The Obelus

-2- Some kind of trap

 Felix and Yihan reappear holding two sets of clothes.

"Here you go, the toilets' that way you'll need these to access them. Be careful for other guards that might be in there.'' Yihan hands you a key card and points you toward the right at some toilets.

You and Mini find the bathroom in the office, slip in and look for somewhere to change. While you change you overhear some guards in the bathroom talking,

"Did you hear? Apparently the first test subject is still alive!"

"Oh yeah, and apparently the first 2 failures work among us."

"How can they be trusted though?"

They continue talking as they walk out of earshot.

You and Mini walk out and return to Yihan and Felix.

"You guys better be off, The Warden is doing a check in about one hour."

"Maybe at least give us some instructions on how to get out?"

"Oh yeah about that uhm... We aren't quite sure."

"You mean you haven't been out?"

There is silence. Yihan starts speaking again, but this time in a different tone. Yihan seems unsure about everything now.

"The Obelus, well, they've never let us out. We used to be test subjects too."

"Wait... then how will we get out?"

"Listen, I kinda overheard there was a secret exit somewhere in the building. Go left but never go right. 'Rights' always leads you to a science lab or a test room."

"We don't have guns on us. But after your 15th left turn, to your right should be a storage."

"Quick you have to go now!"

You and Mini exit the office, then turn to the left a few times . You lead Mini back to the bathrooms and continue eavesdropping.

"Hey, you know the employee of the month..?"

"Yes? Jiayi?"

"Think their brother used to work here. Christopher Whitlock got fired after he got caught making out with the fourth mutant. Was a known zoophile."

"So, is Jiayi a zoophile too? From what I know, they're a pedo already. Jesus, why are all the people we work with so weird in every way possible?"

You run away, afraid of the fact that Jiayi might be a zoophile. While walking, you notice some cool objects and well, disturbing animals. You realise what the blood that flows through your very veins is capable of and how dangerous it is for someone like The Obelus to have hundreds of subjects with this very same blood. You and Mini turn again to a storage room. You find a small pale purple creature.

"Oh look! What is it?"

"It looks like a type of cat of some sort but its skin looks smooth?"

"Don't tell me these rotten people have been testing on animals as well."

You and Mini keep walking down the corridor and see that there is a test lab. There is a window, and you peek in the window, to have a tiny look to see what is happening in there. Subject 21 is written on the wall.

"Subject 21- look, she looks... happy?"

You and Mini both press your faces on the glass window to see who Subject 21 was. In shock, Mini seems to recover some of their memory.

"Gen?"

"You know her?"

"Yeah she's- I- I can't remember. The sedative that they gave me must have wiped that memory."

You and Mini look at Gen for a while longer, then hear something coming from inside the room.

"I know. You. Friend. Like. Me Heard. Obelus. They said. Throw me. With? Rest of. Unworthy. Help. Help? Patrol. Give. Carrot. Carrot."

She screams and flops to the ground. A scientist must have heard, because you hear a stern voice coming around the corner.

"Hey what's going on there?"

You and Mini have no way to get out, but the tiny vent in the left corner. You quickly jump in, and wait for the person to walk back.

"Do you think he's gone?"

"I'm not sure... "

You and Mini hear the footsteps slowly fade away. You open the lid.

You and Mini climb out of the vent and start to walk out of the small corridor. There is awkward silence, until suddenly Mini remembers something.

"You remember Riley? She's really smart, I'm pretty sure he is Subject 7. He might be able to think of a plan to break us out of here."

You and Mini agree on the plan and start to walk back to the building where you came from, until you bump into Riley. You and Mini stare at Riley, who is in one piece, and out of the building.

"Riley! I'm so glad you're okay!"

"So glad you guys are here! Ah yes! I remember! I found a way to break out. Now, what are you two doing here?"

"We are escaping, and we'd like you to join us maybe?"

"Ok, I guess. Why not?"

You, Mini and Riley run back into the faculty and get back to breaking out. You go back to the place you were before, and Yihan catches up to you guys. You notice there's a lock on the door in front of you. There is no way to open the door without the key of the lock. Or is there?

You, Mini and Riley think while Yihan starts talking to you.

"You know, there is only one key to this lock. Beyond this point, you're gonna have to be really careful. After this, I won't be able to help you again, since we would get into very large amounts of trouble. Also, I don't really think you can bust through this door, really. There is no way out without the key."

You and Mini both are devastated from the news. You and Mini turn and head for the corridor to head back to the building you came from, but soon, Riley speaks up.

"Hey! I've got an idea! Is there any way you still have those grenades on you, Mini?"

"Hmm, I think I have one from earlier."

Mini searches their pocket in hope of finding a grenade. They find one successfully, and are ready to blast up the door, when they are met with a small problem.

"I have a grenade, but I don't have matches. Does anyone have matches I could use maybe? Or the grenade isn't going to explode."

You search your pocket for matches and no luck, there aren't any. Riley shakes his head too, and you three turn around in defeat to look at Yihan desperately. Yihan doesn't seem to have matches. All seems over, until Yihan remembers that there are some spare matches in the cupboard in the office.

"I'm sure there are some matches in the cupboard of the office! I'll go grab them, one second."