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[center] [b]Calvin, Aleecia, Ellie, Bliss and Mercy [/b][/center]

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The atmosphere in the dining room was tense. Sure, none of them were fighting carnage sisters. But it was almost worse not knowing what was going on outside. None of them were safe in the dining room, especially with the arrival of the champion carnage sisters. All they could do was hope that they weren't needed, or attacked. Everyone waited in silence, hoping Denis wouldn't report a fatality. 

Bliss shuddered. [color=#F08172]”It hasn't even been five minutes.”[/color] Her eyes were glued to the clock. [color=#F08172]”Do we have a plan if one of them attacks us?”[/color] The support team had been busy collecting supplies that would be needed to treat any of the injured infinites during the day. There were a few makeshift stretchers and medical supplies specifically picked out by the plague doctor. But With Calvin refusing to make weapons, their weapons were fairly rudimentary.

Calvin looked up briefly to Bliss. He was seated at a table, his gauntlets laying across each other in the center. He shook his head briefly. [color=#93FFE8]“We can’t block the doors, in case someone needs back in. If anything happens…” [/color]His eyes lit up for half a moment, but were quick to flicker out.

Bliss folded her arms and looked away from Calvin. [color=#F08172]”Well, I have faith in the others.”[/color] She exhaled. [color=#F08172]”I just hope we aren’t needed, and if we are, we'll be able to make a difference.”[/color] 

It wasn't long before the monitors in the Dining room sparked to life. First there was white noise, then the image of an all-to-realistic carnage sister appeared on the monitor.

[b]”Hi guys!”[/b] Monika waved. [b]”And by guys, I'm referring to the one guy and all the girls huddled together in the Dining room! This transmission is just for you, I'm not appearing anywhere but here... I don't exist anywhere... but here.”[/b] she giggled. [b]”Provided any of us exist at all! Wouldn't it be something if this was just some theater act we're all putting on? Or maybe it's more like the Trueman show where everyone but you is an actor?”[/b]

Allie had been huddled in a corner, sitting on a chair and stressed beyond belief when she heard it. The monitor first going on for the new sisters which sent chills down her spine, then the white noise. Had something happened in the surveillance room? Why else would- That girl, Aleecia had heard her earlier, she was one of the champions, right? Aleecia started to shake, even more than before, the way the champion spoke creeped down her ears and knocked around her brain, sending memories of forgotten babysitters and children who had picked on her long ago. Aleecia hugged her waist tightly, what did the world look like around her? Why couldn't see say for certain that this was reality? Why couldn't she- Why couldn't she-

Why did it all have to be ripped away from her?

Calvin blinked for a moment, looking up at the image of the new carnage sister. [color=#93FFE8] "God. Fucking. Damnit." [/color]He said, louder than intended. He looked over to Aleecia, at first concerned with his language but the worry quickly adjusted to her shaking. [color=#93FFE8]"Hey hey hey..." [/color] He said, standing up from his chair. "It's another class in robot philosophy, nothing to be scared about." His voice was soft, and he slowly closed the distance between himself and the rest of the group.

Ellie didn’t know when, but the caretaker slinked off to a corner of the room to be by herself and curled up with her knees in her face, a surprising feat for someone of her build to do, all of it was slowly eating away at her, despite her hopeful face she put on she couldn’t keep it up. The dred of a monster or a robot coming to kill them put her on edge as much as the others, then it was also that someone could kill anyone of them in this room, or someone could come back wounded and dying or someone could just come back dead. 

Ellie was silently panicking on the inside, worrying about what could possibly happen to the others and herself and the “special broadcast” didn’t help. The blue haired woman began sweating and her nails dug into her jeans, she closed her eyes and hid her face in her knees wondering what she could’ve done to deserve this, a killing game, a murder of a young boy, the execution of a girl willing to throw them under the bus. All of this was starting to feel like it was too much for her to handle, she wanted to just be finished with this, just to get away from it all and go back to what she was doing before all of this, she was use to helping people, not killing people. 

The caretaker’s fingers began going numb as they went from digging to her jeans to into her skin, she couldn’t catch her breath and couldn’t feel her fingers digging into her ankles, she could feel a mild pain in her chest growing as each second dragged on. 

When she heard Calvin calling out to her, Aleecia moved her head up in his direction. She reached out a hand to him, biting her lip to keep back a scared sob. "I'm worried about Iz-Ice..." Even in times like this, the girl didn't want to go embarrassing her closest friend. Aleecia had come up with what she thought was the perfect nickname for him, but Ice had [i]strongly[/i] advised her not to use it. But why couldn't she call him Izzy? A tiny smile slipped over her face, before she remembered he was probably out there fighting. "Will he be okay?"

Bliss didn't respond to the monitor, and instead moved to the care taker's side. [color=#F08172]”Hey!”[/color] She said a little louder than usual. [color=#F08172]”I-I mean, Ellie. I think you'd feel better if you stood up and took a breath. Here, I'll help you up.”[/color] 

Monica laughed. [b]”Oh, look at all of you worrying about other people! That's a psychological defense mechanism you know? If your thoughts are focused on the well being of another person, you don't worry about yourself as much.”[/b] Her eyes closed to half mast. [b]”But don't worry, now that I'm here, there's no reason to worry about anyone else. There's plenty of danger right here!”[/b] The camera zoomed out, revealing the carnage sister to be standing on the mock beach. There was a tiny red buoy floating behind her, and all of the infinites knew that there was only one buoy like that on the beach. But when they looked out the window, they could see the buoy was all by it's lonesome. There was no Monika in sight, unless you looked at the monitor.

Calvin noticed something occuring with Ellie, and was prepared to move but Bliss went first. He felt what could have been relief, though it didn't last long.  For a support team, they were quickly falling apart. Calvin supposed it made sense. They were those who weren't ready or willing to go out.[color=#93FFE8] "Ice can handle himself. We have to focus on-" [/color]He looked back up to the screen, carefully listening as Monika continued [color=#93FFE8]"Is this thing serious?"[/color] Calvin said. It was bravado, and weak at that. He knew there was something wrong, but it was the shot of the beach that truly put him over the edge. He looked through the window to see that Monika was nowhere to be found. [color=#93FFE8]"Stay here."[/color] He said lightly to Aleecia, as he walked to the door. His body was tense as he put himself behind it. 

[color=#93FFE8]"Alright, Ibbs."[/color] With a start, he flung the door open, charging a few steps outside of the door before taking in his surroundings. It was the same beach, with no noticeable change. The red buoy sat in the distance, bobbing freely. Calvin ran a hand through his hair while cursing under his breath. No one responded. He walked slowly back inside, his heart pumping.[color=#93FFE8] "It's not out there."[/color] He said flatly. Despite its large size, the room felt increasingly claustrophobic.

[b]”Of course I'm not out there! Why would I be?”[/b] Monica gave everyone an open-mouthed smile. [b]”I don't exist, so I'm not out there.”[/b]

Once Bliss came to the Caretaker’s aid and told her to stand up, she tried to calm herself down before standing up and facing Bliss, what came next was a surprise to Ellie herself. She began feeling lightheaded and dizzy she put a hand on her head before losing all balance and falling on her side, her eyelids grew heavy as darkness consumed her hazy vision.

"Oh Gott, wenn wir es mit einem Geist zu tun haben..." Mercy mumbled under her breath as she turned her atention from the eccentric carnage sister to Ellie. The plague doctor then walked up and sat down besides the caretaker. "Hey, it's okay...breathe, breathe..." she gently told Ellie, trying to calm her down.

With Mercy looking after Ellie, Bliss turned to face the Monika.[color=#F08172]”So you insist that you don't exist...”[/color] It took bliss a moment to think about what this could mean. [color=#F08172]”Does that mean you don't have a physical body? Are you just a program?”[/color]

Monica closed her eyes and nodded, pleased with the answer. [b]”Of all my sisters, I'm the only one that's fully digital. That's right, this beautiful girl on screen is completely intangible! Hasn't CGI come really far? I look more real than my other sisters do!”[/b] She sighed. [b]”But I'll still never be a real girl. However...”[/b] Her eyes shot open, revealing their crimson glow. [b]”I'm still the best killer. I have a higher kill count than any of my other sisters. And because I can't die ”[/b] She giggled. [b]”Good thing your supah hakkah is toast, he might have been the one thing that could have stopped me.”[/b]

Why should Aleecia be worried about herself when everyone else was in more danger than she was? Something was going on with Ellie, but the girl couldn't tell what and everyone was freaking out about something that wasn't there... Aleecia stood up, no longer shaking. It wasn't the time to be having a pity party, it was a time for action. [color=lightblue]"Whatever she can do to us, it isn't going to be as easy to fight as the other sisters, but that doesn't mean we're powerless. We don't have to kill her, just avoid whatever tactics she has planned until the hour is up. There can't be much time left, right?"[/color] Allie had never needed a watch since she couldn't see, but maybe her estimate wasn't too off?

She was going to stay alive for as long as she could. For Ice who was trying so hard, for Nariko, who would be in shambles and would need to be put back together. For everyone. Aleecia grabbed the chair she had been sitting on and held it up towards the sound of the monitor. [color=lightblue]"If there's one thing we have, it's hope, so let's do this."[/color]

Ellie’s body was limp, she let out shallow breaths with some of her blue hair hanging in front of her face covering her eyes, while she didn’t respond to the doctor she mouthed the word “[i][color=cyan]I’m sorry[/color][/i]” over and over again not speaking it once between breaths only mouthing the word. 

Calvin threw his arms up in frustration. The carnage sisters inner working eluded him, but at least he felt as if he could understand their bodies, the way they operated. It was when things moved to technology that Calvin became completely inept, and he had no idea how this carnage sister could kill without a physical form. His mind immediately began thinking of ways he and all in the room could die, and for half a moment he wished he was facing Alexandria's carnage chassis with the other. It was the sound of Aleecia's voice that brought him back to reality.

He stood in a bit of awe as he saw the girl raise her chair and point it towards the screen. In a happier time, he might have laughed. For now, there was a glint in his eyes as he walked back to the table where he had left his gauntlets, slipping them on quietly and curling his hands into fists. He hadn't brought a weapon with him, so he merely stood next to Aleecia. [color=#93FFE8]"I'm with you too, okay?" [/color] His voice was quiet, and he put a hand on her shoulder, squeezing it gently for half a moment. He turned to look at Ellie and Mercy, who was comforting her, but felt he couldn't leave Aleecia's side. He hadn't been keeping track of time, but he was quite certain they would not be saved by the bell. 

Bliss looked between the disturbed caregiver, and the monitor. [color=#F08172]”Alright.”[/color] She turned to Mercy and nodded. [color=#F08172]”I don't think there's anything I can do for her. I'll leave her in your hands.”[/color] Bliss reached for her umbrella, which still had a metal pick smelted onto it. It was one of the weapons Calvin made for Bliss before the fight with Alexandria. [color=#F08172]”You're not going to drive us apart, Monika.”[/color]

[b]”A wolf isn't disturbed by how tightly knit a pack of sheep happens to be, what makes you think I care about your bonds?”[/b] Monika leaned forwards, and her face filled up the screen. [b]”Right now you're standing together, but it just takes one of my father's motives to turn you all into hungry killers. The things you'll slaughter each other for is near endless. Your friendship and bravado is just another thing that doesn't exist. They're just stories you tell yourselves when you''re facing a real threat. A threat like me.”[/b] Monika giggled. [b]”Do you know why they call me Monika? We are all named after conquerors, you must know that by now.”[/b] She gave everyone a sideways glance. [b]”Some people try to tie it to latin and greek roots, which are advisory and unique respectively. But that doesn't really have anything to do with conquest. Unless you consider victory unique, but a real conqueror doesn't.”[/b] Monika then turned her head and glanced at them from her other side. [b]”Some think I'm named after Monaca Towa. You probably don't know who she is and, honestly, the less said the better. But one city does not a conqueror make.”[/b] Monika looked directly at the infinites. [b]”It's actually very simple. I'm named after the avatar of despair itself. My father monokuma! See? I'm named after a conqueror who is a mascot. So even the conqueror I'm named after doesn't really exist!”[/b] She giggled. [b]”Monokuma, Monika? It almost has all of the same letters too. Some people call me monokuma Jr, but that's not very cute.”[/b] Monika tipped her head. [b]”I think I can make a tongue twister, hold on... Monokuma and Monika monologed about monochrome. Try saying that five times fast! Try saying it once!”[/b] Monika hummed. [b]”Right, there was a point to this! You know how monokuma can control all kinds of cool death traps? I can do the same thing! Even while playing music! Hit it boys!”[/b]

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Just like during the scrum debate, the floor broke apart and started to float around, a bit like ice breaking off an ice cap. Metal shutters closed over all the windows and doors, and the room was being filled with strange music. 

Bliss looked down at her feet. [color=#F08172]”We're floating apart!”[/color] Each of the infinites was on their own platform, save Mercy and Ellie who wound up together. 

Monika's grin widened. [b]”Let's start with something easy like... Saw blades.”[/b]

On her command,  long poles with circular saws on them emerged from between the platforms. They did not move very fast, but they seemed to be closing in on whoever was closest to them. 

Calvon couldn't believe his eyes. The saws were slow to raise, but seemed to be picking up speed. [color=#93FFE8]"Aleecia!" [/color]He called out across the space that divided them. [color=#93FFE8]"It's saws, okay? Just-" [/color] He punched his leg firmly, trying to figure out a way to guide the girl through the upcoming gauntlet. [color=#93FFE8]"You have to trust me, alright?" [/color] While he was yelling across the chasm, he looked over to see Mercy and Ellie on their own platform. Ellie was unmoving, and Calvin felt his throat knot up, but the loud humm of the saws brought him back to his current situation. He stepped carefully to the side as one passed by with a speed that was not fast but certainly not comfortable. Others would come quicker.

Once the room seemed to shift and trap everyone inside, fear struck Mercy as saws rose from the ground. While Aleecia, Bliss, and Calvin were stuck on their own platforms, the plague doctor and unconscious Ellie were stuck together. So Mercy stood the caretaker up and threw an arm over her shoulder to keep her from falling. She quickly moved both her and Ellie out of the way as one of the saws passed them both.

Allie swayed as her footing became unbalanced, wh-wah-what was happening? Sounds echoed from the walls and music came from the monitors, a headache was starting to form at the base of Aleecia's neck. Calvin's hand moved away from her shoulder and Aleecia wanted to grab out for it, but the chair in her hand stopped her. 

S-Saws?! [color=lightblue]"I-I trust you!"[/color] Aleecia's whole body was trembling in fear as she heard the saws moving towards her. The blind girl threw the chair at the sound and let out a squeak as she heard the saws cut threw it. As it came closer, Aleecia moved as far to the left as she could, almost falling off the platform. Not being able to see the saws was causing her to overstep, which was dangerous in it of itself. There was some kind of different sound coming from the violent contraption, some mechanism was coming into play.

[color=#93FFE8]"Drop!"[/color]

An anxious yelled slipped out from Calvin's direction and Aleecia fell as a saw blade went whizzing over her head, they could rotate?!

Calvin's attention was split between the saws coming towards him and those approaching Aleecia. Adrenaline coursed through his veins as he saw Allie narrowly avoid a horizontal saw, only for the same to come roaring towards him. He threw himself to the ground, looking across the room to the other Infinites with cold sweat running down his face. [color=#93FFE8]"Mercy!"[/color] He called over the divide. [color=#93FFE8]"Are you-" [/color]He was interrupted as another saw, this one faster than the rest, came hurtling towards him. He rolled out of the way as quickly as possible, before standing back up gingerly and refocusing his attention on Aleecia's situation. 

Bliss was making tiny hops from one platform to the next, careful not get hung up on any of the blades. [color=#F08172]”I'm on my way mercy! Justhold on!”[/color] Even though the nanny wasn't moving very fast, the Dining room wasn't especially large. Once Bliss was close enough, she took her pick and reached to pull one of the saws, almost like a Sheppard hook snaring a lamb. Every tooth on the saw broke until the arm was nothing more than a long prodding arm. Bliss pulled the pick close to herself to examine it. [color=#F08172]”You do good work, Calvin.”[/color]

[b]“What? You guys are actually fighting back?”[/b] As surprised as Monica sounded, she looked really happy about the development. [b]”Well, since I'm on a bit of a schedule, I think we'll just skip to the last hazard. How about... A chaingun?”[/b] A hole opened up in the ceiling, and out popped the gun that Monika requested. [b]”If you're quick, maybe you can destroy it before the barrels get up to speed.”[/b]

[b]”Boop!”[/b] The unarmored wall beside the reinforced shudder burst open. Standing in the opening was none other than Alexandria, She had used the IV polls to act as a battering ram to break down the sheet rock wall. The carnage sister dropped every IV poll and hurled her spear into the chain gun, piercing the barrel in place. [b]”Boop!”[/b]

[b]“Uh, sis?”[/b] Monika fret her brow. [b]“You missed the patients.”[/b]

[b]”But I wuv Calvie poo!”[/b] Alexandria was using the IV polls to take out each remaining saw, one at a time. The arms sputtered and [b]”And he's been so nice, staying away from those icky girls. I feel like I need to reward him.”[/b] 

[b]“But love is just a concept, it can't possibly exist.”[/b]

Alexandria's eyes glowed an extra dark shade of red. [b]“Stop being spooky, I know how to turn you off!”[/b]

[b]“Fine, I'll go play somewhere else...”[/b] The screen went black.

The carnage sister turned to face Calvin and Aleecia. [b]”So how's everyone doing?”[/b]

"I might regret saying this later, but thank god you showed up before we got sliced, nurse." Mercy told Alexandria, gently setting Ellie down.

Aleecia started to get up, her stomach hurting from the impact of dropping. It seemed like the platform was moving again and the music had stopped. Who had that voice again...? Aleecia couldn't exactly place it, all she knew was that it was one of the sisters. [color=lightblue]"Calvin... Are you okay?"[/color] She reached in his direction.

One moment, Calvin was saying prayers as the guns slowly revved up. The next, Alexandria had burst through the wall, impaled the turret, and turned to ask how all we're doing. [color=#93FFE8]"I'm... fine.[/color]  He simply stared at the Carnage sister with a mixture of awe and deep resentment. She had just saved them. But something about that made his blood boil. [color=#93FFE8]"Thank you, Alexandria."[/color] There was a half-cooked smile on his face, but his voice sounded genuine. It was then he remembered Allie. For half a moment, he had forgotten she was there, but when he saw her reaching for him, he sprinted over. "[color=#93FFE8]"I'm fine, I'm fine."[/color] His throat hitched as he held her tightly, visions of the saws passing through his mind. [color=#93FFE8]"I thought... I just-"[/color] His body shook, and when he pulled back his eyes shone with tears as his face broke out into a broad smile. [color=#93FFE8]"I can't believe it."[/color] Remembering himself, he looked around the room. [color=#93FFE8]"Are we all okay?"[/color]

Bliss's hands were trembling on her umbrella pick. [color=#F08172]”Y-yes, I think we're fine.”[/color] 

Alexandria looked at the clock on the wall before looking back at the infinites. [b]”I'm super short on time guys, so I'm going to cut the mustard.”[/b]

The nanny raised an eyebrow. [color=#F08172]”I don't think you used that phrase right.”[/color] 

[b]”Aleecia.”[/b] The carnage sister yanked her spear out of the turret and approached the blind woman. [b]”Nariko is on a boopathon, and she won't stop until she's booped every patient there is to boop.”[/b] she gestured for Aleecia's hand. [b]”Only you can talk some sense into her. ”[/b]

Aleecia slipped her arms around Calvin's waist and squeezed slightly, her thumbs moving over his back soothingly. The way his body shook was worrying her and it almost seemed like he had been injured, [color=lightblue]"Shhh... You're sure your not injur-"[/color]

The blind girl shut up as she heard the robot speak again and then call out her name. It seemed like she was coming closer and she turned to slip behind Calvin. While Aleecia was happy to spend time with Nariko, the other sisters still scared her, especially right after Monika's attack. But once she heard what Alexandria had to say, [color=lightblue]"I'm coming!"[/color] She slipped her hands up to release Calvin's arms from around her, moving towards the robot as she did, [color=lightblue]"Stay here, I'll be right back, okay?"[/color]

Calvin stood forlornly as he looked towards Aleecia and Alexandria, his eyes clouded. [color=#93FFE8]"You shouldn't-"[/color]  He caught himself as he spoke. There was a look of determination on the girl's face that gave him pause. [color=#93FFE8]"I'm coming too."[/color] He ran the back of his gauntlet over his eyes before he turned back to Bliss and Mercy, looking concerned. [color=#93FFE8]"Someone should stay with Ellie."[/color] He was amazed she was still in one piece, and looked at Mercy, impressed at how she had held up. 

"I'll stay with Ms. Ellie. You guys go on ahead." Mercy told the others, a weak smile on her face. She was still suprised that she survived something out of a Saw movie. Wait, isn't that a pun on it's own?

[b]”But Calvie poo! The only reason why I'm doing this is to keep you safe!”[/b] Alexandria huffed. [b]”But if you want to keep me safe, I guess you can tag along. But no hitting Nariko! That'll be a bad idea!”[/b] 

Bliss aproached Calvin [color=#F08172]”If you insist on going, Calvin, you should probably take this.”[/color] She handed Calvin the pick umbrella that he made for her. [color=#F08172]”It will be easier for Mercy and I to move Ellie around if I'm not carrying that.”[/color] Calvin accepted the piece of his handiwork with a bit of a grimace, though he nodded with appreciation.

[b]”Alright, let's get going, toot-toot!”[/b] Alexandria picked up Aleecia bridal style and started to run for the hospital wing, with Calvin following close behind. Aleecia gave a little yelp before holding on tight, the faster they went, the better.