Absence of Light

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"Prologue 9 - Interconnected Waterslides"
==Scene 6: Absence of Light==
“... What time is it?” Asked Eden as he stretched himself in the soft and bouncy sunbed. It seems to be late evening. The sky turned into beautiful golden yellow, and the air is significantly cooler. The surroundings were so dark that Eden could barely see. The man and his stall were long gone, leaving some stains on the place it used to be. The rest of the two were still asleep. “Wakey wakey!” Said Eden, patting one side of Allen’s shoulder. “Huh? Why did you do that? I had such a good dream…” Complained Allen as soon as he was finally awakened from his deep sleep, “Oh wait—— It is nighttime? I never expected that. It is kinda cold here. Maybe we should wake Enigma up and we should get going before it is dark.”
“Ow…” Said Enigma slowly as the two shook her and tried to wake her up. “What now…” “Should we go now? We had enough sleep, but nighttime is coming. I think we should go now or it will mess up my biological clock.” “Alright, to leave this place, we need to go to the ‘Centrifugals’ zone. Just be minded that It would be dark once we noclip, and we need the torches.” “Are they still working after they were submerged in water for a few hours? Oh, they are, never mind then.” Said Allen, “I guess they are the waterproof ones.”
The girl let out a loud yawn, before drinking some almond water, and said,” We’re ready, aren’t we?” “Yeah. Let’s go…” Said Eden. “Everyone get a torch and follow me.” “Yes madam!” Said Allen, faking a serious tone. The two followed Enigma as she dashed through the darkening evening atmosphere. “Okay, so you see that giant ball over there? We’re going on that slide.” “Wait… That looks unsafe! How are we supposed to get there anyways?” “We walk from there, slide down there, climb up that, jump across that, then slide down there again-” Said Enigma with relish before Eden cut in saying… “ Alright, never mind. I don’t think it is safe to do either of those at night. But what do we do now?” “What, we wait for the day of course. Nights here only last for like, 2 hours or something?” “How does this work?” Asked Eden. “How’d I know? This is the Backrooms, most things do not make sense!” Said Enigma.
“I guess we'll wait then. I’m still sleepy. Let’s get back to our sunbeds…” Said Allen who stifled a yawn. “Alright then…” “Next time don’t wake me up unless it is important. Let’s go.” Said Enigma, who led the boys back to the soft sunbeds. “ I guess the sunset is worth watching though. Look! It’s beautiful.” She said as she slowly dozed into her dreams again. “Good night, Eden,” Said Allen, who followed Enigma into sleep. “Allen, don’t you think the night sky is beautiful?” But Allen did not respond as he was deep asleep. It was only Eden, who stared into the night sky and the moon and remembered life back in the small town in Ohio. A tear dropped from his eye unintentionally.
It felt like a year for Eden until the sun finally could be seen on the horizon. “Look!” Said Eden, who quickly shut himself up as he saw that the two were still asleep. “I guess I would just drink some almond water and wait for them.” The little one hopped to the cart full of almond water, and grabbed a drink. He felt a sense of relief while he was doing so. The sun was slowly rising into the sky, while the moon slowly… disappeared. “This is the Backrooms”, he thought, “Of course, this would happen.” He slapped his face and convinced himself to stand up, and walked to one of the pools to wash his face.
“It’s a new day.” The sun finally crawled its way slowly back to the sky, illuminating everything in its way. “Allen, wake up, it’s daytime. We could go now!” Said Eden. Allen had already woken up by the time Eden was calling him, and so did Enigma. “What an amazing night I had!” She said as she slowly removed herself from the sunbed. “Let’s revise about how to go into that big ball again!” “Please no.” Said Eden quickly, “We would not remember anyways. Just lead the way.” “Alright, you see the stairs that way. We go up there.”
“Can you tell us more about the place that we are going to?” “I can’t describe it that specifically, I’ve only been there a few times. From what I could remember is that it is Sublimity except the texture is sometimes not the classic pure white tiles but smooth plastic. It also somehow gives more modern vibes than Sublimity.” Said Enigma while the three stepped up the stairs. “I like that place more than Sublimity itself, to be honest. It is a cool place.”
“Okay, we’re at the top,” Said Eden, panting. “Yeah. Now we will go across the 17 bridges that will lead to the Centrifugals zone.” “The what?” “I counted yesterday, it was 17.” “That many? We better speed up then.” Said Allen. The three sped through the wet environment, with water pouring down everywhere, followed by splashing sounds. “I don’t wanna get wet yet. Our clothes were just dried yesterday, and I don’t want to be damp again.” “The exit is a water slide, you would have to sit on it. Duh! "said Enigma, rolling her eyes. “Oh…” 
The three crossed the bridge, and by the time they reached the Centrifugal zone, they were all wet. “I hate to wear wet socks with wet trainers.” Said Eden. “Why did you not complain back in Sublimity?” Teased Allen. “It was different okay? For some reason the water there was not irritating and cold.” “Maybe we could get some swimsuits or something. Our shoes are going to mold inside if we keep wearing them underwater. I swear.” Said Allen. “There’s a shop selling those right there, but we will have to walk back…” Said Enigma. “Oh crap. Never mind then. Let’s just get going…” Said the lazy one.
The three climbed up some bars and jumped across large gaps that were high above. In front of them lay a few dangling steps, connected with a pillar attached to the bar above. “Oh my god… Why is it so high up… How is this safe for a waterpark?” Said Eden as he looked down. “This is the Backrooms. Plus they already put a few mats down there so you wouldn’t die.” Said Enigma as she was swiftly hopping to the other side, then followed Allen. “Oh… I hate this.” Said Eden. He was not the athletic type. “Wait. You guys forgot the shopping cart…” “Oh…”
The three had to turn back to get the cart. On the way, they blamed each other for their carelessness. After a long while, they finally managed to move the cart with all of its contents across the bridges. “Now, how do we move the shopping cart across this?” Said Enigma. “I’m strong enough, but stuff will fall out. I will do a few runs to move everything.” Said Allen. “Move everything out of the shopping cart, now.” The three quickly took out the bottles of almond water and the chainsaw. “The shopping cart seems to be lighter than normal anyways, maybe it is made from some strong materials that we didn’t know.”
Allen first moved the shopping cart to the other side, then the chainsaw, the carpets, the flashlights, and finally, the almond water. “I’m done! You can cross now!” Said Allen. “Alright,” said Enigma,” Here I go!” She jumped onto the step so softly like a cat and the twins could barely hear her. “Wait… Wait for me…” Said Eden as he stepped onto each step carefully and slowly. “Alright, now just go into that hole. It leads to the ball.” “I don’t think it is safe going down with the shopping cart.” “Just seal it up again with the carpets.” Said Enigma casually. “Oh god… More work…” Complained Allen.
As soon as the process is finished, the three are finally ready for the next part of their journey. “It would only take a few seconds before we would be sent into the ball. The water there is very strong, so try your best to maintain your balance. After you get to the bottom of the slide, you will get noclipped. Again, you should feel nothing at all, except darkness for a few seconds, so that would not bring you any problems.” Enigma narrated the whole process as the boys tried to remember every word carefully.
“Alright, if everything is set, then we should be going.” Said the Backrooms expert as she grabbed the cart and went into the slide. “I think it would be safer if I hold it this time.” “Let’s go.” Without further ado, the girl immediately washed down the slide. Allen and Eden jumped into the slide respectively. “Why is this so fast? It is the first time I feel pain… Due to the water slapping onto my body…” Eden was not comfortable with the water at all.
“Alright, then its another noclip time!” said Enigma, as the three was driven into semi-consciousness, the one who lies behind is the Centrifugals...
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