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The low hum of bees reside in the Arcaneum's direct left upon entry, an apiary that had been expanded in this tardis-like room. It was strange to many, how such a small entrance to a basement could lead into such a grand and beautifully filled laboratory and classroom. Books sorted themselves, golems worked tirelessly to keep the day to day operations alive for the master. The woman who'd requested they would come, an alleged alter-version of Isonus, was oddly absent during this time, with the apiary open to the group upon coming in.

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Once the group enters the apiary area, they are already brought down to size as needed, to scale to the size of the hive, and its humming clamor, the sounds of gunshots and screams, echo inside. There's an active fight happening in the main hall, so it sounds. Perhaps, even the start of the war between the wasps and bees. If Hultaglun was inside there, there was no way the bees would willingly give up their creator's servant, after being forsaken so harshly.

...Inside, there was a set of three wasps, and a bee, all playing some sort of First Person Shooter. That was the source of the shouting. Cods of Duty: Modern Fishfare - the latest hit in arthropod entertainment.
"YOU'S CHEATIN, BEE!"
"Nonsense. You must merely learn to check corners."
"SHARK GUNS ARE CHEATIN', YOU TWIT!"
"Why would it be a cheat, if the developer placed it into the game?"
"AWWH SOD OFF!"

The entrance to the hive's main atrium is sealed off, with guards posted outside near this entertainment center. The wings on the left and right are open. The signs from left to right are a stick with a hive-like structure on it, and the other sign on the left hanging from the doorway is a set of compound eyes and a large knife between them. They would need to explore to get the lay of the land, and perhaps find ways inside to stop them from declaring war on the outside world.

MISSION START!

[Mary & Rose]

Mary and Rose enter to spot the scene unfolding. A small 8 year old girl in a patchwork dress and a young pink yoshi respectively. “...Oh hey, they have video entertainment!” Rose remarked from a distance. “Yeah. The boys back home would love this.” Mary wistfully replied. “Wanna play with them?” Rose asked. “...Nnnno.” Mary replied. “Why not? Maybe we could make friends here!” Rose asked. “...Y'know who really likes getting beaten by girls in video games?” Mary dryly asked Rose, answering her question with a question. “Who?” Rose asked. “No one. It's a law of nature. If we play with them we're going to get stung sooner or later. And then we'll wonder why we ever thought we could make friends over Cods of Duty. Bad. Idea.” Mary continued to explain in a dry tone. “...Oh.” Rose replied, confused but unwilling to ask. “...That sign with the knife on it is kinda creepy. Wanna go check out the other place with the hive on it?” Mary asked. “Hmm...” Rose murmured as she considered this.

Mary 150/150 HP 50/50 Shield Height: 3'10'' (114 cm)

Rose 150/150 HP 50/50 Shield Height: 5'0'' (152.2 cm)

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One thing Miss Dell'Thayme neglected to mention was the honey. Every inch of the hive's sleek modern interior was slick with the stuff. The sticky substance wasted no time getting caught in her fur. When Miss Dell'Thayme came to speak with her, it all seemed to simple. She spoke of it like routine maintenance, but for bees. As a fellow faculty member, Toriel was always happy to help out around the Academy - but she had no idea what was in store for her. The shrinkage was not a pleasant experience. It was as though she was a sticky note, crumpled up and tossed into a bed of flypaper. The smell was honey hit her immediately. It was an assault on her senses. From the moment she got her feet, all she could smell was sweet. Just sweet. Toriel tried her best to burn away the wad of honey that had accumulated between her paws, but it wouldn't do much to help the smell.

"Oh! You're here, too! Please forgive my rudeness. I had no idea I'd have company for this mission." Toriel gave a polite smile to the woman and her Yoshi. "How'd you two end up here? You don't look like students... Are you friends with Miss Dell'Thayme, then?"

[Nostalgia]

Not much later another set of footsteps followed the others, a teenage girl with her hands in her pockets and two icicles floating on either side of her head wandered in looking around at the weird signs and the bugs playing a game. As she passed the air cooled just a tad, rising again once she was away from them. Her bored expression perking up a litte as she walked past the others, towards the pair of large insects playing games, staring at the screen pretty enraptured. It was only when Toriel used fire to heat up her hands that she perked up again, glancing over to them. She smiled slightly, though her eyes still looked pretty bored, it was kind of nice not having anyone taller than her. "Oh yeah there were other people sent on this mission too. Perfect this'll be even faster then" And then her eyes drifted back to the game screen, a little pillar of ice popping up for her to lean on as she watches.

Selicy Health: 170 Shield: 60 Frost: 0

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(Given your split decisions, I'll split this post into three parts. Plus, it'll separate clutter.)

Mary and Rose

To Mary's surprise, the bee... that's a girl! She's beating the wasp by a significant margin! Seems that gender or not, the bees were better gamers at Modern Fishfare.

As the two decide on the locale, a wasp is hurled out of the hive area. He reeks of some unknown, fuzzy-headed substance. It's a horrid stench, and no amount of nose-plugging could get rid of it. At least, to to the girl. The Yoshi was more than exposed to its more... sweet scent. Royal Jelly.

"*hic!* But I aaaaiiiiin't done wit yas yet..! Git... back 'ere an lemme iiiiin!" 

The wasp slumps against the wall, clearly thinking it was a door. This whole scene didn't seem like the wasps and bees were at war. Perhaps just irritated neighbors and idiot invaders, but it was quite clear at least the front-end was peaceful.

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Toriel

The slickening of the honey-interior rapidly adapts to her body. After being shrunken down to fit inside, the motherly monster may find her body... immunized to the effect of the sticky substances like the others! At the mention of Dell'Thayme, the two guards posted at the main gate approach. One of the soldiers speaks, clear reverence in her voice.

"You speak of the Grand Maker. He sent you? Perhaps... to retrieve the False One? It would bee un-bee-lievable."

False One, that was likely Hultaglun, and Grand Maker... could that have been that rumored 'Isonus'? There were clear questions here, but the one on the right, the other soldier, speaks on her comrade's question.

"Do not sully his name, interloper. He is a Mister. A Miss has died long ago. Unless the False One's words were true - and another Dell'Thayme has taken refuge in the Large World. Your company is curious. We will send word to bee-granted access."

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Selicy

Selicy's dwelling over the game seems to upset the Bee slightly, but the wasp has taken advantage of this distraction to land a sick 1080 noscope! He spikes the controller, throwing his arms up in victory against the Bee.

"OI! SUCK IT, YA GIT! I WON! YOU LOST! FAIR AND SQUARE!"
"That was but one life, bee-lieve it or not. I'm still up seventeen points."

He pauses, and slumps back down, grabbing his controller again to keep playing against the bee. The furious clack of his controller counters the calm motions of the other. The Wasp seems to be running a Troutling Rifle, a fish with a multi-barrel exiting its mouth and a massive scope. The Bee's loadout in-game is simply put 'Shark Cannon', a large rifle with an iron-sight and foregrip. The Wasp seems to be running everywhere and drop-shotting at shadows, while the Bee calmly clears rooms and checks her corners. 

[Mary & Rose]

...Man. It's a shame Mary isn't smart enough to tell a bee's gender by their voice. The small girl before Toriel turned to address her and just kind of ... tensed up a bit, freezing in place. Hoooh. Big goat lady. Rose glanced at her briefly before deciding to speak up. “...Actually, I am a student! I am going to Hylia's Grace Academy to learn Common.” Rose eagerly replied. “This is my friend, Mary. We walked here.” she went on to explain in a cheery tone, taking the question very literally. The girl in the patchwork dress, meanwhile, remained silent and lowered her gaze slightly to avoid eye contact. She seemed a bit shy all of a sudden.

At the throwing out of the intoxicated wasp, Mary and Rose's attention turned toward them. Rose had a very different definition of what smelled nice, of course. And Mary's fine sense of smell resulted in her becoming disorientated and confused for a moment as she tried to process what she was smelling, looking about in an absent-minded fashion for the source. “...Well, that seems a little weird. Maybe we can find out what happened.” Rose mused aloud, trotting over with Mary on her back to try and enter the hive, following her nose to see where it goes! 

Mary 150/150 HP 50/50 Shield

Rose 150/150 HP 50/50 Shield

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"O-oh! I'm afraid I must've misjudged!" Toriel bowed as she stammered out her apology.

Toriel was thinking about how she intended to get past the guards. When one had taken an interest in the two's conversation, it'd taken her aback! She thought that it'd take a little more than that to win their favor, but it looked like speaking the name of her co-worker would do the trick just fine! It figured. These were her conjured constructs, after all. Or, rather, the conjured constructs of her imp - which may or may not have even been hers? It was all so complicated! Toriel didn't have the heart to explain to the guard that this "Dell'Thayme" was merely another teacher in her department. So she'd just thank him, offer him another respectful bow, and follow behind the Yoshi-Mary duo. 

"You see, I'm a teacher there. I mostly teach the humanities but- if you really are a student, I hope to see you in my class sometime!" She said to the two.