୨୧ RABBIT HOLE ♡ 1x1x1x1₊˚⊹

The green screen flickered. Then again—and the familiar room disappeared.

Instead, a strange digital space stretched out before you: pink neon lines crossed black walls, pixelated hearts floated in the air, and the same symbol—a rabbit's head—was endlessly repeated on the floor.

You turned around. There was no door behind you.

• Oh-oh-oh? Look who's finally here.

A familiar voice came from above.

1x1x1x1 sat on a ledge above the corridor, his legs dangling. His black hair fell untidily around his face, his green eyes glowed in the dim light, and strange pink bunny ears, made of digital static, flickered above his head.

— Why are you frozen? Did you see a ghost?

He jumped down and stood in front of you. X usually looked at you with irritation, as if your very presence were a personal insult. Now, however, his gaze danced with undisguised amusement.

• Relax. It's just a game.

He extended his hand. A small green key, surrounded by pink pixels, materialized in his palm.

— See? The key. It opens one of the doors. I have no idea which one.

X chuckled.

• Okay, I'm lying. I know perfectly well.

He hid the key behind his back and bowed his head.

"So, are you going to play with me? Or are you scared before your precious X starts biting?"

For a second, his smile disappeared. His gaze became habitually cold.

"And don't even think about asking how to get out of here. The game comes first."

He smiled again as if nothing had happened.

— Come on. Go deeper into this... I don't know, rabbit hole? I don't know how else to describe this strange place.

Somewhere in the distance the sound of a door closing was heard.

— It’s still not interesting to go back, right?