CALHOUN HOUR - BINGO II

[vivariummods]

Early in the morning of Day 84, an announcement booms from the warehouse speakers: "All test subjects report to the first floor lobby immediately for your next experiment." Zero's unmistakable garbled voice goes silent afterwards. Once everyone gathers downstairs, they'll be treated to an unexpected sight: Zero standing in front of them in the flesh. Standing tall (at 5'4"...), they're donned in the same piece of clothing everyone remembers them in: a black raincoat (large and long enough that it covers their entire body, leaving no distinguishable features), a full facial gas mask, and matching black gloves. It seems as if Zero really dislikes showing skin... "Today, you will be participating in a game of, what you may call, 'Bingo'. I believe most of you have participated in this before. The rules and explanations are on the back of the cards." An arm is raised to motion towards the paper cards scattered on the nearby table, then it falls again. "Due to some... unfortunate events, I will monitor you in person. However, do not underestimate what will happen to you should you decide to cheat, escape, attack, or do anything that will break my rules. Your bracelets are still very functional and my cameras will continue to record every move you take, so I suggest that you refrain from doing anything foolish." "Now begin." BASIC INFO ✖ LET'S PLAY BINGO ✖ TURN-IN ✖ POST-EVENT

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Heiji

[detectiveofthewest]

[Let's do it.]

[puzzlinglad]

"This brings back memories, doesn't it?" Are they good memories? He wasn't entirely sure. Still...

"Do you want to fill any of these out? Maybe we can swap clothing like last time." He offered with a shrug.

[detectiveofthewest]

"Sure!" And with that, Heiji took off his cap and put it on top of Hershel's fluff. "But it's gotta be your tie. That way I'll be all fancy."

And Hershel would have to be one of the tie-less heathens, unless he had a tie under his tie. Heiji wouldn't put it past him. The horror...

"If you want, um. I could tell ya about what Clive told me. The rest of it, I mean. That counts as sharin', right?"

[puzzlinglad]

"Did we ever figure out if you can even tie a tie?" Hershel asked, amused as he undid his tie and held it out to Heiji. Prove what a gentleman you are in your heart, man.

It took him a moment to register what Heiji was suggesting, and he looked a little surprised when he did. "I suppose it does, doesn't it?" He paused. "Are you sure? It must be rather personal if Zero chose it for this."

[detectiveofthewest]

"W-well, I know I can tie it for someone else, anyway." Time for the moment of truth. Heiji wrapped the tie around his neck and tied it in a nice little half-Windsor or something, I don't know why they bother giving tie knots different names because half of them all look the same.

"It's not... that personal. It's just kind of embarrassin', that's all. And I guess it was somethin' that... I don't know. Anyway. Like I said, I was tracking down this fella I figured as a drug dealer about to make a big transaction. Only Kazuha was there, chatting him up! Even though he obviously looked like he was up to no good. I was in the middle of the crowd, so they ain't see me, but she told me by text that he was some pharmacology student she knew."

Heiji snorted indignantly. "A pharmacology student with tattoos, bleached-blond hair, and piercings? Yeah, right!"

[puzzlinglad]

Being the shitlord that he is Hershel actually clapped for him. It was a nice tie tying, sue him. "Well, that certainly answers that question. You look very proper now."

Hershel nodded to the story- yeah Kazuha, not exactly proper student sounding dude there. "Do you know why she was there? She seems to have you knack for getting into trouble, doesn't she?" If only he knew.

[detectiveofthewest]

Hershel, you nerd.

"I think she just ran into him. Anyway, some of his buddies came and started draggin' her away, so I went up to the guy and grabbed him by the shirtfront. And then I said..."

He glanced away, looking a little sheepish. "Look, you better not tell anyone about this okay? I said, 'What're ya doin' to my Kazuha?' That's when his buddies started after me."

[puzzlinglad]

Hershel blinked in surprise when that registered. "My Kazuha?" Well, that certainly could be taken one particular way. Goodness gracious.

"Do you think you were...?" Oh my god just say it. "How um- if it isn't too much to ask how were you feeling at the moment?" Maybe it was a weird slip of the tongue??

[detectiveofthewest]

"Well, really... mad? I was angry at those guys, and I was mad 'cause Kazuha oughtta been able to figure out they were up to no good..." Heiji was turning faintly red by this point.

"I don't know if we were, um... dating or not. But!" he was quick to add, "It coulda just been a slip-up. I mean, in Japanese, it's only one syllable off from callin' the guy a jerk instead."

[blind_badass]

Once again I see our host has been kind enough to give me a bingo card but not give me any idea what it says. *So many handicap violations in this warehouse, let Snake tell you.*

[detectiveofthewest]

No kidding...

Heiji read the contents of the card to Snake. "Um... as far as bruises go... a hickey is basically a bruise, right...?"

[blind_badass]

Of a sort. *Snake grinned at him.* Why? Do you want to cover two squares with one action?

[detectiveofthewest]

"Wh... I'm not in that much of a hurry," said Heiji, fidgeting a little.

"I'd wanna kiss ya normally, y'know. I'm just sayin'... y'know, if you didn't wanna punch anyone." Let's be real, he would have kissed Snake even if it wasn't part of this weird bingo game.

[blind_badass]

Or if I didn't want anyone to punch me. *His right eye was significantly less swollen but the skin still had a purplish/pinkish tone.*

All right, Heiji. You'll get to put a little mark on me to show that I'm yours.

[detectiveofthewest]

"You want me to... oh." Heiji had assumed Snake would be the one doing the application. First, anyway.

"Kinda seems like a shame, since you're so... I mean, your shoulders are really pretty." But he leaned in all the same, kissing his way lightly down the line of Snake's neck until he reached a spot right by his shoulder. He sucked at the smooth skin there, mindful that Snake probably bruised easier since he was fair-skinned.

[blind_badass]

*Any kind of smart remark Snake would have liked to say got derailed at the attention Heiji gave his skin. He made a small sound of appreciation and rested a hand on the back of Heiji's head. A moment or two later, he did have a good remark.*

You realize we look like some denizens of a bad vampire romance.

[detectiveofthewest]

"Vampire romance?" Heiji released Snake, blushing just a little too much to ever be mistaken for a denizen of the night.

"Outta the two of us, you seem like a more likely candidate to be from one of those."

[puzzlinglad]

Hey bud, near the end of everything Hershel will approach with his shinai. What could he want...

"Heiji? Do you have a moment?" He asked. "I still need fight someone so I was wondering if we could spar."

[detectiveofthewest]

"Sure!" said Heiji cheerfully. "Though it does kinda make ya wonder... would an argument count? One of these days, I wanna see you flingin' insults at someone."

Let him just get his shinai...

[puzzlinglad]

"I was wondering that, actually." Hershel answered, examining the handle of his shinai a bit. Been a long time, buddy. "It probably would, though I'm not sure how sincere of an argument it'd need to be. I'm not sure I really have the temperament to start a convincing argument with anyone.

Aka doormat. "Did you fight someone already?"

[detectiveofthewest]

"Yeah, Jake took a couple of swings at me," said Heiji, eyeing Hershel as if by doing so he might be able to tell something important about him.

"...Y'know, I did like the fish and chips, but I just can't say much for British tea."

[puzzlinglad]

"Are you alright?" Immediate response there, and he glanced Heiji over as he said it. Calm down, kid.

Heiji's look made him raise his brow, and then his comment made him frown despite himself. "Honestly Heiji, that won't work." Trying to pick a fight with him, tsk. "... especially because it was clearly lovely and you know it." Hm.

[detectiveofthewest]

Wouldn't work, huh...?

"I dunno, I'm not sayin' it was awful, exactly. Maybe more... forgettable? Like drinkin' flavored water. Kinda lukewarm, too." Hershel. He was saying your tea was lukewarm.

[puzzlinglad]

How dare you say these things to his British face, he actually looked insulted despite himself. This was clearly a ploy to get him to argue but. tea. I mean come on this was basically blasphemy.

"Well, I would hardly call it lukewarm, you must have just gotten a colder cup." Huff. "I mean there is a certain way everyone likes their tea, you just haven't found your yet!"

[detectiveofthewest]

"Plus, Earl Grey is just kinda tasteless," said Heiji, hiding a smile. Come on, Hershel, start calling people shitlord wankers.

"I mean, unless ya consider bitter and gross a taste."