Project; Desparia

Chapter 4: Chemical Burns

"Oh! New people!" The blonde girl said happily. Her voice was high pitched and sweet, and was the exact example of adorable.

The colorful one spoke. "Calm down pen. You're gonna scare them away!" They said with a giggle, They sounded masculine, but had a feminine looking face.

"Uhhh... Names?" Maddox asked. "That's what we're looking for. Names and ultimates."

I raised a brow. "Huh, before you were a chatterbox."

He looked at me with a resting 'bitch' face.

"I just want this over with so i can go back to my room." He said, tired. Damien shrugged. "I want to find d&dd."

The colorful one spoke. "Dungeons and dragon....dares?"

Damien blinked. "No. Dominique And Denise. Aka D and double D." He said Bluntly.

The dark haired woman looked over at us. "Oh— oh my...! Look at you! You guys look so stressed!"

"Don't say it like you're Happy about it!!" Maddox said, backing away from her. She moved towards us. "Come on... Just look at yourself. You're the epitome of generation Z stress and anxiety." She said, pointing to Maddox.

"And this one.." she pointed at Damien. "He looks like he could use some quiet time."

"My time is always quiet. It's so quiet I hear people to fill the silence." He said to her, as Maddox turned to him. "Either you have a way wild imagination, or you're schizophrenic. Which is it?"

"Imagination... I think." He said, Shrugging. "I do it manually."

"Oh, Still, Jesus Christ."

"Maybe a little bit schizophrenic." Damien added.

The woman spoke. "It sounds like it'd benefit to go to a spa, relax your nerves."

Damien was silent, then spoke. "That's what drugs and sex is for, though?"

The woman went silent. "What? No! If anything, drugs stress you out! And its true, sex is a good way to release serotonin and relax... But the two together is a no go."

Damien shrugged. "Meh."

She sighed. "I'm Stephanie Miller. I'm the ultimate spa therapist. Would you please listen to me, and take care of your body? You must trust me, spas are excellent ways to relax your mind and body."

The guy with green hair spoke. "As for introductions, I see it's needed. My name is Trevor Collins. My ultimate is chemist. Thank you for your time."

The colorful boy spoke. "And uh- my names Fern Da Silva. Weird name, sure, but whatevs. My pronouns are they/them and I'm the ultimate soda maker!"

"And I'm Penny!!" The blonde girl announced. Stephanie chuckled. "Penny García. The ultimate gem collector."

Penny nodded aggressively. "Yep!! Pennys the name! And i like shiny things!"

Trevor spoke up. "Ah, how wonderful. Did you know some chemicals can dissolve diamond?" He said with a very unenthusiastic tone.

Pennys face stiffened. "Depending on the chemical, yee i know."

He spoke. "Wonderful."

Maddox sighed. "So, are we done here?"

"Nope, gotta look around." Damien said, i nodded my head. "Agreed."

I looked around the room. It looked like a study of some sort, There was a fancy desk against the wall, And the walls were covered in book shelves and books. There was two comfortable looking chairs, too.