Characters: everyone
Location: The sort of location M.C. Escher wishes he'd thought up.
Date: nights 211 & 212
Summary: I hunt for you with bloody feet across the hallow'd ground
Warnings: potential for violence, death, and psychological horror; please note in subject lines if any specific warnings come up!

like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veins
I want to find you tear out all your tenderness

Characters: Gregory House, Tony Stark, Lutha Pahr
Location: Building 39
Date: Afternoon on 206
Summary: Tony returns House's supplies
Warnings: Some brief reference to depression, possibly discussion of death and injury

( You're not as brave as you were at the start... )

A couple of nights ago, Charles brought up a very good point. I'm sure you've all seen it by now. And I think that even if no one but the explorers is taking the food and supplies left, he's shed some light on an important issue to consider for the future.

[There's a creak of a chair as he adjusts, still struggling to get comfortable with his broken ribs.]

So what I'm suggesting here, right, is a system of accountability. Those of us who are leaving supplies will leave our contact information - names and usernames, with a request to give us a ring when supplies are taken. And that, yeah, that'll serve two purposes. One, it'll let us know when a supply point is running low and needs to be restocked. And two, if many things are disappearing without any messages to us, it'll let us know that something might be going on that needs to be looked into.

I, for one, would very much like to know if the supplies meant for the explorers are being misappropriated.

[He gives a significant pause here, wanting that to sink in. It's no coincidence that this is coming right on the heels of House's post about him. If anyone who isn't exploring new areas is taking food and supplies that are being left, he wants them to know that he specifically is paying attention.]

Now - it's true that things aren't very centralized here. Yeah, there hasn't been much communication. And therefore, I think that most of us are gonna be understanding towards those that might have taken things out of ignorance - not knowing that they were meant only for people traveling into unexplored areas, where useful tools might be especially needed and town-provided food might be hard to get to. But I would hope that now that this has been made clear by both Charles and myself, you'll all keep this in mind for the future - and, of course, return any supplies you might have taken that haven't already been used up.

Thank you.

[He cuts the feed.]

This is Dr. Watson. I've woken up in the police station and don't appear to have a death price at the moment. Not entirely sure what to make of that. I know there have been a few isolated incidences of that happening.

[Such as they are. This is all a dream, but he'll stick to the dream logic for the moment while communicating with the broader network.]

If anyone's in need of medical assistance in the area, please let me know. I'll be heading north and east in the next few days.

[He looks up at Mary.]

Anything else to add?

[She shakes her head, looking thoroughly upset.

You should have talked to Sherlock.]

I'm sorry for any inconvenience, and yes, I've already spoken with Sherlock. Thank you.

Characters: Lutha and Tony
Location: Ice tunnels, north of the aquarium
Date: Day 202
Summary: Event creatures catch up to some wanderers.
Warnings: Body horror, psychological horror, language; will add as needed

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Characters: Stephanie Brown, Zach Spencer, Alphonse Elric, Gabriel Grey, Greg House, Tony Stark, Stephen Strange
Location: The Hospital, 4th floor
Date: Night 199, Morning 200
Summary: A meeting about drugs
Warnings: Drugs

( I'll take you to the top )

Characters: Tony Stark and Stephen Strange
Location: building 126
Date: 198 (afternoon/evening)
Summary: Two sad superheroes
Warnings: Depression; probable discussion of House's suicidal tendencies

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[ Video - filtered away from the Joker ]

[ Steph holds a doll up to the camera. It's wearing a letterman jacket, and looks suspiciously like Zach Spencer. ]

How many of you know anything about Voodoo dolls?

For those of you that don't, Voodoo is a combination magic/religion from my world, the reality of which is questionable. It's old and common enough that it's a pop culture thing now. I think Hoodoo is the religion and Voodoo is the magic, but I might have that backwards.

Anyway, a popular image is the Voodoo doll. It's a doll made to look like a person, maybe with a hair or something added in the stuffing. The idea is that you injure the doll and the actual person gets injured.

I'm not totally sure that that's what this is, but the fact that there are several of these dolls is creepy as all get out.

Also, please nobody tell the Joker about this. For obvious reasons.

[ Private to Frisk ]

[ She puts the Zach doll down and picks up the goat one. ]

I, uh, thought you might be interested in this one.

[ Private to Tony ]

[ And now she switches to the red action figure. ]

Look familiar?

[ Private to Dug ]

[ And now, the dog! ]

Would you mind if I held on to this? I'll take good care of it, I promise.

[The Joker is sitting against a wall, holding out a gloved palm in which there is chewed up bits of rubber and powder.]

In case you're all wondering how badly the spiders want us to stay outta those dang vents the answer is "at least a lot".

[He coughs raggedly and some blood burbles past his lips which he wipes away with his sleeve.]

Buggers chewed through a hose filled with rubble. The rubble is metal for those of you playing at home.

There's something under us. I'm gonna guess it's the server room. Didja know there are still trap doors around here nobody's bothered opening? I can't do everything myself.

[He grimaces.]

Well, no, actually, I can but people don't seem to like it when I do. Someone ends up dying and it's serial killer this and psychopath that....

Not that I'm not those things.

I am those things.

Look, the point is I'm being nice, I'm trying to play this little game. Get underground. Dig deep and all that.

[He pokes a finger towards the camera.]

Also don't listen to that Watson fella if you see him around. He tries to hack off mass-murderers on purpose.

[His fingers are blistered red still, but House doesn't care. He's wrapped them up in bandages and they were the ones he uses for strumming and picking, anyway. When the audio begins, there's no introduction, just a song. Earthians from the modern era might be able to recognize it, at least.

When it finishes, the doctor speaks.]

Martin Road Series DRSG Dreadnought. Cost me fifteen hundred bucks back home. Interesting little gift from the robo king and queen of Snowhell. I'll be taking requests from people with good tastes in music all night.

Oh, and anyone still wanna pretend that this is reality?

[Mainly because sleep is elusive.]

Characters: everyone
Location: mysterious, white hallways
Date: Day 193-194
Summary: Find friends. Get lost. Don't look.
Warnings: Potential for gore and psychological horror. Please note any specific warnings in your subject lines!

While confusingly similar, the area is split into a few different sections:

The Core
The hallways here are narrow and twist at a rapid rate. With how dazzlingly white everything is, it's easy to not realize you're coming on a turn and slam right into the walls. There are no rooms here--no one starts here, though they may find it while they wander. At the center is a large, round area, like the center of a spiral. There's a lot of air pressure here.

The Inner Hallways
The largest area, filled with dead ends, gentle slopes and twists, and, occasionally, difficult-to-see drops where a higher hallway intersects with a lower one without a wall to separate them. The whole place tastes vaguely like blood. Most rooms are here--most people start here.

The Outer Hallways
The outer ring of the ball of yarn. It's not as thick with halls and twists as the other two areas, leading to a lot more boring walking in one direction. It's totally possible to circle around the same path multiple times without realizing it, as everything is so similar here. Occasionally, footsteps can be heard just outside the farthest walls. Sometimes, something breathes. There are a few rooms here--some people will start here.


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