- Part 1
- >You just completed a bitchin' new gaming rig
- >The parts came in during the week, but you haven't had any time to put it together due to work
- >You spend most of your Saturday putting it together
- >Connecting all the wires and making sure all of the parts are seated just so
- >Bring the tower to your room, place it gently on your desk where your old machine used to be
- >You attach all your peripherals, three monitors, and finally power
- >You hit the power button for the first time
- >Fresh SSD, unburdened by winrot, loads Win7 up so fast your head nearly spins [spoiler](for the sake of brevity, the OS was magically already installed and ready to boot up)[/spoiler]
- >Before you know it, your desktop is presented, clean
- >You start to go through the list of things you need to set back up from your old rig's HDD
- >Having been absorbed in the neckbeardy bliss of putting together a new computer, you didn't notice that the sun had already set
- >Bros call you up to 420 blaze it faggot for a while at a their house
- >Tell them you'll head out momentarily
- >You are satisfied that the new computer booted up without a hitch
- >Decide to briefly check if internet is working correctly
- >IE9 is the only browser available without fishing out the launchers for the others you used on your old HDD
- >It'll do just to check network access
- >It pops up and loads the "hurr durr these are tabs" greeting page for first launch
- >You ignore it and head to /mlp/
- (1/4)
- >Page loads nigh instantaneously, presenting you with the Mod announcement telling people not to start "I don't get the appeal" threads
- >Satisfied, you don't bother to check for any other interesting threads, remembering the sweet green buds that await you
- >You leave the brand new rig sitting in your apartment, you'll get to the game installing gamut later tonight
- >Lock apartment door, get in car
- >Head over to friend's house, proceed to goodvibesville and relax with whatever console game your bros are playing at the time
- >Several hours pass
- Back at your apartment, a half hour or so after you left...
- >Brand new computer sits aglow in the darkness, one monitor showing /mlp/, the other two showing iconless desktops
- >The fans start spinning up
- >Monitors' images begin to fade into a shining bright white
- >Massive burst of force disturbs all of your pony figures [spoiler]you autist[/spoiler] and other shit in the room
- >Power to the apartment complex goes out
- Returning from your bros' place alone, listening to tunes in your car
- >Step out, giddy at the thought of tearing some ass up at a buttery-smooth steady 60 fps in [favorite game]
- >There are more people outside than normal
- >You notice one of your neighbors who you know isn't an asshole and approach her
- "What's going on?"
- >The neighbor shrugs
- "Power outage. We're still waiting for the landlord to figure out what happened."
- >You nod, and head back to your car to pick up a flashlight
- (2/4)
- >God damn, that power had better come back soon, it's time for vidya
- >Unlock your apartment door and step inside, shining the flashlight around your living room
- >Nothing out of place
- >Open your bedroom door
- >Point the light toward your computer, notice that there are papers and other personal effects scattered around your desk
- >A brief moment of befuddlement washes over you, the emotion enhanced by having been wary since entering the lightless apartment
- >You fixate on the desk, still pretty stoned, checking to see if anything was missing from the room
- >You place the light on your desk, checking the immediate area
- >Nothing seems to be missing, just scattered about the room
- >Closer inspection of your computer shows that nothing was damaged, but you're unable to confirm due to the power being out
- >You sit there staring at the desk trying to figure out what happened, drifting into thought a bit due to the cannabis
- >The window wasn't open, so it couldn't have been some freak wind gust
- >Exploring the possibilities of what could have happened in your room, you reach for the flashlight after a minute or so
- (3/4)
- >Just before your hand lands on the flashlight, you hear a small object shift from the corner behind your bed
- >Nearly pissing yourself from the jumpscare of a noise obviously not caused by you, you grab the flashlight and swing it around the room in a single fell motion
- >You don't notice anyone in the room
- >Carefully step around the side of your bed
- >Just as you get to the other side, the overhead light snaps on and air conditioner units around the complex whir back to life
- >A feminine shriek emanates, and you let out a quick gasp as well from what your eyes behold
- >In an accidental Solid Snake voice, you mutter
- "What the hell..."
- (4/4 - End Part 1)

