BREAK-IN: Dick, Sanji, Yasusada

[gatonina]

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[concasse]

[From a meta level, Sanji being here is hilarious and he will never learn why.

Though he sees poor Yams being anxious and after a pause:]

There might be some shit hidden around the room still. Check everything, even the shitty couch cushions if you gotta. The more ground we cover, the more time we'll have to prepare for-- [Another pause, before a grimace. WELL. Yams knows what he's talking about.

God though, as for those numbers, Sanji arches a brow in Dick's direction]

Ain't this cabin Heart's? So I dunno, what's Gramps' birthday?

[UUUUUH]

020...8...06. There. Their new birthday.

[Said with a perfectly deadpan expression because HOW THE FUCK IS HE GONNA KNOW, SIR--]

[okitactless]

[OH GOOD, orders. Is... is there a way to keep track of time in here?? He's still worried, but it gives him something to do, so he'll scurry over to the couches first and check them. The cushions, underneath them, behind them--anything to find? Anything on the table between them]

[unpredicktable]

You're who calls PH Gramps?

[ wait, no, focus. be amused later, there is a time limit. he's about to test the numbers before he stops ]

If we get it right, we'll be activating whatever force quitting means. Are we all okay with that? [ just. in case this is a thing ]

[concasse]

But of course. Someone that, uh, ageless deserves such an esteemed title, eh?

[He smirks like an evil gremlin, clearly delighted to hear PH is bitching about him. Let his reputation precede him, please and thanks.

Though looking at that box... mm.]

Not gonna lie, I half-expect that shit to blow up on us.

[Blunt]

But I can't imagine why else we'd have a puzzle like that here if there wasn't a point, so... go for it.

[gatonina]

[While Yasusada is searching the couch, he'll come up with a few things! Namely, there's an untitled bluray, some spare change, and a pair of nail clippers? Hm. Ultimately unhelpful, but he will also find a knife, so that's...good. It looks like a regular kitchen knife? What the fuck is that doing in the couch.

The timer is still going. There's probably like five minutes left.]

[okitactless]

[WHAT IS ALL THIS JUNK. Is this Wei Wuxian's couch. What's happening.

He'll take the blu-ray, even though he doesn't know what it is, and the knife!! What a good baby.]

Sanji-kun, a knife for you. [SINCE SANJI IS KEEPER OF THE KNIVES I GUESS

But can he lift the rug?? He'll check around there next.]

[unpredicktable]

[ well dick tries the first sequence sanji yelled, and since ty loves us enough for this it does not work ]

Not it. Okay, let's-- keep guessing, Yasasuda can keep looking around in case they wrote it down somewhere.

[ yams is already looking around but dick is just mentally screaming ]

[concasse]

Oh? Thanks. Was looking for another one. [Taking that knife without any conscious effort and slipping it right into his jacket. As you do]

Goddamnit-- uh.

12... 01... 96.

[MORE YEETING OF NUMBERS]

[gatonina]

[Well. Yams will find that under the rug there's a trap door. It sort of looks like it's stuck though?

You have about a minute left at this rate. The lights on the collars flash rapidly, and a slow beep begins to sound off as a countdown begins.]

[okitactless]

[Well, Yasusada will try and unstick it!! He'd bang on it with his sword, but he doesn't want to hurt himself like that, so if it doesn't open when he tries to pry it up, he'll sit back on his heels.]

Sanji-kun, we might need you to kick again--

[unpredicktable]

[ there's an odd pause when sanji says that date, and he kind of goes-- "right" as he punches it in, face oddly blank

also they're about to die so that's neat and cool hopefully this works ]

[concasse]

[WHELP.

While Dick is wondering where Sanji got his omnipotent numbering system from, the chef is going to yeet himself at that trap door and try to kick it in?? Oh god???

They are absolutely gonna get blown up]

[gatonina]

[Here's the thing. 120196 works, and when the force quit box opens there are two slots inside. One will fit the clamshell, and one will fit the hairpin. The timer's still going though, so perhaps they should put those inside the slots and see what happens?

Or they can keep banging and kicking at the door because the wood's beginning to splinter and give way.]

[okitactless]

[GOOD JOB SANJI

Yasusada will just. Back up.]

[unpredicktable]

[ they do that dick is scrambling to put the clamshell and the pin in the slot, which--

he is having some Feelings about but also the constant beeping of incoming murder is a powerful motivator ]

Whatever this is, I'm activating it!

[ PROBABLY ]

[concasse]

[MmmMMMMMM

Just gonna

keep

kicking he guesses!

Please break sooner rather than later, trap door!]

[gatonina]

Force Quit Now Activated.

[The collars power down, the pins relaxing just a bit and the collars fall off one by one.

That's the good news.

The bad news is...]

Detonation will begin in thirty seconds.

[The wood splinters the harder Sanji kicks, finally giving way under his weight. Perhaps it's time to go?]

[okitactless]

"Detonation"?

[I'm 5(50) and what is this]

[unpredicktable]

Go! They're about to explode!

[ i mean dick was the furthest away so he's rushing for the trap door and he will. also. make sure sanji and yams get in first if they HAVEN'T by the time he gets there ]

[concasse]

-- We're doing vocab lessons after this!

[JESUS WEPT, Sanji is wrapping an arm around Yams and throwing them both down into the trap door, quickly followed by Dick. Watch it be bottomless and they break all of their bones.]

[gatonina]

[AND SO THEY YEET. AND FALL.

...right into about two feet of water so I hope no one's landed on their face. But they seem to have landed in a hallway that's slowly flooding, the floor swaying just slightly as the lights flicker in the ornate holders on the wall. They can walk forward, or they can walk behind them.

But at least they aren't dead yet! Damn.]

[okitactless]

Wah--!

[DOWN THEY GO...

Yasusada is not a cat and does not always land on his feet, but he does have Reflexes, so this time I'll be nice and let him do that. Into. Water?]

What is this...

[WHY DOES PURPLE HEART HAVE A FLOODING HALLWAY UNDER THEIR BEDROOM.]

[unpredicktable]

[ dick is also not a cat but he does always land on his feet, such is the superhero way, and also like, freefalling is sort of his thing. it is still. not great to land directly in water and he immediately sighs ]

Everyone okay? [ let's. regroup for a second, at least. ] This definitely isn't real, but I'd rather not test out drowning to find out. We should keep going.

[ and if everyone is Fine he'll go check behind them, first, just in case :/ ]

[concasse]

[I rolled a d20 to see if Sanji would land on his feet and unfortunately he got a 19, fuck him.

So I guess he gets to join the not!cat club, and releases Yams once they're both steady and in... water. Ew. His poor shoes]

I'm giving them hell for this later, what the fuck is this?

[Meaning Purple Heart because seriously. There is a whole ass hallway that is slowly filling with water. Even if it's not real, Sanji is displeased.

And since Dick is checking behind them, Sanji automatically starts forward so they can cover more ground. What does he get to see the longer he walks?]

[gatonina]

[Proud of them, good job team. As they all land and as they split up, there's a few things happening. Dick checks behind them, and the longer he walks the sooner he'll feel that the floor slowly begins to incline. It's dark this way, though as he walks he will notice there's an opening at the end that seems to widen to a cavern, a glass wall glinting in front of him. It's hard to see what's over there, so he'll have to walk closer if he wants.

Meanwhile, Yams is staying where he's at, but if he happens to look up he'll notice that the ceiling glitches every now and then to reveal a wooden floor, similar to the floors in their cabins. Huh. So that's...odd, isn't it?

And as Sanji walks forward, he'll find that the water is a little deeper with each step, and about three-fourths of the way down the hall there's an odd shape sprawled out on the floor. Long, flowing red hair fans out, white pants wet and clinging to the shape and a cracked, shattered sword a few feet away.

I'm sorry I lied, please don't let Yasusada see this.]