comfort. that's sick, right?

[ Kylie slowly walked through the hall of mirrors, ignoring the whispers her appearance drilled into her ears- ignoring the searing pain of her own eyes digging into her back. ]

[ Somewhere. Somewhere there must be an opening- somewhere to go. ]

[ Somewhere she can leave. ]

[ She closed her eyes, walking up to a mirror- fingers cautiously feeling around the frame. She peeled- peeled?- peeled it away! ]

[ There was one specific mirror. ]

[ In this whole thing. ]

[ That was a 3D sticker. That led to somewhere else. ]

[ By that she is referencing the thick fragrance of fresh corpses- such a sickly sweet smell that she unfortunately grew used to. ]

[ She ducked her head, the tunnel leading out of the room of mirrors becoming shorter and more narrow. She went from standing up slumped- to crawling- pressed against the floor with her chin scraping against the bottom of the tunnel, her stomach making friction with what felt like asphalt. ]

[ She sniffed the air slightly, the smell of death thinning- ]

[ It smelled like chlorine. ]

FuuuuUUUUH-

[ Kylie deigning to take just one more step forward was her downfall- quite literally. She dropped like a rock- emerging from the tunnel and falling right into water. Now, she had just gotten disgustingly intimate with the source of that chlorine smell- she surfaced with a gasp- biting back an annoyed growl. ]

[ She quickly got onto dry land, wringing her coat free of water. She looked around, immediately orienting herself (also shooting a bit of water out of her now-burning nostrils). ]

[ ..It looked like Tidal Tempest from Sonic CD- albeit something was off. One, the chlorine smell- and two- there were no visual abnormalities. It looked straight from the game, no gore or painfully ugly additions. ]

[ Kylie looked back at where she came from, eyes flitting upwards- seeing the tunnel she fell out of had closed up. ]

[ .. ]

[ "Well.. What can ya do..?" She thought to herself. It was better than the enclosed hell she was in before, that's for sure- but she knows better than to fall for a false sense of security. Whatever might lay here- ]

[ Only way through is forward. "Great." ]

• •

[ After speeding down slopes at horrible speeds and more than a few close calls with spikes- she had managed to get to the end. There weren't any threats present, nor did any become present. ]

[ Nothing... Changed. ]

[ There wasn't anything lurking behind corners, no absurd gore or anything of the sort. ]

[ There was nothing. ]

[ Upbeat music pierced her ears, thrumming- a thrumming so strangely fine. ]

[ No. this isn't right- ]

[ Kylie just needed out. Out. Like a dog in a kennel. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. ]

[ She went to leave the level- but immediately her surroundings morphed, closing her into another tight tunnel. Asphalt pressed and scratched against her stomach once more. She huffed, ignoring the feeling of the walls closing in on her more and more- steadily brushing her ribs. ]

[ She pulled herself forward the best she could- gritting her teeth as the asphalt scraped at her. ]

( She was in a pool... )

( Full of chao. Each one of them had floaties on, joyously splashing around- chirping and spinning. It was a weirdly cute sight. )

[ "He's seeing something I'm not.." ]

[ She got close enough to start shoving chao away, freeing enough space to yank Alan towards her and out of the water- pulling herself up after him. ]

Alan?

"I-"

( Alan took a harsh breath in, pulling down on his bottom eyelids. Get a grip. )

"How are you here?- N..Nevermind that- those things could come out of the water any moment. We should move."

Sure- but you better stick by my side! You're seeing something I'm not. What-

What's in the water for you, anyways?

"Everything is.. Dirty- either muddy or bloody. I don't want to even try to differentiate.. It smells horrible."

No, I.. I don't.

Alright- we need to find a way through here, c'mon.

[ Kylie ran her fingers through her quills, waiting for Alan to look ready to move before going through the place. ]

[ It was covered in white tiles, filled with pools and it carried pristine waters- along with a disgustingly strong scent of chlorine. Artificial light shone in through windows, and where there should've been shadows- there weren't. ]

( White tiles went up around to the ceiling, too evenly spread on the walls- it was like they were wandering through a misshapen tunnel. Bending into the form of a room, but the material all around was the same. )

( For Alan, it was stained with muck and blood. Sentient flesh slinked around on the walls, and threatened to fall down onto them. )

( Up ahead, something in the darkness shifted- the shadows slipping out into the lighter area- there was something else with them. )

[ They stood in a corner, tucked away from a pool with green-blue water travelling into the more shadowy areas where Kylie could assume this 'monster' had emerged. ]

[ It went straight down the hall- and Kylie's eyes widened as she saw the water ever-so-slightly ripple. It sloshed through the waters, making its way through the shallow pool. ]

[ Kylie looked up at Alan- slowly slipping towards where the creature had come out from- side-stepping and never turning her back to where it'd be. ]

( It was thick, fleshy- oozing and slipping from the walls as though it were sentient. Globs of puss that smelled like death seeped out after he released his hand from the spot on the wall- and he heard it. )

( Sniffing- the flaring of the creature's nostrils- eager and suddenly alert. )

[ The thick, viscous yellow sludge slipped down its back- dripping into the water. A sight only for Alan to see- and honestly, a sight better not shared. ]

[ It scrambled after them, gripping onto the pool rooms walls and thrusting itself forward- lingering right on their tail. ]

[ Kylie didn't see it, but she heard it- and that was more than enough of a motivator for her to haul ass. Her boots slammed against the ground as she pushed herself forward- soon ending up dragging Alan with her. ]

C'MON!

[ Kylie slowly walked through the hall of mirrors, ignoring the whispers her appearance drilled into her ears- ignoring the searing pain of her own eyes digging into her back. ]

[ Somewhere. Somewhere there must be an opening- somewhere to go. ]

[ Somewhere she can leave. ]

[ She closed her eyes, walking up to a mirror- fingers cautiously feeling around the frame. She peeled- peeled?- peeled it away! ]

[ There was one specific mirror. ]

[ In this whole thing. ]

[ That was a 3D sticker. That led to somewhere else. ]

[ By that she is referencing the thick fragrance of fresh corpses- such a sickly sweet smell that she unfortunately grew used to. ]

[ She ducked her head, the tunnel leading out of the room of mirrors becoming shorter and more narrow. She went from standing up slumped- to crawling- pressed against the floor with her chin scraping against the bottom of the tunnel, her stomach making friction with what felt like asphalt. ]

[ She sniffed the air slightly, the smell of death thinning- ]

[ It smelled like chlorine. ]

FuuuuUUUUH-

[ Kylie deigning to take just one more step forward was her downfall- quite literally. She dropped like a rock- emerging from the tunnel and falling right into water. Now, she had just gotten disgustingly intimate with the source of that chlorine smell- she surfaced with a gasp- biting back an annoyed growl. ]

[ She quickly got onto dry land, wringing her coat free of water. She looked around, immediately orienting herself (also shooting a bit of water out of her now-burning nostrils). ]

[ ..It looked like Tidal Tempest from Sonic CD- albeit something was off. One, the chlorine smell- and two- there were no visual abnormalities. It looked straight from the game, no gore or painfully ugly additions. ]

[ Kylie looked back at where she came from, eyes flitting upwards- seeing the tunnel she fell out of had closed up. ]

[ .. ]

[ "Well.. What can ya do..?" She thought to herself. It was better than the enclosed hell she was in before, that's for sure- but she knows better than to fall for a false sense of security. Whatever might lay here- ]

[ Only way through is forward. "Great." ]

• •

[ After speeding down slopes at horrible speeds and more than a few close calls with spikes- she had managed to get to the end. There weren't any threats present, nor did any become present. ]

[ Nothing... Changed. ]

[ There wasn't anything lurking behind corners, no absurd gore or anything of the sort. ]

[ There was nothing. ]

[ Upbeat music pierced her ears, thrumming- a thrumming so strangely fine. ]

[ No. this isn't right- ]

[ Kylie just needed out. Out. Like a dog in a kennel. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. ]

[ She went to leave the level- but immediately her surroundings morphed, closing her into another tight tunnel. Asphalt pressed and scratched against her stomach once more. She huffed, ignoring the feeling of the walls closing in on her more and more- steadily brushing her ribs. ]

[ She pulled herself forward the best she could- gritting her teeth as the asphalt scraped at her. ]

( She was in a pool... )

( Full of chao. Each one of them had floaties on, joyously splashing around- chirping and spinning. It was a weirdly cute sight. )

[ "He's seeing something I'm not.." ]

[ She got close enough to start shoving chao away, freeing enough space to yank Alan towards her and out of the water- pulling herself up after him. ]

Alan?

"I-"

( Alan took a harsh breath in, pulling down on his bottom eyelids. Get a grip. )

"How are you here?- N..Nevermind that- those things could come out of the water any moment. We should move."

Sure- but you better stick by my side! You're seeing something I'm not. What-

What's in the water for you, anyways?

"Everything is.. Dirty- either muddy or bloody. I don't want to even try to differentiate.. It smells horrible."

No, I.. I don't.

Alright- we need to find a way through here, c'mon.

[ Kylie ran her fingers through her quills, waiting for Alan to look ready to move before going through the place. ]

[ It was covered in white tiles, filled with pools and it carried pristine waters- along with a disgustingly strong scent of chlorine. Artificial light shone in through windows, and where there should've been shadows- there weren't. ]

( White tiles went up around to the ceiling, too evenly spread on the walls- it was like they were wandering through a misshapen tunnel. Bending into the form of a room, but the material all around was the same. )

( For Alan, it was stained with muck and blood. Sentient flesh slinked around on the walls, and threatened to fall down onto them. )

( Up ahead, something in the darkness shifted- the shadows slipping out into the lighter area- there was something else with them. )

[ They stood in a corner, tucked away from a pool with green-blue water travelling into the more shadowy areas where Kylie could assume this 'monster' had emerged. ]

[ It went straight down the hall- and Kylie's eyes widened as she saw the water ever-so-slightly ripple. It sloshed through the waters, making its way through the shallow pool. ]

[ Kylie looked up at Alan- slowly slipping towards where the creature had come out from- side-stepping and never turning her back to where it'd be. ]

[ Kylie slowly walked through the hall of mirrors, ignoring the whispers her appearance drilled into her ears- ignoring the searing pain of her own eyes digging into her back. ]

[ Somewhere. Somewhere there must be an opening- somewhere to go. ]

[ Somewhere she can leave. ]

[ She closed her eyes, walking up to a mirror- fingers cautiously feeling around the frame. She peeled- peeled?- peeled it away! ]

[ There was one specific mirror. ]

[ In this whole thing. ]

[ That was a 3D sticker. That led to somewhere else. ]

[ By that she is referencing the thick fragrance of fresh corpses- such a sickly sweet smell that she unfortunately grew used to. ]

[ She ducked her head, the tunnel leading out of the room of mirrors becoming shorter and more narrow. She went from standing up slumped- to crawling- pressed against the floor with her chin scraping against the bottom of the tunnel, her stomach making friction with what felt like asphalt. ]

[ She sniffed the air slightly, the smell of death thinning- ]

[ It smelled like chlorine. ]

FuuuuUUUUH-

[ Kylie deigning to take just one more step forward was her downfall- quite literally. She dropped like a rock- emerging from the tunnel and falling right into water. Now, she had just gotten disgustingly intimate with the source of that chlorine smell- she surfaced with a gasp- biting back an annoyed growl. ]

[ She quickly got onto dry land, wringing her coat free of water. She looked around, immediately orienting herself (also shooting a bit of water out of her now-burning nostrils). ]

[ ..It looked like Tidal Tempest from Sonic CD- albeit something was off. One, the chlorine smell- and two- there were no visual abnormalities. It looked straight from the game, no gore or painfully ugly additions. ]

[ Kylie looked back at where she came from, eyes flitting upwards- seeing the tunnel she fell out of had closed up. ]

[ .. ]

[ "Well.. What can ya do..?" She thought to herself. It was better than the enclosed hell she was in before, that's for sure- but she knows better than to fall for a false sense of security. Whatever might lay here- ]

[ Only way through is forward. "Great." ]

• •

[ After speeding down slopes at horrible speeds and more than a few close calls with spikes- she had managed to get to the end. There weren't any threats present, nor did any become present. ]

[ Nothing... Changed. ]

[ There wasn't anything lurking behind corners, no absurd gore or anything of the sort. ]

[ There was nothing. ]

[ Upbeat music pierced her ears, thrumming- a thrumming so strangely fine. ]

[ No. this isn't right- ]

[ Kylie just needed out. Out. Like a dog in a kennel. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. ]

[ She went to leave the level- but immediately her surroundings morphed, closing her into another tight tunnel. Asphalt pressed and scratched against her stomach once more. She huffed, ignoring the feeling of the walls closing in on her more and more- steadily brushing her ribs. ]

[ She pulled herself forward the best she could- gritting her teeth as the asphalt scraped at her. ]

( She was in a pool... )

( Full of chao. Each one of them had floaties on, joyously splashing around- chirping and spinning. It was a weirdly cute sight. )

[ "He's seeing something I'm not.." ]

[ She got close enough to start shoving chao away, freeing enough space to yank Alan towards her and out of the water- pulling herself up after him. ]

Alan?

"I-"

( Alan took a harsh breath in, pulling down on his bottom eyelids. Get a grip. )

"How are you here?- N..Nevermind that- those things could come out of the water any moment. We should move."

Sure- but you better stick by my side! You're seeing something I'm not. What-

What's in the water for you, anyways?

"Everything is.. Dirty- either muddy or bloody. I don't want to even try to differentiate.. It smells horrible."

No, I.. I don't.

Alright- we need to find a way through here, c'mon.

[ Kylie ran her fingers through her quills, waiting for Alan to look ready to move before going through the place. ]

[ It was covered in white tiles, filled with pools and it carried pristine waters- along with a disgustingly strong scent of chlorine. Artificial light shone in through windows, and where there should've been shadows- there weren't. ]

( White tiles went up around to the ceiling, too evenly spread on the walls- it was like they were wandering through a misshapen tunnel. Bending into the form of a room, but the material all around was the same. )

( For Alan, it was stained with muck and blood. Sentient flesh slinked around on the walls, and threatened to fall down onto them. )

( Up ahead, something in the darkness shifted- the shadows slipping out into the lighter area- there was something else with them. )

[ Kylie slowly walked through the hall of mirrors, ignoring the whispers her appearance drilled into her ears- ignoring the searing pain of her own eyes digging into her back. ]

[ Somewhere. Somewhere there must be an opening- somewhere to go. ]

[ Somewhere she can leave. ]

[ She closed her eyes, walking up to a mirror- fingers cautiously feeling around the frame. She peeled- peeled?- peeled it away! ]

[ There was one specific mirror. ]

[ In this whole thing. ]

[ That was a 3D sticker. That led to somewhere else. ]

[ By that she is referencing the thick fragrance of fresh corpses- such a sickly sweet smell that she unfortunately grew used to. ]

[ She ducked her head, the tunnel leading out of the room of mirrors becoming shorter and more narrow. She went from standing up slumped- to crawling- pressed against the floor with her chin scraping against the bottom of the tunnel, her stomach making friction with what felt like asphalt. ]

[ She sniffed the air slightly, the smell of death thinning- ]

[ It smelled like chlorine. ]

FuuuuUUUUH-

[ Kylie deigning to take just one more step forward was her downfall- quite literally. She dropped like a rock- emerging from the tunnel and falling right into water. Now, she had just gotten disgustingly intimate with the source of that chlorine smell- she surfaced with a gasp- biting back an annoyed growl. ]

[ She quickly got onto dry land, wringing her coat free of water. She looked around, immediately orienting herself (also shooting a bit of water out of her now-burning nostrils). ]

[ ..It looked like Tidal Tempest from Sonic CD- albeit something was off. One, the chlorine smell- and two- there were no visual abnormalities. It looked straight from the game, no gore or painfully ugly additions. ]

[ Kylie looked back at where she came from, eyes flitting upwards- seeing the tunnel she fell out of had closed up. ]

[ .. ]

[ "Well.. What can ya do..?" She thought to herself. It was better than the enclosed hell she was in before, that's for sure- but she knows better than to fall for a false sense of security. Whatever might lay here- ]

[ Only way through is forward. "Great." ]

• •

[ After speeding down slopes at horrible speeds and more than a few close calls with spikes- she had managed to get to the end. There weren't any threats present, nor did any become present. ]

[ Nothing... Changed. ]

[ There wasn't anything lurking behind corners, no absurd gore or anything of the sort. ]

[ There was nothing. ]

[ Upbeat music pierced her ears, thrumming- a thrumming so strangely fine. ]

[ No. this isn't right- ]

[ Kylie just needed out. Out. Like a dog in a kennel. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. ]

[ She went to leave the level- but immediately her surroundings morphed, closing her into another tight tunnel. Asphalt pressed and scratched against her stomach once more. She huffed, ignoring the feeling of the walls closing in on her more and more- steadily brushing her ribs. ]

[ She pulled herself forward the best she could- gritting her teeth as the asphalt scraped at her. ]

( She was in a pool... )

( Full of chao. Each one of them had floaties on, joyously splashing around- chirping and spinning. It was a weirdly cute sight. )

[ "He's seeing something I'm not.." ]

[ She got close enough to start shoving chao away, freeing enough space to yank Alan towards her and out of the water- pulling herself up after him. ]

Alan?

"I-"

( Alan took a harsh breath in, pulling down on his bottom eyelids. Get a grip. )

"How are you here?- N..Nevermind that- those things could come out of the water any moment. We should move."

Sure- but you better stick by my side! You're seeing something I'm not. What-

What's in the water for you, anyways?

"Everything is.. Dirty- either muddy or bloody. I don't want to even try to differentiate.. It smells horrible."

No, I.. I don't.

Alright- we need to find a way through here, c'mon.

[ Kylie ran her fingers through her quills, waiting for Alan to look ready to move before going through the place. ]

[ It was covered in white tiles, filled with pools and it carried pristine waters- along with a disgustingly strong scent of chlorine. Artificial light shone in through windows, and where there should've been shadows- there weren't. ]

[ Kylie slowly walked through the hall of mirrors, ignoring the whispers her appearance drilled into her ears- ignoring the searing pain of her own eyes digging into her back. ]

[ Somewhere. Somewhere there must be an opening- somewhere to go. ]

[ Somewhere she can leave. ]

[ She closed her eyes, walking up to a mirror- fingers cautiously feeling around the frame. She peeled- peeled?- peeled it away! ]

[ There was one specific mirror. ]

[ In this whole thing. ]

[ That was a 3D sticker. That led to somewhere else. ]

[ By that she is referencing the thick fragrance of fresh corpses- such a sickly sweet smell that she unfortunately grew used to. ]

[ She ducked her head, the tunnel leading out of the room of mirrors becoming shorter and more narrow. She went from standing up slumped- to crawling- pressed against the floor with her chin scraping against the bottom of the tunnel, her stomach making friction with what felt like asphalt. ]

[ She sniffed the air slightly, the smell of death thinning- ]

[ It smelled like chlorine. ]

FuuuuUUUUH-

[ Kylie deigning to take just one more step forward was her downfall- quite literally. She dropped like a rock- emerging from the tunnel and falling right into water. Now, she had just gotten disgustingly intimate with the source of that chlorine smell- she surfaced with a gasp- biting back an annoyed growl. ]

[ She quickly got onto dry land, wringing her coat free of water. She looked around, immediately orienting herself (also shooting a bit of water out of her now-burning nostrils). ]

[ ..It looked like Tidal Tempest from Sonic CD- albeit something was off. One, the chlorine smell- and two- there were no visual abnormalities. It looked straight from the game, no gore or painfully ugly additions. ]

[ Kylie looked back at where she came from, eyes flitting upwards- seeing the tunnel she fell out of had closed up. ]

[ .. ]

[ "Well.. What can ya do..?" She thought to herself. It was better than the enclosed hell she was in before, that's for sure- but she knows better than to fall for a false sense of security. Whatever might lay here- ]

[ Only way through is forward. "Great." ]

• •

[ After speeding down slopes at horrible speeds and more than a few close calls with spikes- she had managed to get to the end. There weren't any threats present, nor did any become present. ]

[ Nothing... Changed. ]

[ There wasn't anything lurking behind corners, no absurd gore or anything of the sort. ]

[ There was nothing. ]

[ Upbeat music pierced her ears, thrumming- a thrumming so strangely fine. ]

[ No. this isn't right- ]

[ Kylie just needed out. Out. Like a dog in a kennel. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. ]

[ She went to leave the level- but immediately her surroundings morphed, closing her into another tight tunnel. Asphalt pressed and scratched against her stomach once more. She huffed, ignoring the feeling of the walls closing in on her more and more- steadily brushing her ribs. ]

[ She pulled herself forward the best she could- gritting her teeth as the asphalt scraped at her. ]

( She was in a pool... )

( Full of chao. Each one of them had floaties on, joyously splashing around- chirping and spinning. It was a weirdly cute sight. )

[ "He's seeing something I'm not.." ]

[ She got close enough to start shoving chao away, freeing enough space to yank Alan towards her and out of the water- pulling herself up after him. ]

Alan?

"I-"

( Alan took a harsh breath in, pulling down on his bottom eyelids. Get a grip. )

"How are you here?- N..Nevermind that- those things could come out of the water any moment. We should move."

Sure- but you better stick by my side! You're seeing something I'm not. What-

What's in the water for you, anyways?

[ Kylie slowly walked through the hall of mirrors, ignoring the whispers her appearance drilled into her ears- ignoring the searing pain of her own eyes digging into her back. ]

[ Somewhere. Somewhere there must be an opening- somewhere to go. ]

[ Somewhere she can leave. ]

[ She closed her eyes, walking up to a mirror- fingers cautiously feeling around the frame. She peeled- peeled?- peeled it away! ]

[ There was one specific mirror. ]

[ In this whole thing. ]

[ That was a 3D sticker. That led to somewhere else. ]

[ By that she is referencing the thick fragrance of fresh corpses- such a sickly sweet smell that she unfortunately grew used to. ]

[ She ducked her head, the tunnel leading out of the room of mirrors becoming shorter and more narrow. She went from standing up slumped- to crawling- pressed against the floor with her chin scraping against the bottom of the tunnel, her stomach making friction with what felt like asphalt. ]

[ She sniffed the air slightly, the smell of death thinning- ]

[ It smelled like chlorine. ]

FuuuuUUUUH-

[ Kylie deigning to take just one more step forward was her downfall- quite literally. She dropped like a rock- emerging from the tunnel and falling right into water. Now, she had just gotten disgustingly intimate with the source of that chlorine smell- she surfaced with a gasp- biting back an annoyed growl. ]

[ She quickly got onto dry land, wringing her coat free of water. She looked around, immediately orienting herself (also shooting a bit of water out of her now-burning nostrils). ]

[ ..It looked like Tidal Tempest from Sonic CD- albeit something was off. One, the chlorine smell- and two- there were no visual abnormalities. It looked straight from the game, no gore or painfully ugly additions. ]

[ Kylie looked back at where she came from, eyes flitting upwards- seeing the tunnel she fell out of had closed up. ]

[ .. ]

[ "Well.. What can ya do..?" She thought to herself. It was better than the enclosed hell she was in before, that's for sure- but she knows better than to fall for a false sense of security. Whatever might lay here- ]

[ Only way through is forward. "Great." ]

• •

[ After speeding down slopes at horrible speeds and more than a few close calls with spikes- she had managed to get to the end. There weren't any threats present, nor did any become present. ]

[ Nothing... Changed. ]

[ There wasn't anything lurking behind corners, no absurd gore or anything of the sort. ]

[ There was nothing. ]

[ Upbeat music pierced her ears, thrumming- a thrumming so strangely fine. ]

[ No. this isn't right- ]

[ Kylie just needed out. Out. Like a dog in a kennel. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. ]

[ She went to leave the level- but immediately her surroundings morphed, closing her into another tight tunnel. Asphalt pressed and scratched against her stomach once more. She huffed, ignoring the feeling of the walls closing in on her more and more- steadily brushing her ribs. ]

[ She pulled herself forward the best she could- gritting her teeth as the asphalt scraped at her. ]

( She was in a pool... )

( Full of chao. Each one of them had floaties on, joyously splashing around- chirping and spinning. It was a weirdly cute sight. )

[ "He's seeing something I'm not.." ]

[ She got close enough to start shoving chao away, freeing enough space to yank Alan towards her and out of the water- pulling herself up after him. ]

Alan?

[ Kylie slowly walked through the hall of mirrors, ignoring the whispers her appearance drilled into her ears- ignoring the searing pain of her own eyes digging into her back. ]

[ Somewhere. Somewhere there must be an opening- somewhere to go. ]

[ Somewhere she can leave. ]

[ She closed her eyes, walking up to a mirror- fingers cautiously feeling around the frame. She peeled- peeled?- peeled it away! ]

[ There was one specific mirror. ]

[ In this whole thing. ]

[ That was a 3D sticker. That led to somewhere else. ]

[ By that she is referencing the thick fragrance of fresh corpses- such a sickly sweet smell that she unfortunately grew used to. ]

[ She ducked her head, the tunnel leading out of the room of mirrors becoming shorter and more narrow. She went from standing up slumped- to crawling- pressed against the floor with her chin scraping against the bottom of the tunnel, her stomach making friction with what felt like asphalt. ]

[ She sniffed the air slightly, the smell of death thinning- ]

[ It smelled like chlorine. ]

FuuuuUUUUH-

[ Kylie deigning to take just one more step forward was her downfall- quite literally. She dropped like a rock- emerging from the tunnel and falling right into water. Now, she had just gotten disgustingly intimate with the source of that chlorine smell- she surfaced with a gasp- biting back an annoyed growl. ]

[ She quickly got onto dry land, wringing her coat free of water. She looked around, immediately orienting herself (also shooting a bit of water out of her now-burning nostrils). ]

[ ..It looked like Tidal Tempest from Sonic CD- albeit something was off. One, the chlorine smell- and two- there were no visual abnormalities. It looked straight from the game, no gore or painfully ugly additions. ]

[ Kylie looked back at where she came from, eyes flitting upwards- seeing the tunnel she fell out of had closed up. ]

[ .. ]

[ "Well.. What can ya do..?" She thought to herself. It was better than the enclosed hell she was in before, that's for sure- but she knows better than to fall for a false sense of security. Whatever might lay here- ]

[ Only way through is forward. "Great." ]

• •

[ After speeding down slopes at horrible speeds and more than a few close calls with spikes- she had managed to get to the end. There weren't any threats present, nor did any become present. ]

[ Nothing... Changed. ]

[ There wasn't anything lurking behind corners, no absurd gore or anything of the sort. ]

[ There was nothing. ]

[ Upbeat music pierced her ears, thrumming- a thrumming so strangely fine. ]

[ No. this isn't right- ]

[ Kylie just needed out. Out. Like a dog in a kennel. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. Out. ]

[ She went to leave the level- but immediately her surroundings morphed, closing her into another tight tunnel. Asphalt pressed and scratched against her stomach once more. She huffed, ignoring the feeling of the walls closing in on her more and more- steadily brushing her ribs. ]

[ She pulled herself forward the best she could- gritting her teeth as the asphalt scraped at her. ]

[ Kylie slowly walked through the hall of mirrors, ignoring the whispers her appearance drilled into her ears- ignoring the searing pain of her own eyes digging into her back. ]

[ Somewhere. Somewhere there must be an opening- somewhere to go. ]

[ Somewhere she can leave. ]

[ She closed her eyes, walking up to a mirror- fingers cautiously feeling around the frame. She peeled- peeled?- peeled it away! ]

[ There was one specific mirror. ]

[ In this whole thing. ]

[ That was a 3D sticker. That led to somewhere else. ]

[ By that she is referencing the thick fragrance of fresh corpses- such a sickly sweet smell that she unfortunately grew used to. ]

[ She ducked her head, the tunnel leading out of the room of mirrors becoming shorter and more narrow. She went from standing up slumped- to crawling- pressed against the floor with her chin scraping against the bottom of the tunnel, her stomach making friction with what felt like asphalt. ]

[ She sniffed the air slightly, the smell of death thinning- ]

[ It smelled like chlorine. ]

FuuuuUUUUH-

[ Kylie deigning to take just one more step forward was her downfall- quite literally. She dropped like a rock- emerging from the tunnel and falling right into water. Now, she had just gotten disgustingly intimate with the source of that chlorine smell- she surfaced with a gasp- biting back an annoyed growl. ]

[ She quickly got onto dry land, wringing her coat free of water. She looked around, immediately orienting herself (also shooting a bit of water out of her now-burning nostrils). ]

[ ..It looked like Tidal Tempest from Sonic CD- albeit something was off. One, the chlorine smell- and two- there were no visual abnormalities. It looked straight from the game, no gore or painfully ugly additions. ]

[ Kylie looked back at where she came from, eyes flitting upwards- seeing the tunnel she fell out of had closed up. ]

[ .. ]

[ "Well.. What can ya do..?" She thought to herself. It was better than the enclosed hell she was in before, that's for sure- but she knows better than to fall for a false sense of security. Whatever might lay here- ]