Silence of a Deer

Chapter 2: Part 1: Great Minds Push The Limits (Daily Life)

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I... I woke up...

Everything that happened yesterday, was it even real?

Mole...and Pop...

They were... dead now.

Gone from existence, the only thing to remember them are the few memories I have.

But... even those memories turn sour, all I can really focus on is Mole's dead body and Pop's execution...

I wish it was all just a dream but... it wasn't. All I can do now is move forward with those memories, whether those memories are good or bad.

I should go to the cafeteria to see the others.

I head out into the hall and go into the cafeteria.

Once I get inside, Flippy greets me.

"Good morning, Mime, you want some breakfast?"

I nod my head yes.

"I think we all need it...after what happened yesterday..." Toothy muttered softly.

I looked around the cafeteria and everyone looked sad, upset, depressed, whatever you wanted to call it.

It was clear that Mole's death and Pop's execution was weighing heavily on everyone.

They all silently ate their food, not looking at each other besides the occasional glance.

Giggles has Cub in her arms, feeding him. She almost looks like a mother.

I take a seat next to Sniffles who looks away from me.

As we eat our breakfast, Shifty and Lifty appear in front of us, smiling proudly.

"Good morning, you bastards!" Shifty exclaimed.

"A-Ah!!" Flaky shouted.

Flaky immediately started to cower in front of them.

"D-Don't e-execute me! Please!" Toothy pleaded.

"We ain't gonna execute you silly, unless you're found guilty as the blackened like Pop was." Lifty answered.

"What do you want then? Are you gonna tell us another motive, so we can keep killing each other?" Cuddles barked, looking angry.

"Motive? Nah, you guys are too grumpy to be killing each other... right now at least." Shifty explained.

"Then, why are you here? I'm already feeling like shit... No need to come here and make all of us feel worse..." Petunia replied.

"We can't check in on our favorite future victims and killers from time to time? To see if you guys are doing okay?" Lifty questioned.

No one said a word to them.

Even in fact, most of us were glaring at them.

"Ah, geez... You guys have really intense stares. It's almost like you're mad at me, did I do something wrong? Something that made you really upset, huh?" Lifty mocked, smirking at us.

"Ummm yeah! You frickin' executed Pop, man! That really wasn't cool of you! How did you forget that!?" Cuddles stated.

"Umm, I'm pretty sure he was trying to make fun of us, Cuddles..." Giggles said.

"Also, it was a little more than being "not cool" when Pop was executed..." Toothy lamented.

"...Oh, yeah..." Cuddles quickly said.