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Post by Planetbox on Oct 30, 2022 20:09:30 GMT
"Oh my god!" She jumped up, looking close to tears as she ran in Bobbi's direction and bear-hugged her. "Oh my god, oh my god! I can't believe this is happening! Are you ok??" At this moment she seemed closer to a frail little girl than her age. Bobbi laughed awkwardly as she hugged the other woman and rubbed her back gently. "Yes, I'm alright, Mel," she said. "Just a little confused and all. But I feel a lot safer having you here, so I know it'll be okay." "Could you really be...?" The elderly man asked, before he realized that Bobbi might have caught him staring. He quickly looks away, probably out of embarrassment. "No, must've been a different Roberta." "I can't say I've met many other Roberta's," she glanced curiously at Marvin. "But I don't recognize you myself."
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Post by dootdoot on Oct 30, 2022 20:22:07 GMT
Guillermo glanced around at the others. "I'm not the only one hearing that lion costume talk, right? Just uh, making sure I haven't gone crazy. I totally understand if I've gone crazy though, it happens." Ganglion had distracted him from Dahlia's appearance, but when he was looking around at the others for solidarity he noticed her staring at him. "Pleased to meet you too, Dahlia! Have uh, have we met before? Really sorry if I've forgotten who you are, I've not been out much these last few years so I've lost track of my social connections." "No. We've never met. You're just so sparkly you can't blame someone for staring." Dahlia answered, bringing the pipe to her mouth. It seemed to be empty, but the habit of smoking must have been that strong. "You said you were kidnapped by 'the witch' earlier, too. That tends to make an impression."
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Post by Panda on Oct 30, 2022 20:39:46 GMT
Guille posed again. "What can I say, I like to look good for people! And yeah, I figured you'd all been kidnapped by the Witch of Steeple Street, but now that I'm getting a better look at the situation... really, I have no idea what any of this is. I'm just as much in the dark as anyone else here!"
When the person inside the lion costume began panicking, Guille drew closer to her and tried to placate her. "Hey, hey, deep breaths, keep calm. That weird outfit is probably just one of the tricks our kidnappers is playing. Don't let them get to you, they want you to freak out by putting you in some bizarre situation."
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Post by notbadplayer on Oct 30, 2022 21:15:22 GMT
Eventually, the lionperson stops their attempt to take off the costume, since the effort is clearly in vain. There's no way to unzip the costume, and the way the suit's material reacted to them tugging at it made it seem like it was made of something stronger than normal fabric. When the person inside the lion costume began panicking, Guille drew closer to her and tried to placate her. "Hey, hey, deep breaths, keep calm. That weird outfit is probably just one of the tricks our kidnappers is playing. Don't let them get to you, they want you to freak out by putting you in some bizarre situation." They consider the possibility. "Just a trick... okay. I wasn't the one moving my body though... Maybe the suit is just special and moved on its own? Somehow." She's clearly not convinced, and is just as dumbfounded about what happened as anyone else would be. However, trying to cope appears to have calmed her down for the time being. After thinking over things for a bit, they remember that introductions are happening, and they finally give a simple introduction. "Oh, um... I'm Sophilia. I don't know why we're here, either." The only things one could glean from their actual appearance is that they're around 5'4 tall. The lion costume masks all of their features
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Oct 30, 2022 23:16:17 GMT
(There are some notable people here. Send me a number from 1-3 in our pm and I will let you know if you know any of them.)
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Post by JesusMonroe on Oct 31, 2022 0:46:08 GMT
“I-I feel safer having you too.” Mel blushed, gripping Bobbi’s hand tightly. She resembled a shivering dog not wanting to leave its owner’s side.
She turned to the old woman with the pipe. “Excuse me… did you see Dahlia Tailor Kotter? Like the Dahlia Tailor Kotter?”
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Post by Kachu on Oct 31, 2022 1:11:23 GMT
Much slower than the rest of the group, an older woman limps over to the others, not bothering to take in the scenery, or to try and hide the pained expression on her face. Eventually, however, she joined the rest of the group and stood nearby, using the lamppost to support herself. She wore a old leather jacket, one that seemed to have its last good day around 40 years ago. The woman's face gave off the same impression. Tired, sunken brown eyes glanced over the rest of the kidnapped individuals. Now that she was standing still, her mouth locked into a rather depressing expression. Her stained pants and muddied steel toed boots suggested that she was a laborer of sorts. Which would imply that she's not entirely crippled by her age. Instead, she's crippled by her mangled ankle, crushed back in the alcove she was trapped inside. She took heavy breaths and leaned against the post, fiddling with the bracelet on her wrist. The display was clear enough for others to see, showing a [green glass bottle]. She kept her eyes to her feet, either avoiding eye contact with anyone else, or she just cared that much more about her crushed ankle than the faces of anyone else after her initial glance of the group (though she did spend an extra moment staring at Sophilia and Ganglion). "I'm Nancy. ... Nancy Goodfellow." She introduced herself with little emotion.
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Post by dootdoot on Oct 31, 2022 1:27:16 GMT
“I-I feel safer having you too.” Mel blushed, gripping Bobbi’s hand tightly. She resembled a shivering dog not wanting to leave its owner’s side. She turned to the old woman with the pipe. “Excuse me… did you see Dahlia Tailor Kotter? Like the Dahlia Tailor Kotter?” "I'm not sure about being the Dahlia Tailor Kotter, but I'm at least Datakot alright." she answered, thoughtfully biting her pipe. "... You've read the Bones of Steeple Street, then. Are you seeing some similarities here?"
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Post by JesusMonroe on Oct 31, 2022 2:08:10 GMT
"Oh well... it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Mel. Well, I mentioned that." Mel stammered. It seemed she was trying to keep her cool.
"Similarities? Well, you hardly invented puzzle death games. N-Not that you didn't have a fresh and original take on the genre..." It wasn't clear whether she was dismissing at as coincidence or trying to convince herself.
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Post by Planetbox on Oct 31, 2022 2:24:16 GMT
“Wait…Nancy, your foot!” Bobbi shouted, turning away from Mel. “Wh-What happened? Do we have a doctor here? Anyone with first-aid experience?”
Bobbi’s lack of movement indicated she did not.
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Post by Joker on Oct 31, 2022 2:50:18 GMT
The man who introduced himself as Grayson earlier looked around at his fellow captives. If anyone in particular caught his interest, he didn't make it known. The man wore a black tracksuit with the collar popped up and zipped all the way up to his chin. He had black hair and a chinstrap beard, and didn't look particularly friendly. The man was slightly below average height as well. As he pushed his blue light glasses up a bracelet with turtle could be seen on his wrist. "Grayson Greer." He said, coldly. [#spoiler=Grayson Greer] [/spoiler]
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Oct 31, 2022 3:45:31 GMT
The unfriendly man's curt introduction leaves silence broken only by the trickling fountain. The final man and the dog are still far away, checking out a black stone not far away. "Salutations, Guests." [ Music Link] A voice crackles from an intercom somewhere in the garden. Did it say guests? The voice sounds distorted but also very velvety and mature. "This message is to explain to all of you what this night is about for all of us."Most people are silent as the disembodied voice speaks, but Datakot responds right up front, "A monologue? Seems early to take the mystery away." "This night is about exploration and discovery. It's about finding the empty holes in your hearts.""Huh?" Bobbi says, unable to contain her confusion. "And how? This will all be achieved through a game."Most people fumble through their minds for a clever response to this, coming up with nothing. It's outlandish. "The rules of this game are simple. In order to achieve salvation and leave the garden of eden. You must explore this world and partake in its joys, sorrows, and its horrors." At the word horrors, Marvin looks worried. "Once you have sufficiently fulfilled yourself, then you can make your departure and return home.""I have further detailed the many rules of this game on the stone obelisk near the pond.""Right here!" shouts the man with his dog. "This game is called the Eternity Game. It is a game that goes by many different names across the worlds.""Thank you all. Without you, this world would wither and die. Enjoy your short lives."Nancy lets out an agitated, "Excuse me?" "I will be with you, enjoying the game along side you. My name is Nuwmere, and I am your host. Whether I am a God worthy of worship or a cursed Witch is up to you.""Have a blessed night."With that, the loudspeaker conspicuously turns off. The group has time to check out the full rules: [#spoiler=Rules]The Eternity Game Rules: 1. BRACELET RULE - Each player has a bracelet. Only they can view the information on their bracelet. If another player views their screen, they will see nothing. * The bracelet screen has three buttons. Button one is to view your objectives. Button two views your score. Button three views your team. There are two players on each team. They share the same objectives and achieve them together. * Each player has three objectives. One joy objective, one fear objective, and one fury objective. A player may achieve these objectives through their experiences and actions in this eden. 2. WITCH RULE - Two players will see additional information on their team screen. If you see the word "Witch" on your team screen, then you are part of the witches, and you can see who your fellow Witch is. Being a Witch means that you cannot escape through the God gate unless a sufficient number of other players have died. Your goal will be to facilitate this through your actions. 3. GATE RULE - Throughout this eden are doors. These doors facilitate how you can move throughout the eden. Non-compliance to the rules of these doors can lead to a lethal poison being injected in your body through your bracelets. As such, heed the details of these doors: * Angel Gates - (doors with a creature or symbol upon them) - Only the living player whose bracelet matches the mark on the door may open this door. * Devil Gates - (doorways painted in a dark primary color) - Come in sets. Once a set is entered by any player, it becomes active. In ten minutes, any player still alive on the outside of the set of doors will be injected with poison. Each gate must have between two and four people inside it or all players will be injected. Any player who travels outside the set of doors will be injected with poison. The doors can be deactivated by pressing all the relevant devil switches. * Witch Gate - (door with a magic circle carved into its surface) - There is one witch gate, and it can only be opened by a set of two living witches. If the witch gate is opened, an announcement will be made to everyone that the witch gate has been opened. * God Gate - (door with clouds upon its surface) - There is one god gate, and it can only be opened by someone who has completed all three of their tasks with their paired ally and either both witches have died or seven players have died. 4. DEATH RULE - If you die, your bracelet will no longer function and cannot be worn by anybody else. [/spoiler] (Read the rules and if needed ask questions or discuss them, maybe asking will yield some additional actions from Nuwmere. Finish your introductions as well. The next post from me will be in 24 hours.)
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Post by Joker on Oct 31, 2022 4:08:45 GMT
"We're being teamed up with other players?" Grayson grumbles. His curiosity seems to have gotten the better of him, as he presses the third button on his bracelet.
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Oct 31, 2022 4:09:31 GMT
"I can't believe that we're being forced to play this 'Eternity Game' that this host just proposed to us!" Marvin shouts with distress in his voice tone. He is indeed very worried about all of this. "... I just want to go home and see my Sunbeam!"
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Post by Joker on Oct 31, 2022 4:22:56 GMT
"Not a name but a team number." Grayson continues. "It says I'm on team one."
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 31, 2022 11:42:42 GMT
"Truly blessed. Remarkably blessed. Entwined, sublime, divine, paradigm. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk...tsk.....tsk.......tsk" the man muttered to himself as he seemingly reads the instructions over and over.
Button the dog is not nearly as enraptured by the instructions as he begins looking between all of the incredible new people around him. Somehow, by doggy instinct, he recognizes Marvin by his voice and barks at him in greeting.
This snaps the man out of his brief obsession as he turns to the group. "Oh, pardon my manners!" he says before adjusting his glasses a little bit. The adjustment changed nothing.
"Still wrapping a rather undiscernible amount of brain cells around an even more undiscernible puzzle we're in. I'd barely cracked the puzzles of normal life, let alone whatever..." he trails off as he gestures to the entire area they're in before letting out a somewhat loud wheezing cackle.
"Is this exciting, or what?" he smiles excitedly, but his excitement seems to die a little as he looks around at the faces of the other people who are remarkably not NEARLY as excited. He clears his throat.
"Ren. Ren Iavolo." he says a lot more soberly, giving a light wave. "And this is Button. Go on, boy."
Button immediately begins walking around sniffing everyone's shoes and happily accepting any pets, pick-ups, or attention in general.
Ren seems to briefly scan the crowd of eccentric people before a concerned look paints itself on his face. "...So what is it that we all have in common?" he asks everyone.
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Post by Panda on Oct 31, 2022 11:52:38 GMT
"Nuwmere," Guille spat. "Shoulda known. Just another of the Witch of Steeple Street's games."
He didn't seem too concerned with the rules-obelisk, and instead made his way over to Nancy, though not before giving Button a healthy amount of attention. "I've got experience tending to injuries, want me to take a look?"
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Post by Kachu on Oct 31, 2022 14:19:06 GMT
Nancy looked at Guille as he approached her with a somewhat concerning look. It took her a moment to register that he was trying to help her, and once she made that realization her body relaxed a little bit and she let out a deep breath.
“Yeah. If you’d want.” She kept a very serious and cold expression on her face. “But I’m not expecting much.”
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Oct 31, 2022 14:33:18 GMT
Marvin was distressing over their current situation when he heard Button's barking. This snapped the elderly man out of his state as he crouches down to give Button some much needed attention.
"Hey, Button! Who's a good boy?" He asked, in a playful voice, as he pet Button several times, giving him some much-needed attention. "Yes, yes, you are a good boy, Button!"
He stands up as he looks at the other captives.
"Uh, the Witch of Steeple Street? I'm afraid I'm not in the know about whoever that is. Can someone enlighten me on who the Witch of Steeple Street is?" He asked out of curiosity. "And uh, I'm apparently on team 2. Guess that means I'm partner with whoever is on team 2 as well..."
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 31, 2022 14:46:10 GMT
Ren takes a moment to nod in agreement at the question regarding who this 'Witch of Steeple Street' is. He also didn't know anything. He takes a second moment to press all three buttons one at a time, extracting whatever information would show up.
Button greatly enjoys the attention and seems a lot more at ease now, among this group of strangers.
"Only I can see the bracelet...Did they...?" Ren takes off his glasses and starts delicately poking one of his eyes with an index finger with the eyelid closed.
"How would they know someone else is looking at one's bracelet? Eyes, demise, surprise, cauterize...Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk...tsk.....tsk.......tsk-Surgery? Implants? Hyper-reactive cameras? Proximity sensors?" Ren comments, shaking his bracelet to see if it makes any sounds.
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Post by Panda on Oct 31, 2022 15:12:14 GMT
Guillermo nodded to Nancy. "We've only limited supplies here, but I'm used to working with these conditions."
As he examined and potentially treated Nancy's ankle, he responded to the others. "Nuwmere, known as the 'Witch of Steeple Street'. Putting people through crap like this is her one purpose in life, far as I'm aware. She's twisted, insane and utterly devoid of empathy. Best keep that in mind about our captor as we play this latest game of hers." He paused for a moment, before continuing, "Mind you, this 'Eternity Game' isn't anything like what I've heard of before. This isn't her usual M.O."
Once he was done with treatment, he stood up and addressed Grayson. "Looking forward to working with ya, partner. I'm number 1 as well!" He walked up to him and raised a hand for an enthusiastic high five.
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Post by dootdoot on Oct 31, 2022 15:54:54 GMT
Before doing anything of interest in this scene Dahlia pressed her bracelet buttons in order to see what that's all about.
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 31, 2022 16:09:16 GMT
"It appears I'm on Team 6. Wait, no..." he wipes his bracelet. "Team 5."
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Post by Planetbox on Oct 31, 2022 16:31:34 GMT
"Looks like I'm on Team 4," Bobbi mumbled before glancing hopefully at Melanie.
"But this, like...this is insane, right? That's not just me?" she continued, clutching her head. "Poison in the bracelets? Seven players dying? And these objectives...? Why did we get caught up in this?"
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Post by notbadplayer on Oct 31, 2022 16:44:28 GMT
Sophilia looks noticeably nervous... as nervous as a lion can look. Reading the rules didn't help, and only served to make them more confused. They silently press the three buttons on their bracelet.
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Post by Panda on Oct 31, 2022 16:46:59 GMT
"Right, guess I'm a bit too used to this, but you're all new to the whole 'trapped by an evil witch who's trying to kill you' thing, huh," Guille said awkwardly. "I don't know if there was any rhyme or reason behind Nuwmere's choices. I don't think she had any reason to pick me out, I was just some guy before I got kidnapped. The 'objectives' for the game make it sound personalised, though, like she has something in mind for all of us. Not that someone who wants to see 7 of us die has our best interests in mind, of course."
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Post by Joker on Oct 31, 2022 16:51:36 GMT
Once he was done with treatment, he stood up and addressed Grayson. "Looking forward to working with ya, partner. I'm number 1 as well!" He walked up to him and raised a hand for an enthusiastic high five. Grayson ignored Guillermo and continued looking at his bracelet.
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Post by Panda on Oct 31, 2022 16:55:59 GMT
Guille smoothly pivoted into another pose. "I can already tell we'll make a great team! You can count on me to support you through this!" he said, before retreating to stand in his original place.
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Post by dootdoot on Oct 31, 2022 17:06:54 GMT
"What are these goals..." Dahlia bit down on her pipe and glared at her bracelet. Suddenly, she raised her cane and hit it against the stone obelisk, making a loud startling sound. "All of this for a new ending? What if I change the spike trap for a falling ceiling, is that more to your tastes? Would you prefer them hanged, Nuwmere?"
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Post by Kachu on Oct 31, 2022 17:07:41 GMT
Nancy thanked Guille for attempting to treat her, but mumbled it so quietly and well after he walked away that there'd be little chance he heard her.
Then, she turned to look at Marvin, though didn't bother approaching him. "I'm Team 2." She said plainly. "Let's... do our best." It was hard to tell if she was disappointed somehow, or if her face always had this depressing frown on it.
Nancy then looked down at her feet, and clenched her teeth. "What the hell is all of this..."
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