Alter Ego [Karlnap]

Self-Discovery Begins

1-1 Personality Assessment

Raven colored hair was pushed back by a white bandana, his eyes an unusual color of orange though they seemed dull in his new environment. His ears were pierced, simple black studs occupying the space on his lobes. A black turtle neck hugged his torso, a simple white t-shirt layered over it. 

Sapnap found himself in a dark room, so dark that he would've thought it was an endless void if it wasn't for the nameless objects that he could see in the distance. Or maybe he was just imagining things to fill the empty space. Before him stood a being, one that he almost thought was made of stone, though he convinced himself that the cracks in its face were just scars and the dull color was just the lighting.

It spoke, though its mouth remained unmoving, its voice deep and almost broken sounding, "I've been waiting for you my lost child," it had declared. Sapnap heard it clearly, every word registering perfectly in his mind, but for some reason, he felt like he had just woken up from a dream that left his mind foggy and endless questions that he couldn't form. Sapnap took a step closer to the being, expecting it to continue speaking, after all, it had been waiting for him.

"I am Ego Rex, I administer rules. What you will find here with me... is you, yourself."

Ego Rex or just Rex as Sapnap was settled on calling him seemed to fade into the void that surrounded them, leaving any questions Sapnap may have had unanswered. The question of where Sapnap was and how he got here never once crossed his mind, at least not yet, for he felt oddly safe here, and even more safe when his surroundings twisted and took shape to form a library. Endless books and an endless maze of shelves appeared, stories of all genres littering every corner. Sapnap could spend hours just searching for a book alone. 

Behind a desk with a small bell on the surface was a boy, Sapnap doubted he was any younger than him, though he doubted the boy was much older than him either. He was a brunet, or at least that's the first color that came to Sapnap's mind when he tried to replace the black and white world around him with color. The boy wore a block hoodie, though instead of being colorful like the ones Sapnap was used to seeing, it was only dull shades of white and black, a swirl pattern printed on the front. 

The rest of his outfit was the same color-wise, and Sapnap was only able to tell that this new person had brown eyes and hair. Perched in his gentle hands was a book, a well-loved book too, and if Sapnap didn't know any better he would say that the boy had been turning the pages of it for years.

When Sapnap approached, the boy peered up at him, his expression almost bored, dull, and lifeless. Though when the raven looked deep enough, he could see the slightest flash of hope behind those eyes. Multiple blue butterflies flew around the library, the creatures easy to recognize as they were seemingly the only things that held color. 

Sapnap returned his gaze to the boy in front of him who had soon stopped turning the pages of his book, or well, journal as Sapnap soon realized what it really was. The journal was carefully closed, a bookmark is placed on the pages before being set aside.

"Well, look who showed up. I grew tired of waiting," the boy began, his voice sweet and cheerful.

As cheerful as he made himself sound, Sapnap couldn't help but feel like his voice sounded a bit off.

"Sorry, but I'll get right to the point. I have 12 questions for you, don't think too hard, just answer honestly."

Sapnap quirked his head to the side in confusion, the boy in front of him speaking as if Sapnap was supposed to already know he was going to be quizzed. Though he supposed he had all the time in the world, or at least that's what it felt like. So, the raven obliged and took a seat on one of the stools set in front of the desk the boy was behind.