TIAMAT

[soulping]

[When you come to, you find yourself locked in a small, cramped, antique elevator. One wall is covered with a large, ornate mirror, and a chandelier hangs above your head. The doors are made of metal and shut very, very tightly. The lights are off.]

[You hear two familiar voices echo distantly in your mind]

LET ME GO, Ǧ̲̖̩̞̣̲̌Ĩ͎R̞̩͎̝̍L̹̳̫̾͛Ȉ͙͈̬͐͒ͭ̄̌̊E̥̥̓ͨ!

I won't let you hurt them!

[Before you have time to say anything, the elevator suddenly jolts, before it begins to plummet. Your heart drops to the pit of your stomach as you fall, fall, fall, and then. . .]

[Suddenly it stops. You're thrown off balance, possibly to the point of where you crash into a wall or a nearby neighbor. All is silent]

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Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[soulping]

[As you walk down the hallways, you find that it's lined up with portraits. They are very antique, old Victorian in particular, featuring many women and men within.

Safe.

It's safe.]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[wherethewildthingsare]

[Rushing to keep up.]

We should keep a formation.

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[shiroganeheir]

Yes. I can keep in front, at least for now with the light, and watch for anything that might be either useful or jumping out in front of us. People with powers can protect those who do not have any.

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[purple_sister]

[Yes, following and... Trying not to touch anything. Let's not mess up and summon another slime-beast-material type monster that melts all over the floor.]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[carptricks]

[his gaze lingers on the portraits, but he doesn't slow down his pace]

Guys. . .

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[soulping]

[Those eyes are gazing at you too lovingly.

Wait.






What?]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[carptricks]

[HAHAHAHA he remembers that fucking mirror. no thanks, not today. he tears his gaze away from the paintings and keeps moving. quickly]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[soulping]

[but something just grabbed onto your shoulder.

it hurts

it hurts

burns? no its not burning. nothing is there right?]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[carptricks]

[jerks his shoulder away from whatever grabbed him and whirls around, aiming his card gun at. . . well]

[whatever it is. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE HIM, HE'LL SHOOT]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[shiroganeheir]

[Lapis is not making that mistake twice. She's moving along, eyes and attention to anything in the hall that is not a portrait]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[wherethewildthingsare]

[DASHING TOO

OH GOD SCREW THIS.]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[shiroganeheir]

I would suggest not looking at the portraits as much as possible.

The mirrors did... somewhat nasty things.

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[carptricks]

[tears his gaze away from the portraits quickly, expression shifting into a scowl]

I know. We broke our mirror before it could grab us.

But I dunno if "not looking" will protect us. We just need to stay on the move.

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[shiroganeheir]

Ours, er, started to attempt to come out, but we escaped before it could do any harm.

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[soulping]

[but something just grabbed onto your shoulder.

it hurts

it hurts

burns? no its not burning. nothing is there right?]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[carptricks]

[ha. . .]

Good. You all seemed to come out in one piece, so--

[but before he can say anything else, something grabs his shoulder]

[his eyes go wide, and he whirls around to face whatever it is, gun raised and at the ready]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[tatsumi_textiles]

[It feels- safe.

Ochre doesn't trust this one bit]

We oughtta keep moving.

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[zeroics]

How old is this place.

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[purple_sister]

What does age have to do with it?

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[zeroics]

Nothing, I guess. It's just weird. Everything in the last game was old too.

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[showyouthesight]

[Half-paying attention to the portraits as they move.]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[soulping]

[Those eyes are gazing at you too lovingly.

Wait.






What?]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[showyouthesight]

[WHY DO I KEEP FINDING THE CREEPY THINGS?]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[soulping]

[you might wanna start running cuz those pictures have started to make nasty expressions.]

Re: FLOOR 3463 (the team elevator floor)

[showyouthesight]

[Yeah, I can do that!]

Why does everything in this place want to look at you?