WEEK 5

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WEEK 5

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Was what happened on Friday yet another tragedy in a string of them or just a complete shitshow? Well, regardless of which line of thought you subscribe to, the reality of it is that another three of your number are no longer in this realm with you. At least the remains of what had happened last week have been neatly cleaned up as always, even if that might not change what’s been etched in your memories. The drum set in the jazz bar remains busted though, because the masterminds aren't that generous. At least the tarot shop and boutique remain fine even if the vanished crystals and women's clothing aren't going to be restocked.

But either way, it’s a new week, and that means new locations to explore as the fog gives way to more of the city and its lamplit streets. The new moon waxes to half this week, appearing as a crescent moon for most of the week. It's far from optimistic, but maybe the brightening is a sign that this will be over soon...? Or maybe it just means the worst is yet to come, it's hard to say.

[[Welcome to Week 5! Note that new areas have been added, and can be found under the Week 5 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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breaking and entering

[deadlygoals]

Is there any places we haven't been able to check out yet? I want to try breaking into the hotel, but the furniture in the way implies they may have been trying to keep something in there.

[ And he's but a wee noodle. ]

[moonfang]

Yeah, about that...

I actually tried to break in through the second story windows yesterday. It didn't work -- the glass is super thick. But also, it seems like all the rooms were being used fer some sort of experiments and on top of that, they were all boobytrapped to hell and back with what looks like Rembrandt's magic. Whatever is in those hotel rooms, the Bitch doesn't want us anywhere near 'em.

[deadlygoals]

[ *^* ]

Booby traps? What kind of booby traps?

[ Looking for Ango. ANGO! DID YOU HEAR THERE ARE TRAPS ]

[moonfang]

Tripwires, mostly. Some devices hooked up to the windows that reacted to vibration... that's where I saw the fiery magic stuff that kinda looks like Rembrandt's shit. I checked as many rooms as I could. There seems ta be about 70ish on that floor, and all the ones I checked were the same...

Ah. They also all had notes in 'em in the Bitch's handwriting. Whatever experiment she was runnin' in there, they were all failures.

[deadlygoals]

Fire magic?

[ That does nothing to dampen the excitement that seems to be there. ]

Ango! Did you hear? I wonder if you'll blow up or even catch on fire!

[moonfang]

[he is too hungover for this shit, Dazai. He just glares and drinks from his water jug]

[notbymyside]

It seems likely, and you should not test it. I know you're skilled with traps, but tripping one would be bad news.

[deadlygoals]

Bad? How bad do you think?

[ Sorry everyone with a hangover. ]

[pr159]

[ Well... that's certainly interesting. ]

How much were you able to see? Were there any actual "experiments" within your line of sight?

[moonfang]

It was dark as hell in those rooms. My goggles are the only reason I could see anything at all. But... no. Aside from the traps and the notes she left, I couldn't see nothin' specific. No bodies or anything.

[ortion]

Ah, so she has built some here. The Lady told me that she is quite adept at crafting traps to protect her work.

[It made him wish he had trapped Ortion Cavern far better than he did. He figured the monsters inside would've been a decent enough detractor for intruders.]

I am actually surprised that the experiments took place in the hotel. I figured it would have happened in the castle.

[moonfang]

There were traps outside the castle, too. But Erik said there weren't really any inside. Weird.

[he shrugs] Maybe she needed all the rooms ta be the same for some reason? Hotels are good fer that.

[deadlygoals]

Considering she lives in there and figures no one would try...

[ Traps inside seem like overkill. ]

Her important work might not be even in the castle. We should probably figure a way inside of that hotel.

[bawcock]

Actually, there wasn't much inside period. The whole place felt more like a museum than a home.

[deadlygoals]

Maybe she wanted to keep her castle clean. Or she didn't access to it in the beginning. She's certainly possessive of it.

[ortion]

Hah, I doubt that, especially if she was working in there. This is purely from experience as a fellow engineer.

[Listen, it's really hard to keep workshops clean.]

She was definitely adamant about not letting me in there in the past. She said her workshop is in there somewhere.