This post was last modified: May 5, 2024 at 2:38 AM by Spooks?.

I must admit, I’ve found your efforts to protect the seal rather fascinating, however surely at this point you should realize the futility of your actions? Ahaha, the fifth seal has fallen like the rest - and what is there to show for your efforts?



Closer and ever closer…Only two remain, and then nothing lies between myself and the Codex. This Bureau has done well to obfuscate the Occultic Seal, to hide it away and prevent its fall, but I trust you will seek a solution. After all, your reliability is truly boundless.



Ah, but once again... Such things can wait until nightfall. You have a murder to solve, a victim who has cheated death for entirely too long, and of course... an example, made of your feathered friend.

At last, a display of the swift death that shall come, should you attempt to defy the ritual. Perhaps now, you'll think twice!



Defy the ritual... An example? what's that supposed to...?



Fuck. I think... I think I know. It's Dodo.

He... I dunno. He left me this box, with a note and this necklace, the one he always wears. I don't feel good about this. Dude KNEW something was going to happen, I know he did. He was-



No. You know what... That can't be right. I don't believe it. That big bastard, he can't just go and die until I get my rematch! He's like a walking brick shithouse, there's no way! God, we should've let him break that fucking seal. Maybe if we did, then... Man the seal's broken anyway! What the hell did we-



Yeah... the seal... I'm sorry, but that reminds me. I've been thinking about the seal, and a certain vote...

Ms. Partridge, or Nancy I guess. Why did you... vote to keep it sealed? Normally, besides... the Stellaric Seal, we don't usually intervene with these. Usually it's a free-for-all too, but this time... we had a plan, to minimize the risk and bring someone back to life. Somebody who... wasn't even a murderer, or a danger at all. Instead, it got grabbed by someone random, in the middle of the night.



At first, I thought it was because you just really trusted Pea, for... some reason, but I've... never even seen you talk to that guy before. Maybe like, once. So... that wouldn't make any sense.



So. Why'd you vote?

...

I have my reasons~

Besides, if you ask me, everything went as well as it could. This is the best possible outcome for everyone's well-being.



Okay. That doesn't answer my question. Why'd you vote?



Aha, my apologies for interrupting, but I would really prefer you save your arguments about the seal for another time. You all performed your sacred duties, and there is work to be done. I won't keep you waiting much longer, and please grant me the same mercy - come, let us begin.

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@Walmart John Finalfantasy14 has been found in the snow, on the frozen surface of Mirror Lake

Their role was…

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Additionally, @Dodo has passed away. There will be no trial for his death.

His role was...

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Case Files:

• Walmart John is lying dead on top of a raft on Mirror Lake’s surface
  
• He appears to have a stab wound in his side
  
• He is severely frostbitten.
  
• The Chapel is suffering from significant fire damage.
  
• There are signs of explosive use and many gunshots in the Chapel.
  
• There is also damage from explosives in the Observation Room.
  
• Several trails of pizza rolls are scattered around the facility.
  
• Niles Crane’s body has been stripped of clothing.
  
• The Observation Room smells of root beer for… some reason.
  

Other Info:

• The bridge across the Chasm has been lowered..
  
• The Liturgic Seal has been broken..
  
• During the night, several Blackouts occurred.
  
• One or more Anomalies have been removed from containment.
  

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Interactive Map

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Main Elevator - An elevator that takes you downstairs to the Underground Facility. It is fairly spacious, likely to aid in the transport of anomalies.

Lobby - The Central Facility's check-in lobby. Flanked by two staircases, the check-in desk sits abandoned, though it contains office supplies and some files. There are a variety of places to sit down as well. There is a vault door open behind the front desk, housing an Anomaly Containment Room.

Meeting Room - A small boardroom, with a long table, a couple chairs, and a laptop connected to a projector.

Checkpoint - A security checkpoint with a metal scanner, requiring you to walk through if you enter or exit.

Liturgical Study - A laboratory dedicated to the study of religion and so-called miracles. Contains a variety of religious texts from around the world, as well as religious symbols such as crosses, prayer beads, and small statues.

Chapel - A non-denominational chapel for whatever you wish to pray to. An altar sits at the end of the room, and pews line the sides of a central aisle. A small bowl containing nonspecific holy water is planted firmly in the middle. It is currently bloody, and graffiti is on the wall.

Patio - A patio overlooking the Black Forest. You can climb down to explore from here, but the forest is easy to get lost in.

Black Forest - A forest infamous for stories of lost researchers and strange occurrences. A few landmarks inside have been identified and categorized, but it remains difficult to locate them again. Enter at your own risk.

Boiler Room - A room with an old boiler, as well as a supply of cleaning supplies and maintenance tools. While the boiler is out of use now that modern systems are in place, it can burn hot enough to start fires.

Sleep Lab - A room with three beds and some monitoring equipment. Seems like it is intended for monitoring dreams. Also seems like a comfy place to sleep.

Somatic Seal - A large, deactivated machine.

Anomaly Hall - A hallway containing three strange, yet harmless, anomalies. The Bottomless Beer Bottle and One-Way Cloak are missing.

Library - A library that appears to be fairly old, filled with several books about the supernatural, both fact and fiction. Some are older than others, and many are filled with blacked-out text.

Security Office - An office by the entrance of the building, where the security personnel usually spend their time in case something tries to break in. It has several lockers, a couple CCTV feeds on a monitor, and various other trinkets.

Whisper Valley Archives - A room housing a variety of files and leftover items from the Whisper Valley Historical Society. They are very well organized, and can be easily found with a reference number. You can look for a random file too, but don’t expect much.

Classified Files - A smaller offshoot of the Whisper Valley Archives, with a higher level required to access. Contains more files, somewhat stranger ones too.

Museum Hall - A hallway containing many old objects and displays. The most notable being an anomalous pipe, but other cases and pedestals contain everything from ancient texts to masks.

Gate #1 - A security gate by the front entrance, containing a few CCTV feeds and a locked cabinet. Not much else of use.

Gate #2 - A security gate by the tunnel leading underground. Contains what appears to be a variety of emergency equipment.

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Fountain - A fountain just outside the back of the building. Water is currently flowing, though the fountain appears pretty old.

River - A trench dug from Mirror Lake to the Mines, carrying a steady stream of water into the depths.

Arboretum - A large greenhouse, the interior wrapped in thorny vines. Housing a variety of plant-based experiments, low-risk anomalies, and regular plants, you can find most known botanical life here, though maybe it's possible to find some… unique specimens as well?

Climate Controls - A control panel used to manipulate the climate in the Arboretum, including heat, water level, and the dispensing of pesticides and herbicides.

Botany Lab - A laboratory dedicated to the study and breeding of plant life. Contains a variety of equipment, soil, fertilizers, and gardening tools. Maybe you can grow your own plants?

Black Forest - A forest infamous for stories of lost researchers and strange occurrences. A few landmarks inside have been identified and categorized, but it remains difficult to locate them again. Enter at your own risk.

Waiting Room - A relatively uninteresting room with a front desk and some seating. Probably contains office supplies and a couple magazines.

Decontamination - A room that releases a gas that instantly cleans your body and equipment. It logs its usage for the night however, to prevent any shenanigans.

Cafeteria - A completely unremarkable Cafeteria, the sort of thing that you probably could go without a detailed description of.

Chem Lab - A laboratory with a variety of chemicals and equipment with which to use them. A door sits off to the side, requiring Access Level 4. It is covered in radiation warning stickers.

Aux. Bathrooms - A set of unisex bathrooms for the Auxiliary Building. Sinks and toilets, what else do you need?

Archaeologist's Office - An laboratory belonging to the Archaeological Team. Its walls and desks are lined with a variety of strange artifacts you don't recognize, and shelves contain various historical books and research notes. The desk belonging to the team leader is locked.

Observatory - An observatory located a short distance up the mountain. Its oversized telescope points skyward, and several notes and charts regarding celestial bodies and phenomena sit scattered about.

Somatic Seal - A large, deactivated machine.

Geology Lab - A laboratory dedicated to the study of stone samples and the composition of the nearby earth. Contains drills, chisels, picks, and other means of examining stone. Lots of rocks too.

Boathouse - A quaint, old boathouse by the dock. It contains fuel, rafts, books, paper, and other boating and emergency supplies.

Mirror Lake - A lake to the northwest of the facility, accompanied by a boathouse and a small dock. The lake is known for its still, reflective waters, immense depth, and reports of something moving in the water, despite the fact that there are no fish in mirror lake.

Lighthouse - A lighthouse on the island in Mirror Lake. Inside is a variety of sailing and rain gear, as well as a lighthouse lamp capable of cutting through fog like a knife. There's also an Anomaly Containment Room in here, housing a diving suit. A nearby building housing an elevator leads to the Aquatic Lab.

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Main Elevator - An elevator that takes you upstairs to the Historical Society. It is fairly spacious, likely to aid in the transport of anomalies.

Facility Lobby - A spacious lobby containing a front desk and a large carpet depicting the Bureau’s logo. A door at one end, behind the desk, leads to the Director’s Office, though his receptionist appears to be out.

Shuttle Line - A tunnel for a shuttle that facilities quick transport from the Auxiliary Building to the rest of the facility. You can walk along the tracks, but you might get run over, for obvious reasons.

Station 2 - A rail station for the shuttle, this one on the side of the main facility. There are some benches to sit in while you wait. The Lab Zero entrance is here, firmly sealed up.

Station 1 - A rail station for the shuttle, this one on the side of the main facility. There are some benches to sit in while you wait. There is a facility map on the wall and some shit on the floor.

Lounge - A bar built into the facility for employees who live on-site. Food and drink are free, but abuse of this privilege is discouraged. It’s furnished with bar stools and booths alike.

Kitchen - A professional bar kitchen with a variety of implements, attached to the Employee Lounge. You can prepare food here if you want, but accidents are known to occur, so stay safe.

Service Elevator - A larger elevator that seems to go deeper below ground. It is functional and leads to the Facility Depths. There appears to be some kind of power/maintenance room within the empty shaft.

Receiving Bay - The room where new Anomalies are delivered to the facility. Connects to the upper levels via a road tunnel, but it's a bit of a walk

Lab Passage - A small passage between rooms, with some seating and tables. There’s not much going on here and you get the sense that it's just a transitory room.

Morgue - A morgue containing several cadavers in various states and an autopsy table, along with several tools for medical analysis and dissection.

Killing Game Lab - A laboratory dedicated to researching the link between Killing Games and anomalous phenomena. All the files are gone.

Anomaly Lab - A laboratory dedicated to studying anomalies. Contains some monitoring equipment, computers, and several containment cells. Covered in black liquid. Liz's corpse is missing.

Dispatch - A room where dispatchers use a variety of equipment to communicate with other agents. You can use the intercom here to remotely make an announcement to other rooms.

Counter-Terrorism - A department dedicated to combating the Crimson Eye, an evil criminal organization opposing the Bureau. You can find materials and information regarding the Crimson Eye here, as well as some recovered technology. It is currently in disarray, with Ruby's body in here.

Bathrooms - It’s a bathroom. Feel free to use the toilet. No notes.

Armory - A room filled with lethal weaponry, such as guns, energy weapons, and explosives. Access is largely restricted to higher ranking agents.

Holding Cell - A relatively low-security containment room to hold troublemakers or the occasionally possessed until they calm down. Anyone who assisted in a murder or caused too much damage will end up here temporarily.

Facility Jail - A room for the guard assigned to the Holding Cell to spend their time in. There’s a desk and an evidence locker, though the latter is locked.

Anomaly Records - A room where the Bureau keeps its physical copies of records in case of problems with the facility database. Requires high access and the BPI-XXXX number of the anomaly to properly search.

Control Department - The workplace of the team assigned to contain and control Anomalies. Contains a couple weapons, and many notes on Anomaly strengths and weaknesses.

Break Room - A room with some tables and chairs for staff on break. Also contains a small kitchen with cutlery, a toaster oven, a microwave, a coffee machine, a kettle, and a sink.

Leisure Center - A gymnasium meant for keeping agents both in shape and entertained. Contains a variety of workout equipment, sporting goods, and even a pool. Gus' body is sitting on the workout bench, bloody and burned.

Locker Room - A room for employees to store their belongings. All the lockers are unlocked besides 3, which are locked with combination locks.

Crusher - A large crushing device capable of pulverizing rock. It pounds up and down rhythmically, though too quickly to safely get through. It is currently not functional due to water damage, and the Telluric Seal lies behind it.

Explosive Storage - A large cavern housing a variety of old explosives. A rope dangles through a hole in the ceiling, leading to an area near the Observatory.The room is full of knee-deep water, thanks to a certain someone and their river. The explosives are largely waterlogged.

Crystal Cave - A large cavern containing a large number of luminescent crystals and some far more modern research and excavation gear. The crystals are said to contain Esotera. The room is full of knee-deep water, thanks to a certain someone and their river.

Aquatic Lab - An underwater laboratory with several windows looking out onto the lakebed. Much of this room has been utterly destroyed in the fire.

Station 3 - A Shuttle station nearly identical to Stations 1 and 2. The Shuttle is currently operational, and can be taken to any other shuttle station.

Esotera Lab - A strange laboratory full of unknown equipment, various masks, and plenty of obscure files. Appears to be related to the study of Esotera, whatever that entails.

Lab Zero - A room filled with surgical tables and strange equipment, as well as a variety of masks. A strange creature lurks within, chanting religiously.

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Observation Room - A room deep underground, filled with various high-tech monitoring equipment and a window overlooking a strange, ancient underground city.

Laser Hall - A hallway “locked” by an array of high-powered scorching lasers. Probably best not to fuck around in here.

Submerged District - A vast underground lake, glowing faintly with vestiges of Esotera. The ruins of several buildings stick out from beneath the surface.

Water Filtration - A sizeable mechanical room that appears to pump water from the nearby lake for an unknown purpose.

Arcana Lab - ???

Mining Equipment - A room stocked with a variety of modern excavation equipment of a much heavier-duty variety than the Geology Lab, as well as modern explosive devices.

Drafting Office - An offshoot of the Mining Equipment seemingly converted into an office for engineering and drafting blueprints. Contains a CNC Machine, which can be used to create metal objects from raw materials.

Residential District - A strange sector of the underground city, seemingly a residential district of some sorts. Contains several ancient dwellings and many mummified bodies. A few Bureau research stations have been set up down here for

Lost City Outpost - A large hall between the two segments of the city. There are a few places to sit in here, and an elevator at the southern end of the hall. It looks to be a bit of a rest stop for researchers working in the city.

Occultic Seal - A tower containing an ominous, broken seal chamber.

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History Team

@Alan Wake
@Indiana Jones (Old)
@Phenera
@Tinkaton

Survey Team

@Lita
@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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Please post all investigation questions in this thread, and try to post major theories here, for ease.

Day 7 begins now.

Day 7 will end on Monday, May 6th at 7 PM, PST.

The Trial will begin later, after time has been had to investigate the case and each involved character has testified in some fashion.

If you vote incorrectly and an innocent player is executed, your chances of dying are significantly raised for the following night and you will gain a permanent role debuff..

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(Well I'm not gonna interrupt this, but...)

...Psst. Hey, cat.



Hello [AGENT DESIGNATION - DR. LYRA ORPHEUS], I am currently observing a potentially escalating situation, please stand by for-



Hey! This is important, you walking chatbot! You remember the stuff that freak Dr. Crane was talking about right? The mumbo-jumbo stuff right before he died. No basis in science, no real connection to established rituals, I'm sure you understand, as a creature of processes and logic.



Um... Well, I suppose my systems do consist of-



Okay, great. I'll take that as a yes. Anyway, the janitor's gone! His body lying in the gym, poof! Now, I'm obviously not saying there was any merit to his methods, but what I am saying is...

Now, there's a nonzero chance someone just moved him but... Well, I'm sure you have a couple files on the Lazarin Project rattling around in there! Put the pieces together!



Oh no.

It's souver...

Examine the body, as per usual.

Alright, preliminary bodychecks GO

N-No, not the Warrior of Light...!



This is terrible for their DPS...

Tinkaton might as well check the damage to the chapel...

Fess up, who opened the seal?

Check the stab wound on John, what sort of weapon does it look like?

Fess up, who opened the seal?

Sorry, it was me. I opened the seal.

Any signs of blood trails, general movement around the body?

Check Ciel's room? Is there soup?

Actually, check the rooms of all the dead people

Tinkaton is going to also check the liturgic seal room, just in case someone is still there.

Check for fresh soup in anybody of the deceased folk's rooms.
And give Mr. Walmart's room an extra thorough search.

I wake up in my new house, located in the Lost City. I pick up my stuff and head out for tonight's adventure. We're crossing over the chasm this time.

I hop in the excavator and drive it toward the edge of the cliff. Along the way I pick up a mummified corpse and seat him in the cab with me. Giffany follows me while carrying a table leg. At the edge, I park the excavator, extend the arm, and convince my corpse buddy to spin the cab as fast as possible. I hop out and use my whip to latch onto the bucket and swing myself over the gap. I safely land on the other side. The excavator spins out of control and flies off the edge into the abyss.

On the other side I find a large Bureau building. I head inside and find that the room looks very similar to the seal rooms, but this one has pipes of all different colors lining the walls. There are large stone walls on the far side of the room, locked by the seal. I assume this must be the master seal, and after all others are broken this one can be undone to reveal what's hidden behind the stone doors. There are two other rooms. One is above my access level, the other contains a control panel with a flashing error message "FOREST RELAY STATION DISABLED".

I head back outside and access the bridge controls to raise it so I can cross back. Along the way over, I feel water drip on me from above. Something about it makes me want to go to the Occultic Seal.

Giffany is standing in the doorway to the seal. A figure appears in front of us. It's a BPI agent with an axe. He tells me to fuck off, but goes down with one hit from my whip. Something didn't like that, because the Deep Colossus appears next. It charges toward me with its harpoon. I dodge, making sure to keep my hat affixed on my head, and land a hit on it with my whip. It goes down. I leave Giffany behind with it and head for the Lost City Outpost.

At the outpost I find da boss and Astrid in front of the Mound of Bodies. Da boss tells me to fuck off, and I have to listen to him so I do. I return back to my house and go to sleep.

It's souver...

Examine the body, as per usual.

You examine the body. It's lying on top of a raft on the surface of mirror lake, with a stab wound in his side. The interior of the raft is quite bloody. He's very badly frostbitten, with signs of hypothermia, and the back of his head is very badly bruised.

Tinkaton might as well check the damage to the chapel...

Tinkaton opens the door to the Chapel. The interior is burned out, and it looks like there's several blast marks in various places throughout the church. Many bullet holes are around the room and in the pews, and there are several large gouges across the walls as though made by claws.

Check the stab wound on John, what sort of weapon does it look like?

You check the stab wound. It resembles... a knife wound. You aren't sure on the type of knife off the top of your head.

Any signs of blood trails, general movement around the body?

Some signs of movement you think would have been covered up by the snow, but there is a notable absence of anything like footsteps in the nearby snow. Snow is piled up significantly more on the side of the raft facing outward towards the island though, as opposed to the side facing the river. The raft appears to have collected most of the blood though.

Check Ciel's room? Is there soup?

Actually, check the rooms of all the dead people

Check for fresh soup in anybody of the deceased folk's rooms.
And give Mr. Walmart's room an extra thorough search.

You check Ciel's room. There is indeed a fresh helping of Beef Stroganoff on top of her bed. You check the rest of the dead rooms, but the only room you notice anything immediately different about is Revy's, which is missing the suit of armor it had prior.

Walmart John's room is basically empty.

Tinkaton is going to also check the liturgic seal room, just in case someone is still there.

You check the Liturgic Seal room. The pillar in the center has been smashed, unlike the other deactivated ones. Despite that, it looks about the same as the other deactivated seals.

Fuck I lagged wipe it go next

Check the stab wound on John, what sort of weapon does it look like?

You check the stab wound. It resembles... a knife wound. You aren't sure on the type of knife off the top of your head.

I'll check 'em out. Kitchen knife, box cutter, combat knife, scalpel, maybe a few of the longer blades, did we ever find any more katanas?

I would also like to check out the central seal room I discovered. Do the pipes on the walls have colors corresponding to the other seals? Which pipes are not functioning anymore?

Does anyone have high enough access to enter the room on the left side?

Where are the pizza roll trails leading to?

Check the lighthouse and see if there's any bloody knives in there and if any of the rafts from there are missing. Also, are any of the rafts from the first iRaft episode still back near the boathouse? Check the boathouse in its entirety too

I present the crumpled up drawing in my pocket!