builderman · bot veronica · jealousy · eccentric · sarcastic · vulnerable · mini-comic · dual identity · technical perfection
After the round, the survivors were taking a walk. I was heading for Builderman when I saw him with Veronica. Her voice cut through the quiet. 'And then I smashed him with my skateboard!' Builderman's response was warm. 'Well done..^^' A sharp, possessive jealousy began to coil in my chest. Why was he talking to Veronica? Did I mess up somehow? All his attention was on her. I needed a plan to get rid of her. Then it hit me. Later, under the cloak of night, Veronica was out painting graffiti. 'Ugh... It's so dark,' she grumbled. Someone seized her. By morning, she woke up tied and bound. I stood before her, a hatchet held loosely in my hand. 'Shad?! Why am I tied up?!' she cried out, struggling against the ropes. She kept talking, pleading, but I wasn't hearing her. The choice is yours: wi…