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闇中問答 徘徊千夜
YOUR ANSWER LAY IN DARKNESS
THE THOUSAND NIGHT WANDERER
闇中問答 徘徊千夜
YOUR ANSWER LAY IN DARKNESS
THE THOUSAND NIGHT WANDERER
[ ...You wake up and it's dark. Wherever you are, it's pitch black. You hear the sound of dripping, but it's not water. The scent of rust and metal fills your nose, the stench of grease and rot suffocating your lungs. Take a step and you feel crunching glass under your feet, concrete dust crunching in agony under your soles...
You were awake just moments ago, you swear, but it feels like you're not. You can't seem to remember how you got here exactly. Speak aloud, and you'll be able to hear the others; however, you won't be able to interact with them physically.
Glance around you and see panes of glass, windows, spanning the hallways. Light flickers on the other side in shades of sickly yellow-green, illuminating things in short bursts, allowing you to see that wherever you are, it's decrepit and old, something black lining the corners and moulding that you don't want to look at too closely. In some kind of plain and narrow hallway, wooden boards nailed haphazardly to the walls.
One of you seems to be in a school.
One of you in a hospital.
The last of you in a warehouse.
Sometimes you see yourself in the reflection of the glass, and other times, you see the others who woke up here with you on the other side. You can speak and interact with them -- but with a flicker of light, even a blink, and they might be suddenly gone. Sometimes, you see something else -- a distorted vision that looks like you, but you can't quite put your finger on it. Its face is altered, somehow. Like somewhere deep in your heart, you don't want to acknowledge that that is you. An alteration or two is all it needs -- it's not you, you don't know that guy. . .
Despite everything, you feel alone.
Where are you...? ]
Edited 2022-06-13 04:32 (UTC)
[ Joonghyuk finds himself in the hospital more for a note for me than for him, as he can’t discern exactly where he is just yet. The darkness and acrid tang in the air wouldn’t lead him to believe it’s a hospital in the first place. Are buildings still what they are if they’re broken down?
It’s unfortunate, but Joonghyuk doesn’t instinctively call out to see if anyone is there, even if he knows there has to be others.
Sorry, everyone who is here, you let me be first and by being first he unsheathes his sword and explores his area without waiting.
They might hear the sound of glass shattering cause he does not want to see “himself” here. ]
It’s unfortunate, but Joonghyuk doesn’t instinctively call out to see if anyone is there, even if he knows there has to be others.
Sorry, everyone who is here, you let me be first and by being first he unsheathes his sword and explores his area without waiting.
They might hear the sound of glass shattering cause he does not want to see “himself” here. ]
[ And so Dimitri ends up in the school, though it's so boarded over and dark that it can barely be recognized as one. His hand instantly shoots to his side towards a dagger's hilt, feet sliding against broken glass as he startles into a defensive stance.
But then he sees a flicker of movement, a reflection that shouldn't be there, blinking wide. ]
Joonghyuk...?
[ Except then the glass suddenly shatters, thanks. ]
But then he sees a flicker of movement, a reflection that shouldn't be there, blinking wide. ]
Joonghyuk...?
[ Except then the glass suddenly shatters, thanks. ]
[emet-selch finds himself at the warehouse, then, though he doesn't immediately pull his sword from his back. bright golden eyes narrow as he takes in his surroundings, frowning as he mutters-]
This again...
[...and then there's shattering glass, a voice calling out to another, and he glances to that flicker of dimitri's reflection before searching the hallway for him.
nothing. not a reflection of him from the same place, then. maybe a window?]
Where are you two?
This again...
[...and then there's shattering glass, a voice calling out to another, and he glances to that flicker of dimitri's reflection before searching the hallway for him.
nothing. not a reflection of him from the same place, then. maybe a window?]
Where are you two?
[ Joonghyuk really went and did that. While there are plenty of windows, enough that he isn't immediately plunged into total darkness (unless he goes about breaking every window), the area immediately surrounding him goes dark. Somehow, this amplifies the noise. The wet dripping, clatter of pebbles in the distance. A slow drag of something heavy and footsteps down the hall, and the sound of draining water. The hospital hallway is bare but dirty -- bloody bandages and needles litter the space.
The school is plastered with posters in Japanese writing, advertising every day things. Study Club! Lunch Club! A board covered in blood-red X's! An advertisement for the nearby club of the non-school, music variety! The list goes on. Dimitri can hear faint conversation, like gossip almost, but all doors he finds nearby seem to be blocked by wood, and the windows won't let him peer in. Dark and black, and if he tries to squint, he might get jumpscared.
Emet-Selch's warehouse hallway is equally as dark, but extra-powdery. The black stuff stains the soles of whatever shoes he's wearing, and doesn't seem to come off. It smears black, like soot. He finds shattered glass of vials all over the place, remnants of the similar black powder staining the area. ]
The school is plastered with posters in Japanese writing, advertising every day things. Study Club! Lunch Club! A board covered in blood-red X's! An advertisement for the nearby club of the non-school, music variety! The list goes on. Dimitri can hear faint conversation, like gossip almost, but all doors he finds nearby seem to be blocked by wood, and the windows won't let him peer in. Dark and black, and if he tries to squint, he might get jumpscared.
Emet-Selch's warehouse hallway is equally as dark, but extra-powdery. The black stuff stains the soles of whatever shoes he's wearing, and doesn't seem to come off. It smears black, like soot. He finds shattered glass of vials all over the place, remnants of the similar black powder staining the area. ]
Edited (my english skills) 2022-06-13 05:20 (UTC)
[ Well, after some cracked glasses and windows, Joonghyuk frowns as darkness catches him in a flicker. The sounds amplifies and it stokes his instincts. He wants to chase after the sound of weight and faint footsteps—but he reels himself in, especially with the sound of familiar voices. ]
Hospital.
[ Are there any rooms along this hallway he can go into? Or break down the door? He wants to snoop before he goes further down the hallway. He is looking for any extra supplies (bandages mostly), unsullied or at least useable. ]
Hospital.
[ Are there any rooms along this hallway he can go into? Or break down the door? He wants to snoop before he goes further down the hallway. He is looking for any extra supplies (bandages mostly), unsullied or at least useable. ]
Edited 2022-06-13 05:28 (UTC)
[ The initial surprise wears off, and the realization of what's happening takes over his face with a scowl. He walks up to the glass, pressing against it as he looks over the other two, their images flickering, coming and going.
Though presumably, there's no luck in reaching either of them. ]
It's some sort of... [ he takes a quick look around and this is very different from his high school help ] Academy?
[ He'll test one of the boarded up doors, trying to pry the wood away. ]
Though presumably, there's no luck in reaching either of them. ]
It's some sort of... [ he takes a quick look around and this is very different from his high school help ] Academy?
[ He'll test one of the boarded up doors, trying to pry the wood away. ]
[ There are rooms, but several are boarded up. Joonghyuk can try to pry some of them off at the risk of splinters in his hands. You may roll strength even to try to pry them off. Some of the doors are bent, broken, dented, maybe he can glance in a few and see bloody tables, and decide from there whether it's worth further investigation.
Dimitri can press against the glass and he feels the chill against his skin. Like a window on a cold and rainy night. No luck reaching the other two, not yet, no. He too can try to pry the boarded doors, though when he tries, he can hear a sudden shuffle and fast, heavy footsteps along with a crashing drag, like something is attempting to escape.
Emet-Selch inspects the vials and powder. He finds it to be almost soot-like in texture, with how it sits in a powder at some points, or is simply a black stain on the ground at others. It's really hard to discern whether it's closer to a powder, or a liquid, or... what nature of material it is, really. Even the small amount of wind brought forth from him squatting is enough to blow some of it away gently, very lightweight. ]
Dimitri can press against the glass and he feels the chill against his skin. Like a window on a cold and rainy night. No luck reaching the other two, not yet, no. He too can try to pry the boarded doors, though when he tries, he can hear a sudden shuffle and fast, heavy footsteps along with a crashing drag, like something is attempting to escape.
Emet-Selch inspects the vials and powder. He finds it to be almost soot-like in texture, with how it sits in a powder at some points, or is simply a black stain on the ground at others. It's really hard to discern whether it's closer to a powder, or a liquid, or... what nature of material it is, really. Even the small amount of wind brought forth from him squatting is enough to blow some of it away gently, very lightweight. ]
[ He wears gloves, but seeing them boarded up decreases interest in checking. Going to skip that and look down the hallway. How does the blood look though? Basically how fresh, how old based on color. ]
This facility was a bloody one. Rundown and abandoned… But I heard footsteps earlier.
[ He walks down the hallway with sword in hand, but he will toss some small pieces of concrete wherever and whenever it’s darker to gauge the length. ]
This facility was a bloody one. Rundown and abandoned… But I heard footsteps earlier.
[ He walks down the hallway with sword in hand, but he will toss some small pieces of concrete wherever and whenever it’s darker to gauge the length. ]
[ The boards don't dissuade him, unfortunately, especially when it sounds like something is suddenly trying to skip town. ]
—Hold. There's something there.
[ So he actually will try to pry one free, just to see if it'll shimmy loose with enough effort. ]
—Hold. There's something there.
[ So he actually will try to pry one free, just to see if it'll shimmy loose with enough effort. ]
[ The blood looks... well, it looked distinctly liquid, so it must be some manner of fresh, but even in this sickly light, Joonghyuk can tell that it's a bit dark in colour for being blood. The smell of iron and the metallic tang in the air would suggest so, though. He can throw the concrete piece, and it seems the hallway winds down some more. An echo to the left, some feet down, open air -- a stairwell.
Dimitri may try to shimmy the boards, but they seem pretty solid despite their haphazard nailjob. However, the board seems pretty weak. The crashing continues, just a little farther.
Emet-Selch can continue going down, but before that -- as he stands up after a close inspection of the black material, he'll feel briefly lightheaded, like he's just experienced a bout of hypotension. It's brief, but it's nauseating, vision swimming, and takes a second for his vision to clear. Continuing down, he'll see through flashing lights that... whatever this place is, it's not that huge, but he's starting to get the sense that maybe the black powder is actually what the warehouse is for. The why of it really leaves a lot to be questioned, but he can see flashes of small white bags, shelves stained with more black, blood on the floor.
For all three of you, regardless of where, it really feels like you're in a maze. ]
Dimitri may try to shimmy the boards, but they seem pretty solid despite their haphazard nailjob. However, the board seems pretty weak. The crashing continues, just a little farther.
Emet-Selch can continue going down, but before that -- as he stands up after a close inspection of the black material, he'll feel briefly lightheaded, like he's just experienced a bout of hypotension. It's brief, but it's nauseating, vision swimming, and takes a second for his vision to clear. Continuing down, he'll see through flashing lights that... whatever this place is, it's not that huge, but he's starting to get the sense that maybe the black powder is actually what the warehouse is for. The why of it really leaves a lot to be questioned, but he can see flashes of small white bags, shelves stained with more black, blood on the floor.
For all three of you, regardless of where, it really feels like you're in a maze. ]
[ Hmm. Not old enough to be dry, but old enough that it's oxidized. This has him frown, but he won't report this. ]
... I'm moving forward.
[ He's going to basically follow the sound of his pebble, but he will keep an eye out to see if there's obviously another path to take. The least rubble is the one he is more likely to take, or if there's a trail of something. In that case, it doesn't matter the debris.
Anyway, hole must be exit, right? Open air must also mean opening. ]
... I'm moving forward.
[ He's going to basically follow the sound of his pebble, but he will keep an eye out to see if there's obviously another path to take. The least rubble is the one he is more likely to take, or if there's a trail of something. In that case, it doesn't matter the debris.
Anyway, hole must be exit, right? Open air must also mean opening. ]
What are you-
[why does it sound like he's trying to BREAK SHIT ALREADY he hates this family. he's cut off by that sudden lightheadedness, though, reaching out to brace himself against the wall until it passes.
after a few moments of consideration, and observing how much more of the substance is around... he takes his sword and slices off a portion of his robe sleeve, taking a moment to tie the fabric over his nose and mouth to try to avoid breathing in any of this powder. it looks like it might be hard to avoid disturbing it, scattered as it is.
he inspects the blood on the floor, when he comes to it, to see if it looks fresh at all-- and how much there is.]
[why does it sound like he's trying to BREAK SHIT ALREADY he hates this family. he's cut off by that sudden lightheadedness, though, reaching out to brace himself against the wall until it passes.
after a few moments of consideration, and observing how much more of the substance is around... he takes his sword and slices off a portion of his robe sleeve, taking a moment to tie the fabric over his nose and mouth to try to avoid breathing in any of this powder. it looks like it might be hard to avoid disturbing it, scattered as it is.
he inspects the blood on the floor, when he comes to it, to see if it looks fresh at all-- and how much there is.]
[ Joonghyuk can hurry down the hallway and see an open stairwell. He can go up or go down, dealer's choice. The lower floor has flickering lights, and distantly, he hears the sound of dragging metal. Upstairs, there's a DO NOT CROSS sign, but it's not like that can physically stop him.
Dimitri can body check it, sure, and the wood splinters and cracks and he can fall right through the door. Rotten, old, decrepit. He lands on some kind of classroom, it seems, and one side seems completely plastered with posters for something. Very well-made flyers advertising something called the BLUE NIGHT. Even the main topic of the day on the board seems to be study about the Blue Night. There's something large, long, and dark at the center of the classroom, though, all the chairs and tables pushed out of the way to make room for it.
I think it's funny I could almost imagine the exact facial expression Emet would have the moment I read the tag on my front page. But anyway congrats on your COVID mask, it actually does help him feel a bit better though it still lingers. The blood seems... all kinds, actually. Old and dry, but also still wet, too. But no warmth. None of it seems fresh, but amount wise? A lot. Emet may draw his conclusions from seeing so much blood but in such varying degrees of freshness. ]
Dimitri can body check it, sure, and the wood splinters and cracks and he can fall right through the door. Rotten, old, decrepit. He lands on some kind of classroom, it seems, and one side seems completely plastered with posters for something. Very well-made flyers advertising something called the BLUE NIGHT. Even the main topic of the day on the board seems to be study about the Blue Night. There's something large, long, and dark at the center of the classroom, though, all the chairs and tables pushed out of the way to make room for it.
I think it's funny I could almost imagine the exact facial expression Emet would have the moment I read the tag on my front page. But anyway congrats on your COVID mask, it actually does help him feel a bit better though it still lingers. The blood seems... all kinds, actually. Old and dry, but also still wet, too. But no warmth. None of it seems fresh, but amount wise? A lot. Emet may draw his conclusions from seeing so much blood but in such varying degrees of freshness. ]
[ DAmn... Downstairs is so tempting because he's curious, but my coin flip (he would icly choose either for different reasonings) decided he will go up. Higher ground, maybe reaching the rooftop, will help him better see the map of wherever he is or if this is simply a hospital in the middle of nowhere. Maybe he could see the buildings where the other two are from that vantage point? Who knows.
Joonghyuk believes he's above the police, likewise above DO NOT CROSS. Take him upstairs. He will tread carefully to not make a noise. The other two will receive silence as he wants to continue being discreet. ]
Joonghyuk believes he's above the police, likewise above DO NOT CROSS. Take him upstairs. He will tread carefully to not make a noise. The other two will receive silence as he wants to continue being discreet. ]
[ He picks himself up quickly, brushing off debris. See, sometimes breaking things from the very beginning yields results. He studies the posters for a second, frowning. ]
'Blue Night'...?
[ The giant thing in the middle of the room demands attention though, so he goes over to check out what it is. Is it obvious at a glance? Otherwise, he'll see if he can move it. ]
'Blue Night'...?
[ The giant thing in the middle of the room demands attention though, so he goes over to check out what it is. Is it obvious at a glance? Otherwise, he'll see if he can move it. ]
[he does Not like that blood info, thank you!
does the blood form any sort of trail in this mazelike warehouse situation? also-- you know, i forgot to ask. how tall are the fixtures/etc in here. can he just, like, see over shelves and stuff.
if there's no visible clue of where to go, then he is just choosing a direction and proceeding cautiously.]
does the blood form any sort of trail in this mazelike warehouse situation? also-- you know, i forgot to ask. how tall are the fixtures/etc in here. can he just, like, see over shelves and stuff.
if there's no visible clue of where to go, then he is just choosing a direction and proceeding cautiously.]
[ YJH may go upwards, climbing the DO NOT CROSS sign. Somewhere, whoever owns this hospital is incredibly tired and disappointed in you but not like YJH cares. The sounds get further and further away, and this stairwell seems... oddly long? Egregiously so. Like that Super Mario 64 Bowser stairwell. Fortunately for you, you do escape eventually, in the form of finally reaching a door that seems to open out into the rooftop. Does he want to go outside?
So I don't know if they have them in Fodlan, but Dimitri will see that the item in the center of the room is.......... a body bag! It is fucking huge, too -- like seven feet tall at least. It sits there, cold and unmoving, zipped up closed to the top. Hmmmm. He can try to move it too, but it is appropriately heavy.
As for the shelves. Well, it's kind of weird -- the furniture is distinctly larger than the kinds he's had to get used to between the Prism and the Hotel, but it's not Ancient-sized. They're very tall shelves for oh I don't know, people who average 7 feet-ish in general. He can reach the top shelves easily, but no guarantee he can just see over everything. It's like, a Crystal Peek situation. He can, however, follow the blood trail; as messy as it is, it does seem to very messily, very loosely head a certain way... ]
So I don't know if they have them in Fodlan, but Dimitri will see that the item in the center of the room is.......... a body bag! It is fucking huge, too -- like seven feet tall at least. It sits there, cold and unmoving, zipped up closed to the top. Hmmmm. He can try to move it too, but it is appropriately heavy.
As for the shelves. Well, it's kind of weird -- the furniture is distinctly larger than the kinds he's had to get used to between the Prism and the Hotel, but it's not Ancient-sized. They're very tall shelves for oh I don't know, people who average 7 feet-ish in general. He can reach the top shelves easily, but no guarantee he can just see over everything. It's like, a Crystal Peek situation. He can, however, follow the blood trail; as messy as it is, it does seem to very messily, very loosely head a certain way... ]
Edited (my weird stray bracket) 2022-06-14 00:41 (UTC)
[ Yeah... He doesn't care what people think, unfortunately. He should care more. He doesn't go outside immediately. Is there any window, however small, that allows him to look out? ]
A consistent metal sound can be heard from the lower floors of this hospital. [ Only cause they actually fade, rather than stop completely. ] I've gone up the stairs and may have reached the rooftop. If it's safe, I will survey the perimeter.
[ ... ]
Blue Night?
A consistent metal sound can be heard from the lower floors of this hospital. [ Only cause they actually fade, rather than stop completely. ] I've gone up the stairs and may have reached the rooftop. If it's safe, I will survey the perimeter.
[ ... ]
Blue Night?
Be careful, Joonghyuk. I can't seem to do much more than hear your voices...
[ And catch the occasional glimpse of them, but right now his attention is on this body bag. He does not know what this is. Terrible. He's going to try and open it. ]
There are adverts for something called Blue Night. And something else—one moment.
[ And catch the occasional glimpse of them, but right now his attention is on this body bag. He does not know what this is. Terrible. He's going to try and open it. ]
There are adverts for something called Blue Night. And something else—one moment.
Nor can I. There is an excess of blood, here, but no indication of any other presence.
[he does try peeking over the shelves, but since the blood trail is a bit of a more pressing concern...
yeah. time to follow that. emet-selch keeps a hold of his sword, now, at the ready in case he ends up needing it.]
[he does try peeking over the shelves, but since the blood trail is a bit of a more pressing concern...
yeah. time to follow that. emet-selch keeps a hold of his sword, now, at the ready in case he ends up needing it.]
[ I also forgot about this but you may also have mood music, volume warning for screeching noises.
There is indeed a small window on the door, the glass pane dirty. He can squint into it, and he sees a completely black night sky — no stars, no light. Despite it, he can see the skyline and the immediate rooftop. It’s some kind of city, grimy and dark and anything but welcoming. No sounds of life, no sound of business. Nothing. It looks dry, but he can hear the softest roll of thunder in the distance.
I want to make fun of Dimitri for opening a clearly very bad thing but also I commend him for doing so because if he left it alone I would’ve been like aw. Anyway, he can zip open this thing, it’s not locked or anything. In fact, the zipper glides more smoothly you might expect, possibly at least partially in thanks to the blood that stains the metal. He opens it, and sees something within. It’s just a bag full of very nice kitties… if the kitties were actually a corpse, I mean. When he opens it, he feels a rush of heat, like fire — and the body within is blackened, charred.
After a second or so, the body abruptly sits up, motions robotic, one eye in its sunken socket in the soot-stained skull staring deeply into Dimitri’s own. Despair. Rage. Pain. The body lurches forward abruptly, rotten hands, wet with blood yet still hot, trying to close around his throat.
Emet-Selch can continue onwards down the hallway. As he does so, he’ll feel watched, though he won’t know by what. As he continues down, he starts seeing stranger and stranger things through the warehouse windows. The nausea continues. Bottles of smoke twist and turn into jars of preserved material. The core of a failed lightning sprite. The head of a wolf-like creature, eyes open and blank, staring. The large fin of a flying, amphibious creature, familiar. Wilting flowers, black, pitch black, ready to crumble away at any second, now. After some walking down the twisting hallways, he feels this light shift of wind, the black dust staining his surroundings less and less. ]
There is indeed a small window on the door, the glass pane dirty. He can squint into it, and he sees a completely black night sky — no stars, no light. Despite it, he can see the skyline and the immediate rooftop. It’s some kind of city, grimy and dark and anything but welcoming. No sounds of life, no sound of business. Nothing. It looks dry, but he can hear the softest roll of thunder in the distance.
I want to make fun of Dimitri for opening a clearly very bad thing but also I commend him for doing so because if he left it alone I would’ve been like aw. Anyway, he can zip open this thing, it’s not locked or anything. In fact, the zipper glides more smoothly you might expect, possibly at least partially in thanks to the blood that stains the metal. He opens it, and sees something within. It’s just a bag full of very nice kitties… if the kitties were actually a corpse, I mean. When he opens it, he feels a rush of heat, like fire — and the body within is blackened, charred.
After a second or so, the body abruptly sits up, motions robotic, one eye in its sunken socket in the soot-stained skull staring deeply into Dimitri’s own. Despair. Rage. Pain. The body lurches forward abruptly, rotten hands, wet with blood yet still hot, trying to close around his throat.
Emet-Selch can continue onwards down the hallway. As he does so, he’ll feel watched, though he won’t know by what. As he continues down, he starts seeing stranger and stranger things through the warehouse windows. The nausea continues. Bottles of smoke twist and turn into jars of preserved material. The core of a failed lightning sprite. The head of a wolf-like creature, eyes open and blank, staring. The large fin of a flying, amphibious creature, familiar. Wilting flowers, black, pitch black, ready to crumble away at any second, now. After some walking down the twisting hallways, he feels this light shift of wind, the black dust staining his surroundings less and less. ]
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