got anything for trying to befriend flumpty? or maybe slowly becoming friends with him? (I really wanna be his friend ^^)
Oop I went a bit overboard but hey, that's what we do around here :^)
Big spoilers for all of ONAF 3
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"You've got to be kidding me. Is this a joke?!"
"It's no yolk! There's danger everywhere out there!"
"You lied to me!" Turning around, you scowled at the large egg entity, feeling utterly betrayed by his promise. "You said I can go home...but I have NO home to go to!! I can't survive out there!" You gestured to the apocalyptic scene outside.
"You could if you tried." He chuckled. "I mean it's what you wanted, right? To be set free? This is no different from the other times I let you go."
"But this is.....! Ugh, what is wrong with you?" You groaned. "First you killed all your friends just because I was smarter than you-"
"Oh don't worry, they're just plot devices to me."
"...don't know what that means, but second I know the world can't be like this. You just made it look that way so I'd stay here forever. I'm not buying it."
"You know what, fine." Flumpty huffed, deciding to get serious as he put his hands on his hips(?) and tapped his foot. The exit door slammed shut. "I like bad endings, but I just-so-happen to also like good endings, so here's the deal: I reset the night and we crank the difficulty up to hard....boiled. If you survive, I'll let you go and everything will be normal."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm an egg of my word! Now let's begin!"
With the snap of his fingers, you were teleported back into the office, plopping down into the same chair you've sat in for six hours. You could feel the heat of the furnace warming your skin and sighed, checking the monitor.
Sure enough everyone was alive, well, and of course ready to kill you.
You really didn't wanna go through this again, but unfortunately Flumpty had more power over you. In his world, "three times the charm" didn't exist, so you were stuck playing his twisted game for the fourth time now.
Nevertheless, you were determined to win your freedom. No matter how many nights you spent in this hellish place.
"Alright, let's do this the hard-boiled way...........god it's less funny when I say it."
......
True to Flumpty's words, this night was extra challenging as you had to keep tabs on all of his "friends" more closely. They were very agitated and left their usual spots quicker, coming by the office more often.
The egg claimed he "turned up their AIs"..whatever what means. But you're certain they're either pissed off or terrified (or both) of Flumpty killing them again. With that threat hanging over their heads, they're gonna try their hardest to kill you first.
Even Eyesaur begged you to stop blinding him with your handheld camera, even though it hurt more of his eyes. Oddly enough, he pleaded to just be let in, not to kill you.
You didn't let him or anyone else in.
After holding them off long enough, 3AM rolled around and you realized the scenery was changing into something similar to when Flumpty took over the night.
'What? But..it's not six yet!' You flipped the monitor open and saw the giant Eye Flumpty with a patience meter ticking down, as well as the rest of the Flumpty clones replacing the monsters.
He killed them all anyway..again.
Flumpty could keep bringing them back and killing them as much as he pleased. Simply because he can.
It made you wonder that, if you did become his "friend" like he promised during your first encounter with him...would he treat you the same way?
You grimaced at the thought.
Why did you even consider being his friend? He's kidnapped you three times now, forcing you to play sick hide n' seek games for his own amusement.
Maybe...he just didn't have the best social skills?
No. That was no excuse.
'But..maybe he doesn't understand how dangerous this truly is.'
Once again you tried to shake the thoughts, not wanting to pity this stupid egg who was probably gonna keep you here forever. Of course you're the only one who survived his games, so he might as well give you infinite games to play until you finally crack.
For now you'll just focus on the Flumpty Clones.
Soon the time read 5:59, though all of your equipment and even your body temperature was fluctuating. You didn't bother messing with anything and decided to just wait out this final minute.
But as you began to shiver and sweat at the same time, you groaned in discomfort and hugged yourself. "Please..let me go home.." You closed your eyes.
Though not for long.
"Hehe..gonna rip you a brand new face~"
Snapping both eyes open, you looked to the middle hallway, panicking as you heard the voice coming from that direction. You scrambled to find your camera.
Only for it to run out of charges.
"...oh son of a-"
From the darkness lunged a screeching Flumpty, his face cracked open. And what you saw in him was more horrifying than any of his abominations you've faced:
A vortex of tendrils, pulsating flesh, teeth, and suction cup-like eyes came hurling at you as he grabbed your shoulders. And you could see the teeth within spinning like the blades of a blender.
It was like staring straight into the mouth of Hell itself.
"AH!! GET AWAY FROM ME!!" With all your remaining strength, you pushed against him so he didn't pull you into the cosmic horrors of his true form. You squeezed your eyes shut, fighting back tears as his horrible screeching continued.
"I-If you wanted to just be my friend...all you had to do was ask!!"
"....really?"
Oddly enough his voice sounded..normal? And his grip had loosened almost entirely.
You cautiously opened your eyes, shocked to see Flumpty's usual innocent smile. His shell was fixed, too, as if nothing even happened.
"Oh my, well..you should've said that in the first place!" He let you go just as a clock somewhere chimed. "Ah, 6AM! Well you did it! Had it'd been a second later, I would've been frying your eyes out!"
"..s-so you're sparing me?"
"Yeppers! You did survive till 6, after all! Come with me."
With slightly shaky legs you got up, taking a moment to recover from whatever the hell just happened, before following him to the same door.
Sure enough, the outside world was completely normal. You could see the city in the distance, valleys of green, and the beautiful sunshine. The smell of clean air made you realize this was legit.
You could go home.
A smile overtook your face as you stepped closer to the outside, though Flumpty's sullen voice made you pause.
"Welp, goodbye..good luck..and thank you for the fun.."
Looking back, you saw his shoulders slump as he began to leave you to your freedom. But something in your heart told you to call out to him.
"W-Wait!"
'Dumbass, what are you doing?!'
Flumpty stopped and turned around to face you, confused.
"As aggravating as all of this was, I mean it when I said I'd be your friend. That wasn't just a cheap trick to stall you from killing me."
"Oh, it's okay." He chuckled heartedly. "I know that old trick. I only allowed it because I knew you were genuine! Besides, you're an eggcellent candidate for a best friend!"
"Cool." You nodded. "I will gladly take that position, but there's a catch: I'm done playing your hide n' seek games. I want absolutely no part in them."
"Fair enough!"
"I also wanna go back to my normal life in the city."
"...w-wait, that's-"
"And you bring back your gang of "plot devices"."
"But-"
"And finally, you apologize to them."
"Now how is that fair?" Flumpty raised an eyebrow, standing defiant. "That's not a catch, that's four catches!"
"Four for every game I've won."
".............."
".............."
"....alrighty. That's a hard-boiled bargain you got there, but I'll accept it!" He smiled once more and shook your hand. "As long as you visit my realm 23 hours a day, 6 days a week!"
You just sighed, returning the smile.
Of course, it wasn't easy negotiating with a chaos god like him.
