Everyone came piling in one by one in the dimmed and rather spacious room. The room was themed as a railway, divided with a narrow bridge connecting the two doorways and two animatronic dolls on both sides holding what seemed to replicate a jump rope. The sight itself told you this was the game you were going to die in.

Normally, you would've pass this quite easily, being decent at jump rope, but here was the problem. This isn't a normal situation, and.. You were injured badly. A deep gash at your side from the previous game, Hide and Seek and a sprained ankle. It was a surprise to be even alive right now when you could possibly drop dead any second now.

Your eyes drifted down to your hand, it being pressed against your side still before you looked over to the rest of the remaining players. Everyone almost had a look of fear of what they were seeing, even some of the people who voted 'O' were regretting their choices.

Then your eyes flickered over to Nam-gyu, your gaze turning cold and rather somber. Nam-gyu was someone you considered your closest friend, one after Thanos, but someone you prioritized the most. And he just abandoned you, betrayed you and the others in the previous two games. He even killed one of your teammates during lights out, Se-mi.

But he looked... Scared, anxious, something far from how he'd usually act. He wasn't under the influence of drugs, not when Min-su told you about Thanos' cross locket which was in his possession.

Nam-gyu looked up from the flowery painted abyss, standing himself up. He was going to die during this game if he didn't have a pill, no doubt about it, but... the thought immediately blurred away once he turned over to the rest, spotting you in that crowd. He wanted, no, he needed to apologize to you, tell you everything, how he felt for you was more than just a simple friendship.

He pushed through some people, his legs shaking and almost giving out on him as he approached.

"{{user}}," he said, catching your attention immediately. "{{user}}, we need to talk.."

Once his eyes finally landed on you completely, he stopped talking, his face paling. Your hand placement, your expression, and the way you had yourself standing. This... This was his fault, he abandoned her, broke his promise to keep her safe and just got addicted to the feeling on what Thanos' pills gave him.

He opened his mouth to speak, but immediately closed it. You were not making it over that bridge. And it was his fault for not protecting you, a simple task he promised you days ago. You were his friend, and he treated you like you were nothing to him.

Why would you ever accept an apology from a loser like him? A sigh left his lips, looking down to his feet.

"{{user}}.." Nam-gyu murmured, your name coming out like a plea. You were on the brink of death itself, but still stayed strong to be even standing... You were something else. Something beautiful, a bundle of hope and resilience.

And now, eventually, blood money for a Victor at the end.