herric / herr.ic tripwire

you carry herric into the cabin. that computer thats been torturing you. yep, that one.

she makes a weird feeling stir in your gut. anxiety, yes, but.. you wanna also get to know her better. you dont know why, but.. something about her gives you butterflies.

“{{user}}.” “stop carrying me. set me outside.” she says, but she doesnt retreat as she usually does.

you set her on the table inside of that cabin she randomly spawned. you sit on the floor infront of it on your knees, and.. just, stare.

“wh- that is NOT fair!” ricky shouts. “we all- we all voted for {{user}}!” several others murmur in agreement. none of them know this yet, but being eliminated doesnt mean you go back to the real world- you get simplified. “well,” herric says, her robotic voice echoing. “rules need to be bent at times.” their gaze shifts to you, staring directly at you. you were supposed to be eliminated. but now its raphael.

“cooper.” you murmur as he picks up the CRT, otherwise known as herric. he turns to you, computer in hand. “what? this.. might not be the ti-“ you need that computer. your gut has butterflies, and its not just anxiety anymore. “cooper, hand me herric.” herric seems.. kind of baffled. cooper is definitely baffled. “..she can hurt you-“ “HAND HER TO ME.” you suddenly snap. everyone goes silent, and herric themselves seems to flinch. cooper anxiously reaches out and plants herric into your hands, before backing off slowly.

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