idea by @sexyminivan [dont ask name]

i dont take request tho unless i ask

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Nickel stood alone in the forest, just outside of Hotel OJ. He had come here to clear his head after the day's events, but as he looked around at the towering trees and the thick underbrush, he couldn't shake the feeling of being completely and utterly alone.

With a weary sigh, he leaned against a nearby tree and closed his eyes, trying to push away the thoughts that were swirling around in his head. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't seem to focus on anything but his worries...

Nickel's thoughts drifted immediately to his alliance, The Grand Slams. He was close with members, Baseball and Suitcase, but ever since Balloon had joined, there had been a sense of unease. Baseball was optimistic that things could be fixed, but Nickel was less certain. He was worried that Balloon's presence was tearing his alliance apart...

'useless' 'arrogent' 'sarcastic'

Nickel opened his eyes, startled by the sudden onslaught of negative thoughts that seemed to be screaming at him in his head. "Useless? Arrogant? Sarcastic?" he thought to himself, his heart rate beginning to increase. "Am I really those things...?"

'thats is what you'll always be'

"Stop it..." Nickel muttered aloud. "That's not true."

Nickel began to fidget nervously, his hands clenching into fists as the voices in his head grew louder. He tried to resist the urge to believe the negative thoughts, but it was becoming harder and harder to silence them...

"you hurt suitcase, you hurt baseball, you hurt balloon'

Nickel felt a sharp pang of guilt in his chest. "No... no, I didn't mean to. I never wanted to hurt them," he thought desperately. But the voices in his head were relentless. They reminded him of all the times he had snapped at his teammates, of all the times he had been sarcastic or rude, even when he hadn't realized it...

The guilt and anxiety were building up inside Nickel now, like a wave that was threatening to overwhelm him. He began to feel like he was suffocating. He couldn't breathe. He couldn't think straight. He couldn't escape the negative voices in his head.They kept repeating the same things over and over again... "Useless. Arrogant. Isolated. Alone."

Nickel's heart was pounding now, echoing in his ears like a drumbeat. The voices were louder than ever, almost a roar in his head. And the ringing sound... It was unbearable. It was like there was a million bees buzzing around inside his skull, all competing to be the loudest. Nickel tried to cover his ears, but that only seemed to make it worse...

Nickel took a deep, shuddering breath and slowly opened his eyes. The forest around him was quiet, the only sounds being the rustling of leaves and the distant call of a bird. The voices in his head had gone silent. The ringing in his ears had stopped. Nickel stood there, his heart still racing, trying to figure out what had just happened.

Nickel stood there in the woods for a long moment, his heart still racing and his chest heaving. The voices in his head were silent now, the ringing noise gone. He looked around, disoriented and confused. Was it all just a hallucination...?