ALTERNATE INSANITY [II AU]

As Test Tube stepped on the cold, wet floor, she looked around in defense. She searched around the shallow lake for MePhone. Test Tube decided to take bigger steps, looking around her surrondings more. The plants were thriving, the vines dripped within every move of the forest's winds, and the sound of crickets could be heard through the grass. Test Tub ethen heard footsteps, very quiet ones. MePhone stepped into the scene, his crack getting worse.

His voice was still glitchy, but more glitchy than usual this time. He waved at Test Tube, instantly stepping closer. She growled at him and walked forward to him, wanting to hear what he has to say.

"You. You will be used as a weapon against the other conestants." ,MePhone said, sternly. He somehow managed to look condescending and cold at Test Tube all of a sudden. She gulped and sweated nervously. "How do I even look like a weapon?" He then had an idea. MePhone smirked at Test Tube, his gaze getting more cold by the second.

He stuck his finger inside of Test Tube's acidic liquid , feeling every sense of the tingly and burning feel of liquid, green, acid.

Test Tube then realized what MePhone meant. She stepped back. "Wha- No- I'm not using that..acid or..whatever." ..MePhone stared at her for a second, chuckling. "Oh? Well, I guess I have to proceed to further actions.

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OJ'S ROOM ;; 2:00 PM

OJ's eyes slowly awakened, as he stared up to his fan. He felt like falling back asleep, turning the other way. He was annoyed and shut his eyes again. Until, he heard the door creak. "Psp, psp." , a raspy voice said. OJ turned around and saw Nickel standing by the door, his vision blurry. "..Uh- Where's Paper..?"

Nickel looked worried and scared, as Baseball stood around in the background. OJ yawned and rolled down his bed, standing up in a funny way. He rubbed his eyes and looked at Nickel. "I don't know..just- cook something yourself.."

OJ went over to his desk to grab some worksheets and papers. Nickel stepped inside his room, even more pissed than he already was. "No. Where's PAPER. It's been atleast a day since we've seen him." OJ glanced over at Nickel, still tired. "..Check..his room.." ,He said, dozing off.

Baseball heard the entire thing, as he signaled Nickel to come with him. Nickel looked at Baseball, and left OJ alone with a snarky look. As both of them walked over to Paper's Room, the slight stench of blood could be smelt. They didn't mind tho, it could just be the outdated supplies. Nickel opened the door, the room was extremely dim. Baseball turned on the light. The light flickered and flashed throughout the room. They could see Paper's work and other things, like his bed. Baseball stepped it first, looking around. Nickel followed behind.

Nothing seemed off, until Baseball looked in the closet. The stench got worse, as he backed away a little. "Nickel..can you come over here?" Nickel turned around and looked at Baseball. He noticed the smell and walked over to Baseball. "Uhhh...yeahh..?

Nickel's eyes went wide,, and his mouth dropped. ..

,, TESTTUBE'S LAB ; 3:00 PM

MePhone pondered around the edges of Test Tube's counter. As she frantically looked through her shelves, drawers, tables, she eventually asked something. "MePhone, can you- Like- ..please..Give me your knife." He shrugged and hand it over to her, not amused. Test Tube felt a shiver down her 'spine' holding his knife. She gently and slowly hovered it above her sink, cleaning the blood off. The red marks slowly faded away. Test Tube held her grip tighter on the knife, while MePhone4 watched. He wondered, if this was even good for him. Or- Even..for Test Tube.

After a bit, Test Tube turned off the sink and wiped the knife with a small rag. She gave the knife back to MePhone, shiny as it can be. MePhone examined it for a minute, and shoved it away somewhere. He sighed, slightly tired. Test Tube remembered MePhone's scar from his..self-stab. She looked at it, annoyed now. "You shouldn't have done that.." MePhone was confused for a minute, but then remembered what happened earlier. "Oh.. uhm.." He was awkward for a few moments, blushing and stuttering.

"Yeah- That wasn't..great of me.." He said, his voice getting quiet near the end. Test Tube was now even more concerned. She squinted her eyes and shrugged it off like it wasn't very important. "..Whatever."

She started to clean up, putting all of her supplies away and all of her testing stuff. When she was done, MePhone tried asking a question. "..So..you'll help me..?" ,, Test Tube thought for a moment, then sighed and turned to MePhone. She had a stern expression, and her tone was strict. "MePhone, I'm only doing this because I actually need you to change."

".."

"..Change..?"

"..Yes MePhone, change. You can't just think killing people is grea-"

MePhone instantly got up and pointing his knife at Test Tube in a threatening way. She jumped and backed away, holding on to her counter. She adjusted her glasses, and wiped it for a moment. Her hands shook, as she silently stepped closer to MePhone. He was even scared for her to be a threat too, but I guess he really was the main threat.

He had an angry expression, seemingly mad at Test Tube now. He pointed it further, scaring Test Tube even further.

Test Tube was speechless. She stayed silent for a moment, her breath heavy. As she slowly stepped closer, Test Tube lowered MePhone's knife by the blade and looked at him. She tried to make some sort of sympathetic contact.

"..Maybe..This needs to take some time."