[KAI-UN]

[detentionroom]

[When you open your eyes, you find yourself lying on the sandy shores of a beach. It's dark, with the moon and stars hanging brightly in the sky above (wasn't it daytime back at school. . . ?). In front of you is the entrance to a water-logged sea cave, flanked by two torches that burn brightly in your homeroom's colors, casting an almost ethereal glow into the water lapping at the rocky opening. The louder voice from earlier echoes distantly around you.]

Hell yeah! A good ol' fashioned test of courage!! The rules of the game are simple: make it to the very end before time runs out. If you do, maybe I'll give ya somethin' nice to take back home with ya!

But if you don't– well. I ain't responsible for what happens!

[With those instructions, you are left to your own devices. The beach is small, and the water level seems to be slowly rising around you]

[There is nowhere else to go but into the gaping maw of danger.]

Comments

[REACTION SHOTS]

[detentionroom]

[I'm givin' you like 30 minutes for your reaction shots. Let me know if your characters decide not to enter the cave!]

[ROUND ONE]

[detentionroom]

[The right path slopes downward, illuminated by small, bright red torches affixed to the rocky walls. Water sloshes at your feet as you walk; even more of it drip drip drips around you from a leaky, cracked ceiling]

[The louder of the two voices suddenly springs to life again, amused]

Hey, if this is a real test of courage, then I've gotta tell you a ghost story to go along with it, right? Somethin' real creepy about the caves themselves! Heh. . . all right.

[the voice continues even as you descend]

Once upon a time, there was this little girl! Real adventurous spirit, right? She'd do anything you dared her to do in a fuckin' heartbeat! There was nothin' in the world that scared her. Well, as you can imagine, one day her friends dared her to explore this waterlogged cave system. That shit was supposed to be haunted! Filled with the spirits of cave divers and the like who lost their lives flyin' a li'l too close to the sun.

Hah, but you know how brave people are! They don't care about somethin' as silly as their lives, do they?

[The voice fades with a small snicker, and just in time, too. It seems you have reached your first checkpoint]

[FIRST CHECKPOINT]

[detentionroom]

[You have reached what appears to be a dead end. . . of sorts! Presumably the path continues down, but there is a gate made out of bamboo shoots keeping you from traversing any farther. Etched in the rock above the gate are the words: FACE THAT WHICH FRIGHTENS YOU MOST. KEEP GOING]

[To unlock the gate, one character from the team must agree to face that which scares them the most. They will be given no indication of what that is, nor how said fear will manifest]

[But hey! If facing one's fears is a bit too much, you could always examine the loose rubble next to the gate, or turn back. YOU MAY ONLY CHOOSE ONE OF THESE THREE OPTIONS]

[DECISION]

[detentionroom]

[please comment here with your decision! if taking the fear bullet, please tell me which character is volunteering!]

[inexorableiron]

Urgathoa's fucking asscheek...

[Hate it. Hate teleportation. Hate this itchy tracksuit. Hate the sand where sand was not meant to be.

Hamn drags himself to his feet, sliding a little in the loose sand. He looks sharply in each direction, then looks down at the tattoo on his left hand and sighs. And then swears, in goblin]

So we're fucked in all directions, huh? Fucking figures.

[bowtiedbones]

What—!? Where are we!

[scrambling to her feet and away from the water. she’s turning in circles and staring around wild-eyed, completely thrown by their new surroundings]

Is this place real?

[parttimesoldier]

I don't even want to know what's in there...

[Grimacing as she glances at the cave.]

[parttimesoldier]

Feels pretty real.

[Likewise moving away from the water.]

[inexorableiron]

Ghosts is my fuckin' guess. Or other creepy shit.

[Dolls,]

[inexorableiron]

Real annoying, sure.

[parttimesoldier]

[Not more dolls...]

That's a given, I think. More worried about how dangerous they'll be.

[inexorableiron]

[He casts an eye at the water]

Not much choice though, is there?

[First Checkpoint: The Discussion]

[inexorableiron]

... Gate's probably gonna be the fucking fastest, but also the shittiest. Lady dudes?

[parttimesoldier]

Doesn't look like it.

[A sigh.]

Time to brace ourselves, I guess.

[parttimesoldier]

Time's of the essence, isn't it? It'd make the most sense, but...

[Yeah, shitty is probably right.]

No idea how bad it might get in there.

[inexorableiron]

Shit though, "what frightens us most?" Could be fucking anything.

[parttimesoldier]

Yeah, but it's... not real, right? They're obviously just trying to mess with us.

[inexorableiron]

Like those damn dolls? That was creepy as hell and all, but it didn't hurt. You thinkin' this shit could be like that?

[parttimesoldier]

Maybe.

[A beat.]

But then again, those strings on day one did hurt. This isn't going to be pleasant either way, but... maybe doable?

[inexorableiron]

I'm not scared by either of those things, though. I don't think there's any monster or fuckin' nasty I'm too freakin' scared of.

Could be worth it.

[parttimesoldier]

[A glance back the way they came, thinking of the water.]

Well, since time's not exactly on our side, maybe we should give it a go then.

[inexorableiron]

[He follows her gaze, frowning]

Yeah. Shit... You good, you ready?

[parttimesoldier]

[Expression very serious, but she raises a determined fist.]

Ready as I'll ever be.

[inexorableiron]

[???? Wait he knows this]

Boulder, parchment, shears?

[parttimesoldier]

[She blinks. Boulder, parchment... Oh!]

Unless someone wants to volunteer first, I guess that works?