# Pastebin u6FZV7M0 12:45 PM Aris continues to wander the halls. 12:47 PM Monty wanders too! They smile and wave at Aris when they see. "Hey! How're you doing today?" 12:48 PM Aris nods, "I'm well. How about you?" 12:54 PM "I'm alright. Did you know one of the new guest is sleeping in my bed with me now?" 12:55 PM "...I did not. Who is it?" 12:58 PM Wix → WixNom 12:59 PM "His name is Demar apparent he's made of bits of dreams? It's why he sleeps near me- he apparently needs dream to heal and also as his 'food', in a way." 12:59 PM *dreams to 12:59 PM → Nemi and SpookyBee (was SnoozyBee) joined ⇐ SoulAtSchool quit • WixNom → Wix 1:19 PM "That's... interesting." she nods. 1:23 PM "Mmhmm. He seems to not always understand basic morality, though. I'm trying to teach him that as best I can. Anything interesting happen to you?" 1:24 PM "Nothing special." she shrugs, "I explained to Lawrence and Cirith what a treadmill was." 1:26 PM Monty nods! "Alright! That's very nice of you. ...What /is/ treadmill, by the way?" 1:26 PM */is/ a treadmill 1:27 PM "...it's a machine that allows you to run for exercise without actually going anywhere." 1:27 PM she frowns. 1:34 PM → mrs_padri joined (~chatzilla@870C1D5:9F328783:5B75DEA:IP) 1:39 PM "Huh. It sounds similar to something we had on Ensoft. Different name, though!" 1:39 PM "I'd gather." 1:41 PM Monty walks alongside Aris. "Looking for anything in particular?" 1:42 PM "Not really, just wandering." she shrugs, "Though something new would be good to alleviate the boredom." 1:44 PM Monty nods. "As long as it's not the bad kind of new. Do you know what I really want to find?" They look at her. 1:47 PM "Well, there's a reason i'm never unarmed." she nods at this. 1:49 PM Monty nods back. "I was never much for weaponry, but everyone has their own talents." They look down the hall again. "I want to find something to help us figure out what's up with this place." 1:50 PM "Believe me, you aren't the only one." 1:51 PM Are they walking? 1:52 PM I believe so, yes. 1:52 PM Monty, roll a wis. 1:52 PM d12 1:52 PM Kade: 11 (d12=11) 1:53 PM SpookyBee → SpookyFlea 1:53 PM "You ever see those rooms where the interior was being put together piece by piece with each successive room?" 1:53 PM You recognize that door number there. But dunno what from. 1:54 PM "...no, I don't believe I have." 1:54 PM "Was that here, or somewhere else?" 1:54 PM Monty blinks. "....Huh. I know this door somehow.." They walk over and go to open it carefully. "This hallway? No. All the doors were open." 1:55 PM Aris frowns, "When was that?" 1:56 PM SpookyFlea → SpookyBee 1:56 PM "It's hard to tell. No light-dark change." 1:57 PM "Right..." 1:57 PM She frowns further, "Do you remember where you recognize it from?" 1:58 PM "No, I don't." They open the door. 1:59 PM → •LemurMobile (promoted to owner, opped) joined 1:59 PM paws just a sec 1:59 PM Aris instinctively puts her hand to her belt. 2:02 PM It looks like any other guest room. 2:03 PM Monty may also notice there are 8 rooms on this piece of hallway. 2:04 PM Aris looks into the room and frowns, "Nothing odd about that..." 2:04 PM "...." Monty looks at the other doors. They open all of them, before actually paying attention to what's in the last one they open. 2:05 PM Aris follows them as they do this, frowning. 2:06 PM ⇐ •LemurMobile quit (~LemurLord@synIRC-2CE8BE1F.public.wayport.net) Quit: Bye 2:06 PM All plain and normal. Except there's no blanket on the last one's bed. 2:06 PM It's really totally plain. 2:08 PM "....Huh." They walk into they last room. They start scouring the place- under the bed, in the wardrobe, in the bathroom and medicine cabinet- to see if there is anything odd. 2:09 PM Aris stands in the doorway, frowning, "...what are you doing?" 2:10 PM "Checking. Sometimes, supposedly empty rooms have surprising signs of life. Or secrets." 2:10 PM "I see. I hadn't noticed that before." she looks thoughtful. 2:12 PM Not this one. Maybe if you remember where you've seen this hall before, though... 2:13 PM "Well, I've wandered. A LOT. And try to find things out as much as possible." Monty frowns. "Where have I seen this hallway before...?" Was it during the 'infinite unique hallways' walks? 2:14 PM "Well, i'm sure you'll remember eventually if it's that important." 2:14 PM Nope. 2:16 PM Monty sighs. "Yeah, but I'd prefer to remember now." They start looking more carefully into the other rooms. Anything that jogs their memory? 2:19 PM Nope. Everything looks totally normal, except that that last room has no blanket. 2:20 PM Aris looks in as well, seeing if there's anything else odd about the rooms. 2:25 PM Monty blinks.. "WAIT." They start checking for signs that some of the furniture had been recently placed or moved. 2:28 PM ⇐ Prior quit (laughing@ur.dum.faic) Quit: Connection closed for inactivity 2:31 PM No signs. Which is kinda a sign itself. It's as if the furniture hasn't been here long enough to give that tell-tale indent on the carpe.t 2:34 PM Monty's eyes widen. "...It's the same hallway. But, almost finished." They turn to look at Aris! "Remember the hallway that I just told you about? The one that looked like it was being built piece-by-piece, room-by-room?" 2:35 PM "Yes?" Aris nods, then her eyes go wide as well, "Wait..." 2:38 PM "Yeah. /This is that hallway/. Want to know what else?" Monty goes back to the no blanket. "I just remembered what I was thinking of finding when I traipsed upon this area. 'Something new.'" 2:41 PM "So this is still being built..." 2:41 PM She glances around, taking that fact in. 2:42 PM "Yeah. This was, literally, the newest part of the hotel. Do you realize what that means?" 2:43 PM "It's still being built?" 2:45 PM "Well, yeah. But, it's also means something else. If one part of it is /new/, then there must also be a part of it that is..." They look at Aris, as if expecting her to finish the end of sentence. 2:46 PM "...old?" 2:48 PM Monty grins and nods. "Exactly!" They walk back into the hallway. "This is the newest part, so we aren't going to find any clues to the past here. We /might/, however, find them in the oldest parts of the Hotel. You ready to go looking for those parts with me?" 2:50 PM Aris smiles, nodding, "Why wouldn't I be. I've been bored out of my mind." 2:50 PM "True enough. Let's get walking, to find something old." Monty does so! 2:52 PM ↔ mrs_padri nipped out 2:54 PM Aris nods, following. 2:54 PM "So what do you think we'll find." 2:55 PM "I don't know. All I know is that it'll probably be something we don't expect or understand." 2:56 PM "As long as it isn't a nigh indestructible chaotic entity, i'm perfectly fine." 2:56 PM The hall you're walking down now ends up ahead. There's a door there. 2:57 PM "...Don't think about that entity too hard, please." Monty carefully steps forward and tries to open the door. 2:58 PM "I'll do my best..." she frowns, shuddering. 2:58 PM It says "EMPLOYEES ONLY." 2:58 PM And is firmly locked. 2:58 PM "Well, we've come this far..." Aris frowns, then pulls out and activates her energy sword. 2:59 PM ...and wedges it into the side door, near the lock and handle, attempting to cut through it. 3:00 PM *side of the 3:00 PM It cuts the handle off. 3:00 PM She cuts through the door, around the area where the handle was. 3:00 PM Or tries to, rather. 3:01 PM "....Oh." They look at the door handle. There screw around it, keeping it in? "Aris. The last time I tried to go in one of the 'Employees only' room, the Hotel forced me into my room and locked me in there, without one of my hats, for a while. Are you sure you want to do this?" 3:01 PM Yup. can be done. 3:01 PM nope. 3:01 PM the handle can now be removed. 3:02 PM "I'm bored out my mind now, being locked away isn't going to change that." 3:02 PM She cuts through. 3:02 PM Monty removes the handle carefully. "They lock us away longer if we /succeed/." 3:02 PM *"They may 3:03 PM "And? Not like I have much else to do." 3:04 PM Handle Get! 3:05 PM "Besides, it's their fault for showing us the door in the first place. Poor tactical decision, by any standard. Want to keep people out. Don't tell them where the door is." 3:06 PM (Besides, when Aris first arrived, i'm pretty sure she literally punched a door off it's hinges) 3:06 PM (Or kicked, rather) 3:06 PM "We don't know how long. Or if they'll bring us food for that period of time. The thing us, doors can't be hidden easily. They're what's used for hiding /everything else/." They try to push the door open now. 3:07 PM There seems to be another lock. Perhaps a dead-bolt? 3:08 PM "Well, in that case." she stops cutting, then looks up, "Hey, if you really don't want us going in, now would be a good time to imply it." 3:09 PM Well, there is another lock. 3:10 PM Aris hasn't noticed it yet, since Monty's the one trying the door. 3:11 PM "...." Monty looks down, frowning. "....No." They curl in on themselves a little. "I-I'm a bit more into finding out what's behind this door than food. Also, wait a second. It must have another lock." They peek into the doorknob hole. Can they see anything? 3:11 PM I though Aris had cut that section out of the door? 3:12 PM *thougt 3:12 PM *thought 3:12 PM Aris cut out the handle. It was actually very guided, where they were able to cut. 3:12 PM Ah 3:13 PM Monty can't quite see the inside of the door itself. But they can see into the room. It's rather dark. 3:14 PM They step back. "I can't see anything. Do you want to try again, around the doorway or edge of the door this time?" 3:14 PM Aris frowns, "They really don't want us going in there, do they?" 3:17 PM "They are VERY forceful about things being employees only. also, tip: don't try to crawl through a vent to try to get around the door. That's how the Hotel got me into my locked room." 3:18 PM "I'll keep that in mind. But given that they can literally manipulate space, I doubt we stand much of a chance." 3:20 PM "Yes. But, obviously, we CAN figure it out. Otherwise they wouldn't be so forceful about this. Are you going to try around the door?" 3:22 PM "Around it?" 3:22 PM "I thought you just said using a vent was a bad idea." 3:25 PM "No. I mean your sword. They reinforced the door from being entered. Few people think to reinforce the wall." 3:25 PM around the door itself to sever all the locks 3:25 PM "...this better work." she reactivates her sword and jams it into the wall near the edge of the door. 3:26 PM It does. 3:26 PM She cuts all the way around the door, then steps back and gives it a swift kick. 3:29 PM The door thumps inward. You're both covered with a thin cloud of drywall dust. 3:29 PM Aris brushes it off, coughing a little. 3:30 PM Monty coughs too, covering their eyes as they try to step inside. 3:31 PM Aris hesitantly steps through after them, sword still activated. 3:32 PM It's dark inside. Perc. 3:32 PM d10 Hahahahahaha 3:32 PM Wix: Hahahahahaha: 1 (d10=1) 3:32 PM (Hahahahahaha) 3:33 PM 2d14 3:33 PM 2d14 3:33 PM Kade: 15 (2d14=13, 2) 3:34 PM Their eyes are uncovered now btw :V 3:34 PM Aris is amazed by Monty's new boobs. 3:35 PM .gis sexy lady in hat 3:35 PM Kade: http://g01.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1znz6HFXXXXbTXFXXq6xXFXXXm/Sexy-Black-Girl-Lady-s-font-b-Police-b-font-Uniform-PU-font-b-Leather-b.jpg 3:35 PM Monty: The floor feels like it's moving. The way floors feel when there is a deep, loud bass sound. 3:35 PM "..." ~No, bad, bad!~ She shakes her head, trying not to stare. 3:36 PM They're jiggling, aris. 3:36 PM She can't, though 3:36 PM barely, but it's sexy. 3:36 PM (Damn you!) 3:37 PM Monty takes deep breaths as they move to gain balance against the inside wall. They search for a light switch. 3:37 PM None. 3:38 PM ~Look away, just look away, look away damnit WHY AREN'T YOU LOOKING AWAY?!!~ 3:39 PM "Aris, do you have something that would work as a light?" Monty is oblivious to the magitech woman's plight related to their jiggling bewbs 3:39 PM Her sword is still activated, so it's glowing. 3:41 PM There is light! There's stairs over there. The floor is metalic. 3:41 PM "...wha, huh?" she blinks, only just taking in what Monty said. 3:42 PM It's not a big room. 3:43 PM Monty smile at her. "Nevermind, thank you." They glance around the room. Anything special except the stairs? 3:43 PM Aris can think of one thing, but she's not about to comment on them. 3:44 PM There's no wallpaper, no drop ceiling. You can see the pipes and air ducts above you. 3:47 PM "...Huh. Barely anything." They walk over to start climbing the stairs. Oh no! EVEN MORE JIGGLES 3:47 PM .gis sexy woman in hat 3:47 PM Kade: http://brisbaneclinicalpsychologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Hat-Woman-e1359507488492.jpg 3:47 PM Roll agi. 3:48 PM d10 we'll see about this 3:48 PM Kade: we'll see about this: 3 (d10=3) 3:48 PM Aris face is bright red. 3:48 PM welp 3:48 PM She follows 3:48 PM d12 Agils, Yo 3:48 PM Wix: Agils, Yo: 4 (d12=4) 3:48 PM Welp 3:49 PM They both tumble down the stair.s 3:50 PM head over heels, head over heels 3:50 PM → •LemurMobile (promoted to owner, opped) joined 3:50 PM roll pdef 3:50 PM "Fuck-!" 3:51 PM d16 Pdef. Born Soldier, yo. 3:51 PM Wix: Pdef. Born Soldier, yo.: 9 (d16=9) 3:51 PM "OOF-" 3:51 PM d9 rip in popsicles 3:51 PM Kade: rip in popsicles: 7 (d9=7) 3:54 PM They manage to only get bumps and bruises. 3:54 PM They're approaching the door at the end of the staircase.... 3:54 PM BOOM! 3:54 PM MONTY TRIES TO S- welp nevermind 3:54 PM They run straight into it, and when they do, it opens. 3:55 PM they tumble into an empty guest room. 3:55 PM "Gah-!" Aris tumbles 3:55 PM and faceplants. 3:55 PM Cordelia walks around the hallways. 3:55 PM "BLUGH-!" Monty also tumbles! 3:56 PM → LemurLost joined (~LemurLord@8EB48533:330ADCE9:BD05BEE9:IP) 3:56 PM Once Monty gets their bearings, they sits up. "...Cuh, can you check the door, Aris?" 3:56 PM Aris staggers to her feet, "Uh, sure..." 3:56 PM It's bounced back closed. 3:57 PM She staggers over to the door and tries it. 3:57 PM It's locked. 3:58 PM ⇐ •LemurMobile quit (~LemurLord@synIRC-2CE8BE1F.public.wayport.net) Ping timeout: 185 seconds 3:58 PM "...crap." 3:58 PM Is there any other doors in the room. 3:58 PM *? 3:59 PM Yup! Two. 3:59 PM She goes and tries the other one. 3:59 PM "...." They sigh. "Figured as much. The doorway trick probably isn't going to work again now." 4:01 PM Which other one? There's two others. 4:01 PM They're where the bathroom and closet usually are. 4:02 PM → Aphex_ joined (~null@97AFC0A0:9175941B:26F4EE89:IP) 4:05 PM Monty goes over to the be and plops down on it, sighing. 4:06 PM The door will remain locked until noon tomorrow. 4:06 PM The phone will not connect. 4:07 PM Yeah, yeah, Monty knows the drill. 4:08 PM There is a note in the closet and the medicine cabinet and each dresser drawer and on the shower wall that says "Guests are reminded to stay in the allowed areas. Management thanks you for your cooperation." 4:09 PM Aris frowns, "Well, damn..."