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

[trustharder]

[...Actually.

Now that she's speaking in closer proximity, the screen will turn on - it's in that vague, ambient sort of way at first, the dull blue of it shining out into the room to imply idle processes starting to come back to life, before a set of white words suddenly appears on the screen. Quickly, but one at a time, as though they're being typed.]

HELLO, SIGRUN EIDE.

[captainobnoxious]

[HOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT

HOLY SHIT

OH???

YOU'RE LUCKY SHE DIDN'T JUST PUT HER SWORD THROUGH THE GODDAMN SCREEN.]

... Hello, mysterious words. Do you have a name?

[trustharder]

I'VE HAD MANY NAMES.
RIGHT NOW, MY NAME IS GLORY.

[captainobnoxious]

[Oh, it's Glory!

... They might've been a goddamn stubborn ass before, but it seems Sigrun's over that now. They had the right to be after all.]

Nice to hear from you again, Glory! Er. See from you, I guess. First off: How are you? Secondly, and more important, what the hell is happening?

[trustharder]

I AM FINE.
THE GAME IS ENDING.
YOU HAVE TWENTY-TWO QUESTIONS LEFT.

[And sure enough, there's a little display in the lower-right-hand corner; the number 22 is visible.]

[captainobnoxious]

[................

Well. That's unfortunate.]

I'm going to not waste one of my questions by asking this and guess that when the twenty-two goes to zero, I won't be able to talk to you anymore. For one reason or another.

[trustharder]

. . . . . . . .

[It's not the idle swirls, but it is an indication of thinking, anyway.]

YOU ARE CORRECT.

[The number stays the same, though!]

[captainobnoxious]

[Good!! Guesses are not counted as questions, good.]

Then I'll make our time together worthwhile if you will, darling, and I'll try not to make it too short. How are our dead friends?

21

[trustharder]

THEY ARE STILL DEAD.
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM.

[captainobnoxious]

[look at that neat number in the subject line. nice. i don't have to keep track of them.]

Of course they're still dead, the dead stay dead. Generally speaking. Shame about not being in contact with them though, I would've liked to make sure they were still good.

[Well, Sigrun. That they were still well.]

I hope you like hearing my voice, by the way, 'cause you're gonna be hearing it a lot. If the game's ending, that means we're busy dying, so... what are your suggestions in staying alive? Anything and everything will be helpful, my friend.

[Unless it's "kill a man".]

20

[trustharder]

I CAN'T ASSIST YOU IN WINNING THE GAME.

[captainobnoxious]

But you do know how to win it.

[Not a question, not an accusation, just a statement.]

20

[trustharder]

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO WIN IT.

[captainobnoxious]

I know one. And you can't tell me the others, because that'd be helping me out. Though I'd guess one's killing the Kingmaker himself.

[... Hmmm. Maybe this kind of question'll work?]

Okay then. What kind of questions can I ask you that will get answered? Just so I'm not wasting our time.

19

[trustharder]

I CAN ANSWER SOME THINGS ABOUT THE GAME. SOME THINGS ABOUT MYSELF. SOME THINGS ABOUT THE SITUATION.
BUT NOT EVERYTHING.
THAT'S THE UNFORTUNATE PART, I GUESS.

[captainobnoxious]

It's alright. Wouldn't be a very fun game if I got all my answers when I wanted them, even if that'd be a hell of a lot easier.

What can you answer about the situation?

[Like she wasn't going to use the same method twice. Is this cheating? No, it's being smart.]

18

[trustharder]

[No, apparently it's just-]

THAT'S CHEATING.

[captainobnoxious]

It is not! It's playing smart! You'd do the same thing if you were in my position! And you wasted one of my questions, Glory, that's cruel. Put that number back there if you have any conscience at all.

[... Like they can do anything about the numbers.]

18

[trustharder]

I CAN'T DO THAT.
I WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING, THOUGH, YES.

[captainobnoxious]

[She knew it. They're alike (enough), after all, and after a moment to...

...

Oh, she and Black are the only ones in here now. The other two must've figure out the door. That's nice.]

What's that room back there for? The one that the detective and Speedy went into.

17

[trustharder]

I'M IN THERE, TOO.
IT CAN LET YOU SEE YOUR FRIENDS AGAIN, IF YOU WANT.

[captainobnoxious]

[.........]

Even Mettaton?

[all the questions have been okayish and then there's this fucking one]

16

[trustharder]

HE CAN BE SEEN AS WELL, YES.

[captainobnoxious]

[Well, she's hesitating for a moment, looking at the number of questions left and the text on the screen.]

... Black, I'm sure you've got more than enough questions for the both of us, and... I know you have your thoughts about Glory here, so maybe you're better off asking them anyway.

[A pause, though.]

One last question from me though, Glory -- what do you mean, you're in there too?

15

[trustharder]

I'M IN THAT ROOM AS WELL AS HERE. IT REALLY ISN'T ANY MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.