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A sharp pain from their head violently hitting the wall makes them cry out. The impact makes them feel dizzy, and the shock nulls almost all the pain. Purple one of their eyes, keeping the other squeezed shut. Their vision is hazy, maybe from the impact of being thrown at the wall, or maybe from the tears in their eyes. The ringing in their ears makes it hard to hear Green's monologue, or Red's calls for them. They breathe heavily and try to move, but an unignorable, agonizing pain strikes through their spine and they collapse back into the wall.
Red notices Purple lying against the wall in pain and they run over to them, But Green notices and wraps a tentacle around their ankle. Red quickly loses their balance as they're flung up into the air. As quickly as they rise, they fall. They hit the ground and...
"Oh my god... Red-!" Purple whimpers, unable to move. They're forced to look at Red's body, their brains and blood painting the floor. Green giggles maniacally at the sight.
"One down, one to go." They say, launching a tentacle at them. They pierce through Purple's chest, and blood splatters everywhere. Because of the damage already done to them, Purple almost instantly passes out, but not until they choke on their own blood. If they weren't already as physically traumatized as they were, their death probably would have been slow and painful. But not this time.
Purple wakes up with a gasp. They're sitting in the chair in security. All of the cameras are static, clearly inactive. Purple looks down at their hands, then they put their feet on the chair and hug their knees as they cry. Is this their afterlife? Forced to roam the Skeld forever? They remember the pain of their spine being fractured, of drowning in their own blood, of everything that Green put them through. They swear they can still feel the pain in their chest from when Green impaled them.
It's only when the Skeld shakes violently and the sirens start to blare that Purple uncurls from their fetal position and checks the cameras. Everyone is here. Black and Cyan are in Storage, running to a nearby door. Yellow and Brown are in the kitchen looking around and being concerned from the sudden turbulence. But what throws them off the most is Orange, White, and Green. It's clear they were just in the middle of a tour. White is sitting in the captain's chair, driving the Skeld. It's just like before. Except Red... Red has just as confused of a look on their face as Purple when they woke up. Their hand goes to their head and their gaze bounces from Orange and Green.
They're all panicking and harassing Red about what to do, but they're on the brink of a panic that's separate from the situation. Purple jumps up and runs out of Security, running through the Skeld to get to Navigation. Once they make it, nobody else is there.
"Oh no.." Purple mutters under their breath before swiftly turning around and running down to Storage.
Once they get there, everyone is surrounding the door, not wanting to step inside because of whatever is inside. But Purple already knows. They run over and grab Green by the collar of their hoodie, just barely saving them before they slide into Storage. They throw them against the opposing wall and pin them by their neck using their forearm. Green chokes out air and puts their hands over Purple's arm, trying to pry them off. Purple raises their free arm, balling their hand into a fist. They nearly punch them if it weren't for somebody grabbing them by their shoulders and pulling them off. Green doubles over and puts one of their hands to their throat, using the other to hold themselves up by clutching the wall.
Purple fights whoever pulled them off until they realize who it is. Red. Purple breathes fast and heavily, the adrenaline not letting them realize that the problem has been solved and that everyone is staring at them because of their little outburst. They look at Red, feeling relief that they're alive, but also anger that they didn't let them solve the problem. Green finally catches their breath and stands up straight. They turn to Purple and instantly yell at them. "What is your issue!? One minute we see you passed out in Security, not even doing your job, and the next you're trying to kill me!?"
Purple balls their hands into fists again, but they inhale deeply and mutter "walk away.." under their breath. They turn and storm down the hallway, ignoring everyone calling out to them. Everyone except Red, who stays completely silent.