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"Yeah... I miss my family and my best friend more than anything in the world." Guest1337 mutters, sitting in a circle with all of us as he vents. We're all sitting in a circle on the floor, sharing who we miss the most. Guest puts all of us before himself constantly, we wanted to give him a chance to talk first.
"I went to war to protect them. I still have a photo of my family in my pocket." I can see tears prick his eyes. "I regret leaving them alone, but the war had to end, and I'd sacrifice myself a thousand times over for their safety. I was the last guest, so Charlotte's part guest. I was terrified they'd go after her. And Daisy, too. My parents would tell me, 'be strong, always be strong.' And that was the moment I had to be strong, y'know?" He straightens his back and wipes the tears off of his face. "What about you guys? Who do you miss the most?"
"Oh." Says Noob timidly. "I was... I dunno. In a relationship with a guest. Said to be a myth. People were scared of her. Guest666. We were best friends, and eventually became something more, but I got concerned for her safety one day and she wasn't..." Noob sighs, tearing up as well. "He was destroying himself with scripts. He couldn't talk, but I loved him anyway. Things went south, they were harming themself and refused to go back... We argued, broke up, and before I could make things right I ended up here. Even if I got outta here, guests are gone now. So I can't see her again anyway."
We all nod before they say they're done sharing and somebody else can start.
"So, uhh..." Mumbles Builderman. "Obviously I've got loved ones here with me. Y'know, Matt's my best friend, Shedletsky's my boyfriend, Elliot's my nephew... But I miss... I miss knowing what was going on. I miss feeling more joy than I do anymore. I miss the company. I miss everything else. I dunno."
He look to Shedletsky and Dusekkar, who are nodding in agreement.
"Yeah." Shedletsky says with a smile. "Love having people I already know here." Shedletsky leans onto Builderman. "But y'know." His smile drops. "Being here is... Uh, bad." He chuckles weakly. "I'm supposed to be this dude full of purity and stuff but I can still get upset, which, at first, sounded impossible. Unfortunately it's not, I just can't feel any hatred or much anger anymore. Any time it'd be reasonable to hate I just feel void and kinda sick. Sometimes I bottle it up for most and talk to Builder or Matt. I miss sword fighting. I miss having more power than this. I was pretty loved, confident, and powerful as Telamon."
"I agree wholeheartedly." Dusekkar says. "Missing who you once were is relatable to me." He looks over at Taph.
Taph speaks, muffled as always, before signing something. I don't know sign language.
Dusekkar does, and translates.
"I miss the people who were in my life, and I also miss what I used to do for fun. My traps would sometimes hurt people though."
007n7 looks awkward, probably thinking we don't care.
Honestly, as much as I don't like the guy, we all miss people. Letting him in the circle wasn't a bad idea... As long as I didn't have to sit next to him.
"Well, you guys already know that C00lkidd is my son." He begins. "I mean, he's here, but not with me. Being killed over and over again by a twisted, monstrous version of my ten-year-old son who doesn't even seem to know what he's doing to us is really heartbreaking. But I also knew this other exploiter Noli."
Taph, Guest, and Noob seem a bit shocked by this news. The admins and I already knew anyway.
"007n7, you were friends with Noli?" Guest says, apparently also knowing about Noli's existance and does not like him.
"Well..." 007n7 begins. I already know where this is going. "Not exactly. We were sort of like Noob and their old lover. Noli used to be a good person. Well, as good as an exploiter terrorist could be. We were friends in high school, and in college we started dating. Then, I found C00lkidd. Not long after that, I had a very heated argument with Noli because he didn't want a kid. He said he wished I stayed how I was before, the first time we spoke was only because he thought my exploiting was cool. So, we broke up, and I never saw him again. I really don't regret leaving my old ways behind, 'cause I now realize I genuinely hurt so many people. Just... It was a while ago, so I'm not still in love with him or anything. But I miss what we had before."
Two Time, who is sitting nearby but not quite in our circle as they don't want to share, says they can relate on that last part, but does not elaborate further. Weird.
Then it's my turn, I suppose.
"Uh..." I say, voice almost a whisper. "I miss my family and friends lots. Mostly my younger sister. My dad, too. They were two of the best people in my life." My voice is cracking. "Mia... I wish I was there. I hope she's doing okay. She was friends with Guests daughter, too, I believe, which was sweet. My dad, he raised Mia and I with love and care, even after he lost his twin brother and my mom. Anyway... I miss him so much."
I glance down onto my left ring finger, running my thumb over the wedding band. "Some of you don't know this, but I was married. Almost three years." They all, especially Guest, look sympathetic for me. "Loved them more than anything in the world. They were worth everything to me."
I try to blink my tears away but to no avail. "He was... Charming. Silly. Sweet. Funny. Flirtatious. Comforting. Daring. Confident. Cute. He was beautiful in every way. I can't... I couldn't imagine a life without him. We were like soulmates... Or so I thought. But at least in my eyes, they were the one."
"What was your spouse's name?" Guest1337 says.
I sniffle. "It was-"
We hear a noise from our little lobby area and I go completely quiet. Suspicious, considering every single one of us is right here. After we all snap our heads over in unison, Guest1337 stands up and goes to check it out. After a few seconds he runs back over to the circle.
"What was that?" Shedletsky asks, looking as if he's about to unsheath the sword we all know he doesn't have out of rounds.
"New survivor."
Everybody, even Two Time, stands up and rushes over. I'm left in the back in the spot between the room we were in and the main room of the cabin, somehow behind everybody, even though Two Time was behind all of us...
Good chance to wipe my tears away before the new person thinks that I'm just the sad guy in the corner.
I can't see who it is just yet. Eh, as if I know them. I don't think anybody else I know is going to end up here.
Everybody seems to eventually move over to this person's side, probably after explaining the whole gist of this realm. Maybe I'll get to see if I know who they are.
...Wait, what?
No. No, that isn't his voice.
It can't be. There's no way.
Everybody looks over at me, for reasons I don't know. As I creep up to see the person, my hopes... Fears? Get confirmed.
"...Elli?"
"Chance?"
We stand there for a few seconds, staring at each other, before he cracks a smile and chuckles. I run up to them in an attempt to give them a hug, but I guess I lunged forward too hard because we both fall onto the floor. "What are you doing here?!"
"Apparently because I got murdered." Chance and I sit up. "Hey, wait, I should ask you the same question, pizza boy!"
We both laugh together as Chance puts his right hand onto my neck, and kisses me softly.
I grab onto Chances left hand with my own, our matching rings clicking together.
"I was just talking about missing you, actually."
Chance laughs while he lifts his hand off my neck and brushes some hair behind my ear. "So you still talk about me even in what's basically hell. Huh. You love me~"
"Bet on it." I smile, and kiss them again. "Should I be happy or sad that you're here right now?"
"Hm... How are Builderman and Shedletsky rolling with it?"
Chance rests his hand on my cheek and I lean into the touch. "They're doing pretty good, Lucky."
"Then I think we'll be okay enough."
Everyone else is standing there, yet it feels like we're the only two people in the cabin. "Don't die on my watch."
I dunno what this place will let me do, but I'll try and survive. I'll put you first though."
We laugh together, kiss again, and I then hear everybody scramble to ask questions about us instead of just Chance.
I just hope I don't have to see Chance die too many times. I missed their embrace more than anything.