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[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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[Until another voice, also familiar but different than the two you heard earlier, creeps into your mind]

Get out! Get out, get out, get out! B-before it's too late! Star. . . when she channeled Poltergeist, she trapped him and cut off his control of this game! His influence on the realm right now is shaky at best, escape from this place before he returns to kill you all!

But be careful. . . be careful! The realm is-- it's unstable, it's dangerous! And there may be parts of it that try to drag you back as you escape. . . if you're grabbed by something, struggle until you get away! And try not to get hurt!

[It's Haunt, sounding more frantic than she ever has before]

I. . . I'm on my way. I'm on my way, just hold on until I can get there!

[this thread is for all your exploration needs]

[SLAMMING INTO A WALL WITH THE SUDDEN STOP.]

Shit..!

[Lapis picks herself up as quickly as she can, and somewhat instinctively starts looking around the elevator.]

Alright, we need to find a way out of here. Does anyone have... any kind of strength? Or, er, a lever?

I might be able to pry the door open, but this elevator is pretty old, and throwing too much force around might make it fall..

[He's gonna examine the mirror first.]

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[im blind and what is this]

What's going on?

[SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE]

[GODDAMMIT AVOCADO]

We're trapped in an old upscale elevator and we might die horribly if we can't find a way out.

[I'm sorry his candor is pretty shit right now.]

We are stuck in an elevator, and as far as we can tell at the moment, there is not a way out.

[She leans against a wall for a moment.]

There is wooden paneling, a mirror, and a chandelier. If it were a more modern elevator, we might be able to get out via the ceiling, but I cannot see a way out.

.....Well.

We could break the mirror. There might be something behind it.

Do we have anything strong enough to break it with? If someone holds me up, I might be able to detatch part of the chandelier to use.

I can hold you up, but you'll have to direct me.

[since he's blind lol]

I can just hit it.

[Removing his cloak.]

I'll just wrap my hand in this so the shards don't get me.

[He HEEhehEH look in the mirror ok lo o k in the mirror]

[...I'D REALLY RATHER NOT

BUT OKAY.]

[MORE BLIND JOKES]

[Lapis glances at the mirror. Probably not the greatest idea.]

[You see your reflectionS, it seems everything is fine.

But the eyes are r e d.

Everything is fine?

But the eyes are r e d

r
e
d.

But maybe you cannot see. Maybe instead you hear. A voice a voice it cries, "i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free i will be free this mirror i will be free"]

[Lapis stares, tearing her gaze from the mirror.]

I... am less certain about breaking that mirror now.

You better not.

No, we will find a different way out. I am certainly not breaking this now.

Just ignore it.

Yes. Ignore me.

[as the mirror starts to reach out...]

[Jasper does the reasonable thing]

[PUNCHES IT]

[GODDAMMIT JASPER]

[LOOK HE JUST WANTS IT TO GET BACK IN THE MIRROR]

[Shit. Lapis stares at the other version of herself, taking a breath.]

Go away. You're not me. Not even close.

[Great. She really fucked this one up. She turns away from the mirror, still pulling at the lever.]

Come on, lever, open. Please.

[THE GLASS SHATTERS WITH A SHRIEK but you are free]

No, Silver. We can find some tool to do it. We should not have injuries this early in the proceedings.

[Lapis has a determined look on her face.]

I agree. We have to be careful.

[even though he has no idea what's going on]

[BUT GUYYYYS]

I should be able to use my powers to keep from getting cut.

It still doesn't hurt to be prudent.

[i'm team mom it's me]

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Alright. Thank you. I am quite light, I promise.

[Lapis reaches out to touch his arm.]

I will climb on your shoulders and give you directions, if that is acceptable.

Just be careful.

[Going to crouch down.]

I don't think we've met. [not that now is really the time for introductions, but]

I will.

[She climbs up on his shoulders easily. Being five-foot-nothing and a hundred pounds soaking wet, she's definitely easy to hold.]

I am called Lapis. I know very little about myself beyond that, unfortunately. When you are settled, you can stand up.

[he's pretty muscled for a blind nerd, what can I say]

[he's a little shaky, but he manages to stand]

Jasper. We're in the same predicament.

[Near the chandelier, there is a latch. You can reach it.]

There's a latch here!

[Lapis reaches over and pulls the latch firmly.]

[Moving slightly to help keep Lapis centered!!]

[You might need to yank it PRETTY HARD a few times. It starts to loosen up though.]

[GO SMALL PIG, GO]

[KEEP PULLING.]

Alright. I'm going to need to put all of my weight on this. I think I can hold myself up, though, so Jasper, let me go, and I'll pull it down with my weight.

[She takes a breath, and moves, putting all of her weight on the lever, trying to pull it down as hard as she can.]

Alright.

[well me and the non-blind pig are here to catch you if you need it]

[THE LEVER STARTS TO OPEN but also mirror Lapis is starting to come out of the mirror.

Hm.

T H A T ' S O K A Y]

I'll try to catch you two if everything goes wrong.

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