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L-Lyra? What did you d-
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[!WARNING - MAJOR ESOTERA SURGE DETECTED!]
RECOMMENDED ACTION: AVOID AFFECTED SUBJECT AND/OR BREACHING ANOMALY IN QUESTION AND LOCATE THE NEAREST SAFETY POINT UNTIL BACKUP ARRIVES!
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Kya… ha… Avoidance? Safety points? No… My hypothesis indicates that neither of those are going to be of much use to you. It’s just like when I first felt the Seal’s power, all those days ago… I can see into the depths that lie beneath your fragile frames. You saw me as expendable, killed those who aligned themselves with me. I made my case, I begged and pleaded - threw my dignity away in hopes of mercy.
And still… It meant nothing.
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Oh, Phenera… my last faithful assistant. The last of those dedicated to dredging the darkness beyond our understanding. Science’s strongest soldier. At last, I finally see. Your proposal stands above those of your peers. Kyahahaha… All along, I thought Anomalies were subjects to be researched and discarded accordingly - but I understand now. To sit by and record findings… to dissect and analyze and attempt to understand… It’s all a waste of time. What use is data without lived experience, after all? What I felt before, “synchronized” and seeking answers… it’s nothing compared to this intoxicating power. It’s fascinating, really…
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Astrid… Your dad must be just as stupid as you are, to stop at only the little tease offered by his “synchronization”. But it’ll all be okay. It’s like I said, we’ll all sink together… until you reach the very same conclusion.
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You… you’re… not thinking right. I’m sorry they voted for you but… it wasn’t malicious, and it wasn’t my fault. You were in the forest, you were a suspect. It… it wasn’t anything like that. People genuinely suspected you, I’m not…
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I’m not doing this anymore! You keep doing the same thing, over and over and I keep listening to you and I'm done with it.
You walk around here like you own the place, talking bad about everyone and everything. Bragging about tearing apart Anomalies for your own gain, insulting everyone's intelligence, doing absolutely nothing to help anyone except you and your “lab assistants”…
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Well, guess what? You’re the one who put yourself on this path. You want people’s sympathy? You want people to trust you? You should’ve earned it! Now look at you, you’re...
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Cease your conversation, stay behind me and heed my warning thus. You are no longer speaking to the woman you once knew. In her place… naught but a magicked beast, a creature of fell origin, intentions warped by the magicks taken unto her being - corroding her very soul itself. ‘Tis a process I have seen at work many a time, upon many individuals.
Not unlike the whispers of the false prophet - yet more unpredictable in nature. Such a being makes for a dangerous hunt indeed, far more than that which you refer to as a mere “Anomaly”.
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Well, I think we’ve found common ground again, 23~
Say, how about we momentarily put aside our… ideological differences and do our job for a little while, hm? Anomaly or Aberration, we’re the Control Department at the end of the day! There’s certainly a thing or two we could do about this one, mm?
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…Very well. For the good of those who yet remain… I shall add yet another target to my sights.
Assist me if you wish, if there is anything left of that which you once were. But do not think I will hesitate for a moment to behead the one who holds your chains should they cross my path.
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Well, this is a… rather unexpected development. The Ritual does not necessitate the… creation of such a being. Nor does it typically facilitate the… subversion of the execution required upon the resolution of the voting process.
Ahahaha… I suppose it matters not. Dr. Orpheus is simply no longer my problem. Treat her as yet another “Anomaly”, treat her as that creature within the facility depths, or treat her as your ally. I care not for the resolution.
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This time, do make sure to kill someone relevant to the proceedings. I would certainly hate for this to… happen once more.
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It is now Night 9.
You may submit Night Actions to @Spooks?. You have 48 Hours to submit. The longer you take to submit, the longer the waiting period for results will be. Live with your consequences, and pray your peers feel sympathy.
Your Night Condition for the night is...
An overflow of Thalassic esotera has distorted the facility, causing several rooms to Sink, making them unusable. Entering a room that is Sinking will result in immediate drowning and heavy pressure damage. The following rooms are Sunken:
Sunken rooms will be marked on the map with the following icon:
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Please allow a while for the interactive map to update. In the meantime, refer to the list above and the thread map's placements.
You MUST attempt tonight, or you will immediately perish. This applies to all players, NPCs, and Wraiths - the latter of which will not be permitted Day Phase participation should they not attempt.
Players will be sent a random player name alongside their bond powers and curses. Attempting on this player will grant Unlimited Access for the night. If the kill is successful, that becomes permanent
You may submit Night Actions to @Spooks?. You have 48 Hours to submit. The longer you take to submit, the longer the waiting period for results will be. Live with your consequences, and pray your peers feel sympathy.
Your Night Condition for the night is...
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An overflow of Thalassic esotera has distorted the facility, causing several rooms to Sink, making them unusable. Entering a room that is Sinking will result in immediate drowning and heavy pressure damage. The following rooms are Sunken:
- Both Gates
- Meeting Room
- Chapel
- Liturgical Study
- Botany Lab
- Archaeologist's Office
- Break Room
- Lab Zero
- Killing Game Lab
- Dispatch
- Bathrooms
- Crystal Cave
Sunken rooms will be marked on the map with the following icon:
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Please allow a while for the interactive map to update. In the meantime, refer to the list above and the thread map's placements.
You MUST attempt tonight, or you will immediately perish. This applies to all players, NPCs, and Wraiths - the latter of which will not be permitted Day Phase participation should they not attempt.
Players will be sent a random player name alongside their bond powers and curses. Attempting on this player will grant Unlimited Access for the night. If the kill is successful, that becomes permanent
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room descriptions:
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room descriptions:
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room descriptions:
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room descriptions:
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History Team
@Indiana Jones (Old)
@Phenera
@Tinkaton
Survey Team
@Pea
@Riki
@DxHustler3000
Research Team
@Morgan
@Izumi Konata
@Nashu Mhakaracca
@Giffany
@Columbo
NPCs
- Astrid
- Dexter Hexley
- Dr. Lyra Orpheus
- Nancy Partridge & BPI-2300
- Spooks, The Magical Cat™
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I'm just gonna leave them to deal with that. How about that motive, huh? Yeah, you know... not gonna take that offer.
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But I'll tell you what. A little birdie told me that you guys talk pretty loudly about your secrets while I'm in earshot, so let's say that my investigation turned up some dirt that might benefit anyone looking for a Seal Power. Somewhere they can't get without taking that motive, and somewhere I just happen to know the location of.
I wanna destroy that book, you want... I dunno, a magic power or something. Seems pretty win/win, right? So here: If you take the motive? Meet me in the Lost City Outpost. No judgement, not my business. I'll take you to where you have to go, and do what I have to do to get that seal broken - just as long as you're not on my patented Dexter Hexley: Paranormal Investigator Official "SUS LIST" . Because otherwise I'll shoot you.
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Kidding, kidding! Hey, trust me. You'll know my attempt when you see it. Stop it if you want. Just consider this a trust exercise, yeah?