Final Investigation

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Wednesday morning is unusually calm for the first few hours. Maybe you woke up and had a nice breakfast to start the day, or decided to hang out in the spa to ease off some stress from the weeks, or maybe you just slept in today because frankly, you all deserve it.

Until around noon, where Rod’s distorted voice calls through the entirety of the hotel, sounding unusually panicked.]

E̸͠ve҉r̸͢҉y̢͢o̵n͝è ̴̡ǹ̴e҉e͜d̵͡s t͡o̷͜ g̷o ̧̛b̨á́c͡k ̴t̀͟ó̴̸ ́͜͠t̸héi͝r̶ ̶̨҉r͟o҉̵o̴̢m̷̕͟s͜ ̴͞͞ńǫ̛w.̵͝ ҉̵͘ ͘͟ ̶̕I ҉́̀d̶̨̕o͟͡n̨͏’̸͠t̢́ k̶̨͞n̴̨͏ǫ͞ẃ ͝f̀͢͢o͘ŗ̷ ̡͢͞h͟o͘҉w̷҉ ̢͠ļ͜o͘͢n͟͢g͟,̡ ̵b̕͞u̶̢t̢̨҉ i͟͞t̢͠’҉̸s ̵̡̕n̢o̢҉t ͏s̶̕͏af͘e͜͞ ͏̨̡f̕̕ơ͟͜r̴͜ ̛̕͟a͟n͝͏y҉͡o̵͜n͝e̵ ̷o͏u̢҉t ̷̧͡ḩ҉e͡͡r̢̡e̡̢ ̧͜ŗ́͡į̢̛ght́͏ ̶͟n͞ǫ̵w̛͟͞.͞ ͢Į’̵̡͟l̀l̷̛ ́̕ǵ̡̕i͘͞v̶͞e̴̸ ̸̴ęv̨e̷̢͝r͏̨͜y̡o̵̡͞n̶ę̵̢ ͏a ̵͢ş͜i̢͜͟g̷͡͠n̴̨͘a̢l͘ ͠͡o͡͝n̶͟c̡̕e͘ ̨i̵͢͠t̛͢’̨̛͠s҉͝-͏̶̧

[He is suddenly cut off. No matter how long you wait, he doesn’t speak again. But, despite his warning, nothing dangerous seems to be going on, at least on the floors you normally have access to.

However, if you’re in the lobby at the time of the announcement, you’ll realize that the door that was open yesterday when Benny arrived is once again mysteriously open, seeming to beckon you. Whether you decide to all go as a group or go down alone, you'll find yourself going down a hallway splitting into two paths. And if you decide to take one way alone you'll soon find yourself in a group of three other people, going into the unknown.

Even with the apparent threat of danger according to Rod, it seems like if you have any hope of escaping, you have no choice but to investigate the one floor you haven’t looked at yet.]

Comments

[theduck]

D’you think Marnie figured out a way to transport the eels?

[coulombslaw]

Maybe they're magic eels or something.

[It'd be convenient, at least]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It’s fine, just leave the eels behind.

The place is shrouded in darkness, surprisingly. There are a few lights on the wall, but it looks as though the power was knocked out recently by...something. Do any of you have any lights on you?]

[coulombslaw]

Let's give this a try...

[Virgil puts his hand over one of the lights and focuses, static crackling in his hand, trying to send it inside. Could he turn it on by doing this?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[That seems to work well enough! It’s not terribly bright, but it’s on.]

[darnsitall]

Wonderful! And it's still dim enough that plenty of monsters could be hiding in the shadows!

[grimgrinningghosts]

[I mean, it does feel like you're being watched.]

[theduck]

........You know what, it’s a little crowded down here, I think I’ll just go back upstairs and take a nap. You guys can keep going and, uh, just tell me what you find!

[darnsitall]

I really think we ought to stick together. It's bad enough we got separated from the others!

[hallotween]

Yeah, no turning back! [hey she's here now

carrying merlin's bag

don't ask what's in it]

[theduck]

I’ll be with you in spirit.

[grimgrinningghosts]

[We hate to interrupt your talk, but you can definitely hearing soft, anxious footsteps down here in the dark.]

[darnsitall]

[MONSTERS]

Hello? Is someone there?

[grimgrinningghosts]

[The footsteps pause, but then break out into a sprint. It looks like they're not that far ahead of you.]

[hallotween]

[CHUCKS BAG AT THE DARKNESS]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Whoops! Your bag is definitely gonna just land on the ground with a soft thud.

Alas, poor Marnie. The footsteps seem to gradually be growing quieter.]

[hallotween]

Huh. [picks up bag] It must be...

Hey! Get back here, ghost! [C'MON EVERYONE WE'RE RUNNING INTO THE DARKNESS NOW]

[darnsitall]

Hurry!

[She's gonna grab Donald by the collar if he looks like he's not coming.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It feels like the area gets gradually more wet as you go along, your footsteps audibly signalling this. If Virgil still isn't powering the lights as you go along, that's a little...concerning.]

[hallotween]

[SPLASH SPLASH SPLASH NO TIME TO THINK GOTTA CATCH THAT GHOST]

[darnsitall]

[This is definitely a good idea and not a trap at all!]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[...eventually, you’re gonna hit a snag.

There seems to be a trail of this liquid further up ahead, but it also curves into an open space on the right.]

[darnsitall]

...Well, they couldn't be in two places at once, could they?

[hallotween]

Only one way to find out.

[let's go right, then!]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[...surely, you guys can spot a dead body in the dark.]