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

[undealt]

[Gold rolled a 21 spot, so apparently in his strong desire to not get lasered, he noticed the boxes and with a 15 wis figures out what they could be used for.

And casually casts another mage hand to see if he can get one down from there.]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ who said wild magic was all bad??? gold now has a moment of prescience stored up to use, for the next 20 hours. he may apply it whenever he feels like it, for a +20 to any roll listed there.

but yeah, box doesn't fucking budge. ]

[reallywicked]

[Gold, maybe share with the class what you are doing so we can help you out. Fear not. A creepy nat 20 wis check makes Faye instantly aware of his train of thought.]

You think those boxes can help?

[Eh fuck it. She'll try to mage hand herself one since his magic seems to be on the fritz. Again. This place sucks.]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ the box falls down! 8D yaaaaaaay one box secured. ]

[undealt]

I'm not sure. [his wis score wasn't THAT high.] But they had to be up there for a reason.

[uncurse]

Only one way to find out.

[ emma will contribute now. mage hand~ ]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ BOX TWO ACQUIRED look how easy this is ]

[charismapotion]

[ Mars just didn't like things being off balance, two boxes moved and one left. Why the fuck not? he cast Mage Hand as well. Just to get rid of the third box if he could.]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ a listen check of 15+ catches the distant whir of that machine in the other room activating, and the box... does not move.

but everything is still invisible so they can't tell what did happen. ]

[uncurse]

[ 18 before mods so I'm too lazy to add them. ]

... What the hell is that? [ NONONONONONO. ]

[goodbyecaroline]

Probably just the sound of your inevitable failure.

[undealt]

It's that machine again. [(listen 19 with a bonus wis 21)] Mars, are you all right?

[Is something happening. DID YOU DIE??]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ there is


no response ]

[uncurse]

Shit.

[ She doubles back and stares down the shaft of the platform room, like ok can we realistically go back to the first room to get a look at the machine. The answer is no. It's possible, but definitely not the answer rn.

You know what's more reasonable? Shouting at GLaDOS. ]

What the hell did you do?!

[goodbyecaroline]

[ well, that, and the doors behind them have sealed. ]

The Luckman Industries enrichment center reminds you that the effects of the LIES unit are unpredictable, and brought on solely in reaction to magic cast in its vicinity.

In other words, I think it's more appropriate to ask what you did.

[reallywicked]

No. It doesn't work like that. You need to bring him back here right fucking now. You want to test us? Fine. You want to study our magic? Fine. But we do it together and we need to fucking see each other. [idk why she thinks she can make demands right now...]

[pathology]

[listen 15 ... she hears the machine and is fearing the worst for poor bb mars. WHAT IF HE'S DEAD????] Does anyone have ... paint? Or thermal vision goggles? Is there a spell that can do that?

[undealt]

Give me a moment. [Well, he was sincerely hoping he wouldn't have to try this and it would WEAR OFF ON ITS OWN WITHOUT RISKING MAKING EVERYTHING WORSE, but Gold casts dispel magic.]

[goodbyecaroline]

[ gold's dispel magic is successful, and they all become visible to each other once again :')

including the life-size stone mars statue with one hand outstretched as if he's casting something, standing right next to them. ]

As a cooperation facilitator, it would be against my programming to point out which member of your team seems to be the weakest link.

Luckily for me, it is not against my programming to state that at this moment, it seems to be speaking for itself.

[pathology]

Oh shit!! [this has been a brief but accurate comment assessing their current situation.]

[uncurse]

How the hell are we gonna drag that through the rest of these rooms to bring him back to a cleric? [ She's not saying they should totally have left him behind but ... ]

[undealt]

Dispel magic worked on the invisibility effect. It might have some effect on his condition as well.

[But fuck if he's trying. He doesn't want to hit the bad luck lottery too. AND THERE'S STILL LASERS AND A BOX TO GET.]

[goodbyecaroline]

Personally, I think it's an improvement.

[uncurse]

So? What are you waiting for? Try it again!

[ goddamn, gold. not everyone has dispel magic ok. ]

[undealt]

[This is why y'all gave me shit about it in Scotland BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS IT.

Gold sighs and... does the thing.]