Ah… it feels as though it’s been eons since we’ve last met, hasn’t it? You’re aware of the saying, I assume - time flies when you’re having fun. As such, rest assured, our little gap has felt quite brief for me. I’ve been enjoying the creativity you each display when put to the test, and this is certainly no different.

Yet, do not despair. I’m sure some of you will be pleased with this outcome. Myself most of all! Ahahaha, of course I’m rather overjoyed. After all, the Occultic Seal has fallen! There’s only one remaining now… the seal that’s kept me contained for so very long - and this time, there is nothing any of you can do to stop me.



And as for your participation in tonight’s ritual… Well, I could certainly do without yet another rival vying for dominance of your facility - especially one so intent on spreading about their tedious, cloying light.



…I do hope that none of you were particularly invested. Ahahaha!

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@DxHustler3000 has been found dead underneath the ice covering Mirror Lake, impaled through their face with a harpoon.

Their role was…

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Additonally, this player has received a Role Buff.

+You may now issue one command to any one of your current followers. They must obey, and will be physically unable to resist carrying out the command. This cannot be used to kill.

Additionally, this player has Synchronized with the Liturgic Seal, gaining the following power:

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Case Files:

• DXHustler3000 is floating underneath a hole in the ice covering Mirror Lake’s surface
  
• Their mask is completely missing
  
• A harpoon is struck square through their face, a deflated raft also stuck onto the harpoon
  
• They are covered in various wounds
  
• Additionally, they are covered in long, thin marks resembling burns
  
• They are missing several items from their body
  
• The chandelier in the Director’s Office has fallen, and the room is covered in blood
  
• There are several broken bottles of vodka in the Sleep Lab
  
• The Residential District is splattered with ectoplasm
  
• The Lounge has been damaged by an explosion
  
• One of the pipes in Decontamination has burst
  

Other Info:

• The Occultic Seal has been broken
  
• The power to the Service Elevator has been restored
  
• One or more Anomalies have been removed from containment.
  

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Ugh… My head hurts. The last couple days have been… a blur. I remember glimpses but… mostly just… some kind of bright, shining light.

…BPI-1000, huh? This whole time, that Hustler’s mask… Was that why I felt so… weird after that moment at karaoke when they touched me? I mean, it was a good feeling, I felt safe and protected and stronger than ever. I thought that following that feeling was the best way forward, like everyone should feel like that… Then I just don’t remember...

That comes as no surprise.

Indeed, you found yourself enthralled by a most foul influence - your very mind grasped by the vestiges of the false prophet of a thousand sins. Yet, by some miracle… either by the hand of fate’s righteous might, or by that of a warrior far stronger than even I - the shroud of control has been lifted.



To hunt alone is but a fool’s errand. I am… happy to see you well.

Hehe, oh stop it 23! What’s gotten into you? It was only a few days ago you were calling me an “accursed harlot”, wasn’t it? Well, I guess I’m happy to see you well too! But, if the mask is missing… then that’s the real BPI-1000, isn’t it? We’d better find that. Preferably soon~



…Wait, what about Lyra. Did you two…?



Banish the fear from your soul. She lurks within the Holding Cell, captured after our moment of glorious combat. I cannot say how long it will contain her - the power of an “aberration” far exceeds that of an Anomaly such as myself. The gaol may not hold up to its intended purpose given lengthened exposure.



If I am permitted to interject - the Holding Cell is outfitted with advanced anti-Esoteric plating contained within the walls and floor beneath. I am 98.76% confident that the cell will continue to hold [AGENT DESIGNATION - DR. LYRA ORPHEUS] for the foreseeable future unless she is released by an external agent.



…Good.

I almost feel bad for her, all things considered… but she’s dangerous, at least until she calms down. I’m… lucky I never ran into her during the night, I don’t think I could’ve done anything to defend myself - then again, if I… really do have some kind of Stellaric power, maybe she couldn’t touch me anyway.

I’m glad everyone I care about is safe, at least. And that that mask isn’t a threat anymore. Still though… with the seal broken…



Dexter! What did you do? Did you really lead someone to that stupid seal? What were you thinking?



Whoa, whoa. Jesus. Okay, first of all - didn’t actually plan on breaking the thing. If it happened, it happened, but I didn’t break shit - except maybe my fucking skull when a grand total of three - count ‘em, THREE - people decided to beat my face in. Thanks a lot, assholes. By the time we managed to get to that backup terminal, the thing was toast anyway.



Anyway, go ahead and blame me if you want, I don’t give a shit. The seal’s broken, but it was gonna break anyway. Couldn’t do anything to stop it if I tried. Thought that if nothing else, it might go to someone trustworthy. Hell if I know now. Sue me. I'm just gonna keep looking forward, and deal with those problems instead when we get to them. At this point, did anyone really expect these things to hold?



…Well, you’re right. The real concerns... Chaotic Seal... and whatever that creep in the basement’s Inversion Protocol entails. For now though… we need to find that mask.... before someone else gets their hands on it.

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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.

Chaotic Seal - A large room ending with a huge, sealed stone door. It is unresponsive to all forms of contact and will not open. The mechanism in the center appears to be missing at least one Seal input.

Communications - A room with a sizeable communications terminal. Appears to require an uplink with the "forest relay station" to function.

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History Team

@Indiana Jones (Old)
@Phenera
@Tinkaton


Survey Team

@Pea
@Riki

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 9 begins now.

Day 9 will end on Monday, July 29th at 8 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 the killer is correctly uncovered, all who voted incorrectly will receive both a permanent role debuff as well as a new Forbidden Action.

I wanna look at that Chaotic Seal now!

What do the "various wounds" on Hustler's body look like

- I wake up in my house in the Lost City
- I head outside and start making my way to the Chaotic Seal.
- Along the way Riki tries to be Sneaky but I manage to catch him coming up from behind me with a lead pipe. He swings it toward me but I use my whip to grab it and pull it out of his hands. He's so surprised that he just lets me pick the pipe up and smack him over the head, knocking him unconscious.
- I enter the Chaotic Seal and go into the room on the left.
- Before I can activate the override for the Occultic Seal a flash bang lands at my feet. It goes off and I stagger backwards. A boot hits me in the back of my head and I pass out.
- Some time later I wake up and find that the Occultic Seal has already been activated.
- I head back to the city and return to my house. Along the way I see a party of people. Dexter, Tinkaton, and Thomas Zane.

What is the bony bird up to?

Put on the mask







(sloth mask)

Nancy, Did you feel anything else as you fainted? Perhaps before or during our talk.

Additionally, check the Chem Lab. I want to confirm something.

Same as always, full look over the body and all the wounds.

What do the "various wounds" on Hustler's body look like

You inspect Hustler's body, dragging them out of the lake. There are several wounds on their body - some resembling relatively thin slash masks, and some more resembling... bizarre stab wounds. It looks as though a blade has been stabbed into the same place multiple times at multiple angles. These wounds are practically ground beef, it will be very difficult to tell what weapon caused them.

What is the bony bird up to?

You go looking around for Hustler's weird bird, finding it in their dorm. The bird is currently rolled up in the fetal position, completely motionless but not dead.

Put on the mask







(sloth mask)

You put on your sloth mask.

...Nice?

Nancy, Did you feel anything else as you fainted? Perhaps before or during our talk.

Additionally, check the Chem Lab. I want to confirm something.

Actually... it was the strangest thing. I think that was... about when I started to feel normal again, for better or worse. I can't really be sure though, I was out for a while and as soon as I got back up... well I was off chasing down Dr. Orpheus with 23.

You then check out the Chem Lab. There is a bunsen burner, still burning. Atop the burner is a small flask labeled SHADOW PLAGUE SAMPLE, though the contents are scorched down to nothing but a blackened residue.

Anything else notable or out of place in Hustler's room?

Do you think we could have a talk with Lyra, if possible?

This post was last modified: Jul 28, 2024 at 8:30 AM by Columbo.

Alright, who's the wiseguy? What kinda dirt can you even have on ol' Columbo, what did I ever do?
Guess I'll just work with what I got, lets see here...

Woke up from my elevator nap, wouldn't recommend taking one in case you're wondering. It was convenient at least, since it gave me opportunity to go over to the Arcana Lab and... well, I had a chat with the Abyss Team's aberration. Other than the vague threats to my life, lovely little talk we had. After that, I left the lab and passed by [REDACTED], before taking the elevator up.
Took a quick ride over to Station 1, and then went into the Lounge. Now this being another forced murder night... I almost clobbered 23 with a chair. Sorry 'bout that, but it's the nature of these things. But in more important matters, I realized we've been here for over a week and I haven't had a good bowl of chili in ages! So I took to the Kitchen to whip up some myself.
...And once I finished, some [REDACTED] came in and hit me over the head with a cutting board. 'Fraid I blacked out, until I was woken by [REDACTED] back out in the Station. Well, I thanked 'em and went back for my chili, noticing that [THOMAS ZANE] was out cold in the Lounge. Must've been an explosion, but luckily they were still breathing.
After that, I took up the stairs and... in the Geology Lab, "Trip" crawled right past me. Don't tell me, did somebody let him out? And, why didn't the blackmailer take that memory?
Ignoring that harrowing encounter, I climbed the mountain to the Observatory to go chat with Astrid. Always a pleasure. After that, I went searching for Spooks and... well, the safety equipment all over the Arboretum tipped me off. Spooks told me it's some kinda fuel spill. Lucky he was on top of it.
From there, I went inside the Sleep Lab and... got my ass thoroughly beat. I wasn't going to mention the bottles of vodka I pilfered from the Kitchen, but it looks like it they all shattered in the fight. Least I got to try to defend myself this time, even if I was knocked out again... Another kind person in a Chicken Mask woke me up, thankfully. Looks like I got dragged outside. Anyone else got deja vu?
Hurt in more than just my pride, I went back downstairs and back to my dorm, noticing [REDACTED] enter her room about the same time. Should've remembered my first aid kit...

If somebody wants to own up to being any of the [REDACTED]s, I'll edit it into my report.

Check in on 2101.

Same as always, full look over the body and all the wounds.

You give the body a full look over, checking the wounds. There appear to be several pieces of glass embedded in Hustler, along with many smaller cuts. Obviously the biggest thing of note is the harpoon sticking through their head, but their head also seems to have been severely damaged with blunt force. Their body is also riddled with several of those strange stab wounds, resembling multiple stabs at many angles directed at the exact same spot. The most prominent of these is in their throat area. Some of their fingers are also bloody and broken.

Outside of the missing mask, which is... concerning, the only other thing of note about the body is that they are missing their trademark shitty assassin's creed blades.

Anything else notable or out of place in Hustler's room?

Outside of the curled-up freakish bird man, Hustler's room doesn't seem to have anything really in it besides some more drawings of those weird offputting apes. Presumably leftovers from that initial conference way back when.

Check in on 2101.

You head into the Anomaly Lab to check up on BPI-2101, peering into its containment room.



Alright dudes, this is gettin' real old. If you're not gonna let me outta here, at least leave me alone. This is just kicking me when I'm down, man. What do you think this is, huh? That movie with the dude from The Mask where he's in like, a TV show and stuff?

This is totally bogus.

Don't suppose there's anything on Alan Wake's typewriter?

Do you think we could have a talk with Lyra, if possible?

You approach the Holding Cell in the Facility Jail. Lyra is situated inside, her hair coiling and twisting through the air as though floating in water. She turns to regard you curiously.



Kya... ha... Well, look who it is. After everything, you come crawling back to me for help. I'm afraid it's too late now. I'm all too happy to see you all sink too, beneath the weight of your impending failure. That masked Anomaly and his precious handler think they can keep me caged... Well, it's all just a matter of time. Kyeheheh... I'll be out of here soon enough.

I can't deny it though... the idea of each and every one you completely powerless, begging so desperately for my unparalleled genius to dredge this case's solution from the depths of obscurity... Kyahahaha! An enthralling prospect.


[color=#23237F]Go ahead... Ask me whatever you want. Until I'm out of here, I may as well keep myself entertained.

Don't suppose there's anything on Alan Wake's typewriter?

You check Alan's typewriter in his room. It looks to have been used, with what appears to be a script - vaguely unlike Alan's usual prose - sitting on the table next to it.

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This post was last modified: Jul 28, 2024 at 7:05 PM by Phenera. Edit Reason: Argh, bolding

Boss… No, not this, not now… So soon after Dr. Lyra, and when the operation was this close to meeting its goals… The time was drawing close that they'd return to you, too…

…but… there's no choice but to continue. Stopping now would mean every sacrifice to this point would be in vain. It's just not conscionable.

We need to act in the interest of the greater good more now than ever! If it takes weaponizing all of this loss, then that's what it takes! Do-Don't worry! We'll take care of Loob, and we'll complete the assignment!

P.H.ENERA - BPI DESIGNEE: CLASSIFIED - NIGHTLY REPORT NINE

We're getting so close to seeing this operation through to completion! With Dr. Lyra converted to the cause, and DxHustler to guide us, nothing could possibly go wrong tonight!

We came to in Agent Nashu's room when she pushed us off of her bed. We apologized for intruding promptly and removed the vomit-soaked sheets from her bed to make up for what we had done. We were given three assignments tonight, so we started working on them immediately! We were told to wear this hat all night, no matter the circumstances! What's strange is… it seems to have materialized from Chaotic Esotera, but… it's almost as if it has the signature of *Mute. For a second assignment, we were told we had to ensure Barry's safety all night! Early preparation makes easy tasks, so we wrapped Barry in the sheets and dragged him out of Agent Nashu's room.

Agent Nashu followed us all the way to Facility Lobby, but she took another route once we entered the Lab Passage to speak with Dr. Lyra. She announced her intentions to condemn the whole facility to sinking! How ambitious!

After checking on Dr. Lyra, we went back to the Facility Lobby and took Barry up the elevator, bringing him to the History Dorms. As we entered, we saw a Thomas Zane entering the dorms, too. There are so many vacancies now, and isn't it more fair if he and the Underground Lab have their own rooms instead of Containment Cells? Because Agent Indy has left his room completely vacant, we made Barry comfortable inside and left him with his privacy.

With Barry granted his own private room, we left and went across the Lobby to retrieve Boiler Room supplies we needed for the completion of the night's second assignment. Before we could enter, Thomas Zane appeared again, exiting the Boiler Room and stepping into the Sleep Lab. We couldn't spare time for him, so we went into the Boiler Room and retrieved the superglue we needed to apply to this hat.

With two assignments efficiently completed, we walked across the building to the Whisper Valley Archives to take a safe exit outside. We were unable to follow identification protocols as we crossed to the Auxiliary building, but there was a figure lurking by the Survey Dorms and another figure meandering alongside the river.

After passing them, we entered the Waiting Room and walked into Decontamination. Tonight's third assignment was the murder of Izumi Konata. Report after report indicated she visited Decontamination most nights, so we violated safety protocols to cause the pipes leading to the showers to burst. We waited the amount of time required by the assignment instructions, but she never arrived.

That assignment wasn't critical, and we had additional work that needed completing tonight, so we departed and entered the Mines. Someone left garden shears by the Mine Elevator, but there was no time to return them. The elevator descended, and we walked through the Residential District, passing by Nyarlathotep. Maybe he's interested in liberating Heteromorphs too, now! He was releasing the Mound of Flesh! We left him to his work, and approached it…

The Source, the Chaotic Seal, had finally been activated! We attempted to unseal it, to complete the operation, but it was unresponsive. That's okay! DxHustler will be thrilled when we report this in the morning!

Every assignment had been completed, so we took the Mines Elevator up. As we exited, we passed Riki, knocked out next to a giant pair of shears. We had an uneventful walk back to the History Dorms and checked the status of Barry. He was comfortable enough he had fallen asleep! How wonderful!

We went to sleep shortly after, but before we could sleep… There was… some kind of vision that had to be recorded in this report!

Unusual saxophone music was playing in front of an elevator door, where a figure in a non-Bureau-compliant speedo and a silver mask was thrusting their hips. There was a ding when the door opened, and another figure came out of the elevator in a green hoodie and a pink hat. They pulled out a knife and stabbed the masked figure in the throat! The masked figure fell to the ground, and their killer thrust their hips over them.

This post was last modified: Jul 28, 2024 at 6:27 PM by Phenera.

Inspect the Service Elevator, the Lost City Outpost Elevator, and the Mines Elevator for signs of blood, including on the doors at their stops.

Oh, and, for later or what may have you, let's see that Chaotic Seal.

@Lyra how many bond points do I get if I let you out?

Not too optimistic on getting anything out of this but I'll try to compare some blades to their wounds regardless. Kitchen knives, box cutters, combat knives, heck how does the harpoon line up?
Oh, and compare something nice and blunt for their head trauma. Shovel, blunt side of a pickaxe... handle of the harpoon?
And Spooks, could you fish out anything else that might be in the lake?