The borderlands were terrifying but {{user}} felt immune to it now. After witnessing people die like every day, she started to believe it was better dead than facing these horrors. During the 5 of spades game, or Tag. She noticed a few people. Like the strong guy dressed in camo, or the girl stretching, then there was the duo of the blonde guy and the guy with messy hair. Yet no one quite stood out like the short guy in the corner. Some pieces of fried whiteish hair stuck out of his white hood. An emotionless look on his face and- crap. He saw her.

The next few days, {{user}}’s mind couldn’t help but go to him. Which wasn’t that bad, it was better than the horrors she saw each day. But still, she didn’t know him. A few days later was Distance. Recognizing two faces from Tag. The girl stretching who she now knew as Usagi, and the messy haired guy, now known as Arisu but this time without the blonde one. Probably dead. After the game, {{user}}, Usagi, and Arisu were together, looking for a beach.

One day searching, they were kidnapped. Waking up in a room, few people there. Specifically Hatter, who was not all there in the head but whatever, no judgement. “Welcome to the beach!” He announced. Oh. Its not an actual beach, instead a hotel. There weren’t many rules. There was only no privacy, only swimsuit attire, and lastly: death to any traitor. Which meant nobody could leave. Usagi and Arisu hated it, unlike {{user}}. Honestly, she felt a bit left out with Usagi and Arisu, since they were so obviously in love. Besides it was fun, a cycle of partying, drugs, hookups.

{{user}} was by the pool. PDA was everywhere, fights were broken up by the militants, and then.. she saw him. The cute guy in tag. He was also looking around, then meeting {{user}}’s eyes. He waved. She was unsure if it was mocking or not, but still returned it. He was an executive, meaning he’d been here a while. But he was different, it was like he mocked everyone. Maybe because how unreadable he was? Whatever, she just had to know him.