By Galactica Point And Below, Monday

[fjordicswagger]

"Okay, what is this nerdy crap?"

The piece of paper in Tamsin's hands was definitely some kind of nerdy crap, she was sure of it. Still, it was their best shot at at least getting the island back to somewhere that had actually decent bars.

She eyed the weird rocks embedded into the wall by Galactica Point. "I always thought some kid with too much time and no basement to fester in had come up with this," she muttered. She glanced over her shoulder at the waiting hordes. "Okay, here we go. Up, up, down, down--"

Oh god. It really was nerdy crap.

[[ ocd is up! have at! new rooms might be added throughout the day, depending. ]]

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Gather Up And Wait

[fjordicswagger]

Before Tamsin types in the code, there's plenty of time to hang out among yourselves and talk about how stupid all of this is.

At least, she figures that's what you're doing.

Re: Gather Up And Wait

[good_for_six]

"Hopefully there'll at least be some decent loot down here."

There was probably not going to be loot, Isabela.

Re: Gather Up And Wait

[uncertain_dume]

Yeah, this was all against Kanan's better judgment, but here he was, blaster at one hip, assembled lightsaber at the other, looking... slightly put out by all of this, really.

The things he would do just to be able to take his damn dog for a walk in piece.

Re: Gather Up And Wait

[rebelseekspizza]

"This is really stupid," Dante said, rolling his eyes. "When do we start kicking ass?"

Re: Gather Up And Wait

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Hardison was listening to the code and trying not to laugh. "Whoever it was had a sense of humor, anyway. Looks like we're goin' back down into the computer city then?"

Re: Gather Up And Wait

[arboreal_priestess]

Verity had been run ragged this weekend, trying to corral the various cryptids and figuring out why most of them had gone nuts. THAT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR FOR A JACKALOPE, OKAY?

Seeing a bunch of people head for Galactica point had gotten her curious enough to follow along and now, here she was, several guns and knives on her person, and ready for everything to go back to normal.

Re: Gather Up And Wait

[livingartifact]

Jenkins' suit was a little bit worse for wear again, but at least it was dirt this time, and not rabbit blood. Dirt and drop bear fur, anyway. He stood towards the side of the crowd, a large slushy from the Quick Stop in one hand, a king size snickers bar in the other. He had several more tucked into his jacket, alongside his sword, though, unfortunately, no spare slushy.

It was always important to bring along provisions when going on an adventure.

Re: Gather Up And Wait

[sith_happened]

Anakin had been stuck on this island instead of getting to go up to Stars Hollow for the Easter Egg Hunt that Taylor had overplanned with his normal lack of anything resembling restraint.

So...thank you, Fandom? Kind of?

But he was fully tired of being chased by wild naugas at this point, so enough was enough.

RE: Gather Up And Wait

[throughaphase]

Kitty was looking a little worse for wear by now, and also pretty over it.

"Whatever means I never have to figure out how to fight an octopus in a tree again," she grumbled.

Re: Gather Up And Wait

[imafuturist]

"So we're in a terrible video game," Tony ventured helpfully. "That... sounds right for this."

The Door Opens

[fjordicswagger]

"... and that's it. Are we--"

The rock trembled. Then it shook. Finally, it pushed forward, making a sci-fi wooshy noise, and slid to the side.

"WELCOME TO VAULT 42, ▒▓▒▒░▐▓ ᴍᴀʏᴏʀ sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀs!"

Tamsin groaned. "Of course he's involved."

RE: The Door Opens

[throughaphase]

Kitty heard the name, and said, "Yeah, that makes sense."

Into The Catacombs

[fh_npcs]

They are dark and go for miles.

... well, some parts of them are dark, and if you jogged around them, you'd probably hit a mile or two?

Entrance Hall

[fh_npcs]

It's... nice?

Someone has painted the entirety of it black and installed little lights everywhere, simulating a view of space. There's a turn at the far end of the corridor, blocking off view of anything else.

It might be a touch disorienting. Also, there are moths.

Hall of Doors - First

[fh_npcs]

There are several of these, spread out across the catacombs. All of the doors look similar, but not all of the halls.

In fact, one comes with a disco ball and a revolving platform in the center.

But not this one. This one just has an angry, soggy bunyip.

Room: RAIN FILTERS?

[fh_npcs]

Take a left turn and pick a door, and you'll find - exactly where the map said it was - the rain filters?.

The rain filters? appear to be enormous grates both on the ceiling and under your feeth. Both of them are raining in opposite directions.

The first five minutes are chocolate pudding. There is then a brief spell of custard, followed by rainbow dye that stains skin and clothes.

You might want to be out before the ping pong balls. You definitely want to be out before the drop bears.

Room: PORTAL ANCHOR

[fh_npcs]

It is literally a room with a giant anchor embedded in it. One of those old-timey ship ones.

It is also covered in angry snipes.

They hiss whenever they see someone enter, and then come skittering off the anchor, chasing after you. Better start running.

Room: UNSURE - DO NOT TOUCH

[fh_npcs]

It even says 'Do Not Touch' on the door, in a fading label maker label that's probably fallen off a few times and no longer lingers at eye-height.

But if you do open it, it reveals a room made entirely of strawberry shortcake. Birds sing cheerful songs, and the air smells like sugar.

Don't do it. Just don't do it.

Hall of Doors - Second

[fh_npcs]

Of course, if you're lucky, this is the door you pick. It brings you into a perfect replica of the first hall of doors, being all... hally... and doory.

This is the one with the revolving platform and the disco ball, though. So try not to get dizzy.

Room: STEAM ROOM

[fh_npcs]

It's a room full of steam.

Full of steam and one friendly, entirely undressed purple gentleman sitting on a towel in the middle of it.

He seems to be ignoring you.

Room: SUNSHINE

[fh_npcs]

Sunshine is definitely the first thing to hit your face when you open the door. Improbably, there's a shaft that leads all the way up, letting the sun in. It's not immediately clear where on the island the shaft might be located.

Not that you'll have a lot of time to check it out, since most of the room is taken up by a very large lake with a very large squid in it and Sunshine is not happy to see you.

On the bright side, it's the alligators spitting goldfish crawling out of the water that are actually planning to attack you, not the squid.

Room: PRESERVE MANAGEMENT

[fh_npcs]

There are a lot of machines in here, pumping and spitting steam out into the room. Giant cogs turn against each other. A teal deer wearing a set of glasses wanders past.

Manning the machines are... squirrels. Except they're green. And when they turn to hiss at you, angry and ready to tussle, you can see the gremlin venom dripping from their fangs.

Oops.

Hall of Doors - Third

[fh_npcs]

It would be a perfectly normal hall of doors, were it not for the grirrls that just escaped from Preserve Management.

Final Room: The Switch

[fh_npcs]

This room is gray and metallic-looking. It holds nothing, besides a small red switch, sitting on a plateau.

Someone has helpfully printed out a label on a label maker that reads "EMERGENCY JUMP CONTROLS" and stuck it on the switch.

Well. At least that much is clear.

You just have to get past the angry spiders to get there.

[[ for one. ]]

Re: Final Room: The Switch

[good_for_six]

"Of course it's spiders the size of Mabari," Isabela said to no one in particular. "Of course it is."

OOC

[fh_npcs]

I'll be filling in the OCD with extra rooms as we play - have at, and have fun! Let us know down here if you need a particular NPC!

Re: OOC

[livingartifact]

Jenkins has offered the purple man a snickers bar here, if anyone would like to play his response!