Exiting the class, the pair eagerly discussed the events that had befallen John at one in the morning. Their next class was on the opposite side of campus however, and they had to hurry. Realizing they had both forgotten their ALG2 books, they began to pick up the pace even more. Finally arriving in the math building, they sprinted up the stairs to the 2nd floor, Eddy pulling ahead as usual. Busily opening the locker, he was oblivious to what happened next. Huffing up the last step, John turned to see something he never thought he would again. Someone he'd hoped, prayed, sworn never to meet with so long as he lived. Like a nightmare come true, there stood before him: the purple bunny. Only this time, the world around him wasn't swimming through JELL-O; Everything, including the bunny, seemed crystal clear and almost frozen in place. It cocked its fedora-adorned head cautiously, and looked slowly from John to Eddy, then back again. After seeming to reach some unknown and silent conclusion, it mysteriously produced a small trinket. Sliding it carefully across the hallway to a spot near Eddy's foot, it winked osensibly at John, who stood spellbound, and dissappeared. Like a vast sigh of relief, everyone seemed to suddenly come back to life. Johnny wondered if maybe it hadn't all been a queer side-effect of the dizzy spell from which he was still recovering. Alas, it was not, for it was at that moment that he heard a small 'clink' followed by Eddy's voice: "Hey, what's this?" Before Johnny could protest, it was in his friend's hand and headed his way. Sincerely praying that no one would get hurt in the next thirty seconds, he took the object into his own hand for examination.
It was round and delicate, wonderfully, strangely so, and the rim of the monocle (for he assumed that's what it was) was a detailed trimwork of what can only be described as silvery paintbrush bristles and chrome pencil strokes. A small, ruby-like button was set into the side, much like a pocket watch, but they did not notice it just yet. Between his fingers hung the accompanying chain, comprised of exquisite, flat sterling links, which had no finish. It was simply marvelous to look at and, in fact, the pair had stood spellbound for nearly a minute at the end of the hall, down by the stairs. Of course at this time, the 1 minute tardy bell rang, bringing their reverie to an abrupt end. Having no chance to think, John slipped the talisman in his pocket and they broke into a sprint, with Eddy bolting ahead once more. Barely on time for math, the spectacle was put out of their minds for the time being.
9:07 AM
9:13 AM
It was at this time that the day's next unusual event occured. Being much too preoccupied with other thoughts, however, John and Eddy did not notice it. Instead, it fell to the attention of a desk neighbor and relative friend, Cesena. She currently had no one to talk to and had consequently had been staring off into space, excruciatingly bored, when, out of the corner of her eye: she saw a sudden purple flash. Looking around quicly, she was puzzled to find no source. Disregarding it, she put her head back down on the cool desk. Yet-there it was again, fleeting but firmly real. Deciding to investigate (she had nothing else to do), Cesena put her head back down, slowly and deliberately this time. As soon as she sensed a movement approaching, she snapped her head up. Choking back a yelp, she was alarmed to find a cartoonish lavender hare sporting a pin-striped fedora (a rather nice one, I might add) sitting on her desk. At a loss for words, the only thing she was immediately able to ascertain was that only she was seeing this rabbit. Beyond that, she was clueless. As before, its gaze flitted nervously from John to Eddy, but Cesi (who hadn't been there before) could only wonder why.
Suddenly, it removed its headgear and, with a flourish, extended it towards her; out of the hat stepped a small, nearly identical blue hare! It waved hello in apparently juvenile delight and extended a dainty round paw. She was unsure whether to shake it; but any indecision was quickly cleared up, because at that moment, a small vial appeared in the center of its paw. Taking the proffered potion, Cesena was barely able to murmur a thank yopu before the two bunnies collected themselves and, with another gallant bow, dissappeared. Bringing the label up to her eye, she saw it read (in tiny print): 'Almost never-ending Corrector Fluid'. What on Earth could it all mean?