Bomb Game: Wild City edition

[idolpro]

[ 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! ]

Comments

Round 1

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Puzzle 1

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

Turn In

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Results

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Discussion

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Round 2

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Puzzle 2

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

Turn In

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Results

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Discussion

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Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

...fuck. [ well this certainly sucks. ] I feel like I would have more luck just messing around with the actual bomb and not having to solve a stupid puzzle.

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

Maybe a bad idea. You'll definitely blow us up.

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

Do you think you'll be able to keep us from blowing up by solving the puzzle? I'm asking genuinely. I... don't know what the hell we should be doing with this.

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

I...don't really get it but I'll do my best.

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

[ childe merely chuckles. ] I'm not the one that sends all my notes in code back home... [ meanwhile, most of the other harbingers... ] I'm... [ scratches his head and stares at the puzzle. ] I'm thinking the poem is the key for the code at the bottom... [ going to crank the two gears in his head for a few minutes. ]

There's got to be a reason the first letter of each sentence is... oh! [ takes out his phone and starts messing around in the notepad. ]

"The more strokes in a letter more dangerous it is. Length is also a factor."

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

So... strokes of the button letters?

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

I... think so? And maybe length into the alphabet? since I'm not sure what else that could mean.

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

Aheh, yeah I'm not sure. Let's go with it.

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

[ . . . ]

I... ah, hm. Most of these have a couple of strokes. [ drawing them in the air. ]

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

Well, if this is supposed to be an answer to the riddle, I'm guessing it should be animal from what you said.

...I don't know how to pick a button from that 'answer', though.

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

M would have the most strokes and is the furthest in the alphabet according to our earlier... guess of, well, everything. M would be the most dangerous. But is that actual M or the animal M, which would be N...

Re: Turn In

[skyshard]

M ...????

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

Is most dangerous on a bomb the right thing to do... but at the same time two buttons are the same which maybe means it's not one of those.

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

Like, most dangerous for the bomb? ...or it could mean the most dangerous for us. Honestly, I don't know anymore. I feel like the longer I think about the puzzle the more my brain hurts. [ he sighs. ] We're going to have to hit a button, right, so... we can pick one of the M's... and just hope our shot in the dark is alright.

SAFE

[idolpro]

[ 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. ]

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

[ pales. ] At least the other could be cracked... using force...

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

Aw man...

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

I can't read music, and unless you can, aibou, I'm not sure what we can do to solve this beyond... guess.

Re: Turn In

[childeishly]

3

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

I don't remember if I can read it or not, so your guess is as good as mine.

So, guessing works for me!

Major Status Effect

[idolpro]

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

Oh. Oh no. A red light beyond the glass starts blinking as a shrill sound pierces the air. The sound and lights intensity to an almost dizzying crescendo until it hits you full force - a push and a pull that seems to steal the breath from your lungs for a moment. And then all goes quiet.

Looks like that was the wrong wire to cut. ]

Please choose 1-2 of the following status effects:
🎊 Amnesia
🎊 Desire to Change Something About Yourself (aka Midlife Crisis)
🎊 Extreme Body Temperature Fluctuations ( Hot & Cold )
🎊 Forced Honesty ( you can lie but it's hard, and there's a physical ailment each time you do )
🎊 Heightened Emotions ( Prone to Anger / Affection )
🎊 Morality Flip
🎊 Powers Go Haywire
🎊 Temporary New Phobia

If you prefer, you can also choose 1-2 from the minor status effect category instead but you must choose at least 1 from the previous set:
🎉 Extreme Gullibility
🎉 Hanahaki
🎉 Hallucinations
🎉 Kleptomania compulsion
🎉 Lose A Sense
🎉 Must Vocalize All Thoughts
🎉 Speech is Censored or Autocorrected
🎉 Super optimistic / Super pessimistic

Re: Major Status Effect

[skyshard]

Extreme Body Temperature Fluctuations, Temporary phobia of...uhm... cats??

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

H- Hah. It's as good a solution as any, honestly. Shut your eyes, aibou, and I'm going to spin you around.

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

Huh?!

[ closing his eyes anyway already ]

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

Okay, let's pick the last M... it's also the furthest button to the right.

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

[ going to spin him! and then face him at the buttons. ] All of the buttons are in front of you. Just wander over blindly and choose one. Here's to hoping Lady Luck is on our side.

Re: Discussion

[skyshard]

O-kay! Just make sure I don't accidently hit two or something.

[ feels around for the first button he comes across. And that would be......


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3. ]

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

[ going to slide up behind him and join his hand on the button, so they can share the blame. ] 3 it is!

Re: Major Status Effect

[childeishly]

Amnesia & mmmmaybe powers go haywire i'm not complete decided

Re: Discussion

[childeishly]

Sound enough logic for me at this point. Let's do it. And worse comes to worse, and it seems like something may happen... I want you behind me, aibou.