BREAK-IN: Akira, Ash, Belph & Phoenix

[gatonina]

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[voidbreaker]

What sort of charm does a bath give you?

[ well. now that belph has joined the recently stabbed club it's through the next door, right? come one come all, it's on to the next stage of this bizarre hell. ]

[survivaltricks]

Usually about two music notes' worth. . .

[fffffine. into the next room]

[though. not before commenting at Belph—]

Did they take anything at all from you?

[axilium]

[to the next room!]

Not that I've noticed, no? The arms always just kind of... do nothing.

[slobjection]

Lucky you.

[ here they go... phoenix seems exactly the same, weird ]

[gatonina]

[The next room is dimly lit. Drops of oil fall from the ceiling not just by the door they walked through, but all over the place. It's the same room layout. Same plastic wrapped interior. But broken doll parts are strewn all over the floor, exposing their metal skeleton, the wires that fill their interior, and sluggishly bleeding all over the place. They might want to watch their step, because everything is soaked and there's not exactly a lot of traction in here. Again, there is a switch next to the door — but the power indicator is off.

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But as they enter this room, the door will lock behind them. Seems like they aren't allowed to backtrack past this point.]

[voidbreaker]

[ he takes two steps and eats shit--- no.

ash does take a step and wobble, before moving a lot slower to avoid hitting the deck in a very ungraceful way. ]

Careful. I think there's oil everywhere.

[ he'll. skid his way over to one of the doors and see if it opens? ]

[survivaltricks]

[Akira really does almost eat shit thanks to his leg injury and his crutches and his. . . impaired vision. . . but he manages to catch himself at the last moment]

Shit.

[curses a little, before turning to Belph]

Which options are you choosing that spare you from-- [GESTURES TO HIS MISSING EYES] -- this?

[axilium]

[oh dear.

carefully stepping through to a door... he looks over at akira.]

Brain, then check. Body, then dots.

[slobjection]

... hm. Might be specific to you. But I did pick the second option and lost something unpleasant, I suppose.

[ btw he automatically steadies akira bc hes hovering close to help!! ]

[ also he examining the room then moving forward ]

[gatonina]

[Which room are they claiming. You're killing your Kyuu.

Oil continues to drip from the ceiling as they carefully move further into the room. Since only three of them are opening the doors on the left and right walls, they will discover yet another assembly room inside. As always, there is a touchscreen monitor near the center of the room. It simply reads START? and nothing else. This time, however, Phoenix, Belph and Ash are not alone. The scene is the same regardless of which room they entered.

The arms have already claimed a victim. A doll identical to the ones they found in the second room hangs limply in their grip. It is missing a face.

What now?]

[voidbreaker]

[ i've already forgotten the map. i mean. lower right?

and. oh. ]

Are all your rooms occupied too?

[ he's. going to take a tentative steppy step forward, just to see what'sa going on. but not too far. and just in case -- the axe is out. ]

[survivaltricks]

[LOWER RIGHT IS AKIRA'S ROOM??? :/ but he claims lower left, finally. does he find the same scene???]

[axilium]

Yeeeep.

[belph will take the top-left! he's going to see if he can remove the doll from the arms.]

[gatonina]

[Akira will, indeed, find the same scene!

Taking a tentative steppy steppy with an axe does nothing. The doll remains right where it is, lifeless and unmoving. Belph can try to take it down if he wishes, but all his attempts will fail. The arms have a pretty darn solid grip.]

[voidbreaker]

[

...

no. After a moment, Ash'll just reach out and press start, and then move himself back so he's got his back to the door. ]

[survivaltricks]

[CLOSES]

[HIS]

[EYES]

[. . . . . . . . then meanders up to the panel and presses start, too]

[axilium]

[sighs and also presses start]

[slobjection]

[ phoenix is gonna take whatever room is free, try to help the poor mannequin, fail, and press start ]

[gatonina]

[Well. Ash's monitor moves onto the next screen, but he won't see it since he immediately booked it for the door. The door is locked and he will not be able to leave the assembly room. Nothing else of note happens within his room.

Meanwhile, Akira, Phoenix and Belph will all see the same screen after pressing start. It reads:]

I. MAKE YOUR SELECTION:
> GIVE
> OBTAIN

[voidbreaker]

[ well. fine. he'll wander back over and


> obtain ]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . . . . . . . . .]

[he. . . sitantly. . . hits "give"]

[axilium]

[...

belph will select "give"...]

[slobjection]

[ give... ]

[gatonina]

[Well. For reasons, Ash's screen does not say the same thing as the other three. Instead, his screen simply reads:]

APPROACH MACHINERY
AND HOLD STILL
FOR 15 SECONDS

[Hm.

Meanwhile, Akira, Belph and Phoenix's monitors will say:]

DEPOSIT MASK
IN RECEPTACLE

[A second later, a slot will open below the monitors in Akira, Belph and Phoenix's rooms. Seems like that's where they're meant to place their masks.]

[voidbreaker]

[ ...

well.

...

sure? he trusts things now, apparently. so he'll just go over to that machinery and hold still. hopefully he won't be throttled to death by the bot! ]