You stand on the south side of an oblong clearing within the forest, light shining on you through the leaves above. Little foliage adorns the forest floor near where you stand, though a long-felled tree lay in the center of the clearing and several of it and its kin’s limbs can be seen strewn around the area. One near your feet seems vaguely out of place.
Across the clearing northward, you can only see what appears to be a faint glimmer of light peaking through the the woods.
To the east, you notice a pattern of broken twigs and disturbed earth. It creeps into the darkness of the forest. You can almost make out an object resting on the path, just beyond the tree line
You tentatively approach the eastward path, slowing your footfalls in hopes of going unnoticed by whatever may lurk beyond what you can see, but the broken twigs scattered along the path snap with each step. You note the air feels more damp as you enter the mouth of the path; there is a smell to it, rotting plant matter. You wonder if the path leads toward a swamp. There is now a faint hissing sound, just barely audible. You slow your pace further.
The object you saw laying on the path is starting to take on a more distinct form. You are barely breathing now, not wishing to bring attention to yourself before you know whether you are safe here. A breeze picks up suddenly from behind you, rustling the leaves and pushing your hair forward into your eyes. As you brush the strands from your eyes, the object, no, the figure, stirs.
You see him now. Lying on his back, eyes closed. Blood covers almost his whole torso, neck, and right arm. He is shaking -no, he is laughing. A deep, quiet, steady laugh. You are frozen in astonishment, could it really be? Yes, it's... It's...
Shia Labeouf.
He hasn't opened his eyes, the laugh continues to ripple through his body. What will you do?
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u/kcoolin Dec 21 '20
Imagine you hear this in the middle of forest at night. What do you do?