Week 6

[parasomniacs]

Week 6

Monday - Thursday

[ There is a particularly somber atmosphere in the quiet hotel. The day before ended with a terrible miscalculation and an innocent life lost in the name of the “experiment”. Emotions certainly ran high and it would not be strange for those effects to linger into the dawn of the new week. Until now they had successfully determined and executed three other murderers. But the fourth got away. They may not want to face the future yet—but the experiment stops for nothing. 

The opening of a new wing would probably be of little solace to them. But it's not long before they are granted a small distraction.

Early Monday morning -- before they’ve even had a chance to properly examine the new floor and it’s rooms -- a text announcement arrives, following a small jingle. The sound is new; different from the announcement tones used during the investigation last week. It’s just as loud and persistent, but there’s an annoying set of four repeated notes in a pattern that lazily imitates a song assigned to this notification.]

Hello participants. 

I hope you are doing well this morning and are well rested for the day ahead. There will be a meeting held in the lobby fifteen minutes from now. You will all be required to attend. Any person who is absent will be appropriately hunted down and brought to the meeting place by whatever means necessary. An important change has been made to the experimental proceedings, of which you must all now be made well aware.

See you all in fifteen minutes. 

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[parasomniacs]

[A new song plays just before Rean gets a chance to turn the volume off.... what song is this??]

[valimar]

[ ...OKAY, uh. Rean's drawing back his hand suddenly, shooting a baffled look over at Crow. ]

...Is it broken?

[ did we break it ]

[nevergraduating]

Looks like it...?

[UM... okay yeah that definitely wasn't their fault at all. MAYBE HE SHOULD TRY KICKING IT SOME?? That solves all technological problems right]

[parasomniacs]

[Kicking it doesn't seem to do anything.

... Wait. Actually. That same song just started over from the beginning.

And then, about 10 seconds later, it switches to a different song. The letters and numbers that correspond to the song are lit. It just went from A4 to R6.

Another 10 seconds later, it switches from R6 to F1. They're left listening to heaven is a place on earth.]

[valimar]

Whoa?!

[ ...Well if that FIRST song didn't just send a message, I don't know what did. At least Rean's starting to get the idea some real fishy stuff is going down here. But... it does get him to stop and think. He's not sure why it was playing "What's New Pussycat?" at first, but "Dead Man's Party" and "Heaven is a Place on Earth"? ]

...This is way too weird. Do you think they're just messing with us?

[ Hmm... ]

[nevergraduating]

Even if they are, who's "they"?

[But okay then. Just for kicks he'll poke at D9 and then C11 assuming those are valid options that won't fuck up the machine even more. What happens?!]

[parasomniacs]

[The machine tries playing those same three songs again, but in a different order this time. F1 starts again from the beginning, then ten seconds later A4 followed by R6.]

[valimar]

Well, I was thinking our friendly host or, well, whoever's in charge of this, maybe. I don't know yet. Would it really be the first time they've messed with us like this, though?

[ Rean places a hand to his chin, frowning at the buttons. F6, A4, R6... There had to be a reason for that specific order. Was it trying to spell something out? ..."F A R"? Does that even mean anything?

Let's try pressing those buttons in that order. For kicks. See what happens next!! ]

[parasomniacs]

[One after the other, all it does is play those songs.

Next, it plays these songs - V1, S1, A1.

And then, the three songs from before again.]

[valimar]

[ V. S. A. ...That didn't spell anything out this time. Or maybe he's supposed to be looking at the numbers here? ...Wait. "Don't Rock the Jukebox"... "Dead Man's Party"... "Heaven is a Place on Earth"...

V. S. A.

...No. It couldn't be, could it? Rean still isn't entirely sure yet, but he's going to hit up the jukebox and find a song. Which one should he... How about R1? He'll tentatively press that button, wondering if something's going to happen. Something spooky. ]

[nevergraduating]

[The other letters could spell out a word, but those letters...]

...This is one hell of a shitty joke they're pulling. [He'll let Rean handle the haunted jukebox for now. But if this really is just a way of taunting them...]

[devilsnight]

...Not to interrupt you, boys, but let's say I got an indication that I should be joining you.

[Well, look who it is. This asshole's going to be wandering out of the private karaoke rooms for the sake of seeing what's going on here.]

[parasomniacs]

[Rean's entire song plays.

When it's done, F1, A4, R6 all light up at the same time. (The F6 earlier had been a typo.)]

[valimar]

[ s'up Top Dollar! Rean does acknowledge his presence with a careful nod, at least, before shaking his head. ]

...I'm not even sure what's happening anymore, honestly. Something's definitely off here.

[ Though it's curious all the buttons lit up at the same time this time. Does that mean it WAS trying to spell something out? Rean's going to punch in a couple more songs. He'll be pressing R1 once more, because apparently he really likes Adele. After that, he'll be pressing another button: S4. Wow, someone's sure into emo music tonight. ]

[nevergraduating]

[Oh hey Top Dollar, you're right in time to see... whatever the fuck this is??]

Yo, some kind of freaky shit happen on your end, too?

[After Rean's done punching in all his emo songs (why Rean. just why.), Crow will try... pushing all three of the lit up buttons simultaneously. Because why the hell not??]

[devilsnight]

Yeah, but I'm not sure whether the freaky shit wanted me out here or you in there. Figured I'd see what you guys are up to before trying to take a guess.

[...Why is all of the music from the future so bad?]

[parasomniacs]

[After all of the buttons are pushed, a window on the face of the jukebox pops open.

Who wants to stick their hand in?!]

[valimar]

[ Because truly what we need most is for someone to wake us up inside. Maybe. ]

I don't know. It seems like there's way too much to this to just be a tasteless joke on the staff's part.

[ Though he wouldn't discount it either. Anyway, since Rean's never learned his lesson by being reckless before, he's just going to stick a hand into that window like it ain't no thang. Tell me he's not grabbing grinchsteak for all his trouble, mods. ]

[parasomniacs]

[Rean has grabbed a DVD. He'll feel more underneath it, and should end up with 3 more CDs as well.]

[nevergraduating]

[He can't believe that worked?? Although seriously... was this thing always hidden here?]

At this point? Yeah, I'd say I agree with you. Pretty damn elaborate if they just wanted to mess around with us.

[Crow will peer curiously at whatever the hell Rean has grabbed. Is it porn. Have they finally found someone's hidden porn stash. (Maybe the bartender's?)]

[devilsnight]

[It'd better not be porn.]

[valimar]

[ we're kisekis we don't know what the fuck CDs are, let alone DVDs!!!

Okay, uh. Apparently these are... records of some sort? Except they're obviously not made of vinyl. Rean's looking them over and shooting them a most baffled look. ]

So... what, are these records or something?

[devilsnight]

...I've got a way to play one of 'em in my room. The first one you pulled out, there.

[nevergraduating]

[Wow thank Aidios at least one of them knows??]

Huh, that so? Guess we'll be tagging along to your room, then. [They found it, so they deserve to come along, right!!]

[valimar]

Guess so, if you don't mind us checking it out too. Might as well see what we've got here.

[ Though while we're here, might as well find one way to get the message across, right? He'll press the same buttons he did earlier, R1 and S4. ]