Me: *stumbles into the room* I CAN EXPLAIN!
Me: *points at Phi* PHI TRAPPED ME IN THE HALLWAY DIMENSION.
Everyone: …*looking at me like I'm crazy*
Me: WHAT? DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT-! IT'S A REAL PLACE!
…
Wakiya: *hands up* …Alright… I believe her. Honestly, it's hard not to believe anything after the last chapter.
Silas: *cringing at the thought of the last chapter* Phi's "game" practically drove us insane. *looking furiously at Phi*
…
Everyone: *looks at Phi dangerously slow*
Phi: It was amazing.
Phi: Oh- and I almost forgot… I put cameras all over the room—
…
Wakiya: WHAT?!
Silas: WHY WOULD YOU—?
Hyde: *grinning and waving Silas aside* SHH. I wanna see this~
Phi: *projects his phone onto the TV. (And yes, there's a TV now.)*
TV: *projects the words, "one hour in"*
Wakiya: *tries to leave* *comes back*
Honcho: …great. He's broken.
Wakiya: *sitting against the wall with hands in hair. eyes wide* mph. Fff… wh- hhh… I- mph… we… can't… leave…
TV: *projects the words:"fifteen minutes later*
Wakiya: *holding his launcher* *skeptically looking at the hallway*
…
Wakiya: *throws the launcher out the hallway experimentally*
…
Wakiya: *leans in, looking curiously at the exit*
The launcher flies back towards him and smacks him in the face.
Wakiya: OOMPH— *rubbing his face* ow— gah…
Wakiya: *red-faced* oh god… *cringing hard*
TV: *projects the words: "two hours in"*
Everyone is sitting around the table. Most are leaning back in their chairs. Some are talking and some are twiddling with their Beys.
Valt: *poking Honcho repeatedly* HONCHOOOOO, IM BOOREDDD…
Honcho: *eyebrow twitching* Valt, stoppit.
Valt: BUT I'M BOOOREDDDD ╥﹏╥
Honcho: I… don't… care.
Valt: *still poking Honcho* *whining random gibberish*
Honcho: *groooannn* *puts his head on the table* *muffled:* Valt. Shtopp ith. Plzease.
TV: *cuts to thirty minutes later*
Zac: *beating a rhythm on the table and humming one of his songs*
Lui: *hands in hair* UGHHHH.
Lui: *cringing as Zac continues*
…
Lui: *hair turns into flames* WILL. YOU. BE. QUIET-?!
Zac: *stops* woah there, sharky. You don't wanna start a fire with your hair, now do you?
Lui: *stares at Zac*
Lui: I can't—
…
Lui: WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I CAN BURN THINGS WITH MY HAIR?! THAT'S JUST… STUPID.
Zac: …that's why it seems like something you could do.
Lui: …What? Did you say?
Lui: ARE YOU CALLING ME STUPID, YOU LITTLE—
Zac: YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM.
Lui and Zac climb onto the table and start yelling at each other's faces furiously.
Lui: *cringes*
Zac: *tries to hide his face*
TV: *projects on screen: "Five hours in"*
Free: *sigh* if only we had a stadium here to pass the time…
Valt: Wait… can't we use the floor as a stadium? *getting excited*
Shu: *looks up, scared* Um, Valt— I- That's not a good idea…
Valt: *already up with his launcher and Valtryek* *winding his arm* Aaaalright— WHOS GONNA BATTLE ME?
Silas: …y'know what? Why not. *gets Satomb* You're going DOWN.
Both Valt and Silas are standing in a clear area of the room. Everyone is watching, seeing as they have nothing better to do.
Valt: LES GOOO.
Silas and Valt: THREE. TWO. ONE. LET IT… RIIIP-!
Satomb and Valtryek each race towards each other. Satomb drifts and turns in a circle left, while Valtryek speeds forward, straight for Silas.
Silas: *seeing that Valtryek is set on attacking him* I- I- GAHHH—
Silas is stumbling away from Valtryek as it speeds towards him. Valtryek finally makes first contact and rams into Silas' foot.
Silas: *falls on the floor* MY FOOT! *yells dangerously:* VAAAAALLLLLTTTT?!
Silas: *hands covering face*
Valt: *runs to the opposite side of the room, eyes wide and shivering in fear* DON'TBLAMEME, SHUTHOUGHTITWASAGOODIDEA!
Shu: WHAT-?
TV: *projects on the screen: "Seven hours in"*
Fubuki: …if you could play any game besides Beyblade, what would it be?
Daigo: …besides Beyblade?
Fubuki: *eyes closed; extremely tired* *nods* yuh huh.
Honcho: hm. Well, I've always been interested in playing cards.
Wakiya: …cards? Really? That's the best you got?
Honcho: I mean— yeah. You can play so many games with them. Like Spoons, King in the Corner, Go Fish, Hearts,—
Hyde: *wasn't paying attention until now* huh? Didya call me?
Honcho: …what?
Hyde: *looking at them like they're crazy* …you said "Hearts" … *hands out as if to say, "I heard you say this, don't lie to me"*
Honcho: …? So?
Wakiya: Isn't your name Hyde?
Hyde: *looks at Honcho* …in some places, it is.
Everyone: *still confused*
Hyde: ...what? None of you have heard of the Japanese Beyblade Burst series? Y'know? The original?
...
Hyde: *sigh* My name is Hearts, okay? In Japan.
Wakiya: I- *look of disbelief* …Hearts-?
Silas: *waves one hand up* and my name is Sisco.
Honcho: …?!
Silas: What? I'm serious!
Zac: …huh. "Sisco" …that name's got a vibe to it.
Silas: *eyes wide, turns and stares at Zac* Did you really just say that.
Shu: …wow… You made that reference.
Shu: …
Shu: *shakes head* …wow.
TV: *projects on the screen: "Eight hours in"*
Honcho: *holding Besu and trying to look like his mouth's not moving* Hellooooo! My… name… is… BESUUU!
Ken: *looking at Honcho, slightly extremely disappointed*
Valt: *grabs Keru off Ken's left hand*
Ken: …hey—
Valt: *puts the puppet on* Yeah, well MY name is Keru, and I talk ALLL by myself! *failing miserably at ventriloquism*
Ken: …I- *sigh*
TV: *projects on screen: "Ten hours in"*
Hyde: *jumps into a one-handed handstand on top of one of the chairs. Swings down onto the other side of the chair and does it again, starting from the right side of the next chair.*
Wakiya: *groaning and banging head on table* Patience is a virtue, huh? Well I think it's an utter waste of life.
Lui: * laying on the floor and pulling at his scarf* This really sucks.
Xander: I got it. *totally serious* We should try to break through the wall. If punching it isn't enough, then we'll throw the entire shelf at it. This is the only way out, and I willcommitmyentirebeingtoituntilIamfree.
Valt: …Honcho-?
Honcho: …what?
Valt: …wheredya geddat—?
Honcho: *dryly* huh-?
Valt: you… have…. Bey… bread…
Honcho: *utterly confused* Br- …bread?
Valt: *stares at Honcho*
Honcho: …
Valt: *slowly puts his hand up and pats Honcho's head*
Honcho: dude. Wha-whaddya… what yadooin'?
Valt: *suddenly tackles Honcho and tries to eat the "Beybread"* FOOOOOOOD!
Valt: *pulling at his collar* eee… *embarrassed grunts*
Valt is still gnawing at the horrified Honcho.
Shu: *looks traumatized* I- …V-valt? What are you—… *winces*
Shu: *eye twitching*
TV: *projects on screen: "Thirteen hours in"*
Free: *laughs painfully* so… many… people… heh. Why… *holding head* I— …I need my Me-Time. *presses himself in the farthest corner of the room*
Free: *cringes* …oh god.
Suoh: *twitching* I- … ah. *starting to snap mentally* I can hear… I can hear you…
Fubuki: Suoh-? … You… you good…?
Silas: *picking up random items from the shelf and throwing them lazily at the wall that Xander, defeated, is banging his head against.* it can be broken… I… I know it can.
Hyde: *sitting against the wall and looking at Hades* hey guys— why did the elephant paint her toenails different colors?
Wakiya: …what?
Zac: …because she wanted to.
Shu: *sigh* …for the sake of contributing to this joke.
Hyde: …um, no. Those are miserable guesses.
Hyde: It's because she wanted to hide in a jelly bean jar.
Wakiya: I- …really? *disappointed*
Hyde: *looks at Wakiya* …have you ever seen an elephant in a jelly bean jar?
Wakiya:
Hyde: *leans back* See? It works.
Everyone: …
TV: *projects on screen: "Seventeen hours in"*
Valt: ? *sings the Beyblade Burst theme song* we won't give up, no we won't give in, ooohhh, Beyyyyblade …Burst! *collapses*
Wakiya: *elbows on the table, head in hands* *weakly recalls the Evolution theme song* we gotta fight for what we believe in… Put to the test… together we'll win—? *groans*
Hyde: ?ￂﾠ *raps the Beyblade Burst Surge theme song* We got the win, win, win. Sparkin' it up, down to the wire. We got the spin, spin, spin. Here in our hands, we burnin brighter. We got the win, win, win. We let it, said we let it… We let it rip, rip, rip, rip… *finger drumming on the table*
Honcho: *standing on the table and full on air-guitar singing the Rise theme song* KEEP FIGHTING, BEAT THE. WHOLE WORLD, NOW. BE THE CHAMPION, BEYBLADE BURST… RIIIISSSEEEE!
Everyone: *staring at Honcho*
Honcho: what? I appreciate the rock n' roll style of RiiiisseeeeeeeEeEeeeEeE. *insane laughter dies out and fades into a groan right before Honcho collapses*
*the video ends*
Everyone: *staring*
Phi: That… brought me joy.