CYOA - W6

[afflictionmods]

ic date: thurdsay, w6
ic time: 2am - 5am

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[escardos]

[ maybe we can make julius drink it

let's see... what do the clay figures look like? are there any that are painted? ]

[afflictionmods]

[just a little sippy, as a treat

They seem to be... animals! There's a cat, a bird, a dog, and a rabbit. The dog is painted, looking very much like a Golden Retriever, and the rabbit is partially painted an all over soft brown without any details added yet, while the cat is half-yellow. The bird is untouched.]

[escardos]

[ interesting....does the paint look wet or dry? if it's dry, can he pick up any of these animals? if not, he'll just touch the bird and try to get a closer look at it for any sort of initials or any more info ]

[afflictionmods]

[All of the paint is dry! This project has been left for a while, apparently.

On the bottom of each figures someone has scratched an "L" into the clay, perhaps as some sort of signature?]

[escardos]

[ inb4 this is lorelei's room and we just slept on her bed.

you know what. he's pocketing one of these. the dog, in fact.

let's take a look at the papers on the desk? ]

[afflictionmods]

[Flat is +1 dog!

The papers... are not as nice of a story as the dog. Anything that was on them has been scribbled over - quite viciously, actually, as some of the papers have torn in places. It's hard to make out what the original piece (or writing) was underneath the layers of pencil and pen on them now.]

[escardos]

[ cool! he's pocketing a sheet into one of the pockets of his sweat pants.

let's see...is there anything else on the desk that he can look at? actually, does the water cup look like it might have something inside or is it too murky to tell? ]

[afflictionmods]

[The water is pretty murky, so he'd have to dump it out to see.

The desk has drawers he can look through! Nothing else on top, though.]

[escardos]

[ ...






can

can he open the window that julius just looked out of. ]

[afflictionmods]

[Well.










It might take some effort, but he can probably get it to open enough to put his arm through, with enough Convincing.]

[superstructure]

[ honestly, Julius will come back over and help Flat with the window since it's clearly giving him some trouble. will one fairly beefy boy help get this window unstuck..... ]

[afflictionmods]

[He is only fairly beefy, but he is Beefy Enough. The window opens! Some rain is getting into the room now, but it's fine.]

[superstructure]

[ Not our room, not our problem! ]

[escardos]

Thanks, Mister Julius!

[ flat will carefully dump the water out now, just in case there’s something inside. ]

[afflictionmods]

[There is... another figure! Much smaller than the one on the desk, but this one has been painted. Being in the water has made it quite delicate, though, so be careful.

And there's also a key! It looks like a standard house key.]

[escardos]

I found a key!

[ okay, he’ll try to be gentle to get that figure and key? what does the figure look like? ]

[afflictionmods]

[It's another bird! It seems like a different species from the unfinished one, from the shape of it. It's been painted in a very vibrant floral pattern, and while it's very small... it seems like it could be used as a whistle! Might be a good idea to let the clay dry out before trying.]

[escardos]

[ then set it out to dry he will!

actually, let’s revisit the papers, including the one he pocketed. can he make out anything out of it, or is it all illegible? ]

[afflictionmods]

[It's all pretty illegible! He can make out a few letters - and the occasional number - but it seems like even though this was a much less methodical attempt to obscure what was on the pages compared to the diary, it was more effective.

Is there anything else he wants to look at in the room?]

[escardos]

[ the desk drawers! let’s open those up and see what secrets are inside. ]

[afflictionmods]

[There's more clay animal figures inside, for some reason? They all have the "L" signature, and all of the ones inside are painted. Some have colorful patterns like the whistle Flat found, and some are painted to look like real animals. Some also have findings to make them into pendants or charms, though there's no cords or chains to be found for that.

There is also a square of folded up paper.]

[escardos]

[ what species are the animals? are they still the same dog, cat, rabbit, bird, etc?

that said, flat will take the piece of paper and unfold it. ]

[afflictionmods]

[All of those are there, in various breeds, but there's a few that are different! There's some turtles, a couple fish, deer, frogs...

And the paper is... mostly blank! The word "wait" is written in tiny print and blue ink., in the bottom right corner of the paper. There's no indication anything was written on it previously, either, like indentions in the paper or smudged lead.]

[escardos]

Wait…?

[ okay, that’s a little… ominous?

hm…how old does the paper look? does it look like it’s been folded there for a while? ]

[afflictionmods]

[Besides the folds, the paper is entirely pristine, with no yellowing or other sides of age. It seems like it was placed in their moments before they arrived.]