[ i'm glad the piccrew teen is so goated. i'm glad this chair is our new best friend. maybe we are using furniture to our advantage here? not the most perfect solution, but it's buying us time perhaps?
the creature and jolyne see each other when the lights go on and she's like just so fucking shocked and her arm is seriously. really hurting right now. like jesus christ she can't focus. she's got a priority and it's protecting the precious cargo. u know being covered in blood and brains and holding a letter opener is not... convincing, but... hissing quietly and quickly: ]
[ rita stays close to the teen, whose name we still haven't asked because we're terribly rude. she gives the creature a wary look, but allows the others to handle it for now. ]
[ JUST STANDING THERE HOLDING THIS HEAVY CHAIR OVER HIS HEAD AND LOOKING THIS THING DEAD IN THE EYE WHILE ALSO GIVING IT A SHOW IT DIDN'T ASK FOR BECAUSE HE'S STILL IN THIS FUCKING HOSPITAL GOWN ]
You're gonna wanna do what she says if you wanna live, buddy.
[ he is going to steal a quick glance around this room now that the light's on though, is there anything immediately obvious in here that looks useful? ARE THERE CLOTHES?? ]
[They are in a nurse's station. No clothes in sight, but there's a supply closet towards the back that might have something they can cover themselves with. Besides that, there are more desks and computers. A few counters with a sink. An island in the middle of the room with some jars filled with... something. The jars don't look half bad, actually.
But they can check that out later, if they have the time. The creature's mismatched brown and red eyes stare at Jolyne, frozen in place. It quivers. Its bulbous flesh jiggles with a consistency not unlike gelatin.
It does not scream.
But it begins to laugh and cry, hysterical. Something red trickles out from between its legs, splattering on the floor in a steady stream. The creature may have just... peed itself. Gross.
A horrible voice calls from outside, slowly coming closer:]
[ datz's voice is reassuring momentarily. it keeps her going. she keeps her hand as firm as she can on the letter opener, but the minute the creature just starts pissing, she just um.
she looks a little lost. and then, she whispers quickly... ]
You're not going to believe this, but everything looks like a nightmare right now. I'm sorry—
[ and she's taking this goop monster hostage now with her letter opener. just moves forward to wrap an arm around it with a grossed out face and clutches it tightly. it is peeing and laughing and crying hysterically, but... they don't... they don't have to kill it, right? it's... oh god she doesn't know what to do, she's just. she can still smell it. ]
But tell your friend out there to let us go and no one has to get hurt.
[ oh, man. datz doesn't really have a problem with terrorizing people a little when he has to, but he is not feeling great about this. he tentatively lowers the chair, exhaling. ]
Go on. We want outta here just like you do.
[ he'll wait to see if it actually goes to its friend like they're instructing before he crosses in front of the door, but if it does, he'll hurry over to that supply closet to see what they've got. ]
[Jolyne rolls a 2 for her grapple, which is not great. But the good news is that the creature also rolls a 2. Given it's current state of mind, it is incredibly easy for Jolyne to wrap her arm around it. This close to the creature, her bare feet make contact with the hot puddle of bodily fluids pooling on the floor. It splashes onto her bare legs in sharp contrast to how horribly cold the rest of her body feels right now.
Judging by the flopping noises, the creature's friend is leaving room 3-4 (their start location) right now.
The teen watches, a thoughtful look on their face, before they nudge Rita with their elbow. They gesture at the door that leads to the nurse's desk, mouthing a follow me before they begin to turn in that direction. Unless Rita stops them, they will carefully open that door, quiet as a mouse.
Datz can hurry over to the supply closet if he likes. Jolyne is bodying the creature, in any case, so it's not like it can refuse her orders. Inside the supply closet, Datz will find tattered but relatively clean scrubs of varying sizes.
Now... as for the other creature.
With her hostage in tow, Jolyne will watch the other creature slow to a stop once it spots her with its buddy. Unfortunately, her hostage is currently too terrified to do anything except blubber and cry, which is kind of counterproductive! One of its hands is shoved in the pocket of its pants, while the other is slowly raised in the air.
It approaches Jolyne carefully, watching her with dark brown eyes.]
But with a roll of 12, it promptly pulls it hand out of its pants and tosses something at Jolyne's face. It's small, gritty and it burns when it makes contact with the open wounds in her arm. And then, faster than she can react, the creature punches her in the face.]
[ SHE HAS BEEN PUNCHED!!!!!! this is the worst day of her life. pee feet and just. everything. i think it's literally so much that when the punch hits her in the face she actually stumbles back and nearly drops to the gross gross ground. between the gnawing hunger from the very start, the pain in her arm (is it better? is it worse? is she just kind of numb to it now? the world may never know), she just growling, trying to kick the fuck away from this thing now. ]
I will make you regret that if I don't get answers. [ snarling now, but man she is really more bark than bite in this moment, she's trying to focus but it's very hard right now... it's so cold. ] What the hell are we here for!? Why did we wake up like this!?
[ rita takes a few careful, quiet steps back, then turns and follows the teen.
she whips her head around to look back when the other creature lashes out at jolyne. what the hell!! but she knows better than to go running back right now. silently, she forces herself to focus and heads out toward the nurse's desk. what's going on over here? ]
[ over at the supply closet, datz sets down the chair and grabs three sets of scrubs and one extra pair of pants. he quickly jumps into the biggest set (leaving the hospital gown behind), tucks the other two under his arm for later distribution, and stuffs the extra pair of pants half into the pocket of the creature that's being held hostage because it's clearly going to need them.
he looks back up at the second creature just in time to see it approach jolyne, and kind of freezes up for a few too-long seconds because there's an eerie familiarity in this thing's mannerisms that he really doesn't know what to make of.
but he has to shake himself out of it, because no matter who it reminds him of, he's not letting it get away with hurting jolyne either. he gets behind her to try to catch her when she stumbles back. (unfortunately the chair is out of reach at the moment.)
he glares at the figure in front of them too, though his mouth is feeling even dryer now and his head's kind of swimming. ]
Look, man, we don't know what the hell's goin' on here and we just wanna get out. C'mon.
Î̸̹ś̴̭ ̷̭̏ẗ̵͙h̸̗̆a̵̳͒t̷̡͠ ̸̘͊w̵̖̿h̷͉͘a̵̬̕ẗ̵͈́ ̸͚̎ŷ̶̖ǫ̴͊ȕ̷̙ ̵̺͌ṱ̶́ộ̵l̸̥͛d̵̩̚ ̵̡̎ţ̴́h̷̑ͅe̷̪̽ ̵̣̾ḱ̵̻i̸̹̐d̷̞̓s̵̹̔ ̵̙͛r̸̾ͅi̵̘͌g̴̯͠ḩ̷͘t̵̟͋ ̶̖́b̷̲̆ë̵̹f̵͙̈́o̷͖̍r̸̜͝ẹ̸̾ ̴̝͐ÿ̴̖́ò̷͖u̸͠ͅ ̵̻͝k̶̡̄í̸̳l̸͖̄l̶͚̑e̴̢̓ḓ̶̋ ̵̅͜t̸̫̏h̴̩̚e̵̱͌ṃ̴̽?̷̦̉. [Plural. Though the group has only killed one of them, haven't they? Despite its completely inhuman features, Jolyne and Datz get the sense that the creature is glaring right back at them, like it has half a mind to punch Jolyne again.] Ŵ̵̨e̸̥̎l̴̠̽l̶̙̈́,̵̞͠ ̶̝͝i̶̝͑f̶̫́ ̴͓͠ẙ̸̧ò̴̢ư̷̺ ̸̝͌ȑ̶̤e̵̼͝a̶̛͎l̷͈̈ĺ̸̳y̶̳͒ ̷͕͌m̸̮͑e̴̞̓a̵̱̕n̵͚͑ ̴̲̎w̷̬̌h̵̫́a̴͙̽t̷̖̒ ̵̣̀ÿ̴͈o̶̓ͅù̶͎ ̴̧͘s̴̯̎a̸͈̐y̵̯̓,̶̞̆ ̵̺̚t̸́͜h̶̖͝e̷̼̔ń̷̼ ̵̲̎y̷̝̕o̵̖͌u̷̞̇'̵̨̛l̵̡̈́l̶͉̈́ ̶̜͝s̸̪̈́ť̷̪ȁ̵͔ŷ̴͈ ̷̫̌r̶̘̽i̷̧̾g̴̯̃h̸̤͐t̸̪̀ ̷̳́t̴͍͗ĥ̵̜ẻ̸̢r̴̼̍e̴̗͑ ̶̨͘w̶͖̌h̵̳͝i̷̢̛l̵̨̃e̶̬̓ ̷̨̈I̴̫̊ ̸̹̂c̷̋ͅà̷̲l̴̮̚l̷͎͛ ̸͇̈́ẗ̴͉́h̵̞͠e̶̞̅ ̸̜̍p̴̬̕o̶̱̒l̸̼͒ȋ̶ͅc̴͇̾ë̸̝.̵̥́ ̴͙̂ ̸̗͌T̶͈͂ḣ̷̘e̵͘ͅỳ̶̭'̸̢͋l̷̪͌l̸̮̽ ̴͍̕s̸̢͌o̸̱̓r̶̪͠t̵̾ͅ ̸̣̄t̸̼͘ḧ̷̨́î̵̩s̵̞͑ ̷̤̒o̷͇͛u̴̙͒t̶̰́.̷̮́
[It reaches into its pocket again, pulling out a thin slab of hardened meat and bone that they vaguely recognize as a phone. Do they really have time for this...? They're cold. They're hungry. The other creature is heavy and moist where it flops bonelessly on top of Jolyne. They are trapped in a horrifying meat dimension, with only a strange teen as their other human companion.
Speaking of, the teen waits until the creature is completely focused on Jolyne and Datz to quickly run across the hallway, glancing back to make sure Rita is following. They dart into the room Rita initially woke up in, and open the door that the gang ignored earlier. A bathroom, judging by the general shape of it.
The teen crouches under the sink, and starts fiddling with something down there.]
[ she kind of freezes then, shaking her head. her stomach feels so empty but she feels so sick at the same time. she is still going to try and crawl away, closer to datz and just shaking her head because that doesn't make sense. none of this makes sense. ]
No... no, wait what are you even talking about. Can you explain anything? Even for just a minute... Seriously? [ hesitation: ] I'll go quietly if you just. Explain.
but with both this guy and jolyne seeming to cool down a little, he follows suit, not wanting to make this any worse than they have to at this point. though he's kind of figuring now that the cops are just going to be more of these things, if they're on the same side. this is some serious twilight zone shit.
he passes some folded scrubs to jolyne when she comes over to him, after first holding them up to make it clear that he's not giving her a weapon or anything. ]
Yeah, that's. Fine. We can wait.
[ rubs his aching forehead and sighs... though he also has to point at the poor pee-soaked blob there like?? ]
Seriously, you think I would've bothered to give that guy pants just now if I wanted him dead??
[In any case, it doesn't seem interested in talking things out right now. It dials something on its phone and waits.
The poor pee soaked blob has passed out.
The teen removes something from the wall under the sink, which turns out to be a vent cover. They look... troubled, but resigned as they sigh.]
That guard is... weird. [quietly. gently.] But your friends are going to be killed once the police get involved. You and me can still get out, though. He doesn't know we're here.
[ pee soaked blob... jolyne takes the scrubs and just clutches them because this is. literally so frustrating. nothing is right, it's all...
she closes her eyes. ]
You don't have to do this. [ furrowing her brow. man everything hurts right now. (please let me put these scrubs on real quick tho...) ] You can at least tell us what happened. Why everything is... like this now? It looks like it went through a meat grinder.
[ maybe they shouldn't be letting this guy call the cops, but this is also the first second they've had to breathe at all since they woke up, and while jolyne's asking these questions, datz is trying to think through everything himself — which is hard when he's feeling this shitty and out of it, but.
leaning over to whisper to her after a moment— ]
I'm... This has gotta be one of those stupid Thursday trips, right? So... maybe there's not gonna be a good answer, or at least not one that really matters to us in the long run. Maybe we just need to power through this damn thing. I dunno.
[ ...where did rita even go, they haven't heard the elevator or anything. ]
[Datz and Jolyne sure are letting this creature just call the police! That is a thing that is happening.
Unfortunately, the line connects and the creature ignores them to start talking to whoever answered the call, lowering their voice to the point where it's hard to fully understand what its saying. Something about a hospital. About two murders. About patients that cannot be allowed to leave the hospital. Its voice is too strange. One of their hands hovers near their belt, where there's some kind of holster situation happening.
Jolyne's letter opener is right there unless she dropped it after taking the pee blob hostage.
Meanwhile, with Rita, the teen chews on their lower lip. The dried blood on their face sticks to the skin, cracking a little.]
... Okay. [They turn the grate around in their hands, thinking. Their eyes flicker to the door, as if trying to listen to what's happening out there. It's way too quiet.] What's your plan?
the minute datz tells her this, she adjusts her perspective unhappily... nodding. there is so much happening, that even a few dangerous seconds to breathe is worth it. these places force them to do all kinds of violent shit. can't a girl just be a girl!?
she grits her teeth and is just. really out here. is going to letter opener that hand immediately, the one going to the holster, because maybe the pain will get them to fuckin drop the phone-like device so they can actually destroy it this time. the police will still take a hot minute to get here maybe, but it's something.
(creature police? she doesn't want to find out what that looks like.)
so yeah. just. letter opening that shit immediately (and if she gets shot! she gets shot!!!!! i guess!!!!!) ]
[ rita exits the washroom and peeks out into the hallway. he's calling them!! they're just letting him call them!! god!!
jolyne moves to stab, and rita runs out into the hall at the same moment, hurling the stapler at the creature's other hand -- the one holding the phone. at this angle, she hopes it'll knock it out of his hand, or hit him in the face. or distract him while the others take him out. ]
[ okay, we're back in action!!!! following right on jolyne's heels, datz lunges to try to grab whatever the creature was going for in that holster as soon as she takes aim at its hand.
let's get a weapon that's quicker to use and less of a commitment to threaten people with than a heavy office chair!!! ]
With twin rolls of 11, the creature notices Jolyne and Datz lunging at it far too quickly. From the holster, it pulls out what they will vaguely recognize to be a gun from the shape of it alone, and then it aims it squarely at Jolyne's face with its finger on the trigger.
The creature does not see Rita coming, however. It didn't even know she was there.
Since it was holding the phone up to its ear(?), the stapler doesn't only succeed in knocking the phone out of its hand, but it also hits them squarely in the face. It is dazed by the impact long enough for Jolyne to stab it through the hand holding the gun. Datz can rip the gun out of its hands after Jolyne stabs it. However, he will also need to be careful. The creature's other hand darts out to punch him square in the face.
The phone goes flying down the hallway, right over Rita's head. It slams into the wall at the end of the hallway and falls to the ground with a wet thump. The tinny voice emanating from it sounds infinitely confused.
From room 3-4, the teen runs out with the vent cover in hand and uses it to smash the phone to pieces.]
[ THIS CREATURE IS SO FUCKIN FIGHTY AND FOR WHAT YOU ARE MAKING THIS MESSIER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE (you killed their friend, you made it messy first) MESSIER.
datz and jolyne keeping its attention while rita just fucking bashes its hand with the stapler works out really well. she makes sure that the hand stabbing also yanks to the side to tear into the creature's appendage, her grip slick but strong before she yanks it out, bleed asshole.
(seeing the teen smash the phone - she looks relieved for a millisecond)
but she will attack again if it continues to resist after this round, if she has to, with the letter opener if it really wants to die on this fuckin' hill. she looks ready to fuckin burn this place down!!!! frankly!!! ]
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the creature and jolyne see each other when the lights go on and she's like just so fucking shocked and her arm is seriously. really hurting right now. like jesus christ she can't focus. she's got a priority and it's protecting the precious cargo. u know being covered in blood and brains and holding a letter opener is not... convincing, but... hissing quietly and quickly: ]
—Don't. Scream. Let us go. Now.
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You're gonna wanna do what she says if you wanna live, buddy.
[ he is going to steal a quick glance around this room now that the light's on though, is there anything immediately obvious in here that looks useful? ARE THERE CLOTHES?? ]
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But they can check that out later, if they have the time. The creature's mismatched brown and red eyes stare at Jolyne, frozen in place. It quivers. Its bulbous flesh jiggles with a consistency not unlike gelatin.
It does not scream.
But it begins to laugh and cry, hysterical. Something red trickles out from between its legs, splattering on the floor in a steady stream. The creature may have just... peed itself. Gross.
A horrible voice calls from outside, slowly coming closer:]
W̶̠̓h̷̨̗̐͑a̴̞͖͋͌ṫ̵͇̥̈̅-̴̦̥̽̄̿-̵̦̘̊ ̶̮͑͗̏H̷̨̋͌e̸̛̙͍͌y̸̬̬͒̎̈,̶̟͋̂ ̷͕͉̲̈́̂w̵̢̛̠̖̆̑h̶̳̃à̸̙̲̘̉́t̴̛͔̼̪͊̉'̴̻̜́̌͠s̸̢͕͚̈ ̷̩̑͊̃w̷̝͕͙͛͒ŗ̸̡̭́̉̚ǫ̷̫̖͑n̸͉̺͒g̵̱̦̍?̶̩͕͆͝
[There are two creatures on this floor. One of them is having a breakdown and the other one is coming their way.]
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she looks a little lost. and then, she whispers quickly... ]
You're not going to believe this, but everything looks like a nightmare right now. I'm sorry—
[ and she's taking this goop monster hostage now with her letter opener. just moves forward to wrap an arm around it with a grossed out face and clutches it tightly. it is peeing and laughing and crying hysterically, but... they don't... they don't have to kill it, right? it's... oh god she doesn't know what to do, she's just. she can still smell it. ]
But tell your friend out there to let us go and no one has to get hurt.
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... and, okay, maybe it should be. they just killed its buddy. anyone would be scared. but like this?
... ]
We're leaving, one way or another.
[ so get out of our way and stay out, is what she's saying. ]
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Go on. We want outta here just like you do.
[ he'll wait to see if it actually goes to its friend like they're instructing before he crosses in front of the door, but if it does, he'll hurry over to that supply closet to see what they've got. ]
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Judging by the flopping noises, the creature's friend is leaving room 3-4 (their start location) right now.
The teen watches, a thoughtful look on their face, before they nudge Rita with their elbow. They gesture at the door that leads to the nurse's desk, mouthing a follow me before they begin to turn in that direction. Unless Rita stops them, they will carefully open that door, quiet as a mouse.
Datz can hurry over to the supply closet if he likes. Jolyne is bodying the creature, in any case, so it's not like it can refuse her orders. Inside the supply closet, Datz will find tattered but relatively clean scrubs of varying sizes.
Now... as for the other creature.
With her hostage in tow, Jolyne will watch the other creature slow to a stop once it spots her with its buddy. Unfortunately, her hostage is currently too terrified to do anything except blubber and cry, which is kind of counterproductive! One of its hands is shoved in the pocket of its pants, while the other is slowly raised in the air.
It approaches Jolyne carefully, watching her with dark brown eyes.]
O̶͍̠͝i̷̙̤̓.̵̗̮̂͐.̸͉̝̽̎.̸̣̗̓ ̶̰̝͋L̴̯̅̓͜e̴̘̱͗t̷̬̞͆́'̷͎͎̃͂s̵͖͂ ̶̧͖̇͂t̶̤̂͊a̷̛͚k̵̹̩̐̿e̴̱̽͠ ̷͍̏i̷̘̽t̴̫͒ ̶̨͔͂ȩ̶̗̂a̷̛̯͚̿s̶͉͙̿y̵̨͜͝͝.̸̩̘̃͝ ̵̠̅ ̸̘̏T̵̡̼͂h̶̹̅ë̶̙́̆r̶̪̠̋͌e̶̫̩̚͠'̸̨̈͌s̷̭͊ͅ ̶̥̚n̷̠͙̿͘ô̶̝̇ͅ ̴̟͗ͅṉ̶͑ě̷̤͛͜e̸̖̩̐d̴̮͌ ̸̠͎̉t̶̪̄ỏ̸̧͑ ̷̙̈́d̴͎̦́ỏ̸̑͜ ̷̦̍á̸̝͉́n̷̲͌̌y̷̜̫̓t̸͓̔͋ẖ̵͊i̴͓͝͝n̷̫̽̀͜g̶͕̃ ̸͓͛͆y̴̹̎̈́o̷̗̿u̸͉̅͝'̷̩̹͒͒l̶̝̇l̷̮̾ ̵̘̆r̴̲̽͠ē̵͚̣͒g̵̙̦̈́r̸̤̯̚ȅ̶̫̦̚t̸̬͇̄̃,̸̘͌̔ ̵͎̋ạ̵̏͂l̷͖̪̚r̸̗̓į̵͛̿g̷͉͝ḧ̷̪̆t̶͈̱̆͝?̶̯̳͂̓
[Or so it says.
But with a roll of 12, it promptly pulls it hand out of its pants and tosses something at Jolyne's face. It's small, gritty and it burns when it makes contact with the open wounds in her arm. And then, faster than she can react, the creature punches her in the face.]
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I will make you regret that if I don't get answers. [ snarling now, but man she is really more bark than bite in this moment, she's trying to focus but it's very hard right now... it's so cold. ] What the hell are we here for!? Why did we wake up like this!?
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she whips her head around to look back when the other creature lashes out at jolyne. what the hell!! but she knows better than to go running back right now. silently, she forces herself to focus and heads out toward the nurse's desk. what's going on over here? ]
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he looks back up at the second creature just in time to see it approach jolyne, and kind of freezes up for a few too-long seconds because there's an eerie familiarity in this thing's mannerisms that he really doesn't know what to make of.
but he has to shake himself out of it, because no matter who it reminds him of, he's not letting it get away with hurting jolyne either. he gets behind her to try to catch her when she stumbles back. (unfortunately the chair is out of reach at the moment.)
he glares at the figure in front of them too, though his mouth is feeling even dryer now and his head's kind of swimming. ]
Look, man, we don't know what the hell's goin' on here and we just wanna get out. C'mon.
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[It reaches into its pocket again, pulling out a thin slab of hardened meat and bone that they vaguely recognize as a phone. Do they really have time for this...? They're cold. They're hungry. The other creature is heavy and moist where it flops bonelessly on top of Jolyne. They are trapped in a horrifying meat dimension, with only a strange teen as their other human companion.
Speaking of, the teen waits until the creature is completely focused on Jolyne and Datz to quickly run across the hallway, glancing back to make sure Rita is following. They dart into the room Rita initially woke up in, and open the door that the gang ignored earlier. A bathroom, judging by the general shape of it.
The teen crouches under the sink, and starts fiddling with something down there.]
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[ she kind of freezes then, shaking her head. her stomach feels so empty but she feels so sick at the same time. she is still going to try and crawl away, closer to datz and just shaking her head because that doesn't make sense. none of this makes sense. ]
No... no, wait what are you even talking about. Can you explain anything? Even for just a minute... Seriously? [ hesitation: ] I'll go quietly if you just. Explain.
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she crouches down to try to see under the sink, too. and in a hushed voice, ]
What are you doing...?
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but with both this guy and jolyne seeming to cool down a little, he follows suit, not wanting to make this any worse than they have to at this point. though he's kind of figuring now that the cops are just going to be more of these things, if they're on the same side. this is some serious twilight zone shit.
he passes some folded scrubs to jolyne when she comes over to him, after first holding them up to make it clear that he's not giving her a weapon or anything. ]
Yeah, that's. Fine. We can wait.
[ rubs his aching forehead and sighs... though he also has to point at the poor pee-soaked blob there like?? ]
Seriously, you think I would've bothered to give that guy pants just now if I wanted him dead??
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Ÿ̷͕o̶̪̕ű̷̹ ̴̙̈́c̵̭̄a̵̮͐n̴͔͆ ̷̧̇ḡ̷̮o̷̟͊ ̷̥͝o̸̗̓v̸̭̽e̷̻͗r̸̝̍ ̵̘̚ỳ̴ͅó̵̩u̸̘̾r̴̡̿ ̶͈̅ṡ̸͚t̵͙̊o̷͉̔ř̶̝i̶̲͠ĕ̶͕s̴͓̔ ̷̝͝w̵̰̓i̸͔̍ṫ̵̖h̵̄ͅ ̵̮̈́ẗ̶̘́h̶͙͒ȩ̶͒ ̷̺̓p̴͓̾ơ̵̘ḻ̷̀i̴̬͐c̷̝̔ẹ̴͐.̷̯̾ ̴̘̑
[In any case, it doesn't seem interested in talking things out right now. It dials something on its phone and waits.
The poor pee soaked blob has passed out.
The teen removes something from the wall under the sink, which turns out to be a vent cover. They look... troubled, but resigned as they sigh.]
That guard is... weird. [quietly. gently.] But your friends are going to be killed once the police get involved. You and me can still get out, though. He doesn't know we're here.
[It's up to Rita, in any case.]
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she closes her eyes. ]
You don't have to do this. [ furrowing her brow. man everything hurts right now. (please let me put these scrubs on real quick tho...) ] You can at least tell us what happened. Why everything is... like this now? It looks like it went through a meat grinder.
[ letter opener... where are you....... (no) ]
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[ rita takes a step back and shakes her head. ]
No. I can't just leave them. And... you shouldn't have to be alone, either!
[ she reaches to grab their shoulder. ]
We'll figure something out. It's too soon to give up.
[ why does it sound so quiet back there? they can't seriously be letting that guy call the police... ]
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leaning over to whisper to her after a moment— ]
I'm... This has gotta be one of those stupid Thursday trips, right? So... maybe there's not gonna be a good answer, or at least not one that really matters to us in the long run. Maybe we just need to power through this damn thing. I dunno.
[ ...where did rita even go, they haven't heard the elevator or anything. ]
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Unfortunately, the line connects and the creature ignores them to start talking to whoever answered the call, lowering their voice to the point where it's hard to fully understand what its saying. Something about a hospital. About two murders. About patients that cannot be allowed to leave the hospital. Its voice is too strange. One of their hands hovers near their belt, where there's some kind of holster situation happening.
Jolyne's letter opener is right there unless she dropped it after taking the pee blob hostage.
Meanwhile, with Rita, the teen chews on their lower lip. The dried blood on their face sticks to the skin, cracking a little.]
... Okay. [They turn the grate around in their hands, thinking. Their eyes flicker to the door, as if trying to listen to what's happening out there. It's way too quiet.] What's your plan?
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the minute datz tells her this, she adjusts her perspective unhappily... nodding. there is so much happening, that even a few dangerous seconds to breathe is worth it. these places force them to do all kinds of violent shit. can't a girl just be a girl!?
she grits her teeth and is just. really out here. is going to letter opener that hand immediately, the one going to the holster, because maybe the pain will get them to fuckin drop the phone-like device so they can actually destroy it this time. the police will still take a hot minute to get here maybe, but it's something.
(creature police? she doesn't want to find out what that looks like.)
so yeah. just. letter opening that shit immediately (and if she gets shot! she gets shot!!!!! i guess!!!!!) ]
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[ rita exits the washroom and peeks out into the hallway. he's calling them!! they're just letting him call them!! god!!
jolyne moves to stab, and rita runs out into the hall at the same moment, hurling the stapler at the creature's other hand -- the one holding the phone. at this angle, she hopes it'll knock it out of his hand, or hit him in the face. or distract him while the others take him out. ]
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let's get a weapon that's quicker to use and less of a commitment to threaten people with than a heavy office chair!!! ]
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With twin rolls of 11, the creature notices Jolyne and Datz lunging at it far too quickly. From the holster, it pulls out what they will vaguely recognize to be a gun from the shape of it alone, and then it aims it squarely at Jolyne's face with its finger on the trigger.
The creature does not see Rita coming, however. It didn't even know she was there.
Since it was holding the phone up to its ear(?), the stapler doesn't only succeed in knocking the phone out of its hand, but it also hits them squarely in the face. It is dazed by the impact long enough for Jolyne to stab it through the hand holding the gun. Datz can rip the gun out of its hands after Jolyne stabs it. However, he will also need to be careful. The creature's other hand darts out to punch him square in the face.
The phone goes flying down the hallway, right over Rita's head. It slams into the wall at the end of the hallway and falls to the ground with a wet thump. The tinny voice emanating from it sounds infinitely confused.
From room 3-4, the teen runs out with the vent cover in hand and uses it to smash the phone to pieces.]
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[ THIS CREATURE IS SO FUCKIN FIGHTY AND FOR WHAT YOU ARE MAKING THIS MESSIER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE (you killed their friend, you made it messy first) MESSIER.
datz and jolyne keeping its attention while rita just fucking bashes its hand with the stapler works out really well. she makes sure that the hand stabbing also yanks to the side to tear into the creature's appendage, her grip slick but strong before she yanks it out, bleed asshole.
(seeing the teen smash the phone - she looks relieved for a millisecond)
but she will attack again if it continues to resist after this round, if she has to, with the letter opener if it really wants to die on this fuckin' hill. she looks ready to fuckin burn this place down!!!! frankly!!! ]
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