FIRST HALF. READ FIRST. Arc 1: The Beginning “ = talking / = thinking Episode Five: Outburst. The facility had just started to get colder as Cheryll was sprinting, wanting to look back but just can’t. Exhausted, she takes a quick break until she hears Vincent and Nox. *embarrassed and objected* Vincent) “Nox- you didn’t have to give me your hoodie. I’m fine, you need to have some warmth.” *doesn’t mind* Nox) “Eh, I don’t mind. I used to live up north, this doesn’t really bother me.” *appearing out of the shadows and surprises the two.* Cheryll) “g-guys? What are you doing here?” Vincent) “We should be asking you the s-.” Vincent gets interrupted by a rough cough of blood and gets on his knees. Cheryll runs over aiding him. She asks what had happened and Nox explains the whole situation. Right after Cheryll also tells the two her experience. Cheryll) “… and that’s when he told me to run. I-… I think we have to go back to him.” Vincent) “Wait. What was the description of the Anomaly?” Cheryll) “Why? It had a skulled-like face and had some sort of dark and fractured body.” Vincent was thinking and he suddenly realized. He told the two all of them had to run. Cheryll argued back saying that they needed to get Roger but Vincent directly stated that he’s already dead. Nox) “w-what are you saying? He can’t be-.” Vincent) “That thing is a monster. A sadistic creature that plays with its prey. We need-.” They heard running noises, and HOAX agents surrounded them asking them to get down. They applied and were taken somewhere. The lights of the facility turned on in the middle of the walk, and eventually they were escorted to a room and told them to stay in. As the agents were leaving, Cheryll called out. Cheryll) “What about our friend Roger? There was a fourth person here with us.” *paused midway through the door.* Agent) “… we’ll… find him.” He walks outs and the door slams. Something red was beating. Beating. He could hear it beating. He could hear the other thing beating as well. He was conscious. He was aching. Make it stop. Make it stop. Make it stop. Make it- Roger wakes up, gasping for air, still a bit dizzy. His bones were still broken but he was somehow able to crawl with one hand. It ached. It ached and ached. The bleeding didn’t stop, nor was his exhaustion. He wanted to- Roger) “eeeeAAAAAHHAAHHAHAHAHH UGH-….” His back was hurting, and felt like his insides were being eaten. The pain was both external and internal and he still kept moving. Roger suddenly was approached by multiple red lights, and it was a few HOAX agents. He reached his hand out with desperate intent and… his back was thumping. It was going up, starting to bleed. He screamed with agony and it kept going. The agents were taken aback, questioning what was happening-… a small hand sliced through the student’s back. Another hand emerged from his back as he screamed. None of them dared to stop what was happening as if they were ordered to. Roger was wailing in pain, desperately asking for help. None of them helped. They stood there and watched it all, all besides one. The agent was sweating at the sight of the emergence. He wanted to help the student and he ran forward, ignoring all his coworkers and tried to stop it from getting out- A gun was fired by The Recoverer, the second in command- or rather this facilitie’s Head of Recovery. He fell down, slowly entering the void. *????????* Roger) /sh# sh# sh# sh#. It hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts. Make it stop stop stop stop stop- please make it-./ His back was split open. Blood everywhere and even the agents reacted. Out emerged a small red humanoid, young and female looking. She was still getting used to the air around her. *on phone* The Recoverer) “We… we got the specimen. Uh huh, yeah that’s right. No, we haven’t found who ordered the movement, but we do have a live Undeveloped. We-.” Agent) “Sir… the specimen-“ *Annoyed* The Recoverer) “ Can’t you see I’m busy talking to-…” As The Recoverer turned back to the body, the Undeveloped was gone. Fortunately, it left a bloody trail and so they followed and the trail eventually stopped in a dark room. The Recoverer) “Ok, remember. We want the specimen alive. He wants the specimen alive. We can’t risk losing one of the five-. What’s that noise?” The crew turned around and… Nox, worried about Roger, passes back and forth in the cell while Cheryll with the aid of an assistant attends to Vincent's wounds. Vincent) “Nox, I told you… *sigh* Nox I’m sure he’s gonna be alright. /even though he might be… dead./ *Cheryll gives Vincent a small smile, seeing the small sign of kindness.* Cheryll) “Yeah Nox. Roger’s gonna be alright. He’ll probably be at the door any second-.”
SECOND HALF. READ FIRST HALF FIRST. *gives the three a shock* Millard) “Hello children, I hope you have reasons to be down here.” Nox + Cheryll) /what./ *gets up and gets close to Millard* Vincent) “You. I knew something was suspicious about you. Why is there a HOAX site under a university?” Millard) “Chalice, I’m familiar with that name, and you’re probably familiar with mine too. Vincent) “I… hmmm. Yes. You used to visit my father, talking about stuff that my small conscience ignored.” … Vincent) “When the other Shrooms entered the campus, Nox and I hid in your office to rest a little. We… had a little problem *lifts his arm*. As you can see, I have had the opportunity to feel a fungal bite.” Millard) “Alright then. … … I assume you kids are worried about Roger correct?” Nox) “Is he alright? Where is-?” Millard) “ he’s… fine. But I am here to bring in another lost student who happened to seem clueless about her surroundings. Children, meet Hos- Hazel. The girl, looking young, probably around 17, nervously stepped into the room, hiding behind Millard. The trio, confused, wondered who this new girl was. Hazel dressed in a light purple t-shirt with a black undershirt with striped sleeves. She also wore a red scarf. Millard) “C’mom… sweetheart, introduce yourself.” She went forward but didn’t say anything. She seemed a bit shy. *notices Hazel’s head scars* Cheryll) “Hey, where’d you get those scars? It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it… um hello?” Vincent) “She’s clearly mute. See how she hasn't made a single noise since our meeting. Is this info correct Hazel?” Hazel shyly gives a quiet nod. Millard, looking content and relieved, tells Hazel he has to leave for a bit but doesn’t let go of him. He stops and gives her a little pat, assuring her that she’ll be alright. She lets go and Millard walks out, stopping midway. Millard) “Oh, and kids. Food will be sent to you as soon as possible. Enjoy your new company.” Millard walks through the halls eventually coming across the scene where Roger died. A crew was already cleaning up around the area and the body was saved for Millard’s observation. Millard) /Poor Adams, but the moving of The Parasite did indeed fail. It had to have fun with its prey. It didn’t even finish the job./ Millard lifts up a tarp that was placed onto Roger and he examines the injuries. Roger died like he collapsed. His eyes were opened and empty. No wonder it used The Parasite, he thought. Bones cracked, blood everywhere, and the large split on his back. Millard) /Axel got what he wanted. Now let’s hope it doesn’t feel threatened. 10/12-13/30
