Why Won't They Tell Me?

Someone Gimme A Megaphone

After Sixteen went and called Five and Three over, the plan was then explained to them.

"Okay," Three replied, "I think that I have some materials for building that. Sixteen, Nine, and Eight, I need you guys to come help me move it."

When they left, Five looked to Fifteen, who had explained the whole thing, "Is there anything I can help with?"

"I mean, you could help them with the instructions and design? They might need it."

Five nodded and went to Thirteen, Seventeen, Twenty-one and Twenty-six.

"Look! There, without anything to keep it up, the whole tower would cave in on itself."

"Really?" Seventeen looked to where Thirteen pointed, "Oh, he's... right?"

"How did you know that?" Twenty-one took off her magnifying glasses and cleaned them.

"Unlucky enough to see it happen before?"

Five looked at the whole thing, "So.. Can I help?"

"We're pretty much finished here, but you could try and look it over to see if we missed anything." Twenty-one answered, "So... How's Three?"

Five didn't know anything about building, but she guessed she could just look for anything looking out of place, "She's.. feeling.. useless. But she'll manage, this whole project had given her something to do. As long as she doesn't get reminded of plates or Ten and Three."

"I try to avoid her," Thirteen rubbed his arm sheepishly, "But.. She's Three y'know, she's everywhere."

"At least you tried."

"Yeah, at least.."

"Okay, everything looks fine. I never knew you guys knew about building."

"If you practically live in a jungle, you have to know these things. I've hollowed out a tree once so I wouldn't be soaked in the rain at night."

"Uh."

"I know because it's art. Architecture is an amazing thing."

"I had no idea." Twenty-six called from the other side of the room while eating nachos, "I just sat here and watched them get all nerdy over 'structures' and stuff."

"I seriously don't know why he's here." Seventeen added quietly.

Thirteen suddenly yelped and jumped behind a plant, seconds before Three poked her head in.

"Uh, guys? We need the instructions."

Five handed her the paper.

Three stared at her incredulously and looked at it.

"I dunno what this means. Is that even English?"

"Yes, um, I think we need someone to read them out loud. Someone good at directing."

Thirteen jumped from behind the plant. "I know!"

Three stared at him for a minute.

"Oh, Three.." Five started.

"No, No.. I'm good.." She took a deep breath and then left the room, sniffling slightly.

"Oops.."
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Fifteen backed away in surprise.

"I can't do that."

"Yes you can! You're great with directions, and directing!" Five ensured.

"Not with such a loud voice so everyone can hear me, how about you?"

"I don't understand it."

"Twenty-one could do it."

"I can't, I have to install the lights with Fourteen and Twenty-eight."

"Why them?"

"It's possible to be blinded by installing the light with your eyes open, but its less possible if you're lucky."

"Okay, uh, why not Seventeen?"

"I'm not good at directing."

Fifteen sighed.

"Fine. Well, what are we waiting for?"

"I have a megaphone for you, I'll go get it."

With that, Twenty-six was gone.
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"Okay, set the wood over there, the stone over here, the light over here, and the battery over here. Got it?" Three instructed.

Eight and Nine nodded.

Sixteen was too distracted by a square butterfly to listen.

"Good, and just in case you forget, I put signs over there." Three left.

"Come back here square!" Sixteen giggled and snorted and jumped to catch the airborne creature, but she tripped and knocked over a sign.

"Uh.. It couldn't have been that important.."

Meanwhile, Nine dumped an armfull of wood in its place.

"Octoblock! Sort! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8! Sort!"

Eight sorted everything but the battery for the light.

"Where does this go?" Nine asked.

"Uh.. It's not wood.."

"Or stone.."

"It's not a light either. I guess its pointless, there's no place for it."

"I don't think that we should just.. get rid of it. Maybe Three forgot a sign?"

"Maybe, or it's absolutely not supposed to be here."

Sixteen came over, upset she failed to catch the butterfly, but the insect softly landed on her nose.

"Ooh."

But then, a rising need to sneeze came, not wanting to scare the thing off, Sixteen tried to hold it in.

"Maybe we'll get Three."

"Or get rid of it."

"Ah..."

"No. If its important, then we'll be doomed."

"Ah.."

"If its useless, we wasted time for no reason."

"AACHOOO!"

Four had flown out and hit the battery so it rolled right off the hill.

"Uh.." Sixteen rejoined and turned to look behind her.

"Let's agree not to tell Three." Nine suggested nervousness bubbling.

"Yeah.." Eight agreed.