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

[elliexir]

[ She's glad that he's playing along, because joking around sure beats the depressing mood around here. ]

Hell yeah I'm saying that. You better steel yourself before punching the Ellienator.

[babel_hacker]

[Is it puns now? He wonders if he can keeps up.]

Of course. How else can I forges on if I can't steel myself?

[elliexir]

[ She starts laughing. ]

Oh man, that is so good. Okay, hold on, let me think of one.

[ She takes a few seconds, thinking real hard, then she looks up with excitement. ]

Oh! Here's one, you shouldn't metal with me!

[babel_hacker]

[Snrk--He laughs.]

Oh man, metal. I dunno if I can think of another one!

[elliexir]

[ Congrats, Atsuro, you just helped make her forget about this shitty game for a moment. ]

Then I declare myself the winner of this pun showdown. You better step up your game next time!

[babel_hacker]

[Which counts as a victory for him. It's worth it to help someone feel better about this shitty situation.]

I definitely will! Next time, you're going down!

[elliexir]

[ The real question is whether or not he could still be able to make her feel better after they go and blind themselves. ]

I'd like to see you try, bowl head!

[babel_hacker]

[Yeaaaah, that would be a. Challenge.]

Bowl head? Leave the hat out of this!

[elliexir]

[ Face that challenge head on, Atsuro. ]

Aw, is someone a little sensitive about their pot hat?

[babel_hacker]

[Crash into the challenge like a protag.]

That's because it's my hat! And I like it.

[For...some reason. He dunno, he just likes it?]

[elliexir]

[ Do you feel like a protag yet, Atsuro? ]

You seem to reeeeeally like it because I dunno if I've seen you without the hat so far. What're you trying to hide under there?

[ Maybe trying to make grabby at the hat, but not really super reaching out for it, just trying to be playful. ]

[babel_hacker]

[He didn't choose the protag life!]

Whoa there! [He take a step back from her grabby hands, raising his hands as if to block her.] There's nothing under there, beside my own head.

[elliexir]

[ The protag life chose him. Devil Survivor 3: Atsuro's Revenge. Are you ready?? ]

C'mon, then take off the hat! Unless you're embarrassed about a bad haircut or something.

[ Stepping forward for more grabby hands. 8) ]

[babel_hacker]

[He's never ready??]

No way, I don't have a bad haircut!

[He thinks. Is there a decent mirror around here? He steps back and move his arms into a cross.]