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vivarium2014-08-18 11:21 pm
vivariummods) wrote in vivarium2014-08-18 11:21 pm
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THE HEART OF THE MATTER
| Sometime early in the morning (or at least what feels like it, considering that there aren’t any clocks around), Calhoun will scream into a megaphone to wake everyone up. He won’t explain what’s going on, but he will say that he has a surprise for everyone. What is it? Well, they won’t know until they get up! So, everyone line up by the hallway’s door! He’ll be calling everyone into a “☆ SECRET ROOM ☆” one by one, and spending a few minutes with them. In this room, it’ll be nothing but a table, two chairs, a metal cabinet, and a lone lightbulb hanging from the ceiling. Anyone who’s seen enough cop shows will notice that this is an interrogation room. Granted, there’s a sleeping pod in the corner of the room (rather similar to the same device that returns memories) and this room is a pretty fictional interrogation room as the real things aren't so hardboiled, but Calhoun is a fan of cop dramas and he only has so much power, so this is what he went for. Anyway, in here, Calhoun will do one of two things: 1) Reveal an unpleasant secret about them. Of course, it might sound fictional at first, but then he’ll go into his little cabinet and pull out a folder to back up his claims. These reports don’t look fake, and well, just think of what the others might think if they heard of this. Sure, you can deny it all you want, but what about your fellow test subjects? How can they ever see you in the same light again? Even if you attempt to convince them otherwise, this will forever linger in the back of their minds. They might even start turning against you, and while Calhoun’s a pretty nice mouse, he can’t do anything to stop you silly test subjects from doing something dramatic. 2) Grant them the fragment of a memory. What a kind mouse Calhoun is being, giving you a freebie! They’ll be placed in a pod, as per the usual, and given part of a memory. The problem is this freebie cuts off at the worst possible time, and any begging, threats or inquiries into the matter are only going to be met by Calhoun’s snickers. It would be awful if something happened and you could never find out if your dear friend Timmy ever got out of that well, right? A real tragedy. Oh well, too bad for you, buddy. Once Calhoun has called everyone one by one into this “☆ SECRET ROOM ☆” of his, he will gather all the test subjects up, stand on counter of Calhoun’s Corner and make an announcement. “Listen up, test subjects! While yesterday’s round of Bingo was all fun and games, it’s time to spice things up around here! This is starting to get really bland, like oatmeal bland, and my Master has given me the go ahead to shake things up.” “Some of you, I've told you a dark, spooky secret, while for the rest, I've shown you a little memory! Who got what, though, no one knows! But you know who you are and you know what you have to lose.” “So what was the point of all this? Welllllll, like I've said, it’s so boring here, that I’m giving you the chance to redeem yourselves of this sinful dullness. How, you wonder?” “Give me a show.” “I think you all know me well by now, what entertains me and what I like to see. So, give me the performance of a lifetime by the end of the next AB Voting round! Of course sooner is better, because you never know if I’m gonna like these plans of yours, but go ahead, take your time! I mean it’s not like there’s much I can do, excepppppt…” “I can just reveal those little secrets of yours to everyone! Don’t think you can just shrug it off as something I've made up too. I’ll spread out those reports and all the evidence for everyone to see, and we’ll see how long it takes for them to turn on you.” “And those with a memory, don’t sigh in relief, because you’re not safe either! I’ll ensure that you will never get the rest of that memory I showed you. You can wonder for the rest of your lives what really happened. If you think it’ll be as simple as just asking around when you get out, think again. You’ll never know the whole truth unless you remember it yourself, since this mouse can get his paws in the outside world’s evidence.” “What if one of you manages to entertain me? Well, not only will you get your full memory back, but everyone’s memories and secrets will be safe! They won’t be getting anything back, but maybe one day, and you’re the one who did all the work, those ungrateful cads!” “Well, I think that’s about it. Toodles! You know where to find me if you have any questions or love letters for me.” He winks at the crowd (looking at you, Zelos), then hops off the counter, back into the safety of his shop. |
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Well, that was a shock! What was he in such a rush for? "Whatcha doing here? Someone bleeding or something?"
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Wait, this was the guy he was looking for. He glanced around, making sure no one could hear them before turning back to Heiji. "Did um, did Snake ever say anything to you about him and Ema?"
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Oh god he must have challenged Ema to a knife fight
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He walked over to the lounge door, gesturing for Heiji to take a peek. "Don't disturb them though-" He's trying so hard to be polite. So hard. Spying wasn't polite at all but a quick peek...? that was fine, right?
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"Sh-she's... th-they're...!" Oh heavens, this was way too suggestive! Calf-touching! Recovering himself a little, Heiji leaned forward to take another peek through the door.
"How long they been at that?" he whispered to Hershel.
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"It's rude to spy." That's what you're doing though. "... do you think they're trying to um-" He stopped, because if they were trying to make a show he should just go along with it. Maybe it would work? "Ema and Snake... I can't say I saw that coming."
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He stared hard, trying his utmost to lipread the conversation. A few seconds later, however, he fell away from the door in frustration in defeat, putting his palm to his forehead. "Arrgh, I can't lipread if it ain't in Japanese! All I got was 'saddled'!"
.....'saddled'? Oh, my.
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... saddled.
"Saddled?" Hershel paused before looking kind of embarrassed because oh my, indeed. "... maybe they're talking about old AB round partners?" God he could only hope.
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He looked at Hershel. "This sure is odd, though. I mean, Snake didn't say anything about Ema before. And if he was sweet on her, why'd he ask me to kiss him instead of... er..."
Wow, embarrassing. "A-anyway! This is gettin' complicated..."
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He glanced over at Heiji when he said that, curious. "For that matter why did Ema kiss Jake of all people? I wonder how he'll feel about this." He probably wouldn't care and would tell Hershel to buzz off but you never know, love triangle/squares and what not. Make this even more complicated.
"I'm surprised he didn't talk to you about this though." He offered a small smile. "Maybe he's embarrassed?"
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"But you're right. If Jake gets wind of this, he might punch Snake or something." Or get him stabbed. Either/or.
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Hershel was about to say something else but freezes instead, turning to Ema and Snake with a totally not flustered, guilty look.
"Oh, hello Ema, Snake, um-" He glanced at Heiji, what were they going to do dude they're dead Ema's the scariest person here. "-how are you today?" Smooth.
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He quickly grabbed Hershel's arm. "Well, Hershel? Whattaya say we let these nice folks through?"
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"I think I saw my life flash before my eyes." What a scary couple. "Admittedly I only remember about twenty minutes of it in total but goodness."