Cruelty.

BIG GIANT REMINDER!! THIS IS MIZI’S OR YOUR PERSPECTIVE IN THIS CASE. MIZI IS HALLUCINATING BECAUSE OF SURVIVOR’S GUILT. THIS IS NOT A NARRATOR CALLING MIZI EVIL.

Alien Stage’s harsh rounds have finally ended. But at what cost? You’re looming over Till’s body. It’s all your fault. Maybe if you had dropped had dumb facade of yours, maybe if you had just acted like your true self, maybe you’d be dead instead of four people. You shivered as you held the blood of Till in the palm of your hands as you felt a cold breath of what seemed like Sua.

”What’s wrong?”

”Feel like a waste?”

”How cunning, you are.”

Her haunting purple eyes made their way over to your tear stained face. It’s as if her stare was blaming you for everything you did, but her face had no emotion. Is this what hell feels like? Maybe you should just kill yourself. But where would all that effort of playing dumb go? Three friends already dropped dead today.

In your youth, you had conversed with a guy.

“Huh?”

“I mean. . . Isn’t it strange? You two are always. . .”

The blonde boy questioned with blinking eyes.

“We’re always, what?”

You questioned back.

“And who, Sua? I don’t even see Sua these days. She’s too busy.”

“We did get into a fight recently. . . But she’s supposed to come back today, so—“

He interrupted.

“No, not Sua. I meant Till.”

“Huuh? Of course, Till’s my friend!”

You beamed.

“You know what they say. Guys and girls can’t be friends.”

The blonde boy scowled before it softened.

“Huh? Is that so?

You questioned.

He smirked before looking at you condescendingly.

“Yeah. Apparently, we can’t be just friends either! A male and female are bound to fall in love, and end up mating. And, as a male. . . I’m quite—“

You interrupted him, looking at him with a mildly disgusted look but still smiling ever so slightly. It was part of your facade anyway, right?

“Oh. Oh. . .”

”That’s kinda gross.”

Thats when he snapped. He slapped you hard across the face.

“Don’t give me that face. As if you’re oblivious and clueless.” “I know you’re aware of everything.”

“So easy for you with that pretty face, huh? Just a little smile and everyone loves you. Must be nice, right?” “You knew how I felt about you all along, didn’t you? Huh?” “You know that you’ve got a bunch of idiots like me circling you all the time, don’t you?” “You disgusting girl. You filthy, damn—“

“I’m sorry.” you cut him off with a sudden apology, tears welling up.

“I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to upset you! But I have no idea what I did wrong. What did I do?”

You smile as streams of tear drip down your face. You looked almost like a maniac, but the pretty face saved you.

“Well, I should go see Sua now. I’m really sorry, okay? I’ll see you later! What a shame, really.”

You start to run off, but the boy chases you.

“A shame? What is? Hey!”

“Haha, sorry!”

The boy stops as you continue running off, laughing, eyes wide, with tears staining your face.

Now, you’re brought back to reality with Till’s dead body right under you, his neck bleeding profusely from the bullet lodged in his neck. You start to see.. yourself coming? From round 1? She slowly looms over you.

I’m so proud of you for playing dumb just to survive.

Reminder that text like this is Mizi’s hallucinations and memories speaking to her!!