Falling
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And...Failing
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God it just happens...Over and Over...

     I don't think I can take this horrific struggle for some time. It's just failure for me, no wins and no whatever a "Kudos" is. I don't even know why that bean earlier gave me this costume. Don't those things cost Crowns to buy? Anyways, that purple bean is most likely up to something out of the normal ordinary opposed to the other beans here, with the whole gifting of a costume to some loser in the competitions. They were wearing some weird pair of goggles and an odd...lab coat? Whoever that bean is, they seem to have more individuality than the other bumbling, Halloween-like, costume wearing idiots here.

...

A sudden buzzer sounds; another competition for today.

"Another competition...woo..." I say as I feel myself get thrown into another technicolor, Wipeout-esque obstacle course.

*~??? Pov~*

     "That...Pink bean seems to be unlike the others here," I murmur as I quickly jot down some notes on a stray notebook while standing in the "void". Looking back at my notes, I ponder what to do with the supposed new bean here. "Do I take them to the Showrunner...why did he even decide on sending newly spawned in beans here..." I say while glancing back up to make sure no stray beans that decided on not competing overheard me. The beans remaining didn't, which means I could maybe ramble a bit more. "How do they even get here? I thought us Fall Guys couldn't...have kids..? Why couldn't he just have them immediately get sent to the real Blunderdome and not this weird, and somewhat stupid simulation void area? God...I think that prototype 'virtual obstacle course player' Digi was making- before she went missing- would be a better test to see if new beans were ready to compete in the actual courses or not." I whisper again with a saddened look on my faceplate. "I- I need to stop rambling and get back to the Showrunner..." I say somewhat confidently before rushing off into a hidden exit away from the other beans.

!Pink POV!

"Fall Mountain...Oh how I somehow come so far..."

     The course that was selected to be final for this game was a race up towards some sort of mountain with a- "Woo! Look look! It's...the CROWN!" a bean beside me expresses. That's...correct, there is a crown at the top, as well as some canons...some swinging hammers, and moving bumpers. I just stare in disarray as I begin to contemplate how I could possibly win. 

     "Why am I thinking of how to win? I thought I was mainly trying to find a way out of this hell hole..." I mumble as to not disturb the obviously excited beans lined up next to me. "Oh well...not like I even have a choice..." I say as the countdown ends and the eight of us begin to make the treacherous climb towards the top of Fall Mountain itself. This mountain climb is quite tough mainly because- "WOO! Why the hell are there cannons shooting stuff at us?!?" I say while stumbling a bit after getting smacked straight in the faceplate with a foam ball. A small bit of walking and, there it was, the crown every other damn bean was talking about. I also seem to somehow be the first one here, with everyone else stumbling behind and knocking into obstacles or grabbing one another. "Well...lets hope touching this takes me home, to my actual universe..." I say before jumping up and grabbing the crown with my stubby hands. 

!WINNER!

I suddenly feel myself land onto some sort of podium, the now shrunken crown in my grasp. Raising the crown up towards my beady eyes, I notice my reflection. A pink technicolor colored jellybean stares back at me; that same bean has...a grin on its eyes. I stare at my reflection before slowly lowering the crown and collapsing onto my knees, my hands over my eyes.

"...Why did I like winning this stupid crown?"

"O- oh god..."

"I...AM losing myself to this technicolor...purgatory..."

     I slowly collapse onto the raised podium, with the crown in my stubby grasp, and begin to silently sob before feeling like I was teleported back to that "void place". I did indeed get sent back there, not too sure as to how; but I have somehow grown on this place as a sort of comfort opposed to the vibrant courses. "This costume is getting somewhat uncomfortable..." I say as I begin to take it off. "Would a bean not wearing an outfit be..." I say before closing that thought of of embarrassment. After taking my costume off, that purple bean from earlier started to rush up towards me, seeming out of the blue...almost like they spawned in too. "I don't remember them competing this game..." I ponder before glancing at them. They seemed to have an expression of applause as well as wanting to ask me something; I don't quite know how I even got to that thought with my only clues being their posture and their two pill shaped eyes.

     "H- Hello there Pink Bean!" the purple bean begins to speak, "Now...I know you don't quite know who I am...but just follow me!" they say as they slowly pull out their hand in a handshake gesture. "Oh! Congrats on that win on Fall Mountain as well! I was watching you and the others, you seem to somehow have a natural talent for the courses!" I just glance at them in an awkward manner before contemplating what to do. Before I could begin to question who they were, or how they could speak in a more formal tone, they quickly grabbed my non-crown holding hand and began to walk me somewhere.

"Where are you even taking me?!?"

"Who are you even?"

"Oh silly Pink~"

"I'm Clovis- I'm sort of an engineer for the Blunderdome."

"J- Just follow me- It'll be worth it, I promise!"

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