CHAPTER 147 - The guy who wants his protagonist moment.

Somewhere dark.

Smack.

A palm—not even a real one, more like a tiny paw—connected with the side of Alex's face.

Smack. Smack.

"Guh—What?" Alex groaned, eyes fluttering open dramatically like he had just woken from a thousand-year slumber. 

The world was blurry, the floor was cold, and right in front of him stood a very stern-looking squirrel.

"…Nibbles?" He blinked. "Bro, are you slapping me?"

Nibbles raised a paw again with surgical precision.

Smack.

"Ack! I'm awake, I'm awake!" Alex waved his arms, shielding his face like a puppy dodging bathwater. "Why are you hitting me, man?!"

Nibbles squeaked furiously.

Alex paused. "Wait. What time is it?"

Nibbles squeaked again, louder this time.

"…We're trapped?!" Alex's eyes shot open to full size, anime sparkle and all.

Another rapid-fire squeak.