Chapter 2: Rolling Girl

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"Rolling girl is chasing after a dream she can't reach."

"Teto! TETO!"
Slowly waking up, Teto had to adjust her eyes to the sight of a very worried Namine Ritsu. As she started to sit up, Yokune Ruko gently held her up.
"You alright?" She asked.
Teto nodded. "Any idea where we are?"

Subject No. XIV, codename Soto.
Status: Active
Condition: Stable

The three girls froze when they heard what sounded like a machine speaking.

Initial scan, completed.
Error in right visionary found.
Repeat, error in right visionary found.

"Someone's right eye is broken?" Teto wondered aloud.
"Hey! Where are they?!" Ruko called.
In response, the sealed door next to Ritsu opened, surprising her more than scaring her.

ERROR. ERROR.
ORIGINAL DESIGN MECHANISM MALFUNCTION.

"Wait what's that supposed to mean?!" Ritsu asked, an alarm beginning to sound loudly.
"Teto wait!" Ruko said, trying to grab her before she ran into the room, the door closing behind her to prevent escape, but not sight. Ruko and Ritsu had a clear view of her and...whatever it was the system was going on about.
"What kind of haunted house prank is this?!" Ritsu exclaimed.

Teto, cautiously, approached what appeared to be a Vocaloid of some sort.
ERROR. ERR-
Pressing the button on their console, the alarm turned off. This also opened the door for Ritsu and Ruko. The two ran in as if the door would shut again instantly.
"Teto, what is it?" Ritsu asked in a soft tone, looking at the machine.
In curiosity, Teto reached out to touch the mechanism. When she placed her hand on the cold metal, the machine began to open. In surprise, Teto yelled out and fell on her back side, Ritsu and Ruko kneeling by her to make sure she was alright.
Once everyone had collected themselves, Teto got back up, walking over to the now-open machine.
"Guys! It's a person! Come help me!" She insisted.
It took all three girls to pull him out of the machine, and set him down gently on the floor.
"If that's a real person, they need to cut down on the bento..." Ruko complained.
Ritsu inspected him, lifting his left arm where his digits were tattooed onto him. "N-O? X-I-V?"
"It means Number Fourteen. This must be the thing the machine was talking about." Teto said. Looking at his face, she began to move his hair out of his eyes before gasping and covering his right eye with her hand.
"What? What?!" Ruko said quickly.
"Do you have that eyepatch you like to use in performances?" Teto asked quickly, but both her and Ruko were surprised to see Ritsu pull it out of her pocket.
"What? It's cute okay?! Here!"
Ruko still stared at Ritsu in bewilderment while Teto put the eyepatch on him. "There, good as-!"
The floor beneath the group suddenly gave away, sending them plummeting down below.

First puzzle, completed. Issuing cards.

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