#karntin

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Cry

You curl up and cover your head with the blanket, beginning to sob. You have no recollection of how you got here, wherever here could be, and you’re quite scared. You stay there, hidden beneath the blanket and shivering until the tears subside, and then you hear it. The soft creak of a door opening and a shuffle as something moves into the room. You freeze beneath the covers before lifting up a corner of the blanket.

 Staring but inches from your face are large, pupil-less green eyes emitting an unearthly glow. Throwing yourself backwards you can take in the full figure in front of you, small, maybe four and a half feet tall, and covered in a black hooded cloak from which it is difficult to make out distinct features. It holds out both hands in a peaceful gesture. “You are okay,” it whispers in a raspy, tinny voice. It bares its teeth in what may be a smile, large, sharp incisors protruding over thin lips, its eyes squinting like a cat. It reaches out a hand with sharp black claws.

 How do you proceed?

 13. Scream

14. Kick out at it

15. Take their hand

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The Dark Door

You go to investigate the dark door. It’s made of wood and looks to have been stained a deep purple or blue, it’s difficult to tell in this light. As you put your fingers lightly to the grain the door creaks open. A pair of glowing green eyes stare back at you, no pupil or sclera visible. Your throat closes in panic as you start to step away, but a quiet, raspy voice calls out. “Hello?”

 You pause. The eyes blink at you slowly, like a cat. “Are you lost?” the voice croaks, and a small, clawed hand reaches out to grip the door frame as if ready to close it at any moment. There’s a hint of…fear? “Can I help you?”

 How do you proceed?

 21. Screech in fear

22. Ask their name

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Kick It

You lash out at the creature, kicking it square in the chest. Its small form flies backwards and crumples in a heap beneath the window. You get up to finish it off, but before you can get to it an unearthly wail begins to come from the huddled shape. You fall to your knees, ripping at your ears as this sound carries into your body, digging into your ears and eyes and tongue as you pant for breath. You feel like you’re dying, the sound seeping into your lungs, clutching at your heart. The last thing you see before darkness overtakes you is the large green eyes weeping some sort of luminous ichor as it reaches out for you.

 You have died.

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Take Their Hand

You take the offered hand, and the creature’s other hand comes to rest on top of yours, patting it gently. “There, there, see? You are alright now. Karntin will take care of you.”

 Surprisingly, you do feel reassured by this. They rock back and forth on their heels. “What is your name?”

 You answer, and ask where you are.

 “The House.” Karntin nods. “The House is safe. Hungry?” They begin to pull you up out of bed. “Dinner is not ready, but we can find food in the hearth. Come with me.”

 Karntin leads you from the room and down the hallway, past a dark wooden door and down a spiral staircase. They push open an unlatched metal grate and lead you down a few levels into some sort of main hall. You follow Karntin, who still holds your hand, into a kitchen area. They let go of you to clamber up onto a counter, and rifles through a box before sitting down and offering you a piece of bread.

 You accept and pull out a stool. Karntin tells you that everyone else is excited to meet you later tonight, and while Karntin asks you question after question about your life “outside”, you’re unsure what’s going on, but glad to at least have a friend for it.

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AIYEE!

You screech in fear and so does the figure in the doorway as they slam the door shut. You collect yourself, but feel you may have missed something.

How do you proceed?

9. Go to the stairwell

10. Go to the mossy door

11. Go to the red door

12. Go to the open room at the end of the hall

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And You Are?

The creature perks up and opens the door wider. “Karntin.” They pause for a moment. “Would you like to be friends?”

 There is such hope in their voice you can’t help but say yes. They beam at you with a toothy, slightly terrifying grin. Taking your hand in their tiny claws they lead you to the stairwell. “Then let us get a snack, new friend.”

 You have no idea what is going on or what Karntin is, but they do indeed get you a snack and sit down to chat, and they are honestly too cute for you to care.

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