Reimu Quest (Part 2)

[Hello Purvis]

>Start with ordinary wooden door.

[日巫子]

>Start with ordinary wooden door.

> You open the door on the left.
> It opens up to a narrow staircase.  For some reason, this door doesn't seem affected by water pressure, either.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Have we yet run across one that *was* affected by it?

[日巫子]

> Have we yet run across one that *was* affected by it?

> You don't think you have.  Not even the front door gave you any trouble.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Would water pressure give us trouble if the pressure on both sides was about equal?
>Close the stairs for now, and let's check that last door.

[日巫子]

>Would water pressure give us trouble if the pressure on both sides was about equal?
>Close the stairs for now, and let's check that last door.

> Probably.
> You decide to wait until later to check out the stairs, and check the last door.
> This one takes a little longer to open, but when you manage to pry the door open, you find that it's completely dark in this room.  Most likely there are no windows.  If you want to see what is in here, you're going to have to light the room up somehow.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Toss a couple danmaku close to our feet for light.

[日巫子]

>Toss a couple danmaku close to our feet for light.

> You illuminate a small path in front of you.
> You see chairs, and a workshop bench.  There are many of them from what you can see, in fact.  The walls are lined with cabinets, and you see the floor depress somewhere in along the edge of your vision.  The wooden floor has been well worn, as if someone has spent a lot of time in here.  You catch glimpses of fabrics floating in the water, and on the benches, sodden papers weighed down by writing utensils and many fine tools you don't recognize.
> As you're struggling to make sense of your surroundings, you hear something clatter to the floor, and a rush of bubbles.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Move back, throw out some slow-moving danmaku to give more light and serve as a barrier between us and an oncoming fish if needs be.
>If something charges, sidestep; via flight if that feels faster.

[日巫子]

>Move back, throw out some slow-moving danmaku to give more light and serve as a barrier between us and an oncoming fish if needs be.
>If something charges, sidestep; via flight if that feels faster.

> You release some danmaku into the room to give you more light.
> It's a long room that's cluttered to the point that you can hardly make heads and tails out of what's supposed to be where.  The centerpiece of the room is a large, traditional kiln, which is built into the wall.  A few of the many glass eyes rolling across the floor fall into it.
> You see a large, silvery fish tail disappear behind some boxes of clay, but even after the bubbles fade away, nothing comes at you.  Still, you are poised to dodge it.

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[Hello Purvis]

>How big did it seem to be?
>"Alright, get out here!"

[日巫子]

>How big did it seem to be?
>"Alright, get out here!"

> Pretty big.  Maybe half the size of you.
> In any case, you demand it to show itself.  After a long moment of silence, nothing happens.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Look around. Does anything seem to be destroyed or bearing teethmarks like the dolls did?

[日巫子]

>Look around. Does anything seem to be destroyed or bearing teethmarks like the dolls did?

> You check your surroundings for teethmarks.  You don't see any teethmarks or signs of damage.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Okay fine, act that way."
>Close the door. Probably not the fish we want anyways.
>Go back over to the stairs and make our way up them.

[日巫子]

>"Okay fine, act that way."
>Close the door. Probably not the fish we want anyways.
>Go back over to the stairs and make our way up them.

> Something shuffles behind the boxes, and one of them falls over. 
> You decide to leave the mysterious creature to its devices and return to the stairs.
> The stairs are narrow and steep, and you're thankful you're able to swim up instead of walk. 
> There is another door at the top of the staircase.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Open it.

[日巫子]

>Open it.

> You open the door, and...
> ...It won't budge.

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[Hello Purvis]

>How does this lack of motion feel? Does it feel like it is locked, or swollen shut, or something else?

[日巫子]

>How does this lack of motion feel? Does it feel like it is locked, or swollen shut, or something else?

> The doorknob will turn, but the door gives a great deal of resistance when you push against it.  As if it has suddenly gotten heavier, or you're struggling against a great force.

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[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Well, I see four options so far that we could do:
1. Blast the door down with danmaku, but this would cause costly damage to Alice's door and possibly the surrounding wall.
2. Search for something to pry open the door, risking some damage but not a lot.
3. Leave and come back to this later.
4. If water pressure is the culprit, we could find a way to equalize it on both sides and then try to open the door

I'm voting 3 for now but I'll let everyone else make an opinion before taking action.

[Hello Purvis]

I think there's also a pretty good chance something fell against the door, given the current situation.  I vote we give it the People's Shoulder and see if it'll budge.

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

> PEOPLE'S SHOULDER!

[日巫子]

> PEOPLE'S SHOULDER!

> You ram into the door with spirits of a thousand Gensokyoans aiding you.  The door shakes from the impact, but does not yield.

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[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Is our shoulder hurt from the impact?

[日巫子]

>Is our shoulder hurt from the impact?

> It's a bit sore.

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[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>How good are we at mentally mapping where we've been?
>If we're good, would we say we are closer to the center of the house or the edge of the house.

I'm thinking maybe if this room is near/on the edge of the house, then it may be possible that it may have a window we can access it through from outside.

[日巫子]

>How good are we at mentally mapping where we've been?
>If we're good, would we say we are closer to the center of the house or the edge of the house.

> Are you good at it?  You've been able to find your way around Alice's house so far.
> You think this might be around the edge of the house.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Check the edges of the door. Does it seem like there's anything wedged into it?

[日巫子]

>Check the edges of the door. Does it seem like there's anything wedged into it?

> You inspect the edges.  You're able to see a little bit from under the door, so it doesn't seem like anything's stuck into it.

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