The Colorful White Walls

Two

Callista woke to be shaken by Jet. "Let's go! You got people to meet!" He said with a smile as he stood over her. Sitting up, she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.

"Huh?" She asked, and before she knew it, she was being picked up and carried outside to the Trans-Am. "Where are we going?" Callista asked once they were on the road. "Dr. D's" Party said, more chipper than normal. "As in Death-Defying?" Callista asked, raising a brow. "No, Dr. Douchebag, who else?" Ghoul said sarcastically with a laugh. Callista nodded, still not sure if he was joking or not. "Kick it Party!" Jet said as he kicked the back of the driver's chair. "Yeah Party!" Ghoul yelled as he started kicking the seat. "LET'S GO SEE DR. D!" "Jesus Christ," Kobra muttered from the front seat as he crossed his arms.

Dr. D's was an old dilapidated shack off the highway, covered in spray paint. As Party opened the door without knocking, he led everyone inside. The walls were covered in posters, spray paint and flags. A dartboard with Korse's face on it hung on the wall. Dr. Death Defying sat at his desk, which was covered in loose papers, records, and tapes. "How's it goin' killjoys?" Dr. D said, not looking up.

"Where's Lith?" Party asked, looking around for someone, or something. "Out with Pony, there were some dracs on the way to where they were looting, so they decided to meet them in the middle and say hello." 

Jet set Callista down on the futon with a loud creak. "New recruit?" Dr. D said, looking up at her. Callista nodded. Dr. D opened his mouth to speak, but the front door banged open. "I'm back!" Show Pony, a man with white and blue polka dot leggings, and a crop top said as he carried a box in.

"Where's Lithium?" Party asked again, as Pony set down the box of canned dog food and shoelaces on a counter.

"Dunno," Pony said, shrugging her shoulders as he went through the box. "I found more shoelaces though!" "Hold on, hold on. You don't know where Lithium is?" Dr. D asked, panic rising on his face. "Chill, she was right behind me," Pony replied, pulling out a bright orange shoelace. "She'll be back any minute, promise. She always comes back." "She doesn't have a ride!" Dr. D replied, rolling himself out from behind his desk. 

"Hey what's with all the yelling? Did Party fall on his face again?" A female voice said as she closed the door behind her, unsheathing knives from her weapons belt, and setting them on a counter. She had the most vibrant purple hair that Callista had ever seen and golden honey-colored eyes. Dr. D let loose a sigh of relief. "Where have you been?" "Killing dracs?" Lithium replied, not noticing the girl laying on the couch. "I mean what took you so long?" "Oh, I had to find the right keys." "Right keys?" Party asked. "Yeah, I stole a bike." Everyone in the room had fallen silent at this point. "What? I needed to get a ride anyways, it was kind of tiring relying on you guys taking me everywhere," Lithium replied as she looked at Party.

"Well then," Dr. D said going back to his desk, shaking his head.

"Meet the new recruit." "Her name is Acid Candy, we found her on the side of the road," Party said with a smile. Lithium paled as she met eyes with Callista. "Hi," she said in a soft whisper. Taking a step back, Lithium accidentally ran into Party. "Oh, sorry," she said as he steadied her. "It's okay. You good?" He whispered, leaning in with a worried look. Lithium nodded and took a strong interest in her shoes. Callista looked at her, expecting to say more. Rude, she thought. It then dawned on her: she knows who I am. Oh dear god, she knows who I am. 

"So, Acid Candy," Pony said, still sorting through shoelaces on the floor next to the futon, "where are you from?" "Oh, just around," Callista replied with a fake smile. "A zone kid, I see." Pony said. "Where's the green one?" he said to himself. "Pony likes collecting shoelaces," Dr. D said once he saw the confusion on Callista's face.