ROUND 6 - INTRO

[foundationmods]

[After so long a trip, you're all finally here. Taken through a hidden passage inside of the very mountain itself, you find yourself standing in front of a field of flowers, growing well due to the open roof above it. If you look up, you can just make out the shimmering colors off of the barrier - looking almost like the shine off of a soap bubble.

Try not to trample on the flowers as you approach the open, purple gate, where it looks as if someone is waiting for all of you just inside. And remember to wear your masks, now that you're here!

...Still, the sight of the yellow flowers waving in the wind....such a cheery sight fills you with determination for what's to come.

Welcome to the Underground.

You have the universe to save.]

Comments

[le_mat]

[He tries the pie.... and wow are those music notes popping out of him??? Probably not literally but wow??? that's good??]

Oh... this would be amazing with some coffee...

[Never mind that, he turns to everyone else]

So Karen and I found something while exploring. We're pretty sure we found where Moriarty has been hiding out.

[lovecolored]

[ munch munch ]

Spill. Did he make himself a cool crimelord lair?

[le_mat]

More like a math hut.

[lovecolored]

...aw Did he at least, like, draw equations all over the walls like a serial killer in his creepy murder shack?

[le_mat]

Oh definitely. It also had a weird feeling... I can't say for sure but I bet he has it hidden from the monsters in some way. My Eye can't really give that kind of detail though, so I can't say for sure.

[lovecolored]

If he doesn't want the monsters findin' him...

[ she seems satisfied that it looked like a math murder shack though. Marisa please. ]

He leave anythin' behind?

[le_mat]

More math and a note: that he was meeting 'her' at Waterfall. Capitalized. There was a butterfly too, but it flew off.

[lovecolored]

Was the math written down on the note? Like a clue or somethin'?

[ little known fact: Marisa is a baby math nerd ]

Who do ya think "her" is, anyhow? Think he found Red?

[le_mat]

Yeah. I left it in case he came back but I can show you where it's at.

And if I had to guess? Yeah. But it could be a lady monster or someone else too- but my heart says Red.

[improbablenotimpossible]

Can you take me there?

[Right to the point]

[le_mat]

[He nods]

It's hard to find unless you're looking from above, so you'll need to follow me closely. But it's not far off.

[sageking]

Though I've no interest in his whereabouts, I'll come along as well.

[le_mat]

Right. We can go now if you're both ready.

[He stands, checking that his mask is still on his hip]

[sageking]

Hmph, but of course I am.

[ He'll silently wait Sherlock's confirmation ]

[improbablenotimpossible]

I'm ready.

[le_mat]

[Once he has both he heads out, and once he gets to the Ruins starts hopping from rubble to rubble- knowing Servants would have no issue keeping up. It's clear that from foot this shack would be almost impossible to find if you weren't looking for it]

[sageking]

[ He's not the most exciting conversationalist, to say the least.

But as they get closer... ]

I suppose I'm hardly surprised as to why he chose this kind of place to reside in.

[improbablenotimpossible]

Hard to spot, out of the way...

[He murmurs mostly to himself]

That does track if it's something he didn't just want anyone to find.

[le_mat]

[Gil, trust me you will be glad for his bouts of Silent Protagging once you hear the shit that usually comes out of his mouth]

And it has a certain serial killer charm.

[Point proven]

[sageking]

[ He'll raise an eyebrow at the dubious comment made, but he won't refute it. What a strange boy. ]

That was not the first thing that came to mind, but I'll consider it interesting enough to hardly voice an objection to.

[ Anyway, they've probably reached the place properly now because they're all relatively pretty fast? So time to head in?? ]

[foundationmods]

[Well, it still looks like someone went crazy on the walls and ceiling with equations - but for Gil and Sherlock, it'd feel like a little like stepping into a Bounded Field.

...somehow. Even though there's not actual magic involved. It's fucking Moriarty - he does shit in canon he's not supposed to, like control and brainwash people.

Either way, it doesn't have the normal properties that would, but instead seems to be attempting to keep something from looking here. Not them, obviously, but you get the sense most Monsters would never even approach this place.]

[improbablenotimpossible]

... It feels like a bounded field. That would be the other reason why no one would be looking here.

[How the fuck are you doing this shit, Nemesis? He's going to go look at the Math itself to see what they spell out]

[le_mat]

A 'bonded field'... is that what I was feeling when I walked in here? Like this place is protected somehow? My Third Eye couldn't pick up on it, but my instincts are usually pretty good about that kind of thing.

[sageking]

[ Maybe it's made from a different energetic source—not entirely impossible for a Servant to manage, he supposed. ]

Obviously.

[ He'll leave explanation up to Sherlock. Thanks, detective you're useful!

Now, Gilgamesh will be looking around in the area to see if there was anything besides the math scribbled all over the walls. He had some doubts that the man would leave behind obvious items or anything like that; the math could in fact be the only thing. But, best to be thorough.

He'll touch along the walls to also see if there were any hidden mechanisms—also likely to be a waste of time, but see above.

Presumably neither one of those yield any interest, he'll step back, and cross his arms, waiting for the other to detail any messages from the math; what he'll do next depends on how useful the message was. ]

[improbablenotimpossible]

Thank you, knowing him he most likely left a message. It wouldn't be the first time he used maths as a ccde.