June 10, 2022

"Wake up."

Travis' eyes snap open. He's... somewhere familiar. A trailway in the woods. The trees, they're all dark. The leaves are black. The sky is pulsating between blood red and black. He looks up at the figure in front of him, and takes a step back.

"What? You look like you've seen a ghost, Projector," Raine smiles, stepping closer. Pitch black fire covers most of Raine's back, his skin pale as snow.

"I.. what..?" Travis stammers, backing up against a tree.

"This is the only way I could get you to wake up. Listen, you've got work to do. You know Cody's lil clique?"

"The.. group Daniel leads?"

"Yeah. They've been disbanded, although by means they didn't expect." Raine leans in closer, "Now's a good time to strike, is it not? Get your revenge for Cody stealing your kill? He's already challenged you."

"Cody's a traitor," Travis mutters.

"That he is! You should go over and teach that boy a lesson."

"...you said he challenged me?"

"Six months ago, in December. You've been asleep for quite some time. Pulling a Jay from Marble Hornets at the beginning of Season 2, I see."

"What the hell does that even mean??"

"Nothing. Get going, scram!" Raine pushes Travis down to the dirt path, and vanishes like a wisp of smoke.