CALHOUN HOUR - BINGO II

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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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[detectiveofthewest]

"Hey, Sasuke!" And here was Heiji, looking relatively carefree now don't ask him about bruises.

"So rigor mortis is on TV all the time, but did ya know about livor mortis? After someone dies, their blood settles in the lower part of their body, dependin' on how they died. It's 'cause the heart's no longer active and pumping blood through the body. You can see it best 6 to 12 hours after someone dies." Well, that was... a very Heiji thing to try and teach someone.

[not_that_sasuke]

Okay, he won't. For now.

"What are its effects?" Might as well take the opportunity to learn while he's got it.

[detectiveofthewest]

"It shows up as dark purple areas on the body, from the blood. But if the body was lyin' on top of somethin' -- say a bench or their own arm -- the area where the object pressed against it appears as a pale impression. That's 'cause the pressure prevents the blood from flowing into the area."

He made a gesture indicating rolling something over. "After it's set in, you can't reverse the effects by moving the body, 'cause the blood vessels break down too much."

[not_that_sasuke]

"So it can tell you important details about the time of death." Hmm... Interesting.

"Is there anything else worth knowing about it?"

[detectiveofthewest]

"Oh, loads," said Heiji cheerfully. "But it'd take forever to go into everything. The main thing, I guess, is that like anything else, it's not necessarily definitive. There are lots of factors that can affect its progression."

And checking off one of his bingo squares. "Alright! Anything you need help with?"

[not_that_sasuke]

"What about a game of truth or dare? I haven't done that one yet." His own board doesn't have a whole lot of marks at the moment, but hopefully he can change that.

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji made a bit of a face. He'd... had kind of a traumatic experience with Truth or Dare earlier, but maybe he could trust Sasuke?

"Well... okay. Truth or dare?"

[not_that_sasuke]

...

Truth... could probably get uncomfortable pretty quick, considering what Heiji knows. On the other hand, Heiji's a fairly trustworthy person, so it should be safe if he went with:

"Dare."

[detectiveofthewest]

On the other other hand, Heiji was also a fairly mischievous person. "Okay, go on over and give Hershel a peck on the cheek! I bet you guys won't be able to cross off that square otherwise."

Monster....

[not_that_sasuke]

...

...

So much for trusting Heiji.

"...Are you serious?"

[detectiveofthewest]

"Sure, what's the big deal? It's not like Hershel's..."

Wait.

"Have you... never kissed anybody before?"

[not_that_sasuke]

Heiji.

"How should I know?" It's not like he'd, y'know. Remember. "It's just... weird."

[detectiveofthewest]

Who knows, maybe one of Sasuke's memories was smooching on someone. You ninja Don Juan, you.

"Well, ya don't have to if you really don't want to. I kinda thought that was a softball. Alfendi woulda probably told you to massage Jake's feet." Alfendi seemed like he would play truth or dare hardball....

"Hershel's a nice guy, though. He ain't going to bite or anything."

[not_that_sasuke]

Only nearly smooching someone, okay.

"If that's your dare, fine." Whatever. Even if he's never kissed anyone before, it probably isn't a big deal, so he'll go ahead and mosey on over and do the thing.

Scarlet letters for everyone all up in here.

There's a slight detour after, but he does eventually make his way back. "There. Truth or dare?" Because he's not. Even going to talk about it.

[detectiveofthewest]

Hmm. On one hand, it would only be fair to let Sasuke give him a dare. On the other, it didn't seem likely that Sasuke would think up a very good one. In fact, he'd probably think up better questions for uncomfortable truths than anything else.

"Okay, truth!"

[not_that_sasuke]

What if he dared you to kiss Hershel too. Scarlet letters for everyone.

"...Why do you think Zero decided to come here in person?"

[detectiveofthewest]

Why did you want to indirect kiss Heiji, Sasuke.

"It's part of his experiment. He wouldn't be down here unless he had to, even with them security measures. You know why? 'Cause security measures can fail, and you never know when someone might really snap and come after him, threats or not. He don't care for us, or even for his robot mouse. But one thing he does care about is his experiment. Truth or dare?"

[not_that_sasuke]

After that last one, neither option is all that tempting anymore...

"Truth."

[detectiveofthewest]

Hmm, what would Heiji ask. Would it be a question about redheads?

"Do you wanna remember who ya are? I mean, get your memories back and everything."

[not_that_sasuke]

Nope, this one isn't really that easy to do, either.

"...I should remember." Though that's not exactly a matter of wanting. He just... feels like he ought to, so he could at least explain to the others why he can do the things he can. Even if he's got a pretty bad feeling about it all...

"Truth or dare?"

[detectiveofthewest]

Well, that wasn't really an answer. BUT HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO EXPECT A REAL ANSWER OUT OF A NINJA.

"Truth."

[not_that_sasuke]

A thousand years too early to get straight answers out of a ninja.

"Did you ever remember what your connection to the police is?"

[detectiveofthewest]

Cheating at truth or dare, literally the worst...

"Nah, not for sure. But based on my memories so far, I had to've had either a really bad relationship with 'em or a really good one. I'm bankin' on the second. Truth or dare?"

[not_that_sasuke]

"Truth." Might as well get this over with.

[detectiveofthewest]

"Okay, I think you been here long enough. So tell me whatcha think of everyone here." HAHAHA EAT IT DANI, I'M PRETTY SURE YOU DID THIS TO ME ON PLURK ONE TIME if not I guess you're just a senseless victim.