Santa: Excellent! I'm glad we were able to come to an agreement.
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-once Roy opens the treasure chest, the monsters in the room stop appearing, and a message is displayed for everyone to see-
You have completed this game's tutorial mission. Here are the rules to this little game. If you wish to rescue the kidnapped children and save Christmas, you must make it to the end of this dungeon crawler. There you will find the "key" to saving the children. Simple, no? But be careful, there are surprises around every corner...
-you all are now free to advance-
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-as for the warehouse Baru bombed open, the first thing you note is that there are a lot of toys scattered about everywhere. Something is... off about them, as thought there's a malevolent presence hidden within them-
-there are also several computers connected to a network, as well as a part of the warehouse that is walled off by bags of cat food for some reason-
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-Meanwhile, Sparts new guy is faced with a new foe-
-the fact that every other character dived into the trash and is now in the dungeon-
There are some junkyard cats who look pleased you have removed the threatening doggo, though.
edited 8th Jan '18 11:43:20 AM by HilarityEnsues
-It's a junkyard, Soldierman-
-There are flea ridden animals everywhere-
-They're not plot relevant or anything- as far as you know :v -
-however, there is a strange trail of catfood that leads to who knows what...-
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-In the fleshland, you have the option to go back and take the path not traveled, or go through a door-
-You see no such cat lady-
-You do, however, find This peculiar talking kitty nipping on catnip
◊ and speaking on a headset-
???: Yes, the price of Meowcoin is soaring even higher. With my computer system, I'll be able to mine-
-he notices Mercuria and co-
Halt! What are you intruders doing in my private domicile? I'll have you know I'm a sovereign kittyzen!
Ancat: Not just any talking cat - I am Ancat, capitalist cat extraordinaire. I'll have you know that I almost have enough money to buy Europe wholesale at this point. Probably would've by now if the price didn't keep going up.
@Mercuria: Warehouse, residence - whatever you'd like to call it. But yes, this is my home. Honestly, I have half a mind to rain tomahawk missiles on all of you for your egregious violation of the Non Aggression Principle...
-points to the hole Baru created-
...however, I am feeling generous. So first and foremost I will ask, why exactly are you here?
-As you open the door, you notice the room appears totally barren-
-You then see more text appear-
Welcome to the real challenge. The rooms that separate you from victory will each require a simple test of skill, strength, or intellect. Each time you complete one of these fun challenges, the way to your prize will become a little more open to you. When you are ready, step forward.
Ancat: You too? You know, I had been doing the same thing. Kind of. You see, apparently there is some miscreant who goes by the "Grin'ch" who is trying to destroy Christmas. And obviously I can't have that - Christmas is a time of spending and consumerism. Think of what's going to happen to business if he gets his way! And so, I managed to steal, er, creatively acquire some of his toys to try to figure out how he was pulling off his dastardly scheme.
Then I remembered I know nothing about magical science, so I got high on catnip and created my own cryptocurrency.
-Once Ironscales (and presumably the rest of his company) enter, the room shifts-
-Most of the room sinks into the abyss and is replaced with a bright green acid that you can hear sizzling-
-There remains a very thin patch of land in the middle of the room, and on the other side of it is a locked door-
-Speaking of which, the key to it is presented to you once you enter the room-
-Obviously you must get to the other side and unlock the door, but you are given some additional rules-
-"No flying, levitation, no walking on the walls or the ceiling. And no shooting the lock, either."-
-there are giant spikes on the ceiling in the shape of Christmas trees, but you are all too low to the ground for that to be relevant right now-
-There are also tentacles on the sides of the walls that look ready to attack once you begin walking-
-Hope you guys are good at tightrope walking-
edited 8th Jan '18 3:48:04 PM by HilarityEnsues

Asagi: So it's agreed then. In the name of saving Christmas metaphorically and literally, we'll take the case.
Er, I mean accept the job. >.>
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