The time machine was beyond repair. It was an unfortunate realization on TestTube's end. She could re-build it of course, but she'd need time. Luckily she had it, sort of anyways, this place ran on a "schedule" that consisted of whatever Salt and Pepper felt in the moment. Which resulted in inconsistent spaces between what the girls loosely labeled "contests". For the time being TestTube resigned herself to attempting to blend in, just until her machine was fully rebuilt. She'd gotten better at predicting the condiments habits after being here for a week, and she predicted the next challenge wouldn't be for awhile- Then the challenge bell rang. Or A SaltTube (Salt x TestTube) and Tacobulb (Taco x Lightbulb) fic that takes place in the alternate timeline from episode 12!