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! ))

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[stagemanagers]

[Okay! After a few solid knocks, you drop into a pit!

It isn't a long fall at all, probably easy to take if you're expecting it, which of course you were not. As you drop, you see movement from the corner of your eye, in several places. There's other people down here with you! An army of foes!

The phantom men - Phantoms? - dart eerily around you as you spin about to try and face them. Heart thundering, you try to pursue your captor...



...oh. Wait. These are just a bunch of mirrors. There's actually nothing going on down here.]

[mcfife]

By Hoots! Who are these-

[Oh. He finally stops moving and notices his own reflection in the mirrors. His heart calms at the lack of danger.

Are there anything behind the mirrors? Possibly another passage or actual foes?]

[stagemanagers]

[There is a ladder you could use to ascend back to the ballroom!

There is also a door!]

[mcfife]

[Oh good, he does not have to call for help.

He will attempt to open that door!]

[stagemanagers]

[The door opens! You emerge onto a short hallway. It ends at a series of rungs set into the wall. There's a trapdoor which suggests these might continue downwards, but it's locked. The only way to proceed is up, towards what looks like another trapdoor in the ceiling.]

[mcfife]

[Angus makes a mental note to quest for the key that will unlock this wizard hatch and lead to their ultimate escape.

For now, he will rise on the ladder to open this second trapdoor!]

[stagemanagers]

[You emerge into a small, dark chamber. You are surrounded by...drapes, of some kind? You can't see what they are, it is too dark.]

[mcfife]

[He approached a drape of mystery, careful to hear for any hidden phantoms in this chamber of darkness. He feels that sinister machinations take place within this room.]

[stagemanagers]

[Angus stumbles out of the wardrobe! Welcome to the costume shop!]

[mcfife]

[One on hand, he did not find the Phantom's secret lair. On the other hand, he found a hidden tunnel all by himself. Ralathor would be proud.

And now he has something to show Dr. Browning.]