reapertoire | week 4, thursday

[Yes? A secret door? Yeah. Magnus lives by a code, and that code is always rushing in to any situation without a second of thought. Magnus is already inside. He doesn't bother to look around and see who's there or wait for anyone. But he does generally inform the bookstore what's going on.]

Secret door!

[Yusuke has his nose in one of the many dense-looking philosophy books, so he doesn't even seem to have noticed there's anything amiss until Magnus speaks up.]

Hm? Was that always open?

[...Well, a Phantom Thief can never say no to a secret passage. So he's setting the book aside, and heading to follow after.]

No, it wasn't.

[she's going in, but as a word of caution...]

We should be careful.

[ miki doesn't say anything, but she notices the other three wandering into the door and can't help but be curious herself. so she just slips in as if this isn't the start of a horror movie and everything will be ok. ]

[ Behind the door is a dark stone spiral staircase leading downwards. There's one or two torches lighting the way, but careful! It's oddly slippery. The further down the stairs they go, the more moss seems to grow on and around the staircase. ]

[He's just going to grab one of those torches off the wall if he can. Stepping relatively carefully down the stairs.]

So, you guys know there will definitely be some kind of dangerous puzzle and some monsters or giant spiders at the bottom here, right? Just making sure.

[Yusuke likewise moves down the stairs with caution. He doesn't grab a torch of his own, preferring to keep his hands free in case whatever is at the bottom results in a sudden confrontation.]

It wouldn't surprise me if there were. Even so, we're prepared to face any challenge, if it means discovering what lies at the other side. Right, Makoto?

[Still descending carefully, he glances back at his teammate for agreement.]

Right. This has nothing on Mementos.

[she glances at Yusuke, and then takes another one of the torches. She has a feeling they're going to become necessary, for the sake of not tripping, at the very least.]

And... we may not get this opportunity again.

[And she's glancing at the walls, just to see if there's anything distinct about them. but. they're in a secret room, so who knows.]

...I can handle the giant spider.

[ this is her contribution, as she sneaks behind the group in the back like she's been there the whole time (because she has.) ]

[ Magnus got one (1) torch! Luckily, because there's about three total in this endless walk down a staircase.

When they finally get to the bottom, after walking and walking and walking and-- you get the idea, they'll be greeted with a large stone door. It's closed and mossy. There's a small puddle of water coming from underneath it. ]

Well, sure! I'm not hogging all the XP for myself! Just saying, if anyone gets in over their head, get behind me. I know what I'm doing in dungeons.

[Can he just like, open it? Well, it doesn't matter if he can or not. He's bashing the door with his axe.]

[Yusuke watches him, baffled.] Is that really necessary?

[PUT THE AXE DOWN... but just in case they need to fight, Yusuke draws his kunai]

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[it is absolutely necessary, from what Makoto knows... even if she's a liiiiiittle pressed to indulge it right now.

But if it prevents their way from being closed off... she's fine.]

Are we sure there isn't a key? [ she looks down to the ground next to the door. ] Hm. No doormat. Okay probably not.

[ never forget wildkat. ]

[ Magnus bashing the stone door with his ax just gets it to slam open. It was unlocked. That's good, since Miki could not find a single key around on the floor. What might not be as good is the loud noise the door made as it flew open and hit the other side. It looks cracked now.

Oops.

Taking a peek inside, there's a few more stairs leading down... except they're halfway under water. They've come upon what looks like the ruins of a library. The stairs led to the second floor of a three story tall library, with most of the first floor being completely underwater except for the very top of some bookshelves. Circular and massive, this looks like it could've belonged in a fantasy movie.

On the ceiling, far above them, is what remains of a painting. In the background, if they concentrate, they can hear some soft music playing... ]

[Listen. If you don't specify, and there are four tags to go until the next mod comment, he's busting down the door.]

Hey, do you guys hear that? Honest opinion, is that lulling us into a false sense of safety before the sea monster music, or this is going to be a boring book based puzzle music?

[He goes down to the lowest step he can before his boots get wet, and then...handing the torch to, well, whoever is closest, he takes one of his useless anime swords and sort of strikes the water with it, to see if anything happens.]

How can it be flooded in here... Are we even close to the river?

[Yusuke takes the torch, but being Yusuke, he's... holding it aloft to get a better look at the painting above.]

Look there. It's an angel, but the figure is indistinct. And perhaps it's merely water damage from the damp conditions, but it almost appears as if it is aflame... or bleeding. What an unsettling image...

[there's never a bad time for art commentary, jsyk]

[the music is pretty, but Makoto's concerned by how loud the sound of the door was. If there was anything out there, waiting on them, honestly? It's got an easier time finding them now. She looks at Magnus, and places her hands on her hips, a stern frown appearing]

Regardless of if the music is giving us a false sense of security, can you please not announce our presence so recklessly?

[and then after that, she notices the painting... but she's more interested in the books. What sort of books would a secret library have? ... And where could she think of starting.]

[ wryly: ] So is no one gonna ask how that music is playing? Just me wondering if there's a stereo system wired in here? Ok.

[ mostly she's already regretting coming down here, but it's too late to go back up. but while makoto takes interest in the books, miki is more interested in finding a way up to the third floor. not like they can go any lower with the water, right? she walks up toward the shelves and puts her "everyday is leg day" to use, carefully beginning to climb up the large shelves like it's a mountain. ]

[ It's magic, Miki. Don't question it.

Striking the water doesn't seem to make it do anything except ripple. That angle does however let Magnus see inside the first floor. The water is shockingly clear, which means he'll be able to note the golden treasure chest at the bottom, smackdab in the middle of that flooded first floor.

Yusuke might feel like that faceless painting is watching him back. Haha, weird.

Makoto, meanwhile, will find that the books around her all have bland titles and covers. There's no summary on the back of any of them either, or even an author's name. The books simply have locations listed on them. One of the ones nearest to her is titled "Shibuya".

Miki successfully climbs the shelves, and once arriving on the third floor, will find that there was a somewhat crumbled staircase on the other side. At least she knows an easier way to get down now? The books over here have the same nondescript problem as the ones down on the 2nd floor, but her titles are a different kind. "Support", "Harrier", "Officer", "Game Master", "Conductor", and "Composer" are the ones closest to her. ]

Yeah, yeah. [Whatever Makoto!!] We don't exactly have the highest stealth. If anything is here, it probably knows we're here anyway. And now we're on our guard.

[He takes a look up at the ceiling, but then peers down into the water to check out the treasure.]

Hey! There's loot down there. Someone hold my swords, I'm gonna see if I can get it. [Now also trying to hand off to Yusuke his two anime swords and his very heavy axe.]

[As much as Yusuke would like to have a staring contest with a painting, he snaps to attention at the mention of treasure... which is around the time he gets an??? armful of weapons???]

I'm not your personal attendant! Honestly...

[His noodle arms can't even hold the axe for long, so he just leaves all three weapons propped against a bookcase, then moves to the edge of the water to get a better look at the treasure.]

[they could have had the highest stealth. But that ship has sailed. For now though? Makoto is grabbing that Shibuya book and flipping immediately to the table of contents— and if that is useless? Flipping through t book, looking for highlighted passages or writing. She needs to know “why Shibuya”.

The treasure is important to her— but she knows that treasures can come in all different forms.]

Magnus....

[a pause]

Are you sure you should jump in?

[ well the chaotic goods have chimed in, what does chaotic neutral have to say? ]

Do it Magnus - and share the loot! [ yelled from above the bookshelves as she settles into the third floor comfortably grounded. ] Yusuke, Makoto, think you can make your way up? There's a ton of books here too.

[ miki eyes the two books of "composer" and "conductor" and decides to take "composer" first to flip open. ]

[ The treasure chest is at the deepest part of the water. It's going to take a lot of swimmies to get there! It's hard to tell between water physics and how far it is, but it sure looks big. There's a couple of sad waterlogged books around it, almost forming a pile near the treasure.

Makoto's read through of the "Shibuya" volume will find that the table of contents, as well as most of everything else, is written in a language she can't read or identify. All but part of one page, at least. It's a bit damaged, but on it, she can read: ]

--- Game --- brought back from the brink by the actions of --- Composer's Proxy. ---- --------, chosen because he represented everything wrong with ------- according to --- --------, turned things around in a manner no one expected. Reports from our agent say that the -- is completely different now. Perhaps other Games will be so lucky. Reports of other Games being in similar ------ have been numerous as of late, but should things turn around, perhaps we won't have to...

[The rest is too damaged to read.

Miki's book suffers a similar fate language wise, though it's got far less water damage.]

The Composer is the leader of the Reapers and the ruler of the Underground. It falls upon the Composer's shoulders to create the rules for the Reapers' Game, and to judge the Players. The entire purpose of the Composer is to judge the worth of men. As the supreme commander of the Reaper's Game, the Composer generally has little direct contact with Reapers below the rank of Conductor. All their work is done through this second in command.

To make sure Composers stay on track with their purpose, as well as the continuing well-being of their respective Games, each one is assigned one of our own.

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