Final Investigation.

[trustharder]

You've all done very well to make it this far, but it's not over yet. The klaxons blare out today, as they always do – there's no reason they should do any differently, not least of which because it's a Thursday; strange things usually don't happen around here until Fridays, and there's no reason to think that today will be any different. But as soon as you awaken and get a glimpse of what's happening down that first-floor corridor, it becomes very apparent that that's far from the case. The usual rooms on the eastern wing of the first floor are gone entirely, replaced by more of that glossy black that coats the courtroom; it's a little vertigo-inspiring at first, but it's not dangerous. Of more interest, then, is probably those three rooms that seem to be waiting for you – one to the north, two to the south. Choose where you're going to go. Look around for a while. What else are you going to do, after all? >Explore?

[OOC: Welcome to the final investigation! The areas blocked off in rooms 2 and 3 will require card keys to open; otherwise, you are free to investigate at your leisure!

Remember, we need 15 comments total from each of you on this log somewhere!]

Comments

[garudynamic]

Sigrun, oh my god!

[trustharder]

[You won't have to go far, the next page contains the following information:

AMBITIOUS: WARMONGER. ALL PREVIOUSLY SURVIVING MEMBERS OF HIS GAME DEAD.
PRETENTIOUS: SERIAL MURDERER. ALL PREVIOUSLY SURVIVING MEMBERS OF HIS GAME DEAD.
VAINGLORIOUS: SADIST. ALL PREVIOUSLY SURVIVING MEMBERS OF HIS GAME DEAD.
OBSERVANT: SOCIOPATH. ALL SURVIVING MEMBERS OF HIS GAME DEAD.
OUT OF PREVIOUS VICTORS SO FAR, AMBITIOUS AND OBSERVANT HIGHER PRIORITY.]

[notjustawriter]

.....I guess it'd make sense for the Kingmaker to hide them away.

[cherryblooded]

...Nothing ventured, nothing gained, but.

I'm going to press a button, so if it shoots lasers I'm sorry in advance?

[That's to Colress and Yosuke. Sorry guys.

He presses a button near the top!]

[garudynamic]

Only on a technicality.

[amygdalae]

[WELL THAT SURE IS

PLEASANT.]

...looks like these are accounts of previous winners.

[...so this has happened more than once.

God.]

[trustharder]

[This room also looks like it was a library of some sort! It's been cleaned out as well; there are some shelves nearby with a few things on it as well as a table with some file folders resting on top.]

[garudynamic]

Oh god Dad, don't kill us please.

[sleepingkogoro]

[Sigh. Well this investigation is off to an auspicious start. It doesn't seem there is a lot of places to check, unfortunately.

The only other action is try to see if there are any objects left anywhere around the table or on the chairs, but he can't say he has hopes of finding anything important. The screen seems to be what matters in this place, after all, and Sigrun is already dealing with it]

[cherryblooded]

Said I was sorry.

[notjustawriter]

[Jesus fucking Christ on a cracker.]

Uh....

There have been some. Er. Interesting people who have won this game, it sounds like.

[He's just going to go ahead and read the information out loud.]

Investigation start!!

[isafraid]

[Speedwagon gives her a quick nod and heads out. They've all got their jobs now, and he was determined not to disappoint.

They'll get out of here, just have to have courage is all.

Another closed door stood before Speedwagon quickly enough. Not very interesting in the face of it, but that's why he's going to open it. Very slowly. Carefully.]

[trustharder]

[No objects, though it does look like the chairs have been moved around a bit recently like someone was in here.]

[amygdalae]

...room seems clear.

[After a moment more Bruce moves to open the door fully so that all three of them can enter.

Again, more things to look at.]

Any preference on what you guys want to tackle?

[trustharder]

[...Well, you would be opening it slowly and carefully if it weren't locked, um.

There's a device next to the door, though. Looks like it takes a card key.]

[captainobnoxious]

[It would've been too easy if she could just wake up the black screen with a knock.

... So it's pretty set into the wall, too, and that's obviously enough by looking; Sigrun'll still feel the borders of the screen for anything she can press, and if there's nothing there she'll take a look at the speakers for the same kind of thing.]

[trustharder]

[AND THEN LASERS KILLED YOU ALL

Kidding! The screen lights up, so hopefully you guys were prepared to be momentarily blinded. Sorry.

The screen is sectioned off into a good amount of individual, smaller screens showing all the areas of the Vault... except the missing part of the first floor, of course.]

[notjustawriter]

I've been wondering for weeks now if this has happened before. Between what Glory said and this, we've got confirmation.

[amygdalae]

'Interesting' is probably putting it lightly.

['Warmonger', 'Serial murderer', 'sadist'... its not a surprise people like them have won a game like this--

But still.]

[garudynamic]

[...even the saunas and bathrooms?]

[pokexplorer]

The warning is appreciated, at least...

[He'll keep Klinklang close to them in case it needs to attempt to deflect anything though.

What could this big screen be for, though? He has a hunch, but...]

[trustharder]

[No buttons or anything; it's just sitting there looking foreboding as hell.]

[cherryblooded]

[Yipes - okay no, his eyes are adjusting and this could have gone worse.]

So we're an observation area. Probably like the ghosts saw before. But the first floor's not here...

[Incidentally, does it also have the inside of their rooms?]

[isafraid]

[... ... Well that's why it's not opening probably.

Speedwagon doesn't recognize the device next to the door, but he can tell it's important. Promptly he calls over his shoulder.]

Doors locked! Seems we need some kind of key for it.

[amygdalae]

So this would be--what, the fifth iteration?

[Judging from this list alone, anyway.]