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T H E W A R E H O U S E

【 day 16 - 4:00AM 】

For all "old-timers" and "somewhat-old-timers", it'll be another typical night sleeping on the warehouse floor. It's not great, but perhaps you're getting used to it now. Maybe you're just making due. Maybe some of you are in a deep sleep because you've adapted. Whatever it is, you will be rudely waken up by... the sound of sirens?

A sense of deja-vu might run through you as you wake up and look at what's going on. Right in the middle of the warehouse, Calhoun is wearing a bike helmet on top of his gas mask, and standing next to one of these.

Well, standing isn't exactly the right word for it. Struggling to pick up Kariya and onto the stretcher is more accurate...

【 day 17 】

To the newcomer, welcome to the 【 Warehouse 】.

Once you escape your elevator, you will find yourself here. It's strangely empty for a warehouse. Aside from the elevators you've come out of, there's nothing else here. In fact, the longer you look around, the stranger everything looks.

Every window has been bolted shut, with no way of removing the steel coverings. The only source of illumination comes from the florescent lights above. Along the walls are numerous amounts of surveillance cameras, watching every bit of movement and listening to the sounds of everyone and everything. Every door is locked up tight, with no clear way of opening them, and there's one giant door with a 9 painted on it. It's a rather strange place, and there seems to be a lot of people here, so go introduce yourselves?

For the "old-timers" and "somewhat-old-timers", come meet your new fellow test subject and, oh, look! You can take another bath with that elevator open! Isn't Calhoun such a nice mouse, letting you bathe?

【 day 18 】

A M B I D E X R O U N D

After those two busy days, it'll be nice to sleep in, right? Well, too bad you're all test subjects, it's time to wake up! Itttttt's time for another Ambidexxxxxxx Round!!

Oh, but where is it going to take place this time? Not on this floor, that's for sure. Everyone, head out to the hallway, line up in front of the elevator! We're heading up to the second floor of our warehouse! Amazing, right? Who would have thought you would stick around long enough to see the second floor, huh?

The elevator, that was once non-functioning, turns on and allows everyone to head to the second floor. How many floors are there? It's unknown, as all the buttons are hidden under a single large metal sheet, asides from 'L2'. Well, don't worry about that, welcome to the next level. It looks identically to the first floor, asides from a few differences:

There are no Ambidex Rooms on this floor, nor is there Calhoun's shop in the corner. However, to make up for that, there seems to be four coloured doors, rather than three: Red, Blue, Green, and Grey. Yes, that's right, Calhoun has decided to add a fourth Ambidex Door, just to accommodate the new number of people. So, look down at your bracelets, you'll see what teams you're in.

The rules are the same: Go in, solve the puzzles, come out, vote! It's as simple as that, so line up in front of your doors, he doesn't have all day.

Oh, speaking of days... Before everyone enters, Calhoun will start to snicker uncontrollably. He hopes you haven't forgotten what today is?

It's the last day to give him a proper "show".

So far, all we've gotten were two lousy attempts at a show:

Some fake drama, hosted by the Blind-And-Dumb Test Subject (Snake) and Should-Probably-Drug-Again Test Subject (Ema)? Talk about yawn. You two get a 1/10. Half a point for getting two dumb teenagers all riled up about it, and another half a point for some form of effort.

The other was some sword fight by the Needs-A-Haircut Test Subject (Hershel) and Probably-Hiding-A-Bald-Spot (Heiji) in the lounge. Not as boring, but sheesh! Do you really think just something like that will entertain him? You didn't go in there with the proper intent of hurting each other, just some practise! Most of all, you've destroy Charlie, Calhoun's pot plant, so you only get a 4/10. Better than the other show, but not good enough!

And that's it, only two dumb shows. It looks like you guys really don't care about your secrets or memories. Maybe he should just end the contest here early and get this over with. He'll just reveal your secrets, destroy your memories, and get this over with. You clearly aren't bothered by it, so why keep this up any longer?

But you know what, Calhoun's a nice mouse. He believes in second chances, so he'll give you all until tomorrow morning, 6AM, to come up with something, or you can all say goodbye to everything!

Chao!

GOODBYE ✖ NEW ARRIVAL ✖ MINGLE
BASIC INFO ✖ TEAMS + ROOMS ✖ ESCAPE

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[you could was out some of your clothes, too, if you wanted to...]

[ema strips down pretty quickly since these things need to be approached head-on...so... she's jumping in!

(you can tell she's okay because of the cold-related cursing that follows)]

[...THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING. After waffling a bit and taking off her hat, boots, and socks, she decides to stick with her undershirt and skirt before jumping in because WHAT IF HEIJI OR SOMEONE DOESN'T GET THE MEMO OKAY.

She's a bit less enthusiastic about jumping in, actually lowering herself through the hatch and into the water and giving a small screech once she feels how cold it is.]

Oh gosh, this is gonna be awful...

[Okay three... two... one... SPLASH! Another short scream, followed by:]

Oh my gosh ohmygosh ohmygosh it's so cold!

[still a little breathless, honestly she wouldn't be surprised if an iceberg started floating by]

Kinda stops the heart there for a moment... I recommend keeping moving so that not too much of you goes numb.

Wh-what if my everything feels numb?

[She's probably over exaggerating, but gosh is it icy. She's already shivering, trying to bounce a little in the water in an effort to stay warm.]

...Probably time to take the soap, then.

[she hands it over, go get your scrub on, do not become an icecube]

[Scrub a dub dub brrrr this is freezing she's probably going to end up with soap suds in her clothes.

Then again they could probably use it.

Once she's done she hands it back over, teeth chattering.]

H-h-here!

[gestures for her to sit up on the voting machine thing to at least be less in the water before scrubbing herself, though her sudsy clothing is intentional, some things are just not really washable in a bathroom sink]

R-ready to get out? Hot springs, this isn't.

H-hair first.

[But only really quickly because oh my gosh she is going to get hypothermia. A quick dunk, rub in the shampoo, and another quick dunk while furiously rubbing it out again.

OKAY GOOD ENOUGH SHE SMELLS LIKE APPLES NOW AT LEAST.]

Th-there!

[Now they just have to... climb out without slipping in again. They can totally do this!! Right?]

[the water level is deep but not that deep, so they'll need to climb as opposed to float up. piece of cake...maybe...]

Let's get out of here. Can you reach from the top of the voting machine? Or you can try climbing on my shoulders...

Um... Hang on!

[This would be easier if she weren't wet and shivering, but after a few attempts she does indeed manage to clamber up onto the glass. Huzzah!]

Okay, I th-think I can get up now! D'you need help?

[If she's sitting on the glass as she reaches over to Ema, hopefully there will be enough weight to prevent her from simply sliding off again-!]

Nah, I'll spot you the rest of the way up. You're definitely not gonna wanna fall in, you know?

'K-kay!

[Not even gonna argue that one. She tosses the bottle of shampoo up before grabbing at the edge of the hatch, struggling some to haul herself up with the added weight from her soaked clothes.

And, well. Slippery fingers.]

Wh-whoa...

[It's definitely a bit touch and go before she gets a firm enough grip to get herself up and out of the hatch. Judging by the wet thud from above, she seems to have simply toppled over now that she's safely up there.]

[sounded like she'd made it, so ema scrambles onto the glass thing and takes a steadying breath before jumping up to the hatch to slowly and shakily pull herself up, eventually getting out with some amount of huffing and puffing. Pull-up star she ain't]

So. That. Was a thing.

I d-don't think I'll ever be warm again.

[She feels chilled right down to the bones. Getting clean was a nice thought, but in practice, she's finding she was actually quite content being warm - if a bit smelly.]

Yeah...pretty much.

[She gives a shaky glance at the hoodie and hat. Well... they can't be that bad, can they?

Putting on the hoodie again is a bit of a struggle between the damp clothes and the shivering, but she does manage it. The hat will stay off for now in an effort to let her hair dry.]

Ugh... What about you? Are you going to be okay?

[Of her damp outfit she only keeps her pants and vest, as scientifically speaking, leaving the shirt and jacket to air dry not on her person involves a minimal amount of walking around in wet clothing with a maximal amount of skin coverage, a formula that in practice really doesn't make her feel any warmer but does give a certain sense of satisfaction due to science]

Would be nice if the ambient temperature around here wasn't roughly 0 Kelvin, but... It's fine, I'm used to it by now. I'll just go talk to one of the other idiot guys, and the irritation will keep me warm.

But are you sure you're alright? It shouldn't be a problem to borrow someone's jacket.

[Who needs science when you're busy trying not to shiver like a leaf, though.]

I think I'll be okay... I was fine the first time!

[Except the first time people also offered her clothes. Actually, on second thought--]

...Maybe I should just ask Jake for his coat again. I could use it as a blanket...

Could and should. He'd probably lend it if it's you, to boot.

[She gives an embarrassed laugh.]

Well... Even though he looks a little scary, he's not that bad! I think he can be nice if he wants to.

[Everyone had warned her about him, but he hadn't done anything mean to her, so obviously that meant he was a good person! Right?]

I dunno about all that, but he can be less awful, sure. You should take advantage of as much as you can, that's the best way to approach everyone.

[--Er...]

You sure? That sounds kinda...

[...Unpleasant? Ignoring how all of this in its entirety is unpleasant, freezing baths included.]

You've got to be willing to go for what you want. No one else is going to do that for you.

Well yeah, but... Just because I want something doesn't mean I have to use other people to get it.

A lot of the time, it kinda does. But just because you're using them doesn't mean you have to be a jerk about it. Usually there's a way you can mutually benefit.

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