[Game 21] Group 2

[arsgoetia]

After the blackout, a dim glow returns to the train car. You can feel yourselves still rattling along the tracks, and the world seems to be rushing by outside in bits and flashes, an occasional pulse of color. Some of that ambience starts to fill the train compartment with a sickly blue light.

Rattle, rattle. Rattle, rattle.

Most of you feel . . . fine, physically unhurt, just maybe a little hungover from what just hit you, like waking up with a headache and a dry mouth. You do have the memory of pain, of how that unpleasant, searing sensation pulsed through you; but it's just a shadow now.

For those that are spiritually or magically sensitive, something is definitely wrong. Your senses feel a little dulled and constricted, like a weight is pressing down on you.

There are two exits to your compartment: one moving up the train towards First Class and the conductor, the other leading back, where you know there's at least one more passenger car behind you.

On each door, there is a glowing sigil of a watchful eye, an unwavering and unpleasant blue.

Comments

[The Green Puzzle]

[arsgoetia]

The lasers seem to be blocking your way to the door that leads to the front of the train. They pulse with the same color of light as the discs located in various points around the compartment.

Re: [The Green Puzzle]

[monere]

[uhhhh what colors ... are the lasers pulsing specifically??]

Re: [The Green Puzzle]

[arsgoetia]

Green.

[monere]

[fiona still hasn't learned how to fucking read]

[she's looking around for the nearest light disc, before reaching to try and grab at it]

[arsgoetia]

The disc is firmly attached to the surface it is on. A burning, searing pain fills you as a word gets burned into the skin of your shin, but since you can't read, you might need someone else's help with that-

[monere]

[double ouchies]

[she seems more surprised than actually pained. tries letting go of the orb, to see if that removes it or changes anything?]

[ancestuous]

[made a noise of pain a moment before you initially touched your disc]

You - did you touch one?

[arsgoetia]

The word doesn't vanish when you let go, Naomi.

[monere]

Yup. What's up?

[ancestuous]

I did too. A word appeared on my arm - "formless" - but disappeared. Did it do the same?

[monere]

No? I can still feel it there.

[casually yanking one of her socks down to double check]

[arsgoetia]

The word end is written there, still throbbing painfully.

[monere]

[nice]

Is that what yours said?

[to Kaname]

[ancestuous]

No, this one says "end".

It's giving us more parts of the puzzle when we touch the lights.

[monere]

Huh. Are you up for trying to grab a different one?

[ancestuous]

Yes.

[he nods, then touches one on a window next to them]

[arsgoetia]

With a rush of relief, "End" vanishes from Naomi's leg, and as sears itself into Kaname's cheek.

Swoopy hair (who introduced himself to Bakura as Hale so I can finally use his name) comes over. "Oh, I see what you guys are doing. Need another set of hands?"

[ancestuous]

[a hiss of pain]

Y-yes. It would help. Ah - what does this say?

[he touches his cheek where it burns]

[arsgoetia]

"Ass. No, wait... as."

[monere]

"As". Is this going to be an anagram thing?

Re: [The Green Puzzle]

[ancestuous]

[picks up one of the green discs :?]

Re: [The Green Puzzle]

[arsgoetia]

The disc is firmly attached to whatever surface it is on.

The disc itself goes dull and dark as you touch it. You feel a searing pain on your forearm as a word appear to get slowly burned into: formless.

[ancestuous]

Ah--?!

[cries out in pain and yanks his sleeve down to see the word appear]

[arsgoetia]

As soon as Naomi touches another light, your word disappears, with a sweet relief from pain.

[ancestuous]

...

[stares at the the place in shock as the pain and word disappears]