GULGALLANA & TIAMAT

[soulping]

[You exit the parlor through a doorway in your team's color and find yourself in some kind of entry hall. Aside from the one behind you, there are four doors - one on each of the side walls, and two opposite the entrance - each with an image carved into it. They're a bit hard to make out, however, since only one torch on the far wall is lit, lending the place a gloomy atmosphere. What you can see is that the room, once richly decorated, is now a mess; the walls are covered in peeling, royal purple wallpaper, and great swaths of the ceiling are coated with sticky cobwebs. The floor is covered with large marble tiles, inlaid with some kind of swirling design in glittering gold - but sadly, it too is out of shape. The tiles seem to shift a bit under your weight, and some of them are even missing altogether.

If you try the doors you'll find that all of them are locked, and no amount of manhandling can get them to budge.]

[OOC: This game is a treasure hunt/dungeon crawl! Your characters will be exploring the rooms they pass through and facing different challenges in each one. Some rooms will be exploratory, others will have specific rules! The goal is just to reach the end. Teams will be scored on things like teamwork, cleverness, creativity, etc.

Skills are ON, but there will be penalties if you mess up Knut's castle. He lives here, you know!]

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[soulping]

[Reaching the platform you see that there are five more, each placed some distance apart. You'll be able to jump across, though you might need a running start- and be careful, they wobble a little when you get too close to the edge. Don't worry too much about falling though! There are large webs hanging below to catch anyone who stumbles...with massive black spiders circling the edges hungrily. How...helpful.]

[sakazuki]

[ Looks like Lucky got up to the platform. ]

How does it look up there?

[carptricks]

[UH]

. . . we don't wanna fall off these platforms. Trust me.

[debate_avenger]

That doesn't sound good. It can't be helped, though. We've made it far enough that turning back isn't an option. Cut, do you want to go first, or should I?

[sakazuki]

[ ... Does Cut even want to know what happens if they do? Well, guess he'll find out after... ]

Uh, I-I'll... go first. Probably best this way...

[ Considering what Dissolve is wearing... So he'll take the rope and try to slowly climb it as well, unless Dissolve has to say anything to object. ]

[debate_avenger]

Then, I'll go up once you're finished. There's not much I can do to help in this case, so it's up to you.

[carptricks]

[leans over the edge of the platform and extends his hand, so he an help Cut up when he gets closer to the top]

There are giant black spiders crawling across a web underneath the platforms. I dunno about you guys, but I don't wanna be spider food.

[. . .]

And I hope neither of you are arachnophobic]

[sakazuki]

[ Taking Lucky's hand to get up properly and all, but... ]

... Giant black spiders, are you serious...

[carptricks]

[braces himself and hoists Cut up!]

[. . . then gestures towards the webs and spiders below]

Take a look for yourself.

[sakazuki]

[ Walking over a bit to properly see and... silent sigh. ]

... That guy really went all out with the haunted house kind of thing.

[ 2spoopy ]

Careful when you come up, then, Dissolve.

[debate_avenger]

Yeah, I'll be careful.

[That being said, she's not exactly... built for strength and endurance. It's a bit of a struggle to get up.]

[carptricks]

[Kaito is at the top waiting for her, just as he was waiting for Cut. Hopefully he can help her through the last leg of the climb]

[debate_avenger]

[Y-Yes, that helps a lot. Still, going to have to take a break for a bit to catch my breath.]

Thanks... You helped out a lot there.

[carptricks]

[is a bit winded himself, but not by much. he's built for this sort of stuff]

Heh, don't mention it! Like I said, we're in this game together.

[nods at the five platforms ahead of them]

D'you guys think you can make those jumps?

[sakazuki]

[ Taking a look over to the other platforms. ]

Seems a bit difficult, but maybe with a running start and using that makeshift rope as backup...

[debate_avenger]

[Finally, something I'm fairly sure I can do.]

I think I can do at least that much, yeah. I've been holding everyone back up to this point, too, so I can't let myself be beaten by some spiders.

[sakazuki]

Ha, that's the spirit. Like hell we'll get eaten by spiders when we're this far.

[carptricks]

[grins]

You guys are tough.

[taps his toes against the ground, and takes a few steps back, preparing for a jump]

I'll go first again, so I can pull you guys onto the platforms in case you don't make it.

[debate_avenger]

Yeah. I'll go second this time, Cut. It should be easier to catch you if there are two of us.

[sakazuki]

Sounds good. I'll catch up soon enough with you two.

[ He'll stand off to the side so the two of them can do their thing. ]

[carptricks]

[He nods at them, and then starts sprinting towards the opposite edge of the platform. When he's close enough to the end as he can get without tilting the platform over, he jumps--!]

[He performs these kinds of feats all the time at home, so the jump shouldn't be too difficult. . . hopefully]

[soulping]

[10/10 perfect landing

continue?]

[debate_avenger]

[Nope, now it's time for Dissolve to follow. We are tackling this thing one at a time at a time.

She doesn't have any fancy advantages like having done this all her life, but she is good at long jumps.]

[carptricks]

[is there to catch them as the jump, just to make sure they make it across]

[soulping]

[You make it as well! The platform tilts slightly but you correct yourself without much problem.]