forum I'm lacking the creative ingenuity to provide a clever and witty name (Character Chat 5)

Started March 16, 2019 by Deleted user

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He did what he was told. "Ah. That was easier than I thought. Would be better if I wasn't blind."

"Your choice, dude," he said with a shrug. "Alright, 5 steps, then pin yourself against the left hand wall. Buzz saws coming out of thr right wall."

He pressed his body against the wall, sucking in to make himself as thin as possible. "What now?"

"Shuffle three feet, then wait for me to tell you to move to the other one." He rubbed his chin, realizing hos stressful this must be for him.

He let out a calming breath before sliding across the wall three feet.

He mentally counted down. Three, two, one… "Now!"

He moved again, heart beating erratically. "Fucking hell this is stressful…"

"Sorry. You got, like, 3 traps left 'til the end, though. You're doing good." He tried an encouraging tone, but found he wasn't very good at it. "Anyways, three more feet and you can walk normally."

He breathed a prayer to the stars as he did as Runner instructed, trusting he wouldn't send him into any traps.

He winced as the blade came way faster than it should've, skimming the Prince's side as he barely scooted past.

He cursed and resisted the urge to book it. "Runner!"

"That thing shot out faster than it did before, I'm sorry!" He groaned. "Alright, we're fine, I swear. There's a fire-pit right in front of you about 3 feet across. Just jump over it."

He jumped over it, his feet just barely passed the pit's edge. He stumbled forward before he fell back.

"Stop! You wanna turn into bacon, fucker?"

"Shut up! I'm trying to concentrate on not falling!"

He shook his head in frustration, watching him struggle to keep his balance.

He pinwheeled his arms to regain his balance, feeling like an idiot but not wanting to be burned to a crisp. Finally, he managed to take a step forward to get off of the ledge. "Fucking hell…" he breathed.

"Alright, last one. It's lasers. Take a BIG step forward, and hike your knee up high."

"If you're purposefully making me look like an idiot…" he growled.

"I woulda let you drop into the fire if I wanted to do that," he said dryly.

He sighed and reluctantly did what Runner said, feeling mortified but thankful he couldn't see people's reactions. "And I thought being a royal reject was embarrassing," he grumbled.

"I share the pain. Now, get down low and crawl a foot, then stand up very carefully. Do not sway to the right or left, unless you like living with one arm."

"I can just have Kiriti tend to my wounds," he chirped, then did what he was told. "Actually, I think Fenris would bite my head off. Never mind. I value my pretty face."

"Last step, you gotta crouch low and step over and duck under one at the same time. The space is about 4 feet off the ground."

"Well shit. This just might be the end of me." He hesitated, picturing what he was going to do in his head before actually doing it. Just in case he fucked up or panicked.

"No it won't, I'm not gonna let you die to some fancy lights."

"Here goes nothing." He slowly followed Runner's instructions, holding his breath and waiting to hit one of the lasers.

"Slow down, slow." He chewed on his nails in anticipation.

"I'm going slow!" Nevertheless, he went even slower.

"Alright, just get the other leg through and you're home free."