I opened my eyes, coming back to the disgusting present!
The bats were still there, folding and unfolding like someone was breathing through the sky itself, and that stupid tune kept echoing in the background like it had rented space inside my head and refused to pay.
Dudududu… Dudududu… It was honestly impressive how something so simple could become this annoying.
I rubbed my temple and let out a quiet breath. Alright. Enough observing. If I kept standing here like a background character, this thing would happily keep playing its little psychological game until I started questioning my own name.
"I know you are here," I said, my voice calm, almost casual, like I was calling out to someone hiding during a game. "And before you get any ideas, no, I am not going to panic for your entertainment. You are going to have to work a bit harder than that."
Silence answered me.
