The Numbers on Our Arms

Chapter 25

"Hey, do you want to play Cluda?" Remi asked as she walked up to the table that John and Evie sat at. The two had become close friends after finding out they were both raised by single parents that were low-tiers with Remi's mother only coming in enough money to send her to Wellston after breaking into the Allywood scene.

"Yes. Who else is playing?" Evie replied as she stood up and brushed off his skirt. John glanced behind her to see Blyke shuffling the incident cards.

"Just me and Blyke so far."

"Okay. I'll ask Seraphina and Roland." She looked to John. "Assuming you are okay with it?"

"Yeah. I'm not getting any further with this homework within this hour." He slipped the sheets back into the folder and got up to his feets as Evie went over to the nearby table to ask Seraphina and Roland.

A few minutes later, they had all taken their seats and flicked through the cards and check sheets they had been given.

"I've tried to make sure that everyone has one type of each card type. Though, without looking at hem of course." She smiled. "I had to separate the people, weapons and rooms before to put them in the envelope," Blyke said as he took the seat behind the 'Mr Blue' spot. On either side of him was Roland as 'Miss Lilac' and Evie as 'Mrs Lime.'

"We'll see about that," Seraphina replied as she picked up the two six-sided dice. She played as 'Dr Apple' with Remi next t other as 'Ms Indigo' and then John as 'Mr Yellow.'

The dice in Seraphina's hands clattered down on the desk to show a four and a one. She pulled her figure of the room to go up along the side of the lounge but reaching no where in particular.

Then Remi picked up the dice and achieved a six and five – an eleven in total – in one go. She reached the swimming pool and prepared her rumour whilst reaching out to a weapon in the centre and grabbing Seraphina's piece. "I suggest 'Apple' with the trophy in the swimming pool."

She turned to her left to Seraphina who had no cards and this followed for Roland as well. Then Blyke showed her his card for the trophy.

John took the dice and rolled out an eight in total and reached to just outside the swimming pool. Then Evie rolled a three with a question mark and she pulled up the top card on the incident card pile to see the first clock card of the game.

"Already?" Blyke exclaimed.

Remi smiled at him. "It can't be helped."

In the end, Evie did not reach a room, so Blyke picked up the dice to get an eight and went to just outside the kitchen.

Roland rolled a six in total and whilst he was unable to reach a room, he landed on a question mark. He pulled out a clock incident card.

"Who shuffled the cards?" Evie questioned as she raised her eyebrow, flicking her eyes between Blyke and Remi.

"Look, they were almost all together in it," Blyke explained. "It isn't that shocking that a few did end up together. Anyway, clock cards are the most exciting."

"For when you are not drawing them," Evie shot back.

"It's only a problem if you draw the eighth one."

Seraphina took the dice from Roland and rolled the dice. "I'll stay in the Swimming Pool. I suggest that it was 'Blue' with his ability in the swimming pool."

When she asked Roland he had none and then Blyke had none, Evie and then it reached John. He showed her the card for the Swimming pool.

Next, Remi choose to stay in the swimming pool. "I suggest that it was 'Blue' with the bat in the swimming pool."