Author's note: Hotel626 is a virtual horror game where you're staying at a haunted hotel and... stuffs happen. It's not that scary... I guess. Just a bit shocking. The ghosts need make up *runs*. To play it, your computer time has to be 6 pm - 6 am. *whispers* Just set the clock if you're that curious. You have to be... above 18, I guess? *whispers* Just lie about your age, like I did.
Hotel 626
"Darren," Mr Crepsley greeted when Darren stepped his feet on the Cirque. Just came back from hunting for those hungry little people with Evra. "you got a packet delivered for you." He told, his face looked anxious.
"Why the expression? Not like it's a bomb or anything." The boy smiled, clearly showing his happy face. Then, he walked past his mentor, humming. He went into his bedroom, Mr Crepsley sneaked inside along with him. Darren was still humming when he ripped the package, exposing a box. "I guess you know what this is, then." He smiled, pointing at the writing on the box.
Mr Crepsley flushed, "Actually... I am illiterate, Darren."
The half-vampire held his laughter. His cheek went even rounder than before because of the sudden wind release from his throat. The orange-haired vampire glared at his assistant. Darren pretends not to notice and opened the box.
"What is that?" He asked, still clueless.
"This is a laptop, Mr Crepsley. Haven't you seen one before? I bet you have. You must live inside a rock if you haven't." Darren turned to face the even-redder Mr Crepsley. He obviously never seen one before today. Again, the boy held his laughter.
"Please explain."
"Well... you do stuff with this." Darren scratched his head and his mentor raised an eyebrow. He sighed and turned the power on. Mr Crepsley stared blankly at the screen, observing the Windows logo that popped up. "You see? Play games here."
"Why would this be necessary when you can get a game console? They are smaller."
"More function here. We can connect to internet." Mr Crepsley nodded, seemed to understand what internet is. The term that many humans use. "So... basically, you can type stuff out, play games and and go online, you know? I've been dying to lay a hand on this thing."
"And who bought this for you?" Mr Crepsley asked, running his fingers on the scar on the left side of his cheek.
"Mr Tall did. Isn't he nice? He said that I worked hard for a while so, he decided to reward me with something. I have no idea how he managed to know what I want, though." Darren smiled. "I wonder if they have internet here." He looked up the ceiling but no sign of any wi-fi. When he checked inside the box, he found an USB stick. Internet. "Ah!" He beamed.
After a while of installing the USB, fiddling with the laptop and all, Darren seemed to get the hang of the tool already while Mr Crepsley just sit there, his legs crossed and his arms stretched down to the floor, just like a dog watching its master intently. "What are you going to do?" He asked.
"I'll be looking for a good hotel for us to stay. We're going off tomorrow, right?" The boy grinned, typing on the laptop's browser. He found thousands of websites about accommodation and such. However, his interest was nailed to a website; Hotel626.
He clicked it and gave some time for it to load. Then, a box popped out. A roaring sound came from the laptop and a print of human face appeared from the background, fading away again soon after the roar finished. "Whoa, this game looks good." He smiled, looking at the slightly pale Mr Crepsley.
"Darren, I think we should not be looking at this site."
"Why not?" The boy whined, creating a puppy face however, a few moments later, the cute face turned into a rather creepy face. "You're not scared, are you, Mr Crepsley?
"What are you talking about? Of course I am not scared. I was just saying that we should be looking at a real accommodation website."
"Well, this is my laptop." He grinned, signing up for the game. "At least eighteen years old." He read the term and condition and noticed that he has to be at least eighteen years old to sign up.
"You are not eighteen years old."
"I am! Even more than that."
"Technically you are not. You are fifteen years old still, Darren. Or sixteen."
"Are you that scared?" He asked the magic question.
"Go ahead, then."
"Thanks." Darren mumbled. He signed up. When he saw that we play it as if we were there to see the whole scene, he was impressed. It starts in a bedroom at night where the player heard some noise and had to get off the bed to explore the corridor. He looked really into it straightaway. The corridor then seemed to suck the player in. He bent his body sideways, following the pointer to point to right side, opposing the current.
Mr Crepsley released a long breath as if he had been holding it the entire level. "This game is ridiculous."
"What are you talking about? It's awesome!" He objected, proceeding to the second level, a sentence appeared on the screen, 'she lives in the darkness, show her the light'. This time, the setting is inside toilet. You have to take a picture of the ghost. Darren put the volume louder, making the heavy panting sound clearer.
"Sounds like Gavner breathing," His mentor complained, running his fingers through his short-cropped orange hair. "just more feminine."
"Duh. It's a her." He said. All of sudden, a figure went past the player quickly. Darren gasped as well as Mr Crepsley. "Damn. That was rather shocking." He managed to release a chuckle. The second time, Darren is able to take a picture of the ghost, kind of.
Moving on. Third level, he has to run down a ladder, be careful not to move his pointer too rashly, so that the player won't fall off the stairs. The noise made both the mentor and assistant's hearts pound loudly. The fourth level, he has to sing a lullaby to a sleeping baby. Darren didn't understand how to pass the level so, the baby woke up and what came next... made them jumped back in horror.
He finally found a way to complete the level. Next is level fifth. He was being extremely careful not to made the floor creak so hard that it will wake the creepy baby awake... trust me, you don't want that baby to run after you. It's worse than having Mr Tiny sleeping next to you. The sixth level is cinematic. You just watch it. Still, creepy.
The seventh level is... torturing. Darren was having a hard time doing it. However, Mr Crepsley just sat there, rolling his eyes and sighed when his assistant lose again.
"Well, if you think you're that smart, then help me!" He whined. Mr Crepsley sighed; again. He shoved Darren off his way and touch the touchpad. Mr Crepsley playing a laptop? That's new...
He moved his fingers swiftly and let the player dumped to a cell. He then listened to the voice of the old man carefully. A few moments later, he passed the level. Mr Crepsley smirked at Darren. "Do not underestimate me, Darren."
Darren scowled and pushed Mr Crepsley away. His mentor chuckled and let him pushed him away.
The next level was breathtaking. Darren's heart was thumping wildly when he saw... he saw...
"Why is there a picture of you there?" Mr Crepsley narrowed his eyes.
"I-I don't know..." He whispered, being really frightened.
"It's the webcam." Someone from the distance approached, it was Evra. "They took a picture of you at the beginning, unconsciously."
"Oh... damn this game." When Darren turned back, facing his laptop, he lost the level. "Fuck!"
"Darren."
"Sorry." He mumbled, restarting the level. The ninth level was not that scary, you just have to follow the direction. The tenth level... was... agonizing. You have to watch yet another cinematic scene. Darren could not hide his whimper, Evra; who was biting his lower lips in anticipation let out a small shriek. Mr Crepsley's body tensed and he gasped.
There was an awkward silence then. Darren closed the window and took a deep breath. "It was..."
"AWESOME!" He shouted altogether with the snake boy. "Even though I just saw the ending, it was cool!" He jabbed his hands to the air.
"Enough with the game. We should look up what hotel we will be staying at tomorrow when we leave."
Suddenly Darren froze when he heard the word 'hotel'. Evra's smile disappeared and Mr Crepsley's face turned white soon after.
"R-ridiculous. Nothing of this sort would happen."
"Y-yes. You're right..." Darren said, forcing a laugh.
To be continued...
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