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Bitterman Since: Apr, 2011
#76: Nov 28th 2011 at 6:36:29 PM

Simon snickered to himself as he strolled over to fill his canteen with water.

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#77: Nov 28th 2011 at 6:39:15 PM

"There is nothing in that room for you. For any of you. Even if there were, you would not last long in there. So when I say it's locked, consider it such." The intercom clicked off.

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Bitterman Since: Apr, 2011
#78: Nov 28th 2011 at 6:42:43 PM

"OOOOH the temptation to try and get into that room is overwhelming, or at least thats how I would feel if I hadn't an example like Violet here to help me. Thanks for that."

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#79: Nov 28th 2011 at 6:50:59 PM

"There is nothing in that room for you." Daedalus repeats. "And there is nothing in this room for you either, Simon. Leave your canteen empty. You will rely on the generosity of your party members to survive."

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Bitterman Since: Apr, 2011
#80: Nov 28th 2011 at 6:56:48 PM

"Oh the cruel irony of things. One day, they will ask me if it was worth it, and I shall answer them 'Yes' and then I will laugh."

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SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
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#81: Nov 28th 2011 at 6:58:41 PM

After Violet recovers from the shock, she sighs and combs her hair with her fingers. "Yeah, that'll teach you, Floppy," she mutters.

She looks to her other teammates and wonders if they need to do something about Simon to keep him from causing further harm in the future.

edited 28th Nov '11 6:58:58 PM by SnowyFoxes

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#82: Nov 28th 2011 at 7:06:06 PM

"Well if you'd prefer, I could simply flood the room. Would that be something a bit more concrete for you, Simon?"

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Bitterman Since: Apr, 2011
#83: Nov 28th 2011 at 7:14:33 PM

Simon opened his mouth to say something, but caught himself, and held his tongue.

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#84: Nov 28th 2011 at 7:15:16 PM

"I thought as much. Hurry up and fill your canteens, if you're going to. You have five minutes."

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Chubert highly secure from California Since: Jan, 2010
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#85: Nov 28th 2011 at 8:15:22 PM

James grabbed a canteen and filled it with water.

"One canteen each should do," he said, "unless anybody wants to forego water for an extra spot. We would all do well to keep in mind that everyone here is to be treated equally, if not because of basic human decency, then because the harm that comes to one of us comes to all of us. Injury might not mean death, but I'm very convinced that, in a place like this, a broken leg might as well spell it. Let's keep the jokes to a minimum, preferably non-existent, level, so that the next 'joke' doesn't end up going much more poorly than any of us would like."

James' eyes darted to the door to the left. There was a discrepancy in Daedalus' words. If he had absolute control over the facility, why didn't he just simply make the door vanish? Have the walls seal over it or something? Back in the introductory rooms, he had certainly demonstrated the ability to physically manipulate the surroundings...

But Daedalus was listening, and James didn't dare voice his thoughts out loud.

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Bitterman Since: Apr, 2011
#86: Nov 28th 2011 at 8:38:46 PM

Simon scoffed at the phrase 'Human Decency', and grabbed a canteen for Sarah and the blind girl, whose name he forgot for the moment.

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SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
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#87: Nov 28th 2011 at 8:44:31 PM

"I suppose we'll have to try this door, then." Violet attempts to open it.

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#88: Nov 28th 2011 at 8:49:45 PM

The door opens to another room.

There is only one door in this one, on the opposite end of the room, and there is a text terminal next to it. But the most notable thing about this room is the keys, hung on the walls. Hundreds of keys. Low-tech keys, honest-to-god put-them-in-a-slot-and-turn-them old-fashioned keys. And they completely cover two of the room's four walls.

edited 28th Nov '11 8:50:31 PM by BlixtySlycat

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SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
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#89: Nov 28th 2011 at 8:51:10 PM

"Interesting." Violet sticks her datapad into the terminal, not wanting to trust Simon again.

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Chubert highly secure from California Since: Jan, 2010
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#90: Nov 28th 2011 at 8:53:28 PM

James froze dead in his tracks as he entered the room.

If he had any doubts about the...abnormality of his situation, they were dispelled, completely and utterly.

"Dear God," he whispered.

After a moment, James clenched his jaw. Straightening his back, he strode over to Violet's side to read along with her.

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Bitterman Since: Apr, 2011
#91: Nov 28th 2011 at 8:55:02 PM

Simon took to the other side of Violet, mostly to prevent any form of retaliation, as well as to read what the terminal had to say.

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#92: Nov 28th 2011 at 8:57:59 PM

As the last of you, now with four full canteens, enters the room. The door slams shut behind you and locks with a loud buzz.


//open textfile: 8000_keys.txt

author: DAEDALUS ZETA

there are exactly 8023 keys in this room. they are signal keys, when inserted into the slot next to the door, they will send a signal to the door. all but one have an exact match. your task is to find the one key that does not have a match. as this key is the only one that will send a signal for the door to open. and it IS somewhere in this room. you have ten minutes, or you lose, and this room will be vacuumized. good luck.

//close textfile: 8000_keys.txt

the terminal's text is replaced with an image of a timer, starting at 10:00, and quickly counting down to 9:59, 58, and so forth.

edited 28th Nov '11 9:03:50 PM by BlixtySlycat

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Chubert highly secure from California Since: Jan, 2010
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#93: Nov 28th 2011 at 9:04:15 PM

FUCK. FUCK FUCK FUCK.

Now, James, is the time to panic. Do you enjoy panicking and shivering in abject terror? I hope you do.

You will die pathetic, impotent, clueless, useless—

James bit his tongue, hard. Now was not the time to be useless. It was time to step up, be somebody, take on the challenge and live.

"Okay. Everyone start thinking for a way out of this."

To start, James made a thorough search for anything not on the two walls filled with keys.

edited 28th Nov '11 9:05:41 PM by Chubert

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#94: Nov 28th 2011 at 9:07:34 PM

Aside from the keys, the only other things in this room are the two doors and the touch panel covering the keyhole.

edited 28th Nov '11 9:09:46 PM by BlixtySlycat

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Bitterman Since: Apr, 2011
#95: Nov 28th 2011 at 9:08:41 PM

Simon practically ignored James, as he walked over to one of the walls and pulled a key off of it. He then walked over to the door and tried it out.

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SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
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#96: Nov 28th 2011 at 9:13:10 PM

"All right, if any of you panic, I swear to God I'll knock you out with a canteen." Violet surveys the walls of keys and tries to think of a plan. "Panicking people are not productive people."

Why, hello there, hypocrisy. How are you this fine day?

"Let's try to figure out some sort of pattern." Violet takes one of the bunches hanging on the wall next to her.

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#97: Nov 28th 2011 at 9:14:41 PM

The touchpanel covering the keyhole slides away. Oddly, rather than the actual slot being simply embedded in the wall, it's sunk back quite deeply into it, there's a large hole the size of an arm. Simon attempts to put the key into the slot, but it keeps hitting something inside the indent in the wall.

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Bitterman Since: Apr, 2011
#98: Nov 28th 2011 at 9:17:13 PM

"Ok, what the hell. Wait a second, if it doesn't fit in there, does that mean I found the right key?"

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Chubert highly secure from California Since: Jan, 2010
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#99: Nov 28th 2011 at 9:17:30 PM

Clever solution. Clever solution.

This was a game. Daedalus wanted to be amused.

"Everyone, check your pockets, anywhere a key might be hidden on your body," James said. "The solution is not to individually check each one on the wall, obviously. The wall of keys might be one massive distraction. If we were unconscious before we were brought here, Daedalus might have already given us the key, and when we all die, with the answer sitting right in front of us, he laughs at the irony. Maybe."

Saying so, James checked his own pockets.

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#100: Nov 28th 2011 at 9:19:16 PM

As Simon continues fiddling with the key slot, the sound of metal against other metal can be heard.

edited 28th Nov '11 9:19:48 PM by BlixtySlycat

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