FINAL INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

FINAL INVESTIGATION

[Its apparent when everyone wakes up that something isn't entirely right: Loewe's profile is gone.

It becomes incredibly apparent why, when people search: the bookshelf in Cafe MYJL has been destroyed, revealing the elevator behind it. Unlike the bookshelf itself, the elevator is not rigged with any kind of scanner; the Titled can get on the elevator without any problem. And, it goes down to the basement.

But. A thought occurs to everyone before they step on the elevator. They don't want to go down unprepared. Once they get on that elevator, they may not be allowed to come back up until they have finished what they started. If they are able to come back up at all.

So. Bring your supplies, your weapons, your notes on all of the information you've thus far gathered, your pets or whoever you want to steal from the cat cafe, and prepare.

And one you are prepared, you will find yourselves...going...

down.]




[There is a smell of burnt wire permeating the air around the elevator, and as everyone gets closer to the set of double doors at the end of the hall, the smell of bleach. A giant sword is stuck into the floor next to the double doors, with a very hastily-scrawled, blood-speckled note pinned by the sword: BOSS IS THIS WAY. -L

Loewe clearly knew he wasn't getting beyond the double doors alive - and, at the least, he had a sense of humor about it. In any case, at the moment, there is no real means of opening it from the outside anyways. Not yet, at least.

In the meantime, though, the entire basement is now ready to be explored. Some of the doors - Rooms 1, 2, and 6 - are locked with special locks that will need to be figured out, but otherwise?

Welcome to The Hall of Liberation.

And good luck, teams.]

Comments

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[It is a clean room of some kind. And on a large charging dock is the remains of a certain robot...

However, there is no light in her eyes.]

[theirmagic]

[ Oh, shit. Is it Nyaf-ya? If so, Chariot is going to be whipping out her repair potion and dumping it over her immediately. ]

Miss Nyaf, hang in there, I'm gonna help you!

[strangerpeople]

[The good news: The body starts to repair itself. The bad news: there is still no light in Nyaf-ya's eyes.

Then again, it's also possible that something is missing from the body that allows the robot to function?]

[theirmagic]

[ ... She thinks. What would the repair potion not fix... wait. Those reports mentioned a soul... is there any way they could somehow fix her by taking her back to the robot lab?

... Is there a way to wheel her in there in the first place??? ]

[strangerpeople]

[Not really, but there is something on the table closest to Nyaf's dock.]

[theirmagic]

[ Okay, well, let's check that out! In a mild panic because oh no, she wants to help her so badly... ]

[strangerpeople]

[There is a...weird...glowy remote thingy there. The top looks like a button of some kind.

A button just begging to be pushed, you know you want to, Chariot.]

[theirmagic]

[ ... Well.

She is desperate, and you only live once.

Boop? ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[It lights up, and...]

nya...?

[A holograph forms from the remote thingy, yawning.

Meet Nyaf-ya's true inner self.]

[theirmagic]

Nyaf-ya?

[ What the FUCK is going on. ]

... I-is that you? I'm sorry, I pressed the button, I had no idea what it'd do... I used a repair potion on your body, but... h-how do I fix it?

[incrediblystressedout]

[Oh good Joey was really not looking forward to trying to play vet for a robot.]

Oh, thank God, I...

[What.]

Um, hi?

[strangerpeople]

...NYA!!?

[Instantly Nyaf-ya hologram yelps, flailing. It's cute.]

NYAAA, DON'T YOU KNYA-OW NOT TO BARGE IN ON A CUTE GIRL'S ROOM!?

[theirmagic]

I-I'm sorry... I know it's terribly rude and intrusive but you were damaged and we wanted to help... please forgive us!

[ Doing a small apologetic hands clapped together gesture. ]

[incrediblystressedout]

Y-yeah, you got hurt! Ursula repaired you.

Er, Polaris. Codenames.

[strangerpeople]

OH...

[She looks slightly reluctant.]

THE WINDS HURT MY BODY SHELL BUT...BUT MY SOUL IS OK. BUT I'M NYA-OT HAPPY WITH THE WINDS, NYA.

...

YOU...YOU REALLY REPAIRED MY BODY SHELL??

[theirmagic]

Well... yes. I had a repair potion and it felt like the right thing to do. I'm so sorry you got hurt. Oh, and... we found the lab where you were made... we're sorry you went through so much pain, Miss Nyaf...

[ A sigh. ]

Isn't there some way we could make you a better body later? Or get you back into this one for now?

[strangerpeople]

nnn...

[Oh no, Nyaf is sniffling.]

YOU DID THAT AND...AND...!

NYAAA...I'D LOVE A BODY ONE DAY TO SHOW HOW CUTE I REALLY AM, BUT...THERE'S A WAY TO GET ME BACK INTO MY BODY SHELL IF IT'S REALLY FIXED...THERE'S A...A CLASP THAT MY SOUL CONTAINER FITS INTO...

[theirmagic]

I have an idea. Your soul piece comes out, right? Croix could build you a better body than this, later. If you can hang out with this one just a little bit longer, we could definitely make you one like how you look. Croix's a genius with magic and electronics and stuff. She built a giant dragon machine. I'm sure she could do it!

... So if you're okay with us... putting you back in... for now. I promise when this is all over, we're going to help you too, okay? No one gets left behind.

[strangerpeople]

..........................NYAAAAAA! ! !

[HERE COMES A GLO--ok, holograms can't glomp but she will pretend anyways.]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!! YOU WOULD REALLY DO THIS FOR ME?????

[incrediblystressedout]

Yep, you're definitely coming with us. And I know Croix'll be happy to make the best robot body she can.

Honestly, I want to get Coco and Kana out of here too. Do you know where they are right now?

[strangerpeople]

UM....MAYBE...IN THE ROOM OF RECKONING, NYA? BUT...I'VE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED INSIDE.

[incrediblystressedout]

Room of Reckoning? What kind of pretentious...

[She shakes her head.]

Never mind, we know your boss likes drama. Is that what's at the end of this hall?

[theirmagic]

Um, that's all well and good, but... will you be forced to follow your rules if we put you back together? Will they make you hurt us? Will you be okay? Or... what do you think would be best?

[ She wrings her hands a bit, obviously concerned. ]

I don't want you to have to be forced to hurt anyone else.

[strangerpeople]

I..I DUNNYA-OW. I HAVE NO PROTOCOLS WHEN IT COMES TO GOING IN THERE!

[theirmagic]

... Well, there's nothing we can do but try, right?

[ She gives a nervous laugh. ]

I'm going to try to put you back together. Is there anything specific I should do, or do I just... put this in?