Week 6

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Another week another set of bodies, and now, the guests aren't the only ones dying in this hotel. At this point it seems as though something is attacking the nonguests of this hotel. What's attacking them, however, no one seems to know. But surely you can all find out before more people die, right?

No new floors open up this week, but people will find on Sunday that the locked door on the first floor is now unlocked. It's a good time as any to see what's behind it.

10 guests remain]


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Comments

[coulombslaw]

It may be a good idea to stay away, I'm not sure what kind of place that is. It doesn't sound like a good idea to mess with supernatural stuff.

[And Rod wouldn't be happy, anyway]

[lusito]

Perhaps, but sometimes you have to be willing to look into such things regardless of the risk it poses, if it can lead to one's freedom.

[coulombslaw]

I guess you're right. [More power to you, Joshua] You know how to pick locks?

[lusito]

What kind of rule-breaking teenager would I be if I didn't know how to pick locks?

[... I mean except for the part where he's not actually much of a teenager anymore but that's beside the point.]

[coulombslaw]

Yeah, you're right! Okay, if you get in, take something with you to take notes. There's...stuff written on the walls, something about a futurist. It could be important. You won't have long, just a minute or two.

[lusito]

In that case, shall we take a look now? If we wait too long, important evidence and information may be removed by the host, or their so called "benefactor" running this little game.

[coulombslaw]

Of course! Let's get going.

[It's good to do something proactive. That helps not to feel useless, like there's a way to make things be better. The new door looks like normal, just like Virgil and Tadashi had left it before]

Okay, there it is. Shouldn't be too hard for someone like you, boasting about your lockpicking skills.

[Although...you'll find it's unlocked. What the heck?]

[lusito]

Indeed. In fact...

[A pause as he studies the door... and simply opens it without doing anything to step inside the already unlocked. Joshua Kiryu, lockpicker extraordinaire.]

[coulombslaw]

...okaaay...that was weird...I was pretty sure he locked it after we left...

[He mutters that, going in. You don't get to take credit for this, Joshua]

[keyofimagination]

[They don't even have enough time to really explore before a horrible distorted voice appears out of nowhere.]

E̸̢v̛́͢e͏̷̢n̴̢̡ ͠͠à̴f̶̨t̀er̨͝ ̷͘Į ̡̛́t͢o̷͘l͠͝ḑ̸̢ ̷͠y͜͝o̴u,̨ ̧h̶uh̀?̵̕͟

[He gets no respect in this hotel.]

[coulombslaw]

I think this guy can be trusted. I dunno much about what kind of stuff he has gone through, but the little I know sounds like he may have some ideas to solve anything about destruction and, uh, whatever else happened.

[...]

Also, you left the door unlocked again.

[keyofimagination]

[He's not commenting on the unlocked door because he doesn't actually have a good excuse for it.]

I͘ ̨̡̛d҉̨͏o̴͟҉n'̷̨͟t͜͜͜ ̛c̷̛̀a̡͝r̕͟e ̛̕į̵f̶ y̶̡ơ͟u ̨́̕t̶͝r͏u͟҉s̶͜͝t͠ ̢h͢im̸,͢ ̧͟I̡ ̶̛d͠on̵'́͡t̨̀ ͡ẃ̨à͜n̷͝t̕ ͡͝ą̴͡ńy̴͏o͠n̷͜͡e͏ ̶̛͞i҉n ͘͟t͟h́͜͟i̴̶ş̴̴ ̡ŗ̧o̵͏o̴m̵̀.̛ ̨ ̸Į̨̀ ̧ḑ̶òn'̸t͜͠ ҉͘͞e͜͡ve̴n̷ ̧͘w̡͘a͘nt̵̢̡ ̕͢ţǫ͜ ̴͝b͏e̡͏̀ ̀̕͡í̡n̕ ̸͝t̸̶h҉̡i̢͟͢s ́͘͜r̕o͡͝҉om͏̢ my̸s̷̛e͟͞l̕͢f͟͝.͝

[lusito]

[Joshua hums a little at that as he glanced around the room here.]

To be fair, none of us want to be in this hotel right now either. That said, perhaps we can reach a solution here that benefits both of us? Surely there must be something that can be done so that you don't have to stay in this room you dislike so much.

[keyofimagination]

I͟ ͡c̕͞a̸҉n̵̷ ̶͞g͝͝ǫ͟ ̵͡w͢h̴̨en̵͞ ̀̕͜y̴̡o҉͞ư l̷͞ęą͠v҉e̢ t͝h̀iś̴̡ ̸̢̀r͏̵͡o͟o҉̵͠m҉̢͞.

[lusito]

And I'd be happy to... after I've taken a quick look around it for myself.

[coulombslaw]

[Time to pretend to be bothered by the floating voice. He doesn't want to piss off Rod further]

Right. I think I should step out, threatening voices are too much for me.

[When he passes by Joshua, though, he slows down. There's something he'd like him to check, so he whispers, talking as low as possible so Rod doesn't hear him]

If this room is just like the library, then there must be a TV somewhere...maybe it'll display something other than static.

[Good luck, Joshua, he'll wait outside the room]

[lusito]

Really? I find them to be entertaining, on some occasions.

[But yes, he heard Virgil's suggestion, so he turns and takes a more focused approach as he searches the room. Is there a TV in here?]

[keyofimagination]

[There is!]

[lusito]

[Oh-ho... is it turned on or off? And if it's the former, is there anything on the screen right now?]

[keyofimagination]

[It's off.]

[lusito]

[Is there any way to turn it on? Like a remote, or a button that can be pushed here?]

[keyofimagination]

T́h̶͝e͜r͜͜e̷ ̨͝i̢͘͟s҉ ̡͞n̴̴oţ̴hi̢͝n͘g̶ ̶o̢͏f̀͘͟ ͡͝i͡m̨͟p͟o̧r͠t̸͜a͢nc̢̀e ̛͡i̷n͠ ̴͟t̕h̵̡i̛̕͟s͡ ̨̛r̢͢o̵̶om͝.͏͝

[lusito]

I'll be the judge of that, if you don't mind.

[keyofimagination]

Í́̀ ͝͠can̸͞ ͞f̸ǫrc̢͢e͠ ҉͡y̧҉ơ̛u͟͏ ̨ò́͝u͘͝t̷, ̡́ỳ͜͏o̵̢ų̵ k̛n̨͢o̕͏̨w̷͘͟.͢

[lusito]

You probably could.

[He agrees, as he continues to poke around regardless.]