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Locked Rooms ([personal profile] guillotineroom) wrote2022-11-01 10:50 pm

[elevator] [kraken]

[ 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.]
fanstheflames: (Just like moon heats up the night)

[personal profile] fanstheflames 2022-11-06 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You'll have to pick for yourself, like I had to. But that's why we ruled out Tsuchigumo... it doesn't feel like they have as many connections. Bugbear and Basilisk should have a lot of connections by now, though I don't know if they'll try to lower themselves or a higher team because of those connections.
hijinked: (This is such a beautiful night—)

[personal profile] hijinked 2022-11-06 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hmmm hmm hmmm. ]

They are both in the same position, and they both have connections...

Are you aware of any alliances or what-have-you that they have?
fanstheflames: (I'm burnin')

[personal profile] fanstheflames 2022-11-06 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Bugbear's probably allied with Cerberus or something close to it... I think Basilisk also has an alliance, but I don't know who with.
hijinked: (Poor people need slaves)

[personal profile] hijinked 2022-11-06 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it likely Bugbear would choose to use their lower on Cerberus, rather than themselves?
fanstheflames: (Cool like fire)

[personal profile] fanstheflames 2022-11-06 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
They might, but I don't know... they might be worried about a lot of people targeting them for being on the lowest level too.
hijinked: (are you mad at me?)

[personal profile] hijinked 2022-11-06 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm.

We should pick the one who is most likely to use their lower on themselves in preparation for that possibility.

Which is more tactically minded? Which is less selfless? I am still new here, so I am unfamiliar with the team dynamics.
fanstheflames: (But we tried to fight it)

[personal profile] fanstheflames 2022-11-06 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
... Maybe Basilisk. We had a task once where we had to pick a team to attack and if the attack was mutual, it was canceled out... Kraken and Bugbear both picked Cerberus, but Cerberus picked us and I think Vicious kind of felt... um. Feelings about it.

[ Yes. ]

Bugbear and Cerberus also have a lot of people dating each other, so I want to think they'd use their lower on Cerberus, but like I said, it's just a guess.
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[personal profile] hijinked 2022-11-06 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Then the most logical option is Basilisk, banking on the thought process that they will think of themselves and use their lower on themselves.
fanstheflames: (It was always burning)

[personal profile] fanstheflames 2022-11-06 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Unless they're allied with Phoenix or Nymph, but I really have no idea...
hijinked: (I thought you choked on shit?!)

[personal profile] hijinked 2022-11-06 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if we are learning anything from this entire exercise, it is that this team is excellent at making friends and terrible at paying attention to tactics.
fanstheflames: (I light the match)

[personal profile] fanstheflames 2022-11-06 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry... I'll do better next time...
hijinked: (a coat made out of puppies!)

[personal profile] hijinked 2022-11-06 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be ideal, yes.

In the meantime... Basilisk, I suppose, from what we know.