☆ZRAEL

[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

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. ]

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[likeamace]

Resist bewamp foli!w?

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[alternativefacts]

[ staring at the plaque, very unsteady on her feet. ]

A cipher. Three lines, three hallways. Each line must be one word that pertains to a given hallway, then?

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[sangreine]

[ At least there's no blood in here. ]

Seems reasonable enough. But we have to figure them out somehow. I don't suppose you're feeling well enough?

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[alternativefacts]

Everything's foggy, but I wouldn't be a sage if I couldn't stand up to a challenge.

There doesn't seem to be anything outside of the hallways that might give us a hint as to what the key is, and the way these symbols are arranged - it's not likely to be a substitution cipher. The more I look at them, Sable's suggestion that the first one is just "resist" written illegibly seems more and more likely.

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[likeamace]

Oh, that makes more sense...

[ supports her with a hand but is also having some really labored breathing over here ]

Maybe we should split up in this case. To cover ground faster.

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[alternativefacts]

That...could be dangerous. There's nothing else outside of the hallways? If it's a cipher, and one we're meant to figure out, there must be a key. Each symbol is unique though, which is strange if it's a substitution cipher. I can't think of three six character words where not a single letter repeats, off the top of my head. So maybe it's something else?

[ she squints a little more. ]

I'm having a hard time, but...you said the first one looks like "resist"? The third looks like "follow", to me.

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[warpweft]

Hmn.

[Wicked Witch tries the door, first.]

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[idolpro]

[ It is locked. Alas! ]

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[warpweft]

It's locked. So presumably we have to do a stinking Quest of 3 or something.

!!!

[idolpro]

It seems the door was also, uhhhh, how do we put it . . . electrified?

Yes, that's the right word. Wicked Witch and those standing too close to her will find themselves briefly but painfuly shocked, exhibiting the following symptoms:

• Hand ouchie (mild burn)
  
• Branch-like scars in the areas of pain
  
• Muscle spasms
  
• Difficulty breathing

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[warpweft]

[BZZZZZZZZZT.]

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[warpweft]

[Wicked Witch gets knocked on her butt. She's immediately cradling her hand and whining.]

Aaauuugh god I'll destroy you holy shit that hurts aaauuuuugh

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[sangreine]

[ Okay yikes, crouching down and offering her good hand for a hand up. ]

You need a bandage? This shirt rips up pretty easy.

!!!

[idolpro]

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

Alizarin 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

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[likeamace]

[ WHYMST ]

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[sangreine]

...Ow. Again.

I'm out of good arms now, in case anyone was keeping count.

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[warpweft]

[Wicked Witch is too busy whining on the ground so she gets fuckin' domed by a rock. Ow.]

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[alternativefacts]

[ SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO READ, DUNGEON ]

!!!

[idolpro]

The ground shakes violently again—although this time nothing lands on anyone, the staircase leading back down completely collapses. It seems you can only go forward, now.

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[warpweft]

That seems suboptimal.

!!!

[idolpro]

Once more the ground shakes—is this place going to collapse?—and one of the barrels of incense knocks down, spilling the substance everywhere and carrying the aroma with it.

Gwendolyn and anyone who breathes in the incense will find themselves exhibiting the following symptoms:

• More suggestible/naive, less doubtful
  
• Drowsy
  
• Optimistic!!! and generally feeling inebriated
  
• Inability to focus
  
• Insatiable hunger for human flesh

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[likeamace]

[ no more brain only incense effect sorry ]

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[warpweft]

[Nope.]

[Covering her nose and mouth and inching backwards OH YEAH THEY CAN'T GO BACKWARDS.]

I was right. This is suboptimal.

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[sangreine]

Didn't you want another kiss? Come closer. I'm veeeery good at it.