Hey, it's been a while. I got this from Duff, it's a fictionalized adaptation of real life events.
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Isekai: The Thing
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Spoilers For The Thing (1982)
Chapter 1: First Goddamn Week of Winter
The time was 5 o'clock when the doorbell rang.
Shinji went to answer and nearly everyone was there. With Kensuke in the lead, and showing off a DVD box. Smiling wickedly with an aura of overwhelming confidence that was usually only ever felt coming off one other person.
"I got you beat 'master of horror'." Kensuke said in a sarcastic tone when referring to Shinji's new title. Kyoko and Sayaka by his side smiling, slightly embarrassed yet charmed at how competitive he had gotten.
Touji and Hikari were behind them. Touji slapped his face with the free hand that wasn't holding Hikari's. Hikari simply tilted her head in confusion and whispered a question over Touji.
"I'm sorry, I missed last month's movie night. What happened?" she whispered.
"Oh, apparently Kensuke and Shinji have this contest going with which movie can scare everyone the most. It started with Blair Witch, and now…." Touji whispered back drawing attention to the doorway.
"Alright boy, hit me."
Shinji said smiling and took the DVD. Looking at the cover and reading the title and the tagline out loud.
"John Carpenter's The Thing, the ultimate in alien terror." Shinji said. This catching Asuka's attention, who soon came over to the door.
"Haven't we already fought the ultimate in alien terror?" she said while looking at the box and then up at Kensuke.
"Yeah, I thought that was me for a while." Kaworu said as he and Rei walked up behind.
"I never really said rainbow trouts could be terrifying." Rei said smiling. Everyone started to laugh lightly.
"Sick burns all around," Asuka said slightly giggling "but save it for when we're watching the movie.
With that everyone came on inside and started to settle down. Misato and Kaji were out that night so the kids had the whole place to themselves. Everyone was getting cups of soda, pouring chips and snacks into bowls. All while Shinji set up the DVD player.
"I'm just being honest, movies from the 30s were never scary." Asuka said.
"But they were of their time, plus they laid the groundwork for modern horror films." Kensuke responded back.
"Not to mention, the movie were about to watch is already a remake of a classic 50s movie."
"Great, a remake." Touji responded sarcastically. "I've seen too many of those Disney live action adaptations to know how this works."
"Sorry." Hikari said kind of embarrassed.
Touji immediately responded.
"No, it's fine. We got…….some use out of those movies." his face sorta of turned red with him smiling. Yet Hikari's face turned redder and she laughed slightly, only to hug him.
"Aw." Kyoko and Sayaka said in unison.
Only for it to be interrupted by the sound of something hitting the floor in the other room.
Everyone turned to look into the living room.
Shinji wasn't in there and the DVD box was on the floor. The sound of the DVD player closing filled the silence.
"Shinji?" Asuka asked. Wandering into the room, looking around in confusion.
"Shinji?" Rei soon followed suit with Kaworu right behind her.
Silence passed for a minute with everyone looking around.
"I can't find him." Kaworu said.
"What do you mean you can't find him." Asuka asked.
"His aura would usually be shining similar to a lighthouse, especially when he's here at home. Yet, it's like he disappeared into thin air." Kaworu said with a puzzled look.
Music began to fill the room, the sound was coming from the TV speakers. Everyone looked to see the movie's credits were playing.
"Dang it, where's the remote?" Asuka said.
She picked up the remote on the coffee table and hit stop…...it didn't stop. She hit the button a couple times, yet it still didn't work.
"God damnit, of all times, now it has to be low on batteries. There's a pair of in the stove drawer can someone go get it?" Asuka asked.
"Already got them." Kensuke said walking in with the batteries in hand.
The credits were about over and the screen went black. A black picture of space was on the screen, and around this time Asuka had switched the batteries. She hit stop again…….it didn't work. Looking at the remote one more time in annoyance.
"What the-"
BWOOM!!!!!!
"Ah!" everyone nearly jumped out of their skin as the loud sound of a large flying saucer flew past the screen. Cutting to a shot of Earth, where it started to enter the atmosphere heading towards Antarctica.
Then the title appeared, even louder, like the title was forming right in front of them.
JOHN CARPENTER'S
THE THING
Everyone's attention was now fully on the screen.
"Kensuke, was the movie always this loud?" Kyoko asked.
"No, the TV must be broken." he responded.
The music set in, and text appeared across the screen.
ANTARCTICA, WINTER 1982
The creepy music really fit the atmosphere that had now filled the room. Everyone now had a decision to make, watch the movie that strangely turned on and will not stop. Or search for Shinji. The choice was made, when a helicopter flew into view. Again, the helicopter was louder than expected. At this point, Asuka ran to the TV and tried to turn the volume down.
Even when hitting the buttons that would normally make such a thing at least bearable. The volume wouldn't change, and the helicopter's noises sounded like the helicopter was right outside. Soon after that, a dog running in the snow made its appearance. The sounds of the helicopter closing in on it ever present.
Soon the dog went back to running again and the helicopter co-pilot pulled out a sniper. He started shooting at the dog, but failing to hit his mark.
"What?" Sayaka asked in confusion. "Why….are they trying too…"
"Because that's no ordinary dog." Kensuke answered.
After another shot of the helicopter flying over the dog. The movie cut over to a sign reading 'UNITED STATES NATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE STATION 4'.
Asuka turned over to Kensuke.
"Aside from the volume, is the movie going through the motions that it usually would." she asked.
"Yeah, like here, there's going to be an establishing shot of the rec room." Kensuke said.
Sure enough, what followed next after a shot of someone fixing a tractor. Was a shot of people in the rec room, two playing pingpong, two reading, one playing guitar and one over by the pinball machine.
However, the next shot was different from what Kensuke expected. Infact, it wasn't what anyone expected at all. Cut to a close up shot of a table, as the hand of someone puts two drinking glasses down. Cut to the same hand pulling some ice out of an ice bin and putting some in the glasses. Then the same hand grabs a bottle of J&B scotch and pours some into each glass.
Before anyone could ask if this scene was in the original movie. Everyone's jaw hit the floor when the movie established whose hand it was. The man grabbed the closest glass and clicked the two together.
"Cheers, honey." a familiar voice said.
The shot zooms a bit out to reveal the face of the man to be none-other than Shinji.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" everyone shouted out.
Shinji gulbed the whole drink down in one sip, and despite in the past having a problem with alcohol, he almost seemed unphased by it.
Asuka stared at Shinji unblinking, his shaved clean boyish face had been replaced with a more shaggy yet manly look. He had enough of a stubble going to make himself look like his father if he cut the stupid beard off. Shinji's hair was longer too, but he still had it parted the same way he always did. Everything about him looked……….handsome. Except, the look he gave was that of the same isolated miserable Shinji she helped save himself from.
As Shinji put the drink down, the movie showed that he was sitting at an old chess wizard computer. In the very back of Kensuke's mind he thought 'It really is 1982'. Shinji typed in a command, and the computer started to make noises.
"Your move: Bishop to Knight Four. My move: Knight to Rook 3." the computer's sultry female voice said.
Shinji's familiar blank stare and face staring at the screen sent shivers down Asuka, Rei and Kaworu's spines. Only for it to be interrupted by a smile being formed.
"Poor baby, you're startin' to lose it aren't ya?" Shinji said in perfect american english. His deep voice semi-mimicking that of Kurt Russell's. Along with his tone being of disappointment mixed with a hint of sorrow. He also had a brown miniature sombrero similar to the one Russell had in the movie, he also had the same clothes on too.
He typed in another command into the computer.
"Your move: king to rook one. My move: rook to knight six. Checkmate. Checkmate." the computer's voice said almost mockingly.
Shinji looked in utter disbelief, then put his finger up to rub his nose. He looked like he was about to cry, only to look over, grab the other glass and poor the scotch into the computer. Frying the circuits and sending sparks everywhere.
"You cheatin bitch." he said in a depressed tone as he got up.
The movie cut to the outside, showing the chase still going on between the helicopter and the dog.
Asuka flew around to face everyone.
"GET MISATO AND KAJI ON THE PHONE NOW!" she screamed.
No one did anything, they were too stunned. Kaworu was able to get his stuff together first and pulled out his phone. Rei, however, turned to Kensuke.
"Has Shinji taken the place of one of the characters!? And if so, does his character die!?" she too nearly screamed at him.
Kensuke simply stared at the screen, too amazed to even respond.
THUMP!
"OW!" Kensuke said putting his hand up to the back of his head.
"Answer the question dude!" Touji said after hitting him.
"....ahh…..he's Kurt Russell's character...MacReady. The…." his hands fell to his sides again and stared at the screen again. This time in realization.
"....the…..helicopter pilot."
Kaworu had stepped out of the room, but nearly tripped when he overheard that part.
"Does he survive!?" he shouted right before he went outside to get a better signal.
"Kurt Russell's version does, I don't know about Shinji though."
"What do we do? What do we do?" Hikari started asking.
Asuka went up and touched the screen, Shinji had gone outside to look at the helicopter now circling the camp. Putting on goggles, still clutching the scotch in his hand and taking a swig. If she wasn't absolutely terrified for her boyfriend's safety, she might have bragged about how good looking Shinji was right now.
"I don't know.
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Watch the movie I guess."
Everyone watched in confusion as Asuka sat down right next to the TV. Her eyes were glued to it, Rei came to her side, sat down and held her hand.
"Are you sure?" she asked nervously. Wondering about the mental state of her friend. Asuka simply turned to face her, a tear rolling down the side of her face.
"What else can we do? We can't even pause the thing." she said lowering her head onto Rei's shoulders.
The rest of the gang followed suit, getting close enough to go blind and deaf. Like they were little kids watching cartoons on Saturday morning. Even though the gunshots and explosions were loud, they got used to them pretty quickly. Kaworu came inside eventually.
"They're on their way here!" he said.
Only for him to freeze and watch the action play out, then join sitting right down next to Rei. Her hand reached out to grab his, her grip was tighter than ever before.
After the helicopter (along with the pilot) blew up due to a misthrown grenade. The Norwegin was shot by the base's commander.
Shinji ran over to the man who accidently got shot.
"George are you okay!?" he asked.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm okay!" George responded.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, yeah, what's going on down there?"
Shinji handed him the scotch, and ran to the wreckage. The same events of Clark going over to the dog and the commander looking at the dead body played out the same. However this time, Kensuke was commentating over it.
"Fools, don't trust that dog Shinji." he said forbiddingly.
Both Kyoko and Sayaka grips tightening around his hands. No one asked the dumb question of the hour, they knew what he meant.
As the crew put out the fire and the fire extinguisher cleared, Shinji looked at the wreckage wearing his goggles. He turned to the commander with his blank stare, then back to the wreckage. Everyone outside and inside the film got goosebumps as Shinji said forbiddingly.
"First goddamn week of winter."