Hide And Seek.

Prologue.

[things have been... alright, in hotel oj.

there hasnt been anything really going on.

so its been okay.

microphone and test tube were eliminated a few weeks ago, so the shows still running.

but it seemed like something happened between the two.

test tube just doesnt like mic for some reason.

she wont really give me a direct answer to why, its just some unintelligible sentences about how mic cheated, i suppose.

i dont really understand how she cheated, but its not really my business, is it?

so im just gonna leave the two alone.

ive wondered what was going on after me and nickel were eliminated.

its weird that there was another double elimination, is mephone just doing that now?

but, then again, ive heard rumors that mic quit, instead.

that doesnt make sense though.

she was so far into the game, why quit now?

i guess she just was unhappy with the show.

i mean, the show did cause a lot of... tension?

that's the best way to describe it, i think.

well, other then that, nothings happened.

yeah, the cherries still pull pranks, yinyang are chaotic as ever, apples still gone, but things are relatively normal.

wait, no- marshmallow and apple are visiting the hotel currently.

apparently marshmallow left the show to go to the haunted mansion, for some reason.

she wont say.

whats with everyone and keeping secrets?

like, i have my own, everyone has secrets, but whats wrong with telling people why you went somewhere?

i dunno. maybe im just too curious.

she brought apple with her when she left, though.

so, at least we have that answer.

i have no clue how long they'll be here for.

...

i dont... know what else to talk about.

journal entries should be longer than this, right?

i only started this a while ago.

i guess that gives me a sort of easy beginning.

lets see...

...im rooting for suitcase, honestly.

she deserves the million.

being with me throughout the game... she basically disbanded her alliance for me.

i don't deserve her.

why did she choose to defend me?

she could've- and probably should've- defended her alliance.

they were what helped her get further into the game, right?

why destroy all of that... for me?

its weird, honestly.

i consider her a friend.

a best friend, maybe.

ive heard others refer to their friends like that.

so im doing it too.

it feels nice having a friend, to be honest.

though, yeah, i did form an 'alliance' with oj and bomb, but they werent really... friends.

i 'tried', heavy emphasis on tried, to use them for my own advantage.

didnt work out so well.

just... the entirety of the season one version of me is something i am not proud of.

i wish the others would understand that.

oj does, to an extent, but other than that, nobody does.

i want to reconcile with them all, and apologize for my actions.

but they just freak out whenever they spot me.

its tiring.

if i could change how i acted, i most definitely would.

...

...why am i venting to a journal?

its not alive.

it doesnt care.

i doubt anyone does.

-balloon.]

sighing, balloon closed his journal.

sinking deeper into his bed, he closed his eyes.