Hitori Kakurenbo

[animusmods]

[This is the only thing the Network will allow you to access on the 29th.

Characters who are participating in the game may make new threads. Characters who are not participating may only reply to threads, not make new ones. There are no filters present. The cell phones the participating characters have are capable of voice, video, and text communication.

The cell phones have a disturbing tendency to film things on their own, from a character talking to themselves while hiding to a character's messy death.]

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Hour Thirteen [video] Death 1/2

[myblueskies]

[Observant watchers of the network will notice that there are two near-identical feeds posted at the exact same time; the only difference is the perspective, because one feed came from Romeo's phone and one came from John's. They're lying next to one another; if you look closely, you can see blood splatters and a third body half-shown in the frame, being Molly.]

Ow... [John tries to reach over and touch his arm where the spider got him, but for some reason, eventually gives up.] That was... that was the second one, right?

Yeah, but it didn't do anything again! [Romeo tries to move, because they should probably run away before more bears come.] John, I can't move!

...oh my god, neither can I. [And-- yeah, his movements are getting noticeably slower and twitchier, until eventually he stops moving completely.] It must have paralyzed us!

[Romeo tries again, but nothing happens. He's scared now but it just shows with a frown.] Stupid bear! I'm pretty sure that's cheating!

This whole game is cheating. [John scowls.] ...You don't think it'll just let us go with this, do you?

Stupid bad people. [Romeo feels a familiar sensation.] Urgh spiders again. It better let us go, this is mean!

[John doesn't respond immediately, but his face shows that he's clearly not comfortable with these spiders anymore.] I guess we should have expected it, we are hiding under a bed... they'd better go away soon...

[Romeo frowns, he can't even wriggle anymore to stop the feeling of the spiders.] They better go away! [He pulls a face.] They are biting again!

Ow-- ow! [John barely stops himself from screaming.] They're biting more! Ow-- fuck--

[The bites were worse than the last time, they didn't just sting -- they hurt. Romeo gasped in pain.] Ow go away spiders! Owww... [They were all over him, not a part of him didn't hurt. A spider crawls onto his face, and he presses his lips together and closes his eyes.]

[At this point, the feed cuts.]

Hour Thirteen [video] Death 2/2

[myblueskies]

[About half an hour later, the feed picks up again, of its own merit. The boys are sitting in exactly the same position, but the spiders have mostly settled down and now cover the floor -- this means that the boys themselves are visible. Their clothes are ripped and their skin is covered in blood, rips, and little bumps.]

[Romeo is staring into the camera, his mouth open as if he is screaming but his eyes are blank, no life in them anymore.]

[champagnedelis]

[Stares at the footage, tears streaming from her eyes as she holds her free hand to her mouth, nails digging into her cheeks to stop herself from screaming and crying out loud - the bear only just left her, after all.

Fist tightening around the phone, holds it to her chest and she curls up into a ball, body jerking with silent sobs she dare not give voice to.]