CALHOUN HOUR - WOULD YOU RATHER

[vivariummods]

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

[fushuuu]

[as if hitting girls hadn't been bad enough]

Unsanitary...

[toybombs]

[Welp, she's just crying at this point.]

N-no... Why are they both so a-awful?

I hate this!

[fushuuu]

[ughhh waterworks what do. frowning and crossing his arms]

It's pretty awful. But crying won't make it any better.

[there you go, A+ comfort right there, failing at humanity here]

[toybombs]

[Kaidou, you're the worst.]

I don't want either! S-spiders... or sewage...

[Sniffle, sob.]

B-both are gross...!

[fushuuu]

[sadly he put all his skill points into tennis and none of them into dealing with girls or actually any humans]

I know. They're filthy. We don't even have proper soap or bathing facilities...

[he looks pretty grossed out by this to be honest]

The bugs are less likely to inflict disease.

[toybombs]

B-but then they'll crawl all over us...!

[Ew ew ew ew EW EW EW.]

[fushuuu]

[he doesn't quite withhold a shudder]

But they won't ruin your hair or clothing afterwards. And they probably won't burn.

[toybombs]

[Uuu...]

...D-do we know what kind of spiders they are...?

[fushuuu]

[he points at a bucket near Calhoun; there are big ones and small ones and fuzzy ones and millipedes and beetles and a slug or two. It's probably nothing poisonous in there! But it is pretty creepy even to people who don't care about bugs]

...Hm.

[toybombs]

[...nooooo.]

I can't, I can't! They're too gross!

[fushuuu]

...You really prefer the sewage?

[toybombs]

[She gives a shudder.]

I can't do that one, either!

[fushuuu]

We have to pick one. And if one other group doesn't agree, then we don't have to do it. That's the rules, right?

[formicarium]

You bet your human bottom that's the rules!

[ Calhoun suddenly appears in middle of the conversation, jumping right in. HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ]

[fushuuu]

[omg why are you talking to me why do you exist]

[.............ignoring! if grinding teeth counts as ignoring, which it does]

[formicarium]

[ HIS EXISTENCE IS FUELLED BY YOUR LOVE, KAIDOUUUUUU ]

Wow, you sure look happy to see me! How's your wrist currently doing there, test subject? I bet it hertz a lot.

[toybombs]

Um... h-huh?

[Where did this conversation go...? She seems to indicate with her expression, even though she's plenty aware.]

[fushuuu]

Let's just pick at random.

[still ignoring calhoun, okay, no mice are present in this private conversation]

[formicarium]

How rude! Ignoring me won't make me go away, you know!

[ He stands here, huffing and puffing, his tail swaying furiously. ]