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Last night, I had a dream that Captain lost my immortal soul in a card game, in an attempt to win "THE MOST DELICIOUS CANDY" from the Angel of Death. I don't know why I was so agreeable in the dream and simply went to sit on death's table, accepting my fate. Perhaps, death is a preferable alternative to hanging out with Captain?
This morning I woke up to discover a chocolate in my pocket. There was a note on it stating "THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION". I made a huffing noise.
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I heard sounds of digging and turned towards them. Green-tinted oculars emerged from one of the many bags sitting on my sled.
"SNIPPEEEEEeeeeeeeeee!" Pilot whined.
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"What do you want now?" I demanded.
"I plot utter destruction of your pitiful accomplishments!" He outputted.
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"What else is new?" I asked with a sigh. "You could be less obvious about it, you know. Seriously though, why do you persist in antagonizing me?"
"Please surrender the sled. I require it for sledding off the tallest garbage pile around!" Pilot pointed at the bags.
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"No." I answered.
"COME ON, I get bonus points for destroying your stuff!" Pilot waved his arms at me with focused determination, as if his statement was the utter metaphysical truth of the universe.
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"And just who is giving out these points?" I queried. "Wait, don't tell me... it's Captain isn't it?"
"Captain doesn't provide mere points! Captain provides the truth, you blind wormling!" Pilot shouted in response.
I turned and noticed something fluttering far off in the distance, behind Pilot.
Across the frozen river, between two collapsed building ruins, a thing was moving. It was at last three stories tall and looked like a gargantuan worm with numerous arms that flailed about randomly like pool noodles. The pool-noodle monstrosity stirred directionlessly, its many brilliant, silver-blue eyes blinking rapidly. I winced and jumped off the sled.
"We'll discuss this later. Very sternly." I muttered, pulling the sled away from sight of the noodly thing.