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Locked Rooms ([personal profile] guillotineroom) wrote2022-11-01 10:48 pm

[elevator] [cerberus]

[ When you open your eyes again the first thing that you, and your teammates, may notice is that you are confined within an iron cage, rectangle in shape. Further inspection will reveal that outside of the cage is a large structure of sorts, reaching far above you. It kind of looks like an unfinished clock tower, really... there are spots that look finished and bolted tightly, and others that look like they had been left once and the work never thought of again.

Also, it's pretty chilly. You might get to notice that.

It's foggy and windy—the kind of wind that howls and roars, jostling your cage against the tall shaft, and every so often you feel as though you might have had the ghost of a raindrop on you. The tower-like build creaks horribly ominously in the wind, and you can see the rusted metals swaying slightly. But if you decide to look around...

Flapping above you (and not helping with the wind) is a harpy-like creature, iron chains wrapped around their talons. Though, maybe it's more like a lion? The chains are bolted to the top of your cage. There are also little indicators on the structure, the same distance apart, that seem to be declaring different levels or heights. They look horribly unhappy to be here, but they're also impressive at ignoring any call you might have for them.

There's a door to the cage, but it won't open, even if it's just a simple-looking locking mechanism. If you peer out, it's too foggy on the ground to make out very much, but you can make out nine other, tower-like structures with similarly flapping harpies. Each one, including your own, has an emblazoned emblem of every team's patron monster, so that you can see where everyone is—it's just difficult to make out exactly who may be in each one. Even more difficult to try and communicate like this.

Attached to the door is an aged metal panel with a screen and four buttons; two to choose between the team names that appear on the dark green and black screen, and two to choose whether you wish for that team to go up or down.

After a moment, a little speaker in the corner starts playing an incredibly bad quality version of this.]
crimeson: (virginia slims)

[personal profile] crimeson 2022-11-05 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
...Megs. Can I touch?
menphina: (as you can see)

[personal profile] menphina 2022-11-05 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ A rush of breath. ]

A-aye. Sorry... I'm fine, really...
crimeson: (back to the bottom)

[personal profile] crimeson 2022-11-05 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Shhh.

[wrapping his arms around her. feel this big warm dog man.]
menphina: (this on you are not allowed)

[personal profile] menphina 2022-11-05 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh that is a relaxing hug. She immediately melts. ]

Thank you... I just- I don't like cages.
crimeson: (i'm sorry i bring you down)

[personal profile] crimeson 2022-11-05 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
S'totally fair, dear.

[snug.]
menphina: (with no signs of exhaustion)

[personal profile] menphina 2022-11-05 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ moving an arm across his and hugging him that way too. ]


What was familiar to you about this? If you're alright with sharing.


[ Because she definitely isn't alright with sharing hers just yet. ]
crimeson: (a little to like)

[personal profile] crimeson 2022-11-05 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
...There was a point where we had to fight in representations of our enemy's hearts. There was someone whose heart was like this.
menphina: (wherefore we may not know)

[personal profile] menphina 2022-11-05 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... were you able to free them?


[ Gently wrapping her tail around him! ]
crimeson: ("congratulations- you are all alone")

[personal profile] crimeson 2022-11-05 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
...I hope so. Hard to say, with that guy.
menphina: (with a cheekbone)

[personal profile] menphina 2022-11-05 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
You need to tell me more about your friends... and those you adventured with.

Someone you know arrived recently, didn't they? What team are they on?
crimeson: (and if we've come a long way)

[personal profile] crimeson 2022-11-05 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not good at talkin', I guess.

Lloyd's on Nymph.
menphina: (you have yet to show me)

[personal profile] menphina 2022-11-05 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
You talk just fine, love. But I know when things are rougher to talk about. What's this Lloyd like?