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

[coulombslaw]

Better get crackin'

[Time to search where the oil-like stuff comes from. Chances are it doesn't come from one of the lamps]

[darnsitall]

[Sally's just gonna step lightly around these oil puddles and watch for any open flames.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It trails towards a small door at the back of the room, though the trail seems to end inside the room.]

[hallotween]

... If you guys could just, you know. Open that door.

[suddenly not 100% gungho about barrelling ahead and shit]

[coulombslaw]

I can deal with the door, you check if there's anything near the end of that trail, please.

[Teamwork!]

[hallotween]

[ALRIGHT COOL she'll go examine the spot where the trail ends.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[The trail seems to end against a wall, though there’s no indication of where it could’ve gone since then. Haven’t you seen something like that before?]

[hallotween]

[ugh

...

maybe. maybe body slamming the wall will work this time.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[...it doesn’t do anything to the wall, however, there’s an inquisitive noise from...somewhere.

It sounds like clicking.]

[hallotween]

... Uh. Guys?

[LOOKING FOR SOURCE OF MYSTERIOUS TICKING NOISE...]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It sounds as though it's coming from back out in the hallway, oddly enough.

You get the feeling you're being watched again.]

[hallotween]

[...

fuck it. we're all gonna die someday.

RUNNING OUT TO THE HALL]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[So, we're backtracking now! Remember that room you passed by? The one with the dead robot?

As Marnie runs by it, an unseen figure quickly steps out from the darkness, trying to club her with a large object.]

[coulombslaw]

[Okay, Virgil will check if that door is unlocked!

It may be a good idea for someone to check the end of the trail, just in case]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It’s a small bedroom! There is a cross on the wall, a tiny bed, a couple books hanging around and...an animatronic arm on the floor.]

[darnsitall]

[If Sally didn't have her own arms full right now she'd pick up the arm... but instead she's going to peruse the books]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Much of these are Bibles. However, oddly enough, there is a childrens’ book here that’s a little fire-damaged.]

[darnsitall]

[Let's see what it is!]

[grimgrinningghosts]

“▬ BELLS

Once Upon A Time, there was a small ▬ named ▬. This cute little ▬ lived in ▬ with all of his friends, and would spend his days dancing and playing on instruments.

He and his best friend worked for ▬ as his ▬. One day, they were made to milk a ▬ cow for him. They did, and delivered their boss fresh ▬ milk.

However, their boss became angry with them, and ▬. Our small hero ran for his life, not wishing to be ▬ to his ▬. He led his boss to a cliff.

Using his bravery and wits, ▬ sent the old ▬ off the cliff and into ▬. Our hero became the ▬ of ▬ and grew more and more ▬ each day, and he lived Happily Ever After.

The End.”]

[darnsitall]

[What a lovely story!

Sally turns back to the first page and reads it out loud for Napoleon.]

[hallotween]

... Why are there so many missing parts? [IT MAKES IT VERY WEIRD TO LISTEN TO]

[darnsitall]

It looks a little charred in some places. I can't quite make out all the words.

[coulombslaw]

[He's going for the arm. Tell him it wasn't ripped off violently or anything like that, please!]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Not...violently like the other guy. This is more meticulous, controlled. An even slice down the arm, exposing wiring for all to see.]

[coulombslaw]

[That's...slightly better. He's taking the arm with him, then]