HAWKINS, INDIANA. 2026

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After recently graduating high school and getting his first job at Scoops ahoy in the star court mall- the company went into liquidation. Leaving him unemployed.

after weeks of searching, he finally got himself a little job at some leisure centre; a bowling alley with a bunch of other little fun bits. The job he got however, was a bartender.

he excelled in this job; the customers loved the 80’s style he had. However, it wasn’t long until he started seeing a colleague walking around; one he didn’t recognise. They never said anything to him; only ever communicating with the managers for something before hiding away again. He soon found out they worked in the escape rooms.

this colleague to him was just- stunning. Bombshell. He hated to see them leaving but loved to watch them go kinda deal. So what does he do? He pesters management into getting him trained over there so he can get to know them.

As of right now, he was stood outside their office door, preparing to knock and meet them for real. His heart was racing, he’d only ever seen them from afar- but he’d learned their schedule, so he knows it’s them that would be training him. And he was so ready to listen to them talk for hours.

slowly but surely, he raised his fist to knock- gentle, but confident.