>>5462729 >>5463513No, this isn't a nightmare. No way in hell. This is real life. Your other guesses, that could all be true for all you know, but you don't really have time to contemplate the reasons behind this farce right now. Most, importantly it is real. Whatever is happening now has always been happening. You are not the first, nor are you likely to be the last to go through this... game. It is just a constant like death and taxes that you have been lucky enough to avoid up until now. But you have no choice but to confront it now.
The thought that hundreds, thousands, or possibly even millions before you could have gone through similar trials re-energizes you somehow. You are still terrified of course- it can be considered your good fortune that you emptied your bladder before bed- but you are also ready to face whatever this all is. You may not succeed, and you may go out being torn limb from limb shitting and screaming, but at the very least you will put your all into preventing said demise.
Newfound resolution does not quite translate to courage though. Or, if you were to put it in terms that left you with some modicum of pride, it does not translate to foolhardiness. With the realization that some aspect of this world that you have simply been ignorant of up until now has quite literally come knocking, comes the thought that you really should put another door between you and it. More, if possible. You return to your room, lock the door, make sure it's locked, and then begin building a barricade against the door as quietly as possible. Boxes, nightstand, et cetera, et cetera. As you're doing so, the problem of how to arrange the whole thing comes up. A blockade is helpful in preventing things from coming in but, obviously, it also prevents you from going out. Perhaps it's best to leave one door unblocked, just in case?
>It's less likely that something will try to get in via the bathroom door than the hallway door. You can leave it unblocked.>It's less likely that something will try to get in via the bathroom door than the hallway door... particularly if you take the risk of going into the bathroom and lock the doors from the bathroom to the hallway and your uncle's bedroom. You can leave it unblocked.>...Maybe you should leave the hallway door unblocked and the bathroom door blocked. Knocker is still downstairs, while Sobber is practically next door.>No, you think you'll leave both doors blocked. In the worst case scenario, you always have a window to leave from. 