Part 1: the discovery

Awesome

Thanks!

Collector: hello? Anyone there

Astra: remind me why we're here again?

Collector: I picked up dangerously high energy signals that led here. Whatever's in this building could probably destroy part of a universe if it wanted to. It seems to be somewhat confined though.

Astra: but why here, of all places? It's just a dusty old house.

Collector: that's what we need to find out.

Astra: I brought a surveillance drone, just in case. Now would be a good time to use it.

Collector: let's start it up then.

Collector: ok, live feed is active. Try moving it towards the signal.

Astra: nothing interesting yet. There's a faint sound coming from the left..

Collector: follow it. It might be important.

Astra: ok, I'm moving it now..

Astra: I can almost make out the noise now..

Collector: zoom in, I think I saw something.

Astra: ok, zooming in..

Collector: there's something in the corner of the room there.

Astra: I can almost hear it...

Is that... ticking?

Collector: I think it's getting louder..

Astra: wheres the thing you saw? I can't find it.

Tick tock

Collector: look, I'll swivel the lens round so you can see it.

Collector: what the f*ck is that.

Astra: where is it? All I see is a little wooden thing.

Tick TOCK

Collector: you can't see th-the eyes?

Astra: Collector, are you okay?

Collector: *swivels the lens away from the metronome*

TICK TOCK

Is the drone moving?

Astra: no.

TICK TOCK

Collector: then why is that ticking getting louder?

Astra: ill turn off the drone, it must be bugged or something.

Collector: jeez, I don't think I've been genuinely scared in ages..

Astra: must be a glitch. Let's just explor-

TICK TOCK

Astra: we need to leave.

Collector: agreed.

TIIICK TOOOCK

Astra: *starts running*

Collector: *starts to follow her out*

TIIIIIIIIIICK TOOOOOOCK

Astra: we need to get out NOW.

Collector: *looks back*

Wait a minute..

Astra: what?

TIIIIIIÌIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK TOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK

Collector: if the ticking is getting louder, that means whatever's producing that ticking..

Astra: is getting closer.

Collector: *looks back*

Astra: stop turning around! We need to get out now!

Collector: whatever it is, it can't be using magic or some kind of cloaking device, those would have been picked up by the drone. So why can't we see it?

But just as he took the final step of the staircase out, he got his answer.

As he looked back for the last time, he noticed a small antique mirror.

And in that mirror, a hunched over figure.

And after that event, collector couldn't get a tune out of his head. A tune that looped over and over again. A little girl's singing.

BEWARE THE METRONOME MAN.

Collector has been in many situations like that before. He'd only be a little spooked.

Still pretty good though

Yup. Although this one he doesn't truly understand the threat, and the alarming reading that it could destroy half the universe probably scared him a bit too

Half of A universe.

Bossfights isn't just one universe

Oh

I forgor

Half the multiverse then

Ye

Horror 😱

Do you like the story

Oh I thought spooky-ish wrote this
Ye I like it

I'm just surprised he didn't tell me about this since collector and Astra are basically the only named characters in this.

Or maybe he did and I just forgor...

Idk I've been busy.

Thanks

spooky scary! also how could I contribute to this? should I wait a bit?

Im still making the story and building tension so maybe just wait a bit

But once I'm done with the intro you can contribute to it

ok then