Day 2

 Day 2:

That Morning I woke up happy not to be dead, I had to take a little while to fully wake up. After that I started to look around my room.

I had a bed, My own Bathroom, A desk, And a closet. On the desk was a diagram showing the layout of the dorms. 

I’m right next to Timmy then, I’m just glad she's far away.

Eventually though, We will end up meeting. 

I’m dreading the possibility of the first death for two reasons, The obvious one being that these are all people I know personally and all, I don’t want any of them to die. And the second is that it would mean me and her would inevitably meet at the Trial.

For now I should be fine as long as I stay in my room, I don’t need to talk to anyone do I? 

But then there was a knock at my door.

I checked the time. It's early morning, 9 AM. If this was an attempt to kill me then it’s a bad time for it.

I look through the hole, It’s not her thank god.

It’s Timmy, I let him in.

Timmy Huckerdoo (The Ultimate Vocalist): “Sorry to bother you Mario.”

Marvin Mario (The Ultimate Retired Hero): “Don’t worry about it, It’s alright, What’s going on?”

Timmy Huckerdoo (The Ultimate Vocalist): “It’s about what happened yesterday, When Cody introduced himself, Well he said I was his boyfriend… But I’m definitely Straight okay! He was just kidding when he said that!” 

Marvin Mario (The Ultimate Retired Hero): “Oh, Alright then.”

I didn’t mean to sound disinterested or anything, I guess he was just going door to door telling everyone he wasn’t gay.

To me, It doesn’t matter right now, I have bigger concerns.

Timmy leaves after that in a rush to say the same thing to the next neighbor. 

And I go back to well, Nothing.

I’m gonna have to socialize some time but not today, I’m too tired out.

At least that’s what I was planning.

Suddenly a loud ring started, A voice came out, The kind that sounded as if it was from a speaker. I was unaware that this building actually had any sort of speaker system. I recognized the voice as Monotasker. All of the Escorts sounded like a mix of the voice of whoever they were cloned from, And… The Bear…

Monotasker (Over Speaker): “Attention all participants! Please make your way to the gym! It is in the opposite direction of your Dorms! The Headmaster has arrived!”

The gym huh? This building in itself is massive…

I figured I had a chance to avoid her noticing me If I came early enough, I just had to get lucky enough to avoid running into her. So I left immediately.

I quickly found Timmy and Chester in the hall.

Marvin Mario (The Ultimate Retired Hero): “Are you two also headed to the gym?”

Chester Cheetopenheimer (The Ultimate Physicist): “Of course man.”

The three of us quickly walked to the gym. I noticed a handful of others walking behind us along the way, Timber Creek, Toad, and PJ among them.

PJ Crenshaw (The Ultimate Coolness): “This better be good to wake me up so early.”

It’s 9:24

Timmy Huckerdoo (The Ultimate Vocalist): “By the way, Has anyone seen Mr. Pig? He’s The Ultimate Dancer right? He’d be a great addition to me and my “friend” Cody’s band.” 

PJ Crenshaw (The Ultimate Coolness): “I think he left his room earlier this morning, He must be somewhere else in the building.”

We made it to the gym.

Chester was the one to open the door.

Although the 4 Escorts were all present, The only participants to have arrived before my group were Mr. Pig and Cody. 

The two of them were in an argument of some kind.

Cody (The Ultimate Inventor): “I’m telling you! No band needs a dedicated dancer!”

Mr. Pig (The Ultimate Dancer): “Well I can also sing, Animal Crackers In my sou-”

Timmy Huckerdoo (The Ultimate Vocalist): “Cody WHAT is going on here?”

Cody (The Ultimate Inventor): “Well Timmy this literal pig wants to join our band!”

Suddenly the door swung open again and two more Participants walked in.

Braxton Bowser Jr. (The Ultimate Lucky Student): “If you wanted A pig in your band, why didn’t you ask your mom?!” 

Joseph Hisfriendfromschool (The Ultimate Best Friend): “Yeah that would have been easy Cody!”

Cody (The Ultimate Inventor): “Oh you Assholes!” 

Braxton Bowser Jr. (The Ultimate Lucky Student): “Calm down Cody geez, We’re just trying to help you out, Give you advice.” 

Cody (The Ultimate Inventor): “Well I don’t want a pig in my band anyways, Much less one with no musical talent!”

Cody glared at Mr. Pig 

Timmy Huckerdoo (The Ultimate Vocalist): “I think he would be a GREAT addition to the band!”

Cody (The Ultimate Inventor): “But Timmy, Think about our image! No one wants a literal pig to join their favorite band!”

Chester Cheetopenheimer (The Ultimate Physicist): “That’s where you're wrong kid, It’s not fair to treat him differently cause he’s a pig, He’s just the same as you or me.”

Cody (The Ultimate Inventor): “...”

Well that shut him up, I guess he has some respect for the thoughts of a senior scientist. 

Cody (The Ultimate Inventor): “I'mmm sorrryyy everyonnnneee!”

Timber Creek (The Ultimate Apologist): “Don’t worry, I forgive you.”

Cody seemed to completely break down at that point. It's clear how emotional of a person he is, Although he clearly tries hard to hide it.

The absent participants arrived pretty quickly.

I was still successfully hidden from her.

Monotasker: “Everyone has arrived, It is time to unveil the Headmaster!”

I got a good look around the area. It was very large and open, Mostly standard for a gym. Although there was a stage covered by curtains, The Escorts stood in front of it. 

It hit me. Behind the curtain was the Headmaster.

It opened over what felt like an agonizing amount of time, But it seems in reality, It was completely immediate.

A figure cloaked in a white and black side was visible, as it opened up, But I could see no face, Nor a mask or anything like that…

Headmaster: “I am Jem Fiyoarf! I will be your Headmaster!”

That voice, It was totally unlike the Escorts, This voice was unmistakably a human who had been alive for years, It lacked the sort of social unawareness as well as the childishness that the others had. It also seemed slightly familiar, But I couldn’t place it…

And Jem Fiyoarf sounds like an aggressively fake name, As if it was just a rearrangement of letters… 

Jem walked down from the stage, and took down their hood.

So they were wearing a mask, Or, I hope it’s a mask. 

An orb, One side white, One side black, And a smiling face painted across both sides in red…

The face of Jem was haunting. It looked far too simple and careful to be a real biological thing, But it had a perfect flesh like texture from viewing it.

Jem Fiyoarf: “As your Headmaster, I will be attending all future Class Trials, As well as announcing all messages myself. As such the Escorts have outlived their usefulness. Which means It’s time for our very first motive.”

Jem Fiyoarf: “A Motive is something prepared by me, Something to either drive you to killing, Or to assist you in doing it. Our first motive will be simple to help you understand the concept, Just a simple hint.”

Jem Fiyoarf: “All 4 of the Escorts have a hidden button which will temporarily deactivate them entirely. They can only be turned back on by the one who deactivated them in the first place.”

What a serious cutthroat, Willing instantly to turn even their allies into simple tools, And for what? 

Jem Fiyoarf: “Consider our meeting over, You may return to your business.”

The way back was silent, Completely silent. 

As soon as I made it back to my room, I locked up, I realized that I also had a lock for the bathroom, So to be doubly safe I slept on the bathroom floor that night.