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

[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.]

[hallotween]

... I think we need a bit more light.

[nudges it with her foot]

[darnsitall]

Virgil...? Can you give us a bit more light?

[Also she's going to casually try and pull Marnie away. Bad teenager.]

[hallotween]

[yOU ARENT HER MOM SHE CAN NUDGE ALL THE CORPSES SHE WANTS]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Well, it definitely feels like the liquid is starting to pool up.

...the body feels a little plasticy.]

[hallotween]

...

[kicks it]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It’s pretty heavy, still a little plasticy.]

[hallotween]

[well she might as well kneel down in what is probably a growing pool of blood and get a better look at this hunk of junk.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It’s an animatronic, and he has the same texture to his face that John does. However, you don’t seem to recognize this one.]

[hallotween]

Dead robot.

[is there any obvious reason why it's dead?]

[darnsitall]

That strange man mentioned that John's family was here... you don't think this could be...

[Ohhhh noooo poor John]

[theduck]

He also said there was a... a dream guy, or something? It could be either.