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SO! 40 minutes until the third challenge!
Eucerin had some spare time...
Not that he had anything to do...
Literally nothing at ALL!!!
Things get boring around here all the time, which was partly the reason he even started to host this joke of a show.
That's one of the few reasons to host a show at all, to be honest
Eucerin thinks about the time before he started Object Fool, and how he convinced a bunch of randos to participate 2 weeks ago, going on 3.
This reminds him of something, or... 'Someone' would be a better term. While choosing the showgrounds, he found another guy just... There, laying on the ground.
Back then he thought nothing of it, he just shoved them to a random door outside of the newly chosen borders of the show.
That was weeks ago wasn't it? How come Eucerin has never seen them around since then? Surely by now they would have gotten out of there by now didn't they? To move? To eat? interact with other people?
...
Being alone for so long is not safe around this places, not because of anything like thieves and stuff, its more about the world forgetting you are there
Eucerin has heard some horror stories about what this place does to those who get isolated. So, maybe it would be smart to check on the guy, for Eucerin's peace of mind.
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In front of him standed a door
The same brown, wooden door with it's golden doorknob. Standing out of the show's borders where he had left that circle guy weeks ago.
The door was unlocked, there was physically nothing keeping that guy from walking out of it
Part of Eucerin wanted to think they just left without him noticing. They probably just: opened the door, took a step out, saw Eucerin doing whatever stupidity needed for his show, said "hell naw", and just avoid him from there. Just because he didn't saw him leave didn't mean they never left right?
Right...?
Eucerin opened that door, part of him hoping that they wouldn't find anything inside.
He was met with darkness. A rare sight, since it was always daytime outside, white and light gray painting everywhere the eye could see.
"Hello?"
He called into the darkness, waiting to (not) get a response.
In the center of the room, he noticed a shape. The siluette of something dead still on the floor. He approached it, whatever it may be and...
and...
...
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Someone once told him that objects, contrasting their selfish nature, where social beings, that thrived in the company of those around them. He had heard about the bleak, dull nature of this place being detrimental to an object's mental health, specially for those like him, who needed something even remotely interesting happening around to in order to function.That's why we make our silly contests. The perfect excuse to do stuff and hang out with other people, plus, it gave those who dint participate something to watch. It covered the necesities of many regarding entertainment and interaction.
He has also been told stories about what happens to those who fall to loneliness and boredom. Once an object becomes as dull as the world around them, the world forgets about them. And its not exactly a painless process aparently. He had heard other people describe it as a horrible way to go. He had heard countless of tales from the mouth of many different people. They speak about melting, deformities, your body fusing with the ground.
He had heard a lot of things
Nothing he had ever heard could prepare him for what was inside that room
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There's no word that could describe what his eyes where seeing.
The circle guy was still inside the room, right as he had left them. 'Horrible' would be the understatement of the century to describe the state they're in.Their white body mixing with the darkness of the room like melted rubber. It was hard to see in the dark but he noticed their limbs looked like tangled yarn. He couldn't tell if their eyes where opened or not
"Oh my goodness are you okay!!!"
They obviously weren't, dint stopped Eucerin from asking
"what happened to you...?"
He had a pretty clear idea of what had happened, he just wanted them to respond.
Anything, any confirmation that they where still alive.
Eucerin attempted to separate their melting form from the floor. Which turned out to be relatively easier than expected. They shifted a bit on Eucerin's hold (GOOD that means their still alive, thank the stars) but they didn't seem where fully there. Whatever their name was
While exiting the room, Eucerin's alarm went off
Gasp! 5 minutes until the start of the show!!!
He needed to hurry!!!
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"Lets do..."
"...The elimination- okay why is everyone looking at me like that"
All contestants stared with concerned at the body Eucerin was holding like a potato sack. Where they where alive or not was up for public.
"Uhhh dude. Who the hell is that guy"
Eyepatch finally spoke while pointing to the semi-melted body under Eucerins arm
"Thats irrelevant" deadpanned the lotion container in response while making the votes appear "anyways, Share! You're out! D:"
"Why me?... Why?... What did i... Do?"
He lamented as he slowly faded from existence
"Your challenge is to find the pine cone"
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"Can i have it?"
"Yeah sure"