I might as well put this little nitpick here to avoid any mood whiplash later. How exactly do health drinks heal you? I understand first aid kits because their made of first aid kit and ampoules because they're narcotics and magic, but health drinks? I don't know, if I was attacked by a skinless bird or had acid spat in my face, I wouldn't trust a V8 to put me back in working order. Maybe I'm just thinking too hard on this.

Anyway, on with the show!

Oh yeah, and I don't own Lucky Star or Silent Hill. Obviously.

When Konata stepped outside into the fog, she felt this nagging feeling that she had seen this somewhere before. The fog was still as thick as it had been inside, surrounding Konata to an almost claustrophobic level. Even though it was late afternoon, there wasn't a sound of life around her. Everything about it just screamed 'familiar' somehow.

But right now, she didn't focus on it. Instead, she was focusing on the way to Kagami's house.

'I don't see why that guy made such a big deal out of this,' Konata thought to herself as she walked, 'It's just a train ride and a short walk to Kagami's place. I don't see why I have to be worried over a little…' the rest of that thought was lost when Konata saw a minor obstacle, which was the street was gone.

As Konata proceeded to walk to the chasm that blocked her way, something clicked into place in her head. The fog, the chasm, the nightmare of darkness and monsters chasing her, it all added up.

'I somehow walked right into a Silent Hill game,' Konata thought as she looked into the abyss, '…That's kind of awesome, actually.'

Konata almost lost herself in thought before remembering the situation she was in.

'Oh right, this was the quickest way to the station,' Konata crossed her arms and thought for a second, 'I guess I'll just take the alleys, I'll be fine as long as I keep heading in this direction.'

Konata nodded in approval of her plan and chuckled to herself as she walked to the nearest alley. 'Maybe I'll run into Pyramid Head along the way.'

Konata never used these alleys and side streets much before, mostly because there was no reason to. The usual sounds dogs, cats, birds and the like were gone, leaving an eerie stillness in the air. Although Konata didn't notice this, her mind caught up in thinking up strategies for fighting and general exploration.

Konata made her way through the alleys, making the occasional side trip to look for health drinks, all the while wondering how they heal the characters anyway, until she found yet another chasm blocking her way.

"Wow, that's actually really annoying when it happens to you," Konata said aloud. A quick look around later and Konata found an opened gate. "Aha, a contrived convenience, a staple of any Silent Hill experience!" Konata said with a finger pointing in the air. She stood like that for few seconds before slouching. 'Maybe I should stop talking to myself like that,' she thought before entering the gate.

The backyard that she was in was pretty standard for a backyard, with not much out of the ordinary. Konata took a quick look around before her eyes found something. There, sitting alone on the porch, was a lone health drink.

'Wow, I didn't think I'd actually find one,' Konata thought to herself as she walked over and picked it up. She was contemplating on whether or not to smell it when she heard a commotion upstairs in the house.

She didn't know why, but Konata found herself backing away from the house. After a couple of steps, that proved to be the right idea because a man was thrown from one of the windows, causing Konata to give a startled yell. The man landed hard on the ground and rolled a little before stopping. When he did, Konata saw that he was bleeding pretty heavily from his head.

He wasn't moving.

It took Konata a few moments before she started walking carefully to the man, his blood already staining the grass.

'Is he alright?' She thought to herself.

When she was a couple feet away, she got her answer when the man's head shot up and his hand grabbed her ankle. The sudden movement startled her, causing Konata to fall backwards.

"Help…me…" the man said, terror in his voice, as he reached toward Konata with his other hand. It didn't last long though, because when he did his injury seemed to get the better of him, resulting in his eyes rolling up into his head, his body collapsing and his grip on Konata released. Konata crawled backward, away from the man, until her back hit he fence. She stayed like that for a minute, just staring at the man, before she worked up the courage to crawl over and check on him again. She checked for a pulse like how they saw it done on TV and felt nothing.

'Oh god, he's dead,' Konata thought with her eyes widened with shock. It was then, kneeling next to a dead man surrounded by fog, that the reality of her situation began to finally sink in. The excitement felt from any sense of adventure and from finding that health drink, still clutched in her hand, was gone. It was replaced with a queasy stomach and a feeling of dread that came from knowing that her only way forward was into the house.

It took Konata a moment or so of deep breathing to keep that urge to throw up from taking over. When she was sure she wouldn't, she stood up slowly. Konata remembered the health drink and stowed it away in one the pockets of her jacket. She then started walking towards the door into the house, getting the flashlight out in case it was dark inside. When she did reach it, she looked back at the man and…what? Offer him a small prayer? Wish him luck in getting to the next life? Konata didn't know what, but she had to offer something.

All she could muster up was a small "I'm sorry," and with that she opened the door and walked into the house.