Thing: Man, it sure feels good to be one the outside again... just wish it wasn't from inside this shithole. Surprised the Dumbfuck hasn't woken up yet, but hey... I'll take what I can get.
- Door opens and clicks shut.
Thing: Whaโ?
- Allurus pulls out a seat to sit down and confront the Thing.
Thing: Uh... Am I losin' it, or do I hear voices?
Allurus: Heh, knowing you, probably both. Now, tell me how you got here, and who helped you?
Thing: You do know, when I get outta these cuffs, I'm gonna fucking kill youโAAaaahhhh!
Allurus: ...I will hurt you.
Thing: ๐๐ถ๐ง๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ง๐ง. Oh, yeah? ๐๐ถ๐ง๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ง๐ง. Well, tell me somethin' I don't know.
Allurus: ...One phone call, and it's gonna be your ass rotting in a federal pen for life.
Thing: Heh, heh, heh, hehโYeah, your gonna have to do better than that to scare the likes of me sweetheaAAAAAHHHHH!
Allurus: I am not... fucking around. So, I suggest you cut your shit and talk.
Thing: ๐๐ถ๐ง๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ง๐ง. Heh, hehโwhat's wrong Cosmic Fuck, you seemed so nice before? Yeah... Well, I guess it's easy to be nice WHEN YOUR ON THE FUCKING OUTSIDE LOOKING IN!
Allurus: So is that a no, then?
Thing: YEAH FUCKFACE, THAT'S A NO!
Allurus: ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ... Alrightโguess we're gonna have to do this all over again 'til you get it right.
Thing: And I will be here waiting just beneath the eyes to FUCKING RIP OUT YOURS YOUโAAAAAHHHHH! ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐บ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ. Huh, huh, ha, ha, ha...! ๐๐ถ๐ง๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ง๐ง... ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ง๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ. You can hurt me all you want, cunt. I ain't this soft Dumbfโ
โ Ahhhhโfuck! Ow, ow... What the hell is goin' on?
โ "rrRRAAAH! Jesus fucking christ, I swear he does this shit on purpose."
โ Whaโwhat's happening?
Allurus: Good, you're awake.
โ Where am I, andโholy shit! Why is there blood all over me?! D-did I try to kill myself again?
โ "๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ด. I wish."
Allurus: Hm, In a way. The guards were ready to use lethal force. You're lucky.
โ I don't feel lucky.
Allurus: Hmm... Guess that was a poor choice of words. Anyways, you're gonna be staying with us for a while.
โ What, why?! What did I do?
Allurus: ...Ask your reflection.
โ What? Well, hold onโyou sound familiar.
Allurus: I'm the one you referred to as 'the presence', here's my name card.
โ "Al-lur-us? The fuck kind of name is that?"
โ Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
Allurus: ...What?
โ Im sorry, but your name sucks ass.
โ "Heh, Majorly..."
Allurus: ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ. ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ... Look, we are still sticking to the original plan, but I need you to get your shit together, or we're both fucked.
โ โ Really?
โ "Damn, I even tried to kill this fucker and he still wants to go with the plan? He must be pretty fucking desperate."
โ WHAT?! IS THAT WHY WE'RE HERE?!
โ "Oops, damnโbad mouth, bad. Well, you probably shouldn't be drinking yourself into a comatose."
Allurus: Your reflection tried to force an outcome that's beyond its control, so learn to keep your dog on a leash next time.
โ "Hmph, I'm gonna enjoy eating you alive motherfucker."
Allurus: We're also going to be sending you to a holding facility with the other candidates. There you'll-
โ Other candidates?
Allurus: You'll catch on to things as we go, but for right now, just take this sedative. It'll help calm you down.
โ "It's probably poison."
Allurus: It's not.
โโ ?!
Allurus: Yes, I can still hear you in there, you wretch.
โโ How?!/"Well I'll be damned."
Allurus: Like I said, you'll catch on as we go. Now shut the fuck up and take the sedative, so the guards can escort you out of here. I have other business to attend to. I'll see you both tomorrow. ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ. ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉโCan't believe he actually tried to pull that stunt.
- Allurus stands up and leaves the room, leaving the potential conduit to his thoughts.
โ "Uh... You hear that too, right?"
โ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ... Yes.
โ "Okay, good, cause Iโ"
โ No! You listen to me you bastard. I'm gonna take this sedative, and you're gonna shut up. We are in THIS because of YOU!
โ Ride or die, remember?
โ Yeah, and when the time comes, I'm gonna savor your final breaths, you fucking psychotic asshole.
โ Couldn't have said it better myself, partner.
Guard: Hey! Hurry the fuck up in there!