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It was an accident, it really was.
Sprout and the others primed of course, but the floors flew by so fast he thinks they have forgotten the purpose of priming (credits to Vee, who made that term.)
He listened closely, tuning out the chatter behind him, and realized a toon's heart was beating in the kitchen.
Before he could say anything, someone shouted, "POP!"
Hurriedly, he ran to the elevator and when he looked back, he saw Gigi walking out of the small hallway, followed by twisted Poppy. Gigi looked exhausted, and it didn't help that the timer above the elevator reached 10 seconds.
His body reacted before his brain did. Cosmo shouted behind Sprout as he ran out of the elevator, waking Astro up in the process.
Now that Cosmo and Astro noticed, the 3 of them ran to Gigi so they could assist her. And when they finally reached her, an unmistakable shut sounded behind them.
"NO!" Sprout yelled.
The others looked in terror, frozen as if Gardenview was shrouded in ice, creeping closer towards them. It felt like an eternity had passed.
Speaking of creeping, twisted Poppy started clawing at Gigi's head, which caused her to yelp and the rest of the team snapped out of the daze, running off to a safe spot.
Now in the long hallway storage area, hidden behind craters, Gigi spoke, in a careful tone, to the group.
"First off, I am SO, VERY SO, SORRY that happened."
It was like dynamite went off.
"I decided I would wear my heaviest hoodie today because I thought it would look sososocute and itreeeeallllyy dragged me down- so I tried runningtotheelevator,notevenhowGoob'stechniquehelpe-"
"Gigi. GIGI!"
"UHMM, ok, no need to panic you guys, I'm sure the others will open the elevator soon!" Cosmo exclaimed, his voice tinged with fear.
Astro just stayed silent in the corner, emitting a bit of blue mist from the lines of his blanket.
"Guys," Astro said. As quiet as he was, the rest turned to him, shutting up instantly. He was considered one of the older toons of Gardenview, therefore respected and listneed too, but the others felt a little sleepy to talk as well.
Right on time, twisted Finn came in checking the opposite corner straight from them. Thankfully, Finn decided to leave.
They all released a breath of relief that they didn't know were holding.
After a beat of silence, Sprout started it off, "Gigi, you go first."