Awards Killing Game 2x2: Moon of Hope (Game Thread)

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Hrmph... It's- it's even worse than I thought, Gadd's employing assistance from the undead to help him run the Grand Experiment! That is, assuming they haven't eaten him and taken over already. Sloppy operation, either way. It's a good thing I'm here to keep things in line! I can only hope for our sakes that my current supplies are adequate. Perhaps a visit to the Workshop is in order, posthaste.
 

WINTER:
Ah.

Striker. One of your relatives, I presume?
There seems to be an epidemic of cursed coffins around here.


WINTER:
At last one of you facility people shows their faces. We have been left standing outside for the better part of a day. How rude!
Since you are graciously allowing me opportunity to study your collection of specimen here, I, Prince Winter of the Icewings, cousin to the Ice Queen, will overlook your negligence this once. But I expect better manners in the future.




WINTER:
In any case, I see that this "winter cabin" room has been clearly designated as my domicile. I may have some notes on the decor, but I deem it to be adequate for now. Thank you. All of you may now clear out while I get myself situated. Shoo.

Two or three of the scavengers can stay.
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...Nay, I shalt not be the one to inform thou of the relevant safety protocols and subsections forbidding abode in yonder icy dwelling. Mona shall do that her-

-...self. Hark, a bell tolls, yet again. Her time is nigh.

Those nonethewiser need not worry, mine prediction is thou shalt meet her very soon. Tanner, on the other hand, may only appear on his own time, whensoever that may arrive. Nay, Striker and I remain unrelated.

It is not my duty to dictate where thou wishes to reside. Master Gadd also wishes to offer thou his sincerest apologies for the tardiness of his charges, myself included. Although... shouldst thou wish, I can move with greater haste in future.

If thou wish, Master Gadd has ordered me to inquire more about our test subjects for yond Grand Experiment. Prithee, wouldst thou care to discuss thy nobility of the ice further? This facility is awash with elemental spirits embodying a ghostly trio of elements, ice representing resistance and, of course, patience.

 
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Heh, it's like I never left. Yep, this sure brings back memories. Seems my favourite room isn't on this floor, though, so I'll be hangin' around in the Study for now.
 
Wait, so now that I'm looking at you up close...You're not a spirit who chose to look like that? You're an actual dragon in the flesh? I used to laugh at those "proof" videos on 2x2chan's paranormal board, but maybe those cheese ball goblins were right!

Please understand that I need to learn everything about you if I want to have any hope of staying up-to-date in this breakneck market of mine. Do you breathe fire? Do you sit upon a hoard of gold? Can I loan some of it? I, uh, want to set up a sister location in Condiment Town, you see.

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WINTER:
Moon, the Alpha scavenger is paying attention to me. Can you translate the noises?

MOONWATCHER:
He is very interested in your body.

QIBLI:
HA HAHAHAHA!!

MOONWATCHER:
No, I mean like, how it works! Physiologically! Your breath weapon! Also I think he wants you to sit on his money? Something like that?

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WINTER:
Well, my physiology? I am an ice dragon. My blood runs cold and I can exhale a stream of creeping frost, which hopefully won't be necessary.

As for your money-sitting proposal, I am not quite sure what it is supposed to accomplish? It sounds rather uncomfortable, even. But if this is some scavenger ritual, I am willing to participate in the name of building trust between our groups.

Just assemble whatever necessary objects for this ritual and I will sit on them for you. I think. As long as they are clean.


If thou wish, Master Gadd has ordered me to inquire more about our test subjects for yond Grand Experiment. Prithee, wouldst thou care to discuss thy nobility of the ice further? This facility is awash with elemental spirits embodying a ghostly trio of elements, ice representing resistance and, of course, patience.

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WINTER:
I am not really interested in becoming a test subject for any grand experiments. Frankly I find the insinuation disconcerting.

I am here in the capacity of a researcher.
I will be content as long as your facility can provide me with ample specimen and the means to study them extensively for the benefit of my people.
 
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Hrmph... It's- it's even worse than I thought, Gadd's employing assistance from the undead to help him run the Grand Experiment! That is, assuming they haven't eaten him and taken over already. Sloppy operation, either way. It's a good thing I'm here to keep things in line! I can only hope for our sakes that my current supplies are adequate. Perhaps a visit to the Workshop is in order, posthaste.
You head to the Workshop. It's a large, fancy workshop with plenty of supplies for basic building and repairing. Though it doesn't have anything specialized, the workbench in the back is all set up with several tools already laid out on it. Seems whoever was here last was doing some woodworking.

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Heh, it's like I never left. Yep, this sure brings back memories. Seems my favourite room isn't on this floor, though, so I'll be hangin' around in the Study for now.
You see Lulu leaving the Study, as you head in to study it. As discussed, it's full of books about the various museum exhibits. Fascinating.
 
As Detective Atmey enters the study, a loud THUNK is heard from the hallways just outside, resonating through the whole facility. The source of noise...

A body. Collapsed in the intersection of the West Hallways. A pool of blood begins to form around its head, which has split open in spite of the large helmet holding it in place. Covered head to toe in a high visibility jumpsuit, with limbs contorted in a way they shouldn't.


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Forsooth, as the bell commanded. Her fateful hour is once again nigh.



Attention all Test Subjects of the Grand Experiment! Something has happened! A body has been dis-








WAIT.





Waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait-







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Hold everything. Do NOT approach that clutzy body. You might put yourself, others, and the very owner of that corpse, at risk!


Section 47a Subsection 57 Paragraph THREE of the Ghost Complex Emergency Handbook specifies when encountering an unexpected body as part of regular experiments, to alert a superior immediately, and then drink at least eight glasses of water a day to alleviate symptoms of shock.

Are any of you feeling clammy? Disoriented? How many fingers am I holding up? Ten? Well, at least this ghost form has fingers...

One second. Please vacate the area while I manage this. PLEASE STEP BACK FROM THE BODY. Thank you for your co-operation.


[The nervous ghost floats over to the body, and with one simple swoop, enters it with a burst of light. The young woman's body recovers from its injuries entirely, and its owner stands with a bit of a shaky rise.]

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Ah! Cramps... cramps...

Section 35c Subsection 72.5 Paragraph ONE of the Ghost Complex Emergency Handbook dictates that all patrons of the complex experiencing an out-of-body experience as a result of unintended death or ingestation of nachos topped with ghost peppers must calmly and orderly make their way back to their bodies. Decomposition will not set in while the Dark Moon lays overhead, and spiritual detatchment (i.e. unintentional death) is nigh impossible under its protective light, but you might feel a bit tight afterward.

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Gaddzy might think safety is optional when death is impossible in the Valley, but he's a walking testimony that you must put your health and safety, and the safety of others above all. Have you seen the state of that man? And his finances?! My good stars! It's like he never read this handbook at all.

The name's Mona Warnewicke. Section 1b Subsection 123 Paragraphs 5 to 39 indicate lengthy introductions are key to establishing positive rapports between strangers in the complex. As your Chief Safety Officer and Elemental Expert, you can approach me if you encounter any hazards or occupational risks that may endanger you during your time here. Regardless of that shiny safety net in the sky, we want EVERYONE to make it home in one piece following this year's experiment. We're running this one by the book, even if Gaddzy's disappearance has forced me to enact improvisational protocols strictly guidelined under the chapter Improvisations in the handbook.

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Right now... I was just examining the hole that unexpectedly opened up in the second floor hallway before your arrival. As you can see, it's not a pleasant fall! The integrity of the upper floors of the building is frequently compromised by one excessively large tree. The building codes this place violates alone would be enough to fill a library. Please utilise the provided handguards and wooden boardwalks to traverse the upper areas of the complex.

Any questions regarding the elements or general working conditions AND SAFETY while you conduct experiments here, please direct them to yours truly.

I look forward to seeing you all around! I officially authorize the second floor for viewing, Vigil.


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As thou wish, Mona.

And please stop smoking in the facility, also! This is the I-don't-recall-HOW-MANYTH time I've told you... I'm making another note of this.



It is still Day Zero. There is no body, so there will be no Day 0 case. It seems Mona has solved her own death.

You may now examine 2F - Abridged Heights, in addition to 1F. The Dark Moon still hangs in the sky overhead, with its protective light.

Day 0 ends

Available NPCs:
  • Vigil - The Valley groundskeeper who watches over the Complex's residents, living and non. An expert mortician and gardener all the same, his primary residence is the Graveyard. Where there's smoke, there's fire, and his lantern can often be spotted from the Complex's misshapen windows, wandering the distant valley grounds at night.
  • Mona Warnewicke - Gadd's trusted Elemental Expert, and a renowned clutz, who elected to take on the Chief Safety Officer role after it was left abandoned for many years. Her handbook is full of seemingly endless safety regulations. Will happily provide guidance on safe work and elemental reactions to anyone who asks, which is usually no one.
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Boo1268:
My My how curious, what is this room with all these question marks? I'll head there first but before that...
Section 47a Subsection 57 Paragraph THREE of the Ghost Complex Emergency Handbook specifies when encountering an unexpected body as part of regular experiments, to alert a superior immediately, and then drink at least eight glasses of water a day to alleviate symptoms of shock.

Are any of you feeling clammy? Disoriented? How many fingers am I holding up? Ten? Well, at least ghost form has fingers...

One second. Please vacate the area while I manage this. PLEASE STEP BACK FROM THE BODY. Thank you for your co-operation.


[The nervous ghost floats over to the body, and with one simple swoop, enters it with a burst of light. The young woman's body recovers from its injuries entirely, and its owner stands with a bit of a shaky rise.]

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Ah! Cramps... cramps...

Section 35c Subsection 72.5 Paragraph ONE of the Ghost Complex Emergency Handbook dictates that all patrons of the complex experiencing an out-of-body experience as a result of unintended death or ingestation of nachos topped with ghost peppers must calmly and orderly make their way back to their bodies. Decomposition will not set in while the Dark Moon lays overhead, and spiritual detatchment (i.e. unintentional death) is nigh impossible under its protective light, but you might feel a bit tight afterward.

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Gaddzy might think safety is optional when death is impossible in the Valley, but he's a walking testimony that you must put your health and safety, and the safety of others above all. Have you seen the state of that man? And his finances?! My good stars! It's like he never read this handbook at all.

The name's Mona Warnewicke. Section 1b Subsection 123 Paragraphs 5 to 39 indicate lengthy introductions are key to establishing positive rapports between strangers in the complex. As your Chief Safety Officer and Elemental Expert, you can approach me if you encounter any hazards or occupational risks that may endanger you during your time here. Regardless of that shiny safety net in the sky, we want EVERYONE to make it home in one piece following this year's experiment. We're running this one by the book, even if Gaddzy's disappearance has forced me to enact improvisational protocols strictly guidelined under the chapter Improvisations in the handbook.

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Right now... I was just examining the hole that unexpectedly opened up in the second floor hallway before your arrival. As you can see, it's not a pleasant fall! The integrity of the upper floors of the building is frequently compromised by one excessively large tree. The building codes this place violates alone would be enough to fill a library. Please utilise the provided handguards and wooden boardwalks to traverse the upper areas of the complex.

Any questions regarding the elements or general working conditions AND SAFETY while you conduct experiments here, please direct them to yours truly.

I look forward to seeing you all around!
its very nice to properly meet you miss Mona, I will say you are a stickler for the rules when it comes to ghostly happenings, infact I havent heard someone use that many Subsections in quite sometime, perhaps you would even give the MMCA a run for there money! Might I enquire as to more about you?
 
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Oh, you already know I'm headed straight for the Kitchen. There ain't no place like it.
You bolt straight past the whatever the hell going on outside the study, as it's certainly not a mystery anymore, and head upstairs to the Kitchen. It's a modestly sized kitchen classically outfitted with a sink, a stove/oven, and a fridge/freezer combo. A strange-looking dumbwaiter connects it to the Dining Room nearby. It seems there's not much food in here besides pantry essentials: flour, sugar, eggs, etc. A bowl of glowing fruit is on the bench.


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Boo1268:
My My how curious, what is this room with all these question marks? I'll head there first but before that...

its very nice to properly meet you miss Mona, I will say you are a stickler for the rules when it comes to ghostly happenings, infact I havent heard someone use that many Subsections in quite sometime, perhaps you would even give the MMCA a run for there money! Might I enquire as to more about you?
You approach the end of the hallway next to the 2F Topaz Wing, the mysteriously named ???. Mona chimes in.

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Ah, recent protocol has dictated this room be sealed until further notice. There's a whole chapter on locked doors and their hazardous nature during emergencies such as fires, floods, tornadoes, localised gravitational inversion... well... "recent protocol" is what I'd like to say. I'm currently unaware of the door's true nature, or even what's behind it. Vigil and Tanner, too. The Complex frequently has newly appearing and disappearing rooms, but the only one who might know what's going in there is Gaddzy.

I'll be certain to resume my safety checks and perform a well-being assessment of him shortly.

In the interim, I'm basing my advice on that chapter's appendix: "Mysteriously Locked and Suddenly Appearing False Doors". I would recommend you do not approach this door without authorization!

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As for me... I've been at the Complex here for a while, and I've seen my fair share of accidents. I specialise in Elemental studies, so the classic paranorma tria of Fire, Ice, and Water. Working with such volatile reactants can be dangerous, though, I have Vigil to warn me in advance if he's around. Tanner tries to avoid me at all costs, but I know he's skirting mining safety regulations when I'm not looking.

Subject Boo, was it? I'm impressed. Your question was almost straight out of the emergency handbook on introductions itself! Follow more protocols like this, and we'll be able to see what you're capable of with no safety issues!

...now, what was this I hear about someone choosing to stay outside of one of our designated dorms? Oh no. Absolutely not. The sheer amount of building codes the Icy Lake fishing hut violates would be...​

She trails off, before turning around and nearly falling down the hole next to the West 2F passage again.​


While the door itself is wooden and unassuming, the door to ??? is sealed tightly. It doesn't appear to budge.
 
I'd like to get in the kiln (room)
 
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WINTER:
So, Vigil, was it? I have some inquiries.

Where exactly is this "grand experiment" going to take place? Is it inside the locked room?

And where is the proprietor of this facility? The "Gadd" individual? I would very much fancy the chance to speak to them.
 
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I'd like to get in the kiln (room)
You enter the Kiln (room), a room with a large firing kiln, though it's not big enough to fit a person inside. Mona shakes her head when she sees you check the size of the firing oven, as if to say very softly, "please don't try to get in there". There's also plenty of clay and modeling supplies, as well as various unglazed earthenware and pots, and lastly, a throwing wheel, which appears to be spinning by itself. All of these supplies mean you could probably make something overnight if you wished.
 
The Rumpus Room.....? I must see it.
You examine the Rumpus Room. It's a sweetly decorated playroom with a whole lot of dolls, as well as an oversized dollhouse and huge teddy bear.

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Lord Boo-Boo Cuddly Bear resides in yond dwelling. Doth thou wish to snuggle him?

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WINTER:
So, Vigil, was it? I have some inquiries.

Where exactly is this "grand experiment" going to take place? Is it inside the locked room?

And where is the proprietor of this facility? The "Gadd" individual? I would very much fancy the chance to speak to them.

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Nay, Sir Winter, I do believe the grand experiment shall begin in the Foyer, once pleasantries hast concluded. I once again do apologise for the Master's absence, yet, I do not think he hath vacated this world entirely. Yonder bell is ever distant... ever defiant. Alas, it lets me track nary a single one of his actions.

As Mona wast throwing herself down yond wide hallway gap, perhaps Assistant Tanner knoweth the whereabouts of the Master. Thou couldst try getting Tanner's attention? The resident miner is usually present in the mines, and hates subjects playing with the elevator.


Understood, I'll get in the kiln

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Blatant breach of protocol! And so soon!? Section 129b Subsection 4 FORBIDS you from entering that device unless you are made of clay, or a bag of unpopped popcorn. Please vacate the kiln immediately!

Stars above, the non-verbal warning section of the emergency handbook leaves much to be desired. I CLEARLY signalled do NOT get in th- y'know, maybe it's because Vigil needs more situational response training sessions. This is clearly not how we practiced this exact scenario going.


You enter the Kiln. You are now playing Kiln Game.
 

As Mona wast throwing herself down yond wide hallway gap, perhaps Assistant Tanner knoweth the whereabouts of the Master. Thou couldst try getting Tanner's attention? The resident miner is usually present in the mines, and hates subjects playing with the elevator.

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WINTER:
Well, that's a bit of a daft and roundabout way to communicate, but... fine. I will humor your strange customs.



I go to the Aviation Exhibit and grab the noisiest, most annoying contraption I can find. I put this in the elevator.

I then keep running between the first and second floors, pressing the elevator button each time to make the thing go up and down repeatedly.

Lastly, I place Turb in front of the elevator as a scapegoat, so he gets yelled at for this and not me.
 
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WINTER:
Well, that's a bit of a daft and roundabout way to communicate, but... fine. I will humor your strange customs.

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'Twas merely a suggestion, nothing more. I commend thou for acting with such decisiveness. However, I doth concur, for the consequences of thine actions, neither one of us were involved in this.


TANNER!!!! CODE INDIGO-AQUAMARINE-BLUE IN THE CARGO LIFT!
 
I go to the Aviation Exhibit and grab the noisiest, most annoying contraption I can find. I put this in the elevator.

I then keep running between the first and second floors, pressing the elevator button each time to make the thing go up and down repeatedly.

Lastly, I place Turb in front of the elevator as a scapegoat, so he gets yelled at for this and not me.
[As you continue to mess with the Shaft, an odd feeling settles over you. Despite knowing where everyone they've met so far is, there's a clear sensation of being watched...

A form slowly phases through the floor of the elevator, rising up to see you.]

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"I've already said, Mona, if you want my attention...
Oh. So you're the new group for the experiment this year."

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"Well, back to the grind... I am Tanner Tosca, the assistant to Gadd. The one he piles everything he doesn't want to do onto. Tanner, dive through two floors to give a message. Tanner, head out to town because I forgot one tool. Tanner, I need coffee."
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"At least when other people are here, it can get interesting. Try and rattle him a little."
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"Oh, you wanted to explore the basement? ...Alright. Don't break anything. I just finished tidying up down there after one of Gadd's experiments."
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"Or break them, I guess... I'll have to clean it up either way..."

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You may now examine B1F - Mining Sites, in addition to 1F and 2F. The Dark Moon continues to hang overhead, bathing the valley.

Day 0 ends [/size]​

Available NPCs:
  • Vigil - The Valley groundskeeper who watches over the Complex's residents, living and non. An expert mortician and gardener all the same, his primary residence is the Graveyard. Where there's smoke, there's fire, and his lantern can often be spotted from the Complex's misshapen windows, wandering the distant valley grounds at night.
  • Mona Warnewicke - Gadd's trusted Elemental Expert, and a renowned clutz, who elected to take on the Chief Safety Officer role after it was left abandoned for many years. Her handbook is full of seemingly endless safety regulations. Will happily provide guidance on safe work and elemental reactions to anyone who asks, which is usually no one.
  • Tanner Tosca - The general assistant for Gadd, a spectral figure who was in the Complex even before Gadd was. Exhausted but unwilling to disrupt his jobs, Tanner can always be found where Gadd needs some help, except for when he's decided to lurk in the basement to escape yet another asinine request.
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