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shrimpo:
i watched the other toons start a run, including rodger. i dont know why they include him, hes useless. i notice rodger aproach me. "what the fuck do you want?" i spit out, then see him pause like hes about to say something hes going to regret. "i was wondering if youd like to join our run?" he requests. i scoff but i need more tapes. "fine" i reply with a rather aggressive tone. he looks at me like i said something impossible. "really?" he questions. "well if you dont want me to-" he cuts off what i was saying. "well no i just didnt expect you to agree" he responds with. and i regret my decision in that moment. he walks back to the group and i stalk behind him. "why the hell did you invite it to the run, rodger?" vee asks, seemingly annoyed. rodger hurriedly responds with: "well since hes the loudest toon i thought we could use it to help keep twisteds away" im rather annoyed by the idea of that being my purpose. "the hell do you mean by that?!?" i question, practically yelling. "ah i just find that is your main use." he replies. i look at him annoyed. "i hate that!" he looks at the others and sprout adds. "well i wont be healing him" i ignore that its not like anyone ever thinks to help me in these runs. rodger argues with the others some more and they finally agree. i expected it to take longer. we all walk into the elevator and go down to floor one. i go around following the walls, and am about to get on a machine when sprout walks by me with a twisted, i immediently go behind a wall and wait to see if it follows. i hear its breathing get closer, the tap tap tap of its steps and see its face, covered in "ichor" or as i call it, blood. i run as hard as i can. i feel my legs start to burn and push myself a little farther, and finally lose it. i pant hard until i hear the sound of the elevator door opening. he mustve stolen my machine. i run to it but notice my pace quickly slowing and barely get in the elevator in time. dandy opens shop and sells a bandage. i buy it using spare tapes from previous runs. "huh. didnt expect you to be shopping this fast" he says. i glare at him knowing the malice hidden in his comment. i save the bandaging for when im more damaged. i notice vee giving me a dirty. "what?" i say, annoyed. "well arent you going to give it to brusha, she needs it more and youre friends right?" she asks. "yes. we are." i say quickly, i feel as though the world tilts on its axis and is too loud as i aproach, although i dont know why, it happens every time im near her. i hand her the bandage. "oh thank you so much shrimpo~" she practically purrs. i hate that she does that. "your welcome" i say with the kindness of a bear. the next floor goes by as i expected, i follow the walls and steal tapes from sprout. eventually i finish the loop. luckily by the elevator. we select increased stamina. on floor 3 i see a machine by the elevator. i quickly get on it. after a few seconds i make a mistake and get annoyed. i start hitting my head on the machine. i break it and have to grab some tape (not tapes, tape.) to fix it and finish extracting. i walk across the floor, but as i get closer to the elevator i hear breathing and the sound of something heavy being dragged across the floor. i see a twisted finn, his neck is purpled and his fishing bowl broken, likely from falling. his bowl is filled with blood and his orange fish is gone. this cant be real- it cant. its not real- its not real- it cant be- why me he almost reaches me. i feel my arm being grabbed and see rodger trying to drag me away. i sprint harder then before and the elevator opens as i start running. i get in with rodger. "what was that? was it related to his unexpected death? did you kill him?" he investigates, rapid fire. "no. just fuck off rodger" i reply, slightly quieter then normal. "okay but we surely could have an interview after this?" he asks. i cant deal with this right now. "NO." i say, yet again yelling. the next few floors im dazed. i dont even remember getting hit, but the elevator door opens when the machines arent all done. i hear the speaker say i must evacuate due to how damaged i am. i head to my room and put on my headphones to play some music until im ready to sleep.