[ PUZZLE ORP] The Underground Secret (SOLUTION/ PRIZES p13!)

[medigel]

When Piper said she didn't do riddles, she didn't do riddles. So while Lock went off to follow after Broody McBrooderston, Piper hung back, grabbed one of the handy dandy runes left lying around for her souvenir and effort towards their escape, and scooted on closer to the intimidating but intrepid fashionista that was one Boogeyman and Teacher of legend.

"I'll keep that warm for ya if you feel like sharing, professor," the reaper offered somewhat hopefully. She had no idea why anyone would throw themselves in willingly or why they would snub some Lord of the Mountains or whatever, but that was the sort of sass she wanted to cozy up to right now. Way better than working.

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OOC

Character Name: Piper Black
Faction: Amity - 5'5" Y3 Elemental Mage Reaper with an extra 3" at least of poof hair
Appearance: xxx
Miasma meter: 10

Items obtained: basilisk eye, powder stone

Marushii

 

[Zoobey]

kuropeco

The blank rune shattered instantly after revealing the answer!

OOC

One blank rune can be used per player!

 

[Zyphiris]

She was taken aback by the swarm of bats that flew out, quickly leaning backwards to avoid them. The rest of the cave was full of other students wandering about, interacting with the various elements (sometimes quite violently). She watched a couple of them trying to solve a puzzle with mild curiosity, noting each time the crystals lit up with a certain combination. Perhaps they would be able to solve the puzzle and let them out of here...

Her attention was drawn to the loud voice that boomed through the room, catching her off guard. Even more disturbing was the large slitted eye she barely caught a glimpse of. So far, she could only think of the sand whale that was probably that large. And perhaps the 100 foot long snake. They weren't going to get eaten here now were they...

Edel's concerns were somewhat allayed by the arrival of a certain professor, though it wasn't certain that they would be completely out of danger now that she was here. In the three years she had known the gym instructor... well, disaster and danger tended to surround her. The ghoul eyed the boogeyman skeptically, wondering if she had come to observe how they well were doing, or, as the voice had said, if she was here to stir up more of her typical funny business.

The ghoul furrowed her brows at the voice who spoke back. Lord of the mountain...Ancients? No, greater than the Ancients, it claimed. She had known that something was a little off about this town the moment she arrived, but the knowledge that they could possibly be dealing with something that was of the magnitude of an Ancient was worrying indeed.

At least Professor Red was still enjoying the show with some popcorn, which meant that the situation wasn't exactly dire yet. Edel decided that she would hang back and observe for now.  

[Zoobey]

"Very well," boomed the voice, despite Red not having said anything, "I am impatient; it is my mid-mid-late-evening Hunter snack; I leave you with a riddle; may it heed useful:


The answer is simple as long as you are able
To get the five numbers, and solve the table
It was crafted from veterans of numbers and math
They carved a hole in it for simple finger baths
Next patience is the key, wait and see,
A clue will appear, in the shape you should heed,
Next is a thread winding simple and old,
A guide will show the way, in the resources told,
Lastly you should see the lines dots connect
(Truth to be told, I forgot what comes next.)
Lastly after the tenth there is one more riddle to solve
What does a table with five people involve
One faces against, the rest face towards
Five numbers required none more straightforward
It is a gamble, it is a risk, it is the emblem etched
What is another term for a dark pumpkin sketched?"  

[Rathurue]

After walking around the room excitedly, Rei deduced from the booming sound's clue that the 'answer' for the puzzle was supposedly an 5-rune combination that should be placed at the slate.

He already gathered that each runes corresponds to a number from 0 to 12, so it can't be letters. Also, after glimpsing over the shoulders of the people around him, he also noticed there's still some missing numbers from the row.

So for now, Rei walked down to where the Runes lies, and tried to gather whatever left from the pile. He took a blank one.


Also, after reading the jumbled letters and reading the numbers '314' on the unearthed slate...

"These symbols...Pi...R...u?"

Pi;3,14. R; the distance between the center of a circle and its edge. U...

Maybe there's some thing about this slab that will help them answering. Rei tried to take some water from the pool and pouring it into the small circle on the slab.

Zoobey

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OOC

Character Name: Tsukumogami Rei
Faction: Student [Quest]
Appearance: Flickering pale blue with mismatched eyes of red and green. Messy brown hair. Has black, bloodsmeared headphones which jack can be seen hanging unplugged.
Miasma meter (5*3)/??? = 15/???
Quest characters: Every time you gain Miasma, multiply it by x3. So, in a prompt if you gain +2 miasma, it is actually +6 for you.
Key Item: Herbivore Egg-Wyvern Egg(broken)http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?page=1&t=24769489#373532599Wyvern Egg II=>Swiped for Giant Serpent's Egg

 

[Lilwolfpard]

remi picked up a blank rune and put it next to the zero rune.

Zoobey

OOC

Anyone can now use this! You can only place two runes you own in it. All information gained here is OOC public information that can be used in the puzzle.

 

[Molten Tigrex]

As much fun as math was, for a given value of fun, Aymet was now bored with the tile swapping and was looking for something more exciting to do, that still required the same minimal amount of physical labor. Like a different kind of tile swapping.

Seeing as half the people puzzling in the room had managed to find blank runes to carry around, Aymet followed them back to the pile and picked one up, quickly replacing it in the machine instead of one of his runes.

zoobey

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OOC

Character Name: aymet
Faction: undead student
Appearance: o u kno
Miasma meter 0
ITEMS: Perfect Steak, Whale Fin

 

[Zoobey]

Lilwolfpard

 

[Zoobey]

Molten Tigrex

 

[Marushii]

"Oo donn kno whuff oour miffin!" Red said at last with her mouth full, shaking the popcorn bag in the direction of the voice (or rather what she assumed was its direction). "An' you better watch it, thems fightin' words. Don't make me go --"

She stopped as students approached and/or interrupted her. First, Hollandaise. "Winters? Nah. I'm here on Boogey work. Or I was." The teacher shrugged, adding, "You guys kind of showed up out of the fog and upended everything, just so you know."

Next, Dekana. She eyed him warily. "What'll you give me for some? This happens to be a village specialty." Red picked up a popcorn piece and waggled it under Dekana's nose. It was black in color, complete with a smoking purple mist that oozed off of it. The bag the popcorn came out of wasn't marked, either.

Finally, Piper. "No. Go find your own."

As the voice boomed and rambled a riddle, Red rolled her eyes. "Really? Really? Is that the best you can do? And you totally had your chance." Red emphasized what she was talking about by dramatically reaching in and pulling out more popcorn, which she then tossed in her mouth. "Too bad you're going to have to suffer while I eat this in front of you. Om nom nom."

The Semblance of Unity

Red says hi.

SkieBorne

Red never learned how to share.

medigel

Red is rude.

Zoobey

Red's mockin ur rhymin skills oooh snap what now

 

[Lilwolfpard]

Remi, taking a break finally over at scrabble runes 101, approached his mentor with a audible sigh. He then flopped right next to her and eyed the popcorn bag. "Spare a bite?" He shouldnt be surprised if she denied him too though. He was there after all for bogeyman training and ended up getting caught up in the loc happenings.

marushii

 

[Seussi]

Wrath had no idea what in death was going on. Like everyone else, he woke up in a strange place, his limbs coming to life just as slowly as his brain. As soon as he had been able, he got to his feet, standing up tall and having a look around at his surroundings.

The voice, whoever it belonged to, was given raised eyebrows. What was this? A puzzle of some kind? Wrath was reminded of the time he had been in a dungeon, as a knight (that wasn't actually him but he still remembered it like it was). He had not been able to contribute much, then, and he did not think he would be able to contribute very much now.

Heaving a sigh that brought massive shoulders up and then down again, he crossed his arms over his chest and began to pace around, watching as everyone went about investigating the room, piecing together their clues.  

[Seussi]

After much meandering and becoming more and more confused as he went, Wrath walked up to the pile of blank runes that were located in one part of the room. Everyone else seemed to have the idea of picking one up, and, not wanting to look like a total idiot, he did the same, stooping down low to swipe one up in a leather and metal clad hand.

And then he just sort of went back to looking at what everyone else was doing, making little noises of approval here and there and nodding his head as if he totally understood what was going on.

Puzzles were the worst.

The worst.

Please just give him something to kill instead.  

[Marushii]

Red pointed an accusatory talon at Remi. "No, on the account of you ditched me." The talon was lowered into the bag, whereupon she skewered a popcorn kernel with it in order to chomp down on it viciously. "Go get your own."

Lilwolfpard