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Chapter 2: Abnormal Days
Attention everyone! A body has been found! A body! It's in the laboratory room! Hop to it! This is so exciting!
[There's an excited giggle before it cuts off.]
[There's an excited giggle before it cuts off.]
[s-so she's...]
[well that's obvious enough given the effects of the acid on her face]
[he feels like wiggly jelly, so he's not even close to moving right now, and he can't bring himself to look away]
[well that's obvious enough given the effects of the acid on her face]
[he feels like wiggly jelly, so he's not even close to moving right now, and he can't bring himself to look away]
[He heard the news that the body had been found and gulped. Another one of us dead.]
[He might as well go see. There's nothing else he can do. If he sulks in his room much longer he's afraid someone will do something about it and he won't be able to escape there anymore.]
[So he comes to see what's happening, staying in the shadows and away from the vat. He knows what it contains, and feels bile rise in his throat.]
[He might as well go see. There's nothing else he can do. If he sulks in his room much longer he's afraid someone will do something about it and he won't be able to escape there anymore.]
[So he comes to see what's happening, staying in the shadows and away from the vat. He knows what it contains, and feels bile rise in his throat.]
Oh... oh no...
/How is she supposed to get this body to the freezer? It looks positively toxic. And the poor girl, she'll be horribly disfigured, even if anything can be done to bring people back. She shudders and lifts her camera./
/She wonders who will see these photos, one day, and if they will be delighted or horrified at what they contain./
/How is she supposed to get this body to the freezer? It looks positively toxic. And the poor girl, she'll be horribly disfigured, even if anything can be done to bring people back. She shudders and lifts her camera./
/She wonders who will see these photos, one day, and if they will be delighted or horrified at what they contain./
[due to the crackling of the fire in the incinerator room he didn't hear the cracking sound, but he did hear the announcement]
[as usual it didn't say where the crime scene is, but since quite a few people appeared to still be having a late breakfast or otherwise spending time on the ground level it seems likely that it happened on the upper floor]
[runs up the stairs, briefly glimpsing into the class rooms on the way, and skids to a stop as he enters the laboratory]
Wh-why are you just looking..!
[pushes past the others, pulls Prudence out of the vat, lays her down on her back and looks around for a towel or something]
[there isn't one in sight, so he untucks his shirt and starts dabbing at her face with it - not rubbing, definitely not rubbing - to soak the blood and the acid up]
[there are far too many fractures in her skin, and where there are none it's like the upper layer of her skin is ready to wash away, and the bleeding won't stop--]
[he's not noticing how much his hands are shaking (and starting to hurt), but there are black spots dancing in his vision, and it suddenly feels difficult to not pass out]
[as usual it didn't say where the crime scene is, but since quite a few people appeared to still be having a late breakfast or otherwise spending time on the ground level it seems likely that it happened on the upper floor]
[runs up the stairs, briefly glimpsing into the class rooms on the way, and skids to a stop as he enters the laboratory]
Wh-why are you just looking..!
[pushes past the others, pulls Prudence out of the vat, lays her down on her back and looks around for a towel or something]
[there isn't one in sight, so he untucks his shirt and starts dabbing at her face with it - not rubbing, definitely not rubbing - to soak the blood and the acid up]
[there are far too many fractures in her skin, and where there are none it's like the upper layer of her skin is ready to wash away, and the bleeding won't stop--]
[he's not noticing how much his hands are shaking (and starting to hurt), but there are black spots dancing in his vision, and it suddenly feels difficult to not pass out]
/rushed out of the kitchen and still in a filthy apron
/and saw you and what the fuck
/PUSHING THROUGH THE CROWD EXCUSE ME GRUMPY CHEF COMING THROUGH
What are you doing?
/and saw you and what the fuck
/PUSHING THROUGH THE CROWD EXCUSE ME GRUMPY CHEF COMING THROUGH
What are you doing?
[looks up, pale as chalk and about to cry]
S-stopping this stuff! It's eating her face!
[why is this happening to the girl who wanted to help him make his own face look nicer?]
S-stopping this stuff! It's eating her face!
[why is this happening to the girl who wanted to help him make his own face look nicer?]
That's not going to help. She's already dead.
/She's standing next to him, eyes downcast with a pitiful look on her face./
/She's standing next to him, eyes downcast with a pitiful look on her face./
But..!
Wh-who did this?! It's t-too cruel!
[keeps shakily dabbing at the body's face, letting out the occassional sob]
Wh-who did this?! It's t-too cruel!
[keeps shakily dabbing at the body's face, letting out the occassional sob]
That's disturbing the crime scene. Has anyone taken pictures of this? We need to see the evidence before we clean up!
/pulling you away from the body
/pulling you away from the body
All of it's too cruel.
/And it means another one of them will be dead soon./
/But his sobs are too much. She can handle her own emotions, but when someone else's gets in the mix it's not so easy. She hesitantly reaches out and puts a hand on his shoulder, giving it a squeeze. She won't bother moping up her own tears./
/And it means another one of them will be dead soon./
/But his sobs are too much. She can handle her own emotions, but when someone else's gets in the mix it's not so easy. She hesitantly reaches out and puts a hand on his shoulder, giving it a squeeze. She won't bother moping up her own tears./
[her consoling touch makes him break into tears completely, to the point where he can't keep his efforts up and only sits slumped next to the corpse]
[it's confusing and new to him to feel such shock and sadness over a person's death - why? and why didn't he react like this when the others died? he doesn't understand]
[puts his own hand on top of hers, but pulls it back immediately as he realises why both his hands are hurting so much]
U-ugh--
[it's confusing and new to him to feel such shock and sadness over a person's death - why? and why didn't he react like this when the others died? he doesn't understand]
[puts his own hand on top of hers, but pulls it back immediately as he realises why both his hands are hurting so much]
U-ugh--
[struggles a little, but he's still battling unconsciousness and unable to put up much resistance]
I, I just pulled her out..! We-- we couldn't just-- let her get--
Maria is here, she takes photos!
[sobs]
I, I just pulled her out..! We-- we couldn't just-- let her get--
Maria is here, she takes photos!
[sobs]
/shit not the tears not the tears
/sigh
C-come on, come with me, you don't need to be around for this.
/pulling you by the arm g e n t l y
/sigh
C-come on, come with me, you don't need to be around for this.
/pulling you by the arm g e n t l y
[lets himself be pulled along completely without resistance now, crying in earnest]
M-my hands hurt...
[feels even more dizzy and stumbles]
M-my hands hurt...
[feels even more dizzy and stumbles]
/nearly stumbles over too, jesus
Don't faint yet, ok, I'm not even near a couch or anything.
/COME ON, TO THE KITCHEN
Don't faint yet, ok, I'm not even near a couch or anything.
/COME ON, TO THE KITCHEN
O-okay.
[concentrates on not passing out as he lets her lead the way]
[concentrates on not passing out as he lets her lead the way]
/She lets out her own sob and drags him back a little by his shoulder, away from the mess of what was once a vibrant teen girl who didn't like her taking photos of her on the floor./
/Seeing him break down like this is only breaking her own resolve. She didn't even know her that well, but his reaction is feeding her own./
/She flinches at the sudden sting and pulls it away to wipe it on her skirt./
G-go wash off, d-don't hurt yourself.
/It comes out as gently as she can manage without choking./
/Seeing him break down like this is only breaking her own resolve. She didn't even know her that well, but his reaction is feeding her own./
/She flinches at the sudden sting and pulls it away to wipe it on her skirt./
G-go wash off, d-don't hurt yourself.
/It comes out as gently as she can manage without choking./
Yes... u-uhn...
[struggles to get up, but he feels terribly dazed]
[luckily the cook girl comes sweeping in to help and pulls him away]
[in his condition he can do nothing to console Maria - even if he was calm enough he wouldn't have any words to make her feel better about this situation]
[struggles to get up, but he feels terribly dazed]
[luckily the cook girl comes sweeping in to help and pulls him away]
[in his condition he can do nothing to console Maria - even if he was calm enough he wouldn't have any words to make her feel better about this situation]
dead body (just to make things more orderly for the investigation)
(Anonymous) 2013-08-12 12:55 am (UTC)(link)[the body is now laying on the ground, left alone after the SHSL Cook got the SHSL Dendrologist away from it]
[the acid damage is pretty bad, but at least it was stopped before it could erase the victim's features]
[the wound on the back of the corpse's head is likely still bleeding, and the snapped, bloody mop is still laying next to the acid vat]
[the acid damage is pretty bad, but at least it was stopped before it could erase the victim's features]
[the wound on the back of the corpse's head is likely still bleeding, and the snapped, bloody mop is still laying next to the acid vat]
[he comes rushing in... a little late, a little frazzled. he was scared he would be the next one to go, thanks to the local plant freak, and the feeling of relief when he heard the death announcement made him feel sick to his stomach]
[he stares at the body and feels a lot worse]
...What happened to her...? [he manages to kneel down. he can't look away from her face]
[he stares at the body and feels a lot worse]
...What happened to her...? [he manages to kneel down. he can't look away from her face]
/Oh. Okay. Just leave her there to cry to herself. She'll just take blurry photos of everyone's misery./
/yeah uh so
/pretty much remains quiet when they get to the cafeteria kitchen
Uh, you. You just. Uh, sit there.
/well now ummmm where are the potatoes
/pretty much remains quiet when they get to the cafeteria kitchen
Uh, you. You just. Uh, sit there.
/well now ummmm where are the potatoes
[neither can she, honestly]
[she's fallen to her knees not too far from you and staring quite blankly at the cadaver]
Another dead...
[a very unemotional smile's starting to form]
[she's fallen to her knees not too far from you and staring quite blankly at the cadaver]
Another dead...
[a very unemotional smile's starting to form]
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