future is now

[idolpro]

[ There is one sentence in the rules when you wake up. ]

Escape the mansion and bring evidence of the one responsible for this incident, or die trying.

[ For as long as the game is running, idols will only be able to access the rules on their phones. They may not text/call, nor may they take pictures.

Unit abilities are off. Items are off. Each idol can hold up to 3 items at a time maximum. ]

Comments

1 - BASEMENT

[idolpro]

[ The room's stench is the first thing you notice upon waking up: it's an unpleasant mix of incense, smoke, and metal. Although the room is poorly lit, the light from the hanging wall lamps show that the room is quite big . . . and quite crowded.

Not with living people, of course. You find yourselves surrounded by corpses, mutilated beyond recognition. Vaguely humanoid shapes and limbs indicate these used to be humans—probably. . . ?

The metal smell is more easily identifiable as blood, now—though even if you could not make the connection, the floor is sticky with pools and rivers of red, so it's quite easy to tell that these—people?—met their end right here.

Yet, you won't find even a drop of blood on yourself, or even near your body. In fact, the carnage is absent on both your clothes as well as the ground immediately surrounding you, which is just as well because the blood would have otherwise obfuscated the white-chalked summoning circle that surrounds the idols.

You're situated in the center of the room.
Against the north wall is a table, where there are two oil lamps and a number of other things, though you'll have to get closer to really inspect them.
Against the east wall is a running fountain pool of sorts—the stench of blood is strongest here.
Against the south wall is a large portrait, though without coming closer, you can't make out who those people in the portrait are.
Against the west wall is a closed wooden door. ]

STARTING EVENT

[idolpro]

It seems your arrival was not entirely without injury, however: Velleity will find themself situated in the very center of the summoning circle, atop of various sharp implements—the murder weapons, perhaps?

While the idol can safely extricate themself for the most part, there's no avoiding the sharp blade that scrapes their shoulderblade. The injury itself is negligible, both in deepness of wound and depth of pain, for it's strangely rather numbing . . . for now.

As time progresses, the idol will begin to exhibit the following symptoms:

• Weakness/numbing of limbs
  
• Fever/chills
  
• Dizziness/mind fog
  
• Difficulty moving or staying awake, sluggishness

Re: STARTING EVENT

[trainphreaking]

Bloody hell—

[ she starts to extricate herself, and then hisses at the sting of metal. this is very rude. ]

...well. Nothing like uncertain death to really start a day.

Re: 1 - BASEMENT

[numberedays]

[Still smiling faintly but also looking like. Kind of pale and sickly about it. This is possibly the most visibly distressed this man gets.]

No more kind ones, hm?

1/2

[onemoreknight]

[ um

This isn't future is now's dorm??? ]

Re: 1/2

[onemoreknight]

What.

!!!

[idolpro]

A sudden howl reverberates through the whole building, but especially in the room; the sound is so loud and piercing it feels like ice picks on your eardrums.

Causality and everyone who does not cover their ears now exhibit the following symptoms:

• Ruptured eardrum(s), icepick-like pain
  
• Dizziness
  
• Partial to complete deafness
  

Re: !!!

[numberedays]

[ow. his ear is bleeding, that's probably not a good sign.]

Re: !!!

[trainphreaking]

[ CLAPS HER HANDS OVER HER EARS. WHY ]

Re: !!!

[onemoreknight]

[ SHE HAS TWO SETS OF EARS AND CAN ONLY COVER ONE OF THEM THIS IS PATENTLY UNFAIR ]

!!!

[idolpro]

The ground begins to shake violently, and blocks of stone that make up the ceiling slip out of their place.

Vallumi and anyone who's not vigilant will find themselves the unfortunate beneficiaries of rocks falling from the ceiling, and will exhibit the following symptoms:

• Bleeding
  
• Dizziness
  
• Blunt force trauma (not fatal)
  
• Limb/joint injury

Re: !!!

[onemoreknight]

[ SEE THIS IS WHY YOU ALWAYS NEED TO BE FULLY ARMED AND ARMOURED ]

!!!

[idolpro]

It's unclear what mechanism went off, or what anyone touched, but the stones in the west wall shift and an array of arrows shoot from the walls abruptly, firing off a quick barrage before the stones rearrange themselves back to a normal wall.

Velleity and others who aren't on their guard will find themselves with one(1) arrow friend lodged somewhere on their body, exhibiting the following symptoms:

• Bleeding
  
• Arrowhead stuck in body

Re: !!!

[numberedays]

[Bruh he didn't even hear these coming, ow ow ow.]

Re: !!!

[trainphreaking]

WHY

Re: !!!

[onemoreknight]

[ SHE IS ALWAYS ON HER GUARD

ESPECIALLY AFTER ROCKS FALL ON HER ]

2 - CORRIDOR

[idolpro]

[ Having escaped the basement, you ascend the stairs, and ascend them, and ascend them . . . endlessly, they go on, spiraling up until you reach a room.

No, it's more accurate to call it a corridor, for the room is simply the joining point for three other hallways and another door. Each hallway is adorned with glistening jewels and metals: the leftmost hallway has gold lining, while the middle hallway is adorned with silver and the right hallway has a copper-like bronze plating its walls.

Hanging from the closed door is a plaque, with strange markings etched into it:




You also can turn back around and go back down. ]

Re: 2 - CORRIDOR

[trainphreaking]

...more puzzles.

[ she pauses and then she like. turns her head so that she can kind of look at the letters upside-down. ]

Silver, golden, bronze?

!!!

[idolpro]

The ground begins to shake violently, and blocks of stone that make up the ceiling slip out of their place.

Causality and anyone who's not vigilant will find themselves the unfortunate beneficiaries of rocks falling from the ceiling, and will exhibit the following symptoms:

• Bleeding
  
• Dizziness
  
• Blunt force trauma (not fatal)
  
• Limb/joint injury

3 - FOYER

[idolpro]

[ As you reach the top of the staircase, you're able to open up the hatch, pushing away false flooring to find yourself—finally—on the first floor of the building. It seems like you'll finally be able to get out—right?

A single wall lamp flickers unsteadily, as though the wick is nearly burnt out, so it's a little difficult to see—but. Unlike the other rooms, you feel like there could be an active danger here—for the whole room has been completely trashed, with jagged claw marks running down various pieces of furniture. You can't hear anything here, but. . .

The north wall is made entirely of glass, revealing a rather lush forest. It seems like it must be night time, given the faint light . . . There's also a glass door, but it's been boarded up.
The east side of the room has an ivory piano, which seems to be the only thing in the room that hasn't taken any damage at all.
The south side of the room has another boarded up door.
The west side of the room has several couches, which would look more comfy if they weren't torn to near shreds. There's also a fireplace and the accoutrement for fires, including a poker, a matchbox, and kindling. Well, the poker is bent, and the kindling's been knocked around everywhere, but it's all there! ]

Re: 3 - FOYER

[numberedays]

[Well this seems bad! Kind of like. Tttrrryyyying to take in their surroundings while also dizzy as fuck.]

Re: 3 - FOYER

[trainphreaking]

All right. We're close.

[ she's just going to like. set Casuality down on the piano bench and then go to INSPECT FIREPLACE. ]

!!!

[idolpro]

The ground shakes violently and complete sections of ceiling collapse, partially crushing Vallumi, the piano, and anyone else who's not fast enough to get away underfoot. The rubble can be moved away, but Vallumi's going to be in pretty bad shape one way or the other.

. . . But at least the piano isn't necessary anymore, as it seems Velleity and Vallumi managed to play the right note. The fireplace rumbles and the plating moves, a long ladder beginning to mechanically rise up through the chimney. It seems like this is your ticket out of here. ]

END

[idolpro]

[ It's a long way, but you make it in the end. The moon is out, shining a gentle light on you as you stand on the rooftop of the mansion.

You've escaped successfully—now it's time to go home and nurse your wounds.

But first, please submit the evidence that reveals the one responsible for this event. One item turn-in only. ]

Re: END

[trainphreaking]

[ wh

what is it.

she's just going to uhhhhh hold out the pendant? ]

This seems spooky. Maybe this is it.