@white-boy-bracket hai. This is the thing we spent all fuckin day writing. Not posting to A03 bc A03 scares us [lighthearted]
Anyways chapters 1 & 2 under the cut of Harry's POV from whatever the fuck is going on, vaguely set after he got Revived™:
YOU – … What the fuck.
ANCIENT REPTILIAN BRAIN – Welcome back to self awareness, fucko! How'd you sleep? Like shit, I bet?
YOU – Yeah, whatever just happened didn't feel good. Am I dead finally?
ANCIENT REPTILIAN BRAIN – I'm afraid not, Harry boy. Though you *did* die, recently. Happened rather quickly, too. But that's neither here nor there.
ANCIENT REPTILIAN BRAIN – What's important is that The Infernal Engine is once again up and running. And once it's up and running, *oh boy*, is it unstoppable! You are nigh impossible to defeat, Harry, and you are going to make it *everybody else's problem.*
YOU – What if I… Wanted it all to stop though? What if I'm tired?
ANCIENT REPTILIAN BRAIN – Too bad! You had your chance when you actually died the first time, but some higher power still wants you around. Probably for the best. I bet whatever's going to happen next will be really...
Really...
… Funny.
YOU – … Okay. Sure. Can I go back to sleep, though? I'd like to pretend none of this is happening right now.
ANCIENT REPTILIAN BRAIN – Nope! You're gonna open your eyes and participate in this death match again whether you'd like to or not!
YOU – Wait, *death match*??
3…
YOU – Hey.
2…
YOU – *Hey.*
1…
YOU – Hey!! I don't want to do this!! Please let me sleep!! What the fuck!!!
Wake up.
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VOLITION – Oh, no. Oh this fucking *sucks*, guys.
PERCEPTION [Trivial: Failure] – The hell do you mean. Is he not asleep?
HALF LIGHT – Nah. We're dead. This is hell. This is hell we're in. Awesome! Love that for us.
VOLITION – Can you like actually shut your mouth for 5 seconds for once in your goddamn life. Please. I am *begging*,
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – Heyy. Hey guys. Uh. He's like, waking up. Like, right now. Like. Right this second? What uh. Should we do. Help.
Open your eyes.
PERCEPTION [SIGHT] – Ow. Fuck.
-1 health.
Everything is bright and your head hurts and it sucks here. Wherever *here* is, anyway.
Close your eyes and go back to sleep. It's fine. This is all a dream, probably.
Get up and look around the area.
Die for realsies.
VOLITION [Challenging: Success] – What? Fuck you you're not dying. Bitch. You're awake now, go… I don't know. Look around and see what's what here.
YOU – "What if I don't wanna :("
VOLITION – That isn't my problem shut up. Go. Go, go, go. Right now. Right. Fucking now.
YOU – "🥺"
VOLITION – Don't you "🥺" me, oh my God!!
Close your eyes and go back to sleep. It's fine. This is all a dream, probably.
Get up and look around the area.
Die for realsies.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – Hey actually now that he's up and awake, we can… Go find *substances*. Anddd… Similar Things. Perhaps. Maybe. Just an idea. So he doesn't, uh… Actually for realsies die. :)
VOLITION – ... Y'know what. Sure. Fuck it all.
NEW TASK: FIND DRUGS
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – Okay cool so while we're getting that sorted, uh, have y'all three seen Anyone Else up here. Like, *any* of the other Skills. Hello.
HALF LIGHT – What if, and hear me out… What if they are Dead, For Realsies, No Joke. Huh. What then.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – What if maybe you chilled the fuck out, bud? What then? Hmm?
HALF LIGHT – Canadian-ass.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – What on God is a Canadian.
ENCYCLOPEDIA [Easy: Failure] – Some person from Canada. Probably.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – OHH SHIT!! COOLCOOLCOOL THE OTHERS ARE ALIVE PROBABLY IT'S NOT JUST US FOUR HERE! LET'S FUCKIN' GO!
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – … Wait. We still have to… Oh God we still have to *Do Shit*. Hey. Guys, where are we, actually?
PERCEPTION [Trivial: success] – Cabin.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – Ok besides that though.
PERCEPTION [Trivial: failure] – I dunno. I don't control the legs.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – You are so useless actually. Love that for you, to be honest.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY – Anyways can somebody please make him walk, I dunno what I'm doin' here. God bless. <3
VOLITION – Yeah, okay. Lemme… Try that. Uh…
Perish immediately.
Cry and shit yourself and scream.
Walk out of the cabin.
VOLITION [Challenging: Success] - I'm not letting you do that.
Perish immediately.
Cry and shit yourself and scream.
Walk out of the cabin.
VOLITION – Okay cool.
PERCEPTION – Oh!! I see now! We are in An Arena. Which probably means that we're—
HALF LIGHT – —Going to die!
PERCEPTION – We are going to die! 😃👍
VOLITION – How about we don't die though.
NEW TASK: Try not to die (again?)
VOLITION – Okay so, he's in… An arena. And probably in a death match of some sort. Cool. Noted. And we'll probably die but not *yet*, dammit, so let's at least try to stay alive for a bit longer. Do we have his gun still, or…?
Check pockets for your gun.
Your pockets are empty. No weapons to be found.
VOLITION – Fuuuuuucking hell. Again? Seriously?
PERCEPTION [Trivial: success] – There's knives in that body over there though! :)
VOLITION – Wonderful! And totally not at all a coincidence! A knife will have to do for now.
+1 weapon [knife] added to inventory.
VOLITION – Okay I think he's ready to not get killed. Yeehaw.
NEW TASK: Win the fuckin white boy bracket 👌
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