Inanimate [road] Trip! || Inanimate Insanity S. 2 || abandoned unfinished.

If Only Recovery Centers Existed

"So... how's everyone feeling. We just ROBBED A STORE, FOR GOD'S SAKE!"
"Yeah Marsh,"
"Don't call me Marsh..."
"Yeah, only I'm allowed to! Because I, Apple, am Marshy's total BFF for ever!"
"... as I was saying... Yeah, everyone still hasn't been recovered yet!"
"Y'know Suitcase, you're right!" finally a chance to speak up... "MePhone, can't you recover Test Tube and Lightbulb yet? We've been driving forever!"

MePhone grips the steering wheel harder.

"I don't care. Can't you guys be happy I got you all food? Or is it just one complaint after another? Hey, you know what, why don't we just stop the van and go back home! After all, the cops aren't after us, are they?" Oh... right. I figure I should stay quiet after that. So does everyone else, I guess.
"Can I switch my seat at least... Since Lightbulb isn't here?"
"Like I said, I don't care."

     Fine, I guess. I move forward a row to sit next to Marshmallow. Mostly to be near suitcase, but I don't think Marshmallow minds either.

"Um... Suitcase...? Can I get some chips or something? I uh, didn't get anything at the store."
"Yeah. Help yourself."

     I take a bag of chips up from next to her and open it quietly (which proves to be a bit difficult). Suitcase sounded different than usual. Was she mad at me? But for what? Or... maybe it was because of MePhone... I probably shouldn't think too hard about it. It's probably nothing.
     I swear, this competition is ruining practically everyone here. Paintbrush is always mad, Nickel is even more sarcastic than usual (somehow), Marshmallow is constantly feeling guilty about Bow, Fan obsesses over every detail in the show, I'm pretty sure Cheesy was always like that, and Suitcase... Well something is clearly wrong.
     MePhone pulls into another stop. Just another regular gas station.

"I need to spawn a new van and recover some
people. Go do whatever." Oh thank goodness, he was finally going to recover the dead. Then, Lightbulb can reunite with Baxter. I'm sure she'll be happy about that at least.

     Most of us just stop in the bathroom or wait around behind the building. Once I'm done inside, I notice it's already dark out. Guess I didn't notice the sun was going down before. I walk around the back of the store to throw something out when I spot Test Tube and Lightbulb.

"Oh, hey guys! I guess MePhone finally recovered you..."
"Yeah, it wasn't exactly the best experience.. well... not existing for who knows how long. Judging by the sun's position in the sky, it appears we've been gone for a few hours."
"Yeah... but who cares when I have Baxter now!" Lightbulb chimes in, with a grin on her face.
"Yep! Hooray for Baxter..! Anyway, Test Tube what happened earlier? When I died?"
"Oh, um... Well Lightbulb died as well."
"I did?"
"Yes, you did."
"Oh.."
"Well anyway, Mic shattered basically all the glass in sight. Well, except for me of course... heh... But MePhone swerved the van of the road and popped a tire.. The scratches from Mic. We tried to drag her away from Cheesy, but she clawed onto the van like a wild animal; then she threw Baseball! Thats where the sent came from. How awful! Thankfully he and Cheesy were okay, but yeah, Baseball did land on the roof... Crazy stuff. Be glad you were dead, haha!"
"Not the best choice of words there, but I agree. I wouldn't want to be there."
"Yeah, me too, because I wasn't there! I... was also dead. But Baxter wasn't! I'm sure he enjoyed the fight, at least!"

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