TINY CAT PEOPLE: THE MAZE TRIALS

[skinstealer]

SEE: ...not necessary to help you, but...
SEE: I'll show you my future if you show me yours.
 

Max is silent for a few moments.

MAX: ...very well.
MAX: TeeVee, I'm going to insist that you remain truthful when telling us the results.
MAX: I promise not to get mad at anything you say, as it is not your fault as to what you'll see.
MAX: I doubt it will be any cause for alarm, but...
MAX: I want you to know that I consider your ability to be a gift, and even if this is not something I'd choose for myself outside of this situation, I solemnly swear not to judge you.
 

TeeVee nods, and then looks between you and Max.

TEEVEE: Who's gonna go first?
TEEVEE: Wait, actually... I have an idea.
 

TeeVee taps one of their pockets, hands a bit shaky.

TEEVEE: There's pieces of chalk in here, I'll stick my hand in without looking and grab some. You can pick odd or even before I do?
MAX: That's fine by me.
SEE: I'll...pick evens.
MAX: Odds, then.
 

 
TeeVee sticks his hand into the pocket, rummaging for a bit before withdrawing it. Quickly, he opens his hand, four small chunks of chalk sit there.

TEEVEE: Okay then.
SEE: Okay, so...how does this work?
 

TeeVee takes a step or two back.

TEEVEE: I've never done this, s-so
 

 

The first thing that happens is TeeVee's feet leaving the ground, beginning to hover. As he slowly rises upwards, a ring of chains forms around his head, floating just away from his body. Next, his jumpsuit suddenly grows two more sleeves, which are rapidly filled as TeeVee grows another pair of arms.

Finally, TeeVee's halo and eyes begin to glow with an eerie blue light, more of the same blue light seeping out from the outermost edges of her jumpsuit.

 
TEEVEE: I...
TEEVEE: I have more arms now.
 

You're pretty stunned- you've never seen anything like it before...well, that went for most things, but this is a pretty significant first.

 
SUZANNE: Wow! 
SUZANNE: That's so cool!!!
SEE: Amazing...
 
INTERCOM: TeeVee, you have made an impression.
MAX: Well, that bodes well for the rest of us getting our impressions from this...we may as well go ahead.
 

 

TeeVee gently floats over to you. They seem less distressed now and more just... overwhelmed.

 
TEEVEE: Okay See, I'm going to need to touch you.
 

They reach out and gently touch your head. You hold still for them, your nerves plainly visible.

  

TeeVee stays silent, seconds ticking by.

SEE: W-well?
TeeVee: G-give me a second.
 

 
TeeVee: I... uh...
 

They wait another five before speaking again.

TEEVEE: It was... faint and... blurry... See was there... obviously. And there was a large blue TCP I think... I don't know what they were doing.
 

No one speaks.

Your entire body feels cold.

You didn't see the vision yourself, but you know.

MAX: ...Hm.
MAX: Were they dripping, in any form?
 

Oh, god, no.

TeeVee nods slowly, turning to Max.

TeeVee: Your turn? We can discuss... after.
TeeVee: This feels... Scary.
 

Max avoids looking at you. 

 
MAX: How curious.
MAX: You're doing wonderful, TeeVee.
MAX: You can look at mine, now.
 

TeeVee slowly floats over, expression getting more strained as the seconds move past.

They reach out slowly, and place a hand on his shoulder.

TeeVee's eyes widen, and they pull back, looking between You and Max, their posture is tense and they're not saying anything.

MAX: Are you alright, TeeVee?
MAX: You can tell me the truth.

TeeVee tenses more, arms shaking a bit. Since they've changed it's been almost two minutes.

 
TEEVEE: It also was blurry... it was you and see, in a long corridor with pits? On both sides.
MAX: Just a normal chamber, then.
MAX: Nothing to be alarmed about!
MAX: Seeing as the two of us are friends, as See itself noted, it's most likely a meeting. 
MAX: If anything, I'm pleased that I've already met someone so vitally important to my future.
 

 

TeeVee drops to the ground, all the changes vanishing and the jumpsuit reforming to a two sleeved form.

He immediately sits down, eyes still wide, still looking freaked out.

TEEVEE: Yeah... you're right.
MAX: I am concerned about See's, though...
MAX: You see, TeeVee, the TCP you described...
MAX: They could only be Monroe.
MAX: There is no doubt in my mind, from that description.
MAX: And to me, that makes me concerned about safety.
MAX: Both to See, and my group.
 

TeeVee nods along, clearly only half paying attention.

 
MAX: The way I see it, this could be one of two things...
MAX: See in danger at their hands, about to be harmed brutally...
MAX: Or See making a horrible choice.