CALHOUN HOUR - CHOICE

[vivariummods]

It has been two and a half days since the end of the virus takeover. The power, lights, and heating has been turned back on. All the newer areas have been sealed, BP is once again required in certain rooms, and it appears that everything is returning back to normal. Asides from Calhoun. Whether characters have chosen to give pieces of Calhoun to Zero, to hold onto them, or to destroy them, it does not matter. There has been no indications as to when he would ever be back, so there has been a robotic mouse void within the warehouse. Zero has refused to leave any information as to the status of rebuilding Calhoun, but they have left this one message for everyone shortly after the power restoration: "While you may be left alone to your devices, do not trick yourselves into thinking that there is a way out of here, or that you can do as you please. I will always be watching." It has been two days since Zero has left these parting words before entirely disappearing. When attempting to call for them, everyone will only be responded with silence. It's clear that they're still watching over the facility though, as any kind of rule breaking or suspicious activities would automatically be rewarded with an injection of Soporil β. True to their word, Zero is somehow monitoring the behaviors without saying a single word. It is not until the morning of Day 72 does everyone hear again from them again, through the speakers throughout the warehouse. "Good morning, Subjects. Today, you will be partaking in another experiment of mine. It has come to my knowledge that my assistant has been throwing these so-called "Calhoun Hours" every three days to keep everyone stimulated between his rooms. Don't assume that I will do anything similar of the sort. This activity has far more care and thought put into it than this camping nonsense, so let us begin." "The rules are simple: every test subject will be paired up and placed against each other. The collective will then have to vote for one of the pair. The one with the fewest amount of votes will be subjective to a punishment of my choice. The one with the most amount of votes will continue their dull experimental lives until the next set of events." "Any petty attempts of rebellion will be met with serious repercussions, so I would suggest that you rethink any sort of plans." "Now, best of luck, Subjects. We will talk again soon." BASIC INFO ✖ MINGLE ✖ VOTES ✖ RESULTS

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[blind_badass]

So you don't know where he is now. Hmmm. He might be laying low somewhere since he can't hear. *What else could he talk with Heiji about?* Do you want me to stay here with you until I get tired enough to sleep?

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji tapped once for yes, then carefully set to creating another short message in Braille.

Can take off your arm at night.

Surely it had to be a pain, trying to navigate the straps and such with one recently dislocated arm. Heiji would gladly help Snake with that.

[blind_badass]

That would be nice. *After finding out his arm would occasionally refuse to work, clearly he needed to rest it. He didn't want to tell Heiji that as his boyfriend had bigger problems at the moment.*

I miss having a ready supply of aspirin. Don't you?

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji smiled against Snake's collarbone; the slight upward curve of his lips was distinguishable against Snake's bare skin. He touched this tips of his fingers to Snake's lips, then audibly tapped himself on the chest with one hand.

Was he asking Snake to talk to him or kiss him? Hmm....

[blind_badass]

*Ever eager to engage in scientific discoveries, Snake opted for kissing. Unfortunately, with the way his shoulder hurt, he couldn't really do a whole lot with that, nor did he really have the desire to. Still, he could nuzzle Heiji at his ear.* You are the best boyfriend and I do love you.

[detectiveofthewest]

Well. It turned out that Heiji had been asking Snake to talk to him, but there was nothing wrong with kissing. Though he couldn't answer verbally, Heiji leaned into the touch. His cheeks were quite warm.

Of course, he'd prefer if Snake weren't injured, and he'd prefer being able to talk... but they were still here, together. And hopefully after this round, he'd be able to hold Snake to that promise of his.

Suddenly, he stiffened and tapped Snake's left shoulder, pushing down slightly as if to tell him to stay. A moment later, he'd return and touch something to Snake's fingers. It was something small and pill-sized...?

[blind_badass]

*Had Heiji been anyone else, the sudden offer of drugs would be highly suspicious.* Is this one of the sedatives? You're a regular apothecary, Heiji.

*The offer for finally getting to the spend the night together in the dorms also depended on the health of Snake's arms. Hard to be romantic when things hurt.*

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji tapped twice for no, then drew the a figure of a cross on Snake's chest. It had been one of those little individually-wrapped pain relief pills from his first aid kit.

He slipped a water bottle into Snake's hand. How thoughtful of him...

[blind_badass]

A cross? *That honestly took him a minute to figure out.* Oh. You mean from a first aid kit. For a minute I thought you were asking me about my religious affiliation.

*He didn't ask Heiji "are you sure you want to give these to me" because obviously he did. Why else would he have them? He took the pills and the water and swallowed them down. His arm was already in a nice dual sling made of his jacket and that cloth Heiji had given him, so hopefully he could sleep without pain.*

Thank you, Heiji. Did you want to talk about anything in particular? Or just sit here together for a while?

[detectiveofthewest]

Anything for you, Snake ♥. That was probably Heiji's message as he leaned forward, snuggling into the juncture of Snake's neck and uninjured shoulder. When Snake asked his question, Heiji thought a moment, then tapped Snake's chest a few times just below his collarbone.

Maybe he wanted to hear about Snake?

[blind_badass]

*Snake rested his cheek on top of Heiji's head and made a little pleased sound. They'd find a way to get around this little obstacle.*

You want me to tell you something about myself? Well...I suppose I must be a master at navigating public transportation. Or my sister drove me a lot of places.

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji tilted his head ever so slightly and walked his fingers over Snake's chest, going this way and that. He was wondering if Snake used to do a lot of traveling.

Certainly Snake did a lot of studying, but Heiji hadn't heard Snake talk much about breaks from school. Surely he didn't just stay home all the time? Blind people enjoyed a change of scenery too, right?

[blind_badass]

I might have enjoyed walking a lot to get to where I need to go. I suppose that's what's convenient about living in a city. Your surroundings aren't going to pick up and leave and neither is your favorite coffee shop going to relocate itself without advance notice.

*He smiled a little, amused at what Heiji was doing.* I bet I knew where to find every coffee shop and library near where I lived.

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji took Snake's left hand, touched it to Snake's and then his own and mimed two sets of feet walking together.

Someday, when they got out of here, he wanted to accompany Snake on those walks. They sounded nice and cozy, as did those coffee shops and libraries. Maybe on a brisk fall day...

[blind_badass]

Oh? You want to take a few walks with me? I would certainly enjoy that. I imagine that for you, certain neighborhoods are picturesque depending on the time of year.

Then when we're tired a little chilled, assuming it's a fall day, we'll go to a shop and get coffee. We can sit and curl up on a couch together.

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji nodded; his bangs brushed against Snake's cheek as he did so. He took Snake's fingers and ran them along the surface of his own flattened palm, indicating someone reading Braille. Maybe they could read something together, too.

That sounded nice. A cozy spot inside with Snake, reading a book and enjoying their drinks...

[blind_badass]

And reading while we have our drinks? That would be the perfect way to end an afternoon. *Not to mention it had been a fantasy of his before they'd started dating.*

[detectiveofthewest]

Apparently, it was something that Heiji would enjoy, too; he leaned up and kissed the bridge of Snake's nose, since he couldn't say so out loud. Heiji traced a slow, lazy pattern over Snake's skin with one finger -- no meaning this time, except maybe as an expression of contentment.

Maybe you'd get that fantasy date after all, Snake.