CHAPTER THREE ♔ in an isolated system the entropy can only increase

[goodbyecaroline]

♬ the device has been modified - victims of science

WHO || Gold, Faye, Emma, Mars, Astrid, GLaDOS
WHAT ||  The Knights become unwitting test subjects for a psychotic AI  
WHERE || Luckman Industries computer-aided enrichment center, Germany
WHEN || May 31st/June 1st [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread.

Why Wynn ever thinks there will be such a thing as a 'simple recon mission' we just don't know.  

Several Knights were dispatched to a small isolated town in Germany where magic was rumored to not function, only to discover that the situation was a bit more complicated.  Yes, magic didn't function when attempted - sometimes.  But other times it had bizarre and dangerous side effects, including driving townspeople insane.  

Research led the team to a company called Luckman Industries who had bought digging rights to make a large quarry beneath the town, but further investigation revealed that they had actually constructed a massive underground laboratory instead.  Some sort of strange device stood at the center of it, magical in nature, but when they attempted to leave, they found the doors locked, and were forced into trying magic despite the potential side effects.

The spell seems to have attracted the attention of something within the building itself - a disembodied voice that's offered them a (mostly) pleasant greeting - to the Luckman Industries computer-aided enrichment center.

There will be cake.

Comments

[pathology]

[her face contorts into a sulk and she makes a shooing motion with her hand.] Hey! Get out of there!! [the funny thing is she pretty much says exactly what's on her mind 24/7 so it's not like her brain is the fucking chamber of secrets ok.]

[undealt]

Unpredictable side effects. [Gold looks like his life is over. He ignores Astrid, choosing to focus on what's straight ahead.]

If we see another option, we'll take it, but until then, we'll have to take it as it comes. And hope that we don't accidentally kill one another.

[goodbyecaroline]

[ they head down a short hallway, and up a few metal stairs into another chamber. as they enter, a panel beside the door lights up with a big "02".

ahead of them, is a long room, about 30 feet wide. several large walls that look composed entirely out of ice block the way. ]

This next test is much more basic, since it seems that even the most simple of challenges are overwhelming for you. At the far end of the corridor lies the door to the next testing chamber. Your goal is to reach it.

Should I repeat that more slowly, or would you like to proceed?

[charismapotion]

[ Mars was staying quiet for now, nothing he could say would be helpful so he was just going to roll with the punches for now.

Seeing the blocks he looked at them first instinct was to use one of his spells but he looked around from where he stood looking to see if there was a trap waiting or something besides backfire. (Spot: 19)]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ there's nothing really suspicious at all, except that he can see the wall is composed of those panels as well, which could theoretically open up and reveal anything hiding behind them at any moment. ]

[undealt]

[Yeah, it can't be that simple, but Gold takes the initiative and takes a hesitant step forward and then another. Just... Inching along. LOOK AT HIM BEING THE TEAM LEADER.]

[reallywicked]

Ice. Okay- so fire, right?

[When in her life has Faye ever hesitated to set something on fire?? She is gonna run out spells in a hurry at this rate. Oh well. Casting burning hands. 9 damage? If walls tak damage idk .]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ whoops, that doesn't look like fire. A cloud of noxious yellow gas fills the small hallway. A dc 15 fort save negates the nausea. ]

Oh dear. I hope there's not a leak in the deadly neurotoxin pipe.

[pathology]

[fort save ... 6. poor bb looks like she's about to throw up.] Oh my god, I'm going to die here. We're all going to die. [she leans against the wall and ... lucky for everyone i guess she hasn't really eaten anything today so she just makes some dry heaving noises.]

[reallywicked]

[Fort save 20 total. Poor Astrid. Faye actually feels bad for how she keeps getting kicked around.]

God fucking damnit. A little help here?!

[undealt]

[fort save 19. AND NO TRAPS TRIGGERED THUS FAR. So that's great. And since he is also the resident firebug, he tries casting burning arc on the ice.]

[uncurse]

[ rolled a 16 so not bothering to add mods /laziness. emma stops to put a hand on astrid's shoulder when she moves to the wall. ]

We're gonna be fine. Just pull your shirt over your nose and mouth. [ she uses her free hand to indicate. ] Like this. [ and hopefully whatever gold's doing doesn't cook them alive. ]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ except just as Emma tries to illustrate what she's talking about, she vanishes. In fact, they all vanish. Congrats on your invisibility, team. ]

You know, that wasn't a bad idea. If I were your teammates, I wouldn't want to look at your faces either. Perhaps this well provide a much needed boost to morale.

[pathology]

[she makes a face and tries to explain] It's Dolce and Gab— [AND THEN EVERYONE IS GONE??? and glados is speaking. wtf. this is balls.]

[undealt]

[Invisigold is quiet for a long time. At least no one can see him making murder faces.

He's going to take his cane and personally dismantle every computer terminal in this base until GLaDOS is dead.]

Would anyone else like to try?

[pathology]

[sounding muffled, bcuz she decided to take a chance on maybe throwing up on her designer clothing] You should ram your cane into the ice. [just saying it doesn't have to be fucking magic ok. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A SNOWMAN.]

[undealt]

[well i wasn't gonna tag again, but i rolled a nat 20 attack, so Gold just fucking SWINGS AT THE ICE WITH FURIOUS ABANDON. For 14 damage.

HE'S MAD, OKAY.

It's also funny because you can't see him. JUST THE SATISFYING THWACK SOUNDS.]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ the ice cracks beneath the cane but doesn't break. It looks... pretty thick. ]

[reallywicked]

We could shoot it? [Hi she grabbed her gun when shit went flying.]

[charismapotion]

[ rolled 9. Mars is hacking and now invisable. Shitty day is just getting shittier. No asking this time, no time spared for thought.

Mars casts Scorching Ray praying for the best expecting the worst.(Ranged attack 16 + Damage 15) ]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ mars' spell burns a hole straight through the ice, that sets the rest of it melting away pretty rapidly, aw yis. room to crawl through. ]

Well. I suppose it's true what they say: third time's a sign that maybe you should do better the first two times.

[uncurse]

[ if emma could see to be sure that was mars, she would be so proud rn. ]

Finally.

[ she keeps her hand on astrid's shoulder and guides her towards the holes in the ice to climb through. look she was having a rough time and emma is a mom, it's instinctive. ]

[undealt]

[GIIIRL YOU'RE GETTING THE CANE NEXT. And by girl, he means GLaDOS. Obviously.

This is gonna be some awkward clambering to get around each other while they're still invisible. Don't get struck by Gold's cane or anything.]

[charismapotion]

[ Too bad their all invisible, they cant see the dorky fist pump he just did. Cause that was awesome. Still waits, waiting seemed wise give the others time to get through while their invisible. counting to twenty mentally before he started to go to the hole in the ice.]

[pathology]

I've got it! [she whines, but doesn't really jerk away from emma because it's ... less risk of bumping into her that way, i guess. invisible party problems.]