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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[puzzlinglad]

[This would be boy who cried wolf if he had any idea. He nods.] It can be, can't it? I can't imagine what it would be like to get all our memories back at once.

Yes, actually. [And he smiles a bit, that's a good sign.] I remembered Alfendi, actually. How about you?

[not_that_sasuke]

[...]

I remembered my mother.

[puzzlinglad]

[He's not sure why that's mildly surprising, but he does look a little surprised. He's also unsure if he should ask incase it wasn't a great memory, but...]

What was she like, if I may ask?

[not_that_sasuke]

...Kind. It was a memory from when I was little. I had a bad fever, so she was watching over me.

[Even though he'd felt awful, the cool hand on his head reassured him that he would be alright. It was enough to make him feel safe despite it all.]

[puzzlinglad]

[Okay good, that didn't sound traumatic. He smiles, happy this was actually a nice one. Sasuke kind of needed that break.]

The childhood ones are always a little confusing in a way, aren't they? At least they always seemed a bit hazy to me. [He shakes his head.] She sounds lovely though, I'm glad you can remember her now.

[not_that_sasuke]

...Mm. Me, too.

[His brother and father aside, if his mother cared for him that much, maybe there was a reason worth trying harder to escape this place after all...]

What was your memory with Alfendi about?

[puzzlinglad]

[At least one of his family was turning out alright, surely nothing bad happened to her...]

Oh, it was when we met. My parents had his father and sister, I suppose, over to meet me after I was adopted. [He sounds kind of amused.] He was a rather strange teenager, though given how he ended up I suppose that isn't too surprising.

[not_that_sasuke]

[Why would anything bad happen to her, that would be absurd.]

Adopted...? [Pardon him for being distracted by that bit in particular.]