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The Fifteen Strangers Mods ([personal profile] strangerpeople) wrote in [community profile] 15strangers2017-12-22 08:14 am

FINAL TRIAL

FINAL TRIAL


[Soon after the final clue it found, the large set of double doors at the end of the hall finally open.

And beyond is what Nyaf-ya calls the Room of Reckoning. And this room is...]






[...rather impressive. Large, for certain. Maybe a bit too large for the space it would have to occupy beneath the mall, or to have light streaming from the windows, all things considered. But given everything else that the surviving strangers have encountered, this might not be the strangest thing with this situation overall.

There is a wooden throne at the top of the staircase, and at the bottom of the staircase are four large, comfortable-looking sitting pillows - one green, one orchid, one gold, and one pink. The red pillars surrounding the staircase are also decorated with markings that definitely don't look like they fit the aesthetic of the room.

There are also two low hot pot induction cooker tables in the great hall area before the staircase. One table has six spots, all with sitting pillows, each with a name written onto a paper placed carefully on a plate. When everyone sits at their place, they will find that the stove in the center is already heated and ready to go, and every imaginable ingredient for a proper barbecue and hot pot meal is available to them for cooking. A pitcher of their favorite drink is also next to each respective cup.

And, once everyone finds their place, their phone pings with a message.]


Once you've figured everything out, the Boss....wants to talk to you. She doesn't want to fight. Not this time. Please, take your time, but please be careful, ok? The rules of the Game are still in effect.

We're rooting for you. I know you'll find a way!


[So it's time, then. The objectives are simple in this trial.

It's time to finally answer the questions the Titled have about why they are here - and face the Masterminds behind the Game.

Good luck, Titled.]
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[personal profile] incrediblystressedout 2017-12-23 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, so we've pretty much learned why we were supposedly brought here, and we're putting together who did that and I guess how?

[Joey's mostly been quiet, but she's been considering, and she shows it now.]

I think we need to consider what we want to do with all this information. The Boss wants to talk to us, and I think that means she wants a decision on this whole recruiting scheme. For my part, I definitely believe after all these memories and stuff that there's stuff we need to save our worlds from. And I think I, personally, might be responsible for more than one? My memory's still fuzzy, but I was definitely rescuing some kind of alien at some point.

But on the other hand...I don't know about this whole Composer Pyramid Scheme thing. It sounds like we're getting recruited to be an army, and I haven't seen any evidence of this being a winning strategy. Wasn't there a root cause to all of this?
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[personal profile] theirmagic 2017-12-23 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
There was, but whatever the cause was in the documents you and I found, Joey, it was blacked out. It appears to be some kind of incident, though. If we only knew more about it... wait. I know.

[ She has an Idea. ]

Why don't we just ask the Boss herself what the incident was, and tell her we can't make any decision unless we have all the information?
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[personal profile] scienceofmagic 2017-12-23 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
I think it's clear the choice we have to make. If we simply go back to living, we doom our worlds. But if we give in and comply with this idea, the games will continue infinitely.

[ She takes a deep breath. ]

While we'll still likely need a Composer for each world in the end, I think we should defeat the root cause to start with or else there'll be no end. No matter how strong he is, we're united and that has to count for something.
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[personal profile] theirmagic 2017-12-23 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
So we're certain the cause is a person, right...? And not a thing?
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[personal profile] beguiledcard 2017-12-23 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Where I'm from, the problem we faced was a thing... and if I'm being honest, this all feels a tiny bit similar to what the Phantom Thieves took on...

But...
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[personal profile] beguiledcard 2017-12-23 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ He rubs at the back of his neck. ]

The emotions... The people in our group said they saw what caused us to feel those emotions, back when we were all hit by something after Helena attacked Coco. Then, there were the pictures...

[ He feels like there's nothing that means nothing around here... ]
Edited 2017-12-23 03:13 (UTC)
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[personal profile] incrediblystressedout 2017-12-23 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Speaking of Coco, wasn't she involved in the original incident? Doesn't this all go back to Shibuya or wherever? I'm pretty sure her diary and the email both mentioned it.
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[personal profile] beguiledcard 2017-12-23 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...

[ He sighs quietly.

They all just need to have everyone just come clean to their damn faces already. He's ready to just ask this boss lady herself. ]


I was living in a place close to Shibuya before this, but the problems there were caused by distorted desires -- warped thoughts and emotions.