*Creeeeaaakkkk*
[Asher gently pulls open the door leading into the hallway from the locker room. He slowly peaks his head out of the doorway so he can get a good look at the hallway. It looks pretty normal, besides the fact that it seems to split off into three different directions. There's a hallway to Asher's left, right, and directly in front of him. All three directions look to be unoccupied but in desperate need of a thorough cleaning.]
Asher: Hmmmm... Where the hell did that lizard run off to?
[He scans all three of the hallways. The ones to his left and right look similar, both have lights hanging from the ceiling with dull concrete walls and tiled floors. The one ahead of him looks to be the same but Asher isn't sure. The lights look to be off a few steps away from him preventing him from seeing whatever is down there. He thinks to himself out loud.]
Asher: I haven't frequented this place very often. So I don't have a good grasp of its layout. But– If I'm right...
[Asher looks to his left questionably.]
Asher: That should take me to that V.I.P. booth along with a storage room, then loop around the other locker room.
[He then looks over to his right down the opposite hallway with the same questioning expression.]
Asher: That should take me to the break room, along with the commentator's booth where those two news anchors usually are, then it should loop to the other locker room as well.
[He looks straight ahead down the center hallway.]
Asher: But this way, that's King Members only...
[He crosses his arms while continuing to glare down the hallway.]
Asher: I've never been down there before. I believe there might be a back exit there considering this area's traffic but I'm not too sure...
[He shrugs.]
Asher: I could take my chances and head down there,–
[He looks to his left down the hallway in that direction, then to his right towards the other hallway.]
Asher: Oooorrrrrrrrrrr– I can go where I know for sure I'll find an exit.
[He takes a step out of the locker room and into the crossroad of the hallways. As he does, he makes sure to quietly close the door behind him. He holsters his pistol between his belt and waist as he carefully scans all three of his options.]
Asher: Do I risk it? Regardless of which path I pick I'm bound to get shot at tonight. Hmmmm...
*Multiple Faint Gunshots*
[Some faint gunshots echo out in the distance around Asher. He quickly looks around at the three hallways surrounding him unsure exactly where the noise came from. He scowls as he looks around in a bit of a panic.]
Asher: Speaking of gunshots. Looks like I don't have time to dawdle.
[He stops looking around in a panic and eyes each of the hallways carefully.]
Asher: Hmmm...
[He raises his left hand up towards his chin and begins to scratch it curiously.]
Asher: It appears I'm going to have to resort to my family's ancient method of selection.
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Headaches & Hazbins: Book 1: New Kind of Life, New Kind of Hell
FanfictionYa either go up or down... A small-time robber, Asher C. Burns, takes the trip down after he meets his end in an attempt to save his boss from life in prison at Alcatraz. After death, he finds himself in the chaotic hellhole of Pentagram City. Now p...
