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A ding goes over the intercom.

“Blue 1 has sought a way out.”

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SAORI: Saori immediately points at the garbage chute and declares, “Someone should stick their head down there!” STAR: "Okay!" They move over to it. ALEKSEJ: Aleksej frowns at the garbage chute and ignores Saori. Rather, he begins by pacing around the room, looking for any immediate hazards. STAR: 🌠, without any concern for her own safety, looks into the garbage chute . Wow. Fascinating. SAORI: “Thanks, ahihihi~!” Saori then proceeds to leave 🌠 for dead and whips open the silverware cabinet to look around . ALEKSEJ: Satisfied that there's nothing that's going to kill him immediately in here, Aleksej searches the closet. SAORI: “I think, as soon as we find anything… we should holler as loud as we can! <O-kay?>“ ALEKSEJ: "Of course. Should I find a thing of use I will notify you both." STAR: "That sounds <<WONDERFUL>> ...! I'll be sure to do so as well~" SAORI: “Ok! There’s a bunch of plates with letters and numbers in here! Weird! Also, there’s a safe on top, but I can’t reach it, bububu…” ALEKSEJ: "Safe? Perhaps there is code or key nearby." SAORI: “Hmm… you’re tall, right? Can you see it?” STAR: 🌠 calls out into the garbage chute a semi-loud, "Hellooooo!" to check via sound if the chute is deep . She turns her head when Saori starts speaking, and raises an eyebrow. "OOo, how interesting!" SAORI: “‘Cos we can see if we need letters or numbers to open it!” SAORI: “Since there’s both with these plates, ahihihi~!” ALEKSEJ: Aleksej glances at the inside of the closet, before pulling away to go over to Saori. He uses is impressive height for good and tries to retrieve the safe!! STAR: After checking the depth of the garbage chute, 🌠 goes over and checks the table-- on top and underneath it. ALEKSEJ: The safe is retrieved! Aleksej staggers under the weight of it, but holds out. He plunks it down on the one of the tables. ALEKSEJ: "There. Is done." No sweat. SAORI: Saori is just chillin waiting for the safe. She cheers enthusiastically when he pulls it down! And goes for a hi-five! “Yaaay~! You’re so strong!" SAORI: She then checks to see what the input on the safe is. STAR: 🌠 perks her head up. "Ooo! So this is the safe... hehe." She leaves the safe stuff to the others. ALEKSEJ: Aleksej returns to the closet. "It seems there are... papers, here." He tries to get a closer look but his armor bangs against the frame of the wardrobe. "Nine, I believe. Pinned on wall." SAORI: “Hmm… this safe has a weird grid, and if you push the buttons, they change into a star, a crescent, or a sun!” STAR: The illusionist stays beside the chairs and tables, seeming to observe them with interest. "Is that so? Numbers... ahh! By the way, there are numbers on the chairs~ as well as the tables having plus symbols. What a strange room! Ahehe." ALEKSEJ: "Here, I see magazine cover with words Spell and The emphasised. Some code, perhaps?" ALEKSEJ: "Many cryptic things in this room." STAR: "Perhaps! Let's discover more of the ROOM before we conclude what is what~" STAR: 🌠 goes ahead and investigates the tables just to have this here. STAR: "Hey-- come take a look at this, darlings!" 🌠 gestures to the other two with a dramatic flair to where the tables and chairs were. Then she goes over and examines the stools . ALEKSEJ: "How have found something?" Once again Aleksej pauses his own invstigation, and moves over to Shooting Star. ALEKSEJ: "Is what?" STAR: 🌠 goes back to the tables just to gesture to what's on it after briefly looking at the stools. "I think we have to add these numbers together from the looks of it-- they all have different numbers, and like... with that addition sign between them on the table, I think we need to add them together. I don't know what good it'll come from this, but it seems very important! Hee hee." SAORI: Saori was just zoning the fuck out for a couple minutes I guess. Playing with the safe. “Hmm… if you put in all stars, it doesn’t work! Eh— what are you doing?!!” She scurries over to look at whatever they’re looking at. STAR: "Hello, small one! Look at this table-- ain't it neat?" SAORI: “Oh!Are those numbers?" SAORI: “Maybe… they go with the plates!” SAORI: “And they spell something!" STAR: "Oooo? Let's try that then!" SAORI: “Ahihihi, doesn’t that sound <smart>?” STAR: "Indeed! <Intellegence>!" ALEKSEJ: Aleksej just silently nods along. All sounds good. He's shit with numbers though so he leaves it to them. SAORI: “Here, if you read the numbers, I’ll plate it up!” She does an action-hero pose and runs back over to the cabinet. ALEKSEJ: Aleksej gives one last look into the closet. "Words here say, Spell The In Truth Letters Red. Perhaps another code. I do not know what is." He closes the closet doors. That's done now. STAR: "O-K~!" 🌠 says, as they move over to the chairs. "Uhh, the first number is 1 if we add the chair numbers! Then 12!" SAORI: “Well, the plate letters are red~!” SAORI: i had to google 12th letter of alphabet ALEKSEJ: "Letters are red? They must spell a thing. A-L? I am poor at your language, I am not of help with such things." SAORI: “Oh, should I speak English?" ALEKSEJ: "Mm, I am less bad in English, but not so good either. But I should not want to hinder you." STAR: "We're getting somewhere! The next one is also 12! Then 26! 0? Wait, huh? 0 + 0 is zero, isn't it?" ALEKSEJ: He clanks his way over to the two others anyway to see what they're up to. SAORI: “No, no, it’s fine! I had to get a woooorldly education, you know? <We’re matching the numbers on the chairs to the letters of the alphabet!>” SAORI: Her English is actually pretty good, but heavily accented. SAORI: “A-L-L-Y?" STAR: "Ally, hm?" ALEKSEJ: "Ally? <The green woman spoke of... ally and betray, no?>" STAR: 🌠 goes over to the second table. "Ahh, that's true, that's true. Maybe this one will mean betray if it goes with the pattern of things, no? Ohoho~!" She clears up her voice. "16 is next!" SAORI: “What are we meant to do with that, huh?” SAORI: “P!” SAORI: “Give me a P!" STAR: "0! Well, it's not a P, but it's something! After the 0 is 19, 0, and 12!" ALEKSEJ: Aleksej veeeery slowly counts on his fingers. ALEKSEJ: "L?" ALEKSEJ: "P-L?" SAORI: “Isn’t 19 S?" SAORI: “P-blank-S-blank-I!” ALEKSEJ: "P-S-I? What is this word?" STAR: "P-S-I.... that's greek, isn't it?" ALEKSEJ: Oh, great, more languages. ALEKSEJ: "I am not knowing Greek at all." SAORI: “Oh, I thought it was pounds per inch or something! Science stuff!" SAORI: “Boooring~!" STAR: "Well, it's like, a letter in the greek alphabet! I only know this because I was looking up ~cool~ symbols for my stage name. It looks like a pitch fork." SAORI: “Hmm… pitchfork? Weird!” SAORI: “I did not see any pitchforks!" SAORI: “Perhaps we missed something… was there anything in the garbage?" ALEKSEJ: "Ah, I understand! Is like Ш {Sha} in Karakh. What is Greek letter to do with all of this?" SAORI:  “…Ahihihi, I guess so!" Public Clue: There are 5 faint circles on each of the tables. STAR: "I didn't go in it, but I could tell that it wasn't deep! What, do you want me to go inside it? What if I don't get out! Y'know, I always have a back-up plan in case my magic tricks go WRONG but..." SAORI:  Saori looks closer.. at the circles?? SAORI:  “Maybe… if we put the plates in them?" STAR: 🌠 also examines the faint circles just to satisfy her curiosity. SAORI:  “But I think there’s only one L plate…” ALEKSEJ "Plates have letters, yes? They spell word?" ALEKSEJ "Hmm, but more than five plates." SAORI: “Well, if we pick the ones that spell the words and then leave a space for the spaces…" STAR "That makes sense! Let's try it-- if we don't get it then it's not like we're going to die or anything morbid like that!"Or will you? SAORI:  “So A-L-L-Y-0… P-0-S-0-I!” SAORI:  “Also, there were two sets of plates and I totally didn’t notice!" SAORI:  “So we have two Ls~!" STAR: "OOoo! Nice! Put them on then~!" SAORI:  Can we just be like.. theres a montage.. they do that Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it!Believe it! STAR: they all just Put Plates On The dam Circles There's a click noise, and it comes from above. The noise is the sound of a piece of paper falling from the ceiling. Who will read it? ALEKSEJ: Aleksej is tallest SAORI: Grab it SAORI: Reach for the stars ALEKSEJ: He catches the paper! STAR: SWEET CATCH! SAORI:  Saori cheers. STAR: 🌠 applauds him! SAORI:  She goes for a hi-five again even though he rejected her last time. ALEKSEJ: Aleksej extends his gauntlet in an awkward high five. ALEKSEJ: "'Put the unused plates in the tray return'. Where is this thing?" SAORI:  “Let’s throw some plates~!" ALEKSEJ: "I would advise you not to throw plates." SAORI:  “Star-chan, do you know plate tricks?" STAR "Absolutely! Throw them to me!" ALEKSEJ: Aleksej suddenly frowns, and regards his teammates.  "It occurs at me now that I did not do introduction in previous room. My deep apology." SAORI:  “Al-right! I’ve got a killer aim!” She starts.. throwing the plates… in the cabinet… to Star. SAORI:  “Ooh! Is that right?" SAORI:  “Sao-ri Ki-mi-ya-ma! SHSL Kyu-do-ka!” ALEKSEJ: "My name is Aleksej Aleksandrovich Tsezarov, Captain of Karakh Royal Guard. Is pleasure to meet you, Miss Kiriyama." SAORI:  “Kimi!” STAR: 🌠 catches every single plate, and juggles them-- to the point where she's just making a circle. She squints for a moment, and slowly moves towards where the tray return is, but continues juggling when Aleksej starts speaking. "🌠! 🌠 is my preferred name-- but you can just call me <SHOOTING STAR~!> I am the resident ILLUSIONIST~! A MAGICIAN! The manipulator of perception! Hee hee." ALEKSEJ: "Ah, Miss Kimi. And as well to you, er, Shooting Star." STAR: could you imagine if 🌠 just broke all the plates Vrrrrrrrrrr. The return instantly turns on when it recognizes force. It's going to take awhile until the plates return, maybe. So continue introducing yourselves. SAORI:  “Wait, no, it’s Kimi-yama! But you said Kiri! So I was helping~! Your name is really long, though… what should I call you?” SAORI:  “Lexi-san!” ALEKSEJ: "...Ah, my apology. Miss Kimiyama. You may call me Tsezarov. Or Aleksej, I am supposing." SAORI: “Tse— ser… Tsez… hmmm!!” ALEKSEJ: "ツェザロヴ," he says, enunciating it more in line with Japanese. SAORI: She says that. SAORI: But adds -chan. ALEKSEJ: Good job. ALEKSEJ: Aleksej doesn't like the -chan but doesn't show it. STAR: 🌠 is gonna take her sweet time with returning all of these damn plates that's for sure. She starts to put back the plates by a slow... slow process of trying not to break them as she continues to juggle them in her hands. Eventually she puts them ALL BACK. Finally. Liberation As soon as all the plates are in, they return 1 minute later, after a saori-induced-awkwardness. A NOTE COMES BACK It's a 3x3 combination! I'm sure Saori would like to do the honors of pushing in the combo STAR: 🌠 gives Saori the note. SAORI: Ok saori types in the combination enthusiastically after reading the note. Inside the safe is one keycard, and 3 pieces of paper for each of the people in the room. ALEKSEJ: "Ah, what is this?" ALEKSEJ: Takes one of the papers. Each of the papers say "Ally Psi." that means you can share the message you found in the puzzle room with others, if you wish. STAR: "Eh-- stuff? Sweet!" She takes one of the papers as well-- and the keycard just to examine it too. ALEKSEJ: "<Ally Psi>. I do not understand." The keycard is BLUE, just like the door. STAR: "Let's just keep it for reference, hmm?" Sweet. Nice keycard. "This keycard is blue-- maybe it opens the blue door thing whatever? Or something like that. Pffthehehe." STAR: I'm fuckign stupid 🌠 goes over to the door that is CLEARLY Blue and opens it up . Is this the gateway to liberation? The door opens, and it stays open. The door will not be closing, so you can leave or return here whenever you wish. (Star could also jump down the disposal too. Either or.)

You've sought a way out!

STAR: Just to satisfy their curiosity, 🌠 goes down the damn garbage chute instead of leaving, y'know, like a normal person.

ALEKSEJ: "So, is open. Was not so hard, yes?" Aleksej heads toward the door now. This place it too small for a guy wwearing big armor.

SAORI: Saori runs over and yells down the chute after her “ARE YOU DEAD?!"

STAR: Silence... nah I'm fucking with you. "Nah! Not really! I think I fell a good height, but I'm good! I mean, it doesn't hurt to say the least!"

SAORI: “What’s down there?”

STAR: "Hell."

SAORI: “Eh?!!"

STAR: "Not really-- it's just garbage as usual!"

SAORI: “Tsezarov-chan, should we help her?!”

SAORI: saori stomps her foot on the ground

SAORI: like a child

SAORI: “Star-chan, how are you going to get out?”

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A ding goes over the intercom.

“Blue 2 has sought a way out.”

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MOTOKO: "Alright! Aren't you two excited to get started!?" Motoko claps her hands together and jumps, obviously revving her engines. "I'm Motoko, by the way! Motoko Higashikokubaru!" YVAIN: Yvain makes a face that clearly states that he is not ready for anything whatsoever. His arms are crossed over his chest and he's trying to become a turtle and duck into his scarf. "Fuck no." He scoffs, "Why the hell would I be excited to be trapped in a fuckin' room? It's bullshit that's what it is!" He pauses thoughtfully, "Yvain Snell." NATSUME: "I believe this must be part of the experiment, and what we signed up for." Natsume pipes up, adjusting their shades. "I am Natsume Oyama. It is a pleasure to work with you two. Ah, and I am the SHSL Medic..." They figure they should introduce that too. They weren't exactly famous or anything that one might know otherwise. MOTOKO: "Aaaaaw, you're no fun, Yvain!" She puffs out her cheeks and huffs, acting like a small child. "If we have a positive mindset, we'll be just fine!" Turning to Natsume, her eyes light up. "Ooooh! You're so cool and mysterious! Medic...that's super deee duper helpful too!" Falling silent for a moment, she questions whether or not to tell them her talent. She quickly decides against it and hops over to the long table closest to the door, looking to see if there's anything Cool And Neat. YVAIN: Yvain only rolls his eyes and mutters something in what sounds like Taiwanese and it doesn't sound nice, but he perks up at  Natsume's introduction. "Medic, huh?" He mumbles and nods, "I'm the SHSL Chemist. I look forward to working with you."  Just no in this room. While Motoko is off doing what she's doing, Yvain chooses to slide away from the others and investigate the silverware cabinet, opening it and rummaging around its contents to see if anything there is helpful. NATSUME: Natsume looks just a little surprised at Motoko calling them 'cool', or at least their eyebrows raise at it. They nod to the two of them and then decide to get to work! They wouldn't stand around without helping. They go ahead and check out the closet, if they can open it. MOTOKO: "Whoa! This is neat!" She claps her hands, impressed by her findings. "Aaaaw, you two have cool talents~! If you want mine...you'll have to guess! Hehe~!" Done with the tables, Motoko moves over to the garbage chute...and attempts to just stick her head in it. Nice one. YVAIN: "Not interested." Yvain calls out sharply from his spot near the cabinets, frowning at Motoko, "We're hear to perform an experiment, not playing a guess game." He turns his attention from the silverware drawer for a moment to the table furthest from the door, looking on its top and underneath it for anything as well. MOTOKO: Motoko, for whatever reason, reaches in the chute and grabs something. "Nice!" NATSUME: "That would be rather difficult. There are many different talents you could be..." Natsume seems a little distracted as they flip through some papers they found in the closet. NATSUME: "Spell the...?" Natsume mutters something quietly and flips through more pages. They might be here for a while. MOTOKO: Motoko picks up her trash and walks over to see Natsume. "Hi! Whatcha looking at? Hmm~?" NATSUME: "Oh, Higashikokubaru-san," Natsume turns their head. "Just some newspapers. They do not seem especially interesting, but some have highlighted words." They look back to their reading and flip through the last of the pages. MOTOKO: "Whoa! You're so formal you're actually gonna call me by my surname? Impressive!" She hums under her breath. "Oh? Like what kinda words?" NATSUME: I can't wait to have to look up Motoko's surname every time Natsume talks to her. "Oh, well, I figured that would only be proper... The pages say 'spell the in truth letters red'... Spell the truth in red letters? Have you seen any letters, Higashikokubura-san?" MOTOKO: I'm so sorry for what I've done. "Oh! Hmm...nope! I did find some numbers, though! And a broken pen!" Great. NATSUME: "Well, I am sure those are vital to solving this...! Though I am not sure how." Natsume sets the papers back down for others who might like to take a look. "What did the numbers say?" The chairs silently cry. No one has investigated them yet, so no one knows what they say... MOTOKO: "They were all numbered, and then the table had a plus dividing them!" She seems very proud of herself. "We can totally do this! I'm so pumped!" The chairs cry, and Motoko feels their pain, she goes to investigate them Closely. NATSUME: Natsume nods and then looks at the walls, probably looking a little silly doing so. MOTOKO: "8, 10, 8, 3 and 0! Then 7, 3, 4, 2 and 1!" She poses, proud of herself. NATSUME: Natsume looks back to her. "Oh, interesting. I do not suppose you are a SHSL Mathematician and would know what they mean?" Because Natsume doesn't. They move to check the cabinet of silverware. MOTOKO: "Hehe~! Sadly, nope! Guess we'll have to keep looking! Nice guess though, but I'm pretty bad at anything past simple addition and subtraction." She now goes over to the farther table and looks at it, Closely. MOTOKO: She now looks at........the Chairs at said table. MOTOKO: "5, 7, 1, 1 and 8! Aaaaand 3, 2, 3, 4 and 11!" She poses Again! She is Proud NATSUME: "... I found something? The plates here seem to correspond numbers and letters..." Natsume rubs their chin. "And there is a safe." Which they can't reach. They look back to her. "I wonder if we are supposed to do math?" MOTOKO: "Awesome! That's suuuper helpful, Natsume-san!" She smiles widely at them, offering a peace sign "Maybe? There are plus signs...so maybe we gotta add them up?" YVAIN: Yvain perks up. Math? He's good at math. He can totally do math. "If it asks us to spell the truth in red, that absolutely has to do with those plates," He murmurs half to himself and half to the others, "Maybe...we should try pulling out the plates with the corresponding numbers of the chairs first? If they don't spell anything, we might have to add them?" MOTOKO: "Oh! What a good idea!" She smiles "You're so smart!" MOTOKO: Motoko goes to the plates and looks over them. And also she takes out a notepad from her bag to jot down the numbers / letters. YVAIN: "I know that!" Yvain scoffs, but despite his confident answer his face is totally burning red with embarrassed pride at the compliment. He walks to the silverware cabinet to help Motoko out with the plates. YVAIN: "It looks like the letters we have according to the plates are H, J, C, G, D, B, A, F, G, E, and K not including the repeating ones." Yvain observes with a grimace, "They don't spell jack shit..." YVAIN: Yvain quickly scurries over to the table closest to the door to examine the chairs there for any numbers as well. His little chemist mind is doing 15 things at once save him he loves being productive. MOTOKO: Motoko begins to scribble like an absolute madman, and finally turns her book around to show Yvain and Natsume. "Assuming it's...A equals 1 and so on... 15 13 5 7 and 1, OMEGA! And 8 9 4 5 and 19, HIDES!" YVAIN: Yvain does the math in his head instead of scribbling it down because he's ridiculous, but nods. "Yep, that's right, and it even forms words! But..." He makes a face, "What the absolute fuck does that mean? Omega hides?" MOTOKO: "Hehe~! No idea! But we figured it out, right? Soooo...what do we do next?" Public CLUE: There are 5 faint circles on each of the tables. NATSUME: Ten years late, but back when Motoko threw them a peace sign, they held up an awkward one back, imitating her. Natsume claps their hands together after the two of them do the math and figure out the spelling. "Oh, we solved part of it then? That is good." Then they look back to the cabinets. Can they use a chair to reach the safe? You cannot pick up the chairs right now! However, you could use a stool! NATSUME: Natsume will try to use a stool after realizing the chairs are locked in place. Natsume is able to reach the safe. MOTOKO: Motoko stares at the faint circles. She's helping. NATSUME: "... I do not know the combination to this." No luck hoping it was the words they just learnt. They hop off the stool and wander over to look at the circles too. There are 5 faint circles on each of the tables. That's the only available information. YVAIN: Yvain looks over at the circles and tilts his head. "What if we put the lettered plates we need in each spot?" NATSUME: "Oh! That is a great idea." Natsume nods. Thank you, Yvain... They were just staring blankly at it. MOTOKO: "Oh! Makes sense." She winks. "Let's do that!" YVAIN: "Of course it was!" He huffs, but he turns red again. This boy is clearly good at accepting compliments. Yvain puts out the plates to spell OMEGA on the first table as quick as he can. YVAIN: Sweet. Awesome. He feels proud of himself for this idea. Yvain moves to the second table and grabs the plates needed for the next word. He quickly spells out 'HIDES' on the five spots on the second table. Hooray for english being your first language. Latin is fun. The answer is correct! The CLICK noise you hear once the S is placed confirms that. Once you hear that click, a piece of paper falls from the ceiling. MOTOKO: "Ooooo! What does it say!" YVAIN: Yvain jumps at the click and reaches out to take the falling piece of paper. He reads it to see what it says. YVAIN: "It says we gotta put the rest a' the plates we didn't use in the tray return." Yvain grimaces, pointing to the machine right next to the garbage chute, "That thing I think." NATSUME: "Oh, that seems easy enough..." Natsume moves to look at the tray return. Does it seem normal? Not locked or anything? NATSUME: Natsume will try to put the unused plates in the tray return. Vrrrrr... There they go. It'll take awhile for anything to happen, so in the meantime, you should take a break to talk to your teammates YVAIN: Oh yay. Awkward standing around and making conversation. Yvain's favorite thing. And when he says favorite thing he's saying it very sarcastically. He goes into turtle mode again, crossing his arms and dipping his head into his scarf with a huff of impatience. MOTOKO: "Yaaaaay~! We did it!" Motoko holds out both of her hands and waits for a high five YVAIN: Yvain watches Motoko hold out her hand and just. Stares at it for a really long time with a confused expression. Slowly he gets the signal though and just kind of. Reaches out his hand and weakly paps it against hers. Gentle pap... The plates come back! On top of the plates is a piece of paper. YVAIN: Ohhh yay more science. Yvain moves to pick up and read the piece of paper. It's a combination! It's for a 3x3 grid. NATSUME: Natsume takes a moment and then returns Motoko's high five, almost as awkwardly as Yvain does. "Yes, we have done it." MOTOKO: Motoko's eyes practically light up when they high five her "Yeeeeeah! Hehe~! We're awesome!" YVAIN: Motoko got paired up with two awkward beans of people I'm so sorry. But yes! Success! They have a code. "I'm gonna guess this is bein' for the safe." He decides, handing it over to Natsume, "Could you put it in?" He feels like he's not going to reach it even with a stool and that is not something he's about to face anytime soon. NATSUME: "Oh! Yes, of course." Natsume looks a little surprised but takes the paper. They step back up on the stool with the paper in their hand and look at it. MOTOKO: motoko doesnt even care if theyre awkward she's having fun)) Time to type in the combination! NATSUME: Natsume types in the combination.

Congrats! You've found your way out! Inside of the safe is a keycard, to open the blue door, and 3 pieces of paper for each participant.

Each of the papers say "Omega Hides." That means you can share the message you found with the other participants.

MOTOKO: "Hehe~! Nice! Now we can get out...!" She throws up TWO peace signs YVAIN: Yvain sticks his nose up with a smirk. "Finally, of course we can get out!" He huffs, "Without me this would have taken ya'll twice as fucking long I bet, jesus shit." NATSUME: Natsume picks up the items and distributes the papers to Motoko and Yvain. "I suppose this is the key to get out?" YVAIN: Yvain offers a nod. "Yeah it's a keycard ya just. Swipe at the thing and-" He makes an awkward swipey hand movement to imitate what he's talking about, his face rather distressed as he explains. MOTOKO: Motoko takes the paper and places it in her bag. She then takes her notepad and very Quickly doodles, turning the paper to reveal 3 tiny doodles ("Chibis" if you will. that hurt to type ngl) of the Blue 2 squad giving each other a high five! Motoko looks happy in the centre while Yvain looks like he's ready to kill someone and Natsume just looks tired. NATSUME: Natsume hardly even has a visible face, so that's inevitable. They hold a hand up to their mouth as if they might be gasping underneath the mask. "Is that us? It is adorable!" YVAIN: Yvain merely squints at the image for a long time with a sour face and quirks an eyebrow at it. "...Yeah. It's pretty cute." He agrees, burying his face into his scarf again to hide his reddening cheeks. MOTOKO: "Mhmm!" Motoko jumps in place excitedly, tilting her head as she smiles widely "Yep! It's us! I'm glad you two like it, hehe~! You're both fun to draw!" YVAIN: "A-Anyways!" Yvain squeaks and clears his throat, "Come on, lets get the fuck out of here alright? I'm tired of being jammed in this one room, jesus christ." His smol legs make a beeline for the door, tucking his own paper into his lab coat pocket as he goes. NATSUME: "Are you a SHSL Artist, Higashikokubaru-san? Ah, my apologies, Snell-san..." Natsume hops off the stool and walks over to the door to unlock it with the keycard. MOTOKO: "Heehee...well...sorta! I draw something...very specific~!" YVAIN: "....Chibis?" Yvain guesses with a tilt of his head. MOTOKO: "Nope! Uuuh...think of it like this! I draw...a lot, and tell stories with it!" NATSUME: "Oh, so you are a writer too! What kind of stories?" MOTOKO: "...Romance, mostly...!" She looks a lil nervous "Heehee..." YVAIN: "A...fantasy romance novel illustrator?" Yvain tries again. MOTOKO: "...Well...s-sometimes..." Sweaty "Romance is what I do! But...the other genres...depend on my m-mood!"

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A ding goes over the intercom.

“Green 2 has sought a way out.”

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JUN N: "Honestly..." Jun started to complain, but it quickly died off. Honestly, he got such bad feelings from this, he couldn't help but think this was just weird. Why did Hopes Peak even bother to invest in such an expensive looking project? When they arrived in the changing room, he couldn't help but wonder. Why? Why did they have to do a stupid puzzle? Before he went off to investigate the laundry basket. He made sure to tell his partners some encouragement, with an unintentional hostile tone. "You two better put effort into this! This is a group project! If you two slow me down... Well... Uh.." He paused, "Uh, try our best..." Was he being rude...? He hoped not.

A-KO: Being forced into a group was already bad enough but with these two it was even worse. Disgusting. She hoped they didn't stand too close to her. One, she'd dubbed the pretty one, had already begun running their mouth, as she mentally hissed them away. "N-no one asked you to bark orders, you nasty normie. Geh." she spat with venom. Skulking away from the fellow, she checks the lockers, and makes a note to ignore him in the future. JUN N: "....?" Who... Leaves a pole... in a laundry basket? Nevermind that, was he just insulted? Him? Insulted? "Okay that's not nice." Normie Nishiji wasn't too happy with that comment, but nevermind that! They have to work around the differences! They gotta! Jun set the base of the pole on top of the bench, and while he was there he might as well check the benches thoroughly.

JUN N: Jun hesitates, why is there a number combination on a bench? Okay... Jun checks the base of the pole, is there a number on this? Maybe? Hopefully?

HANSUKE: "We ssseem to be finding...p-poles." Hansuke points out the, quite frankly, obvious. "P-perhapsss we have to...put them together, I'd asssume?" Hanuke checks out the mirror, however, to see if there's anything noteworthy there! JUN N: "If I was too assume, we need to collect the small poles to make a giant pole... Also there's a combination on the benches, we also need to find some sort of number key too..." He was trying his best to comprehend the situation, "Maybe we need to combine the pole to reach something?"

HANSUKE: Hansuke tries pushing the mirror, and if that doesn't work, pulling on it.  "Mmaybe the p-pole will ssspell out a...number c-code or sssomething?" JUN N: "Oho! That's a good idea! And here I was thinking you were..." No, don't finish that sentence. Jun went over to the changing rooms, is there anything over there? He wouldn't want to say something rude to Hansuke, they look like a crybaby... A-KO: Is that how it is? They're gonna pretend she's not here? Typical of normal people, she supposes. Must just be like a bug to them or something. She keeps to herself and clutches to the pole, saying nothing, and contributing nothing.

HANSUKE: Hansuke awkwardly looks at A-ko. "U-uhm...c-can you try fiddling around with th-thisss? I can't seem to find anything..." JUN N: "Wow... I wonder what these rooms are used for..." Jun stared in wonder, was he joking? It was kind of hard to tell. Jun tries to use the pole base on the latch, can it reach?!

A-KO: Her shoulders raise up to her ears being talked to. Who is this rabbit-hearted creature? They don't care about her anyway. She makes a sound and then approaches the mirror. A-ko knocks against it with a gentle rap of her hand to see how sturdy it is. Maybe it's a seeeecret compartment mirror. "D-don't stare. It's gross." she snipes at Hansuke, for no real reason, despite them possibly not looking at all. HANSUKE: Hansuke let's out a startled noise and covers both of their eyes with their hands, stuttering out an apology. JUN N: "Hey! You! Akkers! You have the other part of the pole, right? I was thinking if we combined the parts, maybe we can reach this switch thing!" Jun didn't mean to give her a nickname, it was just... Unintentional he swears. "I don't think we're getting anywhere with two parts of a pole, so wanna combine them?

A-KO: "D-don't give me a nickname like you're so familiar! Gross! Disgusting popular riajuu creatures should know their place!" She shrieks, spitefully throws the pole at his feet for the simple reason she doesn't want to get near him. HANSUKE: "H-hey...!" Hansuke makes a gap between their fingers so they can look at Jun and A-ko. "P-pleassse we...shouldn't fight so early i-in. A-ko-san." They turn to A-ko. "Y-you're the tallessst of us all, b-but even then that'sss...not as tall as we need it to be. J-Jun-san." They turn to Jun. "Y-you're taller than me. Y-you two...need to s-stack and try a-and reach thhhat latch. I thhhink." JUN N:Jun stared at Akkers, did she just throw a pole at him?! What if he died?! What if he slipped and died Akkers!?  "Hey! That's not cool!" He muttered as he hesitantly tried to pick it up, making weary eye contact with the reserve course student the entire time, fearing she would throw another pole at him. Hesitantly, he tried to combine the poles. A-KO: She, carefully, and with meaning, sticks out her tongue at Jun, hopefully as he's distracted with the pole. JUN N: Jun wondered, "Hey guys... What if I... Smashed the pole against the mirror?" He was seriously considering this course of action... He... Wanted... To... Smash that Mfin Mirror. HANSUKE: "NO!" Hansuke composes themself "W-wait. Lemme...t-try something." Hansuke presses their face against the glass. Like. They're trying to see if it's a one-way mirror and u can see smth on the other side A-KO: Stifles a laugh at that, because they look kinda silly doing that.

It seems they're looking silly for nothing. Nothing secret is visible other than what's been and being currently featured on the mirror.

A-KO: A-ko shoves Hansuke out of the way wordlessly to look at the mirror and see if that shows anything in reverse that'd be of interest. JUN N "See anything Hansies? If not... I think we should try breaking it." Come on... Let him break it.

HANSUKE: "We're n-not breaking it yet." Hansuke says firmly Hansuke tries feeling around the edges of the mirror A-KO: A-ko backs away, deciding she is too close to humankind for her taste before eyeing Jun once more. "D-didn't you make a big pole...? Sh-shouldn't you do something with that? Other than compensate for something, I mean... lmao..." JUN N: "Oh, okay..." Jun's shoulders slouch down, and he decides no point in beating a dead horse. He... He's been insulted, beaten, and now he. He cannot bare to continue conversing with these two bullies and here he was being a good person.... He tried using the large pole on the switch in the changing room. Please be tall enough....

JUN N: "... This is ridiculous!" He was a good person! He tried his best to pull his weight around here and this is how the world betrays him? By just... Maybe if he was like some kind of slimey talent agent or serious knight then he could reach it, but he was blessed with the beautiful and tiny appearance. He was delicate, and he sure had thin skin and one hell of a delicate heart. "I need another part... This pole is too short... You two, have you seen anything tall enough? Or is someone supposed to get on the others back? I'd prefer not to do that kind of heavy stuff." HANSUKE: "W-woahh...." Hansuke claps their hands nervously together. "A-ko-san, w-wasssn't that a bit...m-mean?" They sigh. Not their place to say anything, though.

HANSUKE: "I-I definitely w-won't be able to sssupport A-ko-sssan's weight, and I d-don't think ssshe w-wantssss me to sit on her shoulders..." Hansuke shifts awkwardly. A-KO:"Have ... have you seen me? Do I look like I could support a person?" A-ko shows off pathetic chicken-bone arms. That sad sort that might snap when forced to carry something heavier than a game console. She goes back to the lockers to see if any are numbered in any way.

HANSUKE :Hansuke checks the changing rooms. A-KO: Like me, A-ko thinks. This reminds her of a Sonic fanfiction. "G-geh... something's up here..." JUN N:  "Hey... Does anybody else see that?" He has the pole, he is the strongest person in the room. He has the advantage, time to take the shot Jun. Desperately, Jun flailed the pole around trying to knock the thing off the lockers. HANSUKE: Hansuke slides over to check the hook Like they trip and fall and slide over the floor JUN N: "We have a hook... Well it's an improvement at least." Can... He be a pirate...? No wait this isn't the time, "Uh what should we do with it...?" HANSUKE: "C-can you attach it to th...the pole? Or maybe th-the hook thing over here...?" Hansuke motions at the thing in the changing room JUN N: "... What can we try it on though?" Jun paused, "Oh, you're right..." And so the super hero Pole Man, tried attaching the hook to the pole, and tried his best to maybe. Just maybe. Reach that switch. HANSUKE: Hansuke claps triumphantly. "We're...w-we're doing it!" Teamwork! JUN N: "Teamwork?" Jun paused, "Well I would assume so... You know outside of all the bickering and childish name calling." He totally did not side eye A-ko when he said that last part. Why would he do that? He would never. A-KO: "Isn't this just common sense... rofl, you normal people feel the need to pat yourselves on the back for every little thing." She snorts, mostly speaking to herself, as she opts to lean on a wall. JUN N: "What are you like twelve? You're like that wannabe cool guy who isolates themselves from the group because they're too jaded to enjoy fun. Also what the hell is a rawfull?" Jun truly didn't understand what a "rofl" was. You kids and your internet language. Was it smart to argue with someone? Absolutely not. Was it worth it? No. Was it fun? Kind of. A-kO: H-huh? Are you talking to me... hhhh... it's speaking to me..." A-ko frowns and as she runs a hand through her hair, her glasses fall onto her face and bobble onto her nose. She sheepishly looks around the area, shoulders tightened around her ears before opting to just look away. "You want me to just get along with some strangers? D-don't make me laugh. Friendship and pure intentions are stuff out of anime. You just want me to drop my guard so you can harass me. W-well it's not going to work so there! L-O-L, you newb." JUN N: "... What? Why are you getting so embarrassed? Also pure intentions are real, do I look like I want to harass you? Honestly you're getting ahead of yourself. Wouldn't it make much more sense for me to befriend you with pure intentions then have a sudden change of heart? Or are you writing me off as a villain before I even become one? Well I'd rather die than become someone that petty. Also stop calling me a newb I am not an infant, I am a teenager like you." Jun scoffed, gripping his parasol with rather white knuckles. He was not fond of this attitude. He should remain his composure, but it seems things won't be going his way today. A-KO: Embarrassed? Trust a total normie to come up with some weird idea like that. He was already being hostile, see? People were so typical. You can't trust anyone. Teenagers are cruel. They all are. "Ha! Easy for you to say! P-pretty people like you are all the same. You probably hate that I'm reserve course. I'm too lowly for you, right? Don't pretend. I know you think I'm trash." She blows hair out of her face and fixes her glasses. In a sudden movement, she snatches the luminol from the panel door. JUN N: "If you're calling me pretty, take a look in the mirror to see someone that's really pretty." Jun laughed, "you might even see two pretty people if you exclude me." "Also what are you doing with that can? If that's what I think it is...." Would there be some sort of dying message? The code to the bench's panel?! A lot of blood from people who worked here?!?! Jun kind of didn't want to know what that can would show them. A-KO: She hisses at Jun. Actually hisses. Disgusting! Disgusting! Disgusting! He was hitting on trash like her?! Ewww! He was definitely making fun of her! She holds the can of luminol protecting to her chest before striding off to the mirror to use it there. "I'm just seeing what it does... I-I've always wanted to investigate a murder, just like Conan." She gives off an ugly giggle. She doesn't really mean a REAL murder but come on, who doesn't fantasize? HANSUKE: "H-hey." Hansuke rubs their hands together anxiously. "Th-thisss...really isssn't anything to be getting so w-worked up over. 'Friendsss' and 'not-friends'....I-I think it's kinda stupid to c-call those things 'childish'. P-people die for things l-like friendship, and I guess y-you could...call them stupid for dying like r-reasons but...th-there are stupider reasons to die i-if you ask me." JUN N: "Are you a cat all of a sudden NyA-ko?" Here he was trying to compliment the both of them! He was being nice guy Nishiji! And this is how he's treated. Well never mind that, his poor little soul could care less about how ominous that murder comment was. "When you're done come over here." Jun pointed at the combination on the bench. If they find a secret code then, they're cool. JUN N: Jun looks like he's going to have a heart attack, "Ew! What the hell!" Who ruins such a good mirror?! And who did such an awful job at cleaning?! Now he really didn't trust Nakano... A-KO:  "D-don't order me around... you sour candy..." she'd turned around briefly to fire off at Jun and snort at Hansuke before going back to her mirror and making a strange strangled sort of sound.

"GWauaheheheaaa!! Lime! A lime man was here! D-disgusting!" HANSUKE: "D-does this help us somehow...?" JUN N: "Sour candy? You're more of a sour candy than I am... But let's see here." Jun checked to see how many digits were on the code. If there were four it would be right to assume the code is 5314. HANSUKE: "WOAH I G-GET IT!" HANSUKE: Hansuke suddenly realizes the rather obvious solution JUN N: Jun decided to insert the password 5314 into the locker combination. just maybe... He was on the right path... A-KO: If you get it then go d-do it." She mumbles, grabbing her sleeves tightly. JUN N: "Well this is a bother..." How about 4135? JUN N: "Oh so it was mirrored.." What did he win though? HANSUKE: "O-oh! C-causse a mirror sh-showsss...yeah." JUN N: Jun impulsively decided to click that button. A-KO: She jumps a little, startled. "Weeehhhh, what'd you just dooooo?" JUN N: “I set off a bomb A-ko." Jun stared at her completely deadpan. HANSUKE: "J-jun-sssan...!" Hansuke looks like they're on the verge of tears, breaking out in a sweat. "W-wasss th-that a joke..." A-KO: Having been in front of the mirror, she's so startled by the movement and Jun's words she drops into a protective ball on the floor. "Nononononono..." JUN N: "Who knows." Jun muttered, "Also don't cry about it. You don't feel anything when there's bombs... It's just a cabinet." Jun decided to check out these cabinets. Wondering how much more of this hell he will go through. HANSUKE: Hansuke scurries over to A-ko. "A-A-ko-sssan...! A-are you okay..." A-KO: "Ggggggogo gogogo away! Leave me alone!" she unrolls herself, like an ungainly armadillo and swipes at Hansuke in a sort of 'go on, get' gesture before scurrying off to find some space, glaring daggers into Jun's back. JUN N: "Are you like dying or something Akkers?" Jun stated at her. It was just a joke... Maybe. Who knows. HANSUKE: Hansuke hesitates several feet away from A-ko. "A-A-ko-sssan....P-please...c-calm down! It'sss okay...J-Jun-san pulled a very m-mean joke but...th-there's no bomb." They glare at Jun pointedly. "H-he was being an...an....a-as....." They can't bring themself to say it. ".....butthole."

"I-if you need some t-time to c-calm down, th-that'sss okay but w-we...need to get out of h-here at some point. Wh-whenever y-you're ready, p-please let us kn-know, o-okay?" Hesitantly, Hansuke sits themself down so they're at A-ko's level. A-KO: "Shut up. Shutup.Shutup.Shutup. What do you care. You're just like them. Leave me alone with your c-ccrappy platitudes!" She just outright gets up and gets the key herself and heads back to cabinet, pointedly shoving Jun out of the way. JUN N: "Name calling? Now that's just not nice." And here he thought he was making some friends... Well never mind that. He just got pushed?! What the hell?! This hostility was... No. Remain calm Jun remember you're here to make friends. Remember the projects goal. "Did I offend you A-ko? If so please believe me when I say I have no ill intent. I genuinely didn't think my joke would... Go so far." He's giving the most forced smile in his life. He can't be a meanie! HANSUKE: Hansuke just kinda stares at the ceiling. They're stuck with oil and water.

YOU SOUGHT A WAY OUT.

HANSUKE: "L-look! W-we did it. Good job, A-ko-sssan! J-Jun-san!" JUN N: "See! I guess we did have some teamwork skills after all... But if you still hate me A-ko..." A-KO: "Hueh... you're not special. I don't hate anyone... riajuu are just riajuu. Nothing speical... so don't get ahead of yourself. You're... fake... and gross. You're... rotten milk." She doesn't seem to be interested in playing nice even now but at least she's doing some sort of creepy chuckle instead of frowning. JUN N: Jun frowns, that comment was kind of... He sighs, oh well. No point in lamenting over not being special. "Yeah, yeah whatever you say."

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A ding goes over the intercom.

“Red 1 has sought a way out.”

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SEICHOU: A kitchen wasn't that exciting, not like anything truly was. It was better than standing around and doing nothing though so he started by opening the refrigerator and peering inside. NORI: "Ihihihi, what's the deal with Puzzle Food, anyway? I could solve this no problem, but only if I got a sandwich, first. I appreciate you volunteering, eh..." Nori peers into fridge next to this stranger. However, the fridge was locked! SEICHOU: "That's odd... not like fridge locks are uncommon, but..." Seichou mumbled, paying no mind to Nori's antics. His eyes scanned the outside, looking for some sort of lock. NORI: "So, was Eh your actual name? Is that why you aren't getting the clue? Eh, whatever, I should have been more direct. Obviously clues aren't you strong point, otherwise we'd be out by now. I'm Nori Tsukuri, what's you?" SEICHOU: Man this person was irritating. Seichou now had a new motive to get the hell out of here. There was no use in burning a bridge solely for that reason. "Then...you look at something, if you're so confident. Seichou Shirane." He stuffed his hands into his pockets and didn't really look at them. NORI: Unfortunately, Nori was cursed with being a mod character, so he couldn't participate in the puzzle. "Only if you say pretty please with a piece of lettuce, ham, cheese, mayo, and mustard on top." Nori grins sincerely, and sits on the table. ATSUKO: Feeling somewhat nervous at the prospect of having to work with complete strangers, Atsuko decides to pay their sudden conversation no mind and quietly steps towards the pantries. With a certain delicacy she attempts to open them and see what's inside. NORI: "Oh, yeah, guess I should say it louder for the people in the back. I'm Nori Tsukuri, yo." SEICHOU: "Seichou Shirane." Not like he was paying them any mind as he moved on to look under the chairs ATSUKO: Her eyes scan over the contents as Atsuko successfully opens them. The only reaction is a small frown and a knit of the brows. The painter stands on tiptoe to try and see something in particular, but unfortunately, being 5'4'' has its disadvantages... "I'm- my name is Atsuko!" she abruptly blurts, just as suddenly whirling round. "Tsukuri, can you- help me? With this? Please?" NORI: "Tsk. I was enjoying just sitting around and teasin' Seiichou. You couldn't have just pulled up a chair and laughed with me?" Nori stood up, and looks at what Atsuko is staring at. That can opener at the top of the cabinets? Even though Nori is obviously tall enough to reach it themself, they use a chair, just to be funny. Nori hands the can opener to Atsuko. You're welcome sweaty : ) ATSUKO: She turns pink at the slight tease and what follows. Why didn't she think of that? Atsuko fumbles a bit with the can opener as it's handed to her, but she settles down as she gives it a brief inspection before setting it aside. There's a mumbled, yet sincere 'thank you' as she now steps towards the boxes of food and goes through them. ATSUKO: Aha. Bingo. She can't help a victorious little smile as she gingerly retrieves something after a few minutes of shuffling about. Clutching her prize tightly, Atsuko steps towards the locked fridge and inserts her newly found key to open it. SEICHOU: watches. Huh. The fridge's padlock and chains are officially removed. NORI: Nori pats himself on the back and lays down. "You can do it, Atsuko!" ATSUKO: Atsuko smiles a bit wider as she now opens the fridge!! ATSUKO: Hmm. With the same careful delicacy, Atsuko reaches in and retrieves the ice cube tray, gaze set on something inside and expression determined. She now quietly walks to the stove before opening it and setting the ice cube tray inside, before safely shutting it once more. She fumbles with its timer before setting it for five minutes and beginning to wait. SEICHOU: Seichou takes the chance to peer inside the fridge now. SEICHOU: He takes some Monodew from said fridge and tastes it. NORI: "Hm.... makin' a guess based on that really super carbonated scent, but... is that an energy drink? In that case, it's mine. My name is written on it and everything, lol." SEICHOU: "I already opened it. You don't want to cross contaminate or anything, I'm sure." NORI: "Cross contaminate my ass. That's my disgusting carbonated shit! I'll cross contaminate if I have to!" ATSUKO: Ding! The timer goes off and Atsuko retrieves the tray! After hastily pulling it out and peering inside, she plucks out a very strangely shaped fork and peers at it in slight disappointment before looking around the room."Energy drinks.. are bad," she absent-mindedly mumbles, setting the fork down. "Did you come here already, Tsukuri?" SEICHOU: He holds the drink close, almost protectively. "...." NORI: "No. But it's mine, it has my name on it!" SEICHOU: Seichou inspects the can. well? It says Monodew. ATSUKO: "Aren't there more in there?" she squeaks, shocked by how much Nori seems to love his drinks!! NORI: "Well, this is what you get. If I don't get my energy.... from my drinks... I..." Nori mockingly sleeps... SEICHOU: "I didn't know you got your name changed to Monodew." NORI: "snnnzzz." SEICHOU: He cuts his eyes and continues downing it, uncaring. SEICHOU: Seichou looks to see if there are more monodews? ATSUKO: Atsuko reluctantly plays along and rather tentatively pokes Nori's cheek, in order to 'wake them up'. NORI: Nori bites her finger. Gently. ATSUKO: She's ... disturbed by this. NORI: "That's not Monodew. Ew. Get it away from my mouth!" ATSUKO: "You have an addiction," she murmurs in slight shock as she tugs her finger away and erases the interaction from her memory. Immediately after, she decides to focus her attention on the room and inspects the oven for anything that jumps out to her. SEICHOU: "There's another in here. Will it get them to stop whining." NORI: "No. After that I'll whine about your hair, then your name, then your lack of humor...... SEICHOU: e_e ATSUKO:"Maybe you can half-and-half it?" she tries, momentarily glancing back after a few minutes of inspection. Atsuko now searches the area with the table. SEICHOU: "No." He goes behind Atsuko to look inside the oven. ATSUKO: "Umm... play rock-paper-scissors for it?" she says nonchalantly as she retrieves the oddly-shaped fork and proceeds to bluntly crawl under the table with it in hand. SEICHOU: "...This isn't working. I hate to ask but what did you find?" NORI: "Not your personality, that's for sure." SEICHOU: Seichou ignores them, shrugging. Public Clue: It fits! Not just that, but it opens the cubby! Inside is a safe, ready to be opened! ATSUKO "That's mean," she remarks from under the table. A small, almost inaudible huff is heard before there is a click. Atsuko's voice is notably cheerier afterwards."Look, look! C'mere, it's.. it's a little cupboard in the the table. I'm gonna open it." NORI: Nori is literally still laying on the table. ATSUKO: Atsuko momentarily peeks out from her spot to look at them both with bright eyes. She's pleased with her success so far, but seems serious in telling them both to join her.Sent on:Mon"Okay, okay." Nori rolls off, and crouches down beside her. SEICHOU: Seichou hesitates but eventually gives in and joins her. ATSUKO: Once they've both joined her, Atsuko giddily opens the safe. Inside is a lone keycard! Use the keycard on the door to leave at any time. ATSUKO: A more excited squeak leaves the painter as she puts two and two together. She looks between Nori and Seichou happily before plucking the card, scrambling out, and practically skipping to the door. NORI: Nori stands up from his crouching position, stretching his stiff-from-inactivity arms and legs. He grabs the remaining Monodew from the fridge, and tosses Atsuko an orange soda. "Heads up!" SEICHOU: "Impressive." He flatly said, not soon later joining her. ATSUKO: She fumbles, but manages to catch the soda and beams from ear to ear. Atsuko takes in a small breath before she uses the keycard on the door!!!

YOU FOUND A WAY OUT!

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A ding goes over the intercom.

“Green 2 has sought a way out.”

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A ding goes over the intercom.

“Red 1 has sought a way out.”

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A ding goes over the intercom.

“Blue 2 has sought a way out.”

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A ding goes over the intercom.

“Blue 1 has sought a way out.”

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Investigation Time!

The Investigation Portion of the chapter is a collaborative effort so we ask that you be somewhat active and perhaps talk with the muns! If you are stumped, feel free to contact one of the mods for a hint.

Investigation Rules

Iiiiit's time to Investigate! While the rules are provided on the How to Play page, we shall reiterate them here. On your character's wrist is a bracelet. This bracelet keeps track of your Bracelet Points, what team you are on, and whether you are a Solo or a Pair.

For the first Chapter and the chapters to follow suit, you will team up with those that match your respective color and team to enter a specific door.

 (ex. Green Pair¹ will team up with Green Solo¹ to enter Green Door 1.)

Once you enter the room, your group is free to investigate parts of the room provided by the maps below. It is recommended you do a 3-way thread (alternating between characters or not) and bold the parts you are investigating in that room. 

What’s proved to be most efficient is the use of Skype threads / investigations, since it is easy to rally responses back and forth on that platform. Just create a room and add either Mod June or Mod Santa into the chat and you’re set! (We do ask that one of you post the thread when it is finished under a read more for safekeeping!)

Clues within the puzzle come on a first-come, first-serve basis. That is why the objective of teamwork and communication is so essential during the investigation period. However, we understand that due to schedules and time constraints it may take long for someone to reply.

(If Person A investigates a cabinet and finds an object, and Person B decides to check the same cabinet via ask, the object will no longer be available to Person B as it is in Person A’s possession.)

(Similarly, if Person A passes along an object to Person B, it is now in Person B’s possession.)

Some puzzles may require a group effort in acquiring what is needed, but not all.

Ex. If something is too high for a character to reach, they may need the assistance of another character.

Here is the Current Investigation Roster.

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Level 1 Chromatic Rooms

( *Note: The interior of certain colored rooms are mirrored. However each room has its own unique puzzle, utilizing the same furniture featured inside it.)

Cafeteria Unit (Blue Doors)

Garbage Chute

Stools

Cabinet (Silverware) 

Closet

Tables

KITCHEN UNIT (Red Doors)

Oven 

Chairs

Boxes of Food

Stove

Pantries

Table

Fridge

Changing Unit

Changing Rooms 

Laundry Basket

Mirror

Bench

Lockers

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“I hope the lot of you found your interactions with one another intriguing. Or in a more general term, fun! But now that that portion is over, I’m afraid I’ll be turning your attention to the doors on each corner of the warehouse.” 

“As stated before, the color and the number of bracelet correspond to which door you and your group will be entering. For example, Red Solo¹ will meet up with Red Pair¹ to enter the Red¹. This concept applies to the rest of the colored doors.”

“Once you enter a room, you will apply your skills and knowledge to solve a puzzle that requires your coordination as a team. Completion in the puzzle will result in a reward and overall evacuation of the room. When everyone has completed their rooms, you are free to explore them all to your liking!”

>> A voice booms overhead. Your eyes dart to the ceiling as if looking for the source-- but to no avail.

Chromatic Doors are now Open.

As your gaze settles back to the olive-clad girl, she flashes you a thumbs up on both hands, reassuring you with a toothy smile.

“Good luck!”

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Prologue

All-End Complex 1: Among Deceit [18/18] 'Plan mold excel.'

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Unlocked! Prologue Maps

>> Currently where you are now. It’s a large space, there’s nothing that particular strikes out at you. 

>> Ambidex Rooms -- 6 smaller vicinities that is amply about the size of a mini-garage. The walls are slightly rusted and a large contraption with a screen houses the center, although turned off.

>> Blue Tenant -- Locked. Blue-colored doors block both entrances. The middle door is locked. 

>> Red Tenant -- Locked. Red-colored doors block both entrances. The middle door is locked. 

>> Green Tenant -- Locked. Green-colored doors block both entrances. The middle door is locked. 

>> Elevator -- A panel rests on the side featuring an up and down arrow.. Pushing them does not trigger a reaction. 

>> Passing through a short hallway, you arrive at the dormitory area. This is where you’ll get most of your essentials.

>> Dormitory -- A long hall surrounded by 18 doors. A plaque with your name on it is pinned to the door. Scanning your bracelet on the entry pad next to the door knob enables your entry into the dorm that is designated for you only.

>> Cafeteria -- A space filled with tables and chairs. This is where you’ll be dining.

>> Bathrooms -- Self-explanatory. Stalls, mirrors, and sinks make up the vicinity.

>> Kitchen -- A room with a large variety of cooking utilities, along with frozen and refrigerated foods.

>> Pantry -- Partitioned from the kitchen, the room is filled with cardboard boxes and shelves. Most of the inventory is stocked with nonperishable items.

>> Showers -- Co-ed showers that are partitioned off but otherwise shared between the students. They seem to work fine.

>> Locker Room -- Each locker or shoe locker seems to hold all the amenities you’d need for the showers, and there are enough for everyone to have one.

[allendcomplex]

Prologue #5: (Un)Full Disclosure

Looking ahead of you, a light flashes and projects a strange visual on the wall. Upon closer inspection, you see all of your name and some other things listed on a graph.

“Allow me to explain,” piped Nikki. “What you see here are the groups you are assorted into. As mentioned before, part of the program insists that we test your ability to puzzle-solve and cooperate with others through collaborative demonstration. That means running you through trials and puzzles in preparation of getting yourselves out of the stickiest of situations.

1) Next to your name is a Color. The color indicates whose team you belong on and what door you will be entering. You are exclusive to working with the team with that exponent alone, regardless of duplicate colors.

2) Solos act as their own, while pairs function as a single unit. This is essential for when you’re taking the Ambidex Game. Plus it makes a good ice-breaker!

3) BP stands for Bracelet Points. Right now, all of you are at a sound number 3! In order to gain more, you must play the Ambidex Game. That will be explained once you finish the tasks made for your groups! 

“But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, I believe the most important thing right now are introductions! Introduce yourselves to each other, say hello, explore the facility, mingle. After all, these will be your buddies for the next few months, and you’d want to start the term just right!”

[allendcomplex]

Prologue #4: You Are Here

“This, here, Floor 01, or Level 1. Whatever floats your boat. Anyways, this is where you’ll get most of your everyday essentials. The large space we’re currently occupying has no other purpose than to house the 6 smaller vicinities you just came out of! Not much to it.”

>> You turn around, or you look up-- glance at your feet, maybe. You notice that there might be dirt, or it could be dust, caking the walls... -- either way, it looked like something was rusting all around you and it made the map look so… dirty and ancient.

[allendcomplex]

Prologue #3: Unexpected Company!

“U-up already?”

Her surprised expression slowly melts into one of ease. The green-clad girl approaches the group, a smile formed on her face.

“Hrm… I should have expected this but.. For you guys to be wake up this early.. well, that’s no problem! The early bird catches the worm, don’t they?”

With a straightened palm, she salutes them and proceeds to bow.

“Salutations! My name is Nikki and yes, I am the arbitrator for this program! What’s an arbitrator you ask? Well, I’m here for management of course! To see that things are progressing accordingly. Consider me your local security guard-slash-provision manager-slash-advisor-slash-assistant! I won’t be partaking in the program, so I’m tasked with the duties of helping you all.”

“But first things first! I guess you’re wondering what those bracelets are for. They’re very special bracelets that have a very special feature. But we’ll worry about that later.”

[allendcomplex]

Prologue #2: Dark nor Light

                                                     [ ♪ ♫ ]

>> Gray. That’s the only thing you can make out in your groggy, disoriented daze. Pushing yourself into the stretch of consciousness, your attention is immediately caught by the giant steel door sitting before you. Eventually, you come to realize a weight sitting on your wrist that wasn’t there before.

H-huh? What? Is this... a watch..? Why does it say 3? You may have tried tugging at it, but to no avail. It doesn’t seem to give.

>> You look beside you, and there lies a giant contraption, one of its levers protruding with what looked like a screen. And just when you think you've registered all there is to be seen, you failed to notice the presence of two others that almost slip your radar. They occupy the rest of the room’s corners, shifting uncomfortably as they try to pry themselves from the slumber you were once victim to a minute ago.  You don’t find it in yourself speaking in your disheveled state, but something spares you the need to. As if on cue, the steel door reels open and unveils what might be your only chance of escape. You push yourself to your feet, staggering and stumbling over your two left feet  just for a view  outside.