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Who: Everyone
When: Day 5, bright and early in the morning
Where: Labyrinth!
What: A daring labyrinth

[you somehow land into this labyrinth with a hard thud, sending clouds of dust flying everywhere. what you're in now is a stone room that has a flickering torch placed on each wall. it smells a bit dingy in here, like what one might picture an actual labyrinth or dungeon to smell like.

there doesn't actually seem to be much worth investigating in this room, aside from a sign and three old, wooden doors before you. the sign reads:

"If you risk it all, you gain it all. If you risk nothing, you gain nothing."

somehow, very inexplicably so, you get the strange sense that the riskier you play, the better the prize.]

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[Jewel begins picking up some of the arrows off the ground by craftily using its feet.

"Then that is the path that I think I will take. Do you have an interest in helping me?"]

Edited 2015-09-26 18:40 (UTC)

-- I'll help you.

Do you have a plan?

[Jewel ponders a bullet casing... wait, no, those are useless.

"I'm still deciding if I just want to slaughter them all or poison their food... I don't know how many of them are left, but I think that is the idea."]

That would depend on who 'they' are as well.

["The undead, of course. They're all obsessed with a god, and became fixated on providing it with sacrifices. I would think they're still at it, too, but there's no more of us left."

Jewel sits down on the ground, poking at a bullet case.]

The undead...? I'm not certain poison would be as effective against them, unless it was very specialized.

We'd need to strike them hard, in a single blow if we can. It would take time to prepare, but it'll be worth the effort if we can ensure that we succeed in killing them all in a single blow.

[Jewel watches you attentively with wide, curious eyes... and sometime while you were speaking it jumps back onto its feet—Jewel does wait for you to finish your sentence before retorting, of course.

"In a single blow? I don't think I know where to find a sword or a gun that large... do you mean a bomb?"]

A bomb, yes. Or something equally destructive if you knew of an equivalent arte.

[Jewel nods... then shakes their head.

"I don't think I can paint. But if I get a chance to look at the materials, I think I might be able to construct a bomb. I would need your help with that, too."]

What does paint-- ah, nevermind.

I can't say I recall all the materials offhand, but I should be able to help you put it all together.

["That's okay. When I see the materials, I think I will recognize them. You just have to help me locate them. I think I can tell you now, nothing in that greenhouse would have helped. Your gas mask excluded."

Jewel, with arrows somehow settled between their toes, walks up to the three holes and their grave markers, simply peering down into them.]

[looking at the gas mask in his hand...]

...At least I've guessed correctly then.

[...following Jewel to look into the holes as well.]

["You did. I think you come across as intelligent."

the holes seem to be large tunnels that a person could jump into. the grave markers behind these holes can be read from here.

the left grave marker reads "ashes to ashes"

the middle grave marker reads "bud to bud"

the right grave marker reads "wall to wall"

Jewel doesn't seem amused, trying to cross its fins. ps it can't cross its fins.]

I'm quite glad to hear that you think I show some intelligent. It would make this task quite difficult if I wasn't.

[leaning down to get a closer look at "ashes to ashes"...]

I assume these graves are where the undead have come from?

[Jewel nods in agreement—yes, it would make it difficult!

as for the hole, it's impossible to see where the darkness ; however, you can catch a faint scent of something burning.

"They can come from these holes, but it is not where they come from. I think these were set up as jokes. Rather than create graves for everyone they slaughtered, they created this... mockup of a grave utilized as a tunnel system, which probably leads to other parts of the land, parts that they definitely control. It's upsetting."]

Edited 2015-09-28 09:09 (UTC)

[considering...then takes a look at the next two graves]

Would it be possible to seal them in the tunnels?

["I don't think so. I wish they lived underground, but they don't. I think... it might be easier to approach them directly."

Jewel seems to be specifically peering down the 'ashes to ashes' hole now.]

[...placing his hand over his sword.]

Shall I escort you down there?

["If you did that, I would be grateful."

Jewel approaches the hole,

lifts a foot,

waits,

then puts... the foot down.

Jewel turns to face you.

"You go first."]

[this seems to be a bad idea, but it's one I'm committed to now]

Very well.

[JUMPING DOWN INTO THE HOLE!]

[down you go, with Jewel following shortly after you! as you fall, that burning smell grows stronger and stronger...

mere seconds later you land upright, on your feet, as though you've simply stepped into the room.

this room is narrow, and it feels like everything around you is moving. fortunately there's a small window in front of you, depicting the scenery as it passes by.

you're in the car of a moving train.

in this particular car are many, many crates. each crate the same label (an odd skull with FD below it, like a logo rather than a warning,) indicating that they may all contain the same things.

to your left is a door leading towards a car seating skeletons.

to your right is a door leading towards a car that contains more crates.]

Edited 2015-09-29 03:07 (UTC)

[raising a brow and watching the left door...before cautiously moving towards the right, never taking his eyes off the skeletons.]

[thankfully, the skeletons are preoccupied with themselves. Jewel follows you into the room on the right.

upon stepping into this room, you can hear murmurs.

there are crates, but upon observation, not as many as the room you were just in—after all, they're much larger. atop these crates are various forms of luggage, coming in suitcases, pouches, etc.

the door on the left leads to the room you were previously in—the one you started in.

the door on the right leads to the end of the train, where you could step out and overlook the scenery from a balcony-like fixture.]

Edited 2015-09-29 21:04 (UTC)

[going to immediately start rummaging through the luggage, speaking quietly to Jewel:]

If we're unable to carry out our original plan, we may at least be able to at least take valuables of theirs and throw them off the train. It wouldn't be much, but it would at least hinder them in some way.

[Jewel is caught off guard by the sudden increase in murmurs that take place after you speak. eventually it responds in an uncertain, but inquiring, tone.

"Is that all revenge amounts to? I was thinking we could derail the train, or slaughter everyone on-board... or just wait and see where it leads and take it from there, but I think that would be a risk for me since I'm obviously not their kind."

in the luggage you find various things, mostly mundane items like toothbrushes, jewelry, clothing. things normal people would bring along with them on a trip.

one container that inexplicably stands out is one that looks like a container of hair gel, but reads "APPLICATION ADHESIVE." on this bottle is a picture of a person applying the supposed contents like a body cream.]

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