Instinct (English version)

Chapter 3

The ear-piercing alarm wakes up the entire hotel. Your friends almost immediately get out of their rooms, panicked.

"What is going on? What are we gonna do? Do you think we should go out?" asks FF2/N without pausing, entirely shocked.

"Let's just go in the entrance hall. There must be someone at reception who'll tell us what to do," calmly proposes MF1/N. "There's no need to freak out."

You all nod and run to the ground floor. All the hotel guests are already there. However, the staff is nowhere to be found. You recognise Benjamin as he is walking up to you, determined.

"I have no clue about what's going on, but we're locked up in here. I checked all the doors and all the windows and everything is blocked. There are no ways of getting out" he says while scowling.

MF2/N runs to the main door and tries to open it, without success. At the same time, you remember the strange shadow. Is he responsible for this? Everything seems so unreal, you have the impression of being in a bad dream.

The alarm suddenly stops. She is almost instantly replaced by an awful and twangy voice echoing in the whole hotel.

"Welcome, welcome my dear friends! I am honoured to announce that YOU have been chosen to participate in the first season of a game new generation created by myself -of course- which I called... Instinct! Will you have the instinct to survive this adventure, or should I say this nightmare? What a great suspense!"

Silence. Between those who are still half asleep and those who think this is a bad Halloween joke -even if it is not the appropriate period at all- no one really knows how to react... Or at least until you can hear an indignant voice.

"Are you serious? You've just interrupted my restorative sleep for a little joke? You must be kidding me..." rants Jade.

Absolutely charming, as always.

"Keep your anger for later sweetie," answers the voice. "You think this is a joke? Well at least I tried to warn you... Here are the game rules: killers are going to be released in the hotel at my signal! You will win if you get rid of them, I will win if there are no survivors left. No holds barred! Please be aware that there are no ways of escaping this. Every way out is blocked and your phones have been magically disactivated! You are forced to participate and to finish the game! Now that everyone is ready, the countdown begins: ten... nine..."

You all instinctively take your phones out. The black screen refuses to turn on.

"Probably some kind of special signal..." speculates Thomas.

It is as if you all suddenly receive an electric shock. No, it is not a joke, even less a dream. It is real. Panic starts to take over your body. You all run to hide yourselves in a safe place, before the end of the deadly countdown.

Do you decide to stay in the ground floor, or to go upstairs?

You decide to stay in the ground floor: continue to chapter 3 (A).

You decide to go upstairs: continue to chapter 3 (B).