???: *grabs you by the arm* "Listen, we didn't have plans to come after you. You weren't causing too much trouble, so we figured it'd be fine. But you can't mind your own business, so...I think you know what happens next."
???: "We're not interested in killing you."
????: "Wait, we aren't?"
???: "Obviously not. We just need new subjects for the boss. ALIVE ones, might I add"
????: "Oh god I killed it."
???: "You literally shot him in the chest three times. What were you expecting?"
????: "Sorry, sorry...But now what? I know the older one saw it. We have to find him now."
????: *turns around* "Oh. Hello."
*someone else comes up behind hajime and drives a dagger into their side and forces them to their knees. it's not lethal, but it's still enough for significant blood loss if not treated*
*two people are standing over the limb body of what seems to be a child, one of them holding a gun*
???: "I think you killed it. You freaking idiot, you killed it."
????: *shrugs* "Ask the person that put involuntary manslaughter on the list of California crimes."
???: "Fights gone too far, accidentally shooting someone because your aim is shit."
???: "Oh where do I even begin? The boss just GOES ON VACATION and expects us to work at the same pace. Alexander here just committed involuntary manslaughter, and I don't even want to START on how bossy and annoying 0013's being!"
????: "The boss's sort of pet. They do whatever he asks and tells him everything that happens in the facility. EVERYTHING. They can also just make things out of nothing like a 3-d printer or something."
???: "They're in control while the boss's gone."
???: "I guess."
????: "I can't stand it anymore! I should never have joined their stupid cult!"
???: "You know you can't leave, though. You made a deal with the boss. You don't want to lose what family you have left, do you?"
POV: PEOPLE IN YOUR TOWN GO MISSING A LOT. NOBODY EVER FINDS THEM, SO MANY JUST STOPPED TRYING. BUT NOW THREE HAVE DISAPPEARED AT THE SAME TIME, AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE YOU STARTED LOOKING WHEN YOU HEAR A SCREAM THAT'S ALMOST IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF FROM NOT TOO FAR AWAY. (BTW IT'S NIGHT)WDYD?