Chapter 2: Enjoy Hurting People? Yes I do!
Ruby started the game, which made her go through the logos and such and into the main menu. It replicates a car driving alongside palm trees on her left and right. The sky changed from neo blue to bright magenta every few seconds. This gave Ruby and her team a surreal feeling. Ruby decided to start the game right away
hearing the soundtrack for the menu for too long. It automatically cuts to a dark room.
Tutorial
The room is dark with dim lights hovering over a bum and two guys in white suits. The bum looks at you and tells Ruby something. The bum's portrait slides in the right, he had a beard and a really raggy beanie. He also had some dreadlocks.
Bum: I'm here to tell you how to kill people.
"Straight to the point, I like it," Yang said.
Bum: The game is controlled with your WASD-keys and mouse.
Ruby looked at her keys on her keyboard and noticed that the WASD keys represent the arrow keys. W equals up, A equals left, S equals down and D equals left. It was a weird setup, but she might get used to it eventually.
"Why couldn't they just use the arrow keys?" Weiss asked.
"I don't know, developers might've put it like that so it be more closer to the other side of the keyboard to press some certain keys," Blake tried to explain.
Bum: Press the left button to punch. Aim for the face!
"We technically are aiming at the face by default due to this angle," Yang said.
Bum: Once you've knocked someone out you have to finish him!
"Of course!" Yang exclaimed.
Bum: To do this you press space you got it? Are you sure?
"Yeah, thanks mom!" Ruby snapped at the bum.
Bum: Left button to punch! Space to finish!
"We hear you loud and clearly, or… Er. We see you crystal clear," Weiss said
Bum: Do you understand me? Don't mess this up!
"They're not even armed," Blake said.
"That isn't going to stop us from fucking them up!" Yang exclaimed Ruby tried approaching one of the guys in a white suit. He tried to step away from Ruby.
"I'd back away too if I was being threatened by a masked psychopath," Weiss admitted, imagining herself in that scenario. Ruby punched the one the guys in white suits against the wall. Ruby went up the man and executed him, the character stomped his head on the wall. That kill was about 600 points.
"Man' the blood gets everywhere," Weiss commented on the bloody mess. The camera focuses on a baseball in a room with red lights.
Bum: Alright, now you should try killing the next guy. But use the bat in the red room over here, ok?
The bum continued to explain how to grab the bat and use. Ruby followed the bum's order and grabbed the bat in the red room and bashed the man's brain open. The man is seen clipping through the wall. Ruby and Yang snickered a bit at the absurdity. The game awarded Ruby with 200 points.
"So killing an enemy with an execution is 600 points while murdering them with a weapon is 200. I guess brutality is awarded," Blake realized. The game focuses on a blue with a shotgun. Yang was pumped (AN: Pun fully attended) to see such a marvelous weapon in while Ruby wanted to complain, but after experiences with Call of Duty, she promised not to. Her teammates grew tired of her constant complaining about the weapons' looks and designs to the point where they had her at gunpoint. Anyways, Ruby walked into the room and grabbed the shotgun, which made her throw the bat.
"Find it odd how he forcefully throws the bat against the wall instead of just dropping it," Weiss commented. The bum then ordered Ruby to kill the guy in the yellow room. He also told her that she can lock-onto enemies and look far with the shift key. Weiss puts it in her mental notes in case Ruby forgets. Ruby aimed her gun through a blue wall, wondering if it's a window. She pulled the trigger and the bullets shattered the glass, killing the guy.
Bum: Alright, that sums up the basics. However there's always more tricks to learn! You can throw any weapon you pick up by pressing right click.
"Why does he need to throw the weapon? I understand if it's a knife or a grenade, but a baseball bat?" Yang asked.
I would've just kept it close to me for emergencies," Weiss said.
Bum: You can use doors to knock down enemies over.
"I wonder if you can kill them with it," Ruby thought.
"That'd be absurd," Blake said.
"But helpful," Ruby said"
Bum: Guns are very loud, and will alert your foes. So plan your moves and use melee weapons when you can.
Ruby is taking mental notes on all the tips this homeless man is giving.
Bum: Goddammit, you'll just get yourself killed anyway… Won't you?...
The game cuts black as Ruby grows nervous on the challenges she'll face.
Part One - Phonecalls
The game cuts to the main character in a dark and dirty bathroom with heavy guitar playing in the background.
"Spooky," Yang commented.
"Scared?" Blake asked.
"Not really, just uncomfortable," Yang said. Ruby walked into the next room the trailer showed them. The horse talked first with blue lights covering her.
Horse: And who do we have here? Oh, you don't know who you are…? Maybe we should leave it that way?
The team is under the impression that this is an illusion. "I guess this is the kind of shit psychopathic murderers see when they're on the brink of sanity," Weiss said. The game
Chicken: But I know you. Look at my face. We've meet before… Haven't we?
"I think I've seen you on the side of a fried chicken bucket," Yang joked. The game cuts to the owl under red light.
Owl: I don't know you! Why are you here!
"Maybe you locked us in your bathroom," Ruby said.
Owl: You're no friend of mine!
"Don't worry, through team-bonding exercises and successful communicating skills, we'll be in the bestest friends in no time!" Weiss exclaimed enthusiastic.
Horse: Do you really want me to reveal who you are?
"That'll be nice for us to know to understand what's going on," Blake muttered.
Horse: Knowing oneself means acknowledging one's actions. As of lately, you've done some terrible things…
"Yeah, we basically murdered three guys in a dark alley because of a homeless man," Ruby said.
Chicken: You don't remember me? I'll give you a clue… Does April the 3rd mean anything to you? I believe it was the first day of our encounter. You look like you might remember something…
The game cuts to black.
April 3rd 1989
Miami, Florida
"Oh, so Miami is the city, and Florida is the country," Yang said.
"No, it's a state in America," Ruby said.
"I need geography lessons…" the blonde muttered. The game cuts the main character in his apartment, getting out of bed. Ruby looked around the character's apartment and it was a mess.
"It's typical that psychopaths live in shitholes, I'm not impressed," Blake said. Ruby walked up to the phone and answered it.
Phone machine: Hi this is Tim from the bakery. The cookies you ordered should be delivered by now.
Ruby grew a small craving for the sugary snack.
Phone machine: A list of ingredients are included. Make sure you read them carefully!
"Wait, what kind of bakery sells the ingredients? Isn't the point of bakeries is to sell the already baked goods?" Weiss asked. Ruby walked out of the front porch and saw a package. Blake suspects it isn't cookies, and she was right. It was a letter with instructions, but instead of sugar and chocolate chips, it's a chicken mask.
"Oh, I thought we were legitly going to meet the person, so does that mean…"
"It's an illusion," Weiss finished for Ruby.
Letter: The target is a briefcase. Discretion is of essence. Leave target at F - 32, inside the dumpster. Failure is not an option. We'll be watching you.
Ruby felt a little pressured, but kept the "it's just the game" mindset. She walked downstairs and exited the apartment, there was a single car in the road. The overran design of the car looks so retro. Yang thought it looked very nice for a car from 25 years ago. Walked in the car and it drove to the location.
Prologue - The Metro
The game starts outside where the main character is in front of his car. A row of masks appears in front of the team, but it all seemed blank. So I guess most of them are unlockable," Blake said. The only mask available was the chicken, which was named Richard. Ruby picked the mask and knocked down the enemy with the door. She grabbed the weapon and beaten the enemy with it. She then walked into the next room where a man is seen peeing in a urinal. Ruby bashed his skull opened and it said "stage cleared
"Savage," Yang commented. Ruby walked downstairs and right away there was an enemy, Ruby charged at the enemy and she was met with his knife across her chest. She pressured R to restart and she killed him the second time around. She killed one that was patrolling the next room, she quickly killed him soon after. There was one more idol and one more patrolling. Ruby killed the one the area and then the idol one pursed her, Ruby timed the attack and killed the man first. She then approached a long stretched hallway where to more pursued her. She continuously swung the back bat, but at the right moment, an enemy killed her.
Ruby took a few seconds to stretch her fingers and she immediately pressed R. She did all the stuff she did before, so when the two enemies pursued her, she threw the weapon at them, knocking them down. She ran up to them and executed both of them. She then grabbed a baseball bat and and struck down the last man standing. She picked up the briefcase and the ground shook.
"We are in the metro, so more people are bound to come by train," Blake said. Ruby walked upstairs and tried to leave but two doors opened and walked out two more enemies. Ruby could only use the briefcase as a weapon, which annoyed her. Ruby quickly attacked one enemy and tried to execute him, but the other one struck her first before she could even kill the man.
"Executions take awhile, so knock both of them down first," Weiss suggested, and Ruby did just that. After striking the first guy after respawning, she waited as the other guy approached her. She struck him down and executed both of them. Ruby then walked into the car and left the area. She was in the alleyway. From what she remembered, she has to drop it off at the dumpster. After a bit of exploring, she dropped of the briefcase. Then the bum from earlier walked in with a baseball bat.
Bum: Who's there? I can hear you! I know you're there!
"Hey asshole, it's us, the psychopathic chicken masked man who you asked us to save your ass!" Yang exclaimed.
"It was a pig…" Ruby muttered. Ruby walked up to the bum and he bashed her head open. "I feel betrayed!"
"I guess you have no choice but to kill him," Blake said.
"Aw, that actually sucks, he probably has nothing to do with this whole masked murderer bullshit," Weiss said. When Ruby respawned, she attacked the Bum and executed him with the bat. She then walked back to the car but the main character took off his mask and throws up.
"I guess that dirty bum smell finally caught up to you," Yang said. Ruby walked in the car.
Level completed!
B+
"So we're getting letter graded, weird," Ruby said.
"Wow a B+, I don't think you've gotten a grade that high before in anything other than combat," Weiss said. Ruby was a combat expert, but is only decent at tacticianing, and other high thinking skills. She's only 15 after all! A new masked was unlocked, it was called Rasmus and it was the owl.
"So far, Richard the Chicken and Rasmus the Owl," Blake said.
"I hope there's a unicorn!" Ruby exclaimed.
"That's not even a real animal," Weiss said.
"Don't ruin my hopes and dreams!" Ruby exclaimed as she continued the game. It cuts to a convenience store.
"Even murderers need a nice snack after killing," Blake jokes. An arrow pointed at the employee at the counter. Ruby approached him and he was bearded and looked very similar to the other bearded employee.
Bearded employee: Hi there, man! Haven't seen you around. Thought something might have happened to you. You seemed really down after losing your girlfriend.
Ruby and Yang immediately felt bad for the character and really hope things get better for him, while Weiss didn't care as he didn't really connect with Weiss. Blake on the other hand was in speculation mode, she speculates that the main character is doing this because of some form of depression causing him to hurt and kill others to feel his pain.
Bearded employee: Don't remember seeing you much after that… Maybe we should talk about something else… So out for a midnight snack, huh? Don't worry about it, it's on the house. Good to see you! Have a nice night!
"And you're a nice friend," Ruby commented, she grabbed a snack and left the store.
Author's Note:
My old laptop is very fucking old, and it doesn't help that Internet here isn't the best. I' currently out of town btwSince most of my documents are in Google docs, it's hard for me to type as it comstistantly crashes. Though Internet has been better recently better, I shaven gotten the chance to write. So yeah, bad shitty start. I plan on doing two or three missions a chapter, this is just me doing it quickly to get something out there.
