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Chance has been in the Forsaken universe for quite some time now. He doesn’t know how long to be exact but he knows it’s been some time. During his stay, he met various strangers that slowly became his friends. But, it wasn’t that the Forsaken universe was entirely great. It was hell in disguise. Various rounds happen now and then and they aren’t pleasant to go through. Chance would see many of his own friends die before him or see his very own life flash before his eyes. But one thing it had in common was that he’ll always end up in the same log cabin after every round. Though, the loop is hell and troublesome to experience, that wasn’t one of the things that displeases Chance. If anything, it was one simple thing. He had nobody to mingle with.
Sure, he’s a charismatic and romantic guy, but he just has no one he finds interesting or would be interested in him. I mean, the ENTIRE cabin was composed of guys. Not that Chance had issues with it, if anything he preferred it but it just makes things harder for him. After all, he doubted that anyone within the cabin was interested in guys. He had a feeling, sure, but there wasn’t anything to really prove his theory of it.
Before he had realized, everything turned dark and Chance was now in a different place; the “Brandon Works” map. This meant that a round had officially started and that hell was going to replay again. Chance immediately opened his eyes and observed where in good name he spawned at. Luckily, his spot wasn’t anywhere lethal or dangerous but he knew that if he just stood there, he’d definitely die sooner or later. He began running towards the castle, where everyone hangs around at. On his way, he flipped his coins various times until he was at 3 charges. A few seconds passed by and Chance had finally arrived at the top of the castle. Not many were there, but there were enough people. He figured that the others were probably running around or doing generators like the usual.
Not much could Chance do, so he decided to dive into his thoughts again. He still wasn’t over the fact he had nobody. I mean like, why couldn’t a guy like him at least catch one fish? He wasn’t overall the worst person to be with. He had his own unique characteristic of “great”. As he continued in his thoughts of yearning for a partner, there was another survivor that had climbed up the castle. While Chance was invested in his thoughts, a figure slowly approached him and poked his back, getting a slight yelp from Chance’s mouth. “Hey! What’s the big idea, man?!” Chance says as he turns behind him. Before him was no other than Shedletsky, the man himself. “Hey. Aren’t you supposed to be on the front lines? Our Elliot’s dying out there…” Shedletsky replies. “Oh, right. I forgot we were in the middle of a round. I’ll go find him, you should be out there helping him too, you know!” Chance says as he prepares himself to drop. “I’ve already done my part. Go out there, you gambler!” Before Chance could fully prepare himself, Shedletsky had pushed him off making Chance fall.
Thankfully fall damage isn’t part of this hell hole, otherwise Chance would’ve had several broken bones from that fall. He didn’t mind it though, he needed that push anyways. He was getting too invested in his thoughts and genuinely needed to be some kind of help to the others. As he tried looking for Elliot and the killer, he eventually found another survivor running around. There were two of them, Builderman and 007n7. He paid them no mind, after all, they weren’t the survivor he was looking for. Eventually, he managed to find Elliot. They were getting chased by Jason during the early round and UNTIL now. But he was accompanied by a bunch of people, Dusekkar, Guest, and Two Time were trying to get Jason to stop following Elliot around. Seeing the fact that he’s still chasing him up to this point, Chance doubted if their efforts were really worth it.
With one move, he took out his flintlock and aimed it towards Jason who was conveniently running in a straight line. And with one trigger, he shot him. Jason wasn’t stunned for a long time, after all Chance wasn’t that near him but it did catch his attention. He stopped his pace and immediately looked over at Chance. Knowing what’ll happen next, Chance immediately ran the other way. It was always like this, he shoots and he immediately gets chased. How come Shedletsky was able to run away freely?! Guest and Dusekkar immediately left the scene to help aid Elliot and Two Time was running right behind Chance and Jason. Chance was running for his dear life while flipping his coin to test his luck on another charge on his flintlock.
Lady Luck wasn’t on his side, he wasn’t getting his 3rd charge despite already reaching weakness 10. That wasn’t the only unlucky thing, he was slowly getting tired of running too but Jason was still right behind him. Unable to do anything, Chance decided to do something risky and decided to attempt at dodging Jason’s attacks within close range. The probability of him getting hit and taking damage was high, but he didn’t have a choice. If Lady Luck really was on his side, he’d be able to get a third charge at this point. Jason eventually caught up to him and Chance began his plan on dodging his attacks despite being awfully near. Jason swung his machete at him and Chance immediately dodged it quickly.
He didn’t have much hope in the first place, after all, one hit and he’d immediately die. His weakness 10 was no joke. As he flipped his coin one more time, a loud “cling” chime played. Lady Luck was finally on his side. He had 3 charges on his flintlock and immediately shot Jason within close range, meaning that he’d be stunned for quite a long time. Chance used this time to run away and gamble for 3 charges just to get Hat Fix. He decided to run back to the castle to see if anyone, especially Elliot, was there. With just his luck, Everyone was there and he immediately asked Elliot if he could have his signature pizza. Elliot saw the state Chance was in and instantly gave him a slice.
“Hey, are you alright? Thanks for stopping him from chasing me throughout the entire map.” Elliot said to Chance. “Yeah, I’m fine. Luckily my life didn’t end during the time he was chasing me around.” Chance reassured Elliot. Though, he is right. He hasn’t died, at least not yet. He’s not bound to die any time soon since three minutes are almost up. That is if Jason doesn’t do an amazing clutch and magically kills every survivor within the match.
Lucky for him, everything turned dark and he was once again back at the log cabin sitting on a wooden chair alongside the other survivors of the match. Everyone had survived. A bit of damage was done, but luckily no one had died from it. Chance was back to his usual spot. Outside the log cabin and on the deck admiring the view given to him under the moonlight. This place was a great spot to think about a bunch of things. It was comforting and pleasing. For the first time, this was the only spot where some company was somewhat needed. It was like a spot for two, not one. Chance could hear the distant laughter and voices from the other survivors in the cabin as he sat alone on the deck looking above at the moon. Murmuring to himself, he says;
“Christ, could I just get some company right now?”.