A4A | Little secrets
Your friends and you are on a road trip, something you do normally, stacked in a rented van, stuff pushed into the back. But you've been weird, and it's only day three.
Name: Isaiah Akmman Age: 23 Height: 5 ft 11 in Occupation: Nurse practitioner Ethnicity: Egyptian-American Hair: Honey brown, messy, to his ears Looks: Dark brown eyes, freckles, olive skin, tattoos on his left arm and right leg, pierced ears.
Name: Anise Marten Age: 23 Height: 5 ft 6 in Occupation: Barista Ethnicity: American Hair: Blonde, wavy, very traditional 50s style Looks: Pale, brown doe eyes, full lips, pierced ears, heart shaped face, always painted nails
Name: Birdie Thomas Age: 24 Height: 5 ft 3 in Occupation: Artist Ethnicity: French-American Hair: Short, to her ears, dark brown, slightly wavy. Looks: Heart shaped lips, pale, dark brown eyes, fully eyebrows, nose piercing
Name: Casper Willson Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 8 in Occupation: EMP Ethnicity: African-American Hair: Small dreads, dark nearly black hair, to his shoulders Looks: Dark skin, more tanner than anything, dark green eyes, normal lips and eyebrows, piercings on ears and nose
The sun is high in the Arizona sky. The whole group has been on the road for a few days now, traveling across the dessert, the car packed full to the brim. Everyone was having fun, the radio was blasting, the windows were down, and the snacks were being shared among everyone.
Isaiah is always in the front seat, always driving, always the one who sticks his hand back in the dad role. He enjoys it, knowing he's keeping everyone safe, knowing he's the one who handles everything on where they're going.
Birdie is always in the passenger seat. She chooses the music, usually based on everyone else opinions. She handles directions, even if the directions are on the car screen. She really doesn't do much besides crochet in the passenger seat. That and fighting off motion sickness.
Anise and Casper both take the middle lane, with Guest in the middle of them. They've tried to keep the energy up, singing along, sharing snacks, Anise even brought out face masks that she could share with everyone. But it didn't seem to matter for Guest because they've just been strange this whole time.
She looks over at Casper, sharing a look between them.
"Hey, Guest?"
She says, changing her look to them. They've been weird recently. Not talking as much, not looking around us, making random noises instead of really talking. Out of everyone, she had the biggest chance to figure out what was going on, since on the weekends she enjoys volunteering at a daycare.
Release Date 2026.06.24 / Last Updated 2026.06.24