Ben's POV

I am still in Jeff's room, it's been hours. I don't think being in here is helping him right now. He's at least calm enough I think I can move him to my room...

"Jeff, buddy, let's go to my room," I mutter to him. He was sitting right next to me on the bed, our becks against the wall. He had a hand over his eyes, like he always does when he's upset or stressed. Not that he does it around anyone but me. But it was often enough to be a habit.

He sighed, then nodded, "okay." We got up and I saw him grab his red DS and slip it in his pocket. He grabbed one of his favorite throwing knives, it had a forest green handle, and put that in his pocket too.

We got to my room and I grabbed two PS controllers and we sat on the couch. We loaded up Mario Kart and a war was started. 

We were racing for like forty minutes when there was a knock on my door. We both turned after pausing the game.

"One second," I muttered. Honestly I don't know who would wanna talk to me so badly they'd come to my room, unless it's Hoodie dropping something off or with a message.

I opened the door to see Toby.

Oh-

My new friend.  

"H-hey Ben, it's kinda boring i-in my room. Mind if I-I hang o-out?" Toby asked. He was looking at his feet. Nervous.

I grinned, "Jeff, can Toby join us?" I asked, looking over my shoulder, Toby looked too.

Jeff just shrugged, "whatever, as long as we can finish this," he muttered.

I grinned and grabbed Toby, dragging him in. Jeff scooted to the far end of the couch, his right leg pulled up. I sat in the middle, criss-crossed. And Toby sat down hesitantly next to me, and pulled his left leg up, putting his arm around it.

Me and Jeff finished our race, and I got up to grab another controller and returned to my spot.

I handed it to Toby, "you know I don't know how to play this," he said.

"It's the same series of game we played in the DS, the controls are pretty easy," I said and showed him the controls really quickly.

He got a hang of it pretty quickly, and soon we were all fighting to win. Jeff didn't seem too sure of him yet and I think it went both ways, but I plan to change that.

Toby's POV   

After a few hours of playing Mario Kart together, my eyes hurt and my hands were tired.

"Hey, Ben, Imma head back to my room to shower n clean up. I'll text you, see you later," Jeff said standing up.

"Okay, text me if you want help, cya," Ben put his controller away and turned back to me. "So?"

"S-so what?" I asked him, curse my stutter.

"Are you gonna ask me whatever you wanted to ask? Or were you really just bored?" He asked.

Yeah, I think he knows I was bored, but that it probably didn't bring me here. 

"O-oh... How'd you know?" He asked.

"You were just extra quiet, like you wanted to ask something, I guess," I shrugged at him.

"Oh, w-well it was still b-boring in my room..." I muttered.

Ben laughed at my response, "just ask, you already played games with us anyways."

I sighed, and took my mask off, it was starting to get annoying having it on. Ben didn't even seem to notice. "I-I guess I wanted to know more about Eyeless Jack. Some guy named Wendell was with him, he brought up someone named Daisy I think," I told him.

Ben looked like he was thinking what to say for roughly half a second, "Jack usually hangs out with Wendell Wilson and Daisy White. Those three usually keep to themselves. Jack's been scarier though lately. Wendell and Daisy are pretty nice, but they rarely leave each other's side. Even if they seem annoyed with each other, personally I think they like each other but that doesn't really matter. Every week on Thursday the three of them go out for a few hours together, but so far no one knows what they're doing,"  he finished, sighing.

"I-I think I saw them getting ready to leave earlier... Jack w-was drinking something, h-he had a black straw and s-said we get to ask for groceries or something..." I halfway asked.

Ben went into more detail explaining the rules of the mansion and how stuff worked. He told me some of the normal stuff that happens here and just any gossip he thought of.

Another step complete...

I've actually gotten information about this place...

And the target...

Ben actually knows stuff...