A Long Night

Jake entered his house, then mentally counted the seconds until five minutes had passed. The robotic voice didn't come back and he assumed that the Night Cycle had indeed begun.

Jake peeked out the window and was able to ascertain that it was indeed pitch black outside. As he did so, the robotic voice sounded again, this time exclusively in his head. Startled, he almost drew his weapon before changing his mind.

[Attention, the Villagers terrorized by the Monsters are hiding in their homes. The shutters and doors are closed so as not to attract the Monsters' attention. Any breach of the rules will be punished by a stay in the Pit.]

"Fuck. " Jake cursed in a foul mood.

He had hoped to watch the Monsters' arrival by looking out the window, but it seemed that the organizer of this Purgatory had left no blind spots.