WW CLII Gorey Stories - Basement GAME OVER!!!

[CrimsonFox]

Hogsworth sticks his head in, "Are you all okay? Congratulations on all of you so far. If you haven't found something, don't worry. Don't give up! Stiff upper lip and all that. And someone has found a sparkling sword! And to the one I owe a favor, simply pull the bellpull in PM and I will meet with you secretly.

You may enter your movements until 9 PM PST. Everything is resolved thus far.

[spleen1015]

Hey Hogwarts,

Can I read the Ground Floor thread? I don't think you have answered that question.

[mauchow]

GO GROUND FLOOR

Just in case I needed to do after day deadline.

[CrimsonFox]

[GoldenEagle]

I got dropped into here.

[spleen1015]

Welcome to the Basement, GE.

[GoldenEagle]

It's kinda of quiet down here.

[CrimsonFox]

Still ten minutes left to enter movement orders if you wish.

[CrimsonFox]

mauchow leaves and goes upstairs, leaving spleen, Zinto, Saldana, and the newly landed Goldeneagle to play in THE GAME ROOM.

mauchow please go to the Ground Thread.

[CrimsonFox]

You are in the Game Room

It is very quaint indeed. In the center is a grand billiards table with frills hanging off all the pockets. The NE POCKET seems wrinkled. The CARVING of the base of the billiards table is exquisite. A fireplace is lit nearby over which a STAG HEAD hangs. Two leather chairs sit on opposite ends of a CHESS TABLE. In an alcove, a DART BOARD CABINET hangs. On the floor by the fire is a nice BEAR SKIN RUG. ON the wall is a BILLIARD RACK which holds the balls and cues.

There is a funny looking crane with stuffed animals inside. On the outside is a grey button, a purple lever and a black lever.

Exits:
Up to the Ground Floor

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

Hey Hogwarts,

Can I read the Ground Floor thread? I don't think you have answered that question.

"No you may not. Now pipe down or I'll turn you into Professor McGonnigal's pussy."

[saldana]

ok, i kind of like the fact that anyone that walks down the stairs doesnt know where we all went.

i am a little concerned that one of you has a sword now...dont suppose whoever has it would like to admit to it.

[spleen1015]

INSPECT DART BOARD CABINET
PUSH GREY BUTTON

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by saldana

ok, i kind of like the fact that anyone that walks down the stairs doesnt know where we all went.

i am a little concerned that one of you has a sword now...dont suppose whoever has it would like to admit to it.

I don't have it. I was thinking we could figure it out by process of elimination, but mau left the room, so I don't think we can. That also depends on everyone being honest which won't happen.

[spleen1015]

You guys are boring down here.

[GoldenEagle]

inspect stag head
Pull purple

[saldana]

INSPECT CARVING
PULL BLACK LEVER

[saldana]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

You guys are boring down here.

we really havent gotten anything to talk about unless you guys want to tell me what the results of your inspections were?

[spleen1015]

GE, care to share how you got sent down here?

[GoldenEagle]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

GE, care to share how you got sent down here?

I pulled a lever and I am assuming just dropped through. I did inspect something up there and found something that I am not sure will be useful or not.

I think this is all sort of the pre-game. We are not voring yet and I am not sure if the roles have been defined either. If you do a certain combinations of things you become a wolf, seer, whatever.

By the way, this is a tight house.

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

I pulled a lever and I am assuming just dropped through. I did inspect something up there and found something that I am not sure will be useful or not.

I think this is all sort of the pre-game. We are not voring yet and I am not sure if the roles have been defined either. If you do a certain combinations of things you become a wolf, seer, whatever.

By the way, this is a tight house.

Those are smart observations. I think you're right.

[GoldenEagle]

With that being said, I am not sure how we are going to use this information or how long CF's foreplay is going to last for. I have noticed that the middle floor is the most active, but of course I can't go in there to see what they are talking about.

The ground floor is very similar to this one or at least it was until I dropped down.

I am going to go back to my stag head here. Hopefully I find something good.

[GoldenEagle]

VOTE HOGSWORTH

[Zinto]

I actually do not mind voting for Hogsworth since the last game like this my hand ended up being a wolf.

Vote Hogsworth

[Zinto]

I will

Inspect Bear Skin Rug

[CrimsonFox]

spleen drops through a hole and you hear a sucking sound as he is heard screaming up through the wall. You hear a splash of water after awhile.

(Spleen go to the Top Floor thread)

[CrimsonFox]

Processing treasure....it shan't be a moment...

[CrimsonFox]

saldana crawls under the billiards table to look at the carving. goldeneagle gets on a chair to look at the stag and Zinto feels inside the bear skin rug. Poor spleen fell through a hole on the way to the dartboard and did not get to look.

Suddenly bars spring up from around the billiards table, trapping saldana inside.

[CrimsonFox]

Goldeneagle steps back from the stag after searching. He looks closely at the animal again and suddenly falls forward into the fireplace and is sucked up....and is gone.

[CrimsonFox]

The motors start up again and a panel opens up. THe floor tilts up and you all slide into another room.

[CrimsonFox]

You are in the Servants' Quarters



A very humble room this is. A SIMPLE BED. A NICE CHAMBER POT. SIMPLE CURTAINS. Very plain room is this. There is an OLD WARDROBE, but nothing fancy. The is a PITCHER AND BOWL to wash up. And ONE DRAWER to keep your meager possessions. Nothing much of a room. It is quite the opposite of the grandiose richness upstairs.

Black Lever, White Button, Yellow Button, Red Lever

Exits:
Upstairs

[CrimsonFox]

Movement Night Action Deadline extended to Tomorrow(Saturday) at Noon PST.

[saldana]

Am I still caged under the billiard table, or am I also in the servants room?

[GoldenEagle]

I am not sure where to go?

[CrimsonFox]

Strangely enough saldana, yes you are under the bed in a cage, preventing you from moving. But movement phase comes to an end and it lets you out. Movement phase done.

[CrimsonFox]

Hogsworth enters, walks across the room, presses the red button, smiles, then leaves the way he came.

[Zinto]

Hmmmm I think I will follow Hogsworths lead and

Press the Red Button

[CrimsonFox]

Suddenly you hear a voice, the unmistakable shaky voice of the master of the house, Lord Stout

“I am so glad you have all gathered in one place for me. It has made this so much easier. I must dreadfully apologie for, you see, you have received an Unfortunate Invitation. So while you greedily have been gathering bits and trinkets here and there, it’s all worth nothing to you now, for you are helping me settle an old score. Oh you still don’t understand? Well those things you have been searching and inspecting used to belong to some old friends of mine. I say friends but I really mean good for nothing thieves who stole from me, every one of them. And as each of them has touched or owned an item in this house (the items which you searched) when they used to spend endless summers here, now their spirits are summoned into you through these items. So sorry....but what you searched has now determined who is about to be inside you...which should be happening right about...now.”

You all feel your minds melt away, then wander away, then run away from you. Yes it totally gets away from you. And now you....what were you doing? Oh yes you remember this place. What were you thinking of? You are at Lord Stout’s. The man who threw such lavish and wonderful parties and you would stay for simply days and consider it your home away from home. Well now, let the party continue!
“Oh why have I done this? Why have I brought you all back here? Why, to kill you, of course! That’s right, you see I have also summoned, or rather YOU all have summoned some very powerful ...shall we say...acquaintances of mine. And they in turn will kill you. So I guess some of you will be killing the others, etc, etc but don’t let that kill the party. Why don’t you all continue with the venture I promised those other folk, you remember, the ones whose bodies you nowpossess. Yes that IS what we are talking about now aren’t we? So why don’t you forget about me and keep doing what you are good at....trying to take things from my house. The winner still takes all. And then my acquaintances will take you. Bravo!”

Hmmmm you agree with this plan. Taking more money from Lord Stout was always your favorite hobby.

[CrimsonFox]

The door creaks open and a momemt later Hogsworth sticks his head in.

"Hello? Is everything alright in here? I do realize this must be terribly frightful for you all and I will do everything I can to make your stay here more comfortable and...my word, all of you seem transformed. Like different people are staring back at me."

"I don't like the sound of what the Master said. Inviting his friends to possess you? How dreadful. And the Master did know some very frightful...um...beings...creatures...entities...I won't call them humans. To think that any of YOU should be inhabited by such fiends. Oh dear, this is most terrible. Perhaps you should try and suss out who among you is here to do you harm and remove them post haste! Perhaps by drawing lots or simply by majority vote of anyone in the house. Why don't you just use the names you started with. Yes, I think that is the only fair thing to do."

[CrimsonFox]

"Oh one more thing, if you did not receive a PM from the powers that be, please PM me. And if you have any questions, also please PM me. Now, could I offer anyone some dinner? Anything you like? And a drink too of course."

[GoldenEagle]

I am just going to hang out here since I don't know where I am supposed to be.

[saldana]

Ok, is it day time, night time, are we still supposed to interact with the room we were in?

i am a bit confused.

[saldana]

alrighty...guess i will just assume we are still where we were.

inspect chamber pot
push white button

wonder if we are voting today

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by saldana

alrighty...guess i will just assume we are still where we were.

inspect chamber pot
push white button

wonder if we are voting today

"Why yes sir, you are. That is what I've just explained."

[saldana]

wow...so we have to vote without any information about who is in the lead, including ourselves?

even though it technically isnt day one, i will stick with my tradition

vote dubb

[saldana]

dola and no chance to make any kind of defense, or have anyone make a reveal that might change the vote!

[CrimsonFox]

The sound of a panel opening is heard. Hmm something is different. The description of the room has changed slightly.

[Zinto]

Sorry that I haven't been on today Sal and GE, it was the first day of the semester and I have been off the wall busy getting into the swing of things.

[Zinto]

I guess we need to decide how we are going to vote. It has not been really active in the basement and I have not been anywhere else yet. Should we throw a random vote on someone in a different room or should we vote for one of the three of us in here.

[Zinto]

I am going to inspect...

Inspect the one drawer