As the timer ticked down to zero, the survivors were all teleported to the familiar table in the lobby.
Soon after, everyone got up and went to do their own businessโ Some heading to their rooms, others just stayed in the main area.
On the other hand, Elliot stood at the end of the table and sighed as she thought of what happened that round.
[The timer had went up as the killer claimed another victim, only 4 survivors remained.
Two timeโ who was already in their second life,,, Builderman, Elliot and Taph.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ท๐ฆ 2 ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ดโฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต?
That was what Elliot thought before seeing Taph's aura, meaning that they were low on health.
โMy cooldown still has 21 seconds remainingโฆ Please,, dont die yetโฆโ Elliot whispered as she connected the wires inside the generator.
After fixing the generator, Elliot quickly checked her cooldown timer to see if it had finally ended.
10 seconds left.
โNo way dude.โ She thought.
Just then, Elliot sees Taph running into the room she's in. They were getting chased by John doe.
Taph was one hit. she was one slash away from dying and Elliot couldn't do anything.
โTaph!โ Elliot yelled out, hoping that the killer would target her instead of them.
But obviously, the killer went after the one with low health. Ignoring the other to keep chasing after Taph.
Elliot ran, faster than she thought she could, trying to get in between Taph and the killer to body block for themโ
But she was too late. They were already grabbed by the killer. Elliot could only watch as John doe's corrupted arm ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ right through Taph's chestโฆ]
Elliot's thoughts were interrupted by someone nudging her shoulder, it was Builderman.
โElliot? What's up?โ He noted. โYaโ seem really stressed out.โ
โI'm fine,, I'm just thinking about the time I couldn't heal Taph cause I was on cooldown and she died infront of meโฆโ Elliot sighed, holding her forehead.
Then she suddenly got an ideaโ she could make brownies for Taph as an apology! Andโฆ some for the others too, of course.
Elliot had seen the ingredients for them lying around the kitchenโฆ So,, why not?
โI'm gonna bake something for them.โ Elliot blurted out.
โHuhโ yerโ not gonna rest?โ Builderman asked, worried she might be burning herself out.
โI'll be fine.โ She said.
[Im TOO LAZY to write Elliot making the brownies so TIME SKIP.. WOO!!]
After getting the brownies out of the oven, Elliot carefully put them on the counter to cool.
She stared at the brownies for a moment, unsure if they were enough to make up for what happened. โyou'll never know if you never try,, I guess.โ She muttered to herself, shrugging.
Elliot turned around to find Builderman talking with Shedletsky near the stairs.
โHey, do you know where Taph is?โ She asked, trying to keep her voice steady. โAnd could you let the others know the brownies are on the counter?โ She added.
Builderman nodded, smiling. โTaph's upstairs in her room.โ He replied.
The girl slowly walked up the stairs, holding a plate of brownies in one hand. She wasn't sure what to expect, but she hoped Taph would understand.
When Elliot reached Taph's door, she hesitated for a second before gently knocking.
It took a moment for Taph to open the door, her hooded cloak casting a shadow over her face as she slightly tilted her head sideways. Waiting patiently for the other to speak.
Elliot stood there, trying to find something to say. They stared at each other in silence before she finally started speakingโฆ
โUh,, I'm really sorry..โ Elliot said nervously. โI tried to help,, but I couldn't save you in timeโ I was on cooldownโฆโ
She held the plate of brownies out, her hands trembling a little. โI made these for you..!โ She said softly, trying to avoid eye contact with Taph.
Taph looked at the girl in front of her, her hooded figure remained still. After a moment, she opened the door a bit wider, inviting Elliot inside.
Elliot hesitated before stepping inside. Taph stood silently, watching her, before reaching out and taking the plate of brownies from Elliot's hands, placing it on the desk next to her.
Elliot felt even more awkward without something to hold now. โerr,, are you,, mad at me??โ She asked, scratching her neck nervously.
Taph shook her head and signed โI knew you were on cooldown, it's fine.โ
Elliot let out a sigh of relief after that. โWell,, that's great to know,, I'll leave you be now, I hope you like the brownies I made!โ She smiled, her heart fluttering a little as she turned to leave, her hand hovering near the door handle.
Just as Elliot's hand touched the handle, Taph reached out, gently grabbing her wrist.
โHm?โ Elliot let out a hum of confusion. โWhat's wrong?โ She questioned, turning her head to face Taph again.
Taph let go as she went to sign โCan you stay? Just a little longer. I want to ask something from you.โ
Elliot's heart started to beat a little faster than before. โoh,, uh,, sure! Um,, I can,,, stay..โ She stammered, words tumbling over each other as she tried to hide the faint pinkish-red tint on her face.
โSo,, what do you need..?โ The blonde said while subtly adjusting her sleeves.
The one in the hooded cloak simply just looked at Elliot before raising her hands to her chest and signing: โI want you here with me.โ
Elliot pointed at herself, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. โMe?โ She mouthed.
Taph gently nodded, offering the other to sit on their bed as they stood nearby.
Elliot, who already felt comfortable enough with Taph, slowly walked to the bed and sat on it.
She looked back at Taph to see them in front of their shelf full of different types of traps.
โ๐๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด?โ Elliot thought to herself. โโฆ๐ข๐ฉ,, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต,, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ.โ She thought again, answering her own question.
Elliot continued to gaze at Taph. To tell the truth, Taph had always made her curiousโ and a lilโ creeped out. What did she look like under that hood?
No,,, a better question was probably:
Why did Taph always wear that hooded cloak?
Elliot wasn't the type to judge someone's fashion senseโ in fact, she wasn't even judging Taph right nowโ she was just,,, commenting on what they woreโฆ
๐๐ข๐ฑ. ๐๐ข๐ฑ.
Elliot flinches a little, snapping out of her thoughts. Her heart skipped a beat when she realized Taph was suddenly right in front of her, leaning in closely.
โIโ uh,, hey..! Sorry,, for staringโฆโ The pizza girl laughed nervously. โIt won't happen again..โ She promised, eyes trying to find something else to focus on.
They both remained in the same position until Taph slowly grabbed Elliot's hand before placing something in her palm, Elliot went to check what it was and saw a small piece of paper.
She started to read what it said:
โThanks for the brownies, they were delicious.โ
A little smiley face and a small heart was drawn at the end.
Elliot blushed slightly at the heart then looked up at Taph.
โOh,, thanks! I'm glad you liked them!โ She said, smiling happily.
She probably should've asked how they ate them so fast but,, she was too focused on the fact that Taph liked the browniesโฆ