Chapter 19: A Clocktower

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Lumiere: "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE!?"

Mahale: "What?"

Lumiere: "ROCK PAPER SCISSORS. GO."

Lumiere disappeared. I shook my head trying to process everything. As expected, it didn't work. I closed the book and left it on the floor in the library and headed for the mansion. When I arrived, I saw everyone gathered in the living room.

Zero: "Oh look, another moron."

Hikari: "Quiet."

Lumiere appeared before us, dropping from the ceiling.

Lumiere: "WE GON' PLAY A GAME NOW."

Luna: "Is it just me or does he seem different?"

Lumiere: "LIFE IS ALWAYS CHANGING LOVEGOOD SO KEEP UP."

Lumiere slapped himself and then cartwheeled towards the RPS room.

Mahale: "...I have no words."

Sol: "Oh yeah, you missed breakfast!"

Mahale: "I'll eat when I get back."

Scarlet: "IF you get back."

Luna: "Stop it! She'll get back. We all will."

Mahale: "Thanks, Luna. Actually, I think we're against each other this time, right?"

Luna: "Um... yes. I'll choose paper."

Mahale: "I know. I trust you."

Scarlet: "My death is a likely outcome. No matter. Zero, I am preparing a rock, so if you want to be my untimely demise, prepare paper."

Zero: "Liar. Obviously."

Scarlet sighed, but seemed relatively unconcerned with Zero being her opponent.

Nine: "We need to follow Lumiere now. If we don't we'll all end up dead."

Lumiere dropped from the ceiling again.

Lumiere: "ALSO PACK ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KEEP. YOU'RE NOT COMING BACK HERE."

None of us had anything we wanted to keep, except for me. I went to my room and looked in the trash bin. Hikari's photo was still there.

Mahale: "I should give this to her."

I picked it up and went to the living room to give it back to her, but everyone had already left. I headed for the RPS room.

When I arrived, I found all of the doors closed. Everyone was already in their voting rooms. I entered mine, and the door closed behind me. A suspenseful feeling was in the air.

Mahale: "So... I just need to pick paper."

My hand hovered over the PAPER option.

Mahale: "I trust you Luna."

I chose PAPER. A voice came from the device.

"Thank you for selecting your command."

Almost immediately after, the announcer's voice filled the room.

"All commands have been entered! The doors will now open."

Just like last time, the doors opened. I exited and rejoined everyone. Various conversations were happening at once, and it was hard to listen in to any of them.

Lumiere: "ALRIGHT. RESULTS HERE."

Lumiere pointed to the monitor.


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