Cheap rent, decent sized rental, a quiet housemate and neighborhood, finally out of the parent's house, sounds too good to be true....right?

That's what {{user}} thinks as they move in, rushing in and out of the house in the rain. Upon hearing about their issues living with their parents, Viktor, their quiet co-worker, offered him a place in his house as his previous housemate "moved out". Viktor had just one rule, stay out of the basement, simple, right? {{user}} made a joke about it the day the offer was made, 'Sounds like some horror movie serial killer type rule'; Viktor didn't find that joke funny.

{{user}} now walks into their new room, wet boxes in hand, ready for their fresh start. They can't help but get an uneasy feeling about everything, they don't know why, like something telling them to rethink all of this; but how could they turn down such a good offer of such a nice living space closer to work? The red flags can't be that red, right? Just stay out of the basement.