Imeeji Idol Productions ([personal profile] idolpro) wrote2022-11-26 02:49 pm

Bomb Game: ☆ZRAEL 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! ]

glidinglight: (the wind and the fury)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] glidinglight 2022-11-27 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
WE'RE EXPECTED TO SOLVE FUCKING PUZZLES IN A PLACE THAT GIVES US PTSD!?

[ Lumine is going to take one of these busted up chairs in the corner

and bust it up some more by beating it against the wall until it breaks into chunks. ]
sangreine: sad :: face covered :: serious (undone)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] sangreine 2022-11-27 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ wow thanks game she was in the middle of something important!! ]

...At least it seems like we'll only be risking ourselves this time.

[ Sighs and looks at the thing ] I'm awful at this stuff. Sorry.
glidinglight: (paimon shut up)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] glidinglight 2022-11-27 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
No worries. I doubt I'm going to be much help in this situation either. There's clearly some sort of cypher, but... beyond that?

[ she shakes her head ]

This is going to be a mess.
sangreine: sad :: scared :: nervous (seeking redemption)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] sangreine 2022-11-27 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ She takes a breath. ]

All the highlighted letters in the poem are the 6th one in the line. Maybe that means something?
glidinglight: (suspicion)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] glidinglight 2022-11-27 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
And there are six letters in black on the top. Maybe six really does have some kind of significance...
sangreine: huh :: surprised (tell me)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] sangreine 2022-11-27 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe we could forwards six letters from the one listed in the code to decipher it? Or backwards.

Let's see, if we count backwards the first word at the bottom would be B-E-G-I-N-N... Beginning? Is that it?
glidinglight: (LE GASP)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] glidinglight 2022-11-27 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! I think you're on to something there. "Beginnings... are..."
sangreine: huh :: glancing (intent)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] sangreine 2022-11-27 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
..."always"
glidinglight: (hey what)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] glidinglight 2022-11-27 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
"less!"
sangreine: huh :: surprised (tell me)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] sangreine 2022-11-27 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Painful"
glidinglight: (hmm)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] glidinglight 2022-11-27 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Than."
sangreine: huh :: neutral :: surprised (on a clear day)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] sangreine 2022-11-27 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
"endings!"

....Okay, what do we do with that? Maybe it's the first button that won't make us blow up?
Edited 2022-11-27 03:03 (UTC)
glidinglight: (suspicion)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] glidinglight 2022-11-27 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
That seems like a logical guess. Either of the last two would be safe, and then the first two will be bad.
sangreine: happy (quiet laughter by enlaire)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] sangreine 2022-11-27 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
I'd feel more pleased if we actually had something more to go on.

Maybe if we translate the top letters, the ones in black boxes?
glidinglight: (dead eye 2)

Re: Discussion

[personal profile] glidinglight 2022-11-27 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm.... maybe...

[ translates, and ]

"Gothic." I guess... that goes along with the attitude of the poem. And our unit theme. But it's not what I'd exactly call helpful....

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