( Found the time to write... yay)

You tried not to blink but you did, once or twice.

It kept getting closer. At least you had some distance between you and it.

It was silent for a while but it did start to speak to you.

" Scared of me?"

It shocked you that it even cared to talk, " W- why does it matter?".

" Not so high and mighty now, are ya? You stupid scientists..."

" What?"

You try to back up but were stuck against a wall.

You had to, so you blinked as quickly as possible. It was only a few feet away.

But your music box, which you still had in hand, caught its attention.

" Wait... I know who you are..."

" You know who I am?"

" I hear a lot here. There are so many rumors about you and bird face"

" Bird face?Who- 049? What rumors? Why? How?" Part of you forgot you were even in danger, but only for a short time.

" That stupid mask... hears a lot from guards and now loves to talk about it about now and then. It's really annoying having to hear it talk all day"

You realized you needed to blink again. 173 saw that struggle.

" Don't worry, I won't snap your neck, yet"

" Okay..."

" You know, ran into him once, asked Bird face about it during a breach once, before I was caught"

" Why?"

" Generally an interesting topic"

" What did he say?"

How am I getting out of this mess...I really am going to die here.

" Not much. I think he likes you. Wonder what he would do if he found out I killed you..."

You hear what sounded like another person nearby.

" Haha! Someone else to chase!"

This thing is weird...

" Would you mind taking your eyes off me for a moment, I would love to go after them now"

" I can't just let you-"

" I haven't snapped your neck yet, but I will if you don't"

" Fine"

" Oh, by the way, can't guarantee your safety if we met again"

You sighed and looked away, sorry, whoever you are.

You looked back, it was gone. You looked around, hoping nothing else was near. You tried to remember where you were. You'd backtrack to the elevator you came out of, unlikely that one SCP is still there but... 173 could be.

You started walking towards the other elevator. Why does this seem to always happen...