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Hi, a bit of self introduction is probably needed in this situation, right? You can call me foxin, since i use that name online.
And i just finished all the chapters of my current favorite novel. It's called GSGW and it, again, was my fav. So, im not really happy. No, i guess the better word is grateful?
I've practically memorized it by now, and i know what happens in it. so imagine my despair when i realise im in it.
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"Welp, ive finished all the chapters. What do i even do now?"
Foxin sighed, sagging on her bed. She does feel fulfilled by reading all of it, but it also means there's no more of it. Ding. A notification popped off. "?"
Curious, she read what it said. And immediately jumped up. "WHAT!!!! THEY FUCKING DELETED THE FIC???" ah, there was something to mention about this person, they also read on ao3.
Clicking on the notification, she replied to her firenbd whi had also been reading with her. ´THEY FELETED IT??? WHAYU BRUH´ ´WELL DON'T ASK ME IM NOT THE AUTHOR. AMD FIX YOUR SPELLING I CAN BARELY READ IT´
´Mb..´
Sigh, she finished reading the novel but now even the fic she goes to in place of it is deleted? she could cry right now. She sighed again, and put her phone down, looking around her room. It was pretty normal, but all the personality went in the corner of her room with and insane amount of merch and homemade ones too.
sitting up from the bed, she went to her desk and pulled out a sketchbook she filled with fanart and the likes, pivking up a pencil and going to a blank page.
But, another notification popped up and caught her attention. The author had posted an explanation as to why she did it.
"..so someone had deleted it without her knowledge? And it seems..as an apology she sent a link to something. She screenshotted it and sent it to her friend.
´yo did you see this message? i lwk feel kinda bad now. (IMAGE)´
'yup just saw it, but why does your screen show a link? In posts others sent in the community also did'nt have that. look (IMAGE)´
´..did my phone glitch then? wtvr im gonna go click it.´
´sure, sure. btw we still on for friday, right? for the movie.´
'yh duh, it's the first hangout since forever. anywayyyys ciao bella´
´..you always have to make at least one ref in every one of our conversation, seriously.´
Grinning at the last message, she finally opens the link. It shows a customization page. Immediately, she catches the reference. "Oh, its like the customization thingy at the first chapter kse had to go through. cool!" She says, smiling.
after she finishes customizing it and also putting her online name foxin cuz no way they're gonna put their real name on the internet, it shows she got a badge for daydream. Then, the employee in the screen asks, "you'll cherish it, wont you?" and it automatically says yes like in the original novel and then-
Liar.
LIARLIARLIARLIARLIARLAIRLAIRLIARLAIRLAIRLAIRLAIRLAIRLAIRLAIRLAIRLIARLIARLIARLIARLIARLIARLIARLIARLIAR-
Even this happened in the novel, so she was'nt surprised, it still felt a bit spooky though. But she waved off the feeling and wondered that would happen next. She waited a long while but nothing happened. Confused, she tilted her head. but then,
Blink.
Suddenly, a bunch of noise erupted around them. Startled, she looked around and.. she wasnt in her bedroom.
But this place feels familiar so what is it..? And then it struck her.
..this is where soleum first appeared. the auditorium. And true to her beliefs, the person started speaking.
[Our new employees, who have successfully passed a 145:1 competition, should be proud of themselves! Haha! Now, let’s begin the new employee orientation!]
..Yeah, they're fucked.
[You are the chosen candidates!]
[In fact, only a select few of those who applied through this job posting have been gathered in Orientation Room A for this special session!
[Congratulations! You have passed the aptitude test and have been assigned to the special team, the
.]
Murmurs sounded from the people around me. There was also someone who stood up..wait. someone who stood up? that's kse! Foxin looked up, focusing on the person. Yup, it was him!
Her heart started to pound. Look, this situation is bad and all, but getting to meet the characters of the novel? Excitement filled her. Who would'nt be?? Well at the very least she was.
[Now, let’s get started!]
the lighhts went out.
then,
[Passengers, thank you for using Abyss Transpo today… Our train will not halt.]
[Please pay attention to the announcements for a pleasant journey to your destination.]
Holyshitit'sstartingit'sfuckingstarting
Okay, she has to calm down. What train is she in? she looks up from her lap. And sees kse.
And it takes everything in her to not scream and keep a steady expression. Focus. She looks around herself, taking in all the people. Baek saheon (that bitch), Go yeongeun, and Kim soleum. That's all the named characters.
Internally, she celebrated. Being in the same train as them means, Kse will carry them.
..But i still have to contribute. The scene where they popped their heads because they were backloaders flashed in my mind. Yeah, gotta avoid that.
"……?!"
"W-What is this!?"
"Excuse me?"
"Is this some kind of VR? Did we really move?"
"Is this something like an escape room?"
"Why would a pharmaceutical company that makes hair loss treatment bother with escape rooms for new sales recruits…?"
Chatter echoed in the subway, one of them making have to close my eyes and suppress my grin. I guess it doesnt feel real just yet. You could die, be serious. They mentally slapped themselves.
[This stop is Sorrow, Sorrow Station.]
"……!"
"S-Sorrow?"
The first announcement came over the speaker.
[The doors are on your right…]
Click.
The train stopped.
[The doors are opening.]
[The doors will close in 30 seconds. Once closed, they will never open again.]
[Passengers whose destination is Sorrow Station should disembark according to the announcement.]
Oh, the scene is starting. As a group of people make their way to the door, someone-KSE!!!- tries to stop them.
of course, they don't want to listen.
i think they said something along the lines of-"are you going to take responsiblity if you're wrong!?"
... Yeah, that.
bsh still putting up the act, agreed with our mc. I did too, trying to chip in. "Yeah, he's right. there definitly was no station in korea of something called sorrow station."
"well-"
( the doors are closing. )
"Quick, the doors are closing!" because of that, some people felt rushed and tried to run. Seeing someone near me try to run towards the door, i grab their jacket and pull it. "Wha- hey! let g-" "Damnit, do people have no survival instincts these days!? shut it!"
"..."
Soon after the doors closed. I only managed to save one person, but atleastthere's one less death. The person i tugged on was still muttering. Ungrateful little shit. Well, nothing to do about it. I feel a gaze on me. I whip my head to the direction it came from, confused.
oh, it's just kse. Well, i mean not "just", he's the mc! i just- weh, there's no need to explain it anyways.
Turning away, i look outside and hear screaming. From the ceiling, drops of something clear fall on the people. Yikes. I turn my head back, not wanting to look. When the screams finally stop, it was only then when i stole a peek.
on the floor outside, human remains stained it. Thankfully, i wasn't too much of a coward like kse was and could stand a little gore. Still, it was disturbing.
[the train is now departing.]
[the train is departing from sorrow station.]
[for a comfortable experience, please listen closely to the announcements.]
Soon after, panic erupted. Sighing shakily at the noise, i turned to the person, "You grateful now?"
The person didn't respond. Rude, really. Sighing again, I decide to walk over to where the main cast was.
kse was looking around, he probably got the item and was seeing if others can see. I turn my attention to where gye was, helping a person up. He seems busy so im gonna go to her. Walking, i reach her and also try to help the person.
Waving to her, i make small talk and sit next to her and exchange names. "Hi, what's your name? Mine's Foxin, i'm actually a foreigner." I smile, trying to look friendly.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Go yeongeun. Your Korean is nice." And so on. Btw, you might be asking why im talking to her, well besides the obvious since she's one of my top 3 characters, It's so that kse also notices me. Look, I think its rational to try to get close to the mc, alright? Nothing else.
Anyways, finally, she mumbles something about a ghost story and catches his attention. Surprisingly he also talks to me. "hey, you were the person who stopped someone from leaving earlier, right?"
I turn to him. "Ah, yes, that's me." he might be curious of me or something maybe. But before we could continue the conversation, bsh starts talking to him.
To be honest, he isn't my favorite character, but you gotta admire the lengths he goes to for survival. I figure there's no need for me to join in their conversation, so i just stay quiet.
Then, gye pushes us to introduce ourselves so naturally, since i'm stil there, i have to say my name as well. "Ah, i'm Foxin, nice to meet all of you." By now he's thinking about the named characters, right? i wonder absentmindedly.
[this stop is Rapture.]
[Rapture station.]
A person peeked out of the train and outside that looked clean and said, " It looks normal, so maybe we can go through here..?" But as quickly as flash, kse goes to block the exit.
Oh, there goes our saviour soleum on to help more people.
"are you sure?" kse says. someone else asks about what, and he says, "we agree its like a ghost story and have you ever seen someone survive purely with luck?" etc, etc, blah blah blah. look.
Still blocking the exit, kse aasks to the people, "Wait, are you sure?"
"Pardon, about what?" someone asked to him. And he replies, "Most of us agree this feels like a ghost story, right? And wheter in movies or shows, no one ever just survives purely out of luck and feelings. So im asking you, are you willing to gamble your life like that?"
..Reading about it and actually hearing it is pretty different. I could clap at his speech. But of course, at least one person objects to it.
"WELL DO YOU HAVE ANY GREAT IDEAS!?" ouch, mind your volume, lady.
"This guy has been talking nonsense since earlier! Just hurry up and move! Do you think this is like some kind of game!? Did someone give you a damn hint or something!?" The person yells at kse, not giving a fuck about the people around her i guess.
"Yes, there was a hint, the announcements." Kse points up. "Since the beginning, it's been telling us to listen to the announcements and follow them. Is anyone's final destination rapture station?" Finally, he asks the people.
"Well, living happily and rapturaously is everyone's goal in life right?" Another asks. At this point, im semi lost, not understanding what that word meant, so i whisper to gye next to me, "uhh, what does rapturously mean..?"
And Gye in all her kindness helps explain to me. "It means excitement or joy. Like that." Feeling grateful, unlike a certain nameless person, i thank her, and focus back on the situation at hand.
The lady's yelling again. At this point, i tune her out. When she blabbers something about responsibility, kse says, "Yes, i will take responsibility." now, i also add, "And, to the previous person's comment about hoe normal it looks, the first station, sorrow station also looked normal right? So that point didnt even count."
Now, the attention's turned to me but im still irritated by that lady's yelling so i could'nt care less by then.
Then, someone points out how the section behind ours all left. And i promptly look away and block my ears, having learned my lesson. "Hey," I nudge gye and kse. "Look down and block your ears unless you wanna see it." Thankfully, they follow, along with a few other people who heard me.
Now, there's someone basically grovelling at kse's feet mentioning when he said he'd take responsibility and what not. Honestly, i hate these kinda people. Wimps. Well, except for kse but at least he tries helping people and not just clinging onto others like this.
I ignore them, instead looking at the front car where people are arguing.
¨[Passengers, we advise you to take your seats. We are now entering a curved section.]
at that, I bang my hand on the glass, getting some of their attentions. I point at the announcement that repeated itself, and motioned them to sit down as i sat as well. Thankfully, some understood and also urged other people to sit.
But, some didnt listen. Some screams came out from the other section. Jeez, i feel bad for the alive people covered in blood from the stupid people. And of course, people from our section also wants to yell like the world is ending.
pissed off, i walk towards the yelling person. " you." No shocker, it was the previous person that was grovelling at kse's feet.
I step closer.
"I hear another sound out of you, im throwing you off the train." i jab a finger at him.
he finally shuts up.
i sit back in my chair next to gye and cover my eyes. I'm just about done with these florescent lights too.
[Passengers, this is an announcement from the abyss transit authority]
ah, its starting.
[There is a lost item. If anyone finds it, immediately hand it over at the next station.]
[after doing so, hand it to an employee.]
_______ kse's pov
The person-foxin- sits down and covers her eyes after threatning another passenger. I make a mentail note to try not to piss her off. Fortunately, she isnt insane like viper, seeing how she stopped a person from leaving when she thought it was dangerous.
[Passengers, this is an announcement from the abyss transit authority]
[There is a lost item. If anyone finds it, immediately hand it over at the next station.]
[after doing so, hand it to an employee.]
!!!
An escape case from the other records! as long as you have the item, you can safely get out.
[The missing item is.]
[ A 20 something year old, adult male with type A blood,]
[left eye.]
murmurs instantly bursts through the silence. One person suggests identifying if anyone fits it.
people follow along with that and start asking others their ages and blood type. Then, someone says theyre the perfect fit for it.
[this station is anger, anger station.]
..baek saheon approaches the person, a smartphone in hand. "you said youre type A, right?" he asks. "Ah, yes, i am!"
He smiles. And stabs his left eye with his phone. A scream sounds out.
..as expected of the viper. i thought he was just not tained yet but this definetely lines up with his character.
Kse crouches down, and finds a capsule with an eye. Its not wrong that he found his own way, but, he went too far.
he knocks on the glass, drawing bsh's attention and shows him the eye.
___________
During the incident of bsh bashing someone's eye, i opened my eyes and managed to see kse showing bsh the eye.
"pft." i laughed.
Startled, kse turned towards me. "ah, the eye didnt match-" "no, dont worry, he deserves it. i wont judge you for that one." i clap him on the shoulder and give a thumbs up. He stays quiet. Is he afraid im crazy too? "Ah, i mean it wasnt good, but he attacked someone else so i thought itd be fitting,"
A-ANYWAYS, our attention gets drawn towards gye who mentions his cornea is probably damaged. we find out she attended medical school.
[This station is hatred, hatred station.]
everyone looks at kse.