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Distraction
-KG
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Hmm…
One hummed to herself as she stared at her next victim, Winner was there talking to a red haired person with text as a face, but that really didn’t matter to her. Winner was going to be a hard one to trick, but it will all be worth it in the end!
In her mind, since Winner seems to be going quite ahead in challenges, it would be a one way ticket to power!
And revenge..
She scribbled on her notebook, circling Winner’s name from the list of X’d out names of previous contestants who no longer resided in the season. All thanks to her!
But someone had already gotten to Winner before they had, it was a white Pillow who seemed mildly torn.
As Winner saw her, they slowly stepped back before running away. This was quite confusing to One, as Pillow did not seem as a ‘dangerous threat’.
But it was interesting..
After all, having a bit of company in recruitment could help One in her plan. But One knows discipline, she can’t focus on her yet!
One blended into the surroundings to find Winner and follow them around. They went to the kitchen, then their own room and did nothing really interesting.
She thought they had some sort of influence being an ex-celeb and all that but GOSH was this boring! No wonder they left!
She teleported back to her little own world as she sat back in her comfy seat, popping a cup of coffee into existence as she flipped through the channels on her tv. But nothing truly entertained her there.
The same Object shows with the same concept and characters who were too kind to be more than a merely 2D cardboard cutouts. Thus, she went back to channel 2763 to find other contestants.
Yet again, that pillow creature seems to capture her eye. She never stayed still, constantly moving place to place scaring people for… Research? It seemed to be that way as Pillow constantly held a flipbook in which she wrote on it passionately.
This seemed to interest One as, could she have the same ideals that she has?
Pillow… Pillow… Pillow! All that One had in her mind was Pillow!
It was soon to get irritating as it was getting in the way of her mission! At the same time, she didn’t seem to mind. Could it be that this simple person can be the key to..to…
One teleported back to the hotel and did her usual spying, but no matter what, IT was getting in the way every time, stealing the attention of her victims and of One herself. It was clearly going nowhere!
Okay..Okay.. MAYBE she could come up with a justification with why SHE seems so important. Does she have the power? No..No.. They haven't given out the power yet. Does she have a relationship with Two themselves? Hm.. Can’t be that either, they barely interact.
Could it be.. One needs assistance? A friend even?
This singular thought was something that truly struck One. It brought her so many memories that she had oh so forgotten. Especially in the playground where they all forgot about her!
Well.. Not necessarily forget, they didn’t even know she existed in the first place! That was the whole point of why she was doing this!
Having someone would simply be an unnecessary distraction! At the same time.. It would be useful to an extent.. The simple idea of Pillow being with One made her heart beat uncontrollably. It wasn’t a malicious feeling, it felt great! But so.. What are the words she can put this in… Unusual? Unnatural? Unfamiliar? Comforting? Yeah..
One kept spying on Pillow for more days than she had expected, but it wasn’t like it was for no reason! She had a very important reason! With Pillow by her side, she can get more insight into the contestants and the challenges itself.
There were more personal reasons, but that didn’t currently matter, it was just a side pleasure, even if it took a majority of her thought process-
Just seeing Pillow’s silly little actions from afar made her day, and motivated her to learn more about the contestants and their every day activities before trapping them. After all, it made her appear more friendly!
But it wasn’t enough, to simply see her from afar wasn’t enough. It didn’t satisfy her as it did when she first pushed her all away. She wanted to get closer. For the plan, of course!
Yeah…
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Book slowly opened the door to Pillow’s room with caution, but no voice or sounds came from it aside from the loud creaking of the door’s hinges.
“Pillow..? The challenge is starting!” Book murmured, hesitant at first before fully opening the door
But no one was in the closet
No one was in the bed
No one was laying on the carpet
No window was left open and everything stayed where it was like usual
Everything was unusually perfect
Book turned her head around the room, trying to find the long white hair she grown accustomed to, and the light purplish gown that she always wore
But it was nowhere to be found
“Maybe she is somewhere else..”
And somewhere else she was indeed,
She wasn’t alone
She was with someone
With One