idolpro | Bomb Game: Taisho Roman Revolution edition

[ you open your eyes to find yourself in a room that might look familiar if you just so happened to be a certified zombie survivalist. however, if you were lucky enough to avoid the zombie meet & greet, then welcome to the dankest heckhole in tokyo-f. ]

[ the overhead lights flicker often enough to instantly grind your gears, while simultaneously doing next to nothing to illuminate the dilapidated little room. though a chorus of moans and groans rise from outside, all the doors and windows are securely barricaded, making the shambling monsters a non-issue... though it's possible their existence alone may put you on edge. ]

[ or maybe that's the -fsssst- sound, a subtle hissing coming from what could have passed for fire sprinklers. for the duration of the game a colorless and odorless gas is going to be filling the room, one that clouds judgements and exacerbates anxiety. but, hey!, that's what the janky table and busted chairs in the corner of the room featuring cold tea and dry biscuits is for - a carefully curated space for you and yours to kick back, relax, and KEEP TALKING. ]

[ the center of the room is where the main event sits, a BOMB, with several thick cords snaking out from it connecting to a bunch of different buttons. the entire thing is housed in an unbreakable glass cube, with only the buttons in reach of your grubby hands. a tv screen is suspended overhead, currently displaying the rules & winning conditions, but that's all about to change... ]

[ in the meantime feel free to enjoy a particularly messy wall, one stained with all sorts of things from the last bunch that tried ~~and failed~~ to win, ew! ]

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"You can breathe a little easy. The bomb won't go off... this round."

[Pushing the E button!]

[ With a snicker-snack, the wire attached to the chosen button is cut. All that's left to do is wait.

And wait.

....And wait.

Hmmmmm. Well, they say that no news is good news, and you don't feel any different. And is it just a trick of the light, or does the countdown on the bomb seem to be slowing down.

Congratulations. It looks like you cut the correct wire. ]

Something tells me this isn't going to be a lot of fun.

These Mademoiselles de Pourriture have provided us with another heart-pounding scenario!

I missed whatever game they engaged us with before. This one certainly seems as though... it will be something.

Any thoughts as to the puzzle?

I'm afraid I am more inclined to nature and the arts, myself. How does one go about solving a cipher, if it is such a puzzle?

[Starts writing the phrase they are meant to decode down, at least! "MYWWYXKVSDI SC K MEBCO. MYCYXKXDC KBO K ZBSCYX. DRKD GRSMR EXSAEOVI BOWKSXC GSVV KSN IYE."]

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We'll jus' have t'do our best.

I'm going to try.

[ Despite however foggy her head feels.]

What do you make of the scrambled messaged?

Maybe it's not completely scrambled? The letters in red could be "Round I."

Or maybe it's a shift in letters?

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"Well, guess we didn't need that wire. But don't worry~ We replaced it with something explosive."

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They are going to go with picking 5 for minor damage!

[ With a snicker-snack, the wire attached to the chosen button is cut. All that's left to do is wait.

It starts as a tingling, something scratching at your limbs and at the back of your mind like a mosquito that you just can't quite swat away. Annoying yet persistent.

It seems like you didn't quite pick the right wire, but at least the consequences aren't too dire. ]

Please choose 1-2 of the following status effects:
🎉 Extreme Gullibility
🎉 Hanahaki
🎉 Hallucinations
🎉 Kleptomania compulsion
🎉 Lose A Sense
🎉 Must Vocalize All Thoughts
🎉 Speech is Censored or Autocorrected
🎉 Super optimistic / Super pessimistic

Another one...

Although I love the opera I confess I have never attempted to read sheet music...

I know enough, but...

[ She's not smart enough for all of this. ]

. . . If we spell this out, though, the top says... 'Damage Control', however, doesn't it...?

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...Huh. Elephants Get Big Dirty Feet...

If we're readin' the notes on the staff first, the letters are D, A, M, A, G, E. "Damage Control."

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Round 1

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Round 2

Puzzle 2

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