Like seriously at this point being obsessed with unredemption arcs is my only personality trait XD
SkyireTheFlyer was there for my Ninjago phase... they remember the worst of it.......
Anyway here it is
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Test Tube's laboratory was not a secret anymore. At least, the top floor wasn't. But she had many more mysteries beneath the surface that nobody would know about for quite some time.
Inside one of these hidden rooms was her biohazard research facility, in which she investigated potentially dangerous biochemical materials. There she was, watching a petri dish with a long blue tendril inside. Nothing had happened for a while now, so she decided to set up a camera and leave for some fresh air. Maybe she'd find something new to research while she was out, too.
After nearly falling asleep in the elevator, she soon found herself in the middle of a field near the edge of the forest. She sat beneath a tree, listening to the birds chirp. It was nice to feel the sun on her face after so long indoors, and the crisp autumn air was a nice change from the stuffy, warm laboratory. Upon looking around, she spotted something beneath a nearby tree. A small green rock that seemed to glow with scientific possibility. Test Tube was enthralled as soon as she saw it. She carefully grabbed it, admired it for a moment and put it in her bag for later investigation.
*Actually, why wait until after my break?* she thinks to herself excitedly. *I'm gonna go research it now!*
She gets to her lab, sets up the research table and gets to work.
"Jeez, I've been working for days!" She notices, looking at the clock. "I sure did lose track of time. But I can't stop now," a piece of her insists, stopping her from taking a break, "I could be close to some kind of breakthrough..."
She's noticed the strange mineral exhibits properties she's never seen in any natural formation. For example, as soon as she touched it, her hands started to feel tingly, and when she brought her face close to it she felt like it was drawing her in. It was a weird feeling, but she knew it was worth investigating.
*I feel... goopy,* she would often find herself thinking while handling the mysterious mineral. *What a childish train of thought,* she scolded herself soon after. *I'm fine -- just tired.* She refused to take a break of any kind. She felt hungry, but that wouldn't stop her. She had a box of granola bars nearby at all times anyway, so it's not like she was starving. At least, that's what she told herself to keep working.
After another few hours, she heard a knock on her lab's door, and the intercom blared with a familiar voice that she hadn't heard for nearly a week.
*"Testy Tube~"* Lightbulb called. *"Where've ya been, girlie? We miss you :("*
Test Tube sighed and pulled herself away from her research table. She rode the elevator to the top floor and greeted Lightbulb at the doorway. The latter gasped dramatically when she spotted the other girl.
"Omga, Testy, you're so pale!!" She exclaimed. "And you look exhausted. What are you even doing in there?" She asks, holding Test Tube's thin arm like it was made of the most fragile material on earth. Test Tube sighed.
"I'm fine," she insisted. "It's not that bad, I've been worse. Remember when I spent months on those stupid waffles to split Nickel from his sarcasm?" She laughed weakly. Lightbulb didn't laugh along.
"Testy, this isn't good for you! You're in a horrible state. You should at least come with me to a restaurant or something." She said, sounding concerned. Test Tube looked horribly offended at this.
"No!" She said, "I can't take a break now! I could be very close to a scientific breakthrough, I need to keep working!" Her voice was gruff and tired, and she knew she looked worse. "Just trust me, Lightbulb."
Lightbulb was concerned. This kind of behaviour wasn't like Test Tube at all! sure, she had her moments. But this was honestly scary. She looked feral. (Oh you sweet summer child she is going to get so much worse XD)
That's all I have rn but I have the whole thing "written" (read as: I have the plot all down in bullet note form) so if I should keep going lmk 👍
