Give up

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"Sigh.. I came here unprepared and now I don't have much to show coming here. Some random internet person could probably debunk the photos as snoop slime."

You dread what others will think of you, just another unremarkable claim among the piling lies and accusations.
You jump the clearing and make sure you still have the backpack. Glancing at the old cave one last time before the ground crumbled away, you leap for the doorway and your hands clasp the doorframe. Phew, you swing your backpack and and slowly sludge upwards. It occurs the ridged door was is hurting your hands, sharp edged pierce your skin and drag along muscle, you cry out, trying to hang on but the surface keeps getting more red and slippery. It gets darker, eerie whispers come from the void as you look at it. You can't leave. Not now it says. Stick to the plot it says, you look up and see eyes peering back at you. Hands get clammy as your stomach and heart drop metaphorically. You fall unmetaphorically.
Ending 4: No backing out.

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