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

Re: STARTING EVENT

[trainphreaking]

[ pause

takes the hand. ]

It's just a scratch. Don't suppose you know where this is.

Re: STARTING EVENT

[numberedays]

Not at all. Some kind of game was my assumption, but I don't know anything more than that.

Re: STARTING EVENT

[trainphreaking]

It's like one of those deeply unhinged religious tracts in here.

Re: STARTING EVENT

[numberedays]

It does look that way.

We should probably look around. There seems to be a... fountain of blood?

[You know. The fun stuff.]

Re: STARTING EVENT

[trainphreaking]

...I'd say it has medical applications, but I'm not one to be able to enact that and also I don't know where it's been. Gross.

Re: STARTING EVENT

[numberedays]

I'd hope none of us knew that.

Would you like to split the work? There was a table and some painting too far away to make out.

Re: STARTING EVENT

[trainphreaking]

Right.

[ she flexes her arm, experimentally, and rotates her shoulder, wincing slightly. ]

I'll see if there's anything useful on that table.

[ heading NORTH to inspect TABLE ]

NORTH WALL

[idolpro]

[ The table has two oil lamps, which you can pick up and carry with you. There are additionally a couple matches and an open book. . . .

The book is completely written in, from front to back, with a long list of names and pictures—presumably portraits belonging to the names—though the current page it's open to is unreadable now on account of the blood spilt all over it. At least you can read the page number: 201. ]

Re: NORTH WALL

[trainphreaking]

[ great. she is going to steal all of this

matches go in her pocket, book goes under one arm, and she is taking the lanterns back to shove at the rest of the unit.

next she is going to go inspect the WEST DOOR. ]

WEST WALL

[idolpro]

[ The door is closed. It's not locked, or at least the handle turns just fine, but there's something behind the door that's preventing it from opening. ]

Re: WEST WALL

[trainphreaking]

[ hm

she's going to set the lanterns down and try and open the door hard enough to hit it against whatever's behind it, to see if she can get a sense from the sound what material it's made out of. ]

Re: WEST WALL

[idolpro]

[ It doesn't budge, but it does rattle against the object—it feels like there's some sort of bar sealing the door from opening out. ]

Re: WEST WALL

[trainphreaking]

[ hm.

too bad she doesn't have the tools to just take the hinges off the door, but that probably means that there's another way out.

> INSPECT BLOOD FOUNTAIN ]

EAST

[idolpro]

[ It doesn't smell any more pleasant when you approach it. The liquid is murky, thick—it's hard to tell how deep or shallow the fountain runs. ]

Re: NORTH WALL

[numberedays]

[While she's checking out the door, Causality's coming over.]

Were you able to find anything? The painting was of future is now members, and I found three sets of three candles each behind it.

Re: NORTH WALL

[trainphreaking]

[ she just shoves a lantern into his hands. ]

Here, take this. Got some matches and a book full of names, if you want to see if there's anything to the latter.

Re: NORTH WALL

[numberedays]

[Oh ok.

Well while the ladies are dealing with the door, he'll try looking through the book?]

Re: NORTH WALL

[idolpro]

[ The book is completely written in, from front to back, with a long list of names and pictures—presumably portraits belonging to the names—though the current page it's open to is unreadable now on account of the blood spilt all over it. At least you can read the page number: 201.

The other pages are full of people you don't recognize. ]

Re: NORTH WALL

[numberedays]

[And then the noise hit :c But presumably even if he's dizzy he can still try to look at the portraits for any funny business?]

Re: STARTING EVENT

[numberedays]

[Heading SOUTH to inspect PAINTING!]

SOUTH WALL

[idolpro]

[ Now that you're closer to the portrait, you can see it's. . .

. . . your unit?

Rather, not just the members of your unit—there are people in this portrait that you may not recognize, but everyone is wearing your unit's fashion, so you can safely assume they're all past members. It's a lovely painting, all things considered, but maybe this setting is not the most lovely place you could be seeing it in. ]

Re: SOUTH WALL

[numberedays]

[Interesting!

Is it possible to remove the painting and look behind it?]

Re: SOUTH WALL

[idolpro]

[ You successfully removed the portrait!

Behind it is a depression in the wall, revealing a secret shelf. Here, there are three sets of candles, each set containing three candles.

There's nothing else here. ]

Re: SOUTH WALL

[numberedays]

[Adding those to his inventory! Time to talk to Velleity and see what's up.]

Re: SOUTH WALL

[idolpro]

[ The candles...............cannot be removed. They are bolted down. ]