Mark Enters the Medium

DM
Cyrill suddenly sees into a house. The place is a bit of a mess, and there's a... Girl sitting at a computer? She's really pretty but unfamiliar.
genousEnrichment
ge: hey mark, you never told me you had a hot sister
acousticDeadeye
ad: My sister? HAH. She's a total bitch. Or...
ad: Cy, drop the TOPIC of my sister, please.
genousEnrichment
ge: uuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ge: are you insinuating that's NOT your sister I'm seeing right now?
DM
You see several menus as well as an option to go up and down floors.
acousticDeadeye
ad: Where? She's in her BEDROOM. But, don't look IN there please.
genousEnrichment
I decide to scroll over the menu options and come to grips with my available actions while wondering what dafuq happened to Mark
cuz he's suddenly a smokin' hot girl
DM
One menu has options for removing, and placing walls and floors and the other has a few items that are free to place. Turns out you only have 20 available whatever currency this game uses. Blue gushers? Anyway, you have an Alchemiter, Cruxtruder, Totem Lathe, Punch designix, and a prepunched card all available for free.
genousEnrichment
okay, then. I've got a bunch of big-ass devices to place down, and Mark's house to put them in
acousticDeadeye
ad: So, Cy, WHAT do you see on your END?
genousEnrichment
I move my screen's focus to Mark's living room and place down the cruxtruder and punch designix next to each other in the open spaces
acousticDeadeye
ad: WHAT WAS THAT?
genousEnrichment
ge: I'm looking at your living room right now, and I'm placing down some devices
ge: that noise was those devices
ge: I'm outta room in your living room, though, so time to move on to someplace else
acousticDeadeye
ad: Okay... Make sure to THINK these through. Can you move them?
acousticDeadeye
ad: Just future THOUGHT
genousEnrichment
ge: I dunno if I can move them
ge: Imma place down the other devices and try that after
acousticDeadeye
ad: Okay I guess.
genousEnrichment
DM
Downstairs is Mark's room, where he is sitting still, but the floor is all cluttered and you already saw the main floor and filled it with machines.
Which sounded like the footsteps of a T-Rex walking to Mark.
genousEnrichment
I scroll through the other rooms in the house looking for extra space to place the other two devices
acousticDeadeye
ad: WHAT WAS THAT?
genousEnrichment
ge: Those two thuds musta been the devices I just placed in your living room
ge: I got two more to place
geL be prepared for thuds
acousticDeadeye
ad: Devices? Can they be moved later? We NEED to think these things through.
DM
You suddenly notice the brown streak in the carpet, going up the stairs, turning and... OH GOD IS THAT A BODY.
genousEnrichment
WHAT THE FUCK.
DM
There's a dead girl on the top floor in a girl's bedroom. She has a bowling ball instead of a head.
genousEnrichment
WHY IS THERE A BODY
DM
She also has a knife in her fucking chest.
genousEnrichment
WHAT THE ACTUAL - okay, calm the fuck down and analyze the situation
ge: Mark, what the fuck is a dead girl's body doing in your house?
acousticDeadeye
ad:...
ad: Cy.
ad: Sore subject.
ad: Don't mention my sister to me.
ad: PLEASE.
genousEnrichment
ge: Why are you the prettiest girl in the world who has another girl dead in her house?
ge: Just give ma a summary, if nothing else
ge: I don't care, I just want to know how or why
acousticDeadeye
ad: Well, I'm the prettiest GIRL in the world because I got blood on my clothes and NEEDED to change this morning.
genousEnrichment
ge: wait, you said she was your sister
ge: Why is your sister dead?
acousticDeadeye
ad: And... yes. That's my SISTER.
ad: Yesterday, we got into a huge fight and...
ad: I don't know what overcame ME.
ad: Adrenaline, maybe?
ad: But, I killed HER.
genousEnrichment
ge: Fuck me, I'm friends with a psychotic cross-dresser
ge: maybe not psychotic
ge: but certainly someone who got WAY TOO FUCKING CARRIED AWAY
acousticDeadeye
ad: Please, Cy. I can't cry about this again.
genousEnrichment
ge: I won't question any further
ge: But do know that I'm legally obligated to call the cops after this
acousticDeadeye
ad: Thanks. You're the best friend I could ask for.
ad: Yeah, I know...
genousEnrichment
ge: for the time, let's just continue.
I try placing the alchemiter in Mark's sister's room
and I place the totem lathe in the kitchen
acousticDeadeye
ad: Maybe I could run away. Become MARY for real.
genousEnrichment
ge: Mark, the worst possible thing to do would be run away
DM
The Alchemiter doesn't quite fit. The arm of the body is sticking out just a bit too far.
acousticDeadeye
Mark equips his sister's Purse Modus, and puts only his Cellphone inside, so he can message Cy on the move.
genousEnrichment
ge: I'm ready to believe you did it in some kind of self-defense, though I'm really skeptical nonetheless
ge: I believe you're not a killer
acousticDeadeye
ad: As I said last night. I had the CRAZIEST day.
genousEnrichment
I try looking through the other rooms in the house for someplace to put the alchemiter
DM
Everywhere you look, there's nowhere to put it. Maybe you could move something?
genousEnrichment
I try clicking on the various furniture in Mark's living room and moving them to make space
acousticDeadeye
ad: Cy, what are you doing?
genousEnrichment
ge: trying to make some damn space for the other devices
ge: I'm stuck trying to place one device at a time
acousticDeadeye
ad: Well, since I'm the only ONE alive.
ad: Move my bed. I'll take my SISTER'S bed.
genousEnrichment
ge: and I gotta make room for the currently selected device
DM
Roll dex
genousEnrichment
roll 1d20+2
@NOTTyche[Dice]
rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=20 ] | {22}
acousticDeadeye
ad: May as well get a COMFY sleep the last time I'm here.
DM
You expertly move around Mark's furniture, carefully making room by cramming it int he corner like tetris blocks. Finally, enough room for the alchemiter.
Just the prepunched card left.
DM
Mark hears the various thunks and then the final, very loud thunk about him.
genousEnrichment
I place the prepunched card on top of the alchemiter
acousticDeadeye
Mark heads upstairs to look at what's going on.
DM
He finds his living room in shambles, full of large, strange machines.
acousticDeadeye
ad: Cy, what IS all of this?
genousEnrichment
ge: yo mark, take the card I just placed on the big-ass machine with the arm
you gotta do something with it, I bet
acousticDeadeye
ad: Alrighty.
Mark goes and takes the Pre-punched card.
genousEnrichment
ge: try checking out the big tube-device after
ge: it has an opening mechanism
acousticDeadeye
ad: Okay, I guess.
ad: The nice thing about US both being gamers?
ad: We have some COMMON sense.
ad: I bet other people would spend DAYS fucking around trying to figure STUFF out.
genousEnrichment
ge: yea, I suppose
DM
Mark notices the 8 minute timer on the Alchemite as he walks past.
genousEnrichment
ge: yo, what's the glowing coming from the big tube-device?
acousticDeadeye
ad: Cy, there's a clock on here, that's stuck at 8:08.
genousEnrichment
ge: hmmm
acousticDeadeye
ad: Let's not do anything hasty.
genousEnrichment
ge: maybe it's a timer or something
ge: let's just do this properly
acousticDeadeye
ad: My thought's EXACTLY.
genousEnrichment
ge: try opening the tube-device
acousticDeadeye
Mark takes his baseball bat, and attempts swinging it at the device.
DM
Roll str
acousticDeadeye
!roll 1d20-1
@NOTTyche[Dice]
rolled 1d20-1 --> [ 1d20=10 ] | {9}
DM
He hits it and his bat harmlessly bounces off, jarring his arms a bit.
acousticDeadeye
ad: Ouch. That hurt.
genousEnrichment
ge: cmon, Mark. You got this! You and your spaghetti arms got this!
acousticDeadeye
ad: Well SORRY I'm trying to not break a heel.
genousEnrichment
ge: get out of the fucking heels you drama queen
acousticDeadeye
ad: Can't you LIKE, hit it with something in the house
ad: I look too GORGEOUS right now.
genousEnrichment
ge: my earlier statement about slapping some man into you seems to be holding very relevant
acousticDeadeye
ad: Let's just play.
genousEnrichment
ge: stop being a bitch and open it, ya prissy
acousticDeadeye
Mark hits the opening again
!roll 1d20-1
@NOTTyche[Dice]
rolled 1d20-1 --> [ 1d20=16 ] | {15}
DM
There's still a valve on the cruxtruder.
You hit the cruxtruder solidly, but you can't quite reach the top so it doesn't seem to do anything.
acousticDeadeye
Mark notices the valve, and attempts turning it.
DM
Roll str
acousticDeadeye
!roll 1d20-1
@NOTTyche[Dice]
rolled 1d20-1 --> [ 1d20=2 ] | {1}
genousEnrichment
ge: btw, dude. The devices' names are Alchemiter - the big table with the arm, Totem Lathe - the weird scanning machine, Punch Designix - the desk-looking machine, and the device you're trying to open is the Cruxtruder
DM
He pulls at it for a bit before his hands slip and he stumbles in the heels.
genousEnrichment
ge: I toldja to get outta those damn heels
ge: you need stable footing
acousticDeadeye
Mark takes them off, and runs up to his sister's room to find some flats.
genousEnrichment
ge: don't go looking for OTHER clothes
DM
After a bit of looking he manages to find a pair of her ballet slippers.
genousEnrichment
ge: if those numbers are timers, we're on the clock
acousticDeadeye
Mark's phone is in his purse. He can't read this.
While up there, he decides to take the bowling ball off of her head. It's disrespectful.
genousEnrichment
ge: oh god
acousticDeadeye
He also takes Princess Teddybear and puts her in the Purse.
genousEnrichment
ge: that's a gruesome scene
acousticDeadeye
He'll need someone to cuddle in jail.
genousEnrichment
ge: God, someone in his family is quite clearly a fucking psycho
ge: I just hope it ain't you, Mark
acousticDeadeye
Mark isn't reading any of this. He's too busy hugging Princess Teddybear.
DM
That he is. He's sitting in a blood splattered room wearing a skirt and hugging a teddy.
genousEnrichment
I get my phone out and set it next to my mouse-pad
gotta be ready to dial the cops when the time comes
acousticDeadeye
Mark returns downstairs, Princess Teddybear in hand. And Attempts to turn the valve again.
DM
Roll again
acousticDeadeye
!roll 1d20-1
@NOTTyche[Dice]
rolled 1d20-1 --> [ 1d20=2 ] | {1}
DM
You pull and pull at it until you wear out your noodly little arms and it hurts to keep trying.
acousticDeadeye
ad: Cy, I can't.
genousEnrichment
ge: I'll try taking something small and heavy and smashing the top of the cruxtruder
I look around for something preferably small and heavy to smash the top of the cruxtruder with
ge: yo, keep an eye out for anything we can use the card on
DM
There are all the normal household objects around. After some fruitless searching you remember the bowling ball.
genousEnrichment
oh yea, that.......
I grab the bowling ball and attempt to smash the top of the cruxtruder with it
DM
Roll dex
genousEnrichment
!roll 1d20+2
@NOTTyche[Dice]
rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=12 ] | {14}
DM
You successfully smash the bloody bowling ball on the top of the cruxtruder and it pops pen, several pink cruxite dowels flying out and a glowy pink orb floating out at the same time. The bowling ball however goes flying and gets embedded in a nearby wall.
genousEnrichment
oh shit, that was pretty flashy
ge: yo dude, you seeing all these cylinders?
DM
The timer suddenly freaks out and flashes before reading 3 minutes.
acousticDeadeye
ad: Yeah? What about that glowy THING though?
genousEnrichment
ge: I think they'd fit into the totem lathe
ge: worry about the glowy thing later
acousticDeadeye
ad: Alright.
genousEnrichment
ge: try putting the cylinder-item into the totem lathe
ge: check for any card slots or something
ge: we got that card for a reason, so better check
acousticDeadeye
Mark picks up a totem, and runs to the totem lathe. Discarding Princess Teddybear behind him.
DM
The glowy thing idly floats in the direction of the bloody bowling ball.
The dowel does, in fact fit perfectly in the provided space on the totem lathe, and there is a slot that looks like the right size for a card.
genousEnrichment
ge: yo dude, are there any buttons to press?
acousticDeadeye
ad: No, just a slot. Let me put that CARD in there.
DM
After a moment it floats after Mark as well to hover uncomfortably over his shoulder.
genousEnrichment
ge: do you see any operating mechanism?
acousticDeadeye
ad: Cy, any idea about this thing? And there's A lever.
genousEnrichment
ge: pull the lever
acousticDeadeye
Mark pulls the level.
DM
The spike comes down and the dowel spins. Shortly, you have a weird, wavy, piece of pink modern art.
The orb remains staring over your shoulder and way too close.
acousticDeadeye
Mark walks back to the Cruxtruder, and picks up princess teddybear.
She should watch this.
genousEnrichment
ge: I'll bet you should take the carved cylinder item to the alchemiter now
ge: it looks like there's a platform to put it on
DM
The orb follows after him.
acousticDeadeye
ad: My thoughts exactly. UGH this thing won't leave me alone! Shoo!
Mark swats at it with Princess Teddybear to defend him.
DM
He smacks it with the bear and then suddenly, with a flash of light, there's a sylized eyeless floating bear staring at him.
acousticDeadeye
"Oh"
genousEnrichment
ge: huh
ge: so you can put stuff in the glowy things
ge: neat
DM
2 minutes
acousticDeadeye
ad: Yeah. Looks like it.
DM
You hear a bang somewhere far off.
genousEnrichment
ge: maybe when my turn comes I can put the only anime figurine I own in it
acousticDeadeye
ad: There was a noise.
genousEnrichment
ge: that'd be cool
ge: I know
ge: put the carved item onto the alchemiter
ge: then check the noise out
acousticDeadeye
ad: Cy, maybe you should thing it through. What if there's consequences for this that we don't know about?
genousEnrichment
ge: if there are, then we'll find out soon
ge: but now's not the time to worry
ge: we've got 2 minutes
acousticDeadeye
Mark puts the totem on the alchemiter, and goes to look out the window in the direction of the noise before hitting the button.
DM
Roll perception
acousticDeadeye
!roll 1d20+1
@NOTTyche[Dice]
rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=9 ] | {10}
DM
After a moment of standing there you hear another noise and realize it was the wrong window.
1:30
acousticDeadeye
You look out the other window.
genousEnrichment
ge: dude, focus on the alchemiter for now
ge: I think something's being made with the carved item
DM
You see a large object in the sky. It looks like it might be going towards you?
acousticDeadeye
ad: CY
ad: METEOR
ad: COMING HERE
genousEnrichment
ge: wut?
acousticDeadeye
ad: WHERE WE GO
genousEnrichment
ge: ummmm, hurry the fuck up and check out the item on the alchemiter, then
acousticDeadeye
Mark runs to the Alchemeter, and hits the button.
DM
There's a flass before there's suddenly a bottle full of liquid sitting on the alchemiter. It is also pink.
genousEnrichment
ge: of fucking course
DM
1 minute
acousticDeadeye
Welp, bottoms up.
genousEnrichment
ge: I swear if you get drunk all over again...
acousticDeadeye
Mark decides to chug the liquid
DM
It tastes like the nastiest fucking liquor and may possibly actually be rubbing alcohol.
30 seconds
genousEnrichment
ge: well
ge: chug
ge: chug, you glorious bastard
acousticDeadeye
You can no longer taste it. You keep chugging.
DM
You can hear a rumbling as you chug the liquid. Just as you're sure you can feel heat you drink the last drop and everything disappears in a flash of light.