EVERYONE'S TRUTH - BEGINNING

[vivariummods]

Since the second group's first Calhoun Hour, the mouse in question hasn't appeared in the warehouse for longer than 30 minutes at a time. He only arrives during the early mornings to tape a random fruit of the day (apples, oranges, and pears so far) before scurrying off with his wagon. He refuses to provide any sort of medical relief for any of the test subjects, and does nothing more but providing the bare minimum to survive. So, when Day 9 rolls around, three days since that faithful finger breaking/eye blinding experience, it's no different; Calhoun comes in, tapes up some bananas, then promptly leaves afterwards, all without a word. An hour after he leaves, though... The screen in the Greenhouse, up against the wall besides the entrance, finally comes to life for the first time. It flickers on and on, flashing brightly. At first, there's nothing but static. Soon enough, though, it stays a consistent green tint. A blinking cursor hovers at the bottom and stays there for a few seconds, before it begins to type. DO NOT DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELVES COME TO THE LOBBY AND GO THROUGH THE NEWLY OPENED DOOR I WILL MEET YOU THERE....... And it ends there...

Comments

Re: THE MESSAGE

[babel_hacker]

[Atsuro stares at the message, intrigued and wary.]

I wonder who sent this...?

[1st_response_is_anger]

If it was Mr. Mouse, he'd be yelling at us instead of a polite message.

[babel_hacker]

Yeah, he would. And the instructions doesn't feel like something he'd say. [Why would he care about them being discreet?]

[1st_response_is_anger]

We don't know how many actual people are running around this place. So who knows who this is?

[babel_hacker]

We just don't know right now. Either we trust it and go along, or we don't.

[1st_response_is_anger]

So what do you plan on doing?

[babel_hacker]

...I'm going along with it. If there's a chance that it's real, I want to see it.

[1st_response_is_anger]

....you're right. It can't hurt to go look. *It's not like they had a lot on their hands to do.*

[babel_hacker]

[He nods.] Right. Let's get going as soon as we can.

[elliexir]

It seems pretty suspicious, like what does "do not draw attention to yourselves" suppose to mean?

[babel_hacker]

I see that as "be sneaky and don't do anything loud". So... go there without getting that mouse's attention?

[elliexir]

Well, duh, I figured that, but does that mean the person who sent it isn't with the mouse?

[babel_hacker]

That would be my first guess. Like... someone who opposed to this entire situation and want to help us out.

[That's an optimistic thought, if it's true.]

[elliexir]

So... the police? They gotta be looking for us now, it's been over a week.

[ Though with the injuries they all woke up with... maybe they were here longer? ]

[babel_hacker]

I really hope so. We've been here for days, so other people would've noticed our absences and reported it.

[Like... friends? Families? Any...one that knows them? At least he hope so, and maybe they can help with their amnesia.]

[elliexir]

Yeah. Who wouldn't notice? Most of us are students, so if we don't show up in school for a while, then they'll think something's up.

[ Assuming that Ellie doesn't skip school (which she probably does)... ]

[babel_hacker]

Uh huh. After a while, they would need to contact our guardians about it and ask.

[Atsuro thinks he's a decent student. Probably.]

[elliexir]

Man, what do they even want from us? What's the point of gathering us all here and make a mouse watch over us?

[babel_hacker]

That's what I'm trying to figure out... and of course, that mouse doesn't answer any of my questions about it.

[elliexir]

Did he answer anything?

[ She's not holding her breath if he did... ]

[babel_hacker]

[He shake his head.]

Nope, nothing that's actually useful to know. Just that we're in an experiment. He doesn't even answer my question about our memories.

[elliexir]

Why not? It's not like we don't know we have amnesia.

[ Why are you being so sketchy, mouse?? ]

[babel_hacker]

Something about "wanting natural reactions" and all that.

[Yeesh.]

[elliexir]

... Seriously? That's such a lame excuse.

[ THE BLANKEST STARE ]

[babel_hacker]

Really. And I think it's obvious, but he doesn't care about typical ethics.

[Ahaha, ethical treatement...]