his voice means to deceive you, my voice just wants to lead you

chapter 2

Tommy groaned as he got up. Another day, another slay. Sure, his throat hurt like hell, sure, he was scared to step foot outside of his tent, but what can he really do about that?

With shaky hands he peeled back the flap of the tent and was hit with the sound of the forest life teeming. The let out a breath he had no idea he was holding... he's safe... for now

He went about his day doing the normal stuff, going hunting, forcing down a meal, and sitting around.

'Psst'

He turned his head towards the sound, it was so faint he wasn't sure if he imagined it or not... was dream here? Did he go through the portal without Tommy noticing? With that thought, Tommy tensed up, "D-Dream? Are you there?"
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No answer...
Strange.

Tommy decided to brush it off, maybe he was going crazy with all the isolation he chuckled at that thought, the big man, the indestructible big man, going crazy, well he wasn't much of a big man anymore, was he? His face drooped as he remembered his situation. 6 months ago, maybe he was a big man. But he definitely wasn't now...

The portal warps to life and a figure dressed in neatherite steps out. Dream. He glances around the campsite, his face wrinkling under his mask "Tommy." He speaks in a monotone voice. Tommy looks up, meeting his eyes. He gulps, "y-yes Dream?" His voice was shaky, full of fear. "This place is a mess. I expect better." Dream spat, Tommy looks down, a light layer of embarrassment on his face under the dirt of grime "I'm sorry"

Dream sighs; "Whatever. I will let you get away with it this time; But you know the drill: if I have to remind you again, there will be consequences" Tommy nodded in understanding "yes sir" his voice was blank, as if this was something that had been recited multiple times, and the scars all around him backed that claim up.

Tommy is so out of it that he doesn't realize when dream appears behind him. He places a hand on Tommy's shoulder and Tommy startles "yes Dream?" Tommy speaks quickly, looking back at him "I dug a hole. Come on Tommy." Tommy stood up on shaky legs and walked over to the hole Dream had dug. It was deeper than usual, Tommy took note. He dropped his things in and backed away.

Dream put a hand on Tommy's shoulder "good job" he spoke, tossing some tnt into the hole. "But you really should've had this place clean when I first arrived" there's venom lacing his words, "wh-" before Tommy can even get a word out, she's shoved forwards towards the hole, Tommy scrambles out of the way, landing just next to it. The last thing Tommy remembers is dream yelling a curse, and then everything flashed white, then black.

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