Bucket- Disease Room

The Convenient Floor Conveyor started conveying again. It went down several hallways and made a sharp turn to the left before passing under a thick shower of orange mist.

"What is it spraying on us?" asked Tide.

"It isn't for us," said Mr. Bucket. "It is so that what is inside the room cannot escape. There is one on both sides, which is necessary."

Past the mist was another giant room. Inside of it there were hundreds if not thousands of chocolate fountains spurting colored chocolate in blue, pink, red, green, orange, purple, yellow, gr[redacted]y, brown, and dark brown.

"Keerthi," said Mr. Bucket. "Take a deep breath and hold it until we are conveyed out of here, or you will die."

Keerthi inhaled and covered her mouth with her hand. The Convenient Chocolate Conveyor did not move fast and the room's exit was far away. She closed her eyes.

"Why only her?" asked Tide.

"This is the Disease Room," said Mr. Bucket. "It is where I keep the diseases. Disease-keeping is all chocolate fountains are good for. Lim is inside of a Taranturoo, you are inside of an airtight diving suit, and Mahuika vapes, so none of you can get sick."

"I vape," said Mahuika.

"Yes, Mahuika, but Keerthi does not. She will die if she breathes in the diseases. It is the only way you can get what I keep in here, and they are the worst ones. So do not! Or do if you want, Keerthi. Maybe you can befriend the viruses. The ones that are viruses, anyway. Some of them are parasites, prions... Oh Keerthi! You will love the prions. They are all terrible at origami."

- Chapter 16, The Disease Room