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vivarium2015-06-18 09:32 pm
vivariummods) wrote in vivarium2015-06-18 09:32 pm
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CALHOUN HOUR - WOULD YOU RATHER
| 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!" |
RESULTS & REACTIONS
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!"
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[ She just looks at Atsuro to see what he might say or do. ]
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I...
[He doesn't want to do it. None of the options sound nice to him. But if he doesn't do it... Ellie would. It's either one of them, and not both, right?]
I-I'll do it.
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What? No. Hell no. If one of us has to do it, then... Then I should do it.
[ She's the one who kept trying to convince them to do the opposite of what they want to do and all, so she feels responsible for this. Not to mention that, well, he's the new guy. Even if he only arrived a few days after her, it seemed dickish as hell to let him do it. Of course, this is all before they find out that both of them have to do it... ]
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[He's reluctant to let her do it. Not just because he wants to do it (hell no, he never wants to do it), but because that means Ellie would get hurt and bear with... with being blind. Temporary or not.]
Are you sure? I could still do it.
[Maybe. He can do the action, but his nerves aren't made of steel.]
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Y-Yeah... [ There's some hesitation, but she takes a breath and nods. ] I can do it...
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[He doesn't want her to do it. He glances over at Calhourn, as if expecting him to tell them to hurry it up.]
There's no way to talk you out of this?
[He's mostly talking to get himself into terms with this.]
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Nope.
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...Sorry, Ellie. It's just... this is a little too much for even me.
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[ She takes a deep breath and lets it out. She then just throws her arms out to the side, then lets them fall to her side. ]
Let's get this over with.
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Let's.
[Time to officially put down their vote.]
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Just where do you think you're going, test subject?
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jr. high schoolerboss]