Post by Ame on Sept 18, 2022 10:33:16 GMT -6
You submit your answers on your Padlocks. Just what in the world is going on here? Who is this dead body? In any case. It’s over. For now.
You let out a sigh of relief as the giant door opens again. A line of lights appear to be pointing you towards a room. After walking and walking, you find yourself back in the original room. It would seem that no one failed. No one has died.
As you enter, four things strike you. One. Naix, one of the people who was with you but since mysteriously disappeared, is here. Two. The girl who was previously on the altar is now standing up. Three. There exist 3 new doors. One which is marked with [∅], one which is marked with [3], and one which is marked [6]. And lastly, all of the beds except for the altar have been removed.
Upon your entrance. Naix and the pink-haired girl cease their discussion.
She glances at you and begins counting.
“That makes… 21. Oh. Plus you. 22.”
“That can’t be right. It should have happened by now.”
As if on cue, A number of your companions begin to collapse. Simultaneously, both Ray and Charon fall to the ground.
“Oh! Talk about timing!"
"Don’t bother trying to save them. It’s too late. their hearts have stopped beating. And even if you do manage to get them to start beating, their blood will not accept any oxygen. They are dead.”
Following this, Candy, Rei, Joker, Brasska, Zero and Cannibal fall in a similar fashion.
“Wow. 8 down? I had hoped for more. I suppose it would be my responsibility to announce the answers. Defective is probably busy setting up his room.”
“Question 1. How did the victim die? Exsanguination. He bled out due to being stabbed in the heart.”
“Question 2. Was Manlyman McTombstone killed inside the sarcophagus, or outside of it? Inside. He killed himself after willingly climbing inside the sarcophagus.”
“Question 3. How did Manlyman McTombstone get inside the sarcophagus? As has been stated and tested time after time. No one person could lift the sarcophagus’s lid. However, that doesn't mean they couldn’t use other means. Using a rope they had on them, they tied it to the handles of the sarcophagus, threw it around one of the torch mounts and tied it to one of the heavier stones. Oh. For the record. After pushing the rock down to the bottom, it managed to lift up the lid. From there, he simply climbed in.”
“Question 4. What is the murder weapon? A stake from the Surveying Tripod. Why this, over one of the knives, you might ask? Well. That should have been obvious, had they been picked up. They were all incredibly dull.”
“Question 5. What is the residue? It is simple. A mixture of burnt rope, and kerosene. Oh yeah. I forgot to say. He dunked the rope inside the can of kerosene. After climbing in, the mount gave, snapping, sending the sarcophagus lid back down. The torch then lit fire to the rope, burning it all up.”
She glances at you and begins counting.
“That makes… 21. Oh. Plus you. 22.”
“That can’t be right. It should have happened by now.”
As if on cue, A number of your companions begin to collapse. Simultaneously, both Ray and Charon fall to the ground.
“Oh! Talk about timing!"
"Don’t bother trying to save them. It’s too late. their hearts have stopped beating. And even if you do manage to get them to start beating, their blood will not accept any oxygen. They are dead.”
Following this, Candy, Rei, Joker, Brasska, Zero and Cannibal fall in a similar fashion.
“Wow. 8 down? I had hoped for more. I suppose it would be my responsibility to announce the answers. Defective is probably busy setting up his room.”
“Question 1. How did the victim die? Exsanguination. He bled out due to being stabbed in the heart.”
“Question 2. Was Manlyman McTombstone killed inside the sarcophagus, or outside of it? Inside. He killed himself after willingly climbing inside the sarcophagus.”
“Question 3. How did Manlyman McTombstone get inside the sarcophagus? As has been stated and tested time after time. No one person could lift the sarcophagus’s lid. However, that doesn't mean they couldn’t use other means. Using a rope they had on them, they tied it to the handles of the sarcophagus, threw it around one of the torch mounts and tied it to one of the heavier stones. Oh. For the record. After pushing the rock down to the bottom, it managed to lift up the lid. From there, he simply climbed in.”
“Question 4. What is the murder weapon? A stake from the Surveying Tripod. Why this, over one of the knives, you might ask? Well. That should have been obvious, had they been picked up. They were all incredibly dull.”
“Question 5. What is the residue? It is simple. A mixture of burnt rope, and kerosene. Oh yeah. I forgot to say. He dunked the rope inside the can of kerosene. After climbing in, the mount gave, snapping, sending the sarcophagus lid back down. The torch then lit fire to the rope, burning it all up.”
She sighs
“There. Are we all in agreement? Those who died were unworthy, and unable to figure out such a simple mystery.”
“There. Are we all in agreement? Those who died were unworthy, and unable to figure out such a simple mystery.”
“Now. I must explain these doors. But first. I am going to claim that I will be passing along with some of you, through the Door labelled 6.”
“As you can all see. Behind me are three doors. The empty set is on the left, three is in the middle, and six is on the right.”
“Each door can take a maximum of 8 people, and a minimum of 3. For now, ignore the empty set. I’ll come back to it. If you look closely, there is a pad near each door. Those clunky bracelets you’ve been lugging around finally have a purpose. You’ll need to scan your bracelets to grant access to a door.”
“Well, okay, how do I know which door to go through? It’s entirely your own choice. However, the digital root of the sum of all people’s bracelets must be equal to the number on the door.”
“Now. What’s a digital root? A digital root is the simplest way to get any natural number to be one digit. The digital root of 7, is well. 7. What about 61? The digital root is also 7. Simply add the number in the tens column, and the number in the ones column together. That is your digital root. If you have a number in the hundred column, the same concept applies. The digital root of 232 is also 7.”
“Every bracelet number going through a door will be added together. Then, that sum value will have the digital root found. So, if Emerald, Joy, Sparrow, Oh-One and I were to all scan our bracelets, our sum value would be 168. Therefore, our digital root would be 6. Does everyone understand?”
“Now. The Empty Set. The empty set is for those left over. The ones who missed out. They do not participate. They will simply bypass this round. However, the same rules apply. No more than 8, no less than 3.”
“Any who are unable to fit into a door, and be left behind, will be immediately deemed unworthy.”
“Oh. And one last thing. You cannot go through the empty set twice in a row. Only unworthy cowards skip out on a challenge like this. They are of no interest to us.”
“With that all sorted. I believe now is the time for discussion.”
She begins to walk to the Number [6] Door, and when she arrives, scans her bracelet.
She begins to walk to the Number [6] Door, and when she arrives, scans her bracelet.
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