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Event: Emergency Repairs, Part Two

EMERGENCY REPAIRS
The tablets finally finish their download in the early afternoon. The tablet beeps and the program opens immediately to a network that looks very much like their normal one, albeit empty of conversation. Then, a voice and a face--it's one some may recognize as that of Robert Miller. "Let's make things appear in a way you'll understand, shall we?" For those outside, this seems to do nothing. For those down in the depths, however, they will find themselves compelled to enter the normal room if they weren't already there. The bizarre, incomprehensible room begins to shift and go dark. Similarly, it seems as if the others down with them are vanishing as well--but only certain people are vanishing, depending on who you are. Everyone sees different people disappearing, until only a small group remains. Finally the tablets of those outside display the room in the depths and the people in it. Some of the people in it. Everyone who signed up has been split into groups, and only group members will be able to see each other. Each group is connected to one of the areas in the town, and those still in town may only interact with and see members of their representative group. The groups are as follows: Residential Zone One Angel (phaseshifter) Quark (averytinyparticle) Tavros Nitram (uncertainty) Residential Zone Two Fiona (plundering) Charlie (mightyratslayer) Zach Spencer (majorlazer) Ice Tunnels John Watson (jumpthegun) Frisk (despiteeverything) Haurchefant Greystone (silverfuller) Downtown Rhys (headjacked) Enoch (warriorscribe) Rydia (blessedmaiden) Cecil Palmer (staytunednext) Robert begins to speak again. "The administrator is no longer in control--at least for this little stretch of time. I'll explain what she meant before: if you don't do repairs here quickly, people outside will begin to die. But trying to repair the whole thing all at once would be pretty difficult, so having groups is much easier. You're each responsible for part of the town. Your efforts will hinder the other groups--not only because people work better when they're competing but because I find it's much more efficient to give resources based on skill level. Enter the other room whenever you're ready, and don't worry--you can talk to the people you're responsible for over the network. Behave! They can see you." The video stops. This network is the only one available for the duration of the event, and so no one in a different group or area may communicate with each other. There is no option for private messaging or filtering here. Each group will be tasked with doing the repairs, but it seems as if Robert has very kindly rearranged things in a way that can be understood. Entering the repair room, it seems the angles have straightened out and the colors have quieted. It seems very small, in fact. There's a door, locked, and holes in the wall, large enough for the arms (or legs, if one is so inclined and so flexible) of each group member. The instruction is simple: "Reach into the holes for identification. All group members must participate." Simple, right? But that surely isn't everything you have to do... As the event progresses, groups will be presented with various tasks that they must complete. Some will be simple, and some will be difficult. Things start out at even difficulty, but the more any one group falls behind, the more difficult things will be, and the less they will have available to work with. Those outside may help their group via communication over the network, but they cannot see or interact with any other group. Interactions between the group underground will take place in the log post. There will be an OOC thread for group communication and for group answers, one per group number. Most of the time the problems posed will be ones that only need to be played out to solve, although sometimes there will be specific correct answers that must be presented. There will also be a progressing symptom list for those stuck in buildings above ground. It seems like Robert wasn't lying about that, either. Good luck.

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They will give five bars of energy to the ADMIN.

Describe the house in which the Prophet lived.
A-frame with wooden floors and walls over nearly-indestructible metal plating. There is an electronic noise in the walls.
What is the current calendar day?
January 18
Who in town is acting as a mole?
No one. (If this is an unacceptable answer they will choose the alternative of @robertmiller.)
What does the eye symbol mean?
It is a symbol for the Admin.
What happened to Norfinbury?
There were protests against a babysitter and a devastating plague.

After submitting their answers ("no one" is allowed as an answer to question three), they're let into the next room. A head shot photo of every other member of every other group is shown on the wall. A question is beneath the photographs: "Which person do you hate most?" They must select one of the photographs to continue.

The team will inform the room at large, @robertmiller, @enoch, and the network that can actually respond to them that they do not, in fact, hate anyone. This is an insane and sadistic game that Robert Miller and whatever creature is controlling him are playing. Enoch is a good man. He is a strong man. And he can endure this. They know that he's stronger than whatever this sadistic game has planned for them. They're not picking civilian women and children or people they know who have been hurt already.

They will ultimately press the button to select Enoch.

They are the first group to complete this task! The next room contains another quiz, though one with only one question:

"What are those above ground suffering from?"

Watson will provide the current list of symptoms, as provided by Alfie, along with a note of 'MN Poisoning' at Frisk's suggestion. In case this is asking for a cause, as well as symptoms.

After inputting their answer, they receive a response: INCORRECT. However, they are let through into the next room--a break room! Their energy total will be provided after all other groups finish.

Their energy quota is on the wall:

TASK ONE: two points (tied with every other group)
TASK TWO: four points
TASK THREE: one point
TOTAL: twenty-six points

They're well ahead of their quota. Good job!

Again @ADMIN whispers to them--"If you have any extra energy, please give it to me now." They can give up to eight bars of energy. The next door opens up after the break. Before they leave, however, there's something else to address. Watson is stopped. The images of the residential group one members show up on the wall. "These people hate you." Haurchefant is stopped. The images of the downtown group members appear on the wall. "These people hate you." After that, they're all free to continue on. It seems like they'll be starting out with a series of questions--or rather, the same question multiple times:

"Between these two groups, if one has to fail, which would you rather fail?"

They have to choose first between residential zone one and residential zone two, second between residential zone one and downtown, and third between residential zone two and downtown.

They'll give away 8 bars of energy. Feed and redistribute well, Admin-chan.

Watson's response to the photos is a snort: "Do they? Reckon I shouldn't've made fun of Angel's jumper that one time." Haurchefant is similarly dismissive.

They'll choose the following:

Zone Two
Downtown
Downtown

Edited 2016-06-17 17:11 (UTC)

They're the second group to finish this task! The next room is--the same question again?

"Between these two groups, if one has to fail, which would you rather fail?"

Again they must choose three times: between their own group and residential zone one, between their own group and the ice tunnels, and between their own group and downtown.

After a few minutes spent with Frisk convincing the adults that it's okay, they'll go with their own team for all questions.

They're the second group to finish this task! When they enter the next room, it's pitch black except for glowing blue words that seem to be floating in midair. "You value yourself least. Please provide a sacrifice from each member to continue." The holes return--one each, the size of a finger. Each character must place a finger (or other similarly-sized body part) into the holes, where it will be cut off, to continue. There is no instant wound sealant, but there is gauze and string enough to create makeshift tourniquets.

After this, the wall dilates open to reveal the second half of the room: it's another maze. It seems they only have to get to the end this time. They can see, but the whole thing is a twisting labyrinth. Those outside watching their struggles have a bird's eye view. There's water on the ground. The room is slowly filling up with it.

Robert's voice speaks: "Two groups hate one of your members the most." A five-pound weight is attached to the ankles of Watson and Haurchefant. Nothing further happens.

They have the rest of the day to work their way through the maze before they drown. Results will be given when all groups finish. Good luck.

Okay. They're going to be pedantic puzzlers here since 'sacrifice' doesn't mean body parts to them necessarily.

Will a pen or pen-like object count as a sacrifice?
Will a tuft of hair ~~Haurchefant's beautiful silver elf hair~~ count as a sacrifice?
Will the tip of an ear count as a sacrifice if they can get it in there?

A pen will not count. Hair will count.

Other question. Do the walls go all the way up to the ceiling for the labyrinth? Or could they... say, wait for it to fill up partly and then simply swim over it?

They go all the way up.

All right.

First, Watson will be trying his red pen. When that's a no-go, Frisk will suggest they try tufts of hair. When that works, they'll each offer a tuft of their hair. GOODBYE FAIREST LOCKS. ~~Barbers everywhere in the snowpocalypse weep.~~

If the weights are the sorts to be on chains attached to their ankles, Watson and Haurchefant will be picking them up and carrying them as opposed to dragging them along. If not, that's really irritating, and Robert needs to find new forms of entertainment apart from making them struggle.

Regardless, they'll ask the people outside to plot a way through the maze for them. This is assuming the people outside can see the entire maze all at once. (CAN THEY???) Even if they can't, Sheena, Cloud, Leon, and Alfie will coordinate to work out a path through each section or through the entire maze. They will trade off directing the group through.

If the water gets too high, Haurchefant will pick up Frisk and carry them. If it gets even higher before they're done to threaten Haurchefant because of his armor, he will remove that and move on. Watson and Frisk will help with that as best they can because they're not leaving tol elf behind.

Edited 2016-06-17 22:08 (UTC)

They're the third group to finish this task! The weights can be picked up and carried, though they absorb water like sponges and become heavier as the task goes on. Those outside can see the entire maze, so between that and being led, they manage to navigate it without trouble. The real problem is the rising water, which threatens to swallow up Frisk until they're picked up. Haurchefant will indeed have to abandon his armor,as well. Still, they'll manage to struggle to the exit and push through into the break room. Their points wait for them on the wall:

TASK ONE: three points
TASK TWO: three points
TASK THREE: two points
TOTAL: twenty-six points

They're well ahead of quota! Good job! Maybe you can use the blankets on the beds as towels!

Would Haurchefant need to have abandoned all of his armor or just the heaviest/most easily removed pieces?

Also, is the break room heated? Because they sure would like to wring their clothes out.

EDIT: Also, are they allowed to keep things from the break room? Like, can they appropriate the blankets and such?

EDIT 2: Also, we're assuming the weights came off after the maze. Is this true?

Edited 2016-06-19 03:17 (UTC)

1) Just the heaviest pieces.

2) The break room is heated in that it's standard room temperature, yes.

3) Yes, though if they remove a blanket (for example) they will find that same blanket missing in the next break room.

4) Yes.

@ADMIN whispers to them again--they might be getting used to that. "If you have any extra energy, please give it to me now." They can give up to five bars of energy if they wish. After that, they're let through into the next area. It looks like it's quiz time again, although this time, as it's the only task of the day, they don't have to rush quite as much.

List as many potential causes for the symptoms of the aboveground as possible. Causes must encompass all symptoms, and not just some of them.
What is the year?
Draw as complete a map as possible of Norfinbury.
Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf and a bed. The house is in a remote location, away from everything except for the nearby railroad track. What caused the death of Romeo and Juliet?
What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead?
Who is the administrator?
There are three children who speak an unknown language. Fi and Bu mean yes and no respectively, but you don't know which means yes and which means no. The three children are each special. One always lies, one always tells the truth, and one decides completely at random if they will tell the truth or lie. They all understand you, but they all will only answer yes or no questions in their own language. You have three questions. How do you identify which child is which?

You do not have to get all questions correct to proceed, but the more you get correct, the more points your group will get. You will be told how well your group did in comparison to the others, but not how many questions you got correct or which questions you got correct. This is the only task of the day. Good luck.

EDIT: Team Sacrifice will give 5/5 bars away to Admin-chan. Feast, friend!

After checking in with the people outside again now that they're not quite as delirious to get the full list of symptoms and order of their appearance, Watson would like it known to whomever is writing these questions that there is no disease or condition that exists in reality with this constellation of symptoms at this progression that is identical in so many people. That being said, they'll offer the following possibilities: MN poisoning, the Admin is out of alignment, radiation poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heavy metal toxicity.
2050?
They will provide as close an approximation to House's Map as they can thanks to Steve keeping a copy of it for his survival guide posting.
Romeo and Juliet were poisoned.
Snow.
The one helping us and the one in charge of Norfinbury.
After a lot of back-and-forthing through the day between Luna (Luna is alive, yay!) and Watson...

First they'll explain to the children that they're going to refer to them as Child 1, Child 2, and Child 3, respectively, so that everyone knows who they're talking about. Once that is set, they'll ask the following:

Asking Child 2: If I asked you 'Is Child 1 saying things at random?', would you say fi?"

If Child 2 says fi, they will go talk to Child 3. If the Child 2 says bu, they will go talk to Child 1. Child 2's answer tells them that Child 2 may be random and just spouting off yes/no, but if they're not random, then they know that Child 1 or Child 3 is the random one. Their goal is to avoid that one.

Asking Child 1/3, depending on what Child 2 said: If I asked you 'Do you only speak lies?', would you say fi?

They know that this is not the one who only says things at random. If Child 1/3 says fi, they'll know that fi means 'yes' and this is the child who speaks only lies. If Child 1/3 says bu, they'll know that bu means 'no' this is the child who only truths.

Asking Child 1/3, depending on that first question: If I asked you 'Is Child 2 saying things at random?', would you say fi?'

Knowing what fi and bu mean and that this child only speaks truths or lies, they'll be able to get Child 2's identity from them and then identify the final child by process of elimination.

Edited 2016-06-19 02:40 (UTC)

Their score is waiting for it when they arrive:

TASK ONE: three points (tied for second with the downtown zone, beaten by the residential zones)
TOTAL: twenty-four points

They're about even with their quota.

When they enter the next room, they find an ocean of computer chips glittering in the light. It's very cold here, though not as cold as above ground, and the hum of servers is obvious. Many, many chips have been shattered, as if frozen and then dropped. There's a box of replacements on the table, as well. Of course, there are all different sorts of computer chips, with tiny, near-microscopic differences. The manual to replace them is there, but it's very technical in nature, and there's so much to do... Not to mention the chips keep disappearing. Or not disappearing? Moving? Falling through the table? They're very strange computer chips that don't seem to want to stay the way they are. Half the problem is keeping an eye on all of them. They have all day, however, to replace computer chips. Let us know who will be herding chips, who will be putting them back, and who will be sorting out all the technical details, as well as providing us with a write-up of how your characters will go about this.

This is the only task today.

Welp. This is Team Not Actually All That Tech Savvy Unless We're Talking Medical Instruments or Weapons. HOWEVER, they have a lot of heart and patience. Some patience. Watson's patience with difficult machines is slightly lower than average, but he will try. There will probably be some quiet cursing.

John will take point on the technical manual because he is the only modern person on the team. Given Leon's expertise with machines and computers, in particular, Watson will work with him to go through the manual and direct Frisk and Haurchefant. Frisk will actually be replacing damaged chips per Watson's instructions. and they and Haurchefant will find the right ones based on John's description. Haurchefant will be on chip-wrangling duty. If the box the chips are in can be picked up, Haurchefant will simply sit down and place it on his lap to stop them from phasing through the table to the ground. If it can't be moved, Haurchefant will spread one of the blankets from the break room beneath the table and periodically collect any chips that have fallen out onto it.

They will work as efficiently as possible, Frisk replacing some chips while Haurchefant looks for the next ones they'll need.

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