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Post by Blinky on Dec 26, 2021 16:06:56 GMT
Ari was still recovering from the shock of the situation, yet she knew she needed to keep moving forward. She stepped onto the train tracks, staring down at them as if they somehow held a clue. She looked like she was thinking hard about something, but said nothing.
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Post by dootdoot on Dec 26, 2021 16:13:00 GMT
Yesod really looked energized by the new location. He went up to the strange glass enclosure right away to look into it. "I wonder if this place was built specifically for this game or simply modified to host it. Option two would leave more potential cracks in the design to be exploited! Though I'm not sure what's more unlikely: this place having been built from the ground up, or us getting a lucky break like that out of this situation."
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Post by Panda on Dec 26, 2021 16:14:44 GMT
Argus glanced back at the train that had taken them here. "It only goes one way. Once it takes a fork, there's no going to the other branch. We have no idea what awaits us at the destination... All we can do is ride." It wasn't clear if he was speaking to anyone in particular, or just rambling.
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Post by Kachu on Dec 26, 2021 16:21:34 GMT
V finds that the two doors closest to the group are fitted with what can only be the Sefirot Gates mentioned earlier by Keter. Strangely enough, each door has a label on it, printed in small font.
The one closest to the train read "Testing Chamber," and the Sefirot Gate read "Geburah."
The oddly shaped one further away read "Morgue," and its gate read "Malkuth."
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Yesod inspects the strange glass enclosure, and finds that the entrance to it is locked. Though it's unlike the other locks in the room, seemingly there's no way to open it now. Though he struggles, he manages to press his sleek mask against the glass and stare inside, and before his heavy breathing manages to fog it up and obscure his vision even more, he notices a lone standing keypad in the middle of the strange tube-like area.
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Investigating the train tracks, it's clear to Ari that they're relatively old, and likely haven't seen maintenance in a long time. Though unfortunately, she doesn't seem to find anything particularly useful.
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Post by Rosa on Dec 26, 2021 16:42:48 GMT
"Curious." Wolfram uttered without a trace of emotion in his voice, looking to see what the rollercoaster carts had within them.
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Post by dootdoot on Dec 26, 2021 16:57:19 GMT
Argus glanced back at the train that had taken them here. "It only goes one way. Once it takes a fork, there's no going to the other branch. We have no idea what awaits us at the destination... All we can do is ride." It wasn't clear if he was speaking to anyone in particular, or just rambling. "Does this mean we might not see Briah station?" Yesod asked, after unsticking his mask from the glass. "I suppose it could loop back around, but what a strange choice either way. I wanted to know what is the goal of having us play this game..."
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Post by Panda on Dec 26, 2021 17:05:07 GMT
Argus thought about that for a short while. "Maybe it will loop around. It would be very appropriate. Perhaps it will just go round and round and round until Keter or whoever is satisfied. Some people, you can never tell how they think, what their intentions are. I'd prefer to break out before we have to learn."
Saying that, he moved to examine the metal door, wondering if he'd find an exploit like Yesod had suggested.
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Post by Blinky on Dec 26, 2021 17:06:56 GMT
“Or maybe Keter was just fucking with us, and no matter what we picked we would’ve ended up here.” Ari sat down on the tracks, elbows on her knees. “I mean, it seems like the type of thing they’d do.”
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Post by Kachu on Dec 26, 2021 17:16:05 GMT
Wolfram investigates the roller coaster area, and finds that the carts are resting in place high off the ground, on their tracks. They seem to lead somewhere else, too...
Investigating further, he finds a ticket booth boarded up, and next to that a Sefirot Gate, blocking the way to the stairs up to the roller coaster. On a little sign next to the gate read "Roller Coaster Boarding & Controls," and the gate reading "Chokmah."
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Argus inspects the metal door, but finds no flaws or indentations. There seems to be nothing he or anyone else can do at the moment.
With that, there doesn't seem to be much else to investigate here. There doesn't seem to be too many paths forward...
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Post by Panda on Dec 26, 2021 17:23:48 GMT
"Hakim gets a 'Testing Chamber', Charlotte gets a morgue and I get a roller coaster? Something tells me Keter's playing favourites. Lucky me!"
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Post by Kachu on Dec 26, 2021 17:28:41 GMT
[You can keep searching for more flavour and interactions with each other, though now would be the time to decide how you will split yourselves up for the following Room Phase.]
[Each Sefirot is the team leader for their own respective gate, and up to 3 others can accompany them, splitting the group into teams of 3/3/4. You can discuss how you all divide yourselves, or make propositions and vote on them, and so on. Have fun with it! Or just pick your favourite and stick with them. Ideally the Sefirot will all enter rooms by tonight.]
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Post by dootdoot on Dec 26, 2021 17:29:05 GMT
"... Hm. I'm not sure I can agree with that sentiment." Yesod said, after his own short while considering it. His mask made an odd contrast to his serious tone. "Not the breaking out as soon as possible part, I'm sure we all want that, but the idea we can never understand someone and might as well not try... No, I don't like that. Even someone who is truly heinous or mad will have their own internal logic, I'm sure. That's something worth trying to learn, even if only so we can escape more easily."
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Post by wintercoat on Dec 26, 2021 17:36:36 GMT
“A morgue…” Charlotte grumbled. “What an ugly joke.” Her fear and anxiety seemed to have subsided for the moment. “Who—Does anyone anyone want to come with me? I won’t force you…”
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Post by Panda on Dec 26, 2021 17:40:41 GMT
"... Hm. I'm not sure I can agree with that sentiment." Yesod said, after his own short while considering it. His mask made an odd contrast to his serious tone. "Not the breaking out as soon as possible part, I'm sure we all want that, but the idea we can never understand someone and might as well not try... No, I don't like that. Even someone who is truly heinous or mad will have their own internal logic, I'm sure. That's something worth trying to learn, even if only so we can escape more easily." "People will always surprise you. Always," Argus replied, facing Yesod now. He didn't seem to have any problems conversing to a nearly blank mask. "Even if you think you've figured someone out, they will surprise you. You can take an entire lifetime learning someone and they'll still surprise you. Hopefully we aren't stuck here for quite that long though. I still need to read this week's Beano comic."
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Post by Planetbox on Dec 26, 2021 18:36:43 GMT
“Oh, I’d like to go with Argus, if that’s alright!” V said, “While I’m sure you’re all wonderful people, it’s probably safer to go with people I already know.”
Judging by the way she stared anxiously at the door, she clearly just wanted to ride the rollercoaster.
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Post by Matt on Dec 26, 2021 19:17:19 GMT
Hakim mulled over his respective gate, frowning as he rubbed his chin. "Testing chamber...? I have no idea what that could mean, but it sounds far too ominous to be good. I wouldn't let my guard down even in the rollercoaster," he commented.
After which, he looked to V and nodded. "It's perfectly reasonable, and safer, for the people that know eachother to stick together. That'll minimize the friction between us for a little, at least, and keep things as they are. Which means that I'll need some volunteers for my room. Luckily, I shouldn't be totally out of luck on that front."
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Post by dootdoot on Dec 26, 2021 20:54:46 GMT
"That's no reason for defeatism like this, but I'm afraid I'm starting to get more philosophical than practical at this point. Still, I feel... Good. I think I understand myself a little better now, having talked about this. Ah, it's a great feeling! I'd almost recommend wiping your own memories to experience it!" he laughed.
"Oh, I would like to go with the Malkuth group, actually!" he said. "Malkuth and Yesod are closely connected. I feel like this is a sign I should go into that room. If you wouldn't mind, of course."
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Post by Rosa on Dec 26, 2021 21:07:24 GMT
“A morgue…” Charlotte grumbled. “What an ugly joke.” Her fear and anxiety seemed to have subsided for the moment. “Who—Does anyone anyone want to come with me? I won’t force you…” " I shall accompany you." Wolfram spoke, bluntly as ever. " It is a dangerous place, not meant for young ones like you. I shall continue to make sure no harm befalls you."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Dec 26, 2021 21:10:10 GMT
After which, he looked to V and nodded. "It's perfectly reasonable, and safer, for the people that know eachother to stick together. That'll minimize the friction between us for a little, at least, and keep things as they are. Which means that I'll need some volunteers for my room. Luckily, I shouldn't be totally out of luck on that front." "Let me accompany you then, Mr. Hakim," Elisha carefully navigates herself in her heels back across the tracks toward the Geburah room, herself not having been too adventurous during the earlier exploration. "It would be a pleasure to reconnect." Judging by the way she stared anxiously at the door, she clearly just wanted to ride the rollercoaster. "Miss V, this roller coaster has a morgue right by it if you hadn't seen. I'd temper your excitement," she teases. "It's not the sign of quality, at the very least."
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Post by Panda on Dec 26, 2021 22:59:45 GMT
"That's no reason for defeatism like this, but I'm afraid I'm starting to get more philosophical than practical at this point. Still, I feel... Good. I think I understand myself a little better now, having talked about this. Ah, it's a great feeling! I'd almost recommend wiping your own memories to experience it!" he laughed. "I'm sure I've gotten pessimistic in my age. Good on you for getting something from this though, mate! Maybe you're getting closer to regaining your memories?" Argus suggested. "Your amnesia might well be part of whatever mad plot our captor came up with here. Especially if they're the one who put that mask on you. Does it come off? I figure 'no' at this point, but worth asking." He then took a look around at the groups that were forming. "Let's see now... Me an' V for my door; Hakim and Elisha for his; Charlotte, Wolfram and Yesod for hers. Ari and Satoshi will probably be forming a pair, so they'll make the group of 4. Fen will make a 3 with whatever door she chooses. That about sums it up, I reckon."
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Post by Blinky on Dec 26, 2021 23:10:38 GMT
Ari glanced between the three doors, thinking hard.
"I'm not getting stuck in another room with V again." She muttered, side-eyeing the woman in question. "So, I guess I'll go in Hakim's room. What about you, Sato?"
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Post by Joker on Dec 26, 2021 23:53:28 GMT
“I’ll join you and Elisha in Hakim’s room.” Sato replied. “Which leaves Fen with Argus. Hope that’s alright with you guys.” He said, addressing the two of them.
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Post by Bad Player on Dec 27, 2021 1:38:33 GMT
"I need to go in the same room as Ari," Fen stubbornly declared. "I can't let her go off with a bunch of strangers in--in a game called 'The Sacrifice Game,' after we were abducted from our house. If Ari doesn't want to go in the same room as V, maybe it'd be best for me and Ari to go in Argus' room and V to go in Hakim's room."
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Post by Planetbox on Dec 27, 2021 2:07:44 GMT
“I mean, I hate to make Ari feel inadequate,” V replied without a trace of harshness. “But come on…’Testing Chamber?’ That sounds super boring. I’d even take the Morgue over that, at least we might end up fighting zombies or something.”
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Post by Blinky on Dec 27, 2021 2:17:59 GMT
"I need to go in the same room as Ari," Fen stubbornly declared. "I can't let her go off with a bunch of strangers in--in a game called 'The Sacrifice Game,' after we were abducted from our house. If Ari doesn't want to go in the same room as V, maybe it'd be best for me and Ari to go in Argus' room and V to go in Hakim's room." "I can choose which room I go in on my own, thank you." Ari retorted. "You don't have to follow me everywhere I go. And if I do die in there, it's not like it's gonna be your fault."
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Post by Joker on Dec 27, 2021 2:32:00 GMT
"I need to go in the same room as Ari," Fen stubbornly declared. "I can't let her go off with a bunch of strangers in--in a game called 'The Sacrifice Game,' after we were abducted from our house. If Ari doesn't want to go in the same room as V, maybe it'd be best for me and Ari to go in Argus' room and V to go in Hakim's room." "Hey, I'm with her." Sato said. "I'm not a stranger. I'll make sure to look out for Ari."
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Post by Bad Player on Dec 27, 2021 2:39:51 GMT
"I can choose which room I go in on my own, thank you." Ari retorted. "You don't have to follow me everywhere I go. And if I do die in there, it's not like it's gonna be your fault." "If I let you go in there alone and something happens to you, it will be my fault," Fen snapped back. "If you insist on choosing your own room that's fine, but then Sato or Elisha need to go in a different room." After a moment, she added a bit more softly, "Are you sure you don't want to go into Argus' room?" "Hey, I'm with her." Sato said. "I'm not a stranger. I'll make sure to look out for Ari." "With all due respect, you're still a stranger to me," Fen replied. "Even if you do intend to protect her, I hope you can understand why I don't want to leave her, especially when you're--" Fen suddenly caught herself. "Especially under these circumstances."
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Post by Matt on Dec 27, 2021 2:48:38 GMT
"It'll be good to catch up again, miss Desroches. If we'll have time to, anyway," he added, not wanting to jinx the obvious.
Hakim then turned to Fen, "Are you fine with me watching her? We may not know eachother directly, but it's some sort of guarantee, right?"
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Post by Bad Player on Dec 27, 2021 3:03:54 GMT
"I certainly trust you more than him," Fen said, clearly referring to Sato, "But... I'm sorry. This situation is just too bizarre and extreme for me to feel comfortable going into a different room from Ari, regardless of who is or isn't in her room." Fen's eyes momentarily flicked towards a particular person before returning to the group.
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Post by Blinky on Dec 27, 2021 3:20:15 GMT
"If I let you go in there alone and something happens to you, it will be my fault," Fen snapped back. "If you insist on choosing your own room that's fine, but then Sato or Elisha need to go in a different room." After a moment, she added a bit more softly, "Are you sure you don't want to go into Argus' room?" "You're not my fucking mom. And I'm not some stupid kid!" Ari yelled. "Besides, how the hell can you protect me in here? You can't just pick me up and take me away from this place." At the mention of Argus' room, Ari paused, but shook her head. "I've already made up my mind. I'm going with Sato. I don't care if you don't trust him. I do. I'm going in this room without you, and you can't stop me."
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