CALHOUN HOUR - ESCAPE

[vivariummods]

When characters begin to wake up, instead of finding themselves in the usual warehouse, they will instead find themselves in an a very unfamiliar area. Maybe they'll wake up alone, or maybe they'll wake up with someone else. Either way, the biggest point is that they're in God-knows-where and it's the start of a new Calhoun Hour. Within seconds later, a familiar voice booms throughout the loud speakers. "Ahem, testing, testing! Hello, can you all hear me?" It's, without a doubt, your favourite robotic mouse, Calhoun. As usual, he sounds a cheery as ever. "Wow, isn't this familiar? It's almost like the first time we've met, you know. Test subject in a new location, maybe alone or maybe with someone else, my charming voice rings throughout the room, trying to drown you all in an elevator. Good times!" "Well, anyway, welcome to your new Calhoun Hour! You can see that I've taken the liberty to move you all to a more suitable location. You may not know it, with how small your brains are, but you're all stuck in a maze! I've had my fair share of running around in mazes, you know, being a mouse and all, so I want to return to favour to you humans! So, you know the drill: explore, look around, try to escape, blah blah blah, I don't need to explain all this! Just get to it! Who knows, maybe the exit here is an exit out to the real world. I might be generous like that, if you manage to find it. If not, well, I guess you can all starve here!" He snickers, then pauses. Suddenly, a loud gunshot-like sound rings throughout the speakers, and Calhoun screams again. "Let's get started!" BASIC INFO ✖ ESCAPE ✖ POST-EVENT MINGLE ✖ TURN-IN

Comments

[not_that_sasuke]

[Oh.

Those sound like... fun.]

Heiji and I found the room with all the Calhoun... stuff. [Yeah. Let's just leave it at that.] We didn't investigate it very closely.

[skyentificmethod]

Definitely for the best. Where did that stuff even come from...

[not_that_sasuke]

...That's a good question. Someone had to make it...

[But who in their right minds would?]

[skyentificmethod]

Maybe that's what happened to everyone who Zero takes away. They're forced into making Calhoun crap...

[not_that_sasuke]

It's almost like slave-labor...

[...Is he actually joking? Goodness.]

[skyentificmethod]

Forced to work while in comas. Zombie labor.

[not_that_sasuke]

No rest, even for the sick.

...Comatose workers don't sound that efficient, though. I'm surprised they were able to make those things so well.

[skyentificmethod]

Maybe they aren't supposed to look like Calhoun at all. Maybe they're supposed to all be fluffy bunnies or something.

[not_that_sasuke]

Rabbits turn into Calhoun in their nightmares.

[...]

Actually, do people dream when they're comatose...? [He asks while discussing the production of fan goods by a small army of comatose people.]

[skyentificmethod]

Some claim to. The dreams often are vaguely related to sounds or experiences around the body in the real world. Science still has a lot to learn about it, though.

...I guess Clive might know, but asking him if he dreamt of turning into Calhoun seems like a PTSD trigger if I've ever heard one.

[not_that_sasuke]

...I didn't realize you could get PTSD from dreams.

[skyentificmethod]

[shrugs]

Pretty sure you can get PTSD from Calhoun no matter what.

[not_that_sasuke]

I guess that's fair.

You still don't feel good?

[skyentificmethod]

It's not so bad anymore. I'm fine.

[not_that_sasuke]

Are you sure? I don't mind staying around a little longer.

[The room itself doesn't appear to be dangerous, so long as they stay away from the food.]

[skyentificmethod]

[sighs]

If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't say it. ...I am an adult, you know.

[not_that_sasuke]

Adults can hide when they aren't feeling very well, too.

[So no, that's not very reassuring. But he'll finally move to the doorway, apparently relenting.]

...Be careful out there. Don't try to leave before you feel well again.

[And with that, he's gone.]