✿ TURQUOISE

[dramatispersonae]

You find yourself in a medium-sized traditional Japanese-style room: tatami on the floor, shoji screens for the walls, etc. It smells slightly musty from disuse. There is a wooden door in one corner. Candles on stands like the ones in the ring provide plenty of light — definitely enough to see that the room is oddly empty save for a central display:

A life-size doll in a kimono lies on the floor, a low lacquered table on either side of her shoulders. On the right table is a brush and supplies for mixing ink. There are two sticks of ink: black and red. On the left table is a scalpel, a pair of rusty garment shears, a pair of forceps, a needle, and a spool of crimson thread.

The doll is, of course, completely featureless. Her kimono has been pulled open in front just enough for a gaping hole in the center of her chest to be visible.

The Masked Lady's voice rings out: "But she continued to weep, hiding her face from him with one of her long sleeves. "Young miss," he said again, as gently as he could, "please, please listen to me! This is no place for a young lady at night! Do not cry, I implore you!— only tell me how I may be of some help to you!" Slowly she rose up, but turned her back to him, and continued to moan and sob behind her sleeve. He laid his hand lightly upon her shoulder, and pleaded with her… then that young miss turned round, and dropped her sleeve, and stroked her face with her hand; and the man saw that she had no eyes or nose or mouth, and he screamed and ran away.

… or something like that, anyway. What a cruel man, leaving that young woman to her distress! This poor doll seems to have lost her face as well. Will you help her find it again~? Or will you give her a new one? Let's see… she'll need two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. If you could find her lost heart as well, I suppose that would be a bonus…!

You may use the tools I have given you in this room, or you may explore further in the hope of finding others… But I can't guarantee what will happen in either case, ufufufu…"

((OOC RULES:
- Give the doll a face. How you do this is up to you.
- The exploration portion is optional -- it's possible to stay in this room for the entire game, if that's what your team wants. Overall, the game is as complicated/simple and long/short as you want it to be. Choosing not to explore does not mean you lose the possibility of winning.
- Exploration will be capped at THREE HOURS MAX.
- Be creative ♥ ))

Comments

✿ MAIN ROOM

[dramatispersonae]

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[screwthatnoise]

[so amused, PICKING UP THE SCALPEL]

Now whyever would we need this? She already has a hole in her chest.

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[antreegonist]

*m...my first experience with otherEcho*

I'm sure there's some use for it.

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[screwthatnoise]

[oh joy, a knight]

Then allow me to hold onto it until it can serve its use.

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[antreegonist]

*your teammate doesn't seem to think that's legit :|a*

Zwei, right?

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[rootless]

Well in that case let's not use it.

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[screwthatnoise]

But it's here! To be used!

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[rootless]

If carving things up will help us get the win you want so badly, by all means you get the honors.

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[deadofknight]

Maybe it's for us to use?

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[screwthatnoise]

Obviously... but how?

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[deadofknight]

We could use it to cut a face for her, I guess.

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[antreegonist]

*AND NOW WE ARE BACK WITH plastic eyes plastic heart and . . . real nose. holding that last one a little gingerly. doesn't seem fazed by the doll though*

Okay, guys, is there room for these?

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[rootless]

[I AM JUST. SEEING THE DOLL. AND NOPING INTO THE FURTHEST CORNER.]

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[screwthatnoise]

[but tree]

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[rootless]

[NO I HATE EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW]

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[deadofknight]

Sure, we've got plenty of holes.

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[antreegonist]

Handy . . .

*putting a plastic eye into one of the hacked eyeholes yeaaahhh . . . i assume the congealed blood on this nose is sticky enough to hold it on the face*

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[screwthatnoise]

You actually found body parts...? Surprisingly competent!

You can put the heart where it goes... the nose, too. But let's only give it one of the eyes.

Re: ✿ MAIN ROOM

[antreegonist]

*doing...that.*

Okay. You don't want the other eye in its throat or anything?

✿ EXPLORATION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: ✿ EXPLORATION

[rootless]

[hello door i am going through you.]

Re: ✿ EXPLORATION

[dramatispersonae]

The door creeeaaaaks open. Beyond it is a fairly unremarkable, albeit gloomy, genkan. You find yourself on the raised, wooden portion, with the low, earthen floor to your right. A variety of different shoes have been neatly lined up at the divide. Past the earthen floor is a set of sliding doors. Judging by the chains and heavy locks crisscrossing them, you won't be able to get past them. Other items of note include an umbrella rack with an umbrella in it, a door across from you, and a door to your left.

Re: ✿ EXPLORATION

[rootless]

[checking the umbrella rack to see if there's anything of note in there other than the umbrella.]

✿ TURN-IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: ✿ TURN-IN

[screwthatnoise]

-the doll has a carved face
-a plastic eye has been placed inside one of the eye holes
-the doll has a human nose!
-thin, red, inky water has been carelessly thrown onto the doll's face, dripping down past its neck
-its hair has been hacked up, the loose excess having been considerately swept off
-its throat was stabbed quite a few times
-its kimono is all torn and shredded
-it's missing half of an arm (up to the elbow) along with half of the kimono sleeve
-the other hand is loosely holding onto a plastic heart