Chapter 37: Rest Eighteen - Consolidate

*"You try to recover after yesterday, but things continue to pile up"*

## Major Events

* Ten wakes up to the sound of Yosuke working at her desk in her bedroom
* Ten suspects there are cameras in the hall due to how fast the workers showed up when they took Mom away
* Ten rethinks on Yosuke's promise to protect her
* Her thoughts are interrupted when Yosuke gives her a bowl of food to eat for the day. He starts by trying to spoon feed her
* Ten looks over to her desk, asking if he was working on her file
* They make their way into the hall, where Yosuke drops off Ten's file to the records office. He leaves her and goes on about his day
* Ten makes it to the cafeteria where Lav gulps down her drink. They both opt to ignore about the day before and talk about how they slept in for the day.
* Both opt to find the other numbers - they go to the rec room where they see Cyrus standing while Two, Three, Blue, Five and Six are sitting around
* Cyrus vaguely talks about how Mom paired off two numbers for her own enjoyment (without explicitly naming Ten) - and to be careful in case the other doctors decide to act on it. Lav recalls how Sven jokingly mentioned wanting to watch her and Ten.
* Cyrus asks everyone to avoid telling Violet as he fears she would be upset he was paired off with another number, even if it wasn't his fault. Blue stays quiet (as she was privy to this information long before the conversation) and the other numbers agree, given that Cyrus would be careful with Violet
* Blue, Five and Six opt to go to the pool to clear their heads
* Attention is brought to Two's cast after Ten notices some doodles. Two says it's like in the movies where friends would sign on the cast - Ten opts to write "*Feel better soon! ♡*"
* Two and Three opt to go to the crafts room, leaving Cyrus, Ten and Lav in the room
* Lav brings up the topic of Mom again. Cyrus says he doesn't remember much and how unfair it was to the person he was paired up with. Ten abruptly leaves the room in a panic due to being frustrated about not being open about the topic
* Ten goes into the gym. Lav follows shortly after, telling her that Cyrus had asked her to check on Ten. Ten tells Lav that she was the person that was forcibly paired with Cyrus
* Ten says she feels guilty not due to the encounter itself but because she knew Lav was attracted to her. Inevitably, Ten starts venting about the stress of Violet and Yosuke.
* Lav assures Ten that she was fine and that everything was okay. Ten opts to try and kiss Lav but she stops her, saying she's not in the right state - vulnerable and unlike herself. Lav tells Ten that she doesn't want to take advantage of Ten
* Ten lays against Lav - they talk about what keeps them at the facility, the workers, and if they'd be killed
* Lav notes that she hadn't seen anyone try to escape but knows for a fact that the bedroom's hallway bends and hides what's beyond it
* The end of day intercom rings and Ten is met by Yosuke again
* While walking down the hall, Ten is curious how far the number's rooms lead up to - she falls into a small rabbit hole
	+ How Cyrus knew that people did die at the facility but never explicitly being hunted down. Ten suspects he must have seen someone shot dead to know that was a possibility
	+ Only way to know how far the rooms go is by walking to the end of the hall (which would be a long feat since there's 4 rooms per number). She knows both Lav and Cyrus had not attempted to escape (or else they'd be dead)
* Ten forces herself to sleep outside of frustration. She's happy she got her frustrations off her chest and remembers laying against Lav

## Trivia

* First chapter with over 9k wordcount
* The meal for the morning is porridge
* Other signatures on Two's cast include:
	+ *Make a speedy recovery!*
	+ *Don’t be so clumsy next time!*
	+ *I hope you feel better~*
	+ a cartoony drawing of Two in a cast - likely drawn by Blue
	+ *You’ll be ready to slay dragons in no time! (By Lav) -* in reference to Chapter 25
	+ *I thought the saying was ‘break a leg’, not ‘break an arm’ (By Cyrus)*