vivarium | welcome to round two

T H E W A R E H O U S E

Welcome to the 【 Warehouse 】.

Or at least, another side of the Warehouse. While unknowing to the new batch of test subjects, it's almost identical to the first group's. There are a few elevators (obviously shut tight), every window is bolted shut, surveillance cameras in every corner, and there's a giant door with a 9 painted on it. There are noticeable differences and one of them is just how dark it is.

The only source of artificial illumination in the lobby are a panel of florescent lights above the elevators, and the occasional flickering of the camera's LEDs. A few scattered and dying fire pits help provide a greater sense of visibility, but just by a slight margin. However, it's obvious to see (and to test) that all the doors are sealed tight and that there doesn't appear to be any apparent exits, which is quite a shame, really, considering that an exit would be quite desirable after noticing all the weapons littering the floor.

While they're not your typical weapons (no guns, no swords, no axes), all the items on the ground seems heavily used and splattered with blood: a shovel, a pitchfork, a rake, trowels, scissors, knives, and such on. Some have seen more bloodshed than others, but regardless, none of these items seem particularly new. They have all seen better days, and the same could be said about the test subjects.

Each and every character will awaken with various scrapes, bruises, and dried blood. The degree of injuries they may have on them will vary from character to character, but no one character will be unharmed. On top of that, they will all find a bracelet wrapped around their left wrists. It looks a lot like a digital watch, but characters will suspect it is broken, as the face is completely blank. There are two buttons on the top, but other than producing a satisfying click, pressing them does absolutely nothing. Trying to take it off is a futile effort as well, as they do not have a visible clasp for the characters to undo.

To make this entire situation worse, test subjects will recall nothing.

They may find objects that may resonate with them, that feel familiar in their hands, along with having a general idea of knowing just who they are (names, likes, dislikes, peeves, etc), but trying to remember what happened? Why they're here? Where they even are? It'd all be one giant blur and trying to force a memory only leads to a headache.

So, well, test subjects, better start figuring things out. Relying on your memories clearly isn't helping.

BASIC INFO ✖ FIRST GLANCE

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[She doesn't seem too fond of that knife either, but since Ellie is clearly trying to be nice about it, she'll let it slide. ~~It's also better if at least one of them is prepared to attack, and even more so if it's Ellie who decides to take the responsibility so she doesn't have to.~~]

Is it... a door? [HMM, YOU THINK RIO?] Maybe it's a way out?

[ ~~Would she just let this poor 14 girl take all the blame for stabbing someone? That's just heartless~~ ]

Maybe? It sure has an ominous 9 on it.

[ She sure hopes that's in red paint and not blood. She walks over to it and puts down the knife on the ground so she can try and slip her fingertips into the edges of the door's openings. She'll just attempt to pull it open. ]

Hnnnnnrg--!!

[ PULL PULL PULLLLLLLLL AAAAAAA ]

[ And then she stops, bringing her left hand to herself and shaking it. ]

Fuck, owowowow.

[ You know what, probably trying to force open a door with a sliced up hand wasn't the brightest idea she had yet... ]

[Gasp!]

A-are you okay?

Y-Yeah, I think so.

[ No, not really, her hand started bleeding again. Ughhhh. ]

But looks like we're not going out that way. It barely budged.

It didn't move at all...

[It's then that she seems to notice Ellie's hand. Oh no!]

Y-you're bleeding!

[Ohhh noooo, what should they do??]

[ She holds her bleeding hand, cupping it close to her. ]

Yeah, shit... I guess that was a bad idea. Man, this really hurts...

[She looks around, her expression desperate and worried.]

We don't have any cloth... We need to stop the bleeding!

[Um, um, um...! She's about to move when she stumbles on one of the tools on the ground, only just saving herself from falling into a bunch of sharp and pointy objects because she managed to press herself against the wall first.]

Eek!

[Sorry Ellie, she's useless.]

Whoa, hold up, hold up!

[ DON'T GET YOURSELF KILLED, RIO... Ellie moves to try and make sure that she doesn't fall off the wall and have a bunch of sharp things embedded in her back. With Ellie quickly throwing her hands up, her blood miiiight have splattered on Rio :') ]

[She freezes when she feels the blood spatter. After a moment of 'realization,' she begins to visibly shake as she clings to the wall.]

U-uuuu....

[ Great, Ellie, you're back to a shaking and crying Rio... this is the worst ]

Ack, sorry! Oh jeez, hey, don't worry about it, we can wash it off after.

[ Assuming they find water... which they do but shhh, they don't know. ]

[She gives a slow gulp, apparently trying to steel her resolve. You can do this, Rio-!

Carefully, she turns around again, adjusting her balance so she isn't in danger of falling.]

A-are you going to be okay...?

[ Ellie gives a nod right away. Doubt may make Rio seem more nervous. ]

Yeah, I'll be fine! I just have to make sure not to use my left hand again, but it's nothing serious.

[ It kind of is... ]

If it gets any worse, you might not be able to use your hand anymore...

[She's still fretting, but at least she seems less on the verge of tears. Again.]

Ugh... I'm sorry, I'm really no use here, am I?

A bit... Could have gone without hearing that.

[ She has to be honest, because she definitely didn't want to hear about not being able to use her left hand anymore. It's not her dominant one, but that doesn't mean she wants to get rid of it... ]

But, uh, we should keep looking around. Maybe we can find something to stop the bleeding and a way out of here.

Uuuu... I'm sorry!

[SHE IS A TERRIBLE FRIEND, FORGIVE HER ELLIE.]

I-If there's some spare cloth, anything would be better than nothing...

[Well, unless it was covered in bacteria. They'll just have to be careful and hope for the best. Steeling herself, she begins to walk slowly and carefully through the tools again, keeping a sharp eye out for something they can use.]

[ YOU ARE A TERRIBLE FRIEND, TERRIBLEEEEE ]

[ Ellie tags along, trying to make sure that Rio doesn't fall onto another set of weapons and to also look for something to wrap her hand with. However, there really doesn't seem to be anything but old tools around here... ]

... Maybe I can use my shirt?

[ She luckily has a long sleeve under her shirt so she can just take it off. However... It looks kind of dirty, with dried blood, dirt, and it's slightly tattered... ]

It... doesn't look very clean.

[Umm...]

What about the part that's under your shirt? Is it cleaner...?

Under? Let me check...

[ She grabs hold of the bottom of her black long sleeve with her injured while pulling up her red t-shirt with the other (just so they don't stick and she doesn't accidentally pull off both). Unlike the t-shirt, the long sleeve looks pretty okay, asides from a few tiny holes on the end of it. ]

What do you think?

Ah...

That should work! And if we use one of the, um... shears... I think we can make it into a bandage!

All right, that sounds pretty good. Do you think I should cut off a sleeve or like the bottom of the shirt or what?

[ She doesn't know how much she needs as a bandage... ]

Maybe the bottom of the shirt would be better... Your sleeves probably got dirty, and besides, you have another shirt that you can wear over it to make sure you stay warm.

If there's any extra we can clip that off and use it for more bandages when you need to change them.

That makes sense. It's gonna feel weird wearing a long sleeved crop top under a shirt, so off it goes.

[ But before she does that... It'd be awkward as hell to take off her shirts with this little girl around so she looks around. ]

Uh, but before I do that, I guess I'll go hide behind one of those elevator things.

O-okay! Should I keep watch...?

[That way if anyone looks she can stare them down threateningly. Totally.]

welcome to round two

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