Baseball, Lightbulb, and eventually Balloon are captured by Test Tube and forced to partake in experiments that slowly get more and more dangerous. Meanwhile, their friends back at Hotel OJ are desperately trying to find them.
(Yes, this is another...
Trigger Warnings: paranoia, temporarily taking someone else's disability aid, forced physical affection (not in a sexual way)
Lightbulb could barely even sleep that night. She was so anxious having Test Tube in the same room that she didn't want to sleep at all just in case. She eventually had at some point though, without even realizing until she woke up in the morning. She looked over and saw Test Tube sitting in her bed and looking at her phone with a dull expression. Lightbulb sat up and stretched her legs, immediately regretting it as her wound ached. She turned and noticed her crutches weren't where she'd left them the night before. She glanced around the room but she couldn't see them anywhere. She looked over at Test Tube.
"Hey, uh.. Have- uh, have you seen my crutches anywhere..?"
"Maybe." Test Tube blankly responded, not looking up from her phone.
Lightbulb stared at her for a moment. "Wh- did you take them or something? Where are they?"
Test Tube glanced over at Lightbulb. "What do you need them for?"
"I-I need to walk?? Why did you-"
Test Tube set her phone down on the bed and sat up more, turning her body to face Lightbulb. "Obviously. Where are you walking to, smartass?"
Lightbulb shifted uncomfortably. "I just need to get breakfast.."
Test Tube blinked. "Okay." She responded dryly. She leaned over and reached under her bed, pulling out Lightbulb's crutches and tossing them over to her.
Lightbulb grabbed the crutches and carefully stood up, quickly leaving the room. 'Am I gonna have to hide these now??' She walked down the hall, spotting Fan and going over to him.
"Hey! Flatface!" Lightbulb smiled at him. At least Fan could help get her mind off of this. Hopefully.
Fan looked over at Lightbulb and stopped walking. "Hi!" He waved enthusiastically at her.
Lightbulb caught up to him and they continued down the hall, Fan walking a bit slower to match her pace. "How are you and Test Tube holdin' up?"
"Eh- we're- we're alright." Lightbulb tried to make that sound genuine.
Fan nodded, not picking up on her weird tone. "That's good."
The two of them entered the hotel's kitchen and grabbed their breakfasts, sitting down at a table to eat. Fan had grabbed a fat stack of pancakes and Lightbulb had some strawberry Poptarts. They were a bit of a comfort food for her, so she was especially happy to have some again.
"Man, feels good to finally eat normal food again."
Fan looked over at her. " What do you mean? You didn't have food?"
Lightbulb took a bite of her Poptart. "Nah, Test Tube only gave us crackers."
Fan blinked, staring at her and looking pretty confused. "Test Tube...?"
Lightbulb's eye shot open, staring off across the room. She dropped the Poptart onto her plate as she realized how badly she'd just fucked up.
Fan waved his hand in front of her face. "Lightbulb?? You good??"
Lightbulb blinked a few times and looked at Fan. "Uh- y-mhm..." she mumbled nervously.
"What did that mean? What'd Test Tube have to do with that?"
Lightbulb flicked her finger with her thumb uncomfortably. "I- um... She... she uh...-"
"Hey guys!" Lightbulb looked behind her and saw Test Tube walking up to them.
She walked up next to Lightbulb and pulled her into a tight hug. Lightbulb flinched hard. She put on a fake smile, forcing herself to not push Test Tube away. "hi.."
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"Oh- hi Test Tube!" Fan said awkwardly. "Doin' good now that you're back?"
Test Tube nodded. "Yeah, I feel a lot better being back with you guys again. Thanks so much for finding us." She said passive-aggressively. She knew Fan wasn't very good at reading people's tones, so she didn't bother trying to mask hers.
Fan took a bite of his pancakes. "Mhm! It's the least we could do for you guys!"
Test Tube smiled. "Welp, I just stopped by to say hi. Love you guys!" Test Tube gave Lightbulb a quick kiss on the forehead and let go of her as she said her goodbyes. Lightbulb's lip curled in disgust and she leaned away from her.
"Love you Test Tube!" Fab waved. Lightbulb stayed silent, hoping she would just leave.
Test Tube gave fan a quick wave in return and looked down at Lightbulb. "Love you Lightbulb" she repeated.
Lightbulb felt nauseous. She stared down at her plate. "I..." She tried to force the words out, but she just couldn't bring herself to. Not for Test Tube. "I need a minute..." She stood up with her hands on the table, her voice and body trembling. She grabbed her crutches and quickly exited the kitchen.
Fan stared as she left, suddenly concerned. "Is she oka-"
"She's probably fine, it's just been rough recently." Test Tube stated dismissively. "Anyway, Imma go." Test Tube started walking away.
"Hey! Actually, uh- can I talk to you about something?" Fan called out.
Test Tube looked back at him. "Hm? What is it?" She walked back over.
"Well, uh... I-I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but..." Fan fiddled with his fork. "Did you have any more... like... involvement? In the lab?"
Test Tube blinked. "What do you mean?"
"Well- like, were you..." Fan tried to think of how to say this without seeming like he was accusing Test Tube of anything. "Were you only a victim down there? Or- no- that didn't-"
"Was I helping the person keeping us there?" Test Tube finished for him.
"I-I guess, yeah."
"Of course I wasn't, what gives you that idea??"
"Well- ah- that's not.. nevermind I probably shouldn't say... sorry."
Test Tube leaned forward. "Did Lightbulb say something?"
Fan hesitated, debating if he should tell her that. "Eh- kind of..? But- but I think she just said your name on accident.."
Test Tube nodded. "She seems to be taking it the worst, she was probably just a bit outta it."
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