[good evening cloud and harrowhark...what a fine time to be wandering the hotel on floor 03. it's late. most people have retired to their rooms or other parts of the hotel by now, but the two of you have found yourselves lingering around.
you might hear music coming from the karaoke room, or smell the sweet scent of soaps coming from the spa. but as you wander, you'll find that the locked door next to the karaoke room has a new, gold plaque fixed on it. coming closer, the room reads SECURITY.
there are whispering voices that echo through the hall, but don't let that stop you.
perhaps now's just a good as time as any to try and get in?
please reply to this tag with the methodology you all might use to try to get into the room, and we'll work from there!]
[ well. cloud and harrow are there and they are good friends so there is no awkward small talk necessary. ]
... You see that? Looks like the security room might be available.
[ hmmm. he looks at where the doorknob is, and then kicks under it with all his might!! wow!!! this is probably worthless but you always gotta try to kick the door open ]
[imagine if i said that the door absolutely opens with a kick.
it does not.
however, harrow can check the door for weak spots! again, there are none, but if she listens to the whispers there's the hushed talk about trading out for the night shift and trying out new employees. dark shadows flicker on the walls around them, creeping forward toward the door itself.
[she touches her finger to her lips; the shadows don't seem to be paying them any mind, necessarily. but who knows. she will try to get slightly out of the way and watch the shadows move, see if they try to go into the room and if there's an opening for them.]
[the door is locked! there are no secret panels, and when cloud turns the doorknob he will find that it's still very much locked.
harrow, however, as she moves out of the way slightly will see that the shadows begin to take on vague, unwieldy forms, approaching the door leisurely as if they aren't there at all.]
[ well. harrow says shh and steps aside and cloud sees it and THEN sees the shadows so. alright he is going to step aside alongside her. they are two inconspicuous people next to a door now. look at them. so stealthy. so disguised.
cloud with his giant sword and harrow with her make-up and bones ]
so yeah. the shadows really do not seem to notice they are literally standing on the other side of this door? they are nervous for their first day of work :( but they slither along the walls, darkening the hallway as spindly fingers reach up and pick the lock to let the door swing open.
... We need to get in without the shadow being able to kick us out. [ he starts walking back towards the room because this is spite now. he is made of spite. ] Knock and see if it answers, maybe.
[ hm. well the first thing to do when a room is dark is to slowly step in and check for a light switch? turn the lights on. see the security office in all its glory. ]
Look very carefully, it is quite small, but of great sentimental importance. I'm having trouble remembering where it might be. It may even be that what I'm looking for it written down somewhere.
[she will walk towards the unnatural glowing light ig.]
[there's no light switch. cloud can look around on the walls for one, but there isn't one. instead, as they enter the room both of them will soon see that the glow is coming from a full wall of monitors displaying several black and white images. the light from the screens casts enough light to show what appears to be a switchboard below, toggles to flip back and forth between pictures. there are two chairs, and a desk beneath the monitors with a few items.
there's a table behind them too, but it's hidden in the shadows enough they can't quite see it.
meanwhile, the door slams closed and locks again.]
[ great. awesome. cloud's eyes glow in the dark a little but not nearly enough for it to be any kind of light source at all. he's going to start with the desk underneath the monitors; check out what the items on it are? and if there are any drawers on that desk.
he will come back for you later table when he can see. ]
as he starts looking at the desk, he'll find that there are two lamps on either end? so that probably explains the lack of lightswitches. there are two drawers to the desk itself, both of which are closed right now. paper and pen sits on the desk, including harrow's note she just slid in.
harrow will see a few things on the monitors! there are pictures of all of the openly available rooms, and a few sights out at wiwaldi including remnants of today's baseball game. every now and then, the screens will rotate to different angles of the room. a few of the screens also appear dark, shadowed figures moving over them in slow bobs and weaves.
welcome to security where you can see a wide range of stuff.]
but yeah he'll turn at least one lamp on. then he'll look to see if there's anything written on the papers on the desk first, beside the one with harrow's note on it. is there anything special about the pen. and are the drawers capable of being open.
[she looks closer at the monitors with shadow figures. are they located anywhere in particular? watching anyone in particular? anything unusual about their behavior?]
[when cloud turns on the lamp, a few things happen.
a.) he will see that there are papers on the desk that seem to be a laundry list of items. literally. it's a list of room numbers that may need laundry service. icky. b.) there are also papers that seem to be lists of locations at wiwaldi and channels to tune into. c.) the drawers can be opened! d.) he doesn't get to look in them because harrow is watching the shadow figures on the monitors, and soon several eyes swivel to look directly at the camera. they are now watching the two of them, and the shadows begin to quickly crawl out of the screens for them.
[ i mean, he's getting his sword out just in case, too, but you know. turn it off, harrow. he hastily gives her the paper with channels to tune into also in case it like, helps her change the channel or something. sure. this is helpful ]
[harrow is in the middle of getting her knife out to open a vein so it's probably a good idea he gave her that paper. yes, she will try to change the channel or switch off the monitors.]
...Keep looking, I'll try to draw them. I do have a knife and I'll gladly stab him, if that's what you're interested in?
[love that they both are so quick to stab. however, they won't have to because harrow is able to switch the monitor over to a picture of the pool instead.
what a lovely, non-shadow-y view. unless you count the figures floating around at the bottom that are making their way to the top? coming closer to the camera....
[ DON'T LINGER ON THAT ONE EITHER. well cloud is going to hope she figures it out and try to get through the desk while this happens. she has a knife, he has a sword, it's fine, he's going to open up the drawers to look through them. ]
[the problem is that now that harrow's switching through the screens, the shadows are definitely Aware they're there. something's been triggered in the room itself to draw their attention, and they begin to seep out of the corners of the frame and congregate in the center. the eyes grow wider, and they begin to crawl, fingertips and unfortunately toes beginning to slip their way through.
cloud can open the drawer though. he'll find a few stray items including more pens and paper, coffee supplies, a flashlight, and a security baton. there's also a thick binder of papers.]
[ well. okay. they are shadows, so he takes the flashlight and hands that one over to harrow next, because? light? vs dark? he does not explain this and assumes she'll figure it out ]
Starting to get real tired of shadows. [ he's going to check what's in the binder. i hope i am wasting my time on nothing ]
[but she'll try the flashlight first. if that seems to drive them off, great. if not, she's going to turn off the lamps.
...also, she's going to try talking to the shadows, because she has nothing but an insane amount of confidence.]
You and I both know there are rules. Would our host tolerate you breaking them and jumping past your place in the established order? One at a time, isn't it? Is it your turn?
[cloud wastes time. he gets to see that the binder is a log of information that appear to be the names of old security tapes. it's a filing system of sorts.
harrow turns on the flashlight, and a full-figured shadow finally crawls all the way through the screen showing an image of the bar. however, she turns off the lamps and.
everything stops?
the light from the monitors glow. the switchboards are still lit up. they are alone and the shadows go quiet...
hm.
the flashlight doesn't seem to draw their attention, at least.
god i really thought i was going to kick you out.]
[the second drawer contains a few stray items like can be found in the gift shop? there's a blanket for if the room is too cold. a few books from the library. nothing really worthy of note.
the table in the back contains an assortment of blank video tapes! there's also a coffee pot. it's bolted to the table.
the monitors, for the record, seem to have gone back to normal.]
[ well. harrow's pointing the flashlight at it so cloud will be a good pack mule and grab the blank tapes to bring over to the monitors. and check in the coffee pot to see if it's just coffee. ]
Check around the walls and ceiling? But I think this might be the only thing of interest here.
[ gesturing. with the tapes. let's play blank tapes how many are there ]
anyway! there's nothing on the walls and ceiling, though the corners are a little darker than usual. maybe they aren't so alone now after all? the coffee pot only has coffee in it, and there are so many blank tapes. many. it seems like it's a stockpile to rotate through as other tapes are filled.
as for the monitors, there is nothing notable! the shadows seem to have disappeared from the screens, and images of the hotel cycle through.
they will also hear a distinct click of the door unlocking.]
[no, and no. there seem to be ink splotches on some of the pages obscuring the data. boo...useless shadow employees.
now that the door is unlocked, they could also turn on the lamps! but other than that, there's really nothing of note. you survived! congrats on unlocking the security room.]
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you might hear music coming from the karaoke room, or smell the sweet scent of soaps coming from the spa. but as you wander, you'll find that the locked door next to the karaoke room has a new, gold plaque fixed on it. coming closer, the room reads SECURITY.
there are whispering voices that echo through the hall, but don't let that stop you.
perhaps now's just a good as time as any to try and get in?
please reply to this tag with the methodology you all might use to try to get into the room, and we'll work from there!]
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... You see that? Looks like the security room might be available.
[ hmmm. he looks at where the doorknob is, and then kicks under it with all his might!! wow!!! this is probably worthless but you always gotta try to kick the door open ]
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Surely it won't just open from being kicked.
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it does not.
however, harrow can check the door for weak spots! again, there are none, but if she listens to the whispers there's the hushed talk about trading out for the night shift and trying out new employees. dark shadows flicker on the walls around them, creeping forward toward the door itself.
so what now?]
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[ cloud is going to check the lock itself and the doorknob? and maybe the wall around it. just in case. for secret panels.
he will also turn the doorknob just in case ]
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harrow, however, as she moves out of the way slightly will see that the shadows begin to take on vague, unwieldy forms, approaching the door leisurely as if they aren't there at all.]
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cloud with his giant sword and harrow with her make-up and bones ]
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if the door opens, she's ready to try to make a run for it and grab it.]
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so yeah. the shadows really do not seem to notice they are literally standing on the other side of this door? they are nervous for their first day of work :( but they slither along the walls, darkening the hallway as spindly fingers reach up and pick the lock to let the door swing open.
what do they do?]
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nyoom in before the door closes back again? ]
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darkness swallows both of them immediately. they black out for a few moments.
they find themselves at the end of the hall. the door is closed.]
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well. that was stupid. ]
... We need to get in without the shadow being able to kick us out. [ he starts walking back towards the room because this is spite now. he is made of spite. ] Knock and see if it answers, maybe.
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[this was a stealth mission and we blew it, but. harrow is going to write a note and slide it under the door.]
Hello,
May we come in? I believe I've lost something important and was told to look in the Security Office for it.
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the door clicks and swings open a little. the inside of the room is dark, sans some unnatural blue-light glowing. proceed? what will they do first?]
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[ hm. well the first thing to do when a room is dark is to slowly step in and check for a light switch? turn the lights on. see the security office in all its glory. ]
Since we're looking for something you lost.
[ MIGHT AS WELL KEEP THE LIE GOING HE GUESSES ]
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[to no one in particular.]
Look very carefully, it is quite small, but of great sentimental importance. I'm having trouble remembering where it might be. It may even be that what I'm looking for it written down somewhere.
[she will walk towards the unnatural glowing light ig.]
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there's a table behind them too, but it's hidden in the shadows enough they can't quite see it.
meanwhile, the door slams closed and locks again.]
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[ great. awesome. cloud's eyes glow in the dark a little but not nearly enough for it to be any kind of light source at all. he's going to start with the desk underneath the monitors; check out what the items on it are? and if there are any drawers on that desk.
he will come back for you later table when he can see. ]
Can't find any light switches.
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[she will have a look at the monitors themselves. what are we looking at?]
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as he starts looking at the desk, he'll find that there are two lamps on either end? so that probably explains the lack of lightswitches. there are two drawers to the desk itself, both of which are closed right now. paper and pen sits on the desk, including harrow's note she just slid in.
harrow will see a few things on the monitors! there are pictures of all of the openly available rooms, and a few sights out at wiwaldi including remnants of today's baseball game. every now and then, the screens will rotate to different angles of the room. a few of the screens also appear dark, shadowed figures moving over them in slow bobs and weaves.
welcome to security where you can see a wide range of stuff.]
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[ opens the light, stops letting it be closed
but yeah he'll turn at least one lamp on. then he'll look to see if there's anything written on the papers on the desk first, beside the one with harrow's note on it. is there anything special about the pen. and are the drawers capable of being open.
TOUCHES EVERYTHING ON THE DESK ]
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a.) he will see that there are papers on the desk that seem to be a laundry list of items. literally. it's a list of room numbers that may need laundry service. icky.
b.) there are also papers that seem to be lists of locations at wiwaldi and channels to tune into.
c.) the drawers can be opened!
d.) he doesn't get to look in them because harrow is watching the shadow figures on the monitors, and soon several eyes swivel to look directly at the camera. they are now watching the two of them, and the shadows begin to quickly crawl out of the screens for them.
so you know. there's that.]
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[ i mean, he's getting his sword out just in case, too, but you know. turn it off, harrow. he hastily gives her the paper with channels to tune into also in case it like, helps her change the channel or something. sure. this is helpful ]
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...Keep looking, I'll try to draw them. I do have a knife and I'll gladly stab him, if that's what you're interested in?
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what a lovely, non-shadow-y view. unless you count the figures floating around at the bottom that are making their way to the top? coming closer to the camera....
maybe they should try something else.]
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[ DON'T LINGER ON THAT ONE EITHER. well cloud is going to hope she figures it out and try to get through the desk while this happens. she has a knife, he has a sword, it's fine, he's going to open up the drawers to look through them. ]
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[she will try quickly cycling through different screens, trying to prevent the shadows from accumulating enough to come out.]
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cloud can open the drawer though. he'll find a few stray items including more pens and paper, coffee supplies, a flashlight, and a security baton. there's also a thick binder of papers.]
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Starting to get real tired of shadows. [ he's going to check what's in the binder. i hope i am wasting my time on nothing ]
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[but she'll try the flashlight first. if that seems to drive them off, great. if not, she's going to turn off the lamps.
...also, she's going to try talking to the shadows, because she has nothing but an insane amount of confidence.]
You and I both know there are rules. Would our host tolerate you breaking them and jumping past your place in the established order? One at a time, isn't it? Is it your turn?
Stay away from us.
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harrow turns on the flashlight, and a full-figured shadow finally crawls all the way through the screen showing an image of the bar. however, she turns off the lamps and.
everything stops?
the light from the monitors glow. the switchboards are still lit up. they are alone and the shadows go quiet...
hm.
the flashlight doesn't seem to draw their attention, at least.
god i really thought i was going to kick you out.]
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Right. Guess that should've been obvious.
[ ... holds his hand back for the flashlight as he opens the second drawer :/ ]
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and she will also shine the flashlight at the table in the back?]
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the table in the back contains an assortment of blank video tapes! there's also a coffee pot. it's bolted to the table.
the monitors, for the record, seem to have gone back to normal.]
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Check around the walls and ceiling? But I think this might be the only thing of interest here.
[ gesturing. with the tapes. let's play blank tapes how many are there ]
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she will also shine her flashlight on the walls and ceiling, sure. she drinks the entire pot of coffee (no).]
Hmm.
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anyway! there's nothing on the walls and ceiling, though the corners are a little darker than usual. maybe they aren't so alone now after all? the coffee pot only has coffee in it, and there are so many blank tapes. many. it seems like it's a stockpile to rotate through as other tapes are filled.
as for the monitors, there is nothing notable! the shadows seem to have disappeared from the screens, and images of the hotel cycle through.
they will also hear a distinct click of the door unlocking.]
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... Why have any of this locked up?
[ with a huff. is there a secret in the laundry list. i give up. i am so bad at break-ins it's been too long. ]
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...It's a monitor that can see all of us. Of course it's locked.
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now that the door is unlocked, they could also turn on the lamps! but other than that, there's really nothing of note. you survived! congrats on unlocking the security room.]
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... Guess we can report that it's open, at least.