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one new mouse

It's been two days since the vote. Since then, there has been little activity. The speakers have never been turned on since that day, and there's been no sign of the owner of that voice. No further contact has been made, and it seems as if the group was abandoned again without a clue as to why they're here.

... Unless any members of the group are lucky enough to wake up early enough to catch a glimpse of something, uh, "new"...

In the Greenhouse, while the artificial sky is a reddish colour from "sunrise", a large metal ladder is placed in front of the sickly trees. Beside the ladder is a children's wagon, filled with apples, and on top is an upright mouse with a gas mask... Yeah, as if this place couldn't get any weirder.

The mouse quietly mumbles to itself, something along the lines of "... work... not paid... test subjects... spoiled", and holds an apple in one paw and a tape gun in the other. It appears to be taping the apples to the tree branches, one at a time, occasionally climbing down to grab an armful of apples to bring up. It's only a third way through the pile of apples (which only seems to be about a dozen...) so catch it while you can.

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A dead body?

[Okay, okay. One at a time. They got here (like him), found a dead body (NOT LIKE HIM) and voted for who is the murderer. Knowing that there's someone who could be a murderer doesn't do anything to make him feel better.]

Who did you vote as the murderer? If they're here and is really the murderer, that means it's dangerous to be around here.

[He can worry about the memories in a moment. The murderer thing is a bit more pressing and immediate! He did mentally file the thing about a mouse away for later.]

Yeah, no shit.

[ She's not snappy or sarcastic as she says this. She honestly can't believe this whole situation herself. Like, what kind of place is this? What kind of mess did they get into? It's a whole headache, and she realizes that they miiiight have jumped over the dead girl thing super fast... ]

But it was a majority vote, so the "winner" was this super fucking creepy clown. Seriously, just avoid him. It's like his life goal to make you feel really uncomfortable and all.

I-I don't think he likes me...

[She shrinks a little closer to Ellie at the thought. She might just start clinging again at this rate.]

I don't think any of us can do anything against him, though... he's really tall. He might be strong, too...

[Then again Rio's kind of teensy so who knows how much her opinion can be trusted here.]

A creepy clown guy...

[If this situation is anything else, that would be perfect material to crack jokes about.]

...If I see him, I'll stay away from him.

[Maybe. Assuming he won't go and get the clown's side of the story. But right now, all he have are these girls' words to trust in.]

[So what's next? He's just a teenager, he can't handle an apparently adult clown. If he's strong, Atsuro might die if the clown do decide to kill him next...

Okay, okay, don't go down there too much. Yet.]

You guys said something about lost memories? You don't remember anything as well?

[ They thought about tying him up but honestly, after Hisoka seemed to like the fact about being tied together, Ellie got so weirded out that she bailed on that plan... Plus, she probably wouldn't have managed to do it anyway, if he tried to resist... ]

Yeah, I think everyone here doesn't have any memories before here. We know our names, but that's it for me.

[ She doesn't think Rio remembered anything while Ellie wasn't looking. ]

All I remember is my name, too. I haven't heard anyone say they remember anything else yet.

Same for me... all I remember is my name.

[He looks at both of them. It's worrying, that he didn't know anything about himself. What kind of person is he before this? Who are his family? Does he have friends?]

... What are your names?

Ellie.

[ She'll let Rio introduce herself. Doesn't seem nice to do it for her. ]

I'm Rio.

[And this boy would be...?]

I'm Atsuro.

[If this is any other circumstances, he would say "it's nice to meet you", but...]

I'd say 'nice to meet you' or 'welcome to the group', but that seems pretty out of place...

Soooo how about we show you the Greenhouse instead? There's some water you can wash up with.

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[She does perk up a little at the mention of the greenhouse.]

Maybe we can ask for some of those apples, too-!

[Guess what her mind has been on.]

[That seems to got his attention.]

I'd like to get an apple as well!

[After all that heavy stuff they talked, he realised he didn't know how long he's been out for. When's the last time he ate?]

All right! Let's go get them!

[ Apples sure boosted the morale quickly, which is good because while the whole situation is pretty depressing, they had to focus on some of the positive sides (and make sure that Rio doesn't cry). ]

[ She leads them back into the Greenhouse, after going through a small corridor first and over to the fenced off trees. The strange mouse with the gas mask is nowhere to be seen (along with his ladder and wagon), but a hastily written note is left on the floor that reads 'BRB IN 30 MINS', so there's that. Ellie leans against the fence, looking up at the trees, where a few apples are taped to the branches. ]

Whoa, they're pretty high up.

[He followed quietly behind them, looking around as they go. If he's stuck here, he should get to know his surroundings better. And not, you know, accidentally get lost.

Once they're at the Greenhouse, Atsuro briefly looked around before he followed Ellie towards the trees. He turns his gaze up and see the apples.]

Whoa, they are. I wonder if we can climb up and get them?

[Rio looks up longingly, her hands folded by her chest. Apparently she has deemed Atsuro inoffensive enough, because she's stopped hiding behind Ellie now.]

It feels like so long since I ate fresh fruit...

[Unfortunately, she's probably a bit on the short side to make much of a climbing attempt here.]

The trees look pretty old though, so maybe we should lift each other up instead? That might be kind of fun.

[ Looking at you, Atsuro. Find the strength within you to pick up one of the girls. ]

[He saw that look. What, does he look like he lifts?]

We could. ...I can try lifting one of you two up?

But then, who should it be?

[She asks as if it weren't totally obvious who the lighter of the two probably is.]

[ Yes, you totally look like you lift weights, Atsuro. Yuzu totally likes guys who are buff, but Ellie looks over to Rio. ]

Maybe you can pick up Rio. She looks light enough for you.

Eh--

But wouldn't Ellie be better at climbing?

[Ellie do you really trust her to keep her balance in a tree. Do you.]

Me? I think I might be, but what do you think, new guy?

[ Ellie's kind of unsure about going up since the trees are pretty old and kind of dead or she's not sure if it would support her weight, but she would probably keep her balance and is a better climber... Atsuro, make your call. Who will you send up:

> Ellie
> Rio
> Screw it, I'll climb that tree myself!! ]

[Wait, why is this choice suddenly on him?]

Eh? What do I think? Well...

[He barely know these girls, so he's making his judgement based on their size and, uh... general weight. Which he won't voice out loud. Rio is lighter, but he'd feel uneasy about sending a small kid up there. Ellie is bigger and can probably take a fall better, but then he doesn't want any of them to get hurt.

► Ellie
► Rio
► Screw it, I'll climb that tree myself!!]

How about I go up there and get them instead?

[You can practically see the awed sparkle in her eyes.]

Really? You would do that?

Thank you so much, Atsuro-!!

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