Matrix of Chance: An Among Us Fanfiction

Listen to the Sound of Thunder

We all stood around Felix's knife and impaled Communicator for a little. Then, Archer burst into tears and ran out, the gravity of the death of Zan probably hitting him.

Kris sat down and buried her head in her hands, letting out a heavy sigh. Aurora and I looked at each other, not sure what to do.

"Do you mind giving me some... space?" Kris' voice asked, strained.

Both of us nodded and backed away, soon finding ourselves in Y-Hall.

An awkward silence was the only thing between us before Aurora broke it. "I... I think I'm going to be alone. See you?"

I nodded and watched as she walked off towards Admin. I wasn't quite sure where to go and wandered down to Decontamination.

Archer was sitting on the floor, knees hugged towards his chest and crying. In front of him was Zan's body, still bleeding and with several stab wounds in her arms and back. It was a gruesome scene, and there was blood dripping from the walls and benches.

It had sprayed everywhere and the body probably should be cleaned up, but I couldn't bring myself to move Archer, and he seemed to be heartbroken, so I just carefully backed away and walked quickly away from the scene.

In any case, he would be joining her soon, whether he knew about it or not. It was bound to happen sooner or later.

As I walked towards quarters, I went over the kill order in my head. I wasn't sure if my two-day kill cooldown would apply now since Felix had just thrown himself off the balcony, and I would have to go over that with my handler.

Honestly, I didn't get why Felix didn't just throw himself off the balcony without killing anyone, but in any case, that was one more victim dealt with and less eyes to witness a kill.

Unless he purposely did it to help me win, but somehow I still found that hard to believe. It was probably to register his death as one of incompetence rather than as a suicide.

Still, his handler probably wasn't very happy now that Felix was dead. But he had gotten out of the thing he hated so much. It was depressing, though, that he had to resort to ending his own life in order to escape. Then again, it wasn't like he really had anything to live for. Everything he had was most likely ripped out of his hands from birth.

It was the same thing that everyone else experienced. They took everything from us. Our families, our dignity, and finally, our lives. We didn't matter to them.

And yet... I was still playing as a piece in their game. Why?

I couldn't find a good explanation for that. Absolutely no one had a good enough reason that didn't include 'for our own lives.'

Maybe Felix had the idea. I mused over my thoughts before shaking my head and sighing. Even if he had the idea, he was dead now, and probably happier, to be honest.

Not like I would even know what being happy meant.

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I was lying on my bed in quarters, having tinted the windows to let the least amount of light in as possible. I supposed it reflected the darkness of my soul. It also was because I was trying to relax but was failing. Felix's last words kept on running through my head and I had to wonder if I would become like that someday. Wishing for my own death.

Wait, I already had become that. This entire situation and game was cursed by Knver.

The tablet on the dresser seemed to be staring at me and I sighed. I could only put it off for so long. Besides, compensating for the time difference, it was one of the most active times back home. The audience would be expecting me to contact my handler, and more time that I put off would just infuriate them.

Not like I really cared about what people thought of me, but because I kind of needed them to support me in order for me to survive the mobs that Felix's death would have created.

I got up, grabbed the tablet, and laid back down on the bed before turning the cursed thing on. Which immediately caused my eyeballs to be assaulted by angry Lenorian speech and what I assumed were curses in Tai'xian.

Of course.

As the junk messages started to disappear, my handler seemed to have gotten a grip on himself and useful information started to come in.

Most everyone is in a state of shock. No one would have expected that Felix would have been that negligent. The audio wasn't that great when he was ejected, although he did seem to save face well.

Ah. So what really happened wasn't broadcasted back home. I assumed that the events of MedBay and Balcony also weren't shown. They probably cut to an intermission or something...

...that made me wonder how many other interactions like mine had been cut out of the recording and put off the record.

In any case, it's working out well for you. I don't think I've ever seen another time where Mei has been this abashed. She refused to comment, which was pretty entertaining, to be honest.

Felix just committed suicide and you think his handler's reaction was more important? I mean, no, you didn't know that his actions were intentional, but still. Someone's life was lost and all you do is mention that in passing and go on with your day. I growled deep in my throat and had to stop myself from hurling the tablet into the wall.

I believe that your cooldown won't apply after this one ends. All you need to do is hang on for another day or two (depending on the exact time you snapped that human's neck) and then you can kill.

Like I would want to take another life after four people have died today. Four people remained, and that would have to be cut down to one. Mine. Of course, I could simply imitate Felix and just cut the 'living people' count down to three by my death, but it was probably going to be painful unless I took my gun to my own head. Or overdosed on the meds in MedBay. Or slit my own wrists.

In all honesty, I didn't like a lot of those options. They still left time for the chip to be activated and that would make it more horrible than it needed to be. I wondered if Felix's handler activated his chip on his way to death and winced. He didn't care if the tajtlq reaped him if it was the only way he could escape from misery. I only hoped he would survive the journey to the afterlife.

The game can end quickly if you strike as soon as your cooldown ends. You can use your knife quickly and move fast; those abilities can be used to your advantage. You'll be home soon, don't worry, 3718.

I scoffed softly at that last statement and turned my tablet off. I would be home soon? I didn't even have a home. At least, not one that I particularly cared for. I didn't even feel anything other than numb.

What I wouldn't give to be able to feel even the slightest bit of emotion that wasn't anger, fear, or sorrow.

...What I wouldn't give to feel anything, in general.

I pulled the covers onto me and dozed off to the glorious sound of silence, not bothering to change into something more comfortable. It wouldn't matter, anyway.

None of this mattered.