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[ After realizing what exactly the letter and that friendship bracelet meant, Will went into a mild panic. What did this mean? Why did Fear chose him?! Was it because of what his double had done? What he was capable of? Or perhaps it was because Will was constantly in fear himself?

Will wasn't a competitive man by nature, he was happy being the last kid picked in sports at school, but something about the prize the Gods were offering, really captured Will's attention. Maybe, just maybe, if his team won and they were granted a wish, Will could ask Fear to bring Abigail in through the door? That was his driving force in all this, the hope that he could see her again?

So, with that in mind, Will paced his bedroom floor, wracking his brain trying to think of a way to scare people. He didn't want to, but he was going to! As his imagination went overdrive, Will remembered the horrible things he'd seen while wandering barefoot and sleepless in the Silent Hill Zone. That place had an ability to bring your own personal monsters out of the fog. Maybe, just maybe he would be able to show people some of the monsters that haunted his mind? They terrified Will so why wouldn't they terrify others?

Grabbing his coat and making sure Winston was locked in the apartment, Will left a note for Hannibal on the coffee table, explaining where he was but not what he was doing. This way, at least someone he trusted to come rescue him would be able to find him should everything fall apart.

As the fog rolled in and the ash began to fall, Will took a deep breath and stepped forwards. It was such a strange feeling, you'd think it would be like walking over a thresh hold so clear and obvious, but it took a little while before he even realized he'd made it into Silent Hill. The air felt thick and Will could already feel the sensation of something watching him.

It was about five minutes into his wandering that the sirens finally began to call. Will swallowed the lump in his throat and turned his phone on, broadcasting to the network. He wanted to scare people, he wanted them to see the horrors he was about to face. Knowing full well how dangerous it would be, he came armed with the pistol Maketh had given him and two bullets he'd managed to scavenge. Taking a deep breath as everything went dark, he waited and there it was finally, emerging from the darkness and fog.

Clawing free, those eyes, those antlers, that ever-hungry body. Will hadn't expected to see it, he'd thought maybe the Stag or Hobb's himself, but this? No, this was more terrifying than he'd planned. ]

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[ The glow of her open phone shows peeling paint behind her as the siren finally finishes its call, her location clearly in one of the various building within the zone. She knew people would wander in, was ready and willing to take advantage of her ability and let the nightmares haunt strangers and friends alike (with using Pyramid Head as the ultimate advantage if necessary), but she didn't expect a teammate to wander in.

A teammate, she can tell, because she can feel it; that need to protect, to work together. ]

Get in a building, you stupid fuck. You're dinner if you stay out in the darkness for too long.

[ Will was startled when he heard her voice. He recognized her. ]

Sharon? Wh-what are you doing out here?

[ Paying more attention to her than he was to the Wendigo, it made a dash for him. Reaching out and tussling the back of his head, shaving a few of those wild, dark, curls of his with its razor-like talons. It was toying with him like it always did.

Will held his hand out, keeping a distance between the monster and Sharon, he didn't want her killing it. He was, however, totally unaware of the other things that were lurking here in the ash and darkness. ]

Don't kill it! I needed to lure it out... You're... You're on the same side as me aren't you?

I should be asking you that. You're kind of in my territory, Will. [ The ash, the fog, that's all hers. It shouldn't be something she's proud of—it's gotten more than a few people killed—but she is. She absolutely is.

The creature after him doesn't appear to want to kill Will, not yet. It seems to be far more interested in playing with him and his statement has a frown forming on her lips. He wanted to lure it out? Fuck. Right.

Same team. She lifts her wrist to show off the green bracelet around her wrist, having not bothered to remove it. ]

You're wanting to use it to frighten people? [ She mutters with a hint of realization. It's either an incredibly smart move or an incredibly stupid one. ]

Your territory?

[ Tilting his head aside curiously was he asked. What exactly did she mean by that? Was this something she had brought from home with her? Will briefly recalled from memories of his double, how her eyes had turned black and the unstable flame she was able to manifest out of thin air. Did she belong here? Did she cause all of this? No, he had to stop over thinking it, there wasn't time now, perhaps later he could question her more on it.

Nodding and raising his hand to her, pulling back his sleeve and showing her the matching green bracelet he wore. ]

It was the only thing I could think of... It terrifies me, so why wouldn't it scare other?

[ Turning to look at it, the Wendigo lashed out at him suddenly, catching his face and leaving a thin scratch down his cheek. It was toying with him, if it wanted to, it could have consumed him there and then... But it didn't, why? ]

I er... I think I might be able to control it... To a certain extent.

[ Touching his face, dabbing at the blood with the end of his sleeve to stop the bleeding. The Wendigo trembled and in sparse, erratic movements, it withdrew before crouching down on its fawn like legs. ]

Is there a way to lead it out of here? Or would it vanish once I'm past the threshold?

[ To be honest, the Wendigo is a frightening creature, but given that it's her area, the only thing that really frightens her about it is Will's idea that he might be able to control it—as if it weren't just playing with it's meal before it went for the kill. Her stomach does a flip when it scratches him and she frowns. ]

You can't leave as long as we're in this version of reality, even if you wanted to. Once the siren sounds, you're stuck until the world rights itself. And the... the fucking monster won't leave with you. It can't. It's... It's like... [ Fuck, he's bleeding and that's just. Fucking hell, Will. ]

Think of it like a dream. In here, it exists. In the real world, it can't. This isn't a dream, though, and it can kill you if you're not careful.

Don't be a fucking idiot, ok? [ Worried? Nah. Not at all. (Yes. Yes she is) ]