week 1

[stagemanagers]

[Well, all escape attempts have failed thus far. None of you have seen the Phantom since his brief appearance on Sunday, or heard from him at all. It looks like, for the time being, you’re all going to be stuck here.

You're free to continue exploring your surroundings to your hearts' content. The only real restriction on your movements is that the kitchen is closed between the hours of 10 pm and 7 am. Better make sure to grab any midnight snacks you may want ahead of time. Also, remember to label any investigation toplevels!

The Merchandise Booth is now open for business as well! The Phantom hasn't deigned to explain how it works, but...well, some of you will start to find mysterious coins in your rooms, and the Booth's got a place to put coins. You'll figure it out.

Should you wish to engage more with your host, you're welcome to drop letters in the box office slot. There's no set way to converse verbally with him, and he's certainly not guaranteed to respond if you just yell at the walls - but that doesn't necessarily mean he isn't listening. Just something to keep in mind.

Enjoy your first week, everyone.]

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

(( OOC: This will be the last mod post for this week! Feel free to start submitting regains for any threads that aren't with the Phantom. Remember, song threads mean an extra coin! This is a peace week, so get all that CR while you can! ))

Comments

[mcfife]

[Ariel has become Stronger.]

Of course. A bit of practice each day should help. [He stands back with his broom raised again.]

[mcfife]

[It is that hard.

No matter how hard she tries, Christine cannot break it open like she plans to open the Phantom's heart.

Angus stands there, waiting for any sign of progress, though it's looking less likely with each passing minute.]

[reassuranceandrevolution]

No, though I admit I haven't attempted to write a letter as some have. Have you?

[revelfree]

[Ariel beams]

Aqua Fortis, we call it. But yes, exactly that.

You are familiar with alchemy as well, then?

[reassuranceandrevolution]

I picked up some chemistry here and there. Acids were particularly useful for destroying Asgardian tech. [Can't fix a hard drive that has a hole through it.]

[isawallflower]

Try to find common ground, get even more questions. [ Though Riley's sigh is understated. ] It's all gotta add up somehow.

[revelfree]

I've never heard of the game, no. What's a Stanford? [His brow is furrowed. He's definitely trying to figure out Stephen's lie.]

It seems a perfect idea. Riley is wonderful at motivating others, perhaps I can confer with her for further ideas?

[revelfree]

Contributing to the sciences? Changing the future?

[He's not judging you, Santana. But also... he's judging you.]

[revelfree]

So... He has a less adept ally, then? [His head tilts to the side.] This phantom you knew -- did he have someone that he worked with?

[revelfree]

And can I turn to you for that practice?

[Ariel ducks in for another strike. He's still very obvious about where he's directing his broom, but at least there's a little less clumsiness with his strike.]

[revelfree]

Dare I ask why you felt the need to destroy tech?

[He's only just learning about harnessing electricity, the idea of destroying something like that is distressing]

[madgiganticfeelings]

It's... nice of you to say that. Sorry, I'm not usually so moody, I promise! It's just crazy, I thought I'd have a little longer than this to figure out what I'm good at. Still have a year until university!

[isawallflower]

Yeah. Apparently if you slide enough coins in the slot, you might get a wonderful prize, a reminder that you've been abducted and apparently so have some of your personal belongings.

[ Disdain, sarcasm, a bunch of things Riley's been mostly keeping under wraps. ]

[37773972]

College. [They had that back where Ariel is, right. Hopefully.] A pretty famous one- but I'll probably change that one. And yeah - she'll have an idea for some other games.

[isawallflower]

What? Ugh. [ Riley wrinkles her nose. ] What an ass! He could at least pretend to be helpful. [ ... ] Or, well, it'd be nice if he did.

[mcfife]

I did, at first. He called me a pest and demanded that I not write to him unless I had "something useful" to say. [Angus says with ire in his tone.] It would be much easier if we could storm his hideout and get this over with!

[isawallflower]

[ Moonwalking, what- a sort of surprised smile and laugh, even as Christine's leaving. What a...strange, but charming girl.

...Riley wonders, as she heads to the showers, just how Christine's able to be so unabashedly herself. ]

cw drug mention

[garbageface]

[ Santana immediately waves that off. ]

Nah. Science might be fun for you, since you all probably still do it by taking a couple hits of opium and ranting about optics or whatever, but where I’m from? It’s boring as shit and for nerds.

[mcfife]

As long as we are here, I will have the time to practice.

[Angus shifts the angle of his broom to block the strike.]

But you are not barred from practicing with someone else.

[reassuranceandrevolution]

I'm sorry.

[Sigyn lightly presses her shoulder to Riley's]

Do you want to talk?

[reassuranceandrevolution]

Asgard has a nasty habit of using it to hurt people. If we can't repurpose it, better to destroy it.

[mcfife]

[It's as Angus described it - a hall of mirrors, plus a ladder slightly visible in the dark that leads upward. It's a bit frightening to see so many of yourself in the same room.]

[reassuranceandrevolution]

[Sigyn scoffs. She doesn't know much about their mysterious jailer, but it seemed in character for him.]

It would certainly be harder for him to avoid giving us answers.

[reassuranceandrevolution]

[Okay, that's creepy.]

Well, this is totally normal.

[mcfife]

What lies on the path to the Phantom may be worse. [He points at a door on one side of the room.] There, you will find a hallway that leads to the trapdoor. Above that is a passage that leads to the costume toom.