Game 19 - Group B

[arsgoetia]

You are in a small, square room—no more than five or six paces across in either direction. The décor is cramped, black, and gothic a darkened library jammed so full of books and antiquated furniture that you have to be careful moving around to avoid everything.

There is a single window on one wall—covered with heavy red curtains for ambiance, but you can see that it's boarded over on the other side.

The second wall has two large bookcases full of nicely bound books. Between them is an unlit fireplace with a lintel that has several figurines and candlesticks on it, and above that, an absurdly large portrait of a very unfamiliar and gothic-looking noblewoman. Displayed prominently on the fireplace is also an antique gun. For some reason, the painting and the gun have garishly orange pieces of tape stuck to them.

The third wall has a lamp, a liquor cabinet, and a music box on a stand. There is a small stairwell here that goes straight up to the ceiling and then abruptly stops. The outlet for the lamp also has tape on it.

The final wall has a door, which is heavily padlocked, a grandfather clock.

The center of the room has a squat, round coffee table with a ouija board on it. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling, some sort of twisted monstrosity made from animal skulls.

Comments

DISCUSS

[arsgoetia]

Re: DISCUSS

[rootless]

...Oh hell no. [crouching on the windowsill like a flighty bird]

Re: DISCUSS

[innerdemon]

Uhhhh.

[LOOKS AROUND IN VISIBLE CONFUSION]

Why are we here. This isn't where we... mm.

Re: DISCUSS

[rootless]

[blinks at them and lifts a hand in greeting. ohhey.] Always a good question.

Re: DISCUSS

[wrongstory]

[what part of this disorienting melange of weird do i focus on, this is not where i remember being

vincent is staring wide-eyed at the chandelier]

Where—

Re: DISCUSS

[innerdemon]

[oh you're new. She's demon possessed btw you can probably see a heavy black smoke swirling in and around her]

Hey. Uh. I'm confused too but hopefully we can all just... figure this out together.

Re: DISCUSS

[rootless]

[maybe the tree spirit isn't too weird in comparison idk.] Hi.

Re: DISCUSS

[hardatwork]

[Aoi is dressed in a suit like a butler, what about you?]

It doesn't seem like anyone knows where this is.

Re: DISCUSS

[hardatwork]

Oh, goodness. Where is this?

Re: DISCUSS

[conatus]

[pulling his sweatshirt hood up with a yawn]

Augh, tacky.

EXPLORE

[arsgoetia]

Re: EXPLORE

[conatus]

[he's exploring that liquor cabinet if you get my drift]

Re: EXPLORE

[innerdemon]

[is there a planchette with the ouija board]

Re: EXPLORE

[wrongstory]

[taking a look at some of the books]

Re: EXPLORE

[hardatwork]

[the orange tape on a painting is odd. how close to the painting can I get?]

Re: EXPLORE

[rootless]

[yeah let's let the guy with no fucking clue what an ouija board is check that out]

Re: EXPLORE

[hardatwork]

[addressing everyone]

Okay... we're in a puzzle! So we have to search everything. I think we need a hands to the clock, but there's probably a lot more that's missing.

THE MUSIC BOX

[arsgoetia]

Elluka picks up the music box and winds it with the gold key. It ticks softly as it—

—. . . gets stuck.

The metal feels unpleasantly warm to Elluka's touch.

Re: THE MUSIC BOX

[innerdemon]

Uhh...

[lifts a hand]

I think I broke it? Someone else come take a look?

(frozen comment) END

[arsgoetia]

Abruptly, there is a click as the door opens up, sliding to reveal a very plain and brightly-lit hallway.

"Aww, time's up," says your friend. "You got a lot of stuff done, kids, I'm pretty impressed. Didn't quite finish up, but hey, that's okay. The killing you part was just a joke."

(frozen comment) Re: END

[conatus]

... thanks ...

(frozen comment) Re: END

[wrongstory]

[I HATE THIS]

Is— is there a penalty?

(frozen comment) Re: END

[rootless]

Ah... I'm glad of that, anyway. [just sort of faintly walking, with the music box is he even allowed to keep having this, who knows]

(frozen comment) Re: END

[innerdemon]

Oh... but? Uh. We can't just finish up anyway...?

(frozen comment) Re: END

[hardatwork]

A-ah...

[wiping tears from his face]

I... sort of figured...