Chapt. 1 |☆| Part 1 - Waking Up

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CA-KLATTER!

Bandit was jolted awake by a hard impact with the floor, eyes snapping open as he shot upright.
"GYAH!- Whah- huh?"

Looking around the sepia-toned room, Bandit swallowed a lump in his throat.

A projector blared in his eyes as he glanced around, causing him to squint as he slowly stood up.
"Where.. am I?"

The room was darker, cracks and crevices close to the floor now more noticeable then ever from ink staining them and lingering inside, and the room- though technically safe and seemingly devoid of life- made Bandit feel... uneasy.

The quiet squeaks of old hinges softly croaked throughout the room as Bandit began to walk away from the spot he was lying in; His eyes were instantly dragged to the source, a sign.

One that was stationary, but had the massive reels behind it- One huge one, and one on each side slightly smaller- all spinning slowly along, the flickering light shone bright on them seeming to be the cherry on top of this curious cake.

Stepping over to it, he curiously reached out-

Krr-THUD!

-until he let out a yelp, jumping back as a plank nearby fell from its spot in the ceiling.
"...Guess they don't want someone touchin' the sign," He muttered, trying to joke away the fear as he quickly walked away from the sign.

Down the nearest hall, he already felt nervous; Like he was walking around the aftermath of a disaster.

From the inky writing on one of the walls, covering most of it with 'DREAMS COME TRUE'- To the pipe nearby, bursted open and dribbling ink that slowly pools on the creaky wooden floor.

He was already unsettled, pacing slowly down the hall; an office door hung open, broken melodies playing from a radio inside.

And, up ahead..

Bandit spotted a door, opening it just a crack as its hinges spurted, pushing out a bubble of ink that'd become stuck between them.
With a cringe at the uncomfortable sight, Bandit stepped in and- before anything else- moved to close it most of the way, just in case, before stepping back..

And realizing just that bit too late that just behind him, apparently there were stairs, and...

"Woa-WOAH-!!" THUNK!
THUD!

WHAM!

...Ow...

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