Room Plot - Nightmare Asylum - DONE

[Hillbilly Hikari]

 

[Hillbilly Hikari]

Room Plot
this is where new ideas will be posted for people to see, check back often

Day One:

People would find themselves in the front foyer where they meet the guides. It would be the guides’ job to mingle and warn the people not to leave the group. They can be sketchy on the why part if they want or we can be up front from day one. About halfway through, the Administrators would show up to peak people’s curiosity in the asylum and try to persuade them to leave the group when they have a chance. This would also allow for the general dancing and refreshments in the normal sense of the ball and people can stay back in this area for the next couple days if they choose but that also makes them prime targets without the guides nearby. Mid to late First Day, the tour has moved through the building a bit and stops in the patient dorm wing. Here we can have some build up for day three by making some weird stuff start happening. Our crossover with High Adventure will be happening in here, with one of our people stealing away The Queen.

Day Two:

When The Administrator tries to offer her up as a sacrifice during the second day, she'll be sent away to her other crossover. One of our doctors/demons will probably follow her over in order to help the demons who break out later invade their dream area as our part of the crossover. Another can be taken in the second part of the second day as a segway into what’s really going on. If we didn’t explain everything on day one, this is where the guides would come clean about what’s been happening at the asylum. The people we lost would turn out to be the last souls needed to open the barrier between the two worlds and start the chaos. If we plan to do a cross over with any of the other rooms, this would be the time to do it.

Day Three:

In the third day, demons are everywhere and chaos has free reign as we try to find a way to close the barrier, which is in the basement. There can be a couple Third Day only contests/games that we do in connection to this event. Close to the end of the day, one of the guides will end up sacrificing themselves to seal the barrier and get everyone back to a waking state, taking the other guide with them. The people will wake up outside the building in the grass, having never actually gone inside.

 

[Hillbilly Hikari]

Poy

Poyudi Hytori

The Sands of Time Blow....

Alright! That's enough stalking/reading every post for now. I stopped by to see what you were up too. xD

@Panda: The idea of doing a Joint plot (Or having one character from your room stir up some trouble in ours) has been suggested a couple of times in our room's Plot planning thread. So I wanted to stop by and see what you thought about it. (Though we're waiting to see what the main plot is like so we can include it in our plans.)

I'll quote my own suggestion for the idea here so you don't have to run over to our room. xD This idea was taken from a few different suggetions and put together. (Mainly the suggest of our room's conflict being caused be a character from your room, and an idea of having a mirror that goes into a different world.)

....Greeting the Demonic Prince.

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Panda's doing the Nitemare Room right? We could ask about doing a joint plot with them. Perhaps having a Huge mirror in each of the rooms (Looking Glass) That actually leads to the other. And sometime in the plot of each room the beings that make up that room can figure out that the mirror leads to another dream, and go through it. Causing all sorts of Chaos. (Whimsical characters would be in the nitemare room, and nitemare characters in the whimsical room.) Again. We'd have to see how Panda felt about it. But it could be really fun to do, if we mange to pull it off. xD

The Sands of Time Blow....

This would be an interesting way to further the nitemare part of your room. As I'd imagine that beings from your room would be freaked out by those from ours and vice versa.

....Greeting the Demonic Prince.

 

[Odd Cinderella]

First Idea is strictly bound to a Nightmare Themed Room. 2nd? Well, I am uncertain anymore... sweatdrop


1st Idea: Nightmare on Elm Street-related
Think of Freddy entering the minds of sleeping users. Now, think of them as soon as they enter the Nightmare room, they all fall into a deep sleep in where Freddy (or can be another entity) have taken them hostages in his Nightmare World. In order for them to get out, they must defeat Freddy. How do they do that? By joining together and try to all at once think of good thoughts...pure thoughts...to defeat the Darkness within. The Freddy character can be dark, spooky and scary or can be, like, for example, Nicki Minaj's version of Freddy...but more bloodied up and a tad bit diva. ninja

2nd Idea: This idea is loosely based off the Shin Megami Tensei Persona video game series.
In the Real World, regular people are having Nightmares and are not being allowed to wake up. A chosen few is allowed special guns to shoot themselves into a Dream World and save the civilians. An evil muck monster(or something along those lines) is who is making all these people have this horrible dreams. These chosen few are to save these people by the means of using Dream Guns as they shoot themselves in the heads. Once they have shot themselves, they are put into a deep slumber...for a certain amount of hours. In the Dream World, these chosen few are given special powers to help fight against the evil that is agonizing the people. If by the time they don't defeat the evil before they run out of time, they lose some life and wake up and have to do the Process all over again. If they succeed, they gain a life back through their special powers. One of said special powers is summoning Dream World Spirits to help their journey. See, I am hoping the setting will be like normal. Going to school students and junk, right? But then, all these weird occurrences started happening of people not being able to wake up. Then suddenly, a chosen few, four or five get these awesome powers because they are some sort of descendants of the previous power holders, I guess? And then they find out that it's not only been happening in their town, it's been happening everywhere and there are other users out there to try and protect Dreams. All the action is in the Dream World. The only Real World tie-in is that these are students, high school and college, and that this "victims" are in a "dream coma" in real life. And of course the planning has to happen in the Real World because in the Dream World, they are either attacked or they get help from Pure Dream-Like Creatures. The guns are actually the powers that are given to the chosen people. They aren't real guns, per-say. They would be energy guns. The guns summon the dream-like creatures to help the Chosen few in battle.
Main Villain - He will have a metahuman form...he will look like a human first, and then after you defeat him, he turns into a gruesome, viscous thing that is more powerful than the metahuman.  

[Hillbilly Hikari]

I thought it might be good to find out what the most common types of nightmares are experienced by people. So when I looked it up this is what I found. I think it might be good since we're appealing to a general public to remember we can't have too specific of a nightmare, or people won't be able to flow in and out of the dreams.

International Mental Health Institute

10: Feeling Lost or Trapped

Unlike most of the nightmares on this list, this dream is very direct and simple to analyze. Feeling trapped or lost in a dream indicates a concern of being lost or trapped into a certain situation or position in your waking life. Are others pressuring you into doing something? Do you feel as though you've been lost in the shuffle of things, or you've run out of options?

Realize this dream is a direct warning to your internal concerns, and it should be a cue to consciously address these feelings before it's too late. Otherwise, you may start having this next type of nightmare.


9: Falling or Drowning

Do you feel like you're in over your head? Maybe you're caving under the pressure of a certain task or duty. These anxious feelings will most likely result in a dream of you falling or drowning. Dreams revolving around a continuous fall or drowning demonstrate an internalized anxiety about a situation or task at hand. The emotions they evoke can range from loss of control to exhilaration. Your specific reaction in this nightmare will likely mirror your reaction to certain circumstances in reality.

This is also a perfect opportunity to engage in lucid dreaming. If you know you have this dream often, you can resolve these falling and drowning anxieties by realizing it's all a dream, and then willing yourself to control it. Instead of falling or drowning, tell yourself to fly or swim. After all, it is your dream, and within it you can do whatever you please.


8: Machine or Phone Malfunction

Did you call someone in your dream, only to have it ring endlessly without anyone to answer? Did your computer's hard drive crash while you were in the middle of writing a paper? While these are not particularly terrifying nightmares, to some, a crashed hard drive can be just as devastating as crashed car.

Malfunctions with technology, especially communicative technologies, may mean you are failing to reach out to someone on an emotional level. Have you lost touch with a good friend? Is there a disconnect or barrier forming between yourself and a loved one? If this is a common nightmare of yours, take the time to evaluate your relationships and identify key areas that need to be mended.


7: Being Naked or Inappropriately Dressed in Public

Dreams of appearing naked in public are invariably one of the most common nightmares shared by people of all ages. These dreams tend to act as reliable measurements of your self-esteem. Within them your clothes function as a method of concealment, enabling you to hide things about yourself that you don't want others to see.

If you are comfortable being nude within your dream, you are secure about exposing your feelings and have nothing to hide. Embarrassment about nudity implies vulnerability, guilt or shame, while being oblivious to your nudity can mean a lack of self-awareness.

If you've been hiding something from others, or are afraid that people can see through a façade you've established, be prepared to have this common nudie nightmare.


Whether experienced in reality or in dreams, being caught in the midst of a natural disaster is an unquestionably horrific experience. Significantly disturbing dreams, like this one, will always contain substantial meanings, and nightmares of disaster speak volumes about your current state of mind.

Usually, a catastrophe dream alludes to feelings of disaster looming in your waking life. You might feel as though you cannot survive whatever turmoil or dilemma you're currently challenged with, and instead are lost in the cataclysmic wreckage left in the wake your dream-disaster. If you tend to have a disaster dream, examine what exactly you are feeling overwhelmed or defeated about, and rationally address the issue.

5: Poor Test Performance

Even if you've been long removed from the day-to-day realities of class schedules, college ruled notebooks and the quadratic formula, you still might have midnight hauntings of pop-quizzes and impossible exams. Subconscious test anxiety is actually quite common among dreamers, and the grade you receive on your exam is fascinatingly revealing.

Failing an exam in your dreams reflects your waking life concerns about how deserving you are for the things you have achieved in life. If you were to go back and receive an evaluation of all your past deeds, would you be satisfied with the results? If you would be satisfied, but you feel the grade you received on your dream-exam was unfounded or incorrect, your dream might be suggesting your feelings of doubted or denied recognition for something you've accomplished.


House or Property Loss or Damage

If you've had an intense dream about your house, don't panic. It's not because you've been watching too many Bob Vila marathons. You're actually having a very normal dream. When a house appears in your dreams, it usually symbolizes the self. The façade of the house represents your self-image, while the interior symbolizes your inner-self.

If your home, or a possession within your home, has been damaged in your dream, the nightmare may reflect inward feelings of being broken or mishandled. Along the same plane as the damage dream, dreams of lost or stolen possessions also reveal tumultuous inner feelings about the self. If you've lost an important item or had something stolen from your home, you may feel as though you are susceptible to deceit, or you feel that something valuable to you is at risk.

3: Car Trouble

Having problems with your car is already a nightmarish experience, but in dreams vehicular mishaps signify much more than a looming oil change or balding tire. Vehicles often represent the physical body, yet they can carry emotional implications as well. Like dreams of a home, the appearance of the car represents your outward perceptions, and your inner feelings are represented by what's under the hood.

You might be driving a wonderfully looking car, only to realize the inside is a mess, or it doesn't function properly. This situation might parallel your internal feelings towards yourself. Sometimes in dreams about cars, you're seated behind the wheel and heading straight for a crash, this could signify feelings of powerlessness or a lack of control.


2: Suffering an Injury, Illness or Death

Dreams of serious illness or death are very distressing, especially when we're reminded of that chilling old rumor that claims "if you die in your dreams, you will also die in your sleep." Don't worry, plenty of people have had these dreams and have lived to tell the tale. While dwelling on death can seem very morbid, in dreams, it can actually signify a change or new beginning. Death can represent the end of a certain stage in life -- you know, like the end of your flannel and overalls hobo-chic stage -- which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

But not all dreams about death have a silver lining. Sometimes they represent the ominous raincloud they seem to be. Dreams of injury, illness and death can signify feelings of emotional hurt, or fear of being hurt. If a loved one is the one who is ill or dying, it may mean that the part of yourself you see in that person feels as if it were lost or dead. If you dream you are dying suggests you are no longer able to cope with a troubling situation, and should seek the help or advice of others.

Dreams involving illness and death can be extremely frightening, but don't take them too literally because you could be oversimplifying their true meanings.


1: Being Chased or Attacked

To be chased or attacked by something or someone is a ubiquitous nightmare shared by all dreamers. The scenery and assailant might change figure or form, but the act of being chased in a dream always signals to our body's fight-or-flight response. The chase dream is remarkably prevalent because the fight-or-flight response is a primal reaction embedded in every single human being, arising when faced with dangers or fears.

Sigmund Freud characterized these dreams as "the manifest dream content of persons suffering from anxiety." This anxiety reflected in a chase dream could stem from a various number of concerns, from menial worries about getting stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, to substantial fears of getting into a full-on collision. As these genuine fears are embodied in a phantasmal pursuit, the actions you take to escape this hounding danger parallel how you would react to the stresses, fears and pressures of reality.

My other thought is we need a basic setting to work with and I really think we should work with a surreal nightmarish setting:





Something we can spookify and dress up to be more or less nightmarish/supernatural as we need it to be. Yes I know those are specific Halloween Town pictures, but they got my basic idea across. Its needs to be creepy, nightmarish, supernaturaly surreal.

Or if we decided to do it in a building perhaps something more like this