The next day.
5:30 AM, in the casino. Some of them were still asleep, except for Two, Seven, and Five.
"Morning detective!" said Seven. "Morning, did you have a good sleep?" Five yawned, she was up all night and didn't get enough rest. "Kinda, I mean we literally had to sleep on the floors... are you okay? You look tired." He asked.
"Night patrolling..." She sighed, and rubbed her eyes. "Anyway, I've written down some codes I found last night... I've managed to crack the codes though! But they have a deeper meaning to it though.." Five showed the piece of paper to Seven.
While he was reading the translations, Seven froze in place. "O-Oh! That's pretty interesting.." He chuckled nervously. Two overheard their conversation and walked towards them. "Give me that, it can't be that bad.." Two snatched the paper from Seven.
Two started reading the 3rd code. "Hmm.. 'Never trust the one behind the screen'? You mean that guy on the telly that we saw last night?" They asked. "Maybe... their voice sounds oddly familiar to me, but it probably won't take me a while to remember. Their true identity is on the tip of my tongue.." Five puts her head down on the table while Seven gently pats them.
"Shouldn't we be doing an investigation? There could be more of those strange puzzles!" said Two. "Cmon Two, let them rest for now." said Seven, still patting Five's head.
The sound of TV static was heard. "Cmon.. cmon.. please work.. Ah, there we go. Wake up everyone! It's your second day in 'Deadly Roulette'!
"..... only 3 people are up." The figure adjusted the mic volume and shouted;
"YOOHOO!! GET UP ALREADY!!!" That unpleasant noise woke everyone up.
"Gosh! My eardrums are about to burst!" said Six, slightly pissed off. "Well that's ONE way to wake everyone up." Three rolled their eyes.
"Isn't it too early? I needed a bit of my beauty sleep.." Eight yawned. "Beauty sleep? Ugh, c'mon! Now's not the time for your 'beauty sleep' Eight.."
"Now.. let me repeat this again; It's your second day in 'Deadly Roulette'! No kills for now, but be prepared!! Maybe a little investigation could pass the time.." The TV screen then turned off.
Detective Five stood up and walked to the others. "Now that you're all up, I've discovered some codes while you were all asleep.."
"Well, there were other codes in some deeper spots in the casino.. but I've managed to crack only 4 of them. These aren't just random messages.. they're warnings.."
"Warnings?" Three scoffed. "Great, just what we needed to hear.." They folded their arms. "You said there were more codes right? S-Shouldn't we be searching for them too?" X stuttered.
Five thought about it for a while. "Hm, everyone... split into pairs-"
"W-HANG ON!!! We're uneven! Which means one of our groups should have 3 people!!" Two shouted at her.
"Makes sense cause we're basically 11 in total.. err- h-how about you go with Four and X instead?" Seven pointed at the both of them. "I mean, I guess I could accept it if my old pal's there!" said Two.
"Hmph.. Two." Four mumbled under his breath. "Anyway.. here are the other groupings.." Seven cleared their throat. "Six and Nine, One and Eight, Three and Ten, Four, X, and Two! And that leaves us with.. me and Five!"
Eight and Ten looked at eachother, surprised that they were now temporarily separated. Eight looked kinda down, and Ten looked super worried. They didn't really bother to say anything else.. (chat is this a teneight moment) "Something wrong Ten?" Three nudged his shoulder.
"Huh? Oh, nothing.. It's just that, me and Eight are on different groups.. and what if something bad happens? What if he gets hurt or-" "Shh, trust me Ten. Nothing bad's gonna happen to him. I would know.." Three told them. "Alright, since everyone is now partnered up. Our goal is to find more of these codes.. they seem to be the key to understanding what's going on. Got it?" Five slammed her hand on the table.
"Piece of cake, we'll crack this like an eggshell.." Two said with a smug look on their face. "This doesn't feel safe.. what if we fall into some trap?" X whispered to Two. "No worries X, just stick with me and Four okay?" Two puts their arm around Four's shoulder. "Do NOT touch me... and I'm not your 'pal'.." Four said with a disgusted look.
"Enough chit-chat and MOVE OUT!!" Five shouted. "Okay okay! Geez, you don't have to shout at us.." said Two as they all split up to the other parts of the casino. While Seven and Five started walking, Seven whispered... "Psst, detective? Don't you need a bit of rest first..? You look tired." He said. "I'm fine Seven, no need to worry about me.. worry about the game that we're in. Our lives are at stake, do you wanna live or not?" Five looked at him.
"Of course I wanna survive.. I'm just worried about you, but if you insist I'll keep my mouth shut for now." Seven sighed.
(End of Chapter)
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Deadly Roulette: XFOHV AU
Fanfiction"Time to spin the roulette!" Stuck inside a casino, all the exits are boarded up. A killer is upon us, getting rid of them one by one.. will the mysteries ever be solved? We'll find out.. Cover made by: 3CHO!!
