They slowly crept to the box when they heard footsteps. They had found them. They ran, banging on the walls. The committee of happiness had created a riot-hostage megaphone situation. “RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT TO LIVE. BECAUSE IF YOU DO, WE CAN FOR GET ALL ABOUT THIS. AND YOU CAN BE HAPPY. ISN’T THAT LIFE’S GOAL?” nobody raised their hand. “OKAY. THEN NOBODY WILL REMEMBER THIS.” Three concrete walls forced out of the ground. They were trapped. The walls moved closer. And closer. And closer. Until buttercream had felt a thing he never felt. They all leaned back against the box as they clumped together hoping the walls would stop in time. They felt Fear. He saw Hammie scream. Hammie fell through the box like it was a swimming pool. Trinity fell in almost immediately after. Even leaving a splash. Then Sue Quetzal’s eyes glowed. She knew what made the box open. She fell back a little but stood up. But she didn’t tell Buttercream. He was wondering whether she was a good friend to bring along. She shouted, “if we get crushed by these walls, our lives could end. And they’re cruelly punishing us.” The walls were close. “They’re murdering us!” The walls were starting to be felt by buttercream, pushing against him. He was breathing as hard as a dog would be if you could represent a dog in Remia drawing. He felt pain. He felt truly terrified. And he felt a thud. He couldn’t see anything, but it felt like he was laying on something. He heard a high pitched voice. “Okay, so that must be everyone. Stupid Box man, Triangle Lady, Grey Circle, White Circle, and- Oh! You look somewhat interesting! Let’s call you frosting lad.” Buttercream said in an exhaustive voice, “Who are you?” “Oh! Sorry Frosting Lad! You’re a feisty one, are you? Well, we’ll fix that in no time.” The voice shocked buttercream with a taser. For some reason, he remembered exactly what a taser is. ”Let me introduce myself. I’m Betty. Stands for Box-like Entity Trained to Terrify You. And I’ll be your tour guide through the expanse. Now, let’s turn the light on shall we? You can’t have fun torturing people if you can’t see, can you?”
