Will grumbled quietly as the pair walked, nearly for hours. "Neil, where are we even going?" They asked, shining the light over to him.
"We're going to that abandoned arcade, that's where my dream was." Neil replied, pointing just up the street.
"The.. the place where those uh.. murders happened??" Will questioned again, lifting one of their eyebrows.
"Yes, that place." Neil said flatly, grabbing the flashlight from Will's hand. "If you don't wanna come with, you can go back home."
Will's eyes widened. "No- No! I wanna come with! I'm just a little..confused?"
Neil glanced over to them. "How would you be confused?" He asked.
"..Well, why are we going there?" Will asked, raising a brow once more.
Neil remained silent, looking back at the sidewalk in front of him. Will seemed confused. "Did I say something?" they asked, worried.
"No-no, you didn't. I just don't know how to respond." Neil replied, stopping at the front doors of the arcade.
"Any famous last words, Will?" Neil grinned, looking over at them.
"...I hope we don't die." Will replied weakly.
. . .
Neil opened the doors, flashing the light around. The abandoned arcade cabinet's screens glistened as the light bounced over them. "Ah, there! That one! That's the one that was in my dream." Neil pointed to the blood stained cabinet left in the corner.
"Neil, that has blood on it-" Will pointed out. Neil shrugged and walked over to it, gently wiping the dust off of the screen. It gently flicked on, which started Neil. The words "Hello" gently blinked onto the screen, along with a smiley face.
"..Hi." Neil said quietly. The screen went blank as Will walked over. "What's goin on?!" they asked, mildly bewildered.
"This one still works, help me open it." Neil picked up a nearby crowbar, prying open the machine.
"..Why? What's the purpose of it?" Will tilted their head.
Neil grinned, pulling ouh his camera. "We're gonna see if this was an actual attempt at hiding a body."
Will's eyes widened as they gulped. "Alright, just...be careful."
Neil nodded. "I will."
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Touch-Tone Telephone
Mystery / ThrillerCover credit goes to http://nutmegnautilus.tumblr.com :] 🍋😈🍋😈🍋😈🍋😈🍋😈🍋😈🍋😈🍋 Neil Cicierega finds himself at lost when he tries to prove to the world that he's always been right. Things take a turn when he suddenly finds himself haun...
