WEEK 3

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WEEK 3

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Another week, another set of bodies to add to the pile. Two lured in by The Lady's machinations, and another two done in by misfortune; six of your number are dead already. Who knows who it will be the next time? And for what reason? Nevertheless, there’s no choice but to keep pushing on in your own way; whether that means barricading yourself inside your room for the rest of your stay, leaving artwork of your fellow Survivors around the housing area, or eating all the raw meat in the vicinity… well, everyone deals with things differently.

Either way, you understand the drill by now, yes? Another portion of the city reveals itself as the fog retreats yet again, lampposts lighting the way to the new areas as usual. The full moon wanes to half this week too, so make the most of it.

[[Welcome to Week 3! Note that new areas have been added, and can be found under the Week 3 tab on our Locations page. Once again, feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. You can also privately contact The Lady or Rembrandt.]]

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thanks for bearing with me! - and now without me missing this lmfao

[ortion]

[Dist is ready with some tools and a makeshift lantern- one day he'll get a proper one but eh. He'll accept some extra candles from Rean to keep it powered.]

Lead the way, Rean.

[He's definitely letting the one with combat experience and night vision googles go first.]

no problem at all friendo and haha that happens! >u<

[reanbeans]

Of course.

[ Rean will gladly go first. So, as he's stepping deeper in, is there anything he'll notice that's strange right off the bat? ]

[umbralant]

[All these preparations will certainly come useful! Let's delve into the depths of the subway system!

The first thing you may notice is that everything is really clean, perhaps the cleanest it has been in a long time. There's not even mold on the walls. The windows to buy tickets are closed, the tills can't be moved so you'll have to jump or crawl past them. There's a convenience store aside, but it's locked too.

That's what you two can see from the entrance, right off the bat]

[reanbeans]

Looks like we're good so far. Everything looks spotless too.

[ He'll glance at the convenience store, but with it being locked... ]

...We're also going to need to get over the tills. Let's keep moving forward.

[ Rean will continue to take point up front still as he went to begin to head over to tills so he could jump over them, but he also made sure he didn't go too far from Dist once he did, and will wait for the other to catch up. ]

[ortion]

[Dist hands his lantern over to Rean so he can scramble under one of the tills after him. It's not a graceful process in the slightest, but he manages. At least he made a point to not wear his fancy suit for this!]

We ought to see if we can find a way into that shop later. It might have umbrellas.

[One of his priorities is clear, and that is staying dry apparently.

What can they see once they get beyond the tills?]

[umbralant]

[The platform itself is desolate. There are benches for sitting, and the electronic clock that would tell the time is turned off. From where they're standing, the tunnel itself can't be seen well, looks like they'd have to get closer to the pit with the rails.

Hm?

For a brief couple seconds a sound fills the area. It sounds like crackling. Where could that have come from]

[reanbeans]

[ !

That's...strange. Maybe he's just being paranoid, and if it's something silly then oh well, but he's not the type of person who'd want to regret ignoring something like this. ]

Dist, get back over to the tills for a moment. Until I'm able to make sure the area's clear.

[ Rean will also take some steps back, but thank the goddess for these night vision goggles. He's focused and attentive on everything in their surroundings. Is there anything he'd catch, that seems like it shouldn't be, or any shadows/lights moving? ]

[ortion]

[Well then. Rean doesn't have to tell Dist twice. His back is up to the tills in an instant.

That noise, though... Was it an electrical sort of crackle?]

[umbralant]

[It doe sound rather similar to an electrical-sounding crackle. And when they wait long enough, it should be easy to notice the flicker of light reflecting off the walls of the tunnel even from this distance, which is accompanied by another crackling sound. The source of the light can't quite be seen from their angle, although it's definitely coming from the direction of the platform's edge.

Just please remember to stay behind the yellow line for your safety.]

[reanbeans]

It looks clear for now but...what is this? Some kind of random electrical discharge?

[ Well, Rean will still stay behind the yellow line, but he couldn't help but try to get a closer look, by taking some steps closer.

He wondered what was even causing that. ]

[ortion]

That's what I thought it sounded like. [He's returning to Rean's side now.] This is significant, Rean.

[Any trace of electricity is, really.

What's going on with this flicker? Dist will ignore the yellow line if he has to- it's not like the subway trains are even working right now.

Presumably.]

[umbralant]

[Get closer, everyone, it's time to take a closer look.

The rails for the subway trains are there, at the bottom of the gap. They extend far into the distance, into what seems to be a lot of fog. Even underground there's fog! It's deadly silent, but the sounds of their steps reverberates around, amplifying until they're almost deafening.

Perhaps it's that same effect on the crackling what allowed you to notice it in the first place. Now that you're here, you can see its source.

Suddenly, some sort of energy courses through the rails, a burst of it passing by at high speed, getting lost into the fog. The crackling makes it sound like electricity, and the appearance is close enough, but something about it seems a bit...strange. It's a tad too bright, a tad too powerful-looking. Or perhaps it just is that it's a high-voltage current?

Doesn't seem like it's a continuous stream, anyway. Any of this energy passing through goes by in bursts every few minutes]

[reanbeans]

...You're right.

[ Rean wondered what kind of electricity he was looking at here...but maybe it may be more than that. ]

Do you think this is some kind of entity, maybe? Or something is causing this burst of electricity?

[ortion]

[Well that's odd and not at all what Dist was expecting... He's quiet for a moment as he thinks about what they're seeing. He waits long enough to get another good look at the current before responding.]

Electricity typically does not travel on the main rails like that...nor would it be powerful enough to appear so vividly. Some kind of entity or force at play is a good hypothesis.

I would like to uncover the source, but I've no doubt that the fog will make that difficult for us.

[reanbeans]

[ It really was such a strange phenomenon... ]

Yes, unfortunately. I didn't anticipate that there'd be just a random collection of fog underground as well.

[ Seriously, that was just ridiculous!! ]

I guess we should see about retracing our steps and if there's anything that'll catch our eye on the way back?

[ortion]

Neither did I. Theoretically, it shouldn't actually be possible. But this city is full of oddities, so I shouldn't be surprised. [There's also the possibility of coming across some creepy crawlies in that fog, so it's for the best that they don't venture in...] If only we had the ability to capture some of that energy...

[He'd probably have to construct something though, and he doesn't have the proper tools for it.]

Yes, I believe we should examine what we can for the time being. Perhaps the shop key is around here somewhere?

[They have an entire station to cover still, fog permitting.]

[reanbeans]

[ That's precisely why Rean wasn't eager to try rushing head along into fog. It'd be one thing if it were just darkness they were contending with, but...darkness and fog?

That was bound to be a recipe for disaster! Though, he'll listen to the other's idea in consideration. ]

It does look like the type of energy you could maybe catch a bit of it with some type of cage.

[ Though how that would happen would be something they'd have to figure out, if there was a way in the first place. ]

Hopefully. Let's do our best, and see if we could find anything else around here.

[ He'll begin to trek back, and see if there was anything over nearby the benches. ]

[umbralant]

[Nope! Nothing worthwhile on this benches...except a key. The key has a plastic tag with the logo of the store right over there.

Well that wasn't too difficult to find!

Doesn't seem like the store is anything too remarkable, though. Think of any usual gas station store, with the kind of products you would find in such a place. Lots of cheap stuff, most things seem quite generic. But hey, it's a store, therefore it's resources!

Other than that, looks like you have found all there's on this subway station!]