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A spirited family's haunting.
Having been sent to get rid of the source of the dangerous mist by the village elder, you arrive at the giant tree from which the mist hails. Around you, corpses of the previous adventurers who came here before lay strewn around. Some of them even seem familiar, but they're too disfigured to put a name on. On the tree is a door handle. Around you, there's nothing but trees. having promised to get rid of the mist, you have no choice but to enter. [Alright, time for some rules. So, there are two challenges to this story: 1) no magic. This is lowkey a no fighting story. You'll be up against ghosts. the best you can hope to do is hide from them. The other for no magic rule is so you have to do the puzzles the way they are intended. I don't think they'll give you any trouble though, so don't worry. 2) You'll loose your sanity if you stay too long. You have 18 sanity points. Each turn spent in in the tree house (this includes the tree itself) will drain you of one sanity point. special events inside the house may drain more points. It'd be nice if your character acted more and more insane as they slowly loose their sanity, but you don't have to force yourself to do it. "What happens if loose all my sanity?" Once your sanity hits zero, you'll be insane. You get one turn to act like it. Once that turn is over, you'll be sent outside the house and you'll have to either wait for the completion of the plot or wait for the rest of your group to be thrown outside. If everyone is expelled, I'll probably take a break or even postpone the story to the next day. If you have any questions, ask away] [I'll wait a bit to get some players. players from the previous session keep their items. The items will respawn in the house, so even if an ancient player isn't here, you can still get key items. Max player count is 5. I won't accept players past a certain point in the game. feel free to ask for joining though.]
Boop beep...... *Kotori sits on one of the low branches*
( you had the map right ? )
*Himeno looks up at the tree. She hadn't even entered yet, but she knows that a certain box needs its fuses...* Alright, let's form a plan for this. I assume everyone had a strange dream about the interior as well?
OOC: Yush
( wow, I guess it'll just be the three of us today. Even though i tried making the name of the thread more appealing with a neat ghost pun...)
ooc: I know how you feel. It's... certainly depressing when this happens.
I have a... *She searches for a good word* feeling that the power will be out. Look around for any fuses, and go in the south door after climbing through the tree's hatch. Take the door on your left, and look under the carpet. There should be a hatch leading to the fuse box. *How she knew this, she had no idea. The words just came out.*
*Checks the map in her pocket* Where do I need to go.......
( well, we waited half an hour. no need to wait any longer I think. let's get this ball rolling. )
Wait, is that a map? *Himeno looks over Kotori's shoulder to see what's written.*
*Walks in the door and heads up the stairs*
*After getting a short look at the map, Himeno runs in after her companion*
( himeno got masterfully ignored)
OOC: Sorry about abandoning you all last time, I'll be home in about an hour if you don't mind me wandering back in.
( sending the map in private )
( no of course not! You'd be great to have ^^ come as soon as you can)
*Cal is lying in front of the tree why is she even here*
*Himeno takes a step back out to look at Cal* Hey, you. Are you coming?
*Cal stands up.* Yeah, yeah. Wait up, I guess.
( https://phansite.net/forum/topic.php?topic=10406 here's what happened last time. you must've met the old man too if you came here. )
(also, update system ma doods)
*Himeno nods and enters the doorway, getting a sudden sense of deja vu.*
[ill read it then, brb]
The team enters the tree. Inside, to their left, there's a door with a small button next to it. to their right lies a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong set of stairs leading way up there in the tree.
what do you do ?
*walks up the stairs* S: 17
*Follows Kotori up the stairs, humming.* Sanity: 17
Staircase it is... *Himeno sighs and begins her lengthy trek up the stairs. She's suddenly very grateful for the invention of elevators.* SAN: 17
The three, arrive upstairs, and go through the hatch that leads inside the house. They're in a square vestibule. Each wall has a door. A ladder stands against the south wall and various boxes and tool kits are strewn about the place. What do you do ?
*Walks over to a tool kit, and observes it.* Anything useful in here? Sanity: 17
*Just in case, Himeno picks up one on the tool kits and tucks it under her arm before entering the south door* SAN: 16
*Grabs the ladder and sets it up against the hole to the second floor, then climbs* Sanity: 16
( wow, even though I clearly said I had no use for those yesterday, you guys are still taking them)
[i can relate to them ok] [lmao jk]
Cal and Himeno pick up various tools. Himeno gets a pack with a bunch of screws, a wrench and a small screwdriver. Same for Cal. Himeno, leaves through the south door and enters a hallway with two doors in front of it. both sides of the hallway extend towards the left and right side of the room she just came from as well. The doors are located west and east of her. Kotori meanwhile, grabs the ladder and heads through the hidden hole in the ceiling and reaches the second floor. Cal meanwhile stays in the room, alone.
Hey, wait up! *Cal quickly follows Himeno.*
Never mind, cal follows himeno in the halway.
*Heads through the west door to the Hallway* San: 15
[[whoops forgot Sanity: 15
*Rather than take the door from her strange dream, Himeno opens the western door. She ignores Cal's shouting.* SAN: 15
*Cal observes the surroundings while walking.* Sanity: 15
Himeno enters the father's work room. Wooden tables clattered with woodworking tools fill the room. One of the tables is especially clattered. On the western wall, saw blades are aligned and other tools hang on the eastern wall. Blue prints and designs are hanging on the northern wall. Himeno penetrates the piano room. The silence there is unnerving. No sound coming from the outside can be heard. In the middle of the room, stands a grand piano and stools decorate the sides, all aimed at the piano.
woops, forgot cal. Cal looks around the hallway. The walls are made of rotting wood. Old but still standing strong despite the mold and moss covering it. The ground is in a somewhat similar state, though no actual damage can be seen despite the decay.
*Cal cringes after taking too close of a look at the wood, and then decide to continue following Himeno into the piano room.*
OOC: I should be in the hallway before the workroom, I'm going south to the parents room next *Kotori walks through the south door, making sure to avoid the room to the west*
ooc: I assume Himeno's in the piano room? Mixed up names a bit, buddy.
S: 14
Sanity: 14
woohoo! Is the alcohol already fucking me up ? who knows! But yeah, himeno is in the piano room, kotori is now in a hallway and can completely disregard my update. I though you went straight to the room.
A song... *She vaguely remembers something, but the can't put her finger on it. She examines the area around the piano for any clues, eventually pressing one of the keys out of curiosity.* SAN: 14
*after a whole of wandering in the woods, Magilou finds herself back at the entrance of the tree* Another wrong turn? Oh dearest! However am I supposed to escape this dreadful, dreadful place? *Magilou smirks before entering* No matter, maybe if I'm lucky I'll find something on that brat San: 14 (same as when I left the last, lucky me for timing. Can knock it down a peg if you'd prefer though, for wandering through the forest.)
*Kotori walks through the south door to the parents room, making sure to avoid the room to the west* San: 14
( nah, I wouldn't even blame you to refill your sanity, in fact I'd advise you to do so. just because it'd be more interesting to have one sane person in a group of crazy psychos. )
(Magilou..... Sane.... Yeah..... Totally.... That's how that works)
As Himeno examines the piano, she notices that some of the keys are less dusty then the others, but the order to them still remains a mystery. She notices there are exactly six of them that have less dust. As she examines the piano she feels a slight breeze on her legs. Cal enters the piano room ( check previous description) just in time to see Himeno examine the piano. Magilou reaches the tree again. Once again, she's greeted by corpses, as well as signs of very recent passage. It seems someone came here briefly before her. Before her, the door handle seems to invite her to join in on the fun that awaits inside the house. Kotori enters the parent's room. In the middle of the room lies a two persons's bed. It's still done, although it does look pretty decrepit. There're night tables with drawers on each side of the bed. There's also a large dresser on the west side of the room. The south part has a framed picture hanging from the wall.
*Looks at the back of the picture* S: 13
*Magilou bursts open the door and shouts to whoever's inside* Greetings and salutations. I, the Great Sorceress Magilou have decided to grace you with my presence. San: 16 (because apparently long walks in scary woods are quite theraputic)
A piano, huh? Do you know how to play? *Cal examines the stools in the piano room* Sanity: 14
*Himeno glances around, and mutters to herself.* Just the wind... I need to find some music... *She begins searching around the room, looking for anything related to music notes or a song*
No, I don't. Never been that interested in playing instruments. *She speaks to Cal as she continues searching*
I used to play piano, but I never bothered to practice.
Kotori comes closer to the picture. She notices the picture depicts a which consists of one couple of young parents and their daughter. They're at a lake and smiling happily. What kind of drama could've befallen them for their house to turn out like this? At the back of the picture, what you assume is the datum of the picture is written in unreadable characters. Magilou bursts into the tree shouting, but no one answers her. Nothing but the echoes of her shouts come back to her. Left to her, the door she so desperately tried to open last time. to her right, the stairs that lead to the entrance hall. Cal, looking around the stools feels a breeze coming from the southern part of the room. Himeno who looks around as well feels the same, though nothing else of use can be found in the room.
*Himeno shivers a little from the breeze. It's a stupid idea, but... She motions for Cal to stay back as she approaches the southern part of the room.* SAN: 12
*Goes through the drawers* S:12
Doesn't seem like anything too special. *Cal looks around the room before deciding to leave and look elsewhere.* Sanity: 14
( cal, you'd be kind to tell me where. you'll just end up in the hallway talking to the walls again)
*Magilou sighs and storms up the stairs* Oh of course, no one's here either. Its like this whole world's looking to ruin me. *under her breath* When I find that rotten little traitor I'm going to have to think of wonderful new punishments for him.
OOC: Oops, forgot the sanity thing. I'm down to 15 now, since you lose one a turn
[oh whoops, sorry lol. to the parents room probably? otherwise just the hallway again.
( parent's room is far and you have no knowledge of it. you had four ways to go in the vestibule, you went south there, so you can explore the west room, the north room, the east room or the second room from the south hallway. )
( and I'll assume you saw kotori heading up, so you can try and explore the second floor too )
[sorry for late reply, i'll just head to the west room.
( got it. update is on its way )
[[ah crap brb
Himeno motions to cal to stay back as she approaches the southern wall, feeling the small breeze getting stronger at her feet. However, little did she know that... Cal had already left the room when Himeno motioned towards him. He follows the corridor along until he reached the door on the western side of the house. It seems to be a living room. On the north-west side is a large oaken table with filled plates on it. In the center and eastern center of the room are two couches standing in front of a CRT tv with a broken screen. There's a frame behind one of the couches. The western wall has a windowed door hidden by a set of curtains. Kotori searches the drawers next to the bed. The first night table is completely empty. The second one however has a small ring. There's dried blood on it but despite that, it still shines. Resting on a folded handkerchief, it feels like it used to be a really important item for its owner. Inside the drawer lies a diary. Magilou makes her way up to the vestibule. Each of the four walls has a door. A ladder stands against the south wall and various boxes and tool kits are strewn about the place.
OOC: Can I see if the ladder goes anywhere? Or is it just a ladder leaning against the wall?
*wears the ring, then reads the diary* S:11
((Can I join?))
( yeah the ladder leads to the second floor. ) ( yeah sure. have you read the rules and the lead up to this quest ? )
*Himeno takes this as a sign to get the heck out of there. She dashes towards the door, intending to get back to the room she was last in. The east door in that four-door room would be her next destination.* SAN: 11
*Magilou looks around, before catching sight of the ladder* Well well, look what we have here... ONWARDS AND UPWARDS. As they say. *Magilou runs over and begins to climb the ladder* San: 14
((I've read the rules, and am about to read the context.))
( alright, that's more then enough. don't worry about dying by the way, no death is permanent. Other then that, welcome to my little murder horror mystery scenario! ^w^ I'll introduce you next update ok ? )
((Ok.))
( we're waiting for Cal to post. )
((Well, he said brb like 19 minutes ago, so he should be back soonish))
( well you read the intro post right? how about you enter the tree already then. why wait when you can do it immediately)
( oh and if you're wondering, I roll most of the reactions from the house and its ghosties with my dice. So if things get real bad suddenly, blame fate. )
OOC: Still kinda surprised that nothing reacted to me slamming open the door and yelling, but I suppose that's how the die worked
((ok.)) Skyla climbs into the treehouse and looks around. Sanity decreases from 18 to 17, I guess. ((Also, is this mist like Final Fantasy XII mist?))
( well I can't deny it helped the inspiration, but mist in ff xii made magicks more potent. here it's the opposite, it blocks magic and drains people of their sanity, starting with headaches and ending in murderous frenzies. )
[[sorry, im back now *Cal observes the TV.* Sanity: 13
((Well, the sanity thing sure affected Fran in one battle in FFXII. Took me a while to realize I couldn't control her in Beserk status (Fran's my favourite character btw.)))
( fran is also one of my favorite characters. She certainly has great... "assets" :3 But i'm pretty sure it wasn't mist that caused it. for example, when they're in raithwall's tomb, the mist is stronger and yet she's perfectly ok. her bersekrness was probably due to the dawn shard when they were on the shiva. ) anyway update is comming
((True, I was thinking about that whilst playing recently. Note that FFXII is one of the few games that I got into by playing not by watching a video.))
Kotori puts the ring on, and as she does, she can feel the years of passionate love that bound the couple surrounding her, giving her a bit of her sanity back ( +1) . She flips through the entries in the book, noticing they're pretty scarce. One of them, more recent then the others says the following: "His new job is scaring... He's getting paid handsomely for some godforsaken work. He knows I don't like it when he plays god with all these poor animals. I keep seeing them come in alive and leave either dead or... different. Some don't even look like animals anymore. God has given life to us, but never did he allow us to toy with his creations. Some of the thinks he makes don't FEEL like they even should be allowed to walk on this planet. Please Lord, grant mercy on his Soul and bring forth his redemption. He loved working in his workshop on the second floor... Bring those times back... I beg of you my Lord." A later entry also catches your attention. " My headaches keep getting worse. He's been holed up inside his lab for days now. I can't bear this anymore. What is he doing? Where is this mist coming from. I hear him wander the house at night, he scares our daughter. This needs to stop. I'll confront him tomorrow." The rest of the pages are blank. nothing else catches your attention in the room. Himeno heads to the first floor's western room. there're no windows there so it's really dark. In fact, the back of the room is simply blindingly dark. You can however deduce it used to be a provision room what with the various foodstuffs stocked here. You can't make out whatever may be at the back though, and seeing how disorderly the place is what with cans laying strewn about on the floor, it'd be somewhat dangerous to venture inside the darkness. Though it may be worth a shot naturally.
Magilou climbs the ladder to the second floor and arrives in a three-quarters round room with two hallways making up that last not-round quarter. the round part has some stairs spiraling upwards towards the top of the tower. there is however a makeshift gate made out of wood and other random materials with a pig padlock holding it tightly closed. The first hallway extends southward and has two rooms, one westward and one southward. The other Hallway extends westward and has two rooms as well. once southward and one westward. Skyla climbs the stairs and enters the vestibule. The square room is accommodated with four doors, one on each wall. There's also a ladder leading to a second floor, some boxes and toolkits strewn haphazardly on the ground. Call observes the Tv. Long black strands of hair are stuck between the jagged pieces of glass. those same pieces of glass are stained with blood. It seems someone's head got bashed in it. As you poke around it, you suddenly feel a chilly wind run up your spine. An over-sized hand with more fingers then a hand should have grasps your hair and pushes your faces towards the sharp pieces of glass.
((I know these things take a bit of time, but... This is taking a while...))
( sorry ^^' I didn't write the notes and such before hand, so I have to make them up on the spot. I only have basic drafts with the ideas that need to be in it)
( also, having trouble posting doesn't help)
Wait, wh-!! *Cal suddenly grabs the edge of the TV before trying to turn around, glass cutting into his hands.* Sanity: 12
((nvm)) Skyla looks at the ladder, and then the toolboxes. She decides to look through one of the toolboxes to see if she can find anything useful.
*Magilou shakes the makeshift gate for a moment, seeing it to be locked and apparently unbudging, she runs over to the furthest westward door, trying to enter* Oh come on, surely there's something around here? Not just this dumb, boring old tree.
*Himeno kicks a can out of the way and boldly ventures farther in. She appears cold and collected, but the mist's already starting to take its toll. Her eyes dart around the room. She has a bad feeling about this for some reason...* SAN: 10
((Forgot sanity)) Sanity decreses to 16.
*Takes the diary and heads to the daughters room*
S: 11
( be right back. getting something to drink. update will be there as soon as I get back)
Pushing back with a strength to rival that of the entity's malice, cal manages to push back and repel the force gripping him. he does loose a sanity point from the pain in his hands as well as the sheer incredibility of this event. Skyla takes a small toolbox, like almost everyone else here for some reason. She now possesses some screws, a screw driver with multiple interchangeable heads as well as a pair of scissors. Himeno venturing in the darkness notices the light in her back fading. Suddenly: "Lady, what are you doing here?" A sweet and gentle voice asks. It's a girls voice. Meanwhile, Magilou heads into the hallway and spots Himeno coming out of the room southward in that hallway. [I'll give you a chance to react on that. you're free to act again. if one wants to follow the other go ahead. No need to take away sanity and I'll ask the others not to act. as soon as the two have posted, I'll finish this update. ]
*Cal decides to head back to the piano room, see if Himeno is still there.* I'm starting to really dislike this place. Sanity: 10 [or is it 9?]
*Himeno freezes at the voice.* I'm just exploring. *She has to force herself to keep her voice calm, and takes another step forward. Not looking back at the girl.* SAN: 9
( god damn it, I just said I interupted the update for the last two to react. >_<)
OOC: FOrgot to do the san check, its 13 for now *Magilou smirks and pushes past Himeno to the west room* Well well, seems we meet again my wonderful little guardian. I never got to thank you earlier. But I'm sure that you don't need anything from little-ole me.
(also, for fuck's sake I'm really sorry but I mixed kotori and himeno again. my appologies. )
( ;-; sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. I keep messing up tonight.
OOC: Well then, replace Himeno with Kotori, and that actually works better. I like it
Yeah, sure whatever..... *she seems focused on the map* *continues to the daughters room*
[[gotta go afk, dinner brb
the two exchange a couple of words before going back on their way. Magilou enters the father's workplace. Wooden tables clattered with woodworking tools fill the room. One of the tables is especially clattered. On the western wall, saw blades are aligned and other tools hang on the eastern wall. Blue prints and designs are hanging on the northern wall. Kotori enters the daughter's room. The first thing that hits her is the sound of soft girly weeping coming from the corner of the room. in that same corner, a bed with a human form underneath the sheets stands guarded by a pale girl sitting in a fetal position. There's a little table with various sheets of paper in the south west corner and next to the window next to her bed is a small book.
(cal your sanity should be 10)
( two of the players are eating. take your time)
......... I'm gonna die.... aren't I? *Heads for the book, making sure not to look at the girl* S:10
*Magilou picks up a particularly sharp whittling knife and hides it with one of her books before investigating the blueprints* Well well, looks like the owner was into some weird stuff. Not that it really matters, but I wonder wherever he is? Or better yet, if he knows something about that traitor. San: 12
update
[[eyyy im back
Cal goes back to the piano room. Nothing changed. No one's here. It is eerily silent. Himeno bumps her head against the shelves. The voice answers. "Exploring? Like looking around? Are you also hunting mister Bittles ? He's hiding somewhere here." Kotori, trying to ignore the ghost makes it to the book. She can't however ignore the crying that becomes increasingly louder. Inside the book, most pages are torn out. One of the few remaining pages catches your attention: " Daddy never comes out to play anymore.. He won't teach me his favorite song, doesn't play hide and seek anymore, and he doesn't look at my new drawings! I miss the old daddy... I saw him come out of the piano room the other night when I went to get a cookie in secret. Daddy looked really sick." Magilou heads over to the wood working tools and picks up a somewhat new-looking whittling knife. As she does so, she notices one of the saws is missing and one of the pair of pliers is rusted over with blood. The stench and gore hanging around it makes her loose a point of sanity as her poor ole'mind can't seem to take this atrocious sight. She heads over to the blue prints and while some of the contraptions seem quite mysterious, some are far more simple such as desks, tables, chairs and such. The father seemed to have a hobby in woodworking. Underneath the blue prints is the clattered table. Amidst the mess, Magilou spots a set of new fuses, lots of torn paper, copper cables, piano wire and a bunch of gears.
Hoo boy.... *Heads out and down the Ladder* S:9
I guess nothing's changed here... *Cal, still shaken from the incident with the TV, decides to sit on one of the stools and try to regain his senses.*
I guess nothing's changed here... *Cal, still shaken from the incident with the TV, decides to sit on one of the stools and try to regain his senses.* Sanity: 9
...Yes. *Himeno doesn't know what this "Mr. Bittles" is, but if that explanation satisfies the creepy voice, she's glad to use it. She reaches up towards the shelf she just bumped into and feels around* SAN: 8
*Magilou rummages through the papers for something interesting, making sure to take the cables, fuses, and piano wires* Come on, come on.. I'm sure he's here somewhere. You've gotta have SOMETHING interesting. San:10
Kotori heads down the ladder and enters the square vestibule. Cal, trying to calm himself down a bit, doesn't loose any sanity this turn. Himeno, searching around the darkness suddenly feels a painful sting in her fingers. As she pulls back her hand, two small holes can be felt in her middle finger. It rapidly swells up, with hard to bear pain to boot. The pain makes her loose one sanity point. The child then asks: " Hihihihi! Mister Bittles is well hidden isn't he?" her voices becomes gravely. " You won't find him. No one does. No one will find you either. No one will. You'll stay here and play with me like all the others until daddy and Mister Bittles come back!" Magilou takes the piano wire, copper cables and fuses. However nothing else attracts her eye in this messy place.
*Cal stands up and goes back into the hallway and into the north room this time. His head feels a bit clearer this time.* Hopefully there'll be no more stupid ghosts... Sanity: 9
*Himeno hisses in pain and jerks her hand back, waving it around as if to shake the pain off. She finally whirls around to face the girl.* Nice offer, but no thanks. I need a quick break to... *A dull pain pulses in her head along with her rapid heartbeat. She tenses up and looks for an opening to escape.* SAN: 6
*Magilou shakes her head and shrugs, both arms outstretched, before searching the rest of the room* No one, no word, just a bunch of boring old tools? What kind of terrible, atrocious place is this? San: 9
*Heads south, into the piano room* S: 8
Cal enters the Kitchen covered in darkness. In the north west corner stands a large fridge with various notes attached to it with magnets. A large worktable stands in the middle of the room. rotting fruits and vegetables cover it along with some unidentifiable meat eaten by mads and flies. on the eastern side is the stove as well as cooking plates and some drawers. In front of the stove is a woman with an apron. She's kneeling in front of it, as though watching meat cook... inside the turned off oven. As Himeno turns around, a scream overwhelms the house. the little girl covers her scarred face. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH" The glass pots around himeno all burst from the intense noise. The sudden explosion of noise and glass makes her loose another point of sanity. "
FUCK THE UPDATE WASN'T DONE!
please do not post until I say you may.
OOC: I wonder if our poor, darling little game director here's losing the last of his sanity points.
"DON'T LOOK AT ME!!!!!" She does her best to hide the maggots falling from her eye socket as she bends over. her face is a horrible mess. pieces of skin hang from her face, revealing decaying muscles. Despite the darkness, the horror she is seems as visible as though it were clear day. Magilou searches the room thoroughly again, but nothing new turns up. As Kotori approaches the piano room, she spots a shadow quickly walking away from the piano room. She couldn't see who it was. As she enters the room, the piano plays a slow tune with a false note every now and again, the song reseting back to the beginning every time it happens. Sitting in front of the piano, a small girl can bed seen, albeit only a little.
( don't worry, I got sanity restoring items. Maybe. anyway, you may post)
*Cal takes a step back, observing the room around him, and keeping an eye on the lady... He thinks, 'My luck is just terrible, isn't it.'*
*Examines the south wall of the room* S: 7
*Himeno covers her ears as the glass shards dig into her. One glimpse of the girl's decayed face sends her into a panicked rush, and she attempts to blindly charge past the little girl.* Nopenopenopenope.... SAN: 4
Sanity: 8
*Magilou walks back to the main room and looks at the padlock, before trying to pick it using the piano wire* Come on.... There's gotta be something. I'm sure that good for nothing little..... That traitor's gotta be here somewhere, I just know it. San:8
OOC: I should mention Magilou has no idea how to pick a lock, so yeah, not expecting much here.
Cal observes around. The lady doesn't seem to have noticed him as she's absorbed by whatever may be in the furnace. By concentrating well enough, you can see what's written on the notes on the fridge. one of them says: " We need a new set of fuses. Dear, could you get some and install them in the fuse box ?" You also see knives hanging above the furnace and cooking plates. Kotori passes by the little girl, and examines the back wall. A faint breeze can be felt from the ground and the rectangular shape of a door can be noticed upon further inspection. There's no apparent way to open it however. A voice rises behind her. The piano stopped. " Do you not care? Do you not mind?" Himeno rushes past the girl, pushing her aside. After running mindlessly for a while, she ends up on the balcony. On the side is a pond with darkened water and the glass door leading to the living room is broken. Magilou tries to force the lock open, however her wire breaks. What a break of bad luck.
*Slightly annoyed at not finding a way to open the door* Usually people don't like being bothered when they're practicing an instrument...... Mind if I look inside? The piano might be broken.
*Himeno pants and grips the balcony's edge. She stares at the pond, trying to focus on its smooth surface.* I've just got... To calm down... *It doesn't ease the pounding in her head, but examining the odd pond slows her thoughts down. Maybe something's in the murky waters?* SAN: 3
OOC: Does little ole me have a decent amount of wire leftover, or was there just a touch? *Magilou feigns crying before looking around and noticing that she's alone, so she clears up her act and takes out the knife* I wonder... How much will that rotten little traitor enjoy this? Oh well, nothing interesting in this room. *Magilou heads to the southmost room on the second floor, looking around as though expecting someone* San: 7
*Cal grabs a knife and takes the note with him. He decides to exit the room and look for fuses, maybe it would help him.*
( you still have some left. )
The little girl turning around to hide her face answers: " You want to check the piano? You're a weird one miss." Watching the pond does soothe her. But staring at it too long reveals the grim fate of it's occupants. Only dead fish eaten by countless days of decay rest there only enforcing the grim perspective eating away at Himeno's mind. [no san change for you this turn] Lou enters the bath room. there's a bath tub filled with brownish water. On the other side of the tub is a note. The place is rather small and nothing else stands out, excluding the smell. The vapor coming out of the tub has a really strong smell, the smell of highly volatile stripping solution. Staying here could be dangerous for your lungs. ( Starting from the third turn here, you'll loose an extra point of sanity)
shit forgot cal. please wait
Cal comes close to the knives, but to get them he needs to get past the woman. And as soon as he thinks so, he meets her gaze. well gaze. there's only mush in her eye sockets. her whole face is a bloody pulp. it doesn't look like a face. just a mass of mangled flesh. She 'looks" at you. staring straight into your soul.
( go ahead)
Well? Can I? I happen to like pianos...... S: 5
Okay, that's enough sitting around... *Himeno takes a deep breath and heads through the glass door. Into the living room, and into that terrible house again...* SAN: still 3
*Magilou reaches over to grab the note, if she can take it, she'll run back to the center room in order to read it* Well well, looks like I finally got something afterall. Lucky little me. I knew my contacts would pull through. San: 6
She answers " yeah... Don't hurt him though... Daddy will be really angry if you do! Oh.. and don't look at me..."
Sure. *Opens up the piano gently and looks for any problems*
There are no problems with the piano. The mechanisms are all in place, and the detector input detector is functioning properly. Himeno enters the living room. On the north-west side is a large oaken table with filled plates on it. In the center and eastern center of the room are two couches standing in front of a CRT tv with a broken screen. There's a frame behind one of the couches.
fuck. seriously I keep pressing tab. please wait.
*Himeno picks up the frame and tries to look at it in the dim light. It shakes in her hands, but she should be able to make out some things...* SAN: 2
ooc: ....And I posted before "wait" was said. Oops.
Lou reaches for the note, but as she takes it, something grabs her wrist. It seems to be a hand, a molten hand. The skin has been completely dissolved and bone shines through here and there. the hand is gripping her wrist with all it's might leaving burn marks on her wrist ( lose one sanity point)
[[sorry back now lol *Cal jumps back, holding back a scream of terror. He decides to just grab the note and run out of there as fast as he could.* ...God, fuck this stupid godforsaken place. *He shakes his head and walks back into the piano room.*
The piano is fine.... somehow...... *Walks over to the wall and kicks it* S:4
Sanity: 6 [i think]
*Magilou panicks a little, she waves her other arm at the hand, as though trying to cast something, before attempting to kick the hand away and snatch the note* That ROTTEN LITTLE PEST.... I just know he has something to do with this. I swear once I find him.... OHHHH am I going to have so much fun.... San: 4
God, I regret coming in here...
In the piano room, Cal meets up with Kotori who's having a ball kicking the wall ( venting her rage gives her a sanity point back) in one of the corners of the room, the girl is sitting silently in her fetal position again. Kotori's wall kicking only kicks up some dust. at least, the hitting relieves stress. The noise it makes implies there's a somewhat large room behind the wall. The frame quickly becomes familiar to Himeno. It turns out it's the architectural plans of the house, the map Kotori was holding. But how come there's a perfect copy hanging here? None shall ever know. Kicking the hand proves to be only mildly effective, the hand slightly releasing its grip but not enough to let go. another hand comes out and tries to grab her clothes.
*Kotori kicks the wall again* S:4
*Cal worriedly walks over to Kotori before looking at the wall.* Hey, what happened? Sanity: 5
*Magilou quickly grabs the whittling knife and slashes at the hand that's trying to grab her clothing, while struggling to get out of the other's grip* Come ON!!! This nasty, no good, rotten place is getting on my nerves... I swear when I find that brat... THere's going to be hell to pay. San:3
*Himeno has only a few seconds to examine the map before a sharp pain shoots through her head. Somehow, she manages to hold both the frame and her toolkit tightly as she rushes outside onto the balcony. Now to get down...* *Stairs? Nope. Ladder? Probably none. Branches? Exist, but it's a death wish to try and climb down.* It's... where... *She stops at the edge of the pond, having circled it in her attempts to find a way down. She looks up at the tree branches, as if expecting an answer* SAN: 1
Himeno, in her last moments of sanity, faces a clearing up before the storm. As she watches above, she spots the tower. And through the window of the tower, a misty "thing" can be seen hanging, swaying there. In this brief moment of clarity, she understands: "The source of the mist is atop the tower". But then, it's dark. her mind fails her. The malevolent entity seeps through every orifice in her body, clouding her mind, giving place to a senseless murderous rage in her heart. Words echo in her mind. "K I L L. M U R D E R. S L A U G H T E R. A C H I E V E F R E E D O M." She instinctively knows that someone is in the piano room. In the piano room, cal questions Kotori as the latter kicks the wall. she's not gaining anything out of it at this point. Lou, despite managing to cut down one hand, simply can't get herself free. A dark raspy voice resonates in her mind, dark mist seeping from the bath. " I W I L L F R E E Y O U" the left from the body gathers and forms a dark tentacle which swiftly grabs Lou's neck. The acid burns her throat and lungs. [-1 sanity]
*Himeno's body moves on pure instinct. She still holds onto the frame, but the toolkit clatters to the ground in favor of a sharp knife. A quick dash through the living room, and she's down the hall. She can hear some thumping in the distance. Not that she needed any more direction as to where to go.* *She skids as she turns the corner, then lunges towards the piano room's door...*
*Magilou tries to reach over to the note one last time, as she struggles against the tentacle* I... It can't.... Go so dark.... this cold cruel.... That wretched traitor. Its all his fault... San: 1
*Kotori continues to kick the wall* This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door! S:3
*Cal yanks Kotori away from the wall.* Stop yelling! What the hell even happened to you?! Sanity: 4
In her last moments of struggle, Magilou manages to read some of the note, despite her obscuring vision. The note reads, in messy letters: "In my sudden, final moment of clarity, I write this. If you came here, you must leave immediately. I created a monstrosity whose secretions drive people mad. they don't just inhibit spiritual energy, they anihilate any semblance of sanity a man could have turning him into a mindless killing machine. I massacred the ones I loved with an excta-" Your mind stops. it's the end. Your body crumbles to the floor. Your mind submits to the dark will surrounding you. The tendril of darkened flesh fixates itself on you, giving you strength to bare handedly tear through flesh and bone. One thought fills your mind, resonating like a mantra: "F R E E T H E I R S O U L S" Thus you hurry on down towards the piano room to free their souls from their mortal suffering. Himeno [-1 san. at -3 you'll commit suicide] enters the piano room. The girl is gone. replaced by the dark malevolent presence that now has possession over Himeno and Magilou. Himeno is armed with a knife and aims it to the first person she sees. Cal is trying to resonate Kotori, but it doesn't seem to be effective. Kotori is kicking the wall.
*Himeno's eyes fall on the source of the noise: Kotori, who is kicking the wall. With a burst of energy, she charges, stabbing downwards at the other girl. The force of the strike is almost enough to knock herself off-balance.* SAN: -2
*Kotori turns around and begins stomping on Cal in mad fury* This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door!This door! S:2
*Magilou runs into the piano room's open door and eyes the three inside* Ohohoho... I finally found you, you rotten little..... *Magilou flashes a wicked grin as she takes out the whittling knife* Don't worry Bienfu, I've thought of the perfect punishment for you now. You should really think things through before you try abandoning your mistress.
*Cal pushes Kotori off of him.* God, shut up! SHUT UP! *He decides to run back into the hallway and into the south room.* Sanity: 3
*Magilou blocks Cal's passing, knife raised* Where do you think you're going Bienfu? Surely you didn't want to leave me again. Did you? San: 0
ooc: Hoo boy, this update will be interesting
*Cal freezes momentarily.* Fuck.
And thus, the danse macabre begins. The end is nigh, the spirits dance and sing in a maddening cacophony. All the actors are assembled in one small room. It's time to [R E S E T] Kotori, in a crazed trance, kicks Cal and breaks his jaw. The latter, losing one point of sanity from the pain, tries to run away but is interrupted by Magilou and her knife. A black mass is sticking to her body. It moves, it squirms atop her body and his broken jaw, hanging jaw can only fall in bewilderment. Kotori is still stomping everything she sees, but fails to realize Himeno behind her. Scarlet blood comes gushing out between her ribs as the knife repeatedly penetrates her flesh. Her frenzy however largely overshadows the pain and she turns around, ready to kick some more.
* broken, hanging jaw
*Turns around and begins stomping Himeno, shouting her Madness Mantra*
*Magilou takes her knife and slashes about in an attempt to cut up Cal's pretty little face* Come on Bienfu, you didn't really think you could get away from me, did you? Whether you like it or not, I'm your mistress. And that means you do what I say. *With a maddening glee on her face Magilou thrusts the knife at Cal* Now then, hold still so I can punish you properly.
S: 1
*Himeno, despite the threat of being stomped away, swings her knife forward without hesitation. She's lost all concern for herself. All she cares about it sinking her knife into Kotori* SAN: -3. She ain't sticking around after this.
*Cal holds his jaw, if he could make any noise he would curse Magilou. However, he decides not to and kicks Magilou in the shin, hoping it would deter her.*
Sanity: 2
With a knife sticking out of her throat, she can feel whatever's left of her consciousness slipping out of her. She's taken over by the malicious will that permeates the place. She's only got one turn before her life abandons her. As blood fills her throat and lungs, a voice resonates in her mind: "F R E E T H E M O F T H E I R P A I N" With her mission accomplished, the voice resonates in Himeno's mind: "F R E E Y O U R S E L F" the kick and magilou's sticking out the knife happen to coincide. the knife sticks itself in cal's foot, rendering any attempt to run completely void. Now unable to walk and his sanity on the verge of extinction, not many possibilities are left. Magilou stands above him as he clasps his bleeding foot.
*Pulls the knife out of her throat and shoves it in Himeno's*
*Cal writhes in pain. This is definitely the end. Perhaps if he could think properly, he could have rational thought before he died.* Sanity: 1
S: Does it really matter at this point?
*Himeno steps back, pulling out the knife as she does so. With a sharp motion, she sticks the blade into her own neck. The pain seems distant to her as she falls to the ground.* *She is free.*
*Magilou takes out a length of copper cable next* Well well, how do you like that first taste.... But don't worry Bienfu. I have more wonderful methods for you next.... *Magilou stretches out the cable and leans towards Cal* Starting with this. *And so Magilou attempts to use the cable as a garrote, to strangle Cal* San: -2
*Well, he's definitely dead. Cal blacks out, from lack of oxygen or the pain, [maybe both].* Sanity: It would be 0, but he's dead now, so does it really matter?
the room falls silent with only magilou's insane babbling. Himeno is dead, the gurgling blood from her throat has stopped. Kotori's neck is a bloody pool of red. Cal's neck is almost bisected. Magilou is still pushing on the wire. Insanity has won again. Now the last standing will die, and calm will befall the restless house again.
[[well, that was pretty cool
*Magilou holds up Cal for a moment, grinning* Now that you're in your place, lets put you back where you belong *As though by memory, Magilou begins to recite, eyes closed* You, descendant of the seventh Grove, see..... *After a moment of nothing happening, Magilou looks up and finally notices Cal is dead* OH OF COURSE, DEnYING ME TO THE END AREN'T YOU.... Rotten, traitorous... *Magilou's eyes fall to the knife in Cal's foot* Oh, don't worry Bienfu.... I'll find you soon enough. *Magilou takes the knife back, and plunges it into her chest*
(we're still waiting on magilou's suicide, if she can)
(speak of the devil)
( I wrote a nice reply but following a wifi crash, I lost it and can't remember what I wrote. it's also really late, in fact so late you might as well call it early. Thus I won't rewrite it.) You all wake up from a long nightmare, and are in front of the tree. the items you picked up during the nightmare are still with you and the knowledge you acquired at the peril of your lives is still in your memories. [but there's still a lot to find out about the house! tune in next time to maybe reach the conclusion of this dark twisted space! ]
Another dream...? *Himeno clutches her new frame tightly... wait, didn't she pick that up in her dream?* But if it wasn't a dream... *She looks over at Kotori, half-expecting to see her with a bloody throat, before looking away. Her expression turns cold.*