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 Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:46 am
Harrison nodded, and slogged through the chairs in the dark.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:38 am
The first tile - F7 - sent Harrison plunging into the cold water below... And then shot up high into the air by some unseen force to land on E7... Which appeared to be stable.
Continue...?
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:43 pm
Harrison barely had time to take a breath before he was dragged under the water. The moment stretched on forever as the air disappeared, and everything was cold. There was no footing, no anything except the feeling of being sucked further and further down... and then he rushed upward, water still everywhere, and back down onto a shallow and seemingly steady part of the floor.
B0nez was shrieking in the back of his head, something about not getting the hardware wet.
He stood, soaked and coughing, then took a woozy, wobbling step to the left.
(still following path)
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:58 pm
Why does this place bother you so much, Candace? Atropos asked quietly as the girl trudged through the rising water. Candace frowned. It's nothing. She was walking along, pointing her flashlight toward the floor to try and make sure she was avoiding the holds Jerry had made, until she heard a loud splash. She turned on the ball of her foot to see what had happened. Had one of them fallen in?! ...Where... "Harrison?" Candace pointed her flashlight all around, trying to look deep into the water. Where did he go!? She searched around for Jerry to make sure he was alright, she wouldn't be able to handle losing both of them. Damnit. "HARRISON?!" She called out, hurrying to where he had been moments ago. Where did he go?! Did he trip? No, she didn't see him. Where the hell...?! He popped out of the water in front of her and she stumbled back, landing on her a** in the water and staring up at Harrison with wide eyes. He...he was okay! He was breathing! She sighed with relief, laughing quietly to herself.
Candace stood, shaking her arms and groaning a little at the heaviness of her wet robe. Greaaaaat. She continued on, deciding to head straight until she spotted the holes in the floor. s**t. Um...maybe..if she went around them? That worked.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:38 pm
Right. Right! FLASHLIGHT! He quickly desummoned his weapon, scrambling in the bag he had all but forgotten he carried before finding his own blessed source of light. By the time he glanced up, the others had already pressed forward. Right. It... it was just a little water. He jumped with a squeak at Candace's sudden shout, his voice trembling as he splashed forward, "Is... is everyone alright?" Just... just go for it. Hold your breath and dive in. Wading through the rising water, Jerry wobbled forth.... 
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:38 pm
Harrison went splash at D5, losing 2HP this time as he was shot up against the ceiling and then landing painfully on C5 via split.
Candace would drop into the cool water, get stuck there a while, and then tossed about in the water that had collected beneath the stairs before finally being tossed out right onto Harrison - who was still doing the split. This would cause her some pain (-2HP) and more pain for Harrison (-1HP).
Jerry made it across safely. The door was locked.
The room groaned and shadows on the wall shifted... Before wrapping around both Candace and Harrison-still-doing-splits, causing the two to be stuck in that position (-1HP to both).
... Jerry would suddenly get the feeling that there is a key in the desk drawer below, where water was quickly filling it up.
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:52 pm
Jerry had crossed the rising water while clutching his flashlight tightly to his chest, eyes clenched shut and a wobbling hum under his breath as he heard eruptions and screams around him. It wasn't until he suddenly hit a door that he opened his eyes. "Ah... ahahaha... AHAHAHA I DID IT! Look, we're just-" His hand tried the knob, but it was locked. Well, blast. He turned to try to see how the others were faring, wincing in sympathy as Harrison made his awful landing- "J-just.. just a moment it's locked! Hold on, guys just..." He glanced around frantically, before spotting the desk, his stomach clenching.
It looked... familiar. Upsettingly familiar. With that ajar drawer and... that had to be it, hadn't it? But... it was just a drawer. Face your fears. Drawer and water... just... just a drawer and water... in an insane haunted house. That had done everything in its power to torment them so far.
The Shadows were real, and they were all around them.
"I... I'll... the lock... I..." Somehow, he knew where the key would be. It was obvious.
And hopefully there would be nothing but a rubber rat inside.
He splashed his way over, flashlight trembling over the haunting apparition of what-was, "It's... it's... it's probably just... in... in here.." He managed weakly. The water was rising... he had to act quickly. He had no choice... his friends... and...
Remember I've got your back, now, guy. Roar murmured in a growl in the back of his head... right! Right there were the Fear Shields and... and hopefully...
Bracing himself, he opened the drawer.
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:04 am
Jerry...
Shadows burst out from the drawer, knocking the hunter back against the wall (-1HP), pinning him down.
Jerrrrrry...
They surrounded him, wrapping him up in darkness.
You know we will never truly be gone...
It was hard to breathe.
You know...
And then they were gone and a brass key laid on his lap. On the stairs, the shadows bounding Candace and Harrison had vanished too...
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:28 am
The ex-teacher gasped as he was suddenly swarmed, dropping the flashlight as it sank into the water, giving it an eery glow that sent the shadows spinning. His name they were whispering his name and... and his breath was caught in his throat, he was drowning, drowning in darkness and oh GOD oh god this was why he signed up to be a Hunter, to get away from this, to defend himself... his head was swimming- his friends needed him, they would drown too but the shadows and.... and he felt a chair behind him as he stumbled, falling slowly through the water until he landed on it and suddenly they were gone.
Jerry was staring at something far away, the Key glittering on his lap. But Jerry was not home.
HP: 39
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:12 am
Before she knew it she was falling into the water, flailing her arms and screaming for help even though only bubbles came out and rose uselessly to the surface. A split though? A split wasn't so bad! She could do them from her years of highschool cheerleading! But it was still you know...somewhat painful, though perhaps not as much so as poor Harrison over there. She struggled to try and stay up without falling into the depths of the rising water again. That had not been pleasant; she'd thought she was going to drown and die. But to her great amazement Jerry made it across unharmed. What did...how did...?! That..what?! Whatever. He made it across that was all that mattered at this point. Groaning unhappily, Candace made a move to try throwing herself to one side so she wouldn't be stuck in this split anymore, but apparently a sudden shadow had other ideas. "Son of a..!" What the hell, house?! What the hell?!
She was too busy trying to break free of the shadows to pay attention to Jerry, struggling and squirming and trying to break away and run to the nearest exit, She didn't want to be here anymore. She wanted out. OUT! AUGH!
Suddenly they were gone, and Candace allowed herself to relax just slightly. Only slightly. She fell to one side, not caring anymore that now her entire robe was soaking wet and sticking to her, and now felt like it weighed a thousand pounds. She crawled at first before she finally managed to stand and clumsily trudge through the water with the grace of an epileptic manatee in the middle of a desert, falling to her knees beside the chair Jerry was sitting in and looking up at him. At first it was with relief but when she saw the look on his face she was worried. "Jerry? Jerry what's...are you alright? Jerry?" Rising to her feet, she shook his shoulders a bit. She frowned harder and leaned in, grabbing him by the straps of his overalls to pull him in for a hard kiss,
...Nothing...?
Finally, she leaned back and slapped him across the face. Hard.
HP: 37
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:41 am
What.
Did this house.
Have.
Against.
His balls.
Harrison rolled miserably to the side, just lying in the cold possibly-toilet water in misery before gripping himself and getting slowly to his feet again.
Candace was working Jerry over. Jerry looked like he was either possessed or ready to pass out. "Just get the key, I'll get Jerry."
HP: 36
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:50 am
"Used to put things in there. Give ol' Mr. Collins a good scare, everyone laughs..." Jerry remained unresponsive for the shove, and even the kiss. It wasn't until the sudden slap that his mouth started to tremble and weak words wobbled from his throat. "Was going to be a teacher... I like kids..." In his trembling hand he clutched the key now, his eyes focused somewhere beyond Candace's face and a few inches to the left.
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:01 pm
Candace tried to listen to what Jerry was saying, rubbing the cheek she had just slapped almost apologetically. She cooed quietly to the man, leaning in with her lips inches from his. "Jerry, Jerry. It's me, it's Candace. It's okay..." She sounded somewhat...desperate? Thankfully Harrison had an idea and she sighed, kissing Jerry again coaxing the key out of his hand before stepping aside for Harrison to take him.
"Whenever you're ready, Thirteen..." She told him, turning to the door when he let her know when he was good to go and using the key on the door.
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:09 pm
Harrison didn't feel like fooling around.
Without waiting around for consent or protest otherwise, he hauled Jerry up over both shoulders in a Fireman's carry. B0nez's longer blade was still in his free hand.
"Just so long as this next part doesn't involve sprinting. Open 'er up."
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:21 pm
GM POST
As soon as the key was inserted and turned, the water stopped flowing out of the ground. Everything was still and quiet... However, it did not last long as that moment of quiet was immediately followed by a loud 'click' coming from somewhere in the room before the door swung open to reveal fog.
Fog so thick that it looked impenetrable... Almost as if they were back on the island, in their suits and masks...
But it was time to leave.
[CONGRATULATIONS! Your group has successfully completed the puzzle! Please wait while I prepare your next room. In the meantime, your group is cleared to go visit your Hub! Don't forget your entrance/exit posts!]
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