stopped right in front of her,a faint confusion behind that eternal smile.They were both as shocked as the other.John doe seemed hesitant.Frozen.Shocked.Behind that corrupted form…there was still her husband,her oh so loving husband.She couldn’t harm him.She just couldn’t bring herself to do that.John Doe took a step forward,and she flinched.She flinched and the grip on the hatchet tightened.But she also noticed,noticed the way John Doe’s eyes went right to the hatchet in her hands.She didn’t know what to do.She could either try and harm her husband to get away and hopefully survive her first round…or let herself get killed.Those two were the only options that came into her mind…before a third one started brewing up.She could run.She could run until the timer ran out and hopefully not get killed by her husband…well,whatever remained if her husband.So,without any further ado,she gave John a smile with her tearful eyes,which she didn’t even notice had started forming tears in them,and then ran,ran as fast as she could.She knew she was being dumb,she knew she was wasting all her stamina.She knew she was gonna regret it…and she knew there was no way she could outrun John Doe the entire round.She just wasn’t as fast as him.
It was no surprise she was soon cornered into the maze.John Doe was right in front of her,a parallel to the first time she saw him.She had two choices,let herself get killed,or try to fight back.
She didn’t wanna do this.
She didn’t wanna hurt John Doe.
She didn’t wanna hurt her husband.
She didn’t wanna-
That wasn’t her husband anymore,was it?He was just a corrupted mess…she shouldn’t take pity on a corpse with no brain.So,survival of the fittest it should be.
She grabbed her hatchet,ready to swing it at John Doe and buy herself some more time.But she couldn’t.She just froze.She was unable to harm the body that resembled her husband.She knew she was gonna die soon and John Doe readied his corrupted arm,an arm so corrupted it was turned into a killing machine in the form of a spike.Well,there it was,the sign she was dead and buried.Might as well just…accept it.She’ll respawn.She’ll be back at the cabin…this is hell,and you can’t die eternally in hell.So,she might as well accept this one loss.Jane Doe smiled,pulling John close and kissing him,letting out a painful and muffled scream as the spike pierced her chest,right through the heart.She fell to the ground,watching as John Doe looked over her with that plastic smile…she couldn’t help but smile back.