Life Begins At 10

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11:10 PM <DrScottJonas> Joseph arrives.
11:11 PM <Talonair> Kit runs in
11:12 PM <DiePotato> Isa enters clicking in bullets
11:12 PM <JamJam66> George arrives!
11:12 PM <JamJam66> Yeah!
11:13 PM <Wixelt> Around the room, various scientists flock about their business, looking over various pieces of equipment. In the centre of the room sits a large pink box/cube, over twice the height of the average human.
11:13 PM <Wixelt> Kit, you recognise this room from yesterday.
11:13 PM <JamJam66> "Oh, I remember this thing. That was fun."
11:14 PM <JamJam66> George smiles.
11:14 PM <Talonair> "We going into this thing then?"
11:14 PM <DiePotato> Isa slams the cylinder shut on her revolver and holsters it. "Fun."
11:14 PM <Wixelt> "Indeed." A voice calls from nearby.
11:15 PM <DrScottJonas> "Hmm. In what way was it fun exactly?"
11:15 PM <Wixelt> On the box, there is the roman numeral for 10, some carved writing and the outline of what seems like a door.
11:15 PM <JamJam66> "Oh, we had to solve a bunch of puzzles. It kept getting bigger. Used to be quite wee."
11:16 PM <Wixelt> The origin of the voice strolls towards you, smiling politely.
11:18 PM <Talonair> "So we're going in and solving puzzles?"
11:18 PM <JamJam66> George looks over to him.
11:18 PM <DrScottJonas> "That should be fun, actually."
11:18 PM <Wixelt> Before you stands Dr. Elliot Wilson.
11:18 PM <JamJam66> "Oh, hey Wilson!"
11:19 PM <JamJam66> "Haven't seen you in a while!"
11:19 PM <DiePotato> Isa sniffs and crosses her arms. ~We going in or not?~
11:19 PM <Talonair> "Afternoon"
11:19 PM <DrScottJonas> Joseph nods to the man.
11:19 PM <Wixelt> "Afternoon to you all too."
11:20 PM <Wixelt> "Now, who here is familiar with this object?"
11:20 PM <DiePotato> Isa raises her hand
11:20 PM <JamJam66> George does too.
11:21 PM <DrScottJonas> Joseph shakes his head.
11:21 PM <JamJam66> "This should be good. As long as it hasn't grown teeth or something... has it?"
11:21 PM <Wixelt> "Right. So it may be best if I explained then."
11:21 PM <Talonair> Kit nods, listening
11:22 PM <Wixelt> "This object is a box that creates some form of puzzle for those holding it to solve. Every time you complete a puzzle, it, well, gets larger."
11:23 PM <Wixelt> "This is currently the 10th iteration, and luckily for us, it's not getting larger on the outside anymore. But, there have been other concerns."
11:23 PM <JamJam66> "Such as?"
11:23 PM <DrScottJonas> "It's getting larger on the inside, or something to that effect?"
11:25 PM <Wixelt> "The higher ups are worried that as the puzzles get more complex, they'll also become more dangerous. So this expedition is also an investigation. If it's clear it's starting to become too much of a hazard, we shutdown our research on it and lock it up for good."
11:25 PM <Talonair> "Makes sense"
11:25 PM <DiePotato> Isa nods
11:25 PM <JamJam66> "Oh, alright."
11:25 PM <DrScottJonas> "Ah."
11:25 PM <JamJam66> "So... anything else we need to know or shall we go?"
11:25 PM <Wixelt> "You can go, but take this."
11:25 PM <Wixelt> d4
11:26 PM <Glacon> Wixelt: 3 (d4=3)
11:26 PM <Wixelt> He hands George a radio
11:26 PM <JamJam66> George takes it.
11:26 PM <JamJam66> "Alright. Thanks, Wilson."
11:26 PM <Wixelt> "The dimensional properties of the box will probably mess up radio waves, but communication may still be possible, though only just."
11:27 PM <Talonair> "We good to go?"
11:27 PM <JamJam66> "Worth a shot."
11:27 PM <Wixelt> Of course, the only thing left is to work out who among you is able to open the box. Luckily, my records state that..." he checks some sheets of paper, "You, George, can do this."
11:27 PM <Wixelt> *"
11:28 PM <JamJam66> "Hopefully." George walks over and places his hand on the handprint.
11:28 PM <Wixelt> For everyone else, the door outline has a handprint in the centre.
11:29 PM <Wixelt> As soon as George touches it, the outline of the door glows green, and slides away to reveal the box's interior.
11:29 PM <JamJam66> "Oh, good, still works. Let's go, then." He steps inside.
11:29 PM <DrScottJonas> Joseph looks at the inside.
11:30 PM <Talonair> Kit follows him in, looking around
11:30 PM <Wixelt> "Good luck."
11:30 PM <Wixelt> Wilson nods
11:30 PM <DrScottJonas> He then steps inside.
11:30 PM <JamJam66> "Thanks."
11:30 PM <JamJam66> George looks around for markings and the like.
11:31 PM <Wixelt> The room is completely dark. The door still hangs open, as if waiting for Isa.
11:31 PM <DiePotato> Isa sighs and goes in
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11:31 PM <Wixelt> As soon as she enters, it slides shut.
11:31 PM <DiePotato> ~Amazing day~
11:32 PM <Talonair> Kit shines her torch around
11:32 PM <Wixelt> The room slowly lights up.
11:32 PM <Wixelt> Pause for description.
11:34 PM  ↔ Talonair nipped out
11:35 PM <Wixelt> The room is fairly bare and empty, but several features stand out rather clearly. On the far wall, another door outline is visible though it is sealed shut like the one behind you. In the centre of the room sits a waist height pedestal with the image of a human silhouette marked onto it along with a word that looks vaguely Latin. On top of the pedestal sits
11:35 PM <Wixelt> a large glass jug full of water. It has measurement markings on it, which are frequent enough along it's surface as to be impossible to miss.
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11:36 PM <DrScottJonas> Can Joseph try to translate the words
11:36 PM <Talonair> Kit approaches the jug to see what unit the measurements are in
11:36 PM <DiePotato> Isa tilts her head and approaches the pitcher
11:36 PM <Wixelt> He can.
11:36 PM <DrScottJonas> 4df+11 (ACD and NDL)
11:36 PM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: (ACD and NDL): 13 (4df+11=+, +, -, +)
11:36 PM <JamJam66> George walks over and examines it all. "So, anyone got any ideas?"
11:36 PM <Wixelt> Kit, the measurements don't have a given name, but you can tell that, whatever it is, there's 80 of it.
11:37 PM <Talonair> Can I roll anything to get an estimate of how much water there is?
11:37 PM <Wixelt> It's 'Inanis', Joseph, meaning 'Empty'.
11:37 PM <Wixelt> You can, Kit.
11:37 PM <Talonair> Engineering?
11:37 PM <JamJam66> "Actually, I'll just check if the radio works."
11:37 PM <Talonair> Or something else?
11:37 PM <Wixelt> Sure.
11:38 PM <JamJam66> George turns it on and attempts to call Wilson.
11:38 PM <DiePotato> Isa looks it over as well
11:38 PM <Talonair> 4df+5 (ENGI) Trying to get an estimate
11:38 PM <Glacon> Talonair: (ENGI) Trying to get an estimate: 4 (4df+5=0, 0, -, 0)
11:38 PM <DrScottJonas> "I think we have to pour the pitcher out."
11:38 PM <DiePotato> 4df+5 Isa estimates too
11:38 PM <Glacon> DiePotato: Isa estimates too: 3 (4df+5=-, -, 0, 0)
11:38 PM <Wixelt> It's a fairly large pitcher, so it's difficult to measure, but it's mostly full, and is about 80 of whatever measuring system that is.
11:38 PM  ↔ Talonair nipped out
11:39 PM <Wixelt> 11:38 PM <Wixelt> It's a fairly large pitcher, so it's difficult to measure, but it's mostly full, and is about 80 of whatever measuring system that is.
11:39 PM <DrScottJonas> "The word on the pedestal is 'empty' in latin, so it seems obvious."
11:39 PM <JamJam66> Does it work?
11:39 PM <DiePotato> "Empty?"
11:39 PM <DiePotato> Isa shrugs and picks up the pitcher
11:39 PM <Wixelt> It does, but Wilson is faint and hard to hear at some points of the conversation.
11:40 PM <Talonair> Kit lets Isa do her thing
11:40 PM <DiePotato> She promptly pours the water out
11:40 PM <JamJam66> "Alright, radio faintly works."
11:40 PM <JamJam66> George watches.
11:40 PM <Wixelt> The water pours onto the floor.
11:41 PM <DiePotato> And Isa puts the pitcher back
11:41 PM <Wixelt> The water fills up again
11:41 PM <DrScottJonas> "Hmm."
11:41 PM <Wixelt> All the way to 80
11:41 PM <DiePotato> B|
11:41 PM <JamJam66> "Do we have to maybe drink it?"
11:41 PM <DrScottJonas> "Possibly?"
11:42 PM <DiePotato> "Let's try it I guess."
11:42 PM <DiePotato> Isa picks the pitcher back up swigs and passes it on
11:42 PM <Wixelt> How much does she drink?
11:42 PM <DiePotato> Just a swig
11:42 PM <DiePotato> Dunno how much that'd be
11:42 PM <Wixelt> Somewhere under 10?
11:42 PM <DiePotato> Sure
11:43 PM <Wixelt> d10
11:43 PM <Glacon> Wixelt: 1 (d10=1)
11:43 PM  ↔ Talonair nipped out
11:43 PM <Wixelt> Isa, the small bit you drink make you feel off balance for a moment, but does nothing else.
11:43 PM <Wixelt> At least, not that you can see.
11:43 PM <DiePotato> Isa blinks and puts a hand on the pedestal
11:44 PM <DiePotato> "Okay. Bad idea."
11:44 PM <JamJam66> "You okay?"
11:44 PM <Talonair> Does the pitcher fill up at all?
11:44 PM <DiePotato> Isa's eyes widen and she blinks a few times. "Yeah I'm fine. Just, I wouldn't reccommend drinking from the mysterious pitcher."
11:44 PM <Wixelt> It's hard to tell, but the water you've drunk doesn't seem to refill. The top of the water is now at 79.
11:44 PM <DrScottJonas> "I wonder why the word was in latin? Could that be signifigant?"
11:45 PM <Talonair> "Well, looks like that's how we're emptying it."
11:45 PM <JamJam66> "Nah, it seems to use Latin quite a lot."
11:45 PM <DrScottJonas> "Ah/"
11:45 PM <DiePotato> "It is using Roman numerals."
11:45 PM <JamJam66> George examines the human sillhouette. "Why a picture of a person, though?"
11:45 PM <Talonair> "Maybe because a person needs to drink it?"
11:46 PM <JamJam66> "Aye."
11:46 PM <JamJam66> "Guess that's what we have to do, if nobody has any other ideas?"
11:46 PM <DiePotato> "I guess..." Isa picks the pitcher back up and drinks again.
11:46 PM <Wixelt> How much?
11:46 PM <DiePotato> A few good gulps
11:46 PM <Wixelt> So about,
11:47 PM <Wixelt> (That'd probably be more than 10)
11:47 PM <DiePotato> Yep
11:47 PM <DrScottJonas> "Just try to keep yourself up, though considering I already need a cane, I might not want to drink."
11:47 PM <DiePotato> 20 maybe
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11:47 PM <JamJam66> "Right, I reckon we all drink about 20 each? Unless we want to pick someone to not drink any?"
11:47 PM <Wixelt> (If you insist.)
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11:47 PM <Wixelt> Isa, you suddenly feel /very/ off balance.
11:48 PM <DiePotato> Isa sways like she's drunk as hell and nearly drops the pitcher
11:48 PM <Wixelt> Everyone except Isa, roll perception.
11:48 PM <Talonair> "Maybe we should take it in turns?" She takes the pitcher
11:48 PM <Talonair> 4df+3
11:48 PM <Glacon> Talonair: 5 (4df+3=0, +, +, 0)
11:48 PM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4
11:48 PM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 1 (4df+4=-, 0, -, -)
11:48 PM <JamJam66> 4df+4 yay
11:48 PM <Glacon> JamJam66: yay: 4 (4df+4=+, -, 0, 0)
11:49 PM <Wixelt> Joseph, you don't seem to notice what the others notice. Probably not looking at Isa, or something.
11:49 PM <DiePotato> Isa staggers to the floor still holding the pitcher
11:49 PM <Wixelt> Kit, George. Where Isa stood several seconds ago, there is now a 5 year old child who looks very similar to her.
11:50 PM <Talonair> ".... Ummm."
11:50 PM <Wixelt> Isa, everything seems talller suddenly.
11:50 PM <JamJam66> "Uh."
11:50 PM <JamJam66> "Okay, let's not drink any more."
11:50 PM <DiePotato> Isa blinks a few times at the people arounfd her
11:50 PM <JamJam66> "Isa, are you feeling okay?"
11:50 PM <DiePotato> "...Did the room shift or something?"
11:50 PM <DiePotato> Her voice is all squeaky
11:50 PM <JamJam66> "...you're 5."
11:50 PM <Talonair> "... No, you got smaller"
11:51 PM <DiePotato> Isa looks down. "Oh goddamn it. Not again."
11:51 PM <DiePotato> Did her clothes and stuff shrink with her or are they clothes she would've worn when she was 5?
11:51 PM <DrScottJonas> Joseph suddenly focuses again. "I think I've got an idea."
11:52 PM <Wixelt> They're basically your normal clothes, but are smaller and look more suited for a child in design.
11:52 PM <DrScottJonas> "Isa, exactly how old are you, or at least were?"
11:52 PM <DiePotato> "Um. Twenty something?"
11:53 PM <DrScottJonas> "And you drank around 20. I think there's a connection."
11:53 PM <DiePotato> "Ohhhhh."
11:53 PM <JamJam66> "Alright... that makes sense."
11:53 PM <Talonair> Kit nods. "That makes sense. So, who's the oldest here?"
11:53 PM <DrScottJonas> "How old is everyone exactly? I'm 46."
11:54 PM <Talonair> "30"
11:54 PM <JamJam66> "38."
11:54 PM <DiePotato> "Let's not get any younger th-you're 38?"
11:54 PM <JamJam66> "Yeah." He laughs. "I look young."
11:54 PM <Wixelt> (Actually, he's 37)
11:55 PM <JamJam66> (Oh)
11:55 PM <Talonair> "That you do. Alright, so, how should we do this?"
11:55 PM <Wixelt> (I had to check for this)
11:55 PM <DrScottJonas> "I can drink 30 and still be around the same height, I think. I hope."
11:56 PM <DiePotato> "Um. We probably shouldn't get as young as me."
11:56 PM <DiePotato> "We need people to be able to do things."
11:56 PM <Talonair> Kit nods in agreement with Isa. "I stopped growing upwards at about fifteen?"
11:56 PM <JamJam66> "Alright, I guess I could take about 21 and still be the same height?"
11:57 PM <Wixelt> The water in the jug is currently 59, for the record.
11:57 PM <Talonair> "So I can take fifteen."
11:58 PM <JamJam66> "That should be enough."
11:58 PM <DrScottJonas> "More than enough. Kit, you could take less it he and I take 21 and 30 respectively."
11:59 PM <DrScottJonas> (*if)
11:59 PM <Talonair> "If you guys are ok with that"
11:59 PM <DrScottJonas> "Then you only need to take 8."
11:59 PM <JamJam66> "Yeah, sounds good."
11:59 PM <Talonair> She nods. "Alright then"
12:00 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph picks up the pitcher, and downs 30 units.
12:00 AM <Wixelt> You suddenly feel very off balance.
12:01 AM <Wixelt> To everyone else, Joseph now looks like he might have when he was 16.
12:01 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph stumbles, a lot. He braces himself on a wall.
12:01 AM <DrScottJonas> He then feels his shot knee, to see if that's healed at all.
12:01 AM <Talonair> "You ok?"
12:01 AM <DiePotato> "Damn man, hold your drink." Isa huffs
12:01 AM <DrScottJonas> "Uh, I suppose so?"
12:01 AM <JamJam66> "You look different." George laughs and takes the pitcher. "Careful though, you look dizzy."
12:02 AM <Wixelt> It has, but that's probably just his age.
12:02 AM <JamJam66> George drinks about 21 units.
12:02 AM <Wixelt> George, you get the same dizzy effect.
12:02 AM <DrScottJonas> "At least my shot knee seems to be healed up, or at least normal now."
12:02 AM <DiePotato> Isa scratches at her hair. Which is about as long as it used to be which means it's at her hips.
12:02 AM <Wixelt> Everyone else, he now looks like he might have when he was 16.
12:03 AM <JamJam66> George steadies himself. "That's weird."
12:03 AM <Talonair> "Wow I feel old now"
12:03 AM <DiePotato> "Hurry up and drink and you won't."
12:03 AM <Talonair> She chuckles and drinks the remaining 8 units
12:03 AM <Wixelt> You feel dizzy for a moment Kit.
12:04 AM <JamJam66> "This better wear off. No way I'm getting married at 16."
12:04 AM <DiePotato> "Tss, you think I want to be fuckin' five?"
12:04 AM <Wixelt> Everyone else, the difference is less noticeable in Kit, but she obviously looks a little younger than she did. Early 20s, maybe.
12:04 AM <DrScottJonas> "Well, it would appear Kit is the oldest now."
12:05 AM <JamJam66> "Hey, that's no language for a child!" He laughs.
12:05 AM <Talonair> Kit runs a hand over her face to see if her scars are still there
12:05 AM <DiePotato> "Shut it George."
12:05 AM <DiePotato> Her voice is almost grating
12:05 AM <JamJam66> "Only joking."
12:05 AM <Wixelt> All of you, the dizzy feeling returns.
12:06 AM <Talonair> She puts a hand on the pedastal to steady herself
12:06 AM <JamJam66> George holds his head. "God that feels horrible."
12:06 AM <DiePotato> Isa's looking up at Kit as it happens. "Damn, you're eve-Whoa..."
12:06 AM <Wixelt> Roll perception.
12:06 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
12:06 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph continues to lean on the wall
12:06 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 3 (4df+3=0, 0, +, -)
12:06 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4 pls be gud
12:06 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: pls be gud: 5 (4df+4=0, +, +, -)
12:06 AM <JamJam66> 4df+4
12:06 AM <Glacon> JamJam66: : 5 (4df+4=+, -, +, 0)
12:06 AM <DiePotato> 4df+3
12:06 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 3 (4df+3=+, +, -, -)
12:07 AM <Wixelt> As the dizziness fades, you can all tell you've returned to your original ages.
12:07 AM <Wixelt> Joseph, your shot knee is back
12:07 AM <JamJam66> "Oh, good."
12:07 AM <Talonair> Kit shakes her head. "Aww, was hoping that would last for me."
12:07 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph sighs. "Me as well."
12:07 AM <JamJam66> "I'm fine like this."
12:07 AM <DiePotato> Isa stands back up. "Fuck no I didn't want to be five."
12:07 AM <Wixelt> Is anyone holding the jug?
12:08 AM <Talonair> Kit is
12:08 AM <Wixelt> The door opposite the entrance opens, darkness lies beyond.
12:08 AM <DrScottJonas> "I guess we have to press on then."
12:08 AM <JamJam66> "Great, it worked!"
12:08 AM <Wixelt> The jug also fills uo again.
12:08 AM <Wixelt> *up
12:09 AM <JamJam66> George radios Wilson to tell him.
12:09 AM <DiePotato> Isa frowns at the jug. "No one drink that."
12:09 AM <Talonair> Kit looks at the jug and frowns
12:09 AM <Wixelt> Wilson is faint, but he acknowledges you.
12:09 AM <Talonair> "Do we take it with us?"
12:09 AM <DiePotato> "Move along."
12:10 AM <DrScottJonas> "We might as well, no point in not bringing it."
12:10 AM <DiePotato> "I mean. It is an anomaly..."
12:10 AM <Talonair> Kit nods, carrying it with her
12:10 AM <DiePotato> "No one drink."
12:10 AM <JamJam66> "Yeah."
12:10 AM <JamJam66> George heads into the next room.
12:10 AM <DiePotato> Isa follow
12:10 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph enters the next room.
12:10 AM <DiePotato> *follows
12:12 AM <Wixelt> Does Kit walk through?
12:12 AM  ↔ Talonair nipped out
12:13 AM <Wixelt> (What was the last thing you saw?)
12:13 AM <Talonair> (Everyone walking into the room)
12:13 AM <Wixelt> Does Kit follow?
12:14 AM <Talonair> She does, carrying the jug
12:14 AM <Wixelt> You all find yourself in a long dark hallway. At the end, another doorway is apparent, light shining through it.
12:15 AM <JamJam66> George heads towards it.
12:15 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph follows/
12:15 AM <Talonair> Kit follows!
12:15 AM <DiePotato> Isa follows
12:15 AM  ↔ Talonair nipped out
12:15 AM <Wixelt> As you draw closer to it, you start to hear noises.
12:16 AM <Wixelt> At this distance, they're faint, so roll perception.
12:16 AM <DiePotato> Isa starts stepping slower
12:16 AM <DiePotato> 4df+3
12:16 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 1 (4df+3=-, +, -, -)
12:16 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4 sooper ears
12:16 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: sooper ears: 4 (4df+4=-, +, +, -)
12:16 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
12:16 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 2 (4df+3=+, -, 0, -)
12:16 AM <JamJam66> 4df+4
12:16 AM <Glacon> JamJam66: : 4 (4df+4=0, -, +, 0)
12:16 AM <Wixelt> Isa, Kit, it just sounds like noise to you
12:16 AM <DiePotato> Isa places a hand on her revolver
12:17 AM <Wixelt> George, Joseph, it sounds a little like people talking. And quite a few people at that.
12:17 AM <JamJam66> "Are there people through there?"
12:17 AM <DrScottJonas> "It sounds like it."
12:17 AM <JamJam66> "Everyone be careful, alright?"
12:17 AM <JamJam66> He heads forwards, cautious.
12:17 AM <Talonair> Kit nods, a hand on her revolver as well
12:17 AM <DiePotato> Isa keeps creeping forward
12:18 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph carries on, wondering if he should take out his gun.
12:18 AM <DiePotato> "Only fire if they're hostile."
12:19 AM <Wixelt> As you draw closer, you can all make out the voices. The light seems less blinding from a closer distance, and you may be able to make out the other side. Roll perception.
12:20 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
12:20 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 5 (4df+3=+, +, -, +)
12:20 AM <JamJam66> 4df+4
12:20 AM <Glacon> JamJam66: : 4 (4df+4=0, -, +, 0)
12:20 AM <DiePotato> 4df+3
12:20 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: -1 (4df+3=-, -, -, -)
12:20 AM <DiePotato> ( :| )
12:20 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4
12:20 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 4 (4df+4=+, -, +, -)
12:21 AM <Wixelt> Isa, your senses seem to have gone a little haywire after being such a young child. It's taking you a while to adjust back to normal.
12:21 AM <Wixelt> Everyone else, the room on the other side of the door looks alot like the room you entered the box from. It has the scientists milling about and everything.
12:22 AM <DiePotato> Isa holds the side of her head and furrows her brow
12:22 AM <Talonair> Kit frowns deeply
12:22 AM <DrScottJonas> "I don't trust how that room looks."
12:22 AM <Talonair> "Agreed..."
12:22 AM <JamJam66> "That doesn't seem right."
12:22 AM <DiePotato> "Can someone describe it? Being five fucked with my head."
12:23 AM <DrScottJonas> "It looks like where we came from, even has people in it."
12:25 AM <DiePotato> "Huh..."
12:26 AM <Talonair> Kit glances around
12:27 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph continues onward, even more suspicious.
12:27 AM <Wixelt> You're still in the hallway Kit, so glancing around doesn't really show you anything except dark walls.
12:27 AM <JamJam66> "Guess we just have to go in, then."
12:27 AM <Talonair> Kit nods. "Looks like it."
12:28 AM <DiePotato> "Don't trust anyone inside."
12:28 AM <JamJam66> George nods and walks into the room.
12:28 AM <Talonair> Kit follows
12:29 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph enters the room.
12:29 AM <DiePotato> Isa follows, anxiously
12:29 AM <Wixelt> It's the same room you entered from. The box stands behind  you.
12:29 AM <Wixelt> Wilson looks up from some papers and frowns.
12:29 AM <Wixelt> He gets up and moves towards you.
12:30 AM <JamJam66> George looks over at him.
12:30 AM <DiePotato> Isa keeps her hand on her pistol as he approaches
12:30 AM <Wixelt> "So, how'd the investigation go?"
12:30 AM <DrScottJonas> "George, try using the radio to see if it's actually them."
12:30 AM <DiePotato> "Hold on Wilson."
12:30 AM <JamJam66> He nods and turns it on, calling wilson.
12:30 AM <Talonair> Kit frowns at Wilson and looks around
12:31 AM <Wixelt> Wilson responds through the radio, but it's only just loud enough for you to hear. Other Wilson just stands there, expecting a response.
12:31 AM <JamJam66> He turns it off again. "Shit."
12:31 AM <Wixelt> George vanishes
12:31 AM <DiePotato> "Yeah, no." Isa clicks the hammer back on her revolver while in the holster
12:31 AM <Talonair> Kit's hand goes straight to her revolver
12:31 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph draws his pistol.
12:34 AM <Wixelt> Wilson's eyes widen, he backs away.
12:34 AM <Wixelt> "George?!"
12:34 AM <DrScottJonas> "Alright, trust no one in here."
12:34 AM <Talonair> "You're not Wilson."
12:34 AM <DiePotato> "Don't play dumb jackass."
12:35 AM <Wixelt> "W- what are you talking about?" Wilson looks really scared. The guards posted in the room stand to attention at the threat of possible violence.
12:35 AM <DiePotato> "How do we solve the puzzle?"
12:35 AM <Talonair> "Don't play dumb. George had a radio that connected to the real Wilson."
12:36 AM <Wixelt> "What are you..." he looks really scared at his friends suddenly turning on him.
12:36 AM <Wixelt> The guards begin to advance on you, ready to disarm you if necessary.
12:37 AM <Wixelt> Roll perception.
12:37 AM <DiePotato> "Back off bubs!"
12:37 AM <DiePotato> 4df+3
12:37 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 4 (4df+3=+, +, -, 0)
12:37 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4
12:37 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 4 (4df+4=+, 0, -, 0)
12:37 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
12:37 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 6 (4df+3=+, +, 0, +)
12:37 AM <Wixelt> There wasn't a single guard in the room when you entered.
12:38 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph decides that considering everything, shooting the guards is the best option. And so he does.
12:38 AM <Talonair> Kit glances at the others to see if they'd caught that as well, before drawing her own revolver at the gunshot
12:38 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+5 die unreal things
12:38 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: die unreal things: 5 (4df+5=0, 0, 0, 0)
12:38 AM <DiePotato> Isa smiles. "Oh you /are/ clever."
12:38 AM <DiePotato> "Oh goddamn it I said if HOSTILE!"
12:39 AM <Wixelt> The guards falter as you shoot them. Dropping to the ground. Blood goes everywhere. The various scientists duck for cover.
12:39 AM <Wixelt> Wilson looks horrified. He hits an comm panel.
12:39 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph suddenly regrets his decision.
12:40 AM <Talonair> "God damnit!"
12:40 AM <DiePotato> "Triggerhappy sonuva..." Isa mumbles the rest of that and goes over to Wilson.
12:40 AM <Wixelt> <<This is Dr. Elliot Wilson. The investigation group have returned. They've... Something's happened to them! They've killed several guards. R- requesting assistance...>>
12:40 AM <Wixelt> Wilson sounds terrified.
12:41 AM <DiePotato> "Ugh." Isa puts her hand on her face.
12:41 AM <Talonair> Kit glares at Joseph. "Nice job"
12:41 AM <DrScottJonas> "Shit."
12:43 AM <DiePotato> Isa stomps over to Wilson and pulls him up by the collar. "If you're the real Wilson tell me the name of the one who you were trapped with in my dream."
12:43 AM <Wixelt> "...I thought we agreed not to speak of that...!" Wilson whimpers.
12:43 AM <DiePotato> "Tell me."
12:44 AM <Wixelt> "H- hunger..."
12:45 AM <DiePotato> "...hm."
12:45 AM <Talonair> Kit looks aorund for anything out of the ordinary
12:45 AM <Wixelt> Roll perception.
12:45 AM <DiePotato> "That's a problem."
12:45 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
12:45 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 3 (4df+3=+, -, +, -)
12:46 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4 Joseph looks around too
12:46 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: Joseph looks around too: 5 (4df+4=0, 0, +, 0)
12:46 AM <DiePotato> Isa's focused intently on Wilson
12:47 AM <Wixelt> Kit, there's a couple of dead guards on the floor, a bunch of cowering scientists, and a large pink box.
12:47 AM <Wixelt> Joseph, you may recall that there was a Latin inscription on the front of the box. Whatever it was, it's changed now.
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12:48 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+11 (ACD NDL) but can he READ it
12:48 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: (ACD NDL) but can he READ it: 10 (4df+11=+, -, -, 0)
12:48 AM <Talonair> "Back into the box?"
12:49 AM <Wixelt> It says 'Wake Up' in Latin.
12:49 AM <DrScottJonas> "Wake up? But, we're not asleep. Unless..."
12:49 AM <Wixelt> Joseph vanishes
12:49 AM <Talonair> "Wake up?"
12:50 AM <DiePotato> "Oh shit!"
12:51 AM <DiePotato> "What did he mean by wake up?"
12:51 AM <Talonair> "I don't fucking know. Hang on." She holsters her revolver and pinches herseldf
12:51 AM <Talonair> *herself
12:52 AM <Wixelt> It hurts.
12:52 AM <Talonair> "... Nope. Umm, what else..."
12:53 AM <DiePotato> "I dunno. Before George disappeared he was on the radio, and then Joseph was reading the inscription."
12:54 AM <Talonair> "He said 'wake up'. Try making yourself wake up." She closes her eyes
12:55 AM  ↔ Talonair nipped out
12:56 AM <Wixelt> Kit, it feels like something just pinched you on the arm. It stops you from concentrating on waking up.
12:57 AM <Talonair> She frowns
12:57 AM <DiePotato> "What?"
12:57 AM  ↔ Talonair nipped out
12:57 AM <Talonair> She frowns, trying to ignore the feeling
12:58 AM <DiePotato> "What?"
12:58 AM <Wixelt> Kit, something pinched you, and you apparently need to wake up.
12:58 AM <Talonair> She opens her eyes, looking around
12:59 AM <Wixelt> Kit vanishes.
12:59 AM <DiePotato> "Uhhhhh..."
12:59 AM <DiePotato> Isa blinks a few times then closes her eyes
12:59 AM <Wixelt> Wilson, who you're still hold, frowns through his whimpers. Those soon seem to fade away
1:00 AM <Wixelt> #tooltime2
1:00 AM <Wixelt> *holding

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12:33 AM <Wixelt> George, you suddenly find yourself in a room not at all unlike the one you found the jug in.
12:33 AM <JamJam66> "Uh..."
12:33 AM <JamJam66> He looks around, confused.
12:33 AM <JamJam66> "Fuck."
12:33 AM <Wixelt> It has a pedestal and everything. The pedestal has a crystal ball on top of it. Around, stand your three comrades, staring motionlessly into space.
12:35 AM <JamJam66> "Alright, this is weird." George walks over to the nearest and waves his hand in front of them. "Hello? Can you hear me?"
12:35 AM <Wixelt> They don't respond.
12:35 AM <JamJam66> He checks for signs of life
12:36 AM <Wixelt> They're alive, but are in some kind of trance like state.
12:36 AM <JamJam66> "Okay, reasauring." He turns and looks at the crystal ball.
12:38 AM <Wixelt> It's glowy. And has faint sounds coming from it.
12:38 AM <JamJam66> He leans in close and listens
12:39 AM <JamJam66> Can he pick it out?
12:41 AM <Wixelt> "...Triggerhappy sonuva..."
12:41 AM <JamJam66> "Huh."
12:41 AM <Wixelt> "...Nice job..."
12:41 AM <Wixelt> "...Shit..."
12:41 AM <JamJam66> He looks around for anything else in the room.
12:42 AM <Wixelt> It's your comrades' voices.
12:42 AM <Wixelt> Nothing else.
12:42 AM <Wixelt> Wait, one other thing.
12:42 AM <Wixelt> The pedestal has a symbol that looks like a human brain marked onto it.
12:43 AM <JamJam66> George examines this closer.
12:43 AM <Wixelt> It's a brain. You may note that the previous one was a body.
12:44 AM <JamJam66> "Okay, a body, a brain..."
12:44 AM <JamJam66> "What have I got to do this time?"
12:45 AM <Wixelt> Ever
12:45 AM <Wixelt> *Redact that.
12:45 AM <Wixelt> Everyone else just stands there motionlessly
12:45 AM <JamJam66> "Last time we had to drink something... so this could be a mental challenge?"
12:45 AM <JamJam66> He frowns.
12:46 AM <JamJam66> "Damn, why'd I have to get stuck with the hard one."
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12:48 AM <JamJam66> George tries to pick up the crystal ball.
12:48 AM <Wixelt> "...If you're the real Wilson... ...name of the one who... ...in my dream..."
12:48 AM <Wixelt> It's pretty heavy George. Roll for strength
12:49 AM <JamJam66> 4df+3 oh god
12:49 AM <Glacon> JamJam66: oh god: 1 (4df+3=-, +, -, -)
12:49 AM <JamJam66> (No)
12:49 AM <Wixelt> You can't lift it.
12:49 AM <JamJam66> He sighs.
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12:50 AM <JamJam66> George examines the rest of the room.
12:50 AM <Wixelt> Joseph suddenly snaps out of his trance.
12:50 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph, confused, looks around,.
12:50 AM <JamJam66> "Oh, thank god."
12:51 AM <Wixelt> Joseph, you suddenly find yourself in a room not at all unlike the one you found the jug in.
12:51 AM <JamJam66> "What happened after I vanished?"
12:51 AM <JamJam66> "I could hear snippets of you talking."
12:51 AM <Wixelt> It has a pedestal and everything. The pedestal has a crystal ball on top of it. Around, stand your two comrades, staring motionlessly into space. George is awake.
12:51 AM <DrScottJonas> "I may have shot the guards that suddenly arrived."
12:51 AM <Wixelt> The pedestal also has the image of a human brain on it.
12:52 AM <JamJam66> "...why?"
12:52 AM <JamJam66> "Anyway, not important. Any ideas what to do here?"
12:52 AM <DrScottJonas> "It seemed to be a good idea at the time....." Joseph hangs his head.
12:53 AM <DrScottJonas> "Well, no. Maybe everyone just has to wake up?"
12:54 AM <JamJam66> "Wake up?"
12:54 AM <Wixelt> "...What did he mean by wake up..."
12:54 AM <Wixelt> "...I dunno. Before George disappeared he was on the radio, and then Joseph was reading the inscription..."
12:55 AM <Wixelt> "...He said 'wake up'. Try making yourself wake up..."
12:55 AM <DrScottJonas> "Well, that's what seems to have occured. We woke up from some sort of trance."
12:55 AM <JamJam66> "Right, I see."
12:55 AM <JamJam66> "So we have to wait for the others to wake up too now?"
12:55 AM <JamJam66> George frowns and pinches Kit on the arm.
12:56 AM <JamJam66> "Worth a shot."
12:56 AM <DrScottJonas> "Probably"
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1:00 AM <JamJam66> George sighs. "No luck there, then."
1:00 AM <Wixelt> Kit and Isa both snap out of their trances.
1:00 AM <Wixelt> You two, you suddenly find yourself in a room not at all unlike the one you found the jug in.
1:00 AM <Talonair> She looks around. "What."
1:00 AM <DiePotato> "Uh."
1:00 AM <Talonair> Does Kit still have the jug?
1:00 AM <DiePotato> "What the fuck?"
1:00 AM <DrScottJonas> "Welcome."
1:00 AM <Wixelt> It has a pedestal and everything. The pedestal has a crystal ball on top of it. Around, stand your two comrades, staring motionlessly into space. George and Joseph are awake.
1:01 AM <Wixelt> She still has the jug
1:01 AM <Wixelt> The pedestal also has the image of a human brain on it.
1:01 AM <JamJam66> "Oh, good!"
1:01 AM <DrScottJonas> "It seems we were in a trance."
1:01 AM <Talonair> She blinks and nods
1:02 AM <Wixelt> The crystal ball in the centre seems to glow brightly.
1:02 AM <JamJam66> "Hey, that's new." George looks at it.
1:02 AM <Wixelt> From it, a line of light traces down the pedestal and across the room, before forming the outline of a door on the wall. The door does not open.
1:02 AM <DiePotato> Isa bops Joseph on the back of the head. "No shooting until they try to shoot us first."
1:03 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph winces. "Sorry, sorry."
1:03 AM <JamJam66> George walks over to it and examines it.
1:03 AM <Talonair> Kit looks at the outline. "I wonder..." She gets her torch out
1:03 AM <Wixelt> The door is sealed tight, though the line of light from the pedestal and crystal ball remains.
1:04 AM <JamJam66> George blocks it with his hand.
1:04 AM <Wixelt> It's literally on the floor, you can't block it.
1:04 AM <Talonair> She shines the light from her torch such that it points at the door through the ball
1:05 AM <JamJam66> He doesn't, then.
1:05 AM <Wixelt> This does nothing.
1:05 AM <JamJam66> "Try looking through it at the door."
1:05 AM <Talonair> She nods, crouching down to do so
1:06 AM <Wixelt> George, you may recall that, even though it was heavy, the crystal ball isn't actually attached to the pedestal.
1:06 AM <JamJam66> "Hey, we could try picking up the ball? It's pretty heavy though."
1:07 AM <DrScottJonas> "That might do something, at least."
1:07 AM <Talonair> "Well my hands are full with this jug"
1:07 AM <DiePotato> Isa takes the jug
1:07 AM <DiePotato> "You're alot stronger then me, go for it."
1:07 AM <Talonair> She nods and tries to lift the jug
1:07 AM <Talonair> *bal
1:07 AM <Talonair> *ball
1:08 AM <Wixelt> Roll strength
1:08 AM <Talonair> 4df+4 Kit STRONK
1:08 AM <Glacon> Talonair: Kit STRONK: 3 (4df+4=-, 0, -, +)
1:08 AM <Wixelt> It's very heavy, but you /just/ manage to lift it
1:08 AM <Talonair> She hefts it off the pedestal
1:09 AM <Wixelt> The light fades immediately, and the doorway slides open.
1:09 AM <DrScottJonas> "That was easy."
1:09 AM <DiePotato> "Oh, how conevenient."
1:09 AM <JamJam66> "Oh, great!"
1:09 AM <Talonair> "So, what do I do with this?" Her teeth are gritted
1:09 AM <JamJam66> George heads through the door.
1:09 AM <DrScottJonas> "Try putting it down?"
1:09 AM <DiePotato> "Ummm."
1:09 AM <JamJam66> "Put it on the floor?"
1:10 AM <DiePotato> "Roll it?"
1:10 AM <Talonair> She does so
1:10 AM <Wixelt> The moment it touches the ground, the door slams shut.
1:10 AM <DiePotato> "...Hm."
1:10 AM <Talonair> "... Fuck you puzzle" She picks it up again
1:10 AM <DrScottJonas> "Oh."
1:10 AM <JamJam66> George has already walked through :|
1:10 AM <Wixelt> She picks it up again.
1:10 AM <Wixelt> The door opens.
1:10 AM  ↔ Talonair nipped out
1:11 AM <DiePotato> "We can roll it once we're through."
1:11 AM <DrScottJonas> "If you get tired, I'll carry it."
1:11 AM <Talonair> She nods, hefting the ball with visible effort
1:11 AM <Wixelt> 1:10 AM <Wixelt> She picks it up again.
1:11 AM <Wixelt> 1:10 AM <Wixelt> The door opens.
1:12 AM <JamJam66> George waits for the rest of the group.
1:12 AM <DiePotato> Isa heads through the door
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1:12 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph follows.
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1:12 AM <Talonair> She follows the others through the door
1:13 AM <Wixelt> Beyond the doorway, you find another plain room with another pedestal. This one has the symbol of an eye on it.
1:13 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph looks around the room.
1:13 AM <JamJam66> George looks at the pedestal. Anything else on it?
1:13 AM <Talonair> Kit puts the ball down
1:14 AM <Wixelt> The pedestal also has a word of Latin on it.
1:14 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph tries translating
1:14 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+11
1:14 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 11 (4df+11=+, -, +, -)
1:14 AM <Wixelt> 'Fide'. Meaning 'Faith'.
1:14 AM <Wixelt> Roll perception.
1:15 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4
1:15 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 3 (4df+4=-, 0, -, +)
1:15 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
1:15 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 4 (4df+3=+, -, 0, +)
1:15 AM <DiePotato> 4df+3
1:15 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 4 (4df+3=+, 0, +, -)
1:15 AM <JamJam66> 4df+4
1:15 AM <Glacon> JamJam66: : 5 (4df+4=+, -, +, 0)
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1:15 AM <Wixelt> All of you, what looks like odd humanoid figures begin to phase out of the walls. There seems to be four of them in total.
1:16 AM <Talonair> ".... Ummm."
1:16 AM <JamJam66> George looks at them.
1:16 AM <DiePotato> "Uhhhh."
1:16 AM <DrScottJonas> "Hmm."
1:16 AM <JamJam66> "Is this one for each of us?"
1:16 AM <DiePotato> "Seems like it."
1:16 AM <JamJam66> "Ah."
1:16 AM <DrScottJonas> "The pedestal says faith, by the way."
1:16 AM <Talonair> "Ok..."
1:17 AM <JamJam66> "Faith?"
1:17 AM <Wixelt> They look more or less solid, but their skin looks like old, brown graph paper with various equations scrawled across it.
1:17 AM <JamJam66> "These are weird."
1:17 AM <DiePotato> Isa rubs her arms with the grid scars
1:17 AM <DrScottJonas> "They really are."
1:17 AM <Wixelt> Once they are all out of the walls, they turn and begin staggering towards you at an above average walking pace.
1:17 AM <Talonair> "Strange..." She backs up a little
1:17 AM <DiePotato> "..." Isa doesn't move
1:18 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph backs towards the room's middle a bit."
1:18 AM <JamJam66> George takes a step back.
1:18 AM <Wixelt> All of you, roll agility.
1:18 AM <DiePotato> 4df+4
1:18 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 2 (4df+4=-, -, 0, 0)
1:18 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+2
1:18 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 3 (4df+2=0, 0, +, 0)
1:18 AM <JamJam66> 4df+3 oh noes
1:18 AM <Glacon> JamJam66: oh noes: 3 (4df+3=+, 0, -, 0)
1:18 AM <Talonair> 4df+3 (+3 again if running)
1:18 AM <Glacon> Talonair: (+3 again if running): 4 (4df+3=+, -, +, 0)
1:18 AM <Wixelt> 4df+5
1:18 AM <Glacon> Wixelt: 7 (4df+5=+, +, 0, 0)
1:19 AM <Wixelt> They're on you in seconds, seeming to phase into you slightly on contact. All of you, roll Mdef.
1:19 AM <JamJam66> 4df+4 yay
1:19 AM <Glacon> JamJam66: yay: 7 (4df+4=+, +, 0, +)
1:19 AM <DiePotato> 4df+4
1:19 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 4 (4df+4=+, -, 0, 0)
1:19 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+6
1:19 AM <JamJam66> (Yay)
1:19 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+6 glac
1:19 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: glac: 9 (4df+6=0, +, +, +)
1:19 AM <Wixelt> 4df+6
1:19 AM <Glacon> Wixelt: 5 (4df+6=+, 0, -, -)
1:20 AM <Talonair> 4df+3 Hahahaha
1:20 AM <Glacon> Talonair: Hahahaha: 4 (4df+3=0, +, 0, 0)
1:20 AM <Wixelt> George, Joseph, you don't feel anything, and the figures seem to stagger backwards out of you.
1:21 AM <JamJam66> George turns round, watching the figure.
1:21 AM <JamJam66> Or not
1:21 AM <JamJam66> He watches it though
1:21 AM <Wixelt> Isa, Kit, you feel a bit cold and drained suddenly in your soul. Physically you're fine.
1:21 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph gazes at that which tried to mess with him.
1:21 AM <DiePotato> Isa staggers. "Ohhhhh shit..."
1:21 AM <DiePotato> "Not agaon."
1:21 AM <DiePotato> *again
1:21 AM <Talonair> Kit's eyes widen and she immediately begins to freak out. "No.."
1:21 AM <JamJam66> He looks over at Isa and Kit. "Are you okay?"
1:22 AM <DiePotato> "Th-the fuckin' husks."
1:22 AM <Wixelt> Once they get their bearings, the four figures begin to move towards you again.
1:22 AM <Talonair> "GET AWAY!" She draws her knife
1:22 AM <DiePotato> "Faith..." Isa backs up
1:22 AM <DrScottJonas> "Would shooting them be remotely useful?" Joseph says as he draws his pistol.
1:23 AM <Wixelt> One of the figures seems to leap forwards suddenly, devouring George and vanishing from view.
1:23 AM <DiePotato> "Oh.... shiiiit..."
1:23 AM <DrScottJonas> "Oh shit."
1:23 AM <Wixelt> There are now only 3 figures
1:23 AM <Talonair> Kit tries to strike at one!
1:24 AM <DiePotato> "Faith... Faith..." Isa looks at them again
1:24 AM <Wixelt> Roll your attack
1:24 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph shoots the one closest to him. No way he's letting it in him.
1:24 AM <Wixelt> Roll ranged
1:24 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+5 no way paper mache
1:24 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: no way paper mache: 5 (4df+5=+, 0, 0, -)
1:24 AM <Talonair> 4df+5 (MEL)
1:24 AM <Glacon> Talonair: (MEL): 5 (4df+5=0, 0, +, -)
1:25 AM <Wixelt> 4df+2
1:25 AM <Glacon> Wixelt: 3 (4df+2=+, 0, -, +)
1:25 AM <DiePotato> Isa wrings her hands and grits her teeth
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1:25 AM <Wixelt> The two figures you shoot crumple and dissolve into nothingness
1:26 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph aims at the remaining one, ready to shoot.
1:26 AM <DiePotato> "Killing them has nothing to do with faith..."
1:26 AM <Wixelt> The remaining featureless husk staggers at you.
1:26 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph waits a minute.
1:26 AM <Talonair> Kit looks at Isa
1:27 AM <Wixelt> It's getting close very quicky
1:27 AM <Wixelt> Roll perception
1:27 AM <DiePotato> 4df+3
1:27 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 2 (4df+3=+, -, -, 0)
1:27 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
1:27 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4
1:27 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 1 (4df+3=-, -, 0, 0)
1:27 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 4 (4df+4=+, -, -, +)
1:27 AM <Wixelt> Neither Kit not Isa notice anything odd
1:27 AM <Wixelt> *nor
1:28 AM <Wixelt> Joseph, two more husks phase out of the far wall and begin staggering towards Isa and Kit.
1:28 AM <DrScottJonas> "of course..." Joseph lowers his gun.
1:28 AM <DiePotato> "We gotta have faith..." Isa steps forward and holds her arms out.
1:28 AM <Talonair> Kit looks at Joseph
1:29 AM <DiePotato> ~Fuck this is going to suck..~
1:29 AM <Wixelt> Roll mdef Isa.
1:29 AM <DiePotato> 4df+4
1:29 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 1 (4df+4=-, -, 0, -)
1:29 AM <Wixelt> 4df+6 Merger
1:29 AM <Glacon> Wixelt: Merger: 8 (4df+6=+, -, +, +)
1:30 AM <Wixelt> The husk pounces upon you, everything goes black. You feel like you're being twisted in weird dimensions. Surprisingly, it doesn't hurt.
1:30 AM <Talonair> Kit swallows and sheaths her knife
1:30 AM <DiePotato> Isa just tries taking deep breaths and staying calm
1:31 AM <Wixelt> Other two, the husk pounces upon Isa. It twists around her and devours her. Both vanish completely
1:31 AM <Talonair> "This is fucked..." She opens her arms as well
1:31 AM <Wixelt> ( #homeimprovement2 Isa)
1:31 AM <Wixelt> Roll mdef Kit
1:31 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph opens his arms as well. "This will not feel good at all."
1:31 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
1:31 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 5 (4df+3=0, +, +, 0)
1:32 AM <Wixelt> You too Joseph
1:32 AM <Wixelt> 4df+6 Merger for Kit
1:32 AM <Glacon> Wixelt: Merger for Kit: 6 (4df+6=0, -, 0, +)
1:32 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+6 curse my strong mind
1:32 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: curse my strong mind: 4 (4df+6=-, 0, -, 0)
1:32 AM <Wixelt> 4df+6 Merger for Joe
1:32 AM <Glacon> Wixelt: Merger for Joe: 7 (4df+6=0, +, 0, 0)
1:32 AM <Wixelt> You both go through the same process as Isa.
1:32 AM <Wixelt> HI2, both of you.

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1:31 AM <Wixelt> Isa, you are suddenly standing in a new room.
1:32 AM <DiePotato> Isa laughs. "Called it."
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1:33 AM <Wixelt> The other two appear behind you Isa.
1:33 AM <Wixelt> You two, you are in a new room.
1:33 AM <Talonair> She looks around
1:33 AM <DiePotato> Isa's standing there looking around.
1:33 AM <Wixelt> An unconscious George lies on the floor.
1:33 AM <DrScottJonas> "That felt remarkably odd."
1:33 AM <Talonair> Kit nods, swallowing
1:34 AM <DrScottJonas> "I wonder what we need to do now?"
1:34 AM <DiePotato> She shrugs and turns back around
1:34 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph also tries getting the radio off of George.
1:34 AM <Talonair> She looks around
1:35 AM <Wixelt> This room is large, dimly lit and circular, with a high, domed roof. Like the previous room, it's pretty bare and dull. However, there are a number of existing features in this room. In the centre of the ceiling, there is a circular hole (impossible to climb to, purely aesthetic). The other side is completely white, and a pillar/ray of light shines down onto
1:35 AM <Wixelt> the floor below. On the floor here, there is a faded eye symbol marked into the floor. On either side of it, sit two glowing symbols. A body and a brain.
1:36 AM <Talonair> "Right..."
1:36 AM <DrScottJonas> "Do you guys still have the water or pitcher?"
1:36 AM <Wixelt> You still have the jug and the crystal ball somehow.
1:36 AM <DiePotato> "Hmmm." Isa walks over and kneels down to look at the symbols closer. "Body, mind, and... the hell does the eye mean?"
1:36 AM <Talonair> Kit rolls the ball onto the brain symbol
1:37 AM <Wixelt> It lights up.
1:37 AM <DiePotato> Isa sets the pitcher down on the body symbol
1:37 AM <Wixelt> The eye symbol in the centre lights up.
1:38 AM <DiePotato> "Um. What are we supposed to do about the last one/"
1:38 AM <Wixelt> From the centre of it, another pedestal rises.
1:38 AM <DiePotato> *?"
1:38 AM <Wixelt> On top of it sits a cube shaped box.
1:39 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph moves toward the new pedestal.
1:39 AM <Wixelt> Once the pedestal has stopped rising the box folds open.
1:39 AM <Talonair> Kit looks over
1:39 AM <DiePotato> Isa watches from her kneeling position on the floor
1:40 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph looks at the pedestal, at both the item and for inscriptions.
1:40 AM <Wixelt> Inside the box sits a set of 13 glowing rings. They all look like this: http://i.imgur.com/1fw1UpC.jpg
1:40 AM <Talonair> "Hmm..."
1:41 AM <Wixelt> Roll perception.
1:41 AM <DiePotato> 4df+3 "What's in it?"
1:41 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: "What's in it?": 2 (4df+3=0, +, -, -)
1:41 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
1:41 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 2 (4df+3=-, +, -, 0)
1:41 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4
1:41 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 7 (4df+4=0, +, +, +)
1:42 AM <Wixelt> Isa and Kit don't notice, but Joseph will note that 3 glowing lines snake across the floor from the three symbols, forming a doorway shape on the far wall.
1:43 AM <DrScottJonas> "Well, it looks like the light's forming a door of some type. Wonder what's with the rings though."
1:44 AM <DiePotato> Isa gets up and looks into the box
1:44 AM <DiePotato> "Thirteen. Unlucky?"
1:44 AM <Talonair> "Maybe..."
1:45 AM <Wixelt> The doorway doesn't open, remaining shut.
1:45 AM <DrScottJonas> are there any inscriptions on the column?
1:45 AM <Wixelt> Yes.
1:45 AM <DiePotato> Isa takes a ring out and looks at it for a moment
1:45 AM <Wixelt> It's Latin again.
1:45 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+11 i used to teach this its super easy
1:45 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: i used to teach this its super easy: 10 (4df+11=-, 0, 0, 0)
1:45 AM <Wixelt> The ring glows in your hand, but it was doing that anyway.
1:46 AM <Wixelt> The Latin says 'Gift'.
1:46 AM <Wixelt> Or the equivalent thereof.
1:46 AM <Talonair> Kit looks lost
1:46 AM <DrScottJonas> "It says 'Gift'."
1:46 AM <DrScottJonas> "Are we meant to take the rings?"
1:47 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph picks one up, and then puts it on.
1:47 AM <DiePotato> Isa frowns and puts a ring on.
1:47 AM <Wixelt> It feels slightly tingly on your hand.
1:47 AM <DiePotato> Isa looks back at the doo
1:47 AM <DiePotato> *door
1:47 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph unconciously smiles a bit at the sensation.
1:47 AM <Wixelt> It hasn't changed.
1:48 AM <DiePotato> "Hm. Gift."
1:48 AM <Talonair> "Or are we supposed to give a gift?"
1:48 AM <DiePotato> Isa shrugs and takes a ring out of the box. "Give me your hand Kit."
1:48 AM <Wixelt> There are still ten rings in the box, one crystal ball, one jug, and three lines of light leading from three symbols to one door.
1:48 AM <Wixelt> *eleven
1:48 AM <Wixelt> *eleven rings
1:49 AM <Talonair> Kit does so
1:49 AM <DiePotato> Isa slips the ring on Kit's finger and watches the door
1:49 AM <Wixelt> The door and the lines of light don't change.
1:49 AM <DiePotato> "Damn."
1:49 AM <Talonair> She takes the ring off and puts it back in the box
1:50 AM <DrScottJonas> "Maybe we need to take all of them? Try putting one on George too, even if he's unconcious."
1:50 AM <Wixelt> It's more difficult to take off than it was to put on.
1:50 AM <Wixelt> You still manage it though.
1:52 AM <DiePotato> "The thirteen must mean something."
1:52 AM <Talonair> "Fucked if I know"
1:53 AM <DiePotato> Isa taps her foot. "What else, what else..." She tries to pick the box off the pedestal
1:54 AM <Wixelt> It won't budge.
1:54 AM <DiePotato> "Gift... "
1:55 AM <DrScottJonas> "What would we have to offer?"
1:55 AM <Talonair> Kit shrugs
1:55 AM <Wixelt> The text changes.
1:56 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph reads it
1:56 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+11  come on man im like the latin MASTER
1:56 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: come on man im like the latin MASTER: 10 (4df+11=-, +, -, 0)
1:56 AM <Wixelt> 'Gift for you'
1:57 AM <DrScottJonas> "It says gift for us."
1:57 AM <DrScottJonas> "Let's just take them all I suppose."
1:57 AM <DiePotato> Isa nods and collects four rings
1:57 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph takes 3 more, and puts them all on the hand with one already on it.
1:58 AM <Talonair> Kit takes the rest
1:59 AM <Wixelt> The light leading from the pedestal disappears, leaving the two leading from the other symbols.
2:00 AM <Wixelt> The door remains closed
2:00 AM <DiePotato> "Maybe we have to turn all the lights off?"
2:00 AM <DrScottJonas> "Might as well try it."
2:01 AM <Talonair> "Maybe."
2:01 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph attempts to lift the BALL
2:01 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4 strong lift use the legs
2:01 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: strong lift use the legs: 3 (4df+4=0, 0, -, 0)
2:02 AM <DiePotato> Isa just moves the pitcher off the spot
2:02 AM <Wixelt> You manage it. The light line leading from it and the symbol below goes out.
2:02 AM <Wixelt> That's for both of you, by the way
2:03 AM <Wixelt> The door's light goes out. Several seconds later, it slides open. Sounds of scientists milling about come from the other side.
2:03 AM <Wixelt> A figure comes to the door, peering in.
2:03 AM <Wixelt> "Hello?"
2:03 AM <DrScottJonas> "Who's there?"
2:03 AM <Talonair> "... Hi"
2:04 AM <DiePotato> "...Wilson?"
2:04 AM <Wixelt> "You're back! I was worried when George didn't contact me for a whi-" It's Wilson, who upon spotting George's unconscious body, frowns, "What happened?!"
2:04 AM CZ_Research → C_Z
2:04 AM <DiePotato> "Um, the puzzles got a bit weird."
2:04 AM <Talonair> Kit nods. "Yea"
2:05 AM <DrScottJonas> "Definitely"
2:05 AM <Wixelt> "I see. Well, that would explain George's last message."
2:05 AM <Wixelt> Wilson steps away from the doorway to let you out.
2:06 AM <DiePotato> Isa carries out the pitcher
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2:06 AM <Wixelt> It's still full of water
2:06 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph leaves the room, still holding the ball.
2:06 AM <Talonair> Kit follows them
2:06 AM <Wixelt> It's still heavy.
2:06 AM <DiePotato> "Oh Kit, get George."
2:06 AM <Talonair> She nods and picks him up
2:07 AM <Wixelt> The moment you're all out, and have got George as well, the box door slams shut, and it takes on a bright glow.
2:09 AM <DiePotato> Isa pulls all the rings off. "Okay, so. The pitcher makes you younger, we don't know what that crystal ball does, and these rings seem to glow with no power source."
2:09 AM <Talonair> Kit hands the rings over
2:09 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph takes his rings off too, regrettably handing them over.
2:09 AM <Wixelt> There's a giant glowing box next to you that you seem to be neglecting.
2:10 AM <DiePotato> Isa turns to ot
2:10 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph looks at said box.
2:10 AM <DiePotato> *it
2:10 AM <Wixelt> It glows for a few more moments, before vanishing into thin air.
2:10 AM <Wixelt> Wilson frowns.
2:10 AM <DiePotato> "...." :|
2:10 AM <DiePotato> "Goddamn it."
2:10 AM <Wixelt> "It's... uh... never done that before."
2:11 AM <Wixelt> Roll perception.
2:11 AM <DrScottJonas> 4df+4
2:11 AM <Glacon> DrScottJonas: 3 (4df+4=0, -, 0, 0)
2:11 AM <DiePotato> 4df+3
2:11 AM <Glacon> DiePotato: 7 (4df+3=+, +, +, +)
2:11 AM <Talonair> 4df+3
2:11 AM <Glacon> Talonair: 3 (4df+3=+, 0, 0, -)
2:11 AM <Wixelt> Both the rings and the crystal ball seem to take on a noticeable glow.
2:12 AM <DiePotato> "Uhhhhh."
2:12 AM <DrScottJonas> "Hmm."
2:13 AM <Wixelt> Wilson slowly sets the rings down on a table, frowning.
2:13 AM <Talonair> Kit steps away
2:13 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph backs off.
2:14 AM <DiePotato> Isa keeps watching from where she is
2:14 AM <Wixelt> Both keep glowing.
2:14 AM <DiePotato> Isa picks up one of the rings
2:14 AM <Wixelt> It keeps glowing
2:14 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph picks up a ring.
2:15 AM <DiePotato> "..." She puts it on curiously
2:15 AM <Wixelt> It feels tingly still, but the tingly feeling seems more apparent than last time.
2:15 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph does so too.
2:15 AM <Wixelt> He feels the same thing.
2:16 AM <Wixelt> The crystal ball keeps glowing.
2:16 AM <DrScottJonas> "What now?"
2:16 AM <DiePotato> Isa places her hand on the ball. The one with the ring
2:17 AM <Wixelt> Isa, a sudden wave of energy passes through you. A series of images flashes through your mind.
2:17 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph does the same he's basically copying her at this point.
2:17 AM <Wixelt> Joseph has the same thing happen to him.
2:17 AM <DiePotato> Isa gasps when it happens
2:18 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph looks suprised.
2:19 AM <Talonair> Kit frowns and puts one on as well
2:19 AM <Wixelt> You both see what appears to be an old partially ruined building. Then the image seems to flicker, zooming out to reveal that said building is in a desert-like area, with nothing for miles around but the old road leading to the structure. Then you see an image of the number 11 in Roman Numerals (XI), before the vision cuts out, and you are left feel a little
2:19 AM <Wixelt> giddy from the energy.
2:19 AM <Wixelt> Assuming Kit touches the ball as well, she experiences the same thing.
2:19 AM <Wixelt> Wilson stands there, looking concerned.
2:20 AM <DiePotato> Isa smiles a bit and pulls the ring off.
2:20 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph stands back, and takes off the ring. "Did you see that?"
2:20 AM <DiePotato> "Yes."
2:20 AM <Talonair> She nods. "Yea..."
2:20 AM <Wixelt> Wilson frowns.
2:20 AM <Wixelt> "What did you see?"
2:21 AM <DrScottJonas> "A building in a desert, and an 11 in roman numerals."
2:21 AM <Wixelt> Wilson looks perplexed
2:21 AM <Wixelt> "Interesting."
2:22 AM <Wixelt> "Could it be that, rather than disappearing completely, the box has transmuted itself into a new form elsewhere...?"
2:22 AM <DiePotato> "Mmmm, we may have made a mistake."
2:23 AM <DrScottJonas> "Possibly."
2:23 AM <Wixelt> "What mistake?"
2:23 AM <DrScottJonas> "In any case, I think it may have been sentient."
2:23 AM <DiePotato> "The fact we now lost an anomaly."
2:23 AM <Wixelt> "Well, we'd already figure it was aware to some extent, so that's not beyond the realms of- Ah... Oh..."
2:23 AM <DiePotato> "With no idea where it is."
2:23 AM <Wixelt> Wilson frowns heavily.
2:24 AM <Wixelt> "Oh dear..."
2:24 AM <Wixelt> ""Well, we may have a little hope though."
2:25 AM <Talonair> "Oh?"
2:26 AM <Wixelt> "If we can cross reference what you saw with actual locations, as well as send people to those locations to check for signals that match the readings we've received here, we might be able to find it again."
2:26 AM <Wixelt> "This is no longer a matter of investigation or research, this is a matter of security."
2:27 AM <Talonair> She nods
2:27 AM <DiePotato> "Well. Considering it had a road it'd have to be a place the people have been and frequent."
2:27 AM <DiePotato> *that
2:27 AM <DrScottJonas> "It was falling apart though."
2:28 AM <Talonair> "Not necessarily. Lots of estates in England have private roads"
2:28 AM <Wixelt> "Theoretically, yes. I'll need you to give as detailed a description as you can of your vision though."
2:28 AM <DrScottJonas> "Alright."
2:28 AM <DiePotato> Isa nods. "Give us the paper and we'll write."
2:28 AM <Wixelt> There's some blank paper and pencils nearby,
2:29 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph gets some of both, and gets to writing.
2:29 AM <DiePotato> Isa quickly transcribes her vision in detail
2:29 AM <Talonair> Kit writes hers down as well
2:29 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph finishes writing an eloquent description.
2:30 AM <Wixelt> You all may notice that the ball is still glowing, but its dimmer now. The glow of the rings has also reduced back to it's normal.
2:30 AM <Wixelt> The jug, meanwhile, just sits there, being a jug.
2:31 AM <Wixelt> Wilson takes your notes, and after looking over them, turns back to you.
2:32 AM <Wixelt> "I'd like you to keep hold of those rings."
2:32 AM <Talonair> "Why?"
2:32 AM <DiePotato> "Why?"
2:32 AM <DrScottJonas> "Alright."
2:33 AM <Wixelt> "Chances are that this new location isn't a one time thing. If we have people who actually have rings with them, we can track them faster. Since, well, if all of the rings were in containment, chances are we might end up failing to notice it immediately.
2:34 AM <Talonair> "Alright.."
2:35 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph requips the 4 he had on.
2:35 AM <Wixelt> "Despite that, aside from those three things, and the one i'll probably hand to Arty when he wakes up, the other 9 will remain in containment to satisfy the higher ups. Also, those rings mustn't leave the site grounds on any kind of permanent basis."
2:35 AM <Wixelt> *rings
2:35 AM <DiePotato> Isa bops Joseph
2:35 AM <DiePotato> "One."
2:35 AM <DrScottJonas> Joseph returns the 3.
2:35 AM <DrScottJonas> Poor guy just liked having cool rings.
2:36 AM <Wixelt> "Thank you Isa."
2:36 AM <DiePotato> "So... Do we have to wear them?"
2:36 AM <Wixelt> "Not necessarily, i'll leave that down to you."
2:37 AM <DiePotato> "Yeah don't want to accidentally take this into the field."
2:37 AM <Wixelt> He puts the remaining 9 rings in a safety case and calls in a guard, who takes it away to containment.
2:38 AM <Wixelt> "Of course." Wilson nods.
2:39 AM <DiePotato> Isa puts the ring in her pocket. "Anything else?"
2:39 AM <Wixelt> "I'd like to thank you for what you've done today, regardless of how it went."
2:39 AM <DiePotato> She nods
2:39 AM <DiePotato> "You're welcome."
2:39 AM <Talonair> She nods
2:39 AM <DrScottJonas> He nods.
2:39 AM <Wixelt> "Could you please tell Arty that when he wakes up?"
2:40 AM <DiePotato> "Kit can do it. I have yet to meet whatshisface."
2:40 AM <Talonair> She nods. "Alrigh"
2:40 AM <Talonair> *Alright
2:40 AM <Wixelt> *George
2:40 AM <Wixelt> (Damnit)
2:41 AM <Wixelt> (My brain is tired)
2:41 AM <DiePotato> Redact
2:42 AM <DiePotato> "Alright."
2:43 AM <Wixelt> Wilson has George carted off to Medical.
2:44 AM <Talonair> "Anything else?"
2:44 AM <Wixelt> "Not that I can think of."
2:44 AM <Talonair> She nods. "Alright then. See you later then"
2:45 AM <DiePotato> Isa nods. "See ya Wilson." She heads out with the ring. "Don't drink the stuff in the pitcher!"
2:45 AM <Wixelt> "I don't plan to."
2:45 AM <Wixelt> He has the pitcher and the ball carted off to containment as well.
2:45 AM <Talonair> Kit wanders off