THE LABRYNTH

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Where....were they now?
Everything had changed, as they were flung in through the doorway of the fragment, falling down, down down -

Until every one of them hit a large, soft pile of hay.🗈

Yet, they were mostly alone.

Only two people landed in each hay bale, and as they crawled out, they could see that they were in a closed off area, with only one exit leading to a massive maze...

...So it seemed they would have to travel the maze, and find the exit.
But where was the exit?
And in the air was the harsh smell of smoke...

Comments

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[It reads:]

...This murder is stupid.
It's absolutely, amazingly stupid.
While I am thankful to that Servant for getting Kimihiro out of the way of the crime scene so that I don't have to account for him, the rest of this...

...
I don't even want to think about it.

...I don't want to think about a lot anymore.
Not when thinking seems so full of danger...
...I am a Witch, aren't I...?
Surely...what will happen at this trial will prove that I was right all along about mortals. About humans.
No one would willingly give themselves up....would they?

...First things first.
I don't have to account for a lot of what was used this time due to the culprit throwing things in the ocean.
All I can hope is that it won't wash back up on shore.
Since the killer surprised Wheatley, I can have 'myself' throw him in.

Ah, but...
...I should allude to the original intended killer being an idiot, right?
As much as I feel sorry about doing this to Caim, he'll have to do.
I'll merely praise him and be gentle in the story.

[There's a loud SHUNK as a bunch of blades suddenly appear from a panel overhead, and begins to lower...]

[keydomhearts]

[ He'll look up, and see the blades. ]

That's not good! Ann. Look up!

[fullbodied]

[oh-- she looks up.

Well, this is definitely not good.

she's going to jump backwards as fast as she can?!]

Sora, it's repeating Sherlock and Wheatley's murder!

[keydomhearts]

Stay calm. We can do this!

Why is that... [ A beat ] Do you think we have to re-enact it? Is there anything here?

[ Looking around. Is there anything else here or should they just throw the robot dummy at the human one? ]

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[There's nothing else, no. What's interesting is the spike plate itself is on a pulley, by using a beam and a rope that's being slowly lowered down from somewhere.]

[fullbodied]

[if Ann's eyes follow the rope, can she identify where it leads?]

I don't know! I just know this paper is Nirrti's notes on the story? And clearly the robot dummy is Wheatley!

Just help me find how to stop it?

[keydomhearts]

[ Hmm... oh ]

Let me check the dummies out!

[ Does the spike plate span the whole area? Anything under the dummies? ]

If I remember right, Wheatley was first crushed by his own plate. Then Sherlock...

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[No, the plate doesn't cover the whole area. It covers a good portion of the dolls - about as wide as they are - but it won't smash them.

Ann might be able to see the rope cleverly hidden away in a corner of the room, if she'd like to stop this.]

[fullbodied]

[she's gonna, save all the dolls.

hopefully this isn't overly heavy because, you know. She tiny.]

Let's stop the murder instead!! If this is her heart, we have to change her cognition! That means, we don't want the murders to happen!

[keydomhearts]

Okay, let's try that! [ He'll let her be swol while he goes over to grab the rope to stop it. ]

[foundationmods]

[...Ann, sweetie, your heart's in the right place, but....

They can certainly stop it - though the human one is much heavier than the robot - and grab the rope, but...

...Nothing happens, and they're stuck in a dead end.]

[fullbodied]

[SHE'S ALWAYS GONNA GO FOR THAT.

ugh?!]

W... What?!

[she doesn't want to live through these murders, even with dummies, again.]

[keydomhearts]

[ A part of him was hoping that would be the answer...

He'll keep a hold of the rope, wishing he could reach her. ]

I would like to change it as well, but we can't. It's okay because we can change her! Just not here. Let's recreate it, Ann. We have to keep moving forward.

[fullbodied]

[hnnngh. she looks extremely conflicted, glancing at the dummies, and then back at Sora.]

Okay.

I'll hold it, while you get things set up.

But I hate having to remember this.

[at least it's not Ryuji's murder...]

[keydomhearts]

I know, but after this we can find him. The real Sherlock and get Wheatley back.

[ He'll wait for her to take the rope. Then he'll go to position the bodies under it. Wheatley on the bottom, and then Sherlock on top. ]

[fullbodied]

[and then... she'll let the rope go.]

[foundationmods]

[The knives retract.

It seems that the way they have this set up isn't currently correct.]

[keydomhearts]

[ Wow. It's okay, Knives. Everyone gets performance issues. ]

Let's try with just Wheat- the robot dummy first. Can you pull it up again?

[fullbodied]

Yeah, okay.

It should be Sherlock on top of Wheatley, right...? Because he had bits of Wheatley in his back...

[ok, she's pulling up the rope!]

[keydomhearts]

That's what I tried first. I think we have to go in order. The robot dummy alone, then both.

[ Dummley is in position. Time to see if it'll work with just the one? ]

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[The knives go up when the wheatley dummy is alone - and when it's dropped, the head of the dummy pops off.]

[keydomhearts]

Whoa!

[ Pop goes the head.

He'll grab it and then...

hmm

throw it at the human dummy??? ]

[fullbodied]

Do you think we need to repeat all parts of it...?

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[There's a loud clonk, and the dummy gets red around it's head.

There should be one last step, shouldn't there...?]

[keydomhearts]

I think so-

[ Huh. That... ]

Wait... do you think that's how he had the bruise on his forehead?

[ HOLY SHIP. Okay focus focus. ]

One more time, and we'll be free.

[ He hopes for Ann's sake. ]