You've Missed Mouthy

First Day of Elementary

(Ticci Toby's POV)

Mouthy's gloved hands dance across my shoulder as she begins to stitch up the wound in my collar. Silence has coated the four of us after Slender disappeared with the others, leaving us to our thoughts. I sit on the cot while Vince sits on the floor across from me, spinning his shades with his good arm. "Toby, hold still." Mouthy growls in Jack's voice. I don't notice that my hand is twitching, until she points it out, leaving me to try and force it to stop. "Sorry." I growl, unintentionally twisting my neck until it pops. I hear Kate repeat her partner's command to me again, just in case I didn't hear it the first time. "Hold still!" She hisses. "I'm trying, pardon the kid with tourettes, please." I growl, annoyed with all of them. "Dammit!" I scream as Mouthy pushes the needle through my skin. Vince looks up at me with his dark green eyes, confusion laced in his brow. "You felt that?" He asks, with his head slightly tilted. "No, I just screamed to prove my point." I mutter, when really I had screamed to break the silence and express my frustration. I know inside that I won't be visiting the mansion anytime soon. At all if I get lucky... Whatever, I don't need Masky telling me what to do. Nor do I need to hear Jeff bitch and argue with Jane and Ben. Damn, but I... actually miss it. Is that weird? No, it's probably a really stupid emotion... I wonder if Vince's ever felt that way. Of course not, Toby you're an idiot! Vince's memory was wiped, just like everyone else's... Kate's too grouchy to know what I mean, and I doubt Mouthy would understand, but she may sympathize with me. Why am I even considering it? I don't need her to pat me on the back. Why am I even letting her fix my wound? I could totally do this myself! My thoughts are shattered as a pill bottle collides with my goggles, causing a clunk to land in my lap. " Fill your pockets." Mouthy commands, digging through the cabinets that Jack and Hoody had organized so well. She picks through multiple bottles, scanning the labels before throwing certain ones at the rest of us. Kate stuffs her jeans with the the pills, cramming her hoodie pocket and even tossing bottles into her hood and shirt. "What are we doing exactly? Why do we need..." I have to squint to read the label. "...Ci-talo-pram?" I ask, and Kate looks up to me with a menacing glare. "Survival..." She growls, sounding more accusing than angry. Indirectly calling me stupid. "Citalopram." Mouthy mimics me. "An anti-depressant." Vince says, reading the label of a bottle from over my shoulder. He points at the small text under the medical name, before turning his head to look at me. "Scavenging, essentials, take whatever you can carry." Mouthy hisses in Kate's airy voice, tossing me another bottle. I hand the Citalopram to Vince. Neither of us having hoodie pockets makes holding the bottles a challenge, however we're able to manage cramming half as many as Kate and Mouthy into our clothing. The tension in the atmosphere twists, causing us all to turn our gazes down the hall, by the dorm. I finish putting a small white bottle into my hood as I spot Slender standing by the ladder. "Hey, Boss!" I shout at him, trying to sound like I was happy to be free from the others. He casts me a small glance before approaching us with his hands behind his back. "Girls, why must you always steal things when I am not watching? I will provide you with the things you need." He hums with a slight sigh, looking directly at Kate. She flexes her arms so that her shoulders are hunched. "Survival!" She growls with heated emotion, lowering her head to glare at the tall man. Slender pauses, switching gazes between Mouthy and Kate. "I see." He mumbles, turning to Vince and myself. "I suppose they are making you carry some as well?" "You did say they were in charge." Vince says in a calm voice, continuing to spin his shades. "We follow your orders, sir." He finishes, making eye contact with Mouthy for a few short seconds before she nods to him. It was probably one of the eye-to-eye mental exchanges that all of us proxies have to know, she must have taught him that when Masky had his back turned. "Once your medical needs are met, we will be leaving for the Elementary." Slender hums, letting his arms hang at his sides. Mouthy steps away from the med-cabinet, nodding to Kate. The stained proxy nods in return, both girls then turn to stand by their master. Vince runs his hand over his bandaged wound, his eye twitching a little at the pain. "Jack fixed me up well. Stings at little, but I can deal with it." Vince tells Slender, flicking his shades open before putting them over his eyes, cool-guy style. The boss nods, waiting for my response. I stare at the floor, trying to quickly organize my thoughts. Vince looks at my indirectly, the only noticeable hint is the glint in his eye. The small gesture is enough for me to stop thinking about the mansion and just 'deal with it.' "What's pain?" I say in a sassy tone, exaggerating a shrug. "I've been waiting on these guys the whole time." "Uh-huh." Mouthy hums, mimicking a valley-girl; putting her hands on her hips to top it off. I flash large smile before pulling my mouth guard up, turning to her to teasingly flip-the-bird. With a wispy snicker for a reply, I pretend that this is just another mission. A really long mission...- - - The static cuts through my ears, leaving a slight headache. I reach an arm out to grab either Vince or a wall to keep myself from stumbling, but I inevitably fall backwards. Kate snorts a laugh, reaching her hand out to help me up. But rather than waiting for me to take it, she pulls on my arm to force me off the concrete. "I don't think I've said it out loud, but I really hate teleportation." I growl, steadying myself from that delicate assist. Heh heh, deli-Kate. I snicker to myself, glad that only Slender could read my mind, knowing he wouldn't be repeating that. "This is the Elementary? How big is this place?" Vince asks, looking around at his surroundings. I follow suit, gazing through the soft glow of the building. Two large metal doors stand behind us, blocking any light from creeping into the entry way; not even from underneath. All the other walls are blank and made completely of concrete. Parallel to the doors behind us, are two archways in front of us, pouring in a foggy light. Squinting, I can see a courtyard through the haze. Marked with a huge tree in the center, a large black material tangled around it's trunk. Unable to stop my curiosity, I drag myself towards the arches in order to look out over the yard. Once I take a step on it's wet grass, my jaw drops under my mouth guard. I sigh in awe, letting me eyes dart from one wall to the next. All around me are high concrete walls, making a perfect cage like square. Inside of this eerie oasis are several park benches, their wooded frames rotting under the grey sky. Pointing into the empty atmosphere is that huge tree. I follow it's frame with my eyes, until I can see the tangled lump more clearly. "Boss!" I shout, turning back into the building. "Did you skewer a body on that tree?" Slender looks at me, giving a calm nod. Holy shit! That's hilarious! I start to chuckle, pointing outside before bending over to hold my stomach. I continue to laugh as Vince wanders over to see, and I catch a glimpse a sadistic smile crawling across his face. "There is likely to be a few more laying around. I was in too much haste to worry about cleanliness, do as you wish with them." Slender hums into our minds, leaving us to our grotesque thoughts. "But before I leave you to do as you please, I must give you a warning." He pauses, waiting until he has attention from each of us. "In this domain their are not pages for you to guard, rather there are stuffed bears." "Like taxidermy?" Vince questions. I look at him with a tilted glare, slouching my shoulders to mock him until they pop. "What? It's a serious question." My partner says in defense. "No, they are not real. Simply left over from the children who had once attended this school building. Most of the corpses here were those children as grown adults, looking for adventure from their childhood. A bitter nostalgia leading them to hell." Slender growls to himself, irritation vibrating the atmosphere around us as he begins to pace the room. "I want you to keep people away from here and out of the forest that is surrounding the building. Other than that I have no additional rules aside from before. Remember that you are not to leave the domain unsupervised, if you need supplies, trade out scavenging parties, but I will always bring you the things you need." "Got it." I say, holding my hand to my head in mock salute. "You wouldn't happen to have any food on you now would you?" "Not at the moment." Slender hums. "Okay..." I sigh letting my arms hang at my side, dropping my head as Mouthy begins to snicker. She turns to Slender with her big black eye-holes locking with his gaze. Exchanging thoughts. "Seeds?" He hums quietly, as if to clarify something she was telling him. Oh please, I hope they're not thinking what I think they're thinking...


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