"I was right, wasn't i?"
...
Shut up.
"You dont have to go back there."
And where else would i go? You're not thoughtful at all, Tempada.
"Apo, there's one thing that matters here."
And what is that?
"You remain who you are. That's what im after."
...
I'm going to a hotel for the night. Quit talking to me.
Apo takes out his phone to look for a hotel, but notices a text from Mike first.
"Yo man! Where did you go? That prick Dan probably scared himself, lol!"
The text reads.
If only he knew what happend, huh?
I should text something back.
"Something came up. Also not suprised, he looked like a pussy."
I reply to him.
As i walk ahead, i begin to doubt everything.
So much mindfuck in just a few days. What can i even make of it?
Forget it. None of this will change me. Soncepts... who the hell cares if those guys exist, they can bite my rear.
Apo finds his way into a hotel.
Tsk.. should be in my budget.
I walk up to lady at the front desk, she's looking extra groggy. Also probably too old to be working in general.
"Room for one, please."
I tell her.
She takes my money and hands me a key, looking at me with disdain.
"Room 5."
She tells me.
I take the key and quickly walk off, heading for the first floor.
I walk and walk down the hallway, but i can't seem to find the fifth room.
Okay, let me count...
1... 2... 4...
There's no 3... or a 5.
I look back and forth, and notice something strange. When i look back, i can see... myself. I can see the movements i'm making, its like.. someone put a giant mirror in the middle of the hallway.
Same thing seems to be happening when i look forward, it looks like a giant mirror.
If i walk towards it, it only gets further away.
When i walk backwards, it's like im getting away from it.
I dont mean to jinx myself... but i've seen enough movies. I doubt sleep deprivation is doing this to me. Combine that with what's been happening... must be another damn Soncept.
I begin to make my way towards the first door.
I open it.
There's nothing.
I begin to make my way towards the second door.
The smell of decay fills my nostrils.
I open it.
There's a dead body, the lady at the front desk.
She was probably nearing her death anyway.
I begin to make my way towards the third door.
I notice a plant near the door, i grab a pile of dirt and bury it in my hands.
Listen for the heartbeat... just like last time.
I manage to reshape it into a small but sharp knife.
I have no one to save me now.
I try to open the door, but it's not budging.
In a flash, the doorknob itself dissapears.
So this is what Jack meant... i'm not gonna be able to have peace anymore... huh?
I walk over to the second door, looking at the dead body.
"Tell me... how long have you been watching?"
I say as i uppercut it, sending it flying.
Before the body lands, it dissapears, and i begin hearing footsteps down the hall.
"A while, honestly."
I can hear a female voice say.
I walk out of the room and back into the hallway, and sure enough, i see a woman standing there, she's rather tall and of small stature, she's also wearing a suit. Too expensive of a suit to be staying in this hotel.
"Mind introducing yourself?"
I ask her.
"Sonceptes Mira, its a pleasure."
She says.
The way she's been using her power and the way she acts are totally different... i can't tell what her concept is.
"Let's sit down, shall we?"
She tells me, a table and 2 chairs appearing infront of us.
"Not happening."
I tell her swiftly.
"Please?"
She tells me.
"No."
I tell her again.
"Sit the fuck down."
She tells me menacingly, the walls around us turning red and the lights blue.
I dont have a death wish, so i sit on the chair across from her.
"I've been dealing with a lot of bullshit recently. Hell do you want?"
I ask her.
"What do i want? I should ask you what you want."
She tells me.
"You're the one whos put me in this bullshit."
I tell her.
"You're wrong. I didn't seek you willingly."
She tells me.
And what's that supposed to mean?
"So you're saying i shouldnt be here?"
I ask her skeptically.
"No no... its more like... you met all the conditions to meet me. Like it or not."
She tells me.
"Conditions?"
I question.
"You see... im the Sonceptes of the simulation."
She tells me.
"I dont understand."
I tell her.
"My powers derive from the fear that we might be living in a simulation."
She explains.
"This hotel... its exactly that. It's not real. You walked into my simulation. My own little world where i rule as god."
She adds.
"Yeah that's crazy, can i leave now?"
I ask.
She looks visibly annoyed at me.
"No you cannot."
She tells me.
"Then what the hell am i hear for?"
I ask her.
She gives a long sigh.
"I can't uh... turn off the simulation."
She says, looking embarassed.
...
"Y-you uh... have to unmeet atleast one of the conditions to break it."
She tells me.
I look at her thoughtfully.
"Can you atleast tell me what the conditions are."
I ask her.
"Uhh... this is gonna sound like, really funny."
She pauses, looking at me hopefully.
"I have no damn clue what the conditions are."
...
Tempada, if you can hear me, the next time we meet, i'll be kicking your ass.