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[Squad141]

As you think back onto your horrific event involving those beloved movies, before you realize you see something moving in the chaos outside.

You squint to see it better...
Before hitting the deck as your window shatters everywhere, thankfully leaving you un-harmed.

You pick it up, to find a piece of cardstock.
Turning it around reveals its true nature to you: its a Tarot card, specifically that of The Sun.
Kimona
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You create the Good Ol' Grapokey.
It appears to be the handle portion of the grappling hook, but with its entire top half covered with a strange bent keyboard mechanism.
When you shoot it, a sticky key flies out and sticks itself to anything you want.

You don't really know how this would be useful.
TekSoda
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You enter a large room decorated slightly less fancily than your...bedroom?

In it, sits a nice shag carpet on the floor.

In the center is a desk with some kind of computer on it, but not any model you can see.
On the desk, there appear to be no drawers. Sheets of paper which you recognize as sheet music.

The ink is fresh, meaning someone just wrote it.

A couch resides in the corner of the room.

There appear to be doors in the room, one behind you that sounds.... interesting, and one in front of you facing the computer.
Orikanyo ​

 

[Orikanyo]

==> Investigate weird sounding door.

Well if it sounds interesting better find out what exactly the interesting thing is...

Wait... No...

==> Snoop on the computer like a nosey parent who sees their child's phone unlocked.​

 

[TekSoda]

Um... okay.

The worst part is, it makes sense, but it's so... why? You suppose it's your fault, because you're the one who did it.

Now, like any good scientist, you know the next step is to weaponize this.

You rush into the kitchen and grab a kitchen knife that you don't care for, I.E. most of them, and another old hook from your drawer.

Kitchen Knife --> Old Hook​

 

[Kimona]

DUCK==>

HOLY FUCK THAT'S DANGEROUS
You hit the deck when you see something flying at you.
Hitting the deck hurts due to the computers, but at least your not death.
Although your covered in glass.

Examine The card==>

Ta..rot?
Sun?

you examine the card further.
Fun.

RR: Sun card?
[sends picture of card]

Now what?
​

 

[Squad141]

The computer turns on, or at least lights up.
Whatever type of computer this is, it almost seems natural, like it was grown and not made.

As it boots up, you realize that it requires a password.
No problem, you can just-

You look down to realize the keyboard has piano keys instead of a keyboard keys.
Wat.
Orikanyo
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You create the Knook.
It appears to be the same kind of knife, but even more durable, as well as having a hook melt off of the main blade.

Being trained in Grappling Hooks, you don't really think you can use this.
TekSoda ​

 

[TekSoda]

Okay, seriously, get back to business.

Ever since you got here, you've been scatterbrained, running back and forth, hell, even ignoring a teleporting table. But one thing has always stumped you, and that's the room outside of your own.

"Screw it. The expected route is boring, anyways."

You walk back out from your home into the larger room, and start searching every last bit of the room. You have two targets:

1. Any vents large enough for a person to fit through.
2. Any secret you missed with your initial scan.

If you find the former, the latter's likely pointless. It's good to look for both, though.​

 

[Orikanyo]

==> Play an epic piano solo

You have no idea how to play.

But you rock out nonetheless.

You fail to make it sound nice but you feel better afterwards.

==> Examine door with interesting noises.

Indeed, the door with noises should be good, no reason to look at the others just yet.​

 

[Blemmigan]

BV: ok. congratulations.

==> Slowly begin to piece things together.​

“Slowly” being the operative word. You scroll back up through the chat, attempting to parse things.

Dick said something about giving Ryou a table and a ghost. You selected the options to release a ghost and a card, and absolutely nothing happened to you, but Ryou seems to have obtained a “Sun” card.

You reach a startling conclusion.

BV: i have a headache.

 

[Squad141]

You look around the room as hard as you can, especially over the frame and door knob of the completely obvious door the narrator mentioned in the first post.

Hmm...
TekSoda
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You Inspect the Door.

You hold your head to the wood, and listen in.

The noise become clearer, and you realize that it’s somebody playing the piano.
Maybe that’s the owner of the computer...?

Orikanyo
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As you examine the card, you hear what sounds like a whisper.

You turn around.

Standing before you is the silhouette ghost thing that was in the cage from your dream.
It’s like a mixture between a shadow and a person, except it bears no facial features.

You shudder.

The floor begins to tilt, as you realize the house is being uprooted.
Kimona ​

 

[Orikanyo]

==> Open the door

Seems like the most pressing thing to do, why not after all see the other person in this dream land?

it occurs to you... You didn't see anybody else around here.

The fact there are no maids around also brings you mild sadness, for what fancy home doesn't have maids aplenty?

maids, yes, indeed, the profession to pair up with your chosen one.

And definitely not a large reason why you chose that career particular.

Most definitely not.

==> Open the damn door.

Okay okay i'm on it.​

 

[Kimona]

Boo==>

Well, it's just like you thought.
It couldn't have been a dream.
After all, that's the ghost you saw.

Welp==>

Your floor is moving beneath you.
Which means the entire apartment building must be moving.
That can't be good.

RR: Uh. dudes?
RR: How do I get in the game?
RR: It needs to happen fast before my entire building gets tipped over or whatever.

After sending your message, you look at the ghost.
"What do I do to get in the game?"
​

 

[TekSoda]

Doors are boring, as the expected route always is. Besides, you're fairly certain there's more to this home than meets the-

ah, fuck it.

now that you're certain there's no secrets or puzzles, which you aren't, you kick down the door. Or, try to. Your leg hurts. How the fuck do they do it in the movies? You then walk out the door like a normal person, hoping the outside of this room leads to a better understanding of this very suspicious room.​

 

[Squad141]

You open the door.

You appear to be in some kind of dining hall, with a mild chandelier and more moody lamps hanging on the walls.
Chairs and tables are extravagantly decorated and ready for some kind of party, with two seats set aside as if some for important people.

You look for the source of the music, and realize it’s to you left.

To the left is a large arch which leads into an even bigger room, which you cannot see fully due to the walls of this one.
The wall also blocks your view of the music player.

A stair case on the wall to your right leads up to a balcony that overlooks the ballroom, which what you have inferred the room is.
Orikanyo ​

 

[Squad141]

The ghost doesn’t move for a few seconds.

Then, slowly and stutter-ingly, it moves and points to the card with a shaking, moving hand, then to its fist, which is also shaking.

Dear god, this ghost is glitching the hell out and you don’t know why.
Kimona
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You are faced with a hallway.

There are two other doors in the hallway, as well as a set of stairs at the far end facing you.

You start getting a little scared.
Where the exit? Didn’t Dick say he had some cool Desert town?
TekSoda ​

 

[Orikanyo]

Yep, this is definitly the type of place you'd want to own one day. If not that, work, gotta love that perfect plate setting job on the table mmmmhmmm.

Lovely.

Ah, the balconey sounds nice... You faintly remember having to do something before you had gone to bed. The computer had something to do with it...

Meh, shouldn't be important.

==> Go up to the balconey.

Aww yea lets see this ballroom.​

 

[Kimona]

Jesus.
This Ghost was ridiculous.
You think you got the picture though.
Destroy the card.
Let's try it.

Try breaking it/ripping it in half.==>​

 

[Squad141]

The ballroom is magnificent.

A chandelier that puts the other one to shame sits attached to the ceiling, sparkling with crystals and light that illuminate the floor below.

Statues of various figures holding somewhat wilted greenery adorn the edges of the ballroom floor, which itself was beautifully clean.

At the end of the room, the house opened up into a large balcony, where you can’t quite see outside.

Near the edge of the balcony, sits the piano and it’s player.

You can’t make out who’s playing it, but they seem to be the size of a man, maybe?

He stops playing, and looks up at you.

...

You wake up.

Your computers beeping and it appears you have a new menu to look at.

Was that really all a Dream?
Orikanyo
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After a flash, you open your eyes.

In the center of your room on the ceiling, is now a moderately large sphere of a lamp. It’s not turned on.

Below it, sit four flowerpots in a circle, empty but with soil.

In the center of the ring of pots, sits a box of matches.

The house begins to tilt even more.
Kimona ​

 

[Blemmigan]

==> Do what you do best.​

BV: what do you mean "how do i get in the game?"?
BV: aren't you guys already playing it?
BV: what am i missing here?
BV: i'm going to try the door again.

 

[Kimona]

......
The fuck?

RR: Hey guys
RR: I got a bunch or weird stuff here.
RR: Not sure what to do.
[pictures of pots]

Eh. You probably don't have time to wait for their responses.

You look at the ghost
"What the hell am I supposed to do my ghost dude?"
You ask it.
The image on the card certainly doesn'y look like this so....​

 

[Orikanyo]

What?
When did you get back to the room?
Where... what... Whys the phone buzzing constantly..?

OH SHIIIIIIII-

==> press the buttons and stuff

Boop boop boop boop boop bopp

Okay maybe to much pushing, hope they don't get to many ghosts due to that.
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EM: Fuck I fell asleep outta nowhere.
EM: break the card then do what you feel best fits the card's meaning, or perhaps what the card showed
EM: I had to kneel before the hierophant statue and put on his hat.
EM: Lets see the card...
EM: perhaps... lighting something? Bring growth and life to the area? Matches, use the matches to light something?
EM: Light in the darkness?
EM: Come on i'm spit-balling to save a life here guys fuck!
EM: And dude for the love of god get on the train here the fucking rapture is happening and this is the only;y way out of getting fiddled with tentacles.
EM: or crushed to death if you prefer.
EM: Card and ghost incoming though so get ready to do whatever the thing is.

Alright hierophant card we get your symbol, and the sharing of wisdom, but counted Adia have explained this shit? She was just here, wait is she okay?
Alright don't panic.

==> Panic

Kimona Blemmigan ​

 

[Squad141]

In your shed, you try once again to open the door.

Nope, it’s not opening.

You screen is saying to ‘wait for resources’ or whatever, and your friend just said to wait for what, a card?

You sit back down in your chair, when you hear the wood splint in the shed.
Looking up, you see that something hard fell through the ceiling.

Inspecting it, it appears to be a card from that occult thing or whatever... what was it, Tarot?

Turning it over, you see that it bears the image of the Hanged Man.
Blemmigan ​

 

[Blemmigan]

==> Stop being obtuse for once in your life.​

BV: oh.
BV: that's what you meant by a card.
BV: it just fell out of the ceiling.
BV: "the hanged man"?

By now, you've decided that you may as well accept whatever is going on. Doors locking themselves shut? Tarot cards blinking into existence? Sure.

And why not believe the weird stuff that everyone else is talking about, as well? If it's all some kind of prank, then you're not the one who spent time spinning a narrative and arranging pots to take a photograph of them for some reason.

You still don't get it, but you're willing to at least go along with it for now and see if it gets any worse. Which it might do, if the game giving you this particular card has any meaning behind it.

Sod that. You crumple the card up in your fist.

 

[Orikanyo]

==> Press Ghost button

You click it, alot, many times.​

 

[Kimona]

What- a useless ghost.
Can't even answer a question.

You look back to your messages.
hmmm.

Well.
If the lamp is the sun, you should tun it on right?
So you flip it on.
And matches....
Well, you either set the cars on fire or... you shove them in the dirt?
(Or in the case of the lamp being a fire burning one, use them to light it.)​

 

[Squad141]

As you drop the card after crumbling, what seems to be some kind of light bomb goes off, momentarily blinding.

As you stumble back and open your eyes again, you see a tree.
In the shed.
Made from the wood of the shed.

Connected to the wood-tree is a length of rope that runs onto the floor. There it loops itself, and seems to wait for something.

As you ponder this, you hear something else fall against the floor.

You turn around and see-
Oh.
Oh god no.

A lifeless ventriloquist dummy sits in your chair, now facing you. It very basic, and not even wearing any clothes.

You shudder.
Blemmigan
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You look inside the lamp from the holes on the exterior, and see no bulb, only what appears to be a sort of wick.

Hmm...
Kimona ​