NOW YOU KNOW ME

They finally relax. After all the chaos, the Hotel felt oddly peaceful for once.

They sat down in a circle on the ground—tired, bloodied, but alive. It was getting dark, and Raven reached into her bag, pulled out a candle, and lit it in the center of the circle. The flame glowed softly, dancing in the quiet air.

Raven glanced around.

Raven: Since we're all alive... and Virin and Orion don't know Black, Austin and Grayson 'cause they're my classmates—let's introduce ourselves. Name, kill count. No age—we're basically all the same anyway."

1. Virin: Hiii, my name is Virin, and my kill count—including today—is 19

2. Orion: Hey, I'm Orion. Kill count: 20, counting today.

3. Austin: Yooo, I'm Austin. Kill count's 16. Let's gooo.

4. Grayson: Heyyy I'm Grayson. Kill count is 14… including a pigeon I killed when I was 5🤣💀

5. Blake: Hey, I'm Blake. Kill count? 18😎 including today's masterpiece.

6. Jade : Hiiii I'm Jade💅. Kill count: 25. Slaying both zombies and looks 😌."

Everyone except Raven: 💀💀💀

Then finally...

7. Raven.

She smiled, a little awkward.

Raven: Hi... everyone already knows me. My kill count is… better not told 😅.

Harman (trying to be slick): "It's okay if it's even one 😎.

Raven (laughing nervously): No no, it's okay... really 😅😅.

Jade(leaning in): Ignore him and tell us, BROOO 😆.

Austin and Grayson (chanting like toddlers): TELL USSS 💀💀💀.

Raven (sighed, chuckled):Okay okay chill 😅😅… I'll tell.

She took a deep breath.

Raven:Fifty-five.

Dead silence.

Virin and Grayson: 😱😵‍💫😴 faint dramatically

Blake and Austin: 😱😱😵

Orion and Jade:😶😱

Then—clap.

The sound of Raven clapping snapped the scene.

Everyone was up. Grayson and Virin hadn't actually fainted. They were all just being overdramatic.

Raven dusted off her hands and smiled, a little tired.

Raven:That's it.

Blake (blinking): Wow... a lot happened with you.

Raven nodded, looking into the flickering candlelight.

Raven: Yeah... and all that happened to me one week ago.