Murder Fortress

Chapter 3: The Promening

Female student runs frantically through the darkened halls of the school. Her glasses have been broken, blurring her vision. Without her glasses, she can barely make out a figure in the distance. She quickly puts her broken glasses back on and notices a nearby surveillance camera turning on its own.
The girl looks forward, and to her horror, someone is standing in front of her. It's Doll. Using her AbsoluteSolver ability, Doll tears the girl's right arm off. She then summons a cleaver, multiplies it into three, and brutally kills the girl.
Later, Doll returns to her home, carelessly stepping on a bug in the process. She uses her telekinesis powers to neatly place her books onto a shelf, then crosses the girl's name, Kelsey, off a list. Doll calls out, "Мам, Пап, я вернулась," as a hoard of cockroaches scurries along the walls around her.

Uzi is in sleep mode in her room.
GUILT: ACTIVE
She wakes up, still feeling guilty over denying N's help after battling Eldritch J. She looks up at a drawing of herself and N, which she probably received from him as a thank-you for being his friend. She begins groaning, and continues to do so throughout the school day - in class, in the gym, and even as she gets hit by a dodgeball, though this barely snaps her out of it. Finally, at her locker, Rebecca walks by and knocks Uzi off the small stack of books she was standing on to reach her locker door.
"Yeah, meeting Brad in an hour," Rebecca says. Uzi takes one of her books and hurls it at Rebecca, but it hits Braiden instead. Trevor walks up and comments, "Ha, I'd be all like, 'I don't deserve happiness.'"
Uzi sighs, picks up her book, and turns to leave. She stops when some missing persons posters get her attention. She looks over to see a janitor cleaning up an oil spill, then upwards to see a security camera glitching. Cackling, she snatches the posters and rushes back home to put them on the ceiling.
However, to her shock, the papers that were on the ceiling before are now gone. It turns out Khan had taken them and placed them in a closet labeled "NORI'S KOOKY INSANE STUFF". As he leaves, he spots Uzi sulking in a corner, and she then turns and runs to him angrily, exclaiming, "My crazed ramblings! Stay outta my freaking room!" Khan then says, "Personal space for a very alarming coping mechanisms isn't covered under a" - he consults his manual - "non-optional family support structure."
Uzi smacked the manual out of his hands. "I'm sorry for being vulnerable for five seconds, okay!? You were never there for me. If you want to help now, stay distant." Khan didn't respond. Uzi then sighed, "I'm going to talk to N."
She came across a child's skeleton wearing a dress. "What is this?!" Khan cleared his throat. "Prom dress. Child's size. You're grounded from seeing those bad influencing murder drones."
Uzi turned, confused. "Huh?" Khan continued, "But, I talked to your teacher to find you classmates to go with tonight!" Uzi looked even more shocked. "HUH?!"
Khan opened a door, revealing Lizzy and Doll. "'Sup, freak. Prepare to be popular." Khan stepped over, overly cheerful. "I'm chaperoning!" Uzi screamed at all of this.

Meanwhile, at the blast doors of the colony, Jack approached and scanned his keycard. He was accompanied by Medic and Sniper. "Oh, fascinating," Medic said in an intrigued tone as the doors opened with a hiss. "Welcome to my colony," Jack turned and greeted them with outstretched arms, a warm smile on his face. Sniper cleared his throat. "I have been here already," he remarked, his voice betraying a hint of impatience.
They all made their way through the door, which shut with a resounding clang behind them, making both the mercenaries jump slightly. "Yeah, we still need to repair this one," Jack chuckled, walking alongside them. "So, how is Scout?" Medic inquired, his curiosity piqued. "He's doing well," Jack replied, continuing his stride with a confident gait. "A few of the workers around here have been trained in basic medical care for humans," he added, clearly impressed with the colony's medical capabilities. This information seemed to pique Medic's interest even further.
"They are all licensed like you," Jack turned to Medic, his tone implying a question. Medic coughed uncomfortably and then quickly changed the subject, not wanting to dwell on his own unlicensed status. "Wow, this place looks nice, right Sniper?" he said, gesturing around at the well-maintained facilities. Sniper, who had been here before, simply nodded and replied, "Yea, I guess so,"