ROUND 5 WATCHING POST

[foundationmods]

Everyone who was there in some shape or form for the meeting on March 1st gets a notice that soon, the location where they'll have to go to watch what happened in the Winchester Incident will be made available for them. Frisk requests a list of those going to see what happened, but doesn't seem to discourage high numbers.

And shortly before the 30th, those that signed up will finally get a name and place - The Hayes Mansion, only a little bit away by drive from the Winchester House. As they drive, the more magically inclined might be able to sense a powerful barrier emanating from the direction the Winchester House is located, though they'll be unable to see anything.

Arriving there, they'll find that any and all other guests have been removed from the Hotel resort, and there's a sign on the door saying that it is Closed for major renovation and fumigation, which would explain the outfits you were given to be 'seen' walking into the place with, as well as all the vans and 'containers' you were told to put your belongings into.

Once inside, a helpful staff member directs you to put the costumes into a specific bin for collection- unless, of course, you would like to keep wearing them - and then another directs you to the front desk, where a pleasant, yet authoritative man is waiting.

Comments

[dereban]

How about we not panic, you idiot.

We don't even know if that guy is Tages - he probably isn't, mind you. And more importantly, this is just the third day. While we do have ideas for Plan B, you need to calm your ass down first.

[improbablenotimpossible]

She's right Wheatley, while it would not hurt to start searching for an alternative, we cannot give up quite yet until we know for sure who is Tages.

Of course, we couldn't be given a more precise description -!

[and he just said this]

Well, there is still someone else there....

[dereban]

Huh.

Well, what would you know.

[that's awfully convenient information]

Although, I should add that I'm not even remotely shocked that this whole thing is another game that circles around murder and trials.

[improbablenotimpossible]

It's patently ridiculous.

[dereban]

It doesn't help that a good portion of these types of 'games' happen in this state. Honestly.

[SIGHS]

Well.

[then this happens]

. . . I.

I can't believe soup baffled that guy.

[literalidiotball]

. . . Soup?

[dereban]

[dryly]

Soup.

[iblistriggered]

[chuckling to himself about something]

[dereban]

Please tell me you're not losing your mind over the fact that someone was actually copslaying as Takeshi before they became a spooky ghost.

[she's honestly just as amused]

[iblistriggered]

[MORE GIGGLING]

W-well... that... and...

[he gestures broadly]

"THERE'S JUST MORE SOUP!"

[mcfuckin loses it]

[dereban]

I wonder if he buys his clothes at the soup store.

[iblistriggered]

But where! Even on the next aisle, there's just more soup!

[dereban]

Maybe he actually just. . . wears it.

[literalidiotball]

Ugh, how does that even work?

[justonezero]

Why are you buying clothes at the soup store?

[He's giggling too.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[karen does not know this meme and she is baffled by you guys]

[justonezero]

[He'll pull up the video for her so she isn't left out!]

[literalidiotball]

[Still upset about how people aren't listening to him but this point is valid.]

It is! What, did every big, dangerous SCP get the same idea? "Oh! We got a big group, don't we? Maybe we should go and have them kill eachother one by one! That'll be tones of fun!" ... Lord.

[dereban]

Maybe they were inspired by something.

Or someone.

[there's bitterness at the end of that, like she's referring to someone in particular]

[literalidiotball]

. . . Uh. Huh. This was twenty years ago, so...

[dereban]

Horror genre, probably?

I think that around that time there were plenty--

[hums and then sees this]

Huh.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I have newfound respect for Dazai. And knowing this might be useful for later.

[moonlightalter]

[He was about to agree, but then Dazai is getting stabbed and ohhh boy Atsushi is looking panicked now.]

He's not going to die three days in, is he?

[Let him believe Dazai somehow survived this mess. plz.]

[dereban]

[mmmmmmmm

she knows that look which is why she is gonna stick close to him and throw an arm around his side; half to comfort him and also to make sure that he doesn't go tiger in the midst of all this]

He's not the type to die easily, Atsushi; loathe as I am to say it.

And it looks like the others are working on it. So odds are he'll be fine.

[for now]

[oceanicbutterfly]

...do you suppose there is something behind it all? Some sort of underlying phenomenon?

[dereban]

Why wouldn't there be?

There has to be a 'how' and 'why', after all.

[although she does grimace a bit at the word 'phenomenon']