[... Well. Funny thing! When Ash pops on the Brilith mask, it adheres itself to his face. Instantly, Ash will find himself acting less like himself and more like all the traits he admires in Brilith. He will have no desire to remove the mask for the time being.
There is nothing else of note in the room as Phoenix looks around. Just motor oil that heavily resembles blood. The oily, naked dolls. The table in the middle of the room.
Something will prick Akira's finger when he hits the switch, but sound of something clicking will reach their ears. The door will not open when Belph tries it before Akira hits the switch. But it will open easily after the switch has been flipped. The room they will find past the door is similar in layout, though it has some key differences.
Once again, there are five doors in total. Two on the right side, two on the left side, and one parallel to the door they just opened. Everything is covered in plastic wrap, though there is significantly less motor oil staining the floor and walls. However, they will feel a few drops of it fall down on them from the ceiling as they step into the room. Instead of a doll pile, there are four dolls propped up to the right of the door that will, presumably, lead into the next room. All of their heads are titled up, obscuring their faces. There is no table in the middle of the room, but there is another switch next to the door they just walked through. It's identical to the last, down to the fact that the power light is off.]
well. if there's one thing he knows about brilith, it's that she's cool with dying and gets shit done so ash is just gonna go through that door into the new room and look right up at the ceiling. what horrors are pinned up there, kyuu? ]
[A drop of something red and viscous wells up where Akira got pricked. Hm.
Looking at the ceiling right past the door, they will find
a whole ass doll.
Hyper-realistic. Uncanny valley in all its glory. And very much Barbie doll anatomy. Its face has been stripped off, preventing them from identifying it as anybody they know. Just like Ash's face under the Brilith mask, a metal skeleton is visible between the mess. The skin is cracked and melted in places. Motor oil sluggishly drips from its missing face and injuries.
Since Belph is checking out the four dolls, he will realize they have been stripped of their faces as well. A metal skull is visible among the mess of motor oil. However, now that he's this close, he will notice all four dolls have something else in common. One of their hands is balled into a fist, and the other has the index finger pointing at something. The direction in which they are pointing seems different for all of them.]
[ still. he's not going to dwell on it. he lowers his gaze and looks over at the dolls belph is messing with. ]
... What's in their hands? [ he'll look in the direction the one belph is messing with is pointing, before testing to see if he can get the doll's hand open. ]
[Their fists are pretty tight. How much force will Ash and Belph exert opening them? Looking at their fingers, though, they seem to point to the four other doors in the room. Upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right.
I forgot to mention this, but the four rooms have windows like in the previous area. It's dark inside, and Akira will catch a glimpse of his reflection as he walks past it. Lovely. Opening the lower right room will cause the lights to flicker on inside, and reveal an assembly room identical to the one he previously visited. The monitor is there again, START? displayed on the touchscreen. The door will lock behind Akira once he enters.]
[He will snap a little fingie off in exchange for his attempts. Red motor oil gushes out, wires flopping loose from the severed appendage. But, no. The fists won't open.
The four rooms are the same when they walk into them. Ash can have (throws dart) lower left. Just so he can, you know, look through the window and see what's up with Akira. The doors slam shut behind them. Banging them with crutches, fists or whatnot will have no effect. The layout is the same as the previous assembly rooms, right down to the ominous touchscreen display. When Akira and Belph hit START?, they will both see different things.
Though they both read I. MAKE YOUR SELECTION: in the upper right corner, Akira's screen will display a 2D model of a human brain while Belph's will display a 2D image of a human body.]
[Tippy tapping the brain will take Ash to the following selection screen:]
II. MAKE YOUR SELECTION: > !! > ?!
[After he taps the doot doot doot as per word of Becks, he will find himself in the same predicament as Akira and Belph. Which is to say, the gang will be hoisted up by the mechanical arms less than a second after making their choice. The following things will happen:
1. ... The arms, once again, awkwardly hover near Belph and do nothing.
2. The arm that carries the needle stabs into the back of Akira's head. It will feel less like it's forcing its way through flesh and bone, and more like it's poking through cheap plastic. Akira will get the sensation that something is being drained from him, and a moment later? He will find himself all the way back to Rank 1 Charm. Unfortunate!
3. Similarly, the needle stabs into the back of Ash's head. No flesh and bone there, sir. Only cheap plastic. He will get the sensation that something is being drained from him. Once the procedure is done, he will no longer be rude and untrusting. It's as if that personality trait has been removed from his being with surgical precision, leaving behind a void where they used to be.
The arms will drop them and retreat through the ceiling with their loot. The assembly room doors will unlock, and they can safely return to the main room if they wish.]
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[ after giving akira a worried glance, phoenix will snoop around the room in a little more detail before following after belph to see if it opens! ]
i got distracted by engagements
There is nothing else of note in the room as Phoenix looks around. Just motor oil that heavily resembles blood. The oily, naked dolls. The table in the middle of the room.
Something will prick Akira's finger when he hits the switch, but sound of something clicking will reach their ears. The door will not open when Belph tries it before Akira hits the switch. But it will open easily after the switch has been flipped. The room they will find past the door is similar in layout, though it has some key differences.
Once again, there are five doors in total. Two on the right side, two on the left side, and one parallel to the door they just opened. Everything is covered in plastic wrap, though there is significantly less motor oil staining the floor and walls. However, they will feel a few drops of it fall down on them from the ceiling as they step into the room. Instead of a doll pile, there are four dolls propped up to the right of the door that will, presumably, lead into the next room. All of their heads are titled up, obscuring their faces. There is no table in the middle of the room, but there is another switch next to the door they just walked through. It's identical to the last, down to the fact that the power light is off.]
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well. if there's one thing he knows about brilith, it's that she's cool with dying and gets shit done so ash is just gonna go through that door into the new room and look right up at the ceiling. what horrors are pinned up there, kyuu? ]
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Damn it-- something pricked my finger, too.
[drawing his hand back and examining the wound? but then he too enters the new wound, but. he stops at the entrance as something drips onto his cheek]
[. . .]
[he closes his eyes. . .]
[. . . and looks up?]
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[he's going to head over to the dolls and lift their faces up.]
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[ he is also looking up, since belph has the dolls covered ]
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Looking at the ceiling right past the door, they will find
a whole ass doll.
Hyper-realistic. Uncanny valley in all its glory. And very much Barbie doll anatomy. Its face has been stripped off, preventing them from identifying it as anybody they know. Just like Ash's face under the Brilith mask, a metal skeleton is visible between the mess. The skin is cracked and melted in places. Motor oil sluggishly drips from its missing face and injuries.
Since Belph is checking out the four dolls, he will realize they have been stripped of their faces as well. A metal skull is visible among the mess of motor oil. However, now that he's this close, he will notice all four dolls have something else in common. One of their hands is balled into a fist, and the other has the index finger pointing at something. The direction in which they are pointing seems different for all of them.]
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Wonder how it got stuck up there?
[ still. he's not going to dwell on it. he lowers his gaze and looks over at the dolls belph is messing with. ]
... What's in their hands? [ he'll look in the direction the one belph is messing with is pointing, before testing to see if he can get the doll's hand open. ]
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Somehow the mansion was waaaaay less creepy than— this?
[ANYWAY time to examine the lower right room]
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[well, he'll check out all the other dolls to see if they're holding anything + what they're pointing at.]
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I forgot to mention this, but the four rooms have windows like in the previous area. It's dark inside, and Akira will catch a glimpse of his reflection as he walks past it. Lovely. Opening the lower right room will cause the lights to flicker on inside, and reveal an assembly room identical to the one he previously visited. The monitor is there again, START? displayed on the touchscreen. The door will lock behind Akira once he enters.]
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but he does pause to look at the room akira's trapped himself in, a little exasperated. ]
You okay in there?
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Nope, I'm dead now. Avenge me.
[anyway he will examine the start panel next! and touch it to begin this puzzle]
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[which is to say he'll go into the top-right room and also press START if the panel is there again. hit him.]
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The four rooms are the same when they walk into them. Ash can have (throws dart) lower left. Just so he can, you know, look through the window and see what's up with Akira. The doors slam shut behind them. Banging them with crutches, fists or whatnot will have no effect. The layout is the same as the previous assembly rooms, right down to the ominous touchscreen display. When Akira and Belph hit START?, they will both see different things.
Though they both read I. MAKE YOUR SELECTION: in the upper right corner, Akira's screen will display a 2D model of a human brain while Belph's will display a 2D image of a human body.]
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lock him up, time to get this done. ]
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Me too, Belph!
[i guess he is picking. . . brain]
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[picks body ig]
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Belph and Akira will both see the same screen after tapping on their one remaining option. It reads:]
II. MAKE YOUR SELECTION:
> !!
> ...
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[he is picking ! but only after some dubious hesitation]
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II. MAKE YOUR SELECTION:
> !!
> ?!
[After he taps the doot doot doot as per word of Becks, he will find himself in the same predicament as Akira and Belph. Which is to say, the gang will be hoisted up by the mechanical arms less than a second after making their choice. The following things will happen:
2. The arm that carries the needle stabs into the back of Akira's head. It will feel less like it's forcing its way through flesh and bone, and more like it's poking through cheap plastic. Akira will get the sensation that something is being drained from him, and a moment later? He will find himself all the way back to Rank 1 Charm. Unfortunate!
3. Similarly, the needle stabs into the back of Ash's head. No flesh and bone there, sir. Only cheap plastic. He will get the sensation that something is being drained from him. Once the procedure is done, he will no longer be rude and untrusting. It's as if that personality trait has been removed from his being with surgical precision, leaving behind a void where they used to be.
The arms will drop them and retreat through the ceiling with their loot. The assembly room doors will unlock, and they can safely return to the main room if they wish.]
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well. back to the main room i guess. he sees no reason not to trust the nice doors opening for them.
where are they going next and will we escape before 2am ]
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[going to lie on his back and glower at the ceiling with a cranky scowl for a few seconds after he is dropped]
I TOOK A LOT OF BATHS FOR THAT CHARM!!!!
[. . . yeah okay I guess he's yelling into the void]
[anyway!]
[time to stand up and hobble awkwardly into the main room again???]
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