5. The First Meeting

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After the jingle, signalling that a meeting has occurred, everyone still alive teleported to the Cafeteria.

Two giant red crosses appeared beside two out of the original three Crewmates, who vouched for him.

The Gentleman: Oh my heavens! Ninja and Sheriff are dead!

Mr. Cheese: Well, Player, looks like you're gonna have a much more painful experience with only BDay to back you up!

The Gentleman exhaled slightly through his nose, in amusement to his response.

Player already began to sweat and panic a bit from being taunted by Mr. Cheese, realising that it was now a 2v8 uphill struggle.

Captain: Settle down, everyone! I'm sure someone other than the Tomato Betrayer over there, can explain what went down.

Even worse, Captain is the one responsible for reporting the aforementioned bodies, and knowing he can take charge in this particular situation, it seemed like almost all hope was lost right from the get go...until...

Stoner: Hey Cap, dude? I saw Player swipe the card thingy in, like, Admin or somewhere like that. My bro is fine.

Stoner spoke up before the group, coming up with an, albeit fake, alibi for Player. He couldn't let him take the fall yet again, especially not after forgiving him.

Player desperately wished to thank him, as he was almost certain to meet his demise, however he remained quiet and tried not to give himself away, as he would otherwise become suspicious to the rest of the group.

And he continued to remain that way after the group heard an unexpected belch. Everyone turned their attention to a certain Crewmate that was commonly known for rude behaviour, as a result.

The Gentleman: Manners, Mr. Cheese!

Mr. Cheese: It wasn't me, Gentleman! I swear!

Stoner: Ugh, dudes and dudette? My stomach is giving an awful vibe and I'm feeling kinda green...

The Gentleman: But, you're already wearing green attire.

Stoner: No, dude, it's like a much more mushy kind of green.

Player noticed where the sudden belch originated and remembered that Stoner remained in Storage, even after he left, and he came to a hurried conclusion.

Player: Uh-oh. Stoner, I told you not to drink any more of that fuel!

Stoner: But, I didn't... I spat that icky, gooey stuff out, with all that focus in my mind. There was a nice piece of green pepperoni pizzeroni on the table over there, though. And with me and the munchies, and all...

A louder, longer lasting burp was heard, catching everyone's attention and giving them a worried look.

Player: Uh... You did realise that that pizza was mouldy, right?

Stoner: What do you mean compadr-

Before Stoner could even finish that sentence, he immediately threw up... in front of the entire group.

Everyone but Stoner: Ew!

The group's first instinct was to back away from the mucky spillage. Player wanted to intervene, but Veteran interrupted before any words could leave his mouth.

Veteran: Dude, I think you better leave the game and go and see a doctor, right away! Your insides could be seriously jacked up from eating that slice! Being concerned about other people's health is something only a good friend would do, right Captain?

Veteran gave Player a cold stare during the latter sentence, to which Player looked back in fear.

Captain: It sure does, new bestie! All those in favour of kicking Stoner from the game, say "Aye!" 

Everyone: Aye...

Stoner: Sorry, man. Looks like you're gonna need more than just genius me, over here. Later, broski.

Stoner was transported outside of the game, for some serious medical treatment and the lobby tried to recover from what they had just witnessed...particularly with Mother and her offspring, who Mother had prevented from looking at, a mere second after that incident.

The Gentleman shook his head rapidly and blinked his eyes fully a few times, before deciding to move on ahead with the meeting.

The Gentleman: Anyway, let's move on, shall we? Stoner had previously mentioned that Mr. Player had swiped his ID Card. Unfortunately, we have no real evidence to back this up!

Unfortunately, Player's fear started to arise within him again, as it was back to square one all over again...

That is until a kind hearted voice piped up.

Mother: I can vouch for him, The Gentleman! I was standing beside them both, while he was taking his time to get the reader to accept it! He didn't kill either me or Stoner, so I'm fairly certain that he's a regular Crewmate!

An ideal smart move on Mother's part, to add on to Stoner's alibi. Player's worry died down again.

Captain: Hm, okay. You've made quite a valuable point, Mother! Even though I would suggest voting someone out for no reason, at this point, I'm going to entirely unhear everything you've said because you took my enemy's side, and skip this vote for no reason!

Player and Mother: But-

Captain: Enough! All those in favour, say "Aye!" 

Everyone, but Player and Mother: Aye!

No one was ejected.

2 Impostors remain

Captain is a very forgiving soul, especially in regards with Player. However, whatever occurred during the last game must have really crossed his line, this time.

Everyone set off to continue doing their tasks. Both Player and Mother exchanged quite melancholy looks, before she disappeared.

Player then muttered, to himself, an overview of the current situation.

Player: It doesn't look too good for me, right now. I only have Mother and BDay on my side.

Mentioning BDay sparked an interesting thought. Player and BDay are the official Impostors for this round and Player didn't encounter Ninja or Sheriff on his travels.

Player: Strange. Why would BDay kill my original line of defense?

He decided not to dwell on it, and instead focus on his main goal. 

Player: I'll figure that out, later. My next target is The Gentleman and Mr. Cheese.

He glanced over at the map in Admin and saw a pair of heads together in Security. Perfect!

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