Makoto was startled straight into shock. The second slap sent him stumbling backward a step so that he crashed into the dresser, knocking over a
framed photo. He looked away, not meeting Kyoko's gaze, even as she grabbed him and pushed him harder up against the dresser.
"..."
The boy had no words. This was his wife, and she had never raised a hand to him before, not in their whole lives as a couple. The action alone had shattered him, let alone the look of hate he could just barely see out of the corner of his eye. He said nothing. He couldn't say
anything.
Noembelu could see a few interesting items around the room. There appeared to be
a secret passage under the bed, but it was bolted in place and the space too small for anyone to squeeze under. By the bed were a
stopped clock, a
fork, and a
globe. On the western wall, there were
three marks above a closed book where paintings looked like they should be. By these was
a second locked door, but this one had
a strange padlock. A cabinet nearby was
locked.
@Verite @Yun Lee @ParentsRoom
The light revealed a stone floor that looked wet and dirty, but nothing immediately dangerous. Faint sounds could be heard. When Shen followed through, nothing immediately attacked him, though he saw a grim sight... Half of the room was divided by a metal fence. This fence kept Shen and the others safe from three monsters on the other side.
The monsters slammed against the fence in vain.
@thatguyinthestore @Minerva @LuckycoolHawk9 @Otto @MonitoringRoom
Dice appeared on Adam's codex screen, showing a six.
"Now, step six squares ahead..." Passing over an orange square, a red square, a green square, a yellow square, and then another orange square, Adam would land on a
red square. "Owch," Lucas said. "That's a hit!" A panel in the wall opened to reveal a set of deer antlers that popped out of the wall and gave Adam a good whack. His codex beeped but stayed green.
Reiner went next, landing on a five.
He landed on an
orange square.
"Oh, question time! I hope you know tiny, insignificant facts." Lucas cleared his throat.
"What word can you make up using the symbols for the elements carbon, potassium, oxygen, and sulphur? You do know the elements, right?" Perhaps Reiner was not the best person for this question.
When the Batter went, his number turned out to be three.
He landed on a
green square, where Lucas played a recording of a crowd cheering.
"That's health!" The Batter still remained yellow, as he was at 3 HP still.
Counting ahead, the group would see there were twenty-four spaces in total across the room.
@York @J A Y F R OM T H E 6 I X @Takumi @Glostechk @Gummi Bunnies @The Batter @DrawingRoom
On the left were Mason, Leon, and Shane. On the right were Bullet, Captain America, and Nancy. Both doors opened and allowed each group to pass through. The doors closed shut behind them and both groups were faced with a short hall with a door at the end of it.
"You folks ever play... Battle Ship?"
On one wall of each hallway was a touch screen monitor. It looked as if Lucas had modified tablets to make this up. On each screen was a board where the top was labeled
A through E and the side was labeled
1 through 5. Seven squares were darkened on each screen, representing three ships.
"When it's your turn, you'll press on a square to shoot at the other players' ships! I've went ahead and chosen your ships for ya, so go hog wild. The winners get an advantage in the next challenge! Don't think about not playing, believe me."
"Jesus christ," Bullet whispered under her breathe.
It seemed that for now, it as Shane, Mason, and Leon's turn first. They could choose any square on the grid, such as A1, or C3, or D5.
@Jeremi @Leon Moretti @Mason Moretti @Krieg @Basement
