shslanon | Chapter 1: Abnormal Days

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Chapter 1: Abnormal Days

Attention! A body has been found! That's right, a body has been found! Report to the hallway on the way to the cafeteria! A body, I'm so proud!

[Maybe you go to the hallway. Standing in fear is Lev, staring at Jakub, who is holding Tony's bloodied corpse.]

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I'm just..!

...

My hands a-are clean.

[shows them to her]

And we'd...

[trails off; he doesn't know "peel", so he can't explain why if doesn't matter it he touches them now]

Still! [She lightly slaps his hands, not enough to hurt him, but to try to prevent him from reaching for the potatoes any longer]

That's still really rude! Besides, they're all potatoes! It's not like they're diff'rent colors and you want your favorite one or-or something!

No, but...

[looks away]

[she wouldn't understand]

[having come so close she might spot the small glass he put on the ground next to him; it already has a tiny bit of soil in it]

But what, hmmm? What do you have to say for yourself, Mister, uh...Yakakka?

[The small glass does catch her eye, uttering a short "hmm" to herself, she reaches out for it.]

Ah--!

[snatches it away and puts it on the ground on the other side of him]

[stares into her eyes]

Did...

Did you find out anything? About why Tony died? I mean... who...

[it's so hard to really grasp]

[one of them murdered her, on the first night after they all met]

[Snatched!]

Geez! Okay, okay um. Chill out, bro, I'm just...looking at your...plant thing?

[Whatever, she decides to move on to whatever he wants to talk about. He seems so shy and all, she really wants to help him get out of his shell! But kid really needs to work on his eye contact and sudden transitions. It's kind of unsettling.]

I-I mean, I guess someone actually took the announcement seriously. I thought it was just a joke but...but even if it was real, who'd do even do that, right?

Hm-m.

[keeps searching her eyes, God knows what for (he sure doesn't)]

Oh. Did you--

[no, it's not polite to ask people if they cried]

[stops staring at her and goes quiet]

Did I what?

[Honestly, he finds his intense eye contact creepy, but she'll give him a chance. If only he could actually communicate.]

[shakes his head]

It's sad that Tony is dead.

[this should be obvious, but he is so bad at being human, it really helps him to actually formulate such things]

...

Or maybe...

Who knows if maybe she is alright? Her body is dead, but, um...

...Yeah um. I don't think anyone could survive that...b-bro.

[What the hell are you talking about, Yakakka?]

[he has trouble understanding what souls are and how they work, if they even exist - believing that plants listen to one's chattering makes for some weird spiritual thoughts]

[stares at her some more]

...

[no, she doesn't understand]

[makes a small apologetic noise and looks away]

[Violet's been getting more antsy in his presence...what could he mean by this? Does he not like her?]

Wh-what does [she imitates your noise] mean? Is it some new kinda lingo I've missed...

Huh?

Ah, no! I'm sorry.

["lingo"?]

Whatevs! I'll let it slide! [She playfully gives you a little forehead flick]

Bee-tee-duuuubs...I-I didn't see you in my room last night! So um. What happened?

[flinches and rubs the spot]

Uh?

Was I, um...

I was meant to be there?

[utterly lost as to what the first part of what she said means]

Uh...duh? I invited you, didn't I?

You..?

[stares]

...

[remembers - that's right, she said he could come to her room if he wanted]

Ah! I was, um, tired..!

Oh, okay! [She giggles and all is already forgiven.] Just make sure to come by tonight, I guess...

Or I can stop by your room! Would that be alright with you? It'll be totally...wicked rad, bro!

Wicked?

[doesn't that mean "bad"? then why does she smile?]

[frowns]

Um... which would you like more?

Hmm? What do you mean, Yakkie?

[shoots her a helpless look - communicating with her is really difficult]

Which room?

The one with my name on it, duh!

No, I mean--

[he just wasn't sure whether she'd rather visit him or the other way around, but he's not going to try explaining that]

...

Yes. I understand. Your room.

[There is so much miscommunication going on with these two, and both are none the wiser. Still, Violet gives him a thumbs up and grins a little.]

I better see you then...bro!

[returns an unsure smile and an even more hesitant thumbs-up]

Yes, you will!

...

If...

[trails off - he doesn't want to upset her]

[but he supposes that if they will fail the trial there won't be another night for them]

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