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Post by Just14 on Jan 15, 2018 19:46:18 GMT -5
Dennis heads out of the room as you enter with Sam, Sylvia, and Spy.
You ask if everything is okay.
Leanne nods. "It seems Axel thought Dennis was going to set up bombs and destroy the pool. He tried to stop him, but clearly Dennis had no intention of destroying anything. I've looked around the room and there aren't any bombs in here." She pauses a moment. "However...There are some questions I need answered. Specifically relating to the pool. If Nekoshi were here-"
"Did somebody say my name!?" Suddenly appearing by the poolside, Nekoshi excitedly wobbles over to Leanne. "You wanted to ask me a question? Huh? Huh? Huhuhuhuhuh?"
God, he's so annoying. "Yes. What exactly constitutes as night? You mention in the rules that the pool and dining hall are off limits at 'night', but you never specify what exactly 'night' is."
Nekoshi looks angry. "Is that really all you called me here for? A stupid question like that!? NYA!" He turns away and crosses his arms. "Hmph. Any old idiot would know that night time would be 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM. Furthermore, day time is 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM!"
"I see."
"Can I leave now!?"
"Not quite. Tell me...the rule about eating in the pool. You can't eat in the pool or you can't eat in the pool area?"
"Grrrr..." Nekoshi grumbles. "You and your stupid specifics on the rules! I meant what I meant! You can't eat in the pool! No more stupid questions! I'm leaving! You guys are boring! Call me when you decide to be more interesting..." As suddenly as he appeared, Nekoshi disappears.
Well...That happened.
In fact, with that over and done with, you get a chance to look around the pool a bit. There's the pool, which Axel is currently standing in. He's looking down and seems to be thinking. Not in a happy way. There's a few chairs around the room and a lifeguard tower by the poolside. You notice a whistle and a flotation ring are sitting on it. Records of swimmers in the school hang on the walls up high. You don't notice anything that's out of the ordinary...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 20:05:01 GMT -5
Aki approaches Axel, from the ground, not the water.
"Are you alright? There's still a lot of investigating that needs to be done and itd be nice if to have a partner..." She says, trying to reach out to him with some sort of nice gesture since he seemed upset about what happened.
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Post by Just14 on Jan 16, 2018 12:28:25 GMT -5
"And that was a huge waste of my time. And all for nothing." Spy seems annoyed.
Sam groans. "C'mon, Axel. Get out of there and help us look around. We should go check out the dining room and see what we can find. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hungry. If we're going to be stuck in here until the joke's over, I want to at least be comfortable."
You approach Axel and help him out of the pool with your hand, telling him you two should be partners in this investigation.
Sylvia cheers on Axel. "Let's get moving, okay, Axel? We'll make a great team! Together we can all investigate the school and find a way out!"
Claus sighs. "I already told you, there is no way out. I've searched the entire school already. None of the doors or windows open. I suggest you get comfortable or get murderous." He laughs a little to himself. "Although I don't really care which one it is." He then gives you an...intense look. "I plan on winning this game."
Axel climbs his way out of the pool and gives an angry look to Claus. "No! You're wrong! We're going to find a way out of this place together. Nobody is going to kill anyone..."
"Can you really be so sure...?" You notice when he asks the question, it's actually rather genuine. There's no spite behind it. It's...unsettling. Why has he accepted this situation so readily...?
Spy Walks over to Leanne, having a quick and quiet conversation before Leanne heads into the girls' locker room.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 13:07:33 GMT -5
Aki sighs.
"Things... aren't looking bright. But we must not give in. Let's head to the dining hall." She gives hin a feign, slight warm smile.
Oh course, Claus' words rang in her head and she felt nervous, too. But there's nothing she could do...
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Post by Just14 on Jan 16, 2018 16:07:30 GMT -5
Spy leaves the room, heading into the locker room.
Sam glares at Claus. "Oh my God, Claus. Shut up. No one here's stupid enough to actually start killing people. Even if they did believe this nonsense, who's dumb enough to think they could get away with a murder?"
Claus looks back at Sam calmly. "Dennis seemed rather confident in his ability to kill someone, didn't he?" How? How can he have such an honest face when he says such things...?
You smile at Axel and tell him that you should go look for the dining hall.
The others all seem to be in agreement. You head off with Sylvia, Axel, and Sam, leaving the gym through the left door. It seems Ashley left the gym while you were all busy.
As you enter the hall, you notice it splits to the left and the right before looping around behind the gym. Ah, that makes sense. The hallway wraps around the gym like a square. If you went around, you'd find yourself at the right exit of the gym. You decide to move straight down the hall instead. Moving along, you notice there's a couple rooms here. A room with double doors and a sign hanging over it that's got a fork and knife crossed. Must be the dining hall. The other one is...a classroom maybe? It's a rather fancy looking door. You're not sure what purpose it serves.
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Post by Just14 on Jan 17, 2018 15:59:27 GMT -5
The others begin to head into the dining hall and you decide to follow after them. 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 calls out as he enters through the door. "Hey, anyone in here?" You notice James, Sato, and Vicky in here. Sato seems to be stuffing his face full of food while James and Vicky were just conversing. Vicky's prop bag is placed on top of the table for some reason. Well, it makes sense. It probably gets heavy to carry everywhere.
BING BONG DING DONG
What an obnoxious sound.
Nekoshi's voice then begins to sound throughout the area. "Ahem...Attention, please! This is Headmaster Nekoshi! I have an important announcement to make! Everyone should head to the dining hall immediately! I've got a very special surprise for you all! And don't even think about skipping out..."
Great...That can't be good. But...you don't want to see what happens when you defy Nekoshi.
The others soon filter in. Once everyone arrives, Nekoshi jumps up from seemingly nowhere and stands on top of one of the picnic tables nearby.
"Hello everyone~! I'm sure you're all very excited to see what I have for y-"
"Just tell us what you want, you stupid furball." Ashley glares at Nekoshi.
Nekoshi appears to be angry. Can he even feel feelings? "HEY! That's no way to treat your wonderful headmaster! Especially not when I'm about to give you such a wonderful gift!"
"I don't want anything that comes from your grungy paws. I think it would be far better if we just beat the shit out of you here." She takes out a folding fan and opens it in front of her face, looking to the side. Huh. Is she nervous? "...I just was waiting to let the others start first."
"HA! Yeah, right! You're probably just too scared to fight me!"
"...No..." Her face certainly betrays her lies.
"Hmm...You know, since I'm such a merciful and wonderful headmaster, I think I'll give you my gift anyway. You can all bow down and thank me now!"
"Oh. Thanks!"
Amelia sighs. "Do not actually zank 'im, Axel..."
"Now then...without further ado...!" Nekoshi pulls out a small remote with a button on it. He smacks the button with his other paw and you feel the school rumble a bit.
And then...the unthinkable happened.
The doors outside just opened right up. The courtyard's glass doors outside are just...open. Not even locked anymore. Does this mean...?
"Yep! You're all free to go now! You can thank me later! Anyway, have fun explorinnnnggggg!" With that, Nekoshi disappeared again.
Does this mean...is it really safe to go outside now? You can just leave? Even after a display like that?
"...Something doesn't add up." Claus crosses his arms and looks at the exit. "..." He stares at it with intensity.
...It seems you're free to go wherever you like now. The others all start to make their way toward the exit.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 16:40:48 GMT -5
Aki stays back, hesistant. She takes care to beat back the hopeful feeling in her stomach, cautious of any possible tricks.
She steps forward near the back of the crowd, looking out the exit.
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Post by Just14 on Jan 18, 2018 13:20:29 GMT -5
You stay back and watch from a distance.
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 Dennis speaks up. "So it was just orientation after all. I'm almost disappointed." He hefts up a shovel he got from...somewhere over his shoulder and heads out the door without pause or hesitation.
Everyone waits and watches for a moment, but nothing seems to happen to him.
"Okay then...it must be safe, right? Let's go!" Axel charges out the door.
"..." Claus is silent, closing his eyes to think a moment before walking out.
One by one, everyone begins to follow, seeing as nothing seems to happen to the others.
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 notice that Dennis immediately starts to dig for some...unknown reason.
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.
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Post by Just14 on Jan 18, 2018 21:26:36 GMT -5
While you consider what to do next, the others begin to head off on their own. You watch them all carefully and take note of where each group is going.
Dennis, Spy, Tucker, and James all head off in the direction of the dormitories.
Vicky and Amelia make their way over toward the docks together.
Vivian and Sato head off toward the garden.
Claus seems to be looking around the edges of the island for some reason.
Sam, Sylvia, Ashley, Axel, and Erika all head back inside the building.
The only ones left out here are you and Leanne. She looks lost in thought...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 21:38:21 GMT -5
Hm. Aki sighs. "LeAnne, are you alright?"
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Post by Just14 on Jan 18, 2018 21:46:57 GMT -5
"Hm...? Oh, yes. I was just watching Claus. What do you think he's doing?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 22:05:23 GMT -5
Aki thinks a second.
"I'd say he's likely trying to figure out how the island is suspended in air, or perhaps how high we are. With information like that, it's possible we could, er, jump down. If we're above running water and can get around the cage somehow."
She takes a breath, composing herself. "Would you like to investigate the grounds with me?"
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Post by Just14 on Jan 19, 2018 9:04:19 GMT -5
"Sure, I wouldn't mind a partner. Let's go search the docks." Leanne motions for your to follow and both of you head over to the docks.
You notice that aside from the actual wooden docks that hang over the edge of the island, there's a small shack. It looks like somewhere you would rent boats at. You head over and check the door inside, but it's locked. Hm. There's a sliding service window here as well, but that's shut too. You decide to turn your attention over to Vicky and Amelia. The two of them seem to be in the middle of a conversation. They look concerned about something. Well, I guess that's to be expected.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 16:11:15 GMT -5
Aki decides to asks them what they're concerned about.
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Post by Just14 on Jan 20, 2018 19:51:13 GMT -5
Amelia responds. "Well...Vicky mentioned 'er manager and...We do not know what may be 'appening to ze people closest to us at zis moment. If zey could capture us so easily...how can we be sure zat our friends and family are safe?" Amelia looks to the ground. It seems like she's got someone in mind. Someone she wants to protect...
Leanne then calls out to Nekoshi. "Hey, Nekoshi!"
The service window to the shack opens, revealing a grinning Nekoshi. "You called, my darling detective?"
"What happens in the case of accomplices? What if there's two murders? What if someone hides the body indefinitely? What if you trick someone into dealing the final blow?"
Nekoshi's grin is replaced with an angry glare. "Shut up! Stop asking a buncha stupid questions that are totally irrelevant to the situation!" He then switches to a mocking tone. "Besiiiides, I thought you were all gonna make nice and be friends together to get out of here?" He then switches to a loud and accusatory tone. "You sound pretty suspicious right now because of all your questions!" Nekoshi then slams the service window shut.
Leanne sighs. "It seems he dislikes when we call out flaws or mistakes in his rules..."
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