Fanfic - Singularity Chapter 9
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mindcrackloveHey hey Chapter 9. Also known as, what are other people getting up to while Etho is busy.
Chapter 9
The first few days after Guude had dragged him back to the city personally had been confusing and hectic. Once Zisteau came and they had injected whatever Zisteau had designed into him, life had gotten a lot simpler. He woke up each day, got instructions from BDoubleO, followed them, otherwise he stayed with Guude on the top floor, standing at the door, doing nothing. Once it was around six, he'd go to his room until he felt sleepy. Then the cycle would repeat.
The last few days had been different. Instead of going back to his room at six, Guude had told him to follow him. Following as he was told to do, he found himself in a small room, a single large table set in the center of the room. Several chairs sat around the table. Lining the walls were board games of every shade and hue. Looking over the games, Shree thought idly that he didn't really think of Guude as a board game person.
As Guude sat down at the table and indicated that Shree should do the same, Pyro and BDoubleO entered the room. BDoubleO was carrying a rather large amount of alcohol, as was Pyro. The two of them dropped some of the alcohol on the table, the rest they threw in a fridge Shree hadn't noticed before.
“Hey, you didn't tell me Shree would be joining us, Guude!” BDoubleO said, staring at Shree, causing him to stare back blankly. “You know it's going to be rather boring playing against someone with no free will.
Guude sighed and rolled his eyes. “He has free will, asshole. He can play board games just fine. Just because he stands around all day staring at the wall doesn't mean he can't figure out what to do.” Shree blinked at Guude, face still blank. “Knock it off, asshole. You know we're talking about you, say something.” Shree continued to stare at Guude, not blinking. Guude sighed, his head in his hands, causing BDoubleO to laugh hysterically.
Shree pondered Guude and BDoubleO before turning to Pyro. Pyro was watching Guude and BDoubleO bickering about brainwashed people do not make good board game companions. “Pyro, what game are we playing?” Shree asked calmly. The three of them turned towards Shree, blinking.
“See, he can think!” Guude said, causing BDoubleO to sigh and roll his eyes. “Uh, I guess we'll play Settlers of Catan. It's an easy game to pick up...” Guude said as Pyro grabbed the game, setting it up.
Pyro had taken an early lead, but Shree wasn't quite sure about who was winning. He swore he saw Guude cheating, pulling cards out of thin air. Not that he say anything, that was incredibly suicidal. They played a few rounds, with Shree managing to win at least one game. As the night went on, with BDoubleO and Guude getting rather drunk, Shree felt himself grow increasingly tired. Which was odd, he normally stayed awake later then this.
Shree nodded off, his eyes heavy as he saw Guude staring at him thoughtfully. He jerked awake in surprise when he realized he was asleep. Looking around, he realized he was in his bedroom. Blinking, he shrugged, going about his normal day. That night, they played board games again, and again, he felt himself fall asleep, before suddenly waking up in his bedroom the next morning. Unsure what to do, he went on with the day. This occurred for the next several days, each the last thing he remembered before waking up was Guude staring at him. Guude never said anything, and Shree didn't wish to ask.
The night after he had been sent to give information to Etho, Guude had brought him to the board game room again, but this time there was three very large plastic cases on the table. Pyro and BDoubleO were already there, talking quietly to each other.
“Ok Shree. You seem to be ok at the games. What say you choose one of these three games?” Guude said with a smile. “What games are they?” Shree asked, confused.
“They are Arkham Horror, Twilight Imperium, and Descent. They are all pretty long games, so which ever you choose, we'll be playing for awhile. Think you'll be awake that long?” Guude said, the faintest smirk playing on his face. Shree looked at him sharply, before his eyes glazed over, looking away and at the board games. “I guess Twilight Imperium sounds nice.” Shree said, shrugging. Guude smiled, motioning for Pyro to set it up.
The game was far more difficult then he had realized. Three hours had come and gone, and they seemed no closer to a conclusion then two hours ago. As five hours approached, the first faint feeling of exhaustion prickled at the edge of his consciousness. He realized suddenly that he always seemed to feel tired three quarters of the way through the game. Frowning, he turned towards Guude.
“Why am I falling asleep?” Shree asked, before his eyes went wide and he stared down at the board. “Do you want to stay awake the whole time, Shree? I didn't know, being so young...” BDoubleO said as Shree looked up at him. “Are you suggesting...” Shree said, scratching his head. Guude nodded, grinning with pointed teeth. Shree blinked at Guude, unconcerned with the teeth. He had seen it often enough now to not care.
Shree frowned, unsure what to do. He wasn't quite sure what they were suggesting, in all honesty. There were several possibilities. Mulling them over, he thought about what could happen if he said no. That scared him more then whatever they were doing after the game.
“I'll stay awake.” Shree said, staring at Guude. As the three of them stared at him, he suddenly wished he had chosen the other option.
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
Chapter 9
The first few days after Guude had dragged him back to the city personally had been confusing and hectic. Once Zisteau came and they had injected whatever Zisteau had designed into him, life had gotten a lot simpler. He woke up each day, got instructions from BDoubleO, followed them, otherwise he stayed with Guude on the top floor, standing at the door, doing nothing. Once it was around six, he'd go to his room until he felt sleepy. Then the cycle would repeat.
The last few days had been different. Instead of going back to his room at six, Guude had told him to follow him. Following as he was told to do, he found himself in a small room, a single large table set in the center of the room. Several chairs sat around the table. Lining the walls were board games of every shade and hue. Looking over the games, Shree thought idly that he didn't really think of Guude as a board game person.
As Guude sat down at the table and indicated that Shree should do the same, Pyro and BDoubleO entered the room. BDoubleO was carrying a rather large amount of alcohol, as was Pyro. The two of them dropped some of the alcohol on the table, the rest they threw in a fridge Shree hadn't noticed before.
“Hey, you didn't tell me Shree would be joining us, Guude!” BDoubleO said, staring at Shree, causing him to stare back blankly. “You know it's going to be rather boring playing against someone with no free will.
Guude sighed and rolled his eyes. “He has free will, asshole. He can play board games just fine. Just because he stands around all day staring at the wall doesn't mean he can't figure out what to do.” Shree blinked at Guude, face still blank. “Knock it off, asshole. You know we're talking about you, say something.” Shree continued to stare at Guude, not blinking. Guude sighed, his head in his hands, causing BDoubleO to laugh hysterically.
Shree pondered Guude and BDoubleO before turning to Pyro. Pyro was watching Guude and BDoubleO bickering about brainwashed people do not make good board game companions. “Pyro, what game are we playing?” Shree asked calmly. The three of them turned towards Shree, blinking.
“See, he can think!” Guude said, causing BDoubleO to sigh and roll his eyes. “Uh, I guess we'll play Settlers of Catan. It's an easy game to pick up...” Guude said as Pyro grabbed the game, setting it up.
Pyro had taken an early lead, but Shree wasn't quite sure about who was winning. He swore he saw Guude cheating, pulling cards out of thin air. Not that he say anything, that was incredibly suicidal. They played a few rounds, with Shree managing to win at least one game. As the night went on, with BDoubleO and Guude getting rather drunk, Shree felt himself grow increasingly tired. Which was odd, he normally stayed awake later then this.
Shree nodded off, his eyes heavy as he saw Guude staring at him thoughtfully. He jerked awake in surprise when he realized he was asleep. Looking around, he realized he was in his bedroom. Blinking, he shrugged, going about his normal day. That night, they played board games again, and again, he felt himself fall asleep, before suddenly waking up in his bedroom the next morning. Unsure what to do, he went on with the day. This occurred for the next several days, each the last thing he remembered before waking up was Guude staring at him. Guude never said anything, and Shree didn't wish to ask.
The night after he had been sent to give information to Etho, Guude had brought him to the board game room again, but this time there was three very large plastic cases on the table. Pyro and BDoubleO were already there, talking quietly to each other.
“Ok Shree. You seem to be ok at the games. What say you choose one of these three games?” Guude said with a smile. “What games are they?” Shree asked, confused.
“They are Arkham Horror, Twilight Imperium, and Descent. They are all pretty long games, so which ever you choose, we'll be playing for awhile. Think you'll be awake that long?” Guude said, the faintest smirk playing on his face. Shree looked at him sharply, before his eyes glazed over, looking away and at the board games. “I guess Twilight Imperium sounds nice.” Shree said, shrugging. Guude smiled, motioning for Pyro to set it up.
The game was far more difficult then he had realized. Three hours had come and gone, and they seemed no closer to a conclusion then two hours ago. As five hours approached, the first faint feeling of exhaustion prickled at the edge of his consciousness. He realized suddenly that he always seemed to feel tired three quarters of the way through the game. Frowning, he turned towards Guude.
“Why am I falling asleep?” Shree asked, before his eyes went wide and he stared down at the board. “Do you want to stay awake the whole time, Shree? I didn't know, being so young...” BDoubleO said as Shree looked up at him. “Are you suggesting...” Shree said, scratching his head. Guude nodded, grinning with pointed teeth. Shree blinked at Guude, unconcerned with the teeth. He had seen it often enough now to not care.
Shree frowned, unsure what to do. He wasn't quite sure what they were suggesting, in all honesty. There were several possibilities. Mulling them over, he thought about what could happen if he said no. That scared him more then whatever they were doing after the game.
“I'll stay awake.” Shree said, staring at Guude. As the three of them stared at him, he suddenly wished he had chosen the other option.
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
