CALHOUN HOUR - WOULD YOU RATHER

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The morning of Day 6 starts off with a loud siren. Said siren keeps on going for five long seconds before a terribly scratchy voice comes on. "Uuuuuup and at 'em, test subjects! No sleeping in today, so all of you come on down to the lobby, unless you want to hear some more of siren_001.mp3!" True to Calhoun's word, that terrible alarm will continue to go off until everyone gathers in the newly lit lobby. With all the florescent lights now on and working, it's clearer to see just how dull this warehouse is. Everything is a boring metallic colour, there are plates covering up any windows, and every door remains shut tight (other than the one leading to the Greenhouse). The elevators have gone back to being closed off from entry, and standing tall and right in front of them is Calhoun. Two suspiciously clothed tables stand on either side of him, with objects clearly under those sheets. "Sssssssssssssso! I think it's about time we tried something new around here. I'd like to introduce you to something call 'Calhoun Hour'! I've done a few of these before, so I know how to run a real fun one!" He snickers into his paws for a suspiciously long time, then looks back up. "Today's is called 'Would You Rather'. Yeah, yeah, I know, boring title, but I'm a mouse, not some poetic title maker. Anyway, it's pretty simple. We play a few rounds where I give you two choices and you tell me which one you'd rather do. Here's the catch though: I'm pairing you all up, asides from this one comatose test subject, and you're going to give me your decision together as a pair. So, I'll get three votes in total. I'll tally them up and see which is the most popular choice. The teams who didn't choose that choice will now be forced to do it!" He puts up a paw and waves his entire arm back and forth, as if cutting the air. He stops for a few seconds though, mid-wave, then resumes right away. "No ifs, no buts, no ums, you gotta do it! Think I won't keep you all here until you get it done? Because I will, but don't think about trying to cheat the game by all agreeing to the same thing so there are no losing parties. I better see a losing party, all right?" Calhoun then lowers his arm then walks over to a table put his paws underneath the cloth (tippy-toeing to reach...) and pulls out a few sheets of paper. He walks around to hand them out, sometimes missing and just tossing the sheets into midair, but paying it no mind. "This will tell you who you're paired up with and your first round, so get to it! You got ten minutes to decide!"

Comments

BASIC INFO

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✖ This Calhoun Hour will go towards AC as usual. You do not have to complete this event, but you do need to have a minimum of 10 comments from you.

✖ The pairs will be the pairs for the entirety of the game and they are as following:

✖ Atsuro Kihara + Ellie
✖ Hisoka + Maria Torres
✖ Kaoru Kaidou + Rio Takeuchi
✖ This event will last for 4 OOC days and 1 IC day.

✖ There will be a total of 4 rounds, and each round will last 1 OOC day. Each round will end at midnight, with a new one posted the next day, and players must turn in their pairs' vote by 11:59PM EST of that day.

✖ If you have any questions? Ask and we will try to get back to you asap.

✖ Have a nice trick!

ROUND ONE

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WOULD YOU RATHER KISS YOUR PARTNER OR PUNCH THEM?

DISCUSSION

[vivariummods]

[ Talk about your pair-ups or the choices, talk to someone else, heck, you can even speak with Calhoun if you want. He's just off to the side, staring off. ]

[fushuuu]

W-what sort of question even is that supposed to be?

[elliexir]

[ .......... looking very unsure at this whole thing ]

Uhhh, what kind of game is this suppose to be...?

[ she's not freaking out over it like kaidou over there but she's still ???? like w... hy...?? ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[babel_hacker]

Okay, terrible choice and all, but...

[TO CALHOURN if he bothers answering him.]

...S-so by kissing, do you mean on the lips? Or we can do it on the cheeks or... or the back of their hands?

[HE WANTS TO AVOID THE LIPS. Wait, can they avoid doing this unless they have a way of forcing them to commit these actions?]

Discussion time!

[1st_response_is_anger]

*Oh man, why was she paired up with the nutjob? What would he want to do? Maria would be happy to belt him one but she supposed they needed to talk about it.*

VOTES

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<font face="georgia" color="#44657b"><b>CHARACTERS:</font></b> Character Name (<user name="character journal">) & Character Name (<user name="character journal">) <font face="georgia" color="#44657b"><b>VOTE:</font></b> Which choice would your pair rather do?

Please submit in your vote by June 19 at 11:59PM EST.

kaidou - takeuchi pair

[fushuuu]

CHARACTERS: kaidou and rio
VOTE: kiss

Re: VOTES

[1st_response_is_anger]

CHARACTERS: Maria(1st_response_is_anger) & Hisoka (hisokathemagician)
VOTE: Kiss. Although Maria still might want to throw a punch afterward

[elliexir]

CHARACTERS: Atsuro Kihara (babel_hacker) & Ellie (elliexir)
VOTE: Kiss (but Ellie would rather punch...)

RESULTS & REACTIONS

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"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?"

Once the votes are in and Calhoun has stopped squawking, he pauses for a long moment, tail twitching regularly back and forth and back, back and forth and back. Then:

"--is wrong with you people! It's not opposite day! I said I wanna see a losing party, didn't I! I knew you guys were dumb, but not to this extent!

"If everybody wins, that means everybody loses. So get to punching, folks! And this time you'd better do what I say. Or else you'll find the punishment--" his voice drops down a few registers "--shocking."

Punctuating this, a little static spark jolts from the bracelets, just enough to imply this mouse means business.

ROUND TWO

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WOULD YOU RATHER DOUSE YOURSELF IN A BUCKET OF SEWAGE OR SPIDERS?

DISCUSSION

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[Calhoun has helpfully provided sample buckets of grody sewage and writhing creepy-crawlies for players' reference. What a helpful guy.]

VOTES

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Please submit your vote by June 20, 11:59PM EST.

RESULTS & REACTIONS

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Calhoun gets a glint in his gas mask-covered eye, rubbing his paws together with relish. "That's more like it! Team Old Lady and Creeper, here's two steaming fresh sewage buckets just for you!"

He toddles over to the pair, holding out a bucket with great gravitas only to find that of the pair, only said "old" lady was standing in front of him. The "creeper" in question was prone on the ground, lying face down in a heap.

"What. What do you think you're doing, test subject?" Calhoun prods at Hisoka's shoulder with one toe, then again, harder, when he gets no response. Abruptly he takes a hop back, then throws the contents of the bucket onto the clown. Hisoka doesn't even twitch.

"Talk about crummy timing..."

Calhoun goes into another thinking cycle, tail switching back and forth. "Don't think you're off the hook, Old Lady Subject! Take care of your punishment while..." He trails off, apparently still waiting for Maria.

ROUND THREE

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Calhoun pauses midway through passing out the next round. "...Right, Old Lady, you're still here. Just...go with Team Girly-Girl and Ugly Face! Yes! Hurry up, it's time for the good part!"

WOULD YOU RATHER BREAK YOUR PARTNER'S FINGER OR BLIND YOUR PARTNER IN ONE EYE?

[elliexir]

[ There's a sinking feeling in Ellie's stomach and it does not go away. She holds her left wrist and rubs it slightly (partially because of the pain from earlier and partially because of nervousness). ]

Are you fucking serious?

[fushuuu]

[trying not to look too alarmed]

[...failing]

VOTES

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Please submit your vote by June 21, 11:59PM EST.

RESULTS & REACTIONS

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“Well well well, look at this!” Calhoun exclaims. He places a paw to his cheek, as if surprised. “We're split right down the middle. It’s a tie! Who would have thought? Not me, no siree.”

He sighs and shakes his head, appearing rather disappointed in everything. He begins to walk over to the tables, while continuing to whine.

“Giving me a little extra of everything, aren’t you? I just wanted a nice simple game of winners and losers, but nope, you’ve only given me a loser once in this entire game. What can a mouse do to catch a break?” He sighs again. “But in this case, since no one won or lost, I guess the only fair thing to do is...”

He trails off and stops right in between the tables. His tail sways and his expression goes blank, though with the gas mask, it’s difficult to tell.

“The only fair thing to do is... “ He takes a deep breath. “... Is to have you actually do it!”

He pulls back the sheets on both tables and it reveals a total of six objects, three on each table.

“That’s right! Know that choice you made with your group? Well, that’s what you’re going to do! You’re the one who said that you’d rather do that, so prove it, show me just how much you want to do it. If not? Well, then you know what happens.” He snaps his paws and once again, sparks fly out of the bracelets. He snickers then moves over to the table over to the left.

“Oooooooooon table number one! Do you ever feel like your fingers are too strong? Like you just want to break them and never have to worry about it again? Then you’re in luck because we have everything that you need to help you out!” He begins to start pointing at each item, one at a time as he talks about them. “Use the hammer to crush that bone without a fuss or hassle! You’d be able to get it done with in no time! Or, if you’re feeling a little more adventurous, try our drill. Nothing else screams absolute power than holding one of these babies to bore a hole through things you shouldn’t! Or if you don’t like either one of those, then we have this hand card for you! Yes, I said hand card, because it’s just a flimsy little sheet with a hand drawn on it. By holding this, it gives you the power to break fingers all on your own, with no tools needed! You can be your own Superman!”

Calhoun throws Kaidou, Maria, and Rio a thumbs up before moving onto the table on the right.

“Oooooooooon table number two! Have you ever tried to turn yourself into a pirate and you just can’t get rid of an eye to achieve that handsome eyepatch look? Worry no more because I have the solution for you!” Just like the previous table, Calhoun begins to point to each item laid out. “Try out our mace spray. It’s our specially made spray that’d make anyone go blind without the need to get all physical, but be careful! It’d hurt a lot more than just your eye because it’d get on your skin too, so if that’s not your cup of tea, then try our needle. We’ve already filled it up with a nice little solution so just inject it into your eye and blam, you’re as blind as a bat! And finally, here is yet another hand card. Want to punch the lights out of that eye? Then go for it!”

Calhoun winks over at Atsuro and Ellie, then claps his paws.

“Luckily for you, your injuries will only be temporary, so stop your worrying and get to it!"

POST-EVENT

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"And that's the end of that!" Calhoun jumps up and throws his arms in the air, filled with brand new energy and excitement. "There waaaaas going to be a fourth round, at least until Creepy Test Subject just fainted on me, but this seems like a good place to end it! Boy, eye gotta say, you've really broke into that game pretty well, huh, test subjects?"

He snickers at his own jokes, then points over to the tiny gift bags that were hiding under the tables.

"Those are for you, since I figured that I gotta thank you somehow for playing in your first Calhoun Hour. It may have been your first, but it'd certainly not be your last! And now if you'd excuse me, I gotta drag this creepy and useless test subject off. Try not to party too much without me!"

And off he goes, slowly but surely dragging Hisoka off, allowing everyone to grab their gift bags. Inside? A few Dora the Explorer bandaids and a single Hello Kitty themed eye patch. Isn't that just nice?

[toybombs]

[After the event, Rio finds a nice little corner to crouch down in, sobbing brokenly as she holds her hand and rocks in place. It hurts, it hurts, it huuuuuurts.

Why? Why did they have to go through this...?]

[1st_response_is_anger]

*The pain she feels in her finger is excruciating but at the same time it galvanizes her to action, getting to the greenhouse.* Rio, Kaoru, get over here. I need to split your broken fingers so they heal right.

[babel_hacker]

[After he effectively maced himself in the eye, Atsuro's... not doing so well. It might be a temporary injury, but doing a physical injury to himself is a bit too much for him. Much more than dealing with spiders.

So he'll be taking a moment, trying to mentally and emotionally get over being blind in one eye. Shit, shit, shit... He's trying to take deep breaths to calm himself down.]

O-okay, calm... calm...