A World of Fog.


The fall was a rather long one, and hitting the ground wasn't exactly pleasant either. The trio had landed on a strange world, one where they were surrounded by a golden fog, which didn't allow them to see anything past a few meters.

"Dammit, that really hurt…" - Nino said as she was the first to get up after they fell into the TV.

"Whoa… What is this place? Are we still in Junes?" -

"Of course not Yotsuba! We just fell into a freaking TV!" - her sister yelled at her out of both frustration and fear.

As the two continued bickering, Fuutarou turned to look at where they landed. Even with the fog, he could still make out some features about the place, mainly…

"This looks… Like a TV set, doesn't it?" - that got the attention of both girls.

"What are you talking about?" - Nino said, not trusting what Fuutarou was saying, but Yotsuba paid no mind to her sister's attitude and instead focused her attention on the place they were.

"You're right, it does, but… TV studios don't usually have this strange fog in them, and they're usually small. This is huge…" -

"If you two are done…" - Nino got the attention of both - "Any brilliant ideas on what to do now?" -

"We should explore for a bit, see what we can find in here" - Fuutarou answered immediately.

"Wh-What!?" -

"I think we should look for a way out, but…" - Yotsuba turned to look all around her - "Does anyone remember where we came from?" -

They all then turned to look and see if they could find the way they came in, but nothing showed up. Only small paths that led out of the platform they were on and into the dense fog, something neither of the 3 wanted to explore.

"I don't see any way in, or out…" - Yotsuba said as the fear was slowly getting to her.

"What!? How can that be?" -

"Why are you asking me!?" - both Yotsuba and Nino began to yell at each other, only to be stopped by Fuutarou pushing them away.

"Can you two stop?" - he said to try and calm them for a bit - "Let's look for a way out before we start ripping each other apart" -

"Y-Yeah, an exit. We need to find an exit" - Yotsuba said.

"But, is there really an exit…" -

"Well, we got in somehow. By pure logic, there must also be a way to get out" - Fuutarou interrupted Nino.

"I mean, that's true, but…" -

"I know it's not much, but it's what we have. Let's look around" -

With that, the trio wandered across the fog, trying to find a way out of this strange world they found themselves in. While walking, they noted that through the dense fog, they could somewhat make out the shape of buildings.

Eventually, they reached a long hallway with a door at the end of it.

"This place feels so different from where we started… Just where the hell are we?" - Nino said as she tried to keep her fear in check.

"Looks like we're in one of the buildings, but with the fog I can barely see anything beyond…" - Yotsuba answered,

"Are you two sure that we didn't just get ourselves more lost?" -

"I think we're on the right path…" - Fuutarou said to Nino before approaching the door.

"What kind of response is that?" -

The two girls soon noticed that they were being left behind and rushed towards the boy as he entered the door and found himself in what seemed to be a regular room.

"Even the fog is less dense here…" - he said to himself before looking at his phone - "No service…" -

"What's wrong with you?" - Yotsuba's voice caught him off guard - "Speeding ahead without a warning like that. We can barely see where you're going!" -

Fuutarou turned to face the two girls, and in doing so looked at a section of the room that he hadn't before, noticing how this seemingly normal place was not what it looked like.

"What the…" -

Noticing the worried look on his face, both girls turned to look and discovered what he was staring at.

Someone had lined up tons of posters in the walls of the room, all of them from the same woman with the same clothing and the same pose, and all had their faces ripped off.

"This place gets creepier and creepier the deeper we go…" - Yotsuba whispered to herself as she walked backwards, stumbling into a chair sitting in the middle of the room - "What is this thing doing here?" -

Nino turned to look and saw the chair, finding it strange as well. Then, her eyes looked up, and… - "Hey, is that… A nose?" -

Just right above the chair, there was a nose with a red scarf tied at the end of it.

"An arrangement like this… Isn't it used for…" -

"That's it, I can't handle this place anymore, we're leaving!" - before Yotsuba could finish her question, Nino grabbed both her and Fuutarou by the arm and dragged them outside. They tried to resist, but something about being in that place was making them feel weaker.

Before leaving, Yotsuba turned to look at the poster - "Wait, I think I know who she is…" - but it fell to deaf ears, and she was promptly dragged away with Fuutarou to their starting location.

Once returning, and while they were thinking over their next course of action, Fuutarou caught both girls off guard - "Hey, there's someone over there" -

A strange silhouette was watching the 3 of them, hiding in the thickness of the fog. They couldn't make out its shape, until it started walking towards them. Once in close distance, they finally saw that the creature was…

"A plush bear?" -

"What is this thing?" - Nino asked right after Yotsuba.

"I would like to know the same thing. Who are you guys?" -

"AH! THE PLUSH CAN SPEAK!" - Yotsuba yelled.

"Please don't yell like that…" - the creature said as it covered its face with its hands in fear.

"This all has to be a dream…" - Fuutarou said to himself.

"It isn't" - it shocked the 3 to hear the bear's answer - "This world is what it is. It has no name, and it's also my home" -

"Really? You can't be serious" - Nino said.

"You guys should probably hurry and return to the other side. Someone's been throwing people in here, it's a mess" -

"What? Throwing people in here? What's that supposed to mean?" - Fuutarou asked.

"I dunno who's doing it! I just want them to think before they go doing stuff like that!" - the bear yelled out of desperation.

"And what's your problem!? What gives you the right to yell at us like that!?" - Nino said in anger - "Now answer. What ARE you? Where ARE we? What the hell is this place!?" -

The bear, in fear, ran behind Fuutarou, causing him and Yotsuba a slight laugh - "I already told you… A-Anyways, you need to hurry and get out of here" -

"Easier said than done. We don't even know how we got in here in the first place" - Fuutarou said looking back at the bear.

"That's why I'm saying I'll let you out!" -

"What? Can you repeat that?" -

In the middle of the group, 3 TVs suddenly appeared, stacked on top of one another.

"Wh-Where did those come from?" - Nino asked, as all walked towards the front, with the bear going behind them.

"Okay, now go, go, get outta here! I'm a busy bear!" -

"W-Wait! What are you doing!?" - Fuutarou yelled as the bear pushed all three of them into the TVs.

"There's no way we're going to fit!" - Yotsuba yelled as well, only to find herself corrected as the 3 entered the TV and started falling once more.