T/W: Anorexia | Depression-=River POV=-
I suppose I have to introduce myself, don’t I? My name is River, a 19 year old who has no purpose in life. I have pure white hair (a rarity, I know), gray eyes, and a ft expression. I’m 5’8” ft tall (172.72 cm) and my strength is pitiful. I don’t go out, talk to anyone, or even go near anyone. I’m always alone, going through the motions day by day. I mean, why go out when you’ll get looked at weirdly? Odd hair color and pitiful physical body isn’t helping either.
I eat just enough to stay alive. I don’t even enjoy any hobbies anymore. Nothing in life excites me. I don’t have anyone who loves me left, anyway. I’m an only child and my parents died because they got struck by lightning. Yes, that’s right. Both of them. At the same time as well. I can tell I’ve been getting thinner. At this point, I’ll likely die of starvation.
’It’s time to go to sleep and wake up for another boring day.’ I head to bed, but when I become conscious again, all I see is an endless bck void. ‘This is something different, at least.’ I thought to myself. I tried moving, but nothing happened. Before I could even begin to think further, an odd voice interrupts me.
[System Initializing… | 15%]
’System? I wonder what this is about.’
[System Initializing… | 33%]
’What even is this system, anyway?’
[System Initializing… | 51%]
’I imagine I’ll find out when it’s finished.’
[System Initializing… | 72%]
’In another vein of thought, why am I here in the first pce?’
[System Initializing… | 89%]
’This doesn’t seem like a dream, anyway.’
[System Initializing… | 100%]
[System Initialization Complete]
[Welcome to the Backrooms Alternate Reality Creation System]
A screen of bck with a white outline lit up in front of my face. 'This seems interesting. Let's see...' I decide to test it out with a question. "What are you?"
[I am the Backrooms Alternate Reality Creation System. Your objective is to create an entirely separate reality for The Backrooms. Simir in a way how The Frontrooms and The Backrooms are different.]
"Eh, fuck it. I've been bored for a long time. What's first?"
[Enter the name of the alternate reality.]
"Is it possible to make it so the level's name, survival difficulty css, and the css's aspects show up in the form of a virtual screen?"
[Yes.]
"Then let's do that, and call it the Virtualrooms."
[Name entered. Confirm?]
"Yes."
The cursor of the interface hovered over the "Create New Level" option, tracking my gaze. Upon looking further, there are an incredible amount of options. The options are based around creation and modification.
{Select: Create New Level}
The moment it was selected, the void shifted. Subtle, but noticeable. The void felt as if it were more malleable, moldable like cy.
'Alright, what first?' I thought to myself. 'I need something basic for the first level. Something simple. What about... A staircase?'
{Create: Floor (Staircase)}
A staircase of pure white appeared, smooth and featureless. Default settings, most likely. 'An open staircase in the void doesn't feel right. It needs structure. What if I added some walls?'
{Create: Walls (Circur)}
Some walls appeared surrounding the staircase, identical in texture as the staircase. 'Material change, maybe? Sound too.'
{Modify: Floor (Staircase) Texture: Stone}
{Modify: Walls (Circur) Texture: Stone}
{Modify: Sound (General): Echo}
{Modify: Sound (Footstep): Heavy Tap}
The floor and walls shifted, transforming into a rough stone texture. The rough stone overtook the featureless white. I ran a hand along the walls as I walked through the staircase. The stone's surface felt hard, uneven, textured. As I walked through the staircase, I still felt unsatisfied. 'Maybe I'm going in the wrong direction?' I mused.
{Remove: Floor (Staircase)}
{Remove: Walls (Circur)}
I scrapped the current level and decided to go in a different direction.
'I feel like something open would be right. Outdoors? No. Inside a building. A mall.'
{Create: Floor (Wide Hallway)}
{Create: Walls (Wide Hallway | Mall)}
A wide hallway of featureless white appeared, the walls having opening for storefronts. 'I need a proper texture.' I thought to myself.
{Modify: Floor (Wide Hallway) | Texture: Ceramic Tile (Sky Blue)}
{Modify: Walls (Wide Hallway | Mall) | Texture: Drywall (Powder Blue)}
The floor and walls transformed from a featureless white into a sky blue colored ceramic tile and powder blue colored drywall respectively. 'Is this good? The colors are fine, but should I make the structure look old?' I mused on that thought for a moment. 'No. I'm getting a better idea of what I want, and I don't think that would fit.'
I decided to refine my idea more in my head. 'I want a mall that's cold. Very cold. The mall will be filled with snow, as if it was winter. There would be fountains that pour liquid nitrogen. The storefronts would be various brands that don't exist in the real world, focused on winter reted merchandise. Such as winter clothes, sleds, shovels, etc. In the stores, there would be heaters and vents embedded into the walls. There will be more vents in the hallways of the mall. There would be occasional rectangur pnt boxes with small special trees. These trees are a new type of tree that have birch colored wood and pure white leaves.' I cpped my hands. 'Let's keep going... Wait... Can I try...?'
{Create: Pnt Box (Rectangur) | Texture: Ceramic Tile (Powder Blue)}
A rectangur pnt box appeared in the hallway, one on each third, with the texture already applied. 'So I can simplify two commands into one. This'll be useful. Next up is the trees.'
{Modify: Pnt Box (Rectangur) | Pnt: Wintra Tree (Pnt Amount in Box: 2)}
{ERROR: TREE NOT FOUND. CREATE?}
'I guess I have to create it first. Yes.' I responded back to the screen.
{DESIGN TREE}
'The tree is small, easily able to fit inside buildings. The tree doesn't have many branches. The wood is white, textured and very tough, while also being thin. The leaves are pure white, almost looking as if they are glowing.'
{TREE ACCEPTED. REDO PREVIOUS COMMAND?}
'Yes.'
The pnt box had two trees appear on each side of the box, with all parts of the trees being white, the leaves especially glowing. 'Next is the liquid nitrogen fountain.' I got to work.
{Create: Water Fountain (Circur) | Texture: Ceramic Tile (Powder Blue)}
{Modify: Water Fountain (Circur) | Liquid: Liquid Nitrogen}
The effect was immediately apparent. The temperature heavily dropped, with the area surrounding the fountain being even colder. The mist from the liquid nitrogen rolled out from the fountain onto the floor, dropping the normal temperature even further. The floor had a low hanging mist, with the trees developing small icicles. In fact, the trees seemed even more vibrant compared to before. Upon breathing, my breath becomes visible, as if I were standing outside in winter.
'This cold temperature gives me an idea. I'll file down "nitrogen heavy areas (aka hypothermia zones)" for ter. Next thing is to add snow.'
{Create: Snow (Weather) | Weight: Very Light | Amount: Small}
The snow appeared from the... There's no ceiling. I'll fix that.
{Create: Ceiling (Wide Hallway) | Texture: Ceramic Tile (Sky Blue)}
A ceiling covered the hall, identical in texture and color to the floor. 'The hallway is long, so I need to add more than 4 vents.'
{Create: Air Vent | Texture: Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)}
{Duplicate: Air Vent | Texture: Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) | Amount: 7x}
Four air vents appeared on each side, spaced out evenly. The material is made of a material resistant to high temperatures, resistant to cold shock, and maintains flexibility. 'Next up is the storefronts. I'll make some fake brands that'll appear occasionally, but the storefronts will mostly be empty rooms.'
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