> Just be very quiet.
>Oh.
>OH.
>Can we trek back any further?
Yes, the cave is very deep. Our heroes go deeper into the cave while remaining absolutely quiet. After a while, Bruno holds his arms up to stop Carl and Ophelia.
"Stop here. We're standing right in front of these... I guess they're tunnels, but they almost look like slides. There's 4 of them."
" I know, isn't it perfect? "
Before anyone can turn around to see Mr. Shadow, Bruno and Ophelia scream, but their voices quickly fade away. Grimaldi and Matilda are heard screaming next. Then Sliss. Then Carl feels something - presumably Mr. Shadow's arm
- pushing him down one of the tunnels. He slides down headfirst and finally lands, faceplanting, in another room.
edited 13th Nov '16 7:17:01 PM by DrNoPuma
Very good kitty> Aw crap. Are Matilda, Bruno, and the others okay?
>Observe surroundings.
Carl gets up, brushes himself off, and looks around.
He is in a fairly small room made of a strange bluish stone. The room is faintly lit up by small glowing crystals embedded in the walls. There are two paths leading out of the room: left and right.
Nobody is around...
...except Mr. Shadow, who is on the wall in front of Carl.
" I knew it. I just KNEW it! "
Very good kitty> READY STEVE AGAIN. That, or run away.
Charlie pulls out his old friend Steve.
>Attempt to charm Mr. Shadow.
>ey man how u doin
>mind not killing me
Carl attempts to casually strike up conversation with Mr. Shadow. Mr. Shadow is not impressed.
" Boy, it would be so easy for me to just kill you right now. But I'm not going to. "
Very good kitty>Ask why not.
Carl asks Mr. Shadow why not. Mr. Shadow chuckles.
" Because I've got something much bigger in store. Running around and picking off humans one by one has gotten boring. But when my plan succeeds, I'll be able to kill anyone I want! And in the most horrible, gruesome ways! Yeah, when I'm through with you, you'll look back on this moment and wish I had killed you here and now. "
" Now that I've rubbed that in your face, I've got to go see the queen! So long, sucker! "
Mr. Shadow laughs as he darts through the left exit. Even if Carl tried to follow him, he's too fast for Carl. Maybe we should look for Carl's friends instead.
Should Carl go left or right?
Very good kitty> Well, it looks like Mr. Shadow is probably going to try killing Queen Oneria! We've got to find our friends and regroup, fast. Let's go right.
Carl sets off to find his friends. He goes through the right exit.
The room he enters is similar to the one before, about the same size, and with the same glowing crystals.
There is an exit on the left wall, and a big golden door opposite from Carl. He hears voices on the other side of the door.
"Hello? Is anyone there? HEEEEELLLLLLLLP!!!"
"Wait, I think I heard something. Who's there?"
Very good kitty> Do we recognize the voices?
Yes, those are Grimaldi and Matilda, respectively. They're on our side.
>This could be a trap... Open the door anyway.
> Let's hope this ISN'T a trap. Open the door. If it's just Mr. Shadow being Mr. Shadow, RUN.
Carl wonders if Mr. Shadow is back there, imitating their voices. Even so, he decides to open the door.
The problem is, he can't. He tries pushing, but it doesn't work. And there's no doorknob or handle. There is, however, a long rectangular slot. Above it is written, "Find the keys."
Very good kitty>Search around for the keys. Also, look through the slot if possible.
The slot doesn't go all the way through the door, unfortunately. The door has no holes, and Grimaldi and Matilda's cries for help earlier were muffled a little.
Carl searches the room he's in. He literally leaves no rock unturned, except for the crystals, which are firmly attached to the stone walls. He doesn't find anything.
So he goes through the door to the left. The room is also similar to the first one - it seems that all the rooms in this cave look similar. There is an exit opposite from the entrance Carl took.
There is also a set of piano keys lying on the ground.
edited 14th Nov '16 5:34:58 PM by DrNoPuma
Very good kitty>try to insert them into the slot in any fashion possible
> Ah-ha! A puzzle! How about we use the (Piano) keys to open the door?
Fortunately, the piano keys are all connected by a piece at the back, meaning Carl won't have to put them in one at at time. Just imagine how tedious that would be.
Carl picks up the keys, returns the the room with the golden door, and inserts the keys into the slot.
When he does, a portion of the door slides open, revealing a screen. A message appears on the screen:
"To open this door, you must have a good knowledge of music. It doesn't matter if you can't play the piano well - if all else fails, just scream the name of the song you were trying to play."
Carl took piano lessons when he was younger and can still play it fairly well.
"But of course, this is really a test of your knowledge of famous composers. I will show the name of a composer or musician, and you must pick a song that they wrote and play it. Any song."
"Your first composer is... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."
This won't just be classical composers, by the way. I just wanted to start with one.
edited 14th Nov '16 7:20:47 PM by DrNoPuma
Very good kitty>Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Translation: A little night music)
Carl launches into a rendition of Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
. Okay, so it's not quite as good as in the linked video, but he tries his best. After a couple seconds, the screen stops him.
"Good enough. I'm glad you know your classical music."
"Next is... Toby Fox." Have fun. :3
Very good kitty

>Oh.
>OH.
>Can we trek back any further?