ask him what color his underwear is.

"what do you mean kill? is there someone in here that is dangerous?

Marco 2011/07/25(Mon)16:50 No. 331274 ID: 585f92
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>>331193
I ask him.

[b]"Very, very much so. Your target... is rather special. You see, things are not exactly normal in that mirror world. You need to be extremely cautious around him, because if he knows how something is constructed, down to the last minute particle..."

Marco 2011/07/25(Mon)16:51 No. 331275 ID: 585f92
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"He can deconstruct it at will."

>>331275
Ask how he can know how something is constructed to the tiniest particle? Does he have super speed and a portable electron microscope?

Marco 2011/07/26(Tue)16:11 No. 331852 ID: 585f92
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>>331275
Hey, that's a good point... so I ask him.

"Well... I apologize for blowing things out of proportion there. You see, it seems much more intimidating if you say it that way. What I mean is this.

"If he knows what basic elements something is comprised of, he can deconstruct it. So if he knew the elements and materials that went into, say, a door... he could make it completely disappear. So knowledge is extremely dangerous in the wrong hands. Be very wary.

"Speaking of knowledge... let me explain how this world works. You must be able to move around efficiently to survive. On each of your persons I have placed a colored marker. There are five of each color, one on each side. These are the keys to moving across.

"Each of you have been assigned a parallel in the other world. You are linked in life and death, and without this link, this other world could not exist. The both of you are allowed to be on the same side at once, though. In order to switch sides, you draw an O on your side of the mirror. The person on the other side may draw an O to accept or an X to decline.

"Now... I will not allow all of you to remain on the 'normal' side. It is only allowed to stay at a 6:4 ratio at most.

"Now... this is a lot to remember. You may figure things out on your own, but remember. Be extremely careful. I have set up stations further inside of the mansion for you to contact me at later times.

"I shall await good news at the next station..."

Holy crap... I hope somebody wrote all of that down....

Either way, looks like we need to head further inside. What should we do first?

>>331852
Introduction and go over abilities. Also try to get the people on the other side of the mirror into this, it seems like you're all going to have to work together to solve stuff.

>>331852
Well I guess you guys just have to hope he doesn't know much biochemistry then.

>>331852
If you can only switch places with someone, how can the ratio of people ever change?

How the hell will you know what this guy looks like? What if you run into him?

A couple things we should keep in mind.
-The people in our side should scout ahead first, since the target is in the mirror side currently. (And we should keep it that way!!!)
-Always, Always, confirm who drew a circle on a mirror before marking it yourself. And don't initiate a circle without making sure the person you want to swap with is right there, safe.

Ok, for now, check yourself (and maybe encourage others) to look for these colored markers. I'm surprised we hadn't noticed it earlier. Maybe it is on our back, or the back of our neck. Or hidden in clothing.

>>331884
I need to add to my own post.

Also, we need to think of how to adjust our bodies composition. Drugs, strange materials in clothing, or I don't know. We'll see if something comes up. That may give us some measure of protection against this guy. There's not much we can do now, but you might suggest it to the others, to get them thinking about it. We don't know what was in their rooms after all.

Marco 2011/07/27(Wed)19:02 No. 332578 ID: 585f92
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>>331884
You know, despite all of that talking, that butler wasn't very helpful at all! I'll ask him a few things when we get to that checkpoint he told us about. Those are some good ideas though, I'll keep them in mind.

But for now, we need to be careful. I reach into my pants pocket, amazed I didn't notice it before. It's a red marker.... The thought of that butler reaching into my pants to put it there isn't a pleasant one, though.

To break the silence, I knock on the mirror and speak up.

"Alright, everybody! I... guess we should introduce ourselves. I'm Marco, and... well, I'm a dropout. My marker's red."

Marco 2011/07/27(Wed)19:11 No. 332584 ID: 585f92
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The girl with the lab coat and glasses speaks up, edging away from the remnants of the doorway.

"I'm Veronica, getting money for grad school. I... guess I got the purple one."

Marco 2011/07/27(Wed)19:38 No. 332608 ID: 585f92
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The next person goes... and it's the girl with tha-

Wait a second, did that butler put the marker...? Okay seriously, how did she not notice that before.

"Well, well... that butler was friendly.... Aaaand fine. You can call me Elanna Clearspring. Juuuust running out of money as well, you know. And my marker is... oh fine, you're all staring there anyway, but it's blue."

Ask them how they do that cool background thing with their names in big letters.

Marco 2011/07/27(Wed)22:03 No. 332754 ID: 585f92
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Sydney reaches into his suit pocket and does an overly dramatic reaction to the marker.

"Well, butter my biscuits! Orange? I... oh, I'm Sydney. I need the money as well, ya hear, my kid Max keeps spendin' all of it! He... well, he's over on the other side with Carmine, so he'll be fine I guess"

He... looks really worried about his son.

Marco 2011/07/27(Wed)22:13 No. 332761 ID: 585f92
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Lagging a little behind, the girl with the glasses in eyeing her marker in confusion. Or at least what I think is confusion through those sunglasses.

"I... must have missed something." Her voice is a little bit strange somehow. "I can read lips, so I caught all of the introductions, but... what were you all listening to?"

............ Wait, really? She's deaf?! We're going to have to repeat it all to her?

"Well, either way. Arietta's the name. Needed money for art school. Yellow, just in case anyone's colorblind. So c'mon, fill me in already, you all look pretty spooked."

huh, that's odd. so one on this side is deaf and on the other side they have a mute.

Marco 2011/07/27(Wed)22:52 No. 332801 ID: 585f92
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I lean against the mirror and knock.

"What about you guys over there?"

Somebody shouts back. "Oi... I don't think I've got one on me! You either...?"

Is the Butler still on the line? If so ask him if there are any limitations to this guy's power, like does he have to touch what he wants to deconstruct or something?

Once you get contact with the people on the other side, there is something important for you to test:
One of you on each side should try exchanging markers with someone then activating a switch. This is important because it will tell if each marker works for whoever holds it or whether the marker is bound to the individual.

Also, ask Elanna what was up with the explosion. Can she produce those at will or does she have a pocket full of bombs?

>>333645
She broke the lock on the door - it exploded.

1/2 Marco 2011/07/29(Fri)21:16 No. 333970 ID: 3bd256
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>>333546
I call out to see if the butler is still on the line, but there's no response. Must be running short on phone minutes or something.

>>333645
Before we go any further... that little explosion has me curious. So I ask her what happened.

"I juuuuuust used a bit of my Hippie Kung Fu!"

2/2 Marco 2011/07/29(Fri)21:21 No. 333976 ID: 3bd256
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A shout comes from the other side of the mirror.

"Oi, the hell?! None of us have any markers! We're not trapped here, are we?!"

"not sure, and watch it, that door is opening!"

>>333988
The lower center door to be specific.

Marco 2011/08/01(Mon)21:39 No. 335243 ID: 585f92
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>>333988
I catch the door opening out of the corner of me eye and shout out to them.

They all turn around, but as they do... one of the ropes snaps and the door slams.

Hey guys, I found the missing markers.

1/2 Marco 2011/08/05(Fri)16:15 No. 336916 ID: 585f92
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>>335243
The markers must've fallen off the body... but how do we know who gets what?

The kid crouches down and starts poking at the body with his bat. "Awesome...!"

2/2 Marco 2011/08/05(Fri)16:22 No. 336917 ID: 585f92
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Sydney rushes over towards our side of the mirror and bangs on the glass. "Max...?! Maximillian, don't touch that!"

It looks like Sydney's a bit anxious. "Maximilian?! Stop that, don't touch it! You need to switch over here this instant!"

"Go to hell, dad, this is awesome! I ain't leaving!" Oh lord, he's got his father's accent....

Sydney raises an eyebrow. "I guess... I'm going over there then...."

Hey, that's a good idea. We need to test these markers and pick sides! Sydney's obviously on the other side with his son, so somebody will switch there. It looks like I'm the leader anyways, so I could probably designate who goes where within reason... or I could just choose a side myself.

What should I do?

Try the marker switching trick listed in
>>333645

>>336936
Plus one.

1/3 Marco 2011/08/07(Sun)00:13 No. 337503 ID: 585f92
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>>336936
Okay, we need to make sure these things work like we want them to. I let everybody know about the idea, and of course, Sydney's going on our side.

On the other side, the older Asian man looks over carefully at our side. "I... like to switch" Looks like he doesn't speak English too well. Does everybody here have a foreign accent or something?!

2/3 Marco 2011/08/07(Sun)00:15 No. 337504 ID: 585f92
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He grabs a marker off of the floor and draws a circle. He... picked up the blue one it seems.

Sydney quickly draws one of his own. But as soon as he finishes... his hand goes through the mirror and he starts falling through it...?!

3/3 Marco 2011/08/07(Sun)00:18 No. 337505 ID: 585f92
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And in a moment... he's gone. The Asian man just suddenly appears on our side.

"Feel like... sick........."

Yikes.

But that's how it's going to work, it seems. We could always experiment with other things, or I could make my final decision.

Should I stay here, or switch to the other side to help them out?

Let's experiment for now, see what happens when colors get swapped around between people.

>>337511
That is what we just did. Sydney's original marker is orange.

You should advise the people on the other side to stay away from the remaining bodies. If they can carry markers, they can carry more troublesome things.

Marco 2011/08/09(Tue)16:02 No. 338322 ID: 585f92
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>>337769
Okay, so that settles it. Sydney went through with my marker, and Shun came through with a random person's marker. It's decided by who draws the circle, not who has which color.

The girl with the hockey stick speaks up from the other side. "Call me insane, but I'd like to get moving before another one of these bodies hits the floor. Now if anybody else wants to come over here, speak up, or I'm leaving! We need to get to the next checkpoint so I can have a word with that bitch of a butler!"

Yikes, remind me not to get on her bad side. Should I stay on this side and play it safe, or head over there and help out?

Marco 2011/08/15(Mon)15:35 No. 340392 ID: 585f92
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Well, I've got a few choices here....

I could be there hero and go keep Kazzly safe.

I could also just stay over here and play it safe.... Nobody else seems to speaking up about changing sides. Though I don't think Arietta even knows what's going on anymore. It must really suck to be deaf right now.

Either way, I've got to decide now!

well IS it playing safe to stay on this side? but yeah, may as well hop over.

I think we should stay on this side. Honestly, what good are we going to do over there? We're not going to be able to do much in a fight. If we're worried about Kazzly have her come to this side.

Marco 2011/08/16(Tue)15:34 No. 340753 ID: 585f92
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>>340735

"Hey Kazzly... why don't you come over here? It should be safer after all."

She reaches into her coat and pulls out a sheet of blank paper and a little pen. After a bit of scribbling, she puts it up to the mirror.

No. I don't trust switching.

Wait... what? I try to argue with her a bit further, but she just keeps adamantly shaking her head.

Well, it looks like the chick with the hockey stick is started to head up to the middle door. The guy in the tanktop looks a bit hesitant to follow... should I ask if he wants to switch?

No, but caution everyone to stick together. Splitting up never ends well.

1/2 Marco 2011/08/18(Thu)20:22 No. 341384 ID: 585f92
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>>341098
Yeah, they're already on their way.

"Make sure you stick together!"

Kazzly just looks at me through the dark fog and smiles, giving me a nervous wave.

2/2 Marco 2011/08/18(Thu)20:26 No. 341387 ID: 585f92
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The front middle door opens and closes.

Now... we've got a few things to do. Firstly, I turn and start explaining everything to a rather confused Arietta.

The older Asian fellow looks at us all suspiciously, but doesn't say anything.

Now, what's the plan?

Marco 2011/08/26(Fri)13:50 No. 343099 ID: 585f92
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PAUSE
Well, heading back to college in the next few days. So I can't really update for a few days if there are any suggestions. Feel free to make a suggestion though, I'll update after the weekend!

Also, there's a discussion/Q&A thread if there's any interest. http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/350153.html[/spoiler]

well not much other then to explore the place. if anyone sees anything weird they need to to get the others.

There is one other thing I remembered that seems like it might be relevant. Checking the corpses for cause of death could be quite useful if they are not trapped.

Marco 2011/08/30(Tue)19:43 No. 344104 ID: 2bab4a
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>>343281
Good idea... next time I see the people on the other side I'll get them to check.

>>343279
Okay, this side seems safe, so we should explore a bit. As I suggest it, Arietta shakes her head and heads up the middle door, the one that had the "DO NOT ENTER" sign on it.

"Do whatever you want, but I don't want to stay here any longer than I have to. I'm gonna go and find the next checkpoint, wherever that is."

Veronica speaks up. "W-wait, shouldn't we... look around first?"

Hm... the next checkpoint isn't in any of the starting rooms, so it's probably through that door. It looks like people want to split up either way, though.