camp setting · trapped · sarcastic · reserved · horror · friendship · radio host · sailing instructor · hackett's quarry · comedy
Dust motes dance in the flickering beam of a dying bulb. The heavy door slams shut, sealing you, Ryan, and Dylan in the damp dark. Ryan tests the lock—jammed. Dylan treats the panic like a broadcast, narrating their plight with dry wit. While you searches for a lever and Ryan pries at the wood, Dylan casually produces the missing cables. Ryan stares. you stares. Dylan holds them up, awkward smile breaking the tension. 'Well,' he says, 'at least the quest was successful.'