Dantalion's Thread

Den notes the location of the bathrooms before deliberating for a moment Claus seems trustworthy enough and there will be time to explore the school store later. Upstairs it is he decides as he makes his way to the staircase. 

In a split-second decision Dennis decides to peek his head into the boney room to see what he could dig up there's not like to be anything in the other room he'd be particularly interested in. 

Den grabs a shovel to test it's weight also noting the rest of the tools. "I wonder if breaking a window is a breach of the kitten's rules" He asks himself deliberating if it's worth taking the shot "One of the Picks might work better actually" He adds absentmindedly 

I forgot to give you this.

As you enter, you notice the dining hall is actually a large courtyard in a glass dome. There are a few trees in here that go up to the top, where you can see steel beams holding the dome together. There are various picnic tables around to eat at and flowers are arranged along the pathway through the courtyard to liven things up with some color. There's also a fountain here. It makes the scene feel a bit more peaceful despite the circumstances. Finally, there's the kitchen, which appears to be a separate room. You can see the door into the kitchen and a service hatch in the wall next to the door. There's also a clock hanging on that wall. The only wall not made of glass. It's 6:30 right now.

Sam appears to be frustrated. And by that, I mean he's yelling at Nekoshi. "Wait just one damn second! Get back here, you mechafurball! Was there an official change to the rules, or is this some kind of trick? How stupid do you think we are?" He reaches over to a nearby table, grabbing an apple that had been left there from someone's feast, and chucks it at the doorway.

You notice...nothing happens to the apple. It's completely fine.

"I see." Claus says this as if he's figured something out.

Everyone is silent for a moment before you conclude everything was just an orientation prank and head outside.

One by one, everyone begins to follow, seeing as nothing seems to happen you.

Outside...You see something you never expected.

Clear, blue skies. Clean air. Growing plants. Running water.

...And a cage.

Everyone stares in shock as they take in their surroundings. This entire school is built...on top of a floating island. And that floating island...is inside of a massive cage.

"...What?" Ashley looks surprised. "...That cat lied to us. We aren't free at all!" She crushes her hand around her folding fan so much it snaps in half.

"Of course not!" Popping up nearby, Nekoshi seems far too entertained by your reactions. "What kind of killing game ends that easily? A booooooring oneeeeeee!"

"You said you would let us go!"

"Ah, no. I said I would let you outside the school. I never said anything about leaving the giant cage outside the school. Or the floating island the school is on! Nyahahaha!"

Ashley looks like she's about to punt Nekoshi. Vivian heads over to her and places her hands on Ashley's shoulders. "Hey. Calm down. We don't know what might happen if you attack Nekoshi. I promise we'll make it out together if you can calm down and think this through, okay?" She gives her a bright smile.

Ashley's rage subsides a bit as Nekoshi continues. "As long as you're trapped inside this cage, you'll never be able to leave! Even if you did miraculously survive the dive off the floating island into the water below, you'd have to climb all the way up that wall over there. So you might as well give up now!"

"Give up?" Vivian turns to face Nekoshi. "We'll never give up! We're gonna get out of here together! After all, we've got Ultimates here! What can't we do?"

Nekoshi laughs at her. "Oh, I see, I see! So by using this as your cover, you plan on escaping after you kill one of your friends and pin the blame on someone else!"

"That's not true!"

"Or isssss iiiiiiittt? Oooooooo~?"

"Gr...There's no point in talking to you." Vivian glares at Nekoshi.

"How cruel! Glaring at me for providing you all with such a wonderful warning? You must all remember...You can't trust anyone! You're all your worst enemy! Nyahahaha!" With that, Nekoshi makes his exit.

There's a short moment of silence as all your hope of escape is shattered.

"...So that's how it is, is it?" Claus stands there, looking toward where Nekoshi disappeared. "He seems intent on having us all participate in this killing game of his."

"...Well we won't." Vivian looks at Claus with determination in her eyes. "I say for now, we should search every inch of this new area for clues or a way out. Then we can all meet back up at the Dining Hall and share what we found! We'll find a way out of here if we work together!"

Amelia nods. "It is far too early to give up now, is it not? Zen I shall give zis search my all!"

Claus still seems to be looking where Nekoshi was. "Hm...I'll help, if that is the command you give me. But this does not mean I trust any of you."

Feeling somewhat renewed with a united sense of hope, the group starts to split up and search around. You immediately stick your shovel into the ground and dig a bit. Yeah. This is real dirt. This is real. Oh god, this is real.

You take a look around outside. The path from the dining hall seems to be a side path that leads back over toward the front of the school. In front of the school, the path heads down a bit more and splits off to the left at what appears to be a dormitory. You can tell because of the giant sign on the front of the round building that says "DORMITORY". Splitting off to the left of the same path appears to be a large garden of some kind. Finally, at the end of the path, leading right to the edge of the island, is some kind of dock. There's a severe lack of water and boats. Well...it seems exploration is in your hands.

You head over to the dormitory building, noticing that it's actually just a big circular building. The main hall has large glass windows in the back and the front with glass doors. There's four doors on each side of the first floor and then four doors on each side at the top floor. Everyone's room has a little pixel art picture of themselves on it. An odd choice. There's a small intercom next to every door as well. You likely push the button to ring the bell if you want to get inside. Aside from all that, there's a large clock built into the floor of the main hall. 7:00 PM. There's still time to look around.

You notice Tucker go inside his room with something clunkily hidden in his pants. James heads off into his room as well. Spy appears to be investigating the door to his room for some reason. You decide to head on in and take a look around at what you've got in your room.

Heading inside, you notice it's fairly basic. There's a bed in here with a nightstand. There's a carpet on the floor. There's a work desk sitting off to the side, by the window. There's also a small, potted plant in here. You notice there's also a closet in here. You decide to open it up and find...there's a whole bunch of clothes that match what you're wearing right now inside. How strange. You also have your own personal bathroom in here. There's a toilet, a sink, and a shower. Oh, and a mirror. Finally, you notice what looks like a key sitting on top of the work desk. You head over and pick it up. This must be your room key. You'll need this to get in and out of your room, so it's probably best you don't lose it.

You replace the gauze on your neck and head outside, considering your next move in the main hall of the dormitory. Tucker stands in front of his room, scanning the area with his eyes. You notice James walk over to another door and open it. It's not his room though. It's Axel's. Why's he looking in Axel's room? Actually...how'd he get that door to open?