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Bassie Bloomington slowly wakes up from her sleep, rubbing her eyes, and seeing an unfamiliar house.
“Huh..? Where am I..?”
She looks around and finds a bunch of other people. She counts to see how many.
“10… 10 other people here… oh gosh...”
“Yo, can you keep it down, KEL? I'm trying to- wait..you aren't KEL..” A pink-haired girl says, and perks up upon hearing Bassie.
“O-oh, sorry! I was just..wait..who are you?”
“My name's AUBREY, who are you? And..what are you?”
“Ah..my name is Bassie..and I'm a toon..”
“What the fuck is a toon?” Aubrey asks, chuckling.
“U-um..”
“BASSIE!?!? YOU'RE HERE!? WHERE ARE WE!” A piñata suddenly sprouts up and hugs Bassie.
Bassie struggles in Yatta’s arms. “Yatta..! I..can’t..breathe-!”
“WHOOPS! Sorry!”
Soon enough, everyone is awake, panicking and yelling, except for one boy with black, messy hair.
“THIS IS BULLSHIT! WHERE ARE MY HENCHMEN?? WHERE IS SIXER!!” a yellow, floating triangle yells.
“God, keep it down, will you? You're just like my boyfriend..” A cyclops responds.
“Uh..can we all just..calm down..?” A blonde hair boy with a flower hair clip mutters.
“Everyone, silence! Let's start over. Introductions, we need to figure out who everyone is,” a Blonde hair girl wearing a complex, feminine outfit says. “Form a circle, We will go around introducing ourselves. Name, age, favorite color, okay?”
Everyone nods or agrees verbally.
“I'll start, my name is Mami Tomoe, I'm 15 years old, and my favorite color is marigold. Next person to my left?”
“AUBREY. 17 years old, favorite color is pink.”
“Uh..BASIL..also 17, favorite color is green..sage green..”
“Yatta! I'm 22, and I love every color!”
“I am Ǝna, I am ageless and my favorite color is blue”
“Akiyama mizuki! I'm 18, and my favorite color is pastel pink!”
“Bassie Bloomington, 20… I don't have a favorite color..”
“Lain Iwakura, I’m 14, my favorite color is brown”
“Names Bill Cipher! I am one trillion and twelve, and I hate colors!”
“Rob. 13. Static.”
“So that's everyone?” Mami asks.
“What about SUNNY?” BASIL asks, pointing to the now awake boy.
“Oh! Good morning! We are introducing ourselves, name, age, and favorite color!”
“Where am I? What's going on?” the boy responds.
“We..don't know yet.”
“..Okay. My name is SUNNY, I'm 16, and my favorite color is purple.”
“Okay, now that's everyone! So..now to figure out what's going on,” Mami says.
A note falls from the ceiling. When did that get there? It lands on SUNNY’S head, then slides off. Mami takes the note and reads it aloud.
“Welcome to your new home! You have just enough beds, just enough space, and barely enough money for a week. You are all going to live here forever. Goodluck!”
“WHAT THE FUCK!? IS THIS A JOKE??” AUBREY exclaims in anger.
Aaaaand just like that everyone is panicking again.
SUNNY, BASIL, and Bassie have already made their way to an empty, quiet, walk-in closet.
“..So..what do we do..?” BASIL asks with worry in his voice, tears forming in his eyes.
“I'm sure it'll be okay! Don't worry..was it BASIL? That's a really pretty name..I love plants..” Bassie says, trying to change the subject to help BASIL feel better.
“O-oh! Heh..plants are one of my favorite things..I love gardening, It's my favorite hobby..” BASIL responds, a little happier.
“Uh..is SUNNY okay? He's really quiet..” Bassie asks.
“I'm fine.” SUNNY responds, barely audible.
“Ah..SUNNY isn't very talkative..”
Meanwhile, in the other room, things have calmed down a little.
“Okay, so we have $1500. Just enough to make it through the week. We need jobs,” Mami explains to the group, who is still a little on edge.
“Do we all need to work??” Bill asks. “Cause I'm not working. You guys have fun with that.”
“This asshole..yes, you need to work, Bill,” Rob replies.
“Excuse me!? You are nothing to me! Do not speak to me that way!” Bill screams back.
“You aren't just gonna laze around while everyone else works their asses off! You have to do something!”
“I'll do what I want, kid!”
The two continue to argue for a few seconds before Mami breaks them up.
“Both of you, stop! Gosh, you guys have to get along for at least a little while while we figure out living situations”
“I can't believe this shit is happening,” AUBREY mutters. “I'm gonna go find SUNNY and BASIL.”
AUBREY leaves to go find her friends, and everyone else continues talking.
“Let's split up and search nearby for jobs,” Mami suggests to the group, who all just look at each other and nod in agreement.
“Bye guys!!! I'm gonna go find a job then!!” And just like that, Yatta is gone.
“Well..I guess we will all split up then..” BASIL responds, just now showing up.
Everyone leaves the house, going to decide where to go next.
Bassie, BASIL, and SUNNY
“So..where should we go?” Bassie asks, looking around.
“Dunno,” SUNNY responds. “I'm gonna work in fast food. It's easy.”
“Hey, Bassie! Look, a flower shop! Maybe we can get hired there?” BASIL points to a small flower shop across the street.
BASIL looks over at SUNNY, who's already entered a McDonald's.
“Okay..”
SUNNY
“Hey, I saw a hiring poster outside, and-”
“You're hired.”
“Oh, that was easy.”
BASSIE AND BASIL
Bassie and BASIL enter the small shop, seemingly owned by one woman, who is currently drawing a very detailed plant.
“Um, hello! We saw a hiring thing outside, we were wondering if we could get the job?” BASIL asks the owner as he smiles at her.
“Oh, hello there! Sure, let me see what spots are available..actually..I work alone..I could use help caring for the plants in the back!” The owner points to the back of the shop, where a bunch of currently growing plants sit on shelves.
“Of course! I'm great at caring for plants!” BASIL replies, excitement in his voice. This guy..
“And the basket can…introduce people to the plants? And help them pick!”
“O-oh! I can do that!” Bassie responds, also slightly excited.
“Great! You can start tomorrow!”
AUBREY AND YATTA
“Ooooh a circus! I'm an acrobat, you know!” Yatta says as she sprints to the circus, and enters immediately.
“That was quick..anyway, where to go..” AUBREY says, looking around for a place to work. She sees a random gas station, and decides that will work.
“Welcome to..whatever. Just get what you need and get out,” the cashier says, clearly uninterested.
“Uh- I want a job.” AUBREY replies. “Do you sell that here?” she adds sarcastically.
“Not my job to decide, call the boss for that.”
“Do you know the number?”
“No. Figure it out yourself.”
“Asshole..”
AUBREY leaves the gas station, jobless. This is gonna be harder than she thought.
YATTA
“Welcome to the circus! Unfortunately, we don't have any acts going on currently.”
“I want to be an acrobat here! I myself am one!” Yatta responds to the person greeting her.
“Oh, you're in luck! Tryouts are tomorrow morning! Come back then!”
“Okay sir! Will do!” Yatta waltzes away joyously.
AUBREY
“Gosh, why can't I find work!?”
AUBREY kicks a stone while walking. She stops in front of a library.
“I guess I can try this..” AUBREY says, and slowly pulls herself towards the library.
“Hey there, let me know if you need help with anything,” the librarian says as AUBREY enters.
“Uh, actually I'm looking for a job.”
“Oh, in that case, come. I'll interview you.”
LATER THAT DAY..
BASIL returns to the house, everyone is chilling in the living room, chatting.
“Oh? We are all here, let's all say where we have been employed. I trust you all tried to find a job?” Mami says, sipping her freshly brewed tea.
“Me and Bassie both work at a flower shop!” BASIL says, as he and Bassie both smile.
“I got a job at the library, it's alright I guess,” AUBREY says, clearly a bit out of it.
“I work in a fashion store now~” Mizuki perks up, kicking her legs while laying on her stomach.
SUNNY goes next. “I work in a McDonald's drive-thru. It's pretty cool, I get free food.”
“I got a job as a cashier in a grocery store.” Rob says, staring at the ground.
“I have tryouts for the circus tomorrow!” Yatta exclaims
“Okay, so some of us have jobs, cool! We’ll be fine,” Mami responds, happily. “While you guys were out, I explored a bit, and we all have set rooms down this hallway here,” Mami points down a hall, everyone's names are on doors.
Everyone immediately goes to their rooms and shuts the door, except for Yatta and Rob.
“..now what?” Yatta asks Rob, who just shrugs at the question. “Dunno,” he replies. “I guess we just live with this until further notice,”
“I think I can live with that!” Yatta says happily. “You all seem really kind, and I love meeting new people!”
“I wouldn't push your luck,” Rob replies. “You never know who might ruin everything for everyone, I know how that feels.”
“I have faith in everyone, I wanna believe that everyone is good! Although I know that isn't always true, I like to have hope!” Yatta says with joy and a little bit of sadness. “If I can make other happy, then that's what I'll do,”
“I like the optimism, I used to be like that..” Rob says while looking at the ceiling. “Well, I’m heading to my room, cya later?”
“Yep, see you!!” Yatta replies before walking to her own room.