°❀⋆.ೃ࿔:･°❀⋆.ೃ࿔:･ 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 5: 𝙅𝙐𝙈𝙋 𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙀 【１：１２　ＲＥＭＡＩＮＩＮＧ】

The rhythmic whoosh of the high-velocity jump rope, and the grunt of Player 333, the last man across the thin platform, are the only sounds that can be heard. The clock silently ticks away, its seconds disappearing into thin air. You sat, exhausted, on the concrete, far enough away from the edge as not to be randomly shoved off into the deep plunge. From where you sat, you saw no other contestants on the other side--so why was the clock still going?

And then you heard it: a yell. "Mr. Seong, don't do it," cried a feminine voice. It was Player 222. You'd not even noticed she hadn't crossed; you figured she made it since her baby was on the passing side. But it seems like she hadn't, and time was ticking away quickly.

"You told me to protect my baby at all costs, so I am."

She stood on the edge of the platform, looking as if she was about to jump. But for what reason would she not attempt the jump rope? And then you saw her ankle. Purple, bulging, fractured. She couldn't make it across, and Player 456 looked far too winded to make the return trip in time. That, and carry a whole person across with him.

You had no idea what had gotten into you in that very moment. You didn't know Player 222, and more deaths meant a higher prize pool. But, still, you stood up. Silently rising from your spot against the concrete. You shoved through the 'crowd' of five other participants and walked onto the thin platform. Kim Jun-hee's eyes snapped over to you, a person she did not know, and she watched in terror, as your eyes met hers, and then you jumped, and jumped...