EXITronpa ; Escape, Exit, Elucidate!

[5] Regret.

Morning once again. Time went so fast now... I rubbed my eyes as I did the usual. I went to comfortably adjust my coat before heading outside. I decided to not skip breakfast as clearly that seemed like a red flag. I was a little hungry anyways...

I left my room and headed to the cafeteria early in the morning, seeing basically nobody except for Gelatin and Taco.

"Huh? Oh, hey Pencil!"

"Seems somebody's up early today~ Is it because you're too scared of being forgotten and thought that you're dead?" Gelatin mocked.

I raised an eyebrow. "No." I rolled my eyes. "What's for breakfast today, anyway?"

Taco shrugged. "Uhh... Nothing much, really. Just some snack bars I found in the cupboards. Dunno if they're stale but we'll just hafta see." I nodded, going to move my hand out. "Throw it at me." I called, as she went to go turn around and grab one that was lying on the table beside her before tossing it over to me. I went to catch it, nearly stumbling and missing but holding it tightly in my hand. "Thanks."

"Of course!"

I went to unwrap it from its wrapper, going to eat it. I noticed Gelatin leaning over, just a few feet away from me. I nearly dropped my bar when I had seen him. He raised an eyebrow, snickering a bit. "Cat got your tongue?" He playfully nudged at me. He went to stand up properly, adjusting his suspenders and glancing over to Taco. "When was she so jumpy?" Taco frowned. "You just scared her, that's all!" She said in my defense, as I nodded. "You shouldn't have fucking scared me like that..." I growled a little, annoyed. I went to keep eating the bar as I waited for his response, noting to myself that it was a little stale. Though it was certainly better than nothing. "Wow, I'm sorry that observing you is suddenly so scary!" He dramatically moved his hand to his chest, pretending as if he was being offended. He was clearly being sarcastic, which made me even more upset. "Yeah, whatever..." I looked away as I heard footsteps as more people had walked into the cafeteria.

I went to glance over, seeing as Dora and Ruby had walked in. The two were chatting with each other. "Hey!" I called over, grinning a little. "Where's everyone else?" Dora looked over. "Oh!- Uh, I think I saw the others not here come out of their rooms but head off to different directions." She said, rubbing the back of her head. "I don't really know what they're up to but I decided to not ask..."

"I see."

Taco grinned. "So like, do you both want some snacks? Couldn't find much for breakfast so it'll do." I leaned back a little, going to pull out a chair to sit in. "A bit stale but still fine to eat." I commented.

Dora smiled a little at us. "Seems nice, but I'll pass..." Ruby grinned. "Ooh!! I'll catch!" She went to move both of her hands up, crouching down and going into a pose to try to catch it. Taco chuckled a bit. "Okay then! Catch!" She went to do an underpass throw, right in her arms. I smirked. "Nice job!" I complimented, as Dora went to pat Ruby's back as she had caught it.

"Oh, thanks..." She rubbed the back of her head. "I'm sorta used to throwing back at home. That's all."

"Well, that's cool to know." I went to finish the bar, going to stuff it in my pocket messily. "Anyways, I'm gonna go look around and walk to get some exercise. I'll probably see you all during lunch." I waved at the others. Ruby nodded. "See ya!" Taco nodded, as Gelatin snickered a little. "Hope you don't die~" He teased. I went to turn to leave until...

"Wait!"

I glanced back. "Huh? What's up." I frowned, wondering who called for me.

Dora looked to the side. "Well uh- Could I come with you?" She awkwardly asked. "Oh uh, sure." I smiled a little. It's been a while since I even talked with her alone so it'd be cool to catch up on things and talk about stuff. I always wanted to know a bit more about her too... It must've been rough after all of the shit that happened with her brother. "Thanks..." She smiled a little, going to speed-walk over to where I was before we both began to walk together out of the cafeteria. I could hear Gelatin behind us calling something out for us, though I had blocked out what he had said.