one new mouse

[vivariummods]

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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[babel_hacker]

[Aw yeah, how can he fail this? Encouraged by their cheers, he climbs up! Carefully and awkwardly, until he reaches the branches.]

Almost there! Get ready to catch some apples, you two!

[You know, so he won't have to carry them down...]

[elliexir]

[ Ellie opens her arms slightly apart, hands cupped and ready to catch some apples...!! ]

All right! Let it rain!

[toybombs]

Ready!

[Her arms are up in a similar fashion. Let there be food!]

[babel_hacker]

[He reaches out and...grabs an apple! Since they're just taped, it's not that hard to pull them off.]

Got it! Here it comes!

[He drops the first apple in the direction. Head's up!]

[toybombs]

[And it bounces right off of Rio's head and, miraculously, into her hands.

Ow.]

U-uuu...

[But... at least she sort of caught it???]

[babel_hacker]

[He looks down at her, concerned.]

Are you okay, Rio?

[It didn't hit you too hard, right??]

[elliexir]

[ GOOD GOING ATSRUO ]

Man, it's like your head is a magnet for trouble. Let me check.

[ First getting cut on your cheek, then having that goat chew your hair, then landing on your head by running away from said goat, and now this apple... ]

[toybombs]

[Once again, her head seems to be just fine. Even if she's sniffling.]

I-I'm okay...

[It sounds like she's trying not to cry, but the wibble kind of ruins the effect.]

[babel_hacker]

[IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, OKAY]

If you say so... I'll grab some more apples, okay?

[Hopefully, his weight wouldn't finally make him fall.]

[elliexir]

[ NO IT WASN'T, YOU PROBABLY DID THAT ON PURPOSE ]

Well, it does look fine, but maybe you should sit this one out, Rio. [ She doesn't want Rio to get hurt... again, but looking up at Atsuro. ] Yeah, go for it, but aim it towards me!

[toybombs]

[She gives a pathetic, teary nod before backing off. She should probably wait for the other two, but...

The temptation is too great. There's a tiny crunch as she bites into the apple.]

1/2

[babel_hacker]

[CURSES, YOU SAW THROUGH MY DASTARDLY PLAN]

Alright!

[As he climbs up and grab another apple, he turns to look for Ellie, mostly so to see where she is. Just as he drop the apple in her direction, he happens to see Rio eating...]

[babel_hacker]

[The small shift in his weight is the final nail on the coffin, and the strain is too much for the poor branch.

Snap.

And he falls to the ground.]

Ahhh--!

[Thud.]

[elliexir]

Whoa whoa whoa--!!

[ Ellie went right underneath Atsuro to catch the apple, so when Atsuro finally falls from the tree, he lands riiiiight on top of Ellie, who falls right onto her back. She just lets out a tiny groan. ]

Hooooooly fuuuuuuuck.......

[babel_hacker]

Oooooph.

[Oh man, what's this weird shape under him? The fall hurt him, but not as much as he thought... Until he heard that tiny groan and he pushes himself up. And see who it is.]

Wha--sorry! Are you okay?!

[toybombs]

[Eeeeek!

Still clutching the apple, now with a bite taken out of it, she rushes to the two and... proceeds to stand uselessly near them as she frets.]

A-are you two okay-?

[elliexir]

[ Ellie just lies down on the floor dramatically, arms and legs spread out. ]

No, I think I died or something.

[toybombs]

[Gasp!]

Ellie, no-! Please be okay!

[YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE HER A PANIC ATTACK.]

[babel_hacker]

[Eh?]

H-Hey, don't joke around about that! Are you really okay?