>>306009
Meditate until you can float.

it should be.

Yo there, with the bad hair, bad wardrobe and worse androgyny, what are you whining about? And since when did money ever come from waiting in a terrible waiting room?

Maestro 2011/05/22(Sun)15:50 No. 306029 ID: 585f92
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>>306022
Why thanks, I'll consider those compliments.

If you're wondering why I'm getting money for waiting here, here's the deal. I'm waiting for a little drug test, a kind of sell your body to science deal. I'm short on cash, high in debt, and just a little desperate. There may or may not have been some loan sharks involved. But hey, they're paying me to take drugs and trip out so they can see what kind of responses I give to different colors and such. It can't be all bad if they're paying me to get high!

But still, I've got to fill out this form before somebody shows up to take me to my room.

>>306029
Better start filling it out then. Oh, and if question 14 is "Are you a horrible person?" then fill in yes.

Whow there tiger, US army did something similar one, you know, they almost got people to OD on fucking weed in that? I mean, hard as hell to do that. Did the same with LSD and other hallucinogens. Basically, be really damn sure what exactly they're doing first before signing that form.

Then fill it out, are you waiting for the clouds to part and a golden fountain pen to descend from the heavens with a flight of angels or something?

>>306031
Y'know, fellow schizophrenia voice, I've gotta ask, why do you specify if that one is particularly question fourteen?

probably a waiver so you can't sue if something goes bad.

>>306033
Ze is broke and has collectors of unspecified violence after zir. Ze doesn't have the luxury of discretion about signing up for this.

Maestro 2011/05/22(Sun)17:12 No. 306049 ID: 3bd256
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>>306033
Woah, I'm not going into any conspiracy theories here. But still, I'll be careful... as careful as I can be while seeing snakes in the air vents.

Well then, let's fill this thing out! Let's see, I wouldn't want to spoof my height and weight here, since they'll use that to give me my drug dosage.

Well then, how should I answer these?

>>306049
Truthfully, since they need to know those things to know what kind of dosage to give you. Lying could lead to very bad things happening.

Name should also be the same thing that it says on your ID card.

The truth, while you're under lots of drugs it'd probably be trivially easy for them to find out the truth if they wanted to and if your collectors trace you here what the heck are they going to do about it? Let me guess the correct answers though:
-A. Shmuck
-5'6"
-110 lbs
-N/A
-22
-457-55-5462
-Y
-Marijuana, max codeine tolerance, heroin
-Y
-Y
-Addiction treatment, childhood car accident
-Need the money
-N --And add, "Usually too broke"
-Y

How about truthfully? Truthfully is good.

>>306049
Why are you asking us? We're just headvoices. Also, you should write down that you have headvoices. It could be, uh, potentially important.

So yeah. The truth.

Maestro 2011/05/23(Mon)00:02 No. 306152 ID: 585f92
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>>306080
Truthfully, yeah. Sure, I doubt those loan sharks will find me here anyway, so faking anything won't help.

Alrighty, that should do things up right! I wish I could use a pseudoname though, since I get way too many jokes about being called Marco... but I need them to write my check in my name!

Anyway, now that that's taken care of... should I go check out a room or two while I wait?

>>306152
Ok, lets hand that fucker in then and get on with the testing.

5'11" and 150lbs, so skinny you look like neither a man nor a woman, but you're trying to claim you're not a junkie? Are you shitting me?
Seriously, if they don't know it could hurt you and a private company like this isn't gonna pass that info on to the police since they just developed a fiduciary relationship as the people who are drugging you up and monitoring your health. Stop lying about your heroin addiction.

Update Maestro 2011/05/23(Mon)10:42 No. 306221 ID: 585f92
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>>306193
For the last time, I'm not a heroine addict! .... yet. Who knows, I might like what I try here.

>>306173
But yes, let's get this show on the road! Now... where do I hand this in? There are a few doors around here, one of them with a DO NOT ENTER sticker. Sounds promising!

Update Maestro 2011/05/23(Mon)10:43 No. 306222 ID: 585f92
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...?

>>306222
It says do not enter, means you do not enter it. Try the other three first, starting with the left one and then moving right. If none of them is correct then you knock on the do not enter door, if nobody opens then go up the stairs and check there.

Ask mister person if he's the guy to give it to.

>>306223
Derp, didn't look at the last picture. Aks dude if he's the guy you should hand it to.

Update Maestro 2011/05/23(Mon)11:53 No. 306236 ID: 585f92
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A lean and odd butler comes through the door with the do not enter sign. He's carrying a clipboard with other forms on it.

"Ah, welcome!" Oh lord, he sounds like a girl.... "Are you here for the exam?"

>>306236
Well you are, so say yes and ask how much it pays. Debts needing to be paid and all that.

Perhaps. Make sure he means the test/exam/experiment that you actually came here for and not ANOTHER experiment that happens to take place in the same building.

Update Maestro 2011/05/23(Mon)12:43 No. 306246 ID: 585f92
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>>306237
>>306238

I quickly nod and make sure I'm at the right test, the one with the drugs. He nods politely.

"Of course, sir, let me tell you what we are going to do, just to make sure you are comfortable! Your room is the wardrobe, though you can take another room if you'd like. It's the third door on the right. Once you are there, you may wait for the rest of the examinees to arrive, since we will need 10 of you to begin. You will all begin in your rooms, have the drugs administered, and then be put through a series of cooperative tests in order to judge your critical thinking capacity while under the influences of these common drugs. Once everything is complete, we will hand you your check. The amount advertised was $200, but if you suffer side effects or are injured in any way, we are prepared to double that"

>>306246
Nice, lets get set up for testing then. Oh, and maybe accidentally break a finger during a test, like a pinkie finger. Will hurt but you get twice the money.

What, $200 only? That's not money, that's pocket change--not even a half a month's rent. This had better be a one-day thing if you're doing it.

@Author, any relationship to the other mirror quest? >>306096

>>306266
But consider the benefits... free drugs! Plus, LOAN SHARKS OH GOD MY KNEECAPS!

Maestro 2011/05/23(Mon)20:01 No. 306343 ID: 585f92
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>>306305
Oh crap, I didn't realize there was another one with this name ._. But yeah, no relation. Thanks for pointing that out, I'm going to go read that one now, heh.

>>306250
I did put on my form that I'm a bad person... so that is a very distinct possibility! Not to mention letting both my kneecaps remain in one piece...

Regardless of my plans, I hand the sheet over to the butler.

"Everything seems in order then... Marco. Remember, third door on my right, the wardrobe. If you do choose that room, you are welcome to try on some of the clothes in there, just so you are more comfortable during your test"

cool, let's get a nice jumpsuit. while you may like your outfit it has loose bits that could make things hard.

"Am I going to need a speed suit?"

>>306371
Oooh, speed, there's a good drug. Just make sure it's the dextroamphetamine you're taking instead of methamphetamine. It's nearly as bad for your weight as all that heroin you've been taking, but at least it doesn't make you into a torpid introvert.

>>306343 Your first post is about five hours younger than the first post of the other mirror-quest thread, so perhaps they're biting your name instead?

Update Maestro 2011/05/23(Mon)22:39 No. 306391 ID: 585f92
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>>306383
Ah well, I don't really care, as long as
nothing gets mixed up between the two of us!
>>306371

I ask if I'm going to need a speed suit.

The lean butler just looks at me quizzically. "That... is not one of the drugs offered" Apparently this effeminate butler doesn't have a sense of humor.

"If there are no more questions, please head to your room and wait"

Polo!

>>306391
Lets go in there and check what clothes are for offer. Maybe they have something valuable in the way of clothes that you can snag.

Before you go in there, grab his crotch. I'm totally betting that's a chick in drag, but we got to know.

>>306398
NO
DO NOT WANT RAIDEN SCENE
...you could, like, ask.
Otherwise, proceed to room.

>>306412

We have to know, it's going to drive me completely boners bonkers if we don't find out.

>>306398
as funny that would be, it is a bad idea so don't do that... just go to the room.

Maestro 2011/05/24(Tue)11:05 No. 306468 ID: 585f92
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>>306412
Before I get a chance to ask, the lean butler closes the door, making the DO NOT ENTER sign flutter a bit.

Let's see, which door was it again?

>>306468
Should be the one furthest from the stair I think. Atleast definately not the middle one.

"Third door on the right," but from what direction? Poke into all of them and see what there is to find. Maybe some manhood for you to borrow?

Maestro 2011/05/25(Wed)15:04 No. 306677 ID: 585f92
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>>306514

Ouch...
-1 SELF ESTEEM

>>306469

Self deprecating comments aside, that seems like a reasonable assumption. He did say it was the "Third door on his right" after all!

Update Maestro 2011/05/25(Wed)15:08 No. 306679 ID: 585f92
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Marco has entered WARDROBE ROOM

change into something not yours so you wont care about it getting dirty.

>>306679
Check for clothing that looks valuable enough that it can be sold off.

>>306683
Ahaha this is a terrible idea.

>>306684
Why would that be?
Seriously though, walking out wearing nice clothes that don't belong to you will probably be easier to get away with than stealing 4-6 figures worth of wardrobe and fencing it off.
What's the most masculine you can pull off boyo? The clothes are the first step to making the man when the man starts out looking as feminine as you do. We have a lot of work to do--provided you don't want other people thinking you're a girly. I suggest you try a nice suit, a short, sharp, and neat haircut high on the forehead, and a nice pair of snakeskins because you just don't have the build to cut it in a tank-top and army-pants.
If some of what they're giving can help like testosterone or one of the other good steroids and steroidals maybe we can move on to something less dressy... but trust me when I say that skeletal is not a build to show off unless you're a female runway model maybe.

>>306684
He said we could take whatever set of clothes we feel like. We just happen to feel like snagging the 6 most valuable outfits and wear them all at the same time.

>>306703
we still need to do the tests first, and we can't do tests whole constricted in layers of clothes.

Wear the dress. Maybe you can get someone to grab your crotch.

>>306705
You know what, you probably make a prettier girl in a good dress than you could be handsome as a man in the perfect suit. Consider it.

Maestro 2011/05/25(Wed)23:42 No. 306816 ID: 585f92
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>>306704
Good point, good point. As much as I'd like to steal all of these, I can't screw up the test. Whatever money I'd get from selling these wouldn't amount to a nice, fat $400! Yes, I consider that a lot.

>>306736
Okay, I never did look good in a suit, but that's a bit too far!

Still, some of these clothes look promising. There's a baseball jersey, a coat like mine with a whole lot of pockets, and... even a trenchcoat! Seriously, what kind of costume shop is this? There's even one of those Mexican pancho things!

trench coat with a poncho on top... what? i think it sounds cool.

>>306816
Ponchooo

>>306816
Grab the pocket coat and the trenchcoat. Then check for a nice pair of pants and a shirt that looks decent as well. If it's not messed up in the testing and they're all good quality then you might be able to get an additional 100 out of selling them.

Put on a tough jacket. Are there any gloves around?

There are going to be other examinees so it might help if you look really boss.

See if you can find a cloak or robes. :3

Hey, I'm just throwing out fashion suggestions that I think might fit your runway-model figure girly-boy, if you don't like it start pumping iron. Pump enough of it and you can impress a room in a tank-top and army-pants but sure as shit that won't work now.
I like trenchcoats but you're a bit too skinny and creepy-feminine to pull one off probably--people might think you're a flasher. Try one on and look in the mirror to double check in case I'm wrong, they are awesome for providing pockets and ways to hide small and medium firearms.
>>306822
Poncho over a trenchcoat... are we in the Arctic circle here? That would bake bad-haircut alive except in the coldest weather.

Update Maestro 2011/05/26(Thu)22:09 No. 307065 ID: 585f92
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>>306940
The closest thing is that pancho, and that looks really warm. No pockets though.

Well, here's what we have.
Pocket coat: 4 pockets on front
Jersey: 1 pocket, very light
Trenchcoat: 2 pockets (laaaaame), very durable and good to hide things.
Poncho: No pockets... but it looks cool, I guess.

Final decision time!

>>307065

If there's a cowboy hat in there you must pick the poncho, otherwise, wear JUST the trenchcoat.

Stop being an idiot and check for internal pockets. Most trenchcoats have internal pockets on each side and probably at least one of the jackets do as well.
That however is not a trenchcoat. It's some kind of longcoat but trenches all have epaulets and usually also armets for rank insignia because their first mass-adoption was as battlefield dress for officers in the first world war. It's also missing the belt loop D-rings and belt.
Huh, it's not a duster is it? Those usually have even more pockets than trenches and button-snap dividers in the back. Those are really nifty because they're designed to be able to conform to a rider using internal straps and this would make it good for climbing ladders and other things you would expect a long-coat to get in the way of.
Really, dusters tended to have a lot of external pockets too so I'm guessing this is some half-ass prop coat if it doesn't have any internal pockets--it's missing waist-pockets for FSM's sake! Oy, maybe they don't care about these clothes because they're low-quality stage costumes or cast-offs kept for hobos?

>>307074

As fascinating as high fashion is, he doesn't need a real trenchcoat to dress like a flasher. Just a cheap trenchcoat and some socks is good enough.

>>307075
See, no, details matter when you're trying to hide a sawed-off shotgun or a MP5 as a mugger. Considering how broke this guy is he probably has shit-all in the way of marketable skills. This means we have to use this opportunity to prepare for the challenges he faces tomorrow knocking off convenience stores and running drugs.

Update Maestro 2011/05/27(Fri)21:15 No. 307287 ID: 3bd256
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Hm, trenchcoat doesn't look too bad! It's a pity it has no other pockets... what a ripoff.

Aquired PROP COAT.

>>307196

What are you talking about? He's going to become a serial flasher and political protestor by showing his ding dong to the mayor.

>>307302
that.. it.. what?
god no. we are just gonna do some tests and get some money and then do something else. jesus.

also to Maestro, if you want a particular line or suggestions to stop then politely asking should be enough

Now go look for more shit to take or things you can make use of. You are probably pretty ignorant if you're in this situation so if nobody else has any better ideas go looking through all of what you're allowed into and then try and find a not-useless book in a library to read.

Update Maestro 2011/05/28(Sat)18:02 No. 307450 ID: 3bd256
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Thanks, I'll probably have to do that a few times.

The door behind me opens wide.

chill and see who it is.

Self opening door or what? Investigate. We weren't up to much at the moment anyway.
If you really want me to stop making fun of this androgynous, big-eyes-small-mouth character I will go away of course, you are running the quest.

>>307458
Ah, no worries about it~. Marco's kind of an easy target anyway, so feel free

Update! Maestro 2011/05/31(Tue)12:21 No. 308050 ID: 585f92
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>>307458
Yeah, might as well.

Hmm... nobody's out here.

maybe they opened it and saw you were in there and tried a different door but forgot to close it again? try the door to your left.

Update Maestro 2011/06/01(Wed)11:02 No. 308281 ID: 585f92
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>>308063

Yeah, I guess I'll just-

[animated]

okay so yes, the doors open and close by themselves. ouch.

>>308281
Hey, that's an injury. Score!

Also, that was pretty freaky. Doors are not supposed to do that. Guess they got spy cameras and automatic door slamming functions here.

Upd▒te Maestro 2011/06/01(Wed)17:26 No. 308386 ID: 585f92
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Oi... At least it'll get me some more money........▒▒

Think I'm blacking out... ▒▒▒▒███

[Anim▒ted]

>>308386
I guess they drugged the clothes? Or the air?

Update Maestro 2011/06/03(Fri)12:17 No. 308792 ID: 585f92
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I wake up. Something seems different.

there is a note and looks like the mirror was removed.

>>308792
Emergency check for boobs, or if your junk is missing. A;ways prudent with these sort of things.

>>308792
There's a new note to read and a whole lot of clothes missing. Someone else probably snagged them while you were out. Should have taken them when you had the chance.

>>308911
In fact I believe they took all the guys' clothes.
Hmmm...

Hey wait, the mirror is showing the clothes still being there!
Obviously you need to poke it. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG.

So: Read note, hug mirror-self.

Also, add PONCHO to the top of your trench coat. Priorities.

Update Maestro 2011/06/04(Sat)00:34 No. 309004 ID: 585f92
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Ugh, headache...
>>308850
Well, everything's still as it should be. Phew.

>>308930
Wait... you're right! First... I have to get up, though. My head's pounding...!

Music Maestro 2011/06/04(Sat)00:37 No. 309005 ID: 585f92
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Cue music! Just pretend it's on loop~

>>309004
Well this is starting to get creepy. But hey, if you got transported into some bizarre mirror universe then you're free from your debt collectors, so it wouldn't be all bad.

Anyway, read the note and then look through the mirror while bracing for psychological impact.

Update Maestro 2011/06/05(Sun)15:53 No. 309328 ID: 585f92
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First things first, let's check out this note!

>>309328
So what does it say?

Update Maestro 2011/06/05(Sun)20:30 No. 309413 ID: 585f92
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Hm... this handwriting is absolutely terrible.

uhhh arrange clothes on hangers to match pattern? try going through mirror.

Update Maestro 2011/06/05(Sun)21:55 No. 309443 ID: 585f92
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Hm...

Well, first things first, let's see what's up with that mirror!

>>309443
Poke it.
:3

You don't seem to be very surprised by all this. Maybe they have you on some calming drugs?

Update Maestro 2011/06/05(Sun)22:34 No. 309458 ID: 585f92
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I... WHAT?

I... now that you mention it, I wouldn't mind hugging my mirror self...!
>>309448
Or poking her either...

>>309458
Hmm, she seems to be a couple seconds behind you. Go ahead and see if you can move through the mirror somehow.
If you can't, start looking for something to write with, and also see if you can put the clothes through the mirror. No point in you having all the girls' clothes and her all the guys'.

wait until she looks at the mirror then wave.

>>309458

Mirror her actions when she looks in the mirror. Let her wonder what the heck is going on.

>>309458
Well this seems like a weird set of tests to make someone go through. Better demand higher payment once it's done.

Ok, lets do what the instruction note says, and write some message to the girly on the backside of the note and tape it to the mirror so she will see what you wrote on it.

Hmm, there's 23 dots on the paper and 23 clothes-hangers.
7 of these dots are opaque, there are also 7 dresses.
You do not wear dresses, so these are not your clothes.

On the other side of the mirror, there are coats.
You wear coats, so these are your clothes.

I believe the objective of this test is to get your mirror self to arrange the coats on her side according to the dots on your note and to arrange the dresses on your side according to her note.

Maybe you should try talking to her?

Update Maestro 2011/06/06(Mon)09:41 No. 309540 ID: 585f92
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Hm, the mirror's solid...

>>309515
Hey, you're right! I just have to get her to cooperate here.

I push my note up against the mirror and ask if she can here me.

Update Maestro 2011/06/06(Mon)09:44 No. 309541 ID: 585f92
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She doesn't look very happy with me for some reason...

Probably because she just realized that in a mirror universe all the proteins will be mirror flipped, so she can't eat anything. Or just thinks you look like a douche in a room full of girls clothes, girls get pissed about that kinda thing. Not to worry, you can fix that if you can communicate. Try talking, or tapping on it.

maybe her note is something embarrassing?

>>309540
Maybe she can't read it because the writing is flipped. Or maybe she's just like "wow, I don't make a very good guy do I."

Also? Try taking the mirror off the wall. I'd hate for us to be freaking out about a window.

Update Maestro 2011/06/06(Mon)14:47 No. 309634 ID: 585f92
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I tap on the mirror and ask if she can hear me. After a slight pause, she closes her eyes and nods. I guess she's calmed down a bit.

.. maybe she is mute? she nodded instead of saying yes. don't mention that though would be mean. ask to see her note so you can coordinate.

>>309634
I repeat:
>Try taking the mirror off the wall. I can totally see this being just a window and want to prove it's not to see you freak out

Update Maestro 2011/06/07(Tue)15:24 No. 310359 ID: 585f92
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>>310098

Hey... what if this really is just a window?

Let's just lift it up and-

.................................

Okay, it's official. I've gotta be tripping some serious balls here.

>>310359

Try pulling your coat and shirt off. Show her those guns!

yeah no, let's not freak her out.put mirror back.

>>310359
Maybe it's the drugs that they said they would be testing. Anyway, lets get those clothes ordered properl that then continue with the testing.

>>310359
Okay, enough of that. Now tape the note to the mirror so she can see it. Hopefully she'll do the same.

Since she can hear you, explain to her what you think the test is about.

Nah, look at the dots, that's where each of you have to put the clothes on that note. Obviously you should humor the mysterious note. And then brag to her for figuring what it means out. I mean, dude, you did better than yourself

Update Maestro 2011/06/08(Wed)19:48 No. 310817 ID: 585f92
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Alright, I put the mirror back on the wall... and she looks a little bit apprehensive. Did the mirror move on her side as well...?

>>309515

Well, either way, we need to get out of here. I explain to her my brilliant deductions and explain what this test is about. While she seems a little bit flustered by all of this, she quickly nods.

I ask her to put her note up to the mirror as well.

Update Maestro 2011/06/08(Wed)19:55 No. 310818 ID: 585f92
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She does.

>>310818
READ NOTE HUG MIRROR

Maestro 2011/06/08(Wed)20:30 No. 310823 ID: 585f92
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>>310821
You know, hugging her doesn't sound like a bad idea.

save your images as .PNG so they don't get so glitchy.

start getting those clothes in order.

Get her phone number to see if you can call her.

Are there any other reflective surfaces around? See if they also show the mirror world. For some real shenanigans see what happens if both of you hold up something reflective to the large mirror.

>>310823
Lets get the clothes set up in order then and see what the next test is about.

Update Maestro 2011/06/09(Thu)16:05 No. 311121 ID: 585f92
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>>310826
Thanks! I'll try that in a few posts, though I'm pretty sure that's just me having to raise the levels ridiculously high because my scanner is extremely light

>>310882
But let's get this test over with! I head over to the clothes rack and motion for her to do the same. She nods silently. Okay, according to the note, I need to mess with these hangers...

Update Maestro 2011/06/09(Thu)16:06 No. 311122 ID: 585f92
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I pick one up. These hangers have very small mirrors in the middle of them...

From the other side of the mirror, I hear the girl stomping her boots.

carry it slowly towards the big mirror and see if one is floating on her side as well.

yea, you should probably keep an eye on the big mirror. She may have some input as well. That, and we want to see the interaction going on here, between the two sides.

Also, have you looked at the stuff on top of the shelves? I doubt it's important, but it's worth a minute to look at the shoes and... what looks like blankets. Just to see if anything is out of place. One more also, are those sunglasses mirrored? Just a hunch.

Update Maestro 2011/06/10(Fri)11:11 No. 311472 ID: 585f92
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>>311382
I'll check that top shelf once I'm done checking on that girl.

Speaking of... she seems a bit freaked out.

Update Maestro 2011/06/10(Fri)11:29 No. 311477 ID: 585f92
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She winds up for a punch.

Put it back! Get her attention, and do it slowly to make sure she knows you're the one doing it.

I hope the cash is worth it. This is some freaky shit. I mean, since you were here to test drugs anyway, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if they did drug you while you were out. But why didn't they just give it to you normally? I mean, you were volunteering after all.

Update Maestro 2011/06/11(Sat)14:10 No. 312001 ID: 585f92
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Now with defined lines and an extra 50% color, all for the same low price!

>>311488
I quickly put the hangar back and shout out to her, letting her know what just happened. She... still looks a little spooked. Can't say I blame her. Should we continue on with the test, or try to get to know her first? Or maybe check around the room a little more....

Speaking of, I wonder how we're being graded on this.

Who cares how you're getting graded? It's a test, so just do what comes naturally, unless told otherwise. I mean, it's not like you're getting paid based on how well you do. Although a little self satisfaction knowing you rocked the test is nice.

Yea, you're probably right. We should talk with her a bit, at least let her in on what we've noticed, and ask if she has anything she wants to mention. I wonder what's up with her not talking though. Is she mute? Or just shy? I doubt it's the latter, considering how she's been acting.

Tell her your name at least. Even if she won't/can't tell you hers. Maybe there's a connection. Let her know that she's just as welcome to try something. You don't want to push her around too much. Nobody likes that.

Any clue as to what the black and white dots represent? I guess the line is the mirror divide. Are there dark and light clothes? Do all the coat hangers have mirrors on them?

Also suggest that you both put on the sunglasses for a minute or so. maybe you'll see through each others eyes or something awesome. Put on the sunglasses and try out a movie quote, like "Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself." Then feel smug.

Consider using a flying mirror coathanger to lift up her skirt while she's distracted...

>>312342
>Consider using a flying mirror coathanger to lift up her skirt while she's distracted...

That's the limit of what you should do with that idea. Consider it. Don't actually do it.

>>312343
Agreed. We want her cooperation, not her hatred.

>>312342
I'll explain the black an white dots, from how I understand it. There are 23 dots, 15 white, 8 black. There are 23 coat hangers on each side of the mirror.

Now, of course, it makes sense that our side should use the mirror side instructions, and mirror-girl needs to use our instructions.

Another thing, is that the instructions have 12 dots on the top row, and 11 on the bottom. The actual coat hangers are arranged with 9 in one, and 14 in the other. We should probably make sure that the number of coat hangers on each side follows this example, 12 on the left, 11 on the right, in addition to the clothes going where the black dots are.

>>312357

It's trickier than that. It looks like we aren't tripping enough for the hangers to move differently. So when we move a hanger, hers floats through the mirror air and invites a mirror punch. So we can arrange our hangers and coats in the order the diagram suggests, but it could mess up the order of her hangers and coats. If she tries to fix it, like as not it would mess up ours too. Unless her instructions are an exact mirror image of ours that is, in which case our solution will produce her solution, but I doubt it's that easy.

I wonder, if you put a coat over a hanger so it covers the hanger's mirror, does it stop moving in tandem with the mirror hanger?

>>312382
I thought of that already, but if you look at both sides, you'll notice that none of the hangers that have clothes on our side, have clothes on her side. So it's simple, as long as each side puts the clothes where they need to be.

I doubt covering the mirror will have any effect.

Update Maestro 2011/06/12(Sun)14:05 No. 312412 ID: 585f92
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Okay, I'll keep it in black and white actually so I can update regularly

SUNGLASSES get!

>>312342
Well these sunglasses... are just regular sunglasses. It just makes things a bit darker and makes me look a bit cooler. I can live with that.

>>312357

I explain the puzzle once more, just to make sure she gets it. The 11 on one side, and the 12 on the other. I arrange according to hers, and her according to mine. She nods silently again.

Update Maestro 2011/06/12(Sun)14:07 No. 312414 ID: 585f92
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>>312009
I ask for her name, though I've got a hunch she won't say anything. She quietly reaches into her coat to pull something out.

Update Maestro 2011/06/12(Sun)14:14 No. 312417 ID: 585f92
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She pulls out a piece of paper and starts scribbling on it with a rather cheap, dry pen.

She turns it around to show me.

Kazzly huh? Try to stick to yes or no questions if you can from now on, to make things easier for her.

I guess you should leave now though. According to the note.

What a cutie!
>>312417
Its a good thing you know sign language then (you do know sign language right?).

Update Maestro 2011/06/15(Wed)17:32 No. 313655 ID: 585f92
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Well, it looks like we should focus on getting out of here. Maybe we can talk... er, communicate more once we're done with this test.

Now, without further ado, let's finish this test! I solved it forever and a day ago. Let's see... little slots for the hangers to go it, obviously weighted to show the clothes on them... hey, that's pretty neat.

okay then match the pattern with black dots being where the clothes go.

Update Maestro 2011/06/16(Thu)23:02 No. 314148 ID: 585f92
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Whew! After a few incidents of being hit in the head with floating hangers, we're finally done!

But... something's not quite right! Her sheet had 8 dots on it, and I've only got 7 pieces here. What should I do?

Well, going on vacation for a week and a half. There'll be no scanner, but if there's time I'm bringing along my tablet for updates! So there will be a brief pause for the 2 day drive.... ._. Urk.

both your papers have one dot in the same position. move an outfit off of that one and move it to the last one empty.

You know. We were never specifically given instructions to change outfits. We just assumed that back here. >>306679

Maybe we should put the trench coat back, and that would give us the last dot. It's not like we needed it anyway.

Actually, that spot you haven't filled is also marked on her side, so the clothes on her hanger will be weighting the corresponding one on your side as well. Which I guess means we should say good-bye to our mirror friend and follow the step that they decided to triple underline. Make sure one of you doesn't hit the other in the face with the door again!

>>314161
>>306343
Actually, we were told we could put on an outfit. The only thing we assumed about the test was that we should use her sheet and she should use ours. We presumably just need the right spots weighed down, which will happen regardless of whose sheet we use as long as we figure out how to fill the last slot on her paper.

>>314162
just take the mirror off the wall and he can stay in touch.

>>314163
Although that sounds like a good idea, and we haven't necessarily forbidden, it's large, and would be really annoying to carry. I suggest against it.

Yeah you probably need to put the trenchcoat back. When you were good that you could try on the clothes that was presumably so you'd feel comfortable moving them around.

You're being paid for this either way so sort it out, sayyour sweet farewells to Kazzly and leave the room.

>>314173
don't need to take it everywhere. just to a wall they can meet up at.

Update 2011/06/28(Tue)15:45 No. 319071 ID: 585f92
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Back from vacation! Game on.

Well... looks like it's goodbye for my trenchcoat here. I smile at Kazzly and put it down on the hanger.

click

There's an electronic click... and all of the little depressions on the clothes rack rise back up.

Huzzah, that takes care of the first test! This isn't so bad after all... I don't even feel like I'm tripping. Er... not that I know what that feels like, of course....

Right! Try opening the door now.

>>319071
Ok, lets try to see if the door opens now. Hope it won't slam into your face again.

after it clicks open take the big mirror off the wall.

Update 2011/07/04(Mon)00:19 No. 321447 ID: 585f92
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Alright, time to get moving. Adios, trenchcoat!

On the way out, I quickly dodge the door, almost getting hit in the face again. Hm, I could try and take the mirror off of the wall, but I'm going to head outside first.

Marco has entered FOYER.

Hm... I think I can hear some people talking in these rooms. Am I the first one out...?

there was a sign on the door under the stairs and that mirror wasn't there before. i think you still can't get outside. this is part two of the test or something.

Yea, check the mirror. Betcha you'll see your double there, assuming she wandered out as quickly as you did.

Hmm... yea, I would be interested in seeing what was in the door that used to have the 'do not enter' sign on it. The other ones are likely to be similar to the room we were just in, just testing chambers.

>>321447
Go check out that mirror, then try one of the other doors.

Update 2011/07/05(Tue)16:27 No. 322123 ID: 585f92
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>>321539
Phase two? Alright! This is a piece of cake so far.

>>321543
>>321561
Well, let's go see Kazzly again! I bet she's excited to get out of that tacky wardrobe.

Update 2011/07/05(Tue)16:28 No. 322124 ID: 585f92
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.......?!

well fuck, seem mirror would is NOT a nice place. if she had some glue we could make a mirror weapon. just rip one of those little mirrors off a hanger and attach it to a something else.

>>322124
Well that looks pretty sucky. Good things you don't got corpses in your place. Lets try to open one of the other doors and check what's in there.

Well, it's allright to peek into the other doors, don't run off anywhere. You should stay with Kazzly, at least for moral support. I doubt she's too happy for the present she found.

If you decide to go in any of them, try to get her to go in the same one on her side. Although you're separated by the mirror, splitting up seems like a bad idea.

Tap on the mirror so that she notices you're over there.

Update 2011/07/06(Wed)23:47 No. 322762 ID: 585f92
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>>322228
>>322198
Weapons... probably a good idea. I'll keep that in mind.

I go to tap the mirror, but I hear a door creaking behind me...

I don't see anyone coming out. Check the mirror.

look in the mirror, if you see someone that looks dangerous then run over and slam the door on them.

That door and the one next to it have different door handles. Are those mirrored door handles or something?

Look in the big mirror again. I think something is about to go down on Kazzly's side if nothing else happens with your door.

If nothing happens suggest that you start trying doors upstairs.

Update 2011/07/08(Fri)15:18 No. 323735 ID: 585f92
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>>322775
Something bad's going to happen on her side, isn't it? Oh hell...

Is that... a friggin' hockey stick?!

tell her to run back to the room, then you lift this mirror off the wall and get in front of hockey dude. he tries to attack then throw the mirror at him. if not then talk o him. he may just happen to have a hockey stick.

Tell Kazzly there's someone behind her straight away and that she needs to find mirrored objects like that other door with the white handle ASAP if she wants your help in any way.

If things get dangerous remember they can hear you through the mirror so you can potentially shout as a distraction.

Update 2011/07/10(Sun)09:33 No. 324580 ID: 585f92
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>>323737
I yell out to Kazzly on the other side to watch out. Just to be sure, I try and lift the mirror off of the wall to block him, but it won't come undone! I can only get two corners off at once for some reason...!

"Well, talk about a welcoming comittee, eh?" Comes a rather rough feminine voice from the other side of the mirror. Wait, that was... a girl?!

Update 2011/07/10(Sun)09:34 No. 324581 ID: 585f92
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But before I complete my train of thought, somebody walks out of my side... a rather portly man with the silliest mustache I've seen to date.

he looks italian. say benvenido.

>>324581
Greet the gentleman and ask if he knows what's going on.

be ready to fight. try to enter the room he came from.

>>324581
Wait, do the doors auto-lock upon closing?
Better yell at him to hold the door open or he'll be stuck or something.

Update 2011/07/11(Mon)18:06 No. 325156 ID: 585f92
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>>324650
I give the man a wary glance as he proceeds to close the door behind him.

>>325104
Er... that's a good idea. I'll need to check on that. Probably should've thought of it sooner!

"Oy, Sydney! This chick's on our side, don't worry!" A girl's voice, rather rough, comes from the other side of the mirror.

Sydney looks askance. I take the opportunity and smile and say "Bienvenido?"

He looks at me funny. "I ain't Italian, son" Oh lord, that is the worst southern accent I've ever heard.

tell 'em that the chick has a name, and it's Kazzly, and that you're also on their side.

oh yeah, also what the fuck is going on.

"oh, thank goodness, when your.. uh.. partner appeared with the hockey stick i was rather worried."

Update 2011/07/11(Mon)23:09 No. 325232 ID: 585f92
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>>325172
I tell him that I was scared when his partner came out with a hockey stick... and he laughs a little bit. [b]"She's... a little crazy, but nice. You can trust Carmine."

>>325171
I call out to the other side and tell her that "that chick's" name is Kazzly.

But somebody else comes out...

Update 2011/07/11(Mon)23:10 No. 325234 ID: 585f92
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And another...

It's getting crowded in here. How many more people are there going to be?

Skip introductions, assess danger on Kazzly's side. Find out if others see the same details - hanged bodies, nasty scrawl, etc...

your side is the 'normal' side, her side seems... worse.

There are two sides, so if you see three people on Kazzly's side, there are going to be two other people on your side. It's possible that Kazzly's "mirror world" is somehow restricted, like there is no way outside, and that's why the people there hung themselves. No other choice outside of starvation...

Are there the mirror equivalents for the new people who arrived on your side? I'm curious if any of the people hanging on that side are the double's of anyone alive on this side. We need to figure out the connection between the two sides. We may be a double with Kazzly, or we may not. It could be just set up that way, so that there's people on both sides, of opposite genders. Without conclusive evidence, there's no way to know. It is a test after all, anything could have been set up.

We should look into the room in the middle, the one that used to be labeled "do not enter"

All the rooms the others came out of are likely just other test rooms, and not a concern.

Update 2011/07/12(Tue)10:31 No. 325359 ID: 585f92
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Yeah, I should probably check on them, introductions can wai-

KABOOM!

Update 2011/07/12(Tue)10:32 No. 325360 ID: 585f92
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"Well, that's one way to solve a puzzle..."

OH YEAH!

hit on her.

nonononon, she is WAY too dangerous to hit on. and also, her partner could still be trapped because instead of the door being unlocked it is broken. so that means she ditched them, so she would be untrustworthy to watch your back. just be ready for anything.

>>325364
You are assuming the door on the mirror side is still there. It might have been blown up as well. From what we've seen, opening/closing a door on one side will do it on the other. I don't see why blowing it up will change that.

>>325360
are you a wizard

Update 2011/07/14(Thu)10:28 No. 326304 ID: 585f92
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>>325364
Oh jeez you're right... this chick is dangerous. Just to be sure, I check the other side.

It seems that everybody made it out alright, by some miracle.

A voice booms from some hidden speaker in the room.
"Oh, I see that everybody has made it out. Though... it appears that one of the locks broke. Ah well, you are all probably in the foyer listening now! So everybody, one at a time, please say 'present'!"

Wait... is that the butler's voice...?

okay uhh... signal someone to start and then point around the room to make a sound off.

>>326304
If nobody else is going first then do so yourself. Also ask when you're going to get paid and mention that you want that injury bonus.

Someone's going to have to sound off on Kazzly's behalf, and make sure to ask wtf is up with the alternate-dimension mirrors and the hanged bodies while you're at it. Everyone can see those, right?

>>326348

everyone seems to be blisfully ignoring the bodies, so I'm really not sure.

>>326360
Then lets find out, shall we?

Update 2011/07/16(Sat)21:58 No. 327060 ID: 585f92
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>>326318
>>326348
I point to myself to start the order. One at a time, we all yell present... except for Kazzly on the other side. I quickly tell the butler about how she can't speak... and quickly tie in a bit about getting a bonus for personal injury.

"Hm... must be a side effect of that knock-out gas I used...

Wait... knock out gas?!

I also let him know about the bodies and writing on the other side.

The speakers are silent for a while.

"Well... it seems that I must get right down to business with all of you. There are ten of you, correct?"

looks like it.

"Should there be fourteen?"

>>327060
Possibly. Ask why it would matter.

Update 2011/07/17(Sun)20:29 No. 327343 ID: 585f92
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>>327118
I tell him that there really are only ten of us and ask him why he wanted to be so sure.

"Well, you see... this 'test' isn't a very safe one, as you can tell from the bodies hanging over there. Those are must definitely real by the way... because it seems your target set up a little welcoming party for you all."

Update 2011/07/17(Sun)20:30 No. 327344 ID: 585f92
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"You see... I need you to kill a certain somebody for me before you can leave"

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

>>327344
That's a thing. That's a bad thing.

Either we're tripping balls, or something is very very wrong and we have been very very lied to. We have no way of determining the former so we must act on the latter. As much as the Butler just screwed us, there is apparently someone else that is more immediately hostile. We'll have a bone to pick with Mr. Effeminate later, but for now we should follow his advice as he obviously knows more than we do. On this train of logic, we should find out as much as possible from him so we're less reliant on his direction. Let's start with two things:

One - What exactly are the mirrors doing? Is that like an alternate dimension or what else could it even be? Can we cross over or otherwise interact on a level we don't already know?

Two - Who are we supposed to kill? Why? What should we know about him? What is Butler so obviously afraid of that he had to trick us into becoming his lackeys?

Shoulda grabbed the Butler's crotch when you had the chance, buddy.