Chem Lab

Chapter Fifteen: Hidden Areas

Masane awoke to Shockbolt's annoying morning announcement and stretched her back, hearing certain bones crack. She rose unsteadily to her feet and turned around to see Yumiyo awake and yawning.

"Hey Yumi. How did you sleep?"

"Hello miss Kioyoko. I slept well enough. How are you feeling?"

"I'm ok, little one. Let's get dressed and head to the others shall we?"

"Ok."

Masane placed Yumiyo's clothing onto the bed next to her and grabbed her own clothes. She removed her nightgown, folding it neatly before placing it on the table for later.

She slid on her underwear and bra before a wrenching pain placed into her lower abdomen and she squeezed her eyes shut.

Well good to know this stupid killing game hasn't stopped mother nature...

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah. Look's like aunt flo has come to say hi to me."

"Uh oh."

"Yea. One moment." Unashamedly she grabbed one of her own menstrual objects and used it before discarding it into the trashcan near her bed. Afterward she slid her shirt on, buttoning each button and grabbing her lab coat. She put on her pants before buckling her shoes and placed her goggles over her head.

She looked at her hair and sighed. Maybe Kutsumi could help me tame this?

"All done."

Turning around, she saw her friend properly dressed and smiled. "Hey do you mind if I ask Kutsumi to help me with a haircut today?"

"Not at all. I can't see it but I imagine hair is difficult. "

"Haha just a little bit. Are you ready?"

"Yes please."

Giving a hand to Yumiyo , she helped her friend off the bed and towards the door. She unlocked the door with a wave of her keycard and exited the room.

Walking down the halls, she heard a voice call out to her, causing her to turn around and see her muscled friend, Kikuji.

"Hey Kiku!" Yumiyo smiled widely at the sound of his voice.

"Heya Yumi. Do you guys need any company to the gym?"

"That'd be very nice, thank you." Masane smiled, politely.

The three walked together for a while before Masane spoke up. "Hey Kikuji, would you mind hanging out with Yumiyo today? I need to ask Kutsumi for help with... whatever the heck this is."

She gestured to her mess of a hair.

"Yeah sure thing. But first we should meet up with them. I think Fuuko found something out."

"Any idea what?"

"Not a clue."

"Well let's hurry along then shall we?"

"We shall."

The three hurried up, curious and anxious about Fuuko's discovery. They reached the gym with almost no time wasted and opened the door.

Everyone was sitting in chairs, minus... the recently departed, except Fuuko, who stood in the center. She smiled warmly and nodded to the chairs, gesturing to sit.

"Hello everyone. I trust you all slept well?"

"As well as we all could, I suppose..." Kikuji muttered and everyone grew somber.