She had been dreaming. Not one of those floating in nothingness affairs, but a full-fledged wonderland of food and friendship even the happiest, fattest kid would be proud of. And of course she had been eating something horribly bad for her when her tooth began to ache. The burning pain was electric and zapped her good.
"Ow, shit... What is this a lightning berry muffin or something?" She groused attempting to eat the sweet confection yet again only to meet the same fate at a higher degree.
"Ow, ow, motherfuck! No way! Do I have a toothache?!" She screamed her incredulity. You can't have a toothache mid-dream, right? In a trick of fate, as soon as she had that epiphany the shocking sensation was back with a vengeance and spreading like wildfire over her nervous system.
Marten woke with a scream, twitching in agony at both the voltage and the metallic resistance on her ankles and wrists which desperately wanted to move if only to let the girl assume the fetal position. She vaguely noted the limitations on her vision through her spasming before the zap was completed and she was left thanking God that her bladder was empty beforehand.
"What the hell is going on?!" She was pissed. Who woke someone up with a taser? This wasn't a fun game at all! None of her friends were that big of an asshole. Okay, some of them were assholes, but they had limits!
Speaking of her friends, she took note of the very Godfather-esque setting of the dimly lit round table filled with shadowy figures who were... wearing masks? Was she wearing one as well? She'd assumed so since her range of sight was really hindered at the moment.
Eyeholes = Mask, dumdum. Were they here? Who were these guys?
Anxiety bubbled in her chest as the night's most recent events came flooding back to her mind in a rush. Poisoned food, avoided questions, a missing Kelsey...
We never found her... Her heart hurt. She was subdued, presumably captive, and she hadn't even been able to find her missing friend. This was a terrible night to say the least. All the green-haired girl could do was take a shaky breath since she was on the verge of tears. This wasn't supposed to be how everything went.
She felt like her own little dark cloud hovered over her head. Of course, she had never been prone to depression, but this seemed like a perfect moment to be depressed. Well, that was until Milton opened his big mouth, because who else but him would say anything like that.
"What the--! You! You cottonheaded ninnymuggins! Take it back!" She felt the burning heat on her cheeks that let her know her blush was quite vivid. She was suddenly thankful for the mask. She would have cursed that little liar out, but as much as he was a lying buttface at the moment he was also... still her crush, and it was crass outbursts like that that kept hot-blooded females like Marten on their games.
With blood rushing in her face and ears like it was, it also gave her time to really take everything in. The other masked individuals had been talking the whole time. In her rising panic, she had picked out the voice that affected her the most. Turning her head she noted its origin.
A cat? Of course. Milton's a cattier bitch than any other person I know. Well... outside of Ana, but she's just a hot pepper over all. She managed a small smile at the thought. But someone... Someone had mentioned IDs? But she had been recovering from shock.
Hahah, literally! You punny bunny!-- Okay, and obviously her brain was a little fried from it. She didn't know where it had come from at all!
Well, she needed to focus now damnit! Being electrocuted hurt! And if this was just a task of "Name that friend" then she would pass!
So Milton is the cat. Who else? The frog had been next.
Murder Mystery? Milton's already out. So, London? I'm going with London. London is frog-chan. She didn't have the mental capacity to second guess herself right now. She just had to go with her guts.
Jace saving someone in a tree? Ana the fox, then. They had known each other the longest. So it made the most sense. Well, aside from Kelsey. Kelsey didn't climb trees, but she would send you up one! Just like she would dare you to do just about anything... and make you fake IDs... IDs... IDs?! IDs! Kelsey! Kelsey is here somewhere! She was so happy. Deliriously happy, but happy all the same! They had found her!
The deep voice from beside her made her jump a bit. She couldn't quite see who it was, or their mask, but at the mention of Tarzan, she couldn't help but laugh genuinely.
Jace is on my left. And then the light was on her. Her spirits were significantly lifted. She was surrounded by friends. All of them! Sure they were somewhere exceedingly dank and creepy, but... They were together so everything was going to be fine! Sure they couldn't see her smile, but they would be able to hear it for sure as she chirped, "I have green hair that I'm damn proud of!"