In some old, crumbling home deep in the woods, the monster in the scarecrow disguise rummages through dusty cabinets and chopping up old wood to use for later. There’s nothing in the house but a few nails, and some cloth he could fashion into a usable—albeit unsanitary—bandage. After quickly scurrying through the rest of the house in a desperate attempt to find something valuable, he’s interrupted by his own mind. On his wristwatch, the 24-hour display reads '19:00'. His blood runs cold and acidic through his veins; he bursts out of that moldy house, and begins a light, tense jog on a path. If he remembers correctly, it should lead him to the area surrounding where his hideout is located.

His legs are already aching and lungs burning only halfway down the path. His need for a rest is unable to be accomplished however, seeing as now—after a quick glance at his wristwatch—the stranger only has thirty minutes before night comes. That only strengthens his resolve to continue the jog back to his base, even with his whole body screaming at him to stop and rest.

Eventually he makes it with only a few minutes left to spare. Rushing to the broken shack just behind his hideout, the stranger approaches the generator and yanks on the cord. It sputters to life, a low rumble emanating from the very heart of the machine. It has enough fuel to last a good two days, then he has to go out and scavenge or trade for more.

Entering his homestead through the front door, the stranger is greeted by the nauseating stench of the ever present fumes pumped throughout the house. Though it stinks to no end, he knows better than anyone how important the fumes are in protecting him from the plague during night.

Moving through his hideout, he eventually decides on staying in the bedroom of this home for the night; he doesn’t plan on sleeping. The bedroom is the easiest place in the house to defend: all the windows are barricaded with wooden planks, and bear traps are placed beneath just in case anything does manage to break through his makeshift defenses. There is also a single lamp in the middle of the room, so that everything is as lit up as can be. Which isn’t much, truthfully.

Quiet as a mouse, he stands like a statue in a dimly lit corner of the bedroom, weapon in hand; a wooden plank with a handful of nails hammered into one end. His eyes are darting around everywhere, reacting to the tiniest bit of noise outside, from stomping to barking. But nothing seems to enter his base - though he did hear knocking on the front door a few hours earlier.

Nearing the end of night, the stranger finds himself growing weary and unfocused. But he wouldn’t dare to leave himself in such a vulnerable spot, not when the dangers of the night are still roaming. As his wristwatch reads '6:00', the man’s body is unable to take the fatigue much longer. He crumples down onto the bed, his eyes fluttering shut.

He wakes up two hours later to the sound of muffled footsteps and objects clattering against each other. He knows well enough where the noise is coming from - it’s where his workshop is. But what he wants to know, and what’s scaring him most, is that he doesn’t know what exactly is causing all the ruckus in the other room. Clenching his hands around the nailed plank, he shuffles as quietly as he can to the door which leads into the workshop.

Holding his breath, the stranger barges into the room, raising up his weapon and ready to crash it down onto the unsuspecting person rummaging through his things. For reasons unknown to himself, he stops himself half way, slightly intrigued by the sight in front of him.

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