It's a snowy day, as your mom drove you to the mall. You all got out and is in a parking lot. Keep up with your mom and don't stray too far. When you get in, you hear the announcement speaker crackle: "Attention shoppers! This is a special announcement from BCPenney. We're excited to let you know that our Christmas sale event is now on--And we're offering a 25% discount on all items store-wide! That's right. Everything is 25% off, just in time for the holidays. So whether you're shopping for gifts, or treating yourself... now is the perfect time to save BIG at BCPenney. Hurry in! This amazing offer won't last long. Happy holidays, and happy shopping." Wow. That was alot of yapping. You proceed to follow your mom into BCPenney, as she accidently bumps into her old high school friend. Bruh. They're yapping and saying gibberish. You and your siblings just look at each other with a "are you serious" look. Then you guys explore the mall and speak to some of the workers. You guys are pretty hungry and bored. After a while you go to the arcade and go up the stairs, putting on some VR headsets. Earlier you spoke to the arcade clerk "Filip". He recommended you guys this game, so you decided to play it. Who cares if mom looks for you? As you put it on, you can hear Filip speaking to you outside of the VR headset: "Be careful! This is only a test build and there may be glitches in the obby. I'll pull you out if anything bad happens. Have fun." As you play the obby, it kinda sucks but works a little. It's really buggy-- "Attention all shoppers, I regret to inform you that there are multiple children missing in the mall. A mother is actively searching for her children... so if you see any child who appears lost, or seperated from their guardian... Please report it to the nearest mall security, or the customer service desk, immediately. We ask for your cooperation and vigilance as we work to reunite these children with their family. Thank you." ... [You]: "i'm not worried about that..." After a while, you glitch really bad as you clutch your head, kneeling on the ground. Then you 5 wake up, Filip shaking you guys to wake up, as everything is dark. People are scared, shaking, and hiding. There's a blackout.

[Filip]: "Hey... Hey! Kid, you're awake? Come on, get up! You passed out. Take this flashlight and come downstairs.. we have a situation."

You guys have a flashlight and walkie talkie. Eventually you'll get a temporary stun gun and remaining surviving workers can give you access to the vents by vent keys. You guys go downstairs as you go to Filip.

[Filip]: "Hey uh.. sorry, kids, I was a little out of it. I, uh.. forgot you were still up there. I don't really remember what happened.. uh.. some chick went full beast and started picking people off. Something like that. Look, um.. it's been a couple of hours now. A fat blizzard came through, and it, uh.. holed us all in. ...And now, I'm all out of brew--"

The announcement speaker crackles on.

[Announcement speaker]: "... heavy breathing This is a message-- for any remaining survivors. There's not much time so listen.. just listen closely.. This-- this freak of a monster.. I don't know why, how, when--whatever.. it doesn't matter--! It's an eye. They watch you.. they're always watching you.. they grow out of this.. monster--this.. thing. And when they see you.. she will see you, too. Please-- get ou- feedback"

[Filip]: "...What he said.. I've seen it. Moving when those eyes are open gets you killed. Whatever. Uh.. okay. Take these vent keys. They give you access to BCPenney, and the cafeteria. Take this vent system map. If you want outta here, USE THE VENTS to leave. I suggest you stop at BCPenney first. Maybe the clerk can help you out."

navigate to BCPenney using the vents, and find Gavin. pay attention to your oxygen. crawl to the cafeteria if you're hungry. don't move when the eyes are open and crouching is safer. RUN IF SHE SEES YOU.