With hurried steps up the stairs, you gather together cautiously, to peer into the pool- Another rumble, the ground beneath you shakes and the water quivers, before the relative calm of the surface breaks harshly, and splashes a wave of water onto those who werenât careful enough to take a step back. The leviathan is visible now. In all its glory, you see it.Â
And what a sight.Â
If the endless rows of now bloodstained teeth were not indicative enough that the creature's status as an apex predator, all in its appearance hints towards it: the claw-like appendages that stick out of its head, its long body marked by centipede-like legs sticking out of the creature's dark skin - which, if anything surpassed the shock, had a beauty to show.Â
The creature's skin, mostly obscured by the shadowed water, almost resembled a grim take on the night sky, yellow fins that almost seemed like it conducted an electrical current from how vivid it seemed - and yet the image that remains is of the dark sky in a cloudless day. Stars - if only their sight filled you with nothing but horror.Â
â Good evening, cattle. Did you enjoy your meal? âÂ
The voice that booms through the hall is nothing short of beastly, but despite that, thereâs a sort of underlying softness to it. Not out of kindness- It drips with venom and hate, but itâs smooth, calm, calculating.Â
â I suppose it doesnât matter, does it? Now that the fat little pest is gone, we can begin this little visit properly. âÂ
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âThat should be a sufficient explanation, yes?âÂ
The King gave a discreet high-five to the Queen, as a reward for a good job!Â
âOn top of that, you can find maps of the resort at the reception, where our lovely Mr. The Frog will assist you.â
âFurthermore,â the King clapped his hands together, and an army of robot butlers flooded in. âThis is your room service. I will supply you with the keys to your rooms momentarily. From there, you can use the phone to contact myself, the Queen, or these cheerful chaps.â
The King opened up one of the robot butlers, and pulled out numerous keys with name tags attached. He read each name out, and handed it to the owner. Except for Mari and Yumeâs. Those are just thrown towards them.Â
âYou are all free to leave, now. Know you cannot leave the resort, but enjoy using the facilities. We also have free Wifi, so feel free to post onto social media, look up the uploaded list of your classmates, and view the rules of the resort. Once again, Mr The Frog can provide the password for such.â
The King made sure to watch everyone leave, keeping the Queen by his side, should anyone try anything. However, it seems like you were all left to⌠just have fun in the sun?
Hm. This didnât feel quite right. Nobody around here really trusted the new stranger. What was this about something getting to Kojima? Yikes. The fast talking, goatee-toting stranger picked up on the groupâs hesitance, rolling his eyes before raising their voice for all to hear.
âLook, Iâm just a tour guide. Nameâs Wallace. Heard a commotion and came up here, and now youâre all here. And now, weâre all going to Silent Hill, capiche?â
A few hesitant nods came from the crowd, but eventually the students all decided to follow Wallace sooner or later, heading into the fog, they could still hear some⌠unsavoury sounds. Suddenly, Wallace stopped, and turned to face the group once again.
âAlright. First thingâs first, your driver dude? Heâs just up ahead. I recommend blanking it out. Secondly, thereâs some pamphlets up ahead, just as we get into town. You should all take one, they have a map of this area, âs called South Vale.â
The trek continued, and sure enough, the awful, metallic stink of blood filled everyoneâs senses as they passed⌠what vaguely resembled Hideo Kojima. That wasnât very nice. Most quickened their pace after that, arriving in the streets soon enough. Just as he said, Wallace approached a billboard, itself having a rather large map of the area, and pulled out numerous pamphlets,handing them out to each student.
âRight. Thereâs gonna be some roads out, youâre best off marking where you go on your map.Itâll help, trust me. Other than that, the Nightingale apartments are open and uhâŚâ he looks around the lot of you, counting heads. âIâll be damned. 16 keys with names were left at the place, and thereâs 16 of you here. Hold on, Iâll go and grab âem. Stay here.â
Just like that, he dashed off. And dashed back. That was fast. Mainly because Sna couldnât be bothered writing filling flavour and this post is gonna be pretty long.
âCool. Cool, letâs see. Oh thereâs uhh⌠some foreign names, I see. Cool, I watched Naruto, I can do this.â
One by one, names were called out, and keys were collected. Each had your first name, and a room number. Well, may as well check those out at some point.
âNice. So uh, can I just leave you guys be or? Youâll be able to find me when you need me and stuff, Iâm sure. So, yeah, later.â
Off went Wallace, without saying where he was actually gonna be staying. Before anyone could stop him, he simply faded into the fog.
Well, thatâs definitely one way to start a school trip.
Chapter 1 - Town of Mysteries - START
Feel free to investigate before you start threading, lord knows thereâs a damn lot of dead ends and inaccessible areas. Or just double, triple check with the mods before starting threads! As per usual, itâs fine to investigate in groups and stuff! Itâs definitely waay more fun that way.
Black Tie White Noise ⨠Sefu ⨠Chapter 1 Start ⨠Open
Sefu hadnât entirely detached from reality-- somewhere in the back of his mind he registered a sense of danger, and an alien presence, a strange man in a strange mask with one eye red and one eye green.
But between the (all too familiar) sensations of waking up in a place he didnât recognize, the blinding spotlight in his face, the slush of sleeping gas in his mind, and he couldnât move why couldnât he move maybe he wasnât allowed to move so he was just going to sit there and wait for the inevitable.
Any words that man mightâve spoken fell on heavily dissociating ears.
Even after the restraints let go and the lights came back, Sefu didnât move. His only change in posture was to snag his fingers around his tie and twist at it unconsciously as he sat there staring at nothing in particular.
â...â
Heâs not gonna be doing anything until someone approaches him first.
Eesh, this looked a lot more manageable when it was just one single rowdy child. Now there was someone much, much taller than anyone in the room, who looked more than able to take on everyone in the room.Â
The smart thing would be to listen to what they have to say. The alternatives werenât ideal, so you all opted for the smart thing.Â
âI suppose I should introduce myself, first and foremost. You may call me--â
âDA KING OF SPADES!!!!!!!âÂ
Chimed the Queen. âMy big bwothew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!â Sheâs very proud of that fact!
âYes, the King of Spades. The Queen will be guiding you through most of this, however, should things become⌠unsavoury, Iâll be there to deal with matters.âÂ
He clears his throat and looks down at the tiny, tiny Queen. âHer majesty will explain the rules of the game, now.âÂ
âYAHOO!!! DAT MEANS ITâS MY TUWN!!!â The Queen is ecstatic.Â
âThe cawds evewyone has awe heat activated, so dat you can only wook at them when you weally want to!!!âÂ
She pulls out her own example from hammerspace, pressing a card between her hands and revealing it to be⌠the queen of hearts, of course.
âYouw double is the person that has the same colouw card!â
She pulls out another card, and shows its contents in much the same way. The queen of diamonds!
âWhen you find dat pewson! You kill them!â
And as part of her expert demonstration, she tears up the queen of diamonds.Â
âWhen a royal fwush is left, then you get to leave!âÂ
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Kill each other? What?! What was this about the castleâs demands? Castles canât talk! A lot of commotion rose up from the lot of you, growing louder and louder.
âBe quiet and Iâll explain. God, be QUIET.â Dominique wasnât having this, he was pretty annoyed. You would be too if 16 kids just appeared on the front lawn, probably.
They sighed, and continued. âAlright, so essentially, the eclipse has dragged you all out here. I donât know why it chose you, or anything like that, but it means that Draculaâs resurrection is due to happen. Youâll need to be careful. I donât know how long youâll be stuck here, but as long as Dracula is eventually defeated, youâll be able to go home. The⌠only problem is that.â They paused.
âOne of you is likely the dark lordâs new candidate.â
They narrowed their eyes and glared at each and every one of you. â...But I canât really see it in any of you. Maybe itâs just because weâve just met. Perhaps it will come with time. Regardless, all of you should exercise caution.â They nodded sagely and pushed up their glasses. âThis castle is no easy place to stay in. Iâll try and arrange for some rooms for you to stay in, and weapons to keep on your persons.â
âActually⌠youâd think in the millenium Iâve been about thatâd Iâd remember something like that.â They murmured. A millennium? They spoke up, âAh, right, right! Come with me if you will, stay on guard, but Iâll show you where you should go.â
With that, he hugged that big old book close to his chest, waving everyone to enter the castle after him. You all did so, because, really, nobody wanted to be left to the skeletons. Through the corridors you went, passing through a rather fancy parlour and up a flight of stairs. You could hear the grumblings of monsters lurking nearby, and kept close to one another.
âThis is where it gets a bit⌠muddled.â Dominique spoke at the top of the stairs. Rooms are scattered around this area, itâs a bit of a maze, but thereâs eight rooms, so preferably two of you would go into each. Itâs up to you, though.â They shrugged, it wasnât his job to babysit. Except it was.
âDonât worry too much about monsters here, Iâve put up a barrier to prevent most small fry.â Yeah, but those small fry kicked these kidâs asses. âDo come back once youâve decided on rooms.â
But you heard the man! You can pick roomies! Talk with each other and see who you wanna be roomies with! Weâve got a tab on the spreadsheet for you guys to put where your characters are staying uwu)
Ever since the whole alien and death game reveal, you had been left to your own devices. Oberon wasnât stuck anywhere particularly on the ship, but Beebee still piloted as per usual. Regardless, you were given freedom once more. Whether you decided to sleep or not was up to you, but at the very least it was suggested since you would be landing soon.
Without a proper way of keeping time aside from the simulated day and night cycles, it was uncertain as to how much time had exactly passed. At long (or short) last, however, another announcement sprung to life through the speakers.
âBzzt! We are beginning our landing now! Please gather your belongings and get into your spacesuits, bzzt!âÂ
Eventually, you were all putting on the suits, which with the help of the little robot, you were able to ensure proper set-up. In the Medbay area, the vitals screen showed everyone as alive, heart rates being monitored. Next, you were led outside of the ship.Â
As the door opened, one at a time you stepped out, taking in your surroundings. This particular place seemed very weathered, like nobody had been around to take care of it. In the distance, an old ferris wheel and carousel, and further beyond that a wide stretch of grasslands. There was a screech above you, as alienistic creatures soared over and past you, headed towards one direction.
Unfortunately your sight-seeing was quickly interrupted by a loud voice.
âGYAHAHAHA! So a group visitors have arrived, ey? About time, this old place has been getting boring as of the last several years!âÂ
You all turn to see another robotic form. Time has not been kind to it, but it still seems lively as ever. About the size of an average person, and hovering just over the ground, moving at a rapid speed before stopping just ahead of you. Wait...was that dried blood?
Oberon looks down expectantly at the newcomer, not moving an inch. âCoeli, you will be partially overseeing this group. I expect you to do well as per our agreement.â
âBWAH! I was going to introduce myself, and now thatâs ruined!â Coeli in frustration spins in a circle. âFine, FINE! Youâre all in MY terrain, now. Wwwwwelcome to Festum-Îą! Donât let the run-down-ness of it deter you. Youâd be surprised who and what all inhabits this place.â
She let out an eerie laugh that stretched on for longer than it should have. âDo feel free to stop by, I donât mind a little chaaAAAAaat~...â
With that, she hovers off to the side, to keep out of your main path.
Beebee then waves his hand, wanting to add on. âBzzt! Also keep in mind that the air is breathable here, but the suits are for better protection of the elements! The weather can get bad, so we recommend going indoors when it does, bzzt bzzt!âÂ
âYour devices should be updated with the local area. Be sure to familiarize yourselves with it. Also, be ensured that you are unable to go beyond what is stated on the map. Feel free to find out what stops you.â Oberon adds on, still upholding that authoritative demeanor.Â
Around this time, you received notifications on your tablets, pulling them out to see what was ahead.
âBzzt! The world is yours to explore!â Before the group is dismissed, Beebee goes round to give each of you ten coins. With that, you were free to do as you wish. What was ahead? Only one way to find out.
With that, chapter 1 has started with no information, just waking up in a strange locale!
https://exploratorydespair.tumblr.com/maps is now available to view, with a roommate list on the bottom. There is one section still missing; I apologize, Iâve been having quite a week due to work and my computer failingÂ
