Through A Scope (Sinon X Reader)

@okdwtr (Deviantart)

"Hurry!" Akira orders. "Because of you, we're going to miss the sign-ups!" You and Akira are both sprinting down the road, still 500 meters away from the Governor's Office where sign-ups take place. The sign-ups end at 3 pm and it takes 5 minutes to sign up. Currently, the time was 2:52 pm.

"How's it my fault?!" You argue back. "I wasn't the one who kept on saying they weren't leaving until they beat that stupid cowboy robot! 'Oh, it's easy! I can dodge all of those bullets with my eyes closed!'" You mocked.
"Alright, I get it!" He gives in. "But enough bickering!" The two of you continue your sprint to the Governor's office.

You manage to make it to the sign-up terminals at 2:54 pm and quickly enter all of the needed information: email, address, name, stuff like that.

"You know," Akira starts as he turns away from the terminal. "I never thought I'd be able to run one kilometer in 5 minutes. Now here I am, running three kilometers in 10 minutes."
"You said it," You turn back to your terminal. "Hey, what does this C-27 mean?" You ask.

"It tells you what block you're in," You hear a voice from behind. You turn and are met by three familiar faces: Kureha, Zeliska, and Sinon. Zeliska was the one who spoke. "And by the looks of it, me and you will be fighting in the finals."
"Does that mean only one of us will get to the Battle Royale?" You ask.
"Fortunately no," Kureha explains. "If you get to the finals, you get to the Battle Royale no matter if you win or lose." You breathe a sigh of relief. Although you knew you wouldn't win - it only was your first BoB - you would still like to get to the Battle Royale. And if you were to face Zeliska, that wouldn't happen in a million years.

"We ready to head to the prelim area?" Akira asks. Everyone gives a nod in response. "To the basement!" He shouts, walking through a black metallic door.

In the basement, you were met with around a hundred tough-looking players. All of them cocking their guns and wearing sturdy equipment. Their vibes made you feel a bit uncomfortable.

"I swear, it's the same every year." Zeliska groans.
"How so?" You ask.
"All of these guys," Sinon continues for her. "Showing off their guns, their armor, their gadgets. It just gives the other players a chance to study them and find weaknesses."
"Oh, fair point."
"Don't equip everything until just before battle." You nod at Sinon, showing you would follow her instructions.

You decide to use this opportunity to get a glimpse of the other players' stuff and find weaknesses as Sinon said. Most players had shotguns and assault rifles, some had miniguns, others had snipers and launchers.

While you were scanning, someone, in particular, caught your eye. They didn't have any of their equipment out, just a dark grey cloak that had the hood up. Their face wasn't visible, but by their stature, you could tell they were male. Under their hood was a slim face that bore a wide smile. Creepily wide. And what made matters worse, they were staring right at you. You turn to the others to see if they noticed the sinister soul staring you down. Unfortunately, the others were too engrossed in a conversation to see him. You turn back again to get another look at the man one more time. He's not there. You scan the room multiple times attempting to find a trace of him. Nothing.

"Are you looking for someone?" Akira asks. "You're just looking around the room."
"No... Just... Getting a look at other's weapons." You lied. I'm probably overthinking. That's probably his way of threatening his opposition. You shake off your slight fear and continue to follow your friends.

~

The preliminaries were beginning and you were about to go up against your first opponent.

You don your equipment before getting teleported into a black room. The platform you stood on was bright and white and in front of you was a screen with a timer counting down to zero. The screen showed both your name and your opponent's. U/N vs. Hotbabe69. Your everyday generic gamertag. Judging by their name, they seem to be around 10 - 14. Should be easy enough.