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[soulping]

[As soon as you enter the game, you find yourself in a vast, seemingly endless forest. The wind blows cold and harsh, whistling through the trees, and you can barely see what’s in front of you. The only light in the area comes from the moon shining down upon you, mostly blocked by the thick branches twisting together overhead. In the distance, it's almost as if you can see and here flashes of movement, moments of sound (a wolf howling, the sound of crying, or even that of screams). Try as you might, you can't tell where any of these sounds come from... Perhaps it would be best to explore and find out. Stranger yet, you feel as if you must explore...

From here, you can go either left or right. The two paths are indistinguishable from each other.]

Time for the adventure game protags to do their thing!

[waywardapostle]

[Of all the days to not bring his sword with him to the game-

Ishiyama will search the immediate area first- any sticks thick enough to use as a weapon? Or anything else that might be of use?]

[soulping]

[there are no sticks large enough to be a decent weapon; however, he does find a flashlight, hidden under some brush]

[waywardapostle]

What is this?

[Turning it in his hands before accidentally clicking the button]

Ah! Well, this is handy.

[He looks left, then right, and following game logic, goes left, flashlight turned off and tucked in a pocket.

Right is always progression, got to explore all the things!]

[soulping]

[left you go]

[soulping]

[After walking for a while, the trees become more sparse, until they disappear. All the while, it's as if you can feel somebody watching you...

You come to a corn field. The plants rise up high, past your head. Luckily, you can see an entrance not too far from where you stand. There isn’t a sound to be heard except the sounds of cicadas somewhere in the distance.

Do you enter? Strangely, you strongly feel as though you should.]

[waywardapostle]

[There's a certain order to these things, and the first thing Ishiyama does is, again, search the area.

He keeps casting curious looks towards the entrance to the corn field, though.]

[soulping]

[scattered across the ground are a few scythes, varying in shape and blade size]

[waywardapostle]

[Now this is more like it.

Ishiyama picks one up, testing the blade with a leave pulled from a nearby cornstalk]

[soulping]

[it cuts through the leaf quickly; seems like the blade is decently sharp]

[soulping]

[Soon, you come to a large building. There isn’t much to be found on the outskirts of the place, but should you follow the urge to enter the space, you’ll find what once might have been a lobby of some kind. A layer of dust covers a plain tile floor, and there’s a receptionist’s desk near the entrance - of course, there’s nobody to be found behind it any longer.

What’s more notable than the look of the place, however, is the sound. As soon as you enter, a speaker high above crackles to life, and a feminine voice begins speaking.]

The doctor will see you now. The doctor will s̛͙̻̜͉͌̇̓͊̽͡ͅȩ̷̯̯̼̤̘̺̫̠ͤ̆̍̔͗͜ę̺̘̪̬͊̐͌ ̘͎̥͖ͭ̎͌̈́͋̌̐͛́y̶̸̡̘̮̪͉͔̥̑̑̃ö̶̴̺͇̮̥͖̩̆u̡̧̟͓̯̮ͤͧ̈́ͦ̽̈̆͘ ̘̥͕̙̍͒̾̓͛̌ͭ͑ͩ͢͞n̶̦̪̞ͫ̾̂o͖ͮ̂̒͒ͤ͗ͪ̉͞w͇̩̜͎̹̩̹̅̇̔.̰̤̳͖͔̫̣̭̟̓̃͊̿ͬ͞͡ ̨̠͙̺̖̹̠ͤͧ͋Ť̨̢̟͉̟͔͐̑̌hͨ̄̒̀̏ͥ̌҉̡͓͉e̛͔̯̰̖̭͚͚ͤ̈͆ͧ̀ ̢̤̖̥̮̮̮̞̊͒̀d̦ͥ̋́ͥ̽̃o͈̠̼̤̩̭ͯ̊̾̃̔ͩ͊̀c͙̠̲̞̭̤͒̇ͦͨ́͡t̘̣̬̙ͪ̈ó̸̠̟̳̭̪̖́̓̾̓̓̽̀ͅṙ̸̷͑͂ͣ̂ͩͭ̎҉̦̞̦͚̞̖ ͈̭͔̤̲̺̻̼͒ͥ͌̇͘w̷̸͎͈̥̞̺͗̊ͭ̆͛ì̻̬͙̜̜̝͍̳͗̌̋̽̓̉l͇̪̝̱̤̳̲͓̹ͥl̴͓͙͙̪̻̳̟͈͇̈̊̕ ̶̨̼̘̜̯̟̫̟̳̋͂s̴̪͍̺̄̿̇͛͂̓̚͟é͈͉̠̙̭ͭė̸̛̯̼̮͖͖̰̠̩̈ ̘̮̙̻̭͓̟͈̒ͭ̊̆ͯ̑̕͘y̸͍̜͍̼̫̣͚ͫͮ͑ͣ̏͟ͅo͎͍͎͑ͧͩ͛u̺̦ͮ͗̽ͪ̑͌̄͑-̜͖̬̼̲̯͕͚̍̓̀͢-͔͇͍̳̳̩̙̗̍

[The voice comes to a halt with a long, chilling scream, interrupted by an unhinged laugh - and then the sounds stop altogether, fading to an eerie silence.

There are two doors, one to the left and one to the right.]

[waywardapostle]

Well. This is ominous.

[Searches the area for anything that glints interesting.]

[gateofbabbylon]

It looks like this place has fallen into disuse but obviously there's something or someone around here.

[also searching]

[soulping]

[behind the desk, you find a med kit]

[waywardapostle]

[Taking the kit, looking it over briefly, before looking over at the others]

To the left, then.

[It's worked for him thus far.]

[soulping]

[You enter the hallway. It's even filthier than the lobby. The windows are broken and poorly boarded up. Above the doorway, the words "PSYCH WARD" are written in what looks to be blood. Through the door, you can hear screams and sobs; it sounds like a great number or people are crying out for help.

Will you go to them, or will you look around beforehand?]

[waywardapostle]

[Immediately moving towards the voices, scythe held at the ready, just in case.]

[gateofbabbylon]

Careful. Are we sure we want to approach directly?

[screams in a psych ward could mean a ton of stuff]

[waywardapostle]

If we wait, they might be dead when we arrive.

[Granted, when they get there they might need killed.

Either way, he's going in. Kiiro can search the room if he wants.]

[soulping]

[you enter the psych ward]

[soulping]

[As soon as you enter this room, it's obvious where the sounds were coming from. There are rows upon rows of beds, each with a patient strapped firmly down; what's more, most of those patients is screaming and thrashing around under the restraints. The ones that aren't screaming are sobbing and moaning.

The perceptive will notice that each patient looks severely underweight. When one of them sees you, they start crying out to you to help them, to let them go. Once one of them starts, the rest begin to beg and plead as well.

What will you do?]

[waywardapostle]

Shadows-

[Ishiyama approaches the nearest one, looking them over, and looking for the way to release them.]

[abetternight]

Are you sure that's a good idea?

[ This keeps getting more and more ominous and he's actually starting to not like it. ]

[waywardapostle]

Koujaku, they are clearly not well.

[Honestly, they're all tied down, worst comes to it, they can just start at one end and kill them all.

That said, he's releasing the one he's closest to, if he can.]

[soulping]

[as soon as he releases the patient, the doors they came through slam shut.

The patient slips out of the bed and cowers next to it as another door slams open, unseen to you. You hear a low, unsettling cackling as a man in a lab coat appears, syringe in hand. He looks to you - through you - to the patient you released, and back again, before he takes a few steps towards you]