Crowned

Arc 1, Chapter 10.5: Lost in Confusion.

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Mephone4 grumbled as he got the second notification in his MeLife app. His eyes then flicked worriedly at the contestants he'd gathered for his new season... One he wanted to use as an escape—has now turned into its own hassle. He wondered how the two of them had died in the first place, Soap and Test Tube were not the careless type. He'd angrily opened the app and revived Test Tube first.

Test Tube appeared in a bright flash of light and looked around confused. And fell back onto the sand with a clatter. She looked around a moment, and raised a brow, "What the—? How— how did I get here?! I don't..." the vial faltered as she noticed she had an audience.

"Uh... Mephone..." Said a very posh British voice. "Who is this? Another contestant you've rounded up for this so called... 'game show'?" He'd said as he made the quotes sign with his fingers dramatically, a aloof and uptight as he turned his chin up.

Mephone sighed and pinched his screen where his nose would be. "No—! Well... Yes... kind of...? Ugh! That doesn't matter..." he huffed, clenching his eyes shut with frustration.

"What?! Mephone—? Is..." she glared at the others, narrowing her eyes with furrowed brows. Skepticism in her voice as she spoke once more, "..Is this where you've been? Starting another game show?"

"Well—that's hardly your business anyway! How did you even die?! Huh?! Let's start there!" rumbled as he crossed his arms, scowling.

Test Tube observed the people standing around her before shaking her head and answering. "I was trying to help Nickel... Because he was—well... Bleeding out of his eyes! And—and as soon as I touched him... Well uh.. It hurt for... half of a second. And then— I think I died? I'm not sure. It all happened so fast."

Mephone looked a confused expression and everyone else looked... Horrified. Mephone, while keeping eye contact with Test Tube, revived Soap. His hand slightly wavering as he did so.

Mephone4 cleared his throat and spoke without moving his gaze, "What happened to—?"

"WHAT... HOW AM I—?! WHERE AM I?!" Soap looked around at Test Tube and then Mephone, and then everyone else. "WHAT THE HELL?!" She stumbled back. Having been startled before all of this anyway. Her reaction had been much more drastic.

"Ow!" Said a voice coming from near the ground, which made Soap freeze, and slowly look down.

Soap looked back only to find a face on the ground. She shrieked and scrambled back, reeling her arms towards her body. Wide eyed, her form shook a moment as the other spoke.

"Rude... Didn't ask to be stepped on then screamed at..." they'd said with an bored and slightly irritated expression.

"My dear... Can you do us a favour and stop screaming?" The spoon complained waving a hand as if beckoning her.

Soap looked around at the crowd. She made a solid attempt to collect herself and shifted to a more angry demeanour. "HOW THE HELL DID I DIE?!" Soap asked in confusion, shouting as if they had something to do with it.

"I was hoping you'd tell us." Mephone tapped his foot impatiently on the sand. His arms crossed and his face even more cross.