The rules are simple. If you wake up, you win. If not...

Luke:...f-f**k

Koketsu: hey

winter:"oh shit"

The music is very close...

winter*looks at where the music is coming*

...is that a bar?

winter:"what?" *slowly wake up to the bar*

...it's a bar. An old-timey black-and-white bar.

winter:"what?"

A strange grayscale woman who resembles the Rabbit Man runs the bar, serving what appears to be hot chocolate to the people trapped in the maze.

winter"hello?"

The woman looks up.

"Heya."

winter:"where am i?"

"Right now, you're in my hot cocoa bar. It's a safe space in the nightmare maze."

winter:"how do i exit this nightmare?"

"...to get out you'd have to wake up the Dreamer..."

winter:"and where is that?"

"Nobody knows, not even me and my brother."

winter:*sighs*

"Sorry..."

winter:"do you think the Dreamer is in the nightmare maze?"

"...yeah, they're somewhere in there..."

winter:"well i have to go there"

"Good luck, I guess."

"I don't need you to tell me."

winter:"..."

"...whatever. I'll be back. I have others to scare."

The Rabbit Man leaves. Faint music can be heard from somewhere else in this dark labyrinth.

winter:"shit"

...now what?

winter:*runs away*

...you run aimlessly into the labyrinth, eventually getting closer to the music.

winter:*punches the wall trying to break the wall*

The wall attempts to eat Winter's hand.

winter:*pulls her hand away*

"Because it saves you the time of me experimenting until I find out."

winter:*takes a deep breath* "i will make a deal with you"

"I do not make deals."

winter:"i will tell you what i am scared of if you take my deal"

"...what is your deal?"

winter:"we are going to play tag for 15 minutes, if I win i get out of this nightmare, if you win I will tell my thing"

"...no."

winter:*sighs*

"You cannot try to bargain your way out of this."

winter:"i won't tell you"

"Hello, little one..."

winter:*steps back* "no no no"

"Now, now... you shouldn't be nervous."

The man appears behind Winter and grabs their shoulder.

"You should be TERRIFIED."

winter:*tries to punch the thing*

The man casually sidesteps the punch and bonks Winter with his umbrella.

winter*steps back again*

"Don't waste your time with fighting."

winter:"..."

"Now tell me... what are you scared of?"

winter:"why should i?"

(NTSB)
growls at the monster