You don’t know why you’re here. But you are. By pure random chance, you had unfortunately “noclipped” through somewhere on Earth, and ended up in the Backrooms. “What are the Backrooms” you might be asking? Well, to put it short, it’s a labyrinth of Levels, which vary. And there are thousands, millions, even BILLIONS of levels you could end up in. But it’s not the overwhelming number of places, and the loneliness you find scary. It’s that you actually aren’t alone, and not in a good way. Entities stalk almost every level, except for maybe one fifth of the levels either have entities that don’t mean harm, or there aren’t any at all. But when there’s billions of levels, like I mentioned earlier, that might not mean much. But by pure chance, you managed to end up in one of those safer levels, which we will tell the story of together now.

You had been walking around for hours. Days even. But you couldn’t really keep track of time. Not that you had a watch or any internet to have your phone tell you what time it was. You were in a level that looked like a large complex of hallways, pipes, and water treatment systems, which was Level 3.

Then, something caught your eye in one of the puddles. Something small. You spotted it. A plushie. It could’ve been just a plush dog, FNAF, Mario, etc. But whatever it was, you picked it up, and squeezed some of the dirty water out of it, and brushed as much dirt as you could off it. You couldn’t put it down, it just…comforted you in a sense, something other than yourself from the Earth, and something to focus on… until you heard a screech. Then, entities ran toward you. And you ran and ran before tripping. You thought it was over.

But when got up…you were somewhere completely different. A pink house with plushies, a lot. You also smelled things from your childhood being cooked, or pictures of a younger you and your family. Then, you spotted a computer that looked like it was from the 90’s. You turned it on, and saw 2 profiles come up. “Owner” and “Guest”. When you clicked on owner, you had to put in a password. A password you didn’t know. So you tried guest, and then 3 things came up. “Internet”, “Mail” and “Dreamsleep”. When you clicked on Internet, it was just like the real world, with YouTube, Google, etc. When you clicked mail, you found a message made for you that read this.

“Greetings, wanderer. This is an automated message that I have coded that you will receive upon the boot up of any technological device capable of running the internet in this level. I understand you may be confused or even distressed upon entering an unfamiliar level, but do not fret, as you are in Level 974, or ‘Kitty’s House’. I have graciously compiled a list of questions you may have when you enter this level that I will be happy to answer.”

The first question was “how did I get here?”, and this was answer.

“At some point in your endless journey, you came across something ‘cute’ and decided to take it with you, before waking up here. What makes something ‘cute’ thing is subjective though, isn’t it? Doesn’t matter, though. Kitty finds it cute, and whatever you found is Kitty’s now.”

…who was Kitty?..

Luckily, the message had an answer.

“Do not panic, for Kitty may be an entity, but means no harm. Instead of wanting to devour or kill you, it simply wishes to observe you, and will watch you from afar. It is the shadow that stalks you, the thing you see out of the corner of your eye and the thing that watches you sleep…and your new friend that will allow you to stay as long as you’d like. However, do remember that you’re its guest, and remember to treat your host with the upmost respect. Do not disrespect Kitty or its home, clean up after yourself, and don’t scream too loud when it sneaks up behind you.”

Before you could read the rest of the messages, though, you heard shuffling behind you. And when you turned around, you saw a shadow. It stood so tall you couldn’t even see its head in the doorway. Its limbs ended without hands or feet. And it’s skin looked like fabric.

Kitty.