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[ hello harrowhark, what a coincidence that they are both in this mystery hallway. cloud is back in his stupid jrpg clothes with his big dumb sword attached to his back via magnets. i hate final fantasy.
he pauses when he spots her, stopping what he was doing, which is about to open door number 5 according to rng. i think this will be hilarious. ]
You looking into these, too?
[ i hope she says no so he feels dumb ]
he pauses when he spots her, stopping what he was doing, which is about to open door number 5 according to rng. i think this will be hilarious. ]
You looking into these, too?
[ i hope she says no so he feels dumb ]
I am, though I'm not sure any of them go anywhere good.
[she peers after him. also she also has an incredibly large sword slung from her waist that's too big for her to wield. twins.]
It looks as though there's another hallway in there.
[she peers after him. also she also has an incredibly large sword slung from her waist that's too big for her to wield. twins.]
It looks as though there's another hallway in there.
[ matchies!! they are both pessimists with huge swords. incredible. they are siblings now. (no) ]
... Like a hallway within a hallway kind of thing...?
[ well. the door is already open. cloud will step in to look at this brand new hallway.
it is the exact same hallway. ]
... This a joke?
... Like a hallway within a hallway kind of thing...?
[ well. the door is already open. cloud will step in to look at this brand new hallway.
it is the exact same hallway. ]
... This a joke?
[don't forget brain problems. anyway she catches on pretty quickly and immediately turns around to try to find the door back but i assume that's not possible.]
Fuck. It's a trap, isn't it?
Fuck. It's a trap, isn't it?
[ is Gideon secretly Zack Fair, is that where we're at
cloud is immediately moving to open another door to look. it is in fact. just more hallway. ]
The hell kind of trap is infinite hallways?
[ maybe if he tries opening all the doors in this hallway one of them will lead to a non hallway? the answer is no. ]
cloud is immediately moving to open another door to look. it is in fact. just more hallway. ]
The hell kind of trap is infinite hallways?
[ maybe if he tries opening all the doors in this hallway one of them will lead to a non hallway? the answer is no. ]
A very effective and annoying one.
[she's just going to try running to open door after door as quickly as possible.]
[she's just going to try running to open door after door as quickly as possible.]
[ It Is Just More Hallways. cloud watches her run around and frowns ]
You're going to exhaust yourself.
[ well, he says that, but he is also grabbing the stupid giant sword from his back and trying to stab at the wall, like that will help any if he makes his own door.
the wall says no stabbing and cloud just staggers like a loser ]
You're going to exhaust yourself.
[ well, he says that, but he is also grabbing the stupid giant sword from his back and trying to stab at the wall, like that will help any if he makes his own door.
the wall says no stabbing and cloud just staggers like a loser ]
I will not.
[she already seems exhausted, she's super frail.]
[she already seems exhausted, she's super frail.]
[ slaps the sword back to his back. fucking magnets, how do they work. and then he looks at her with a raised eyebrow ]
I'm not carrying you if you pass out. [ he would. he is a sap. ] There's no point rushing. I don't think the hallways are going to stop spawning if we manage to take them by surprise.
I'm not carrying you if you pass out. [ he would. he is a sap. ] There's no point rushing. I don't think the hallways are going to stop spawning if we manage to take them by surprise.
I don't want you to carry me if I pass out.
[stubbornly.] And I won't. [she would.] But you are right. There must be a trick to it.
[stubbornly.] And I won't. [she would.] But you are right. There must be a trick to it.
Could be... we have to pick the right door, and it switches every time we get the wrong one?
[ wouldn't that be logical? cloud heads into a new hallway with closed doors ]
It's entertainment, so maybe we should be thinking of it as messed up game rules.
[ wouldn't that be logical? cloud heads into a new hallway with closed doors ]
It's entertainment, so maybe we should be thinking of it as messed up game rules.
If it was a matter of picking the correct door, probability would suggest we'd have done it once by now and noticed the difference. But perhaps there's an order we're meant to follow. Or some sort of hidden door...?
[she'll start feeling around the wall.]
[she'll start feeling around the wall.]
[ he will start feeling up the opposite wall. now they are two idiots groping a wall. ]
Order might be it. Maybe next time we open the door we try to listen for a click.
[ all good puzzles make a noise when it's the right choice. that's the jrpg logic. ]
Order might be it. Maybe next time we open the door we try to listen for a click.
[ all good puzzles make a noise when it's the right choice. that's the jrpg logic. ]
[she listens for the click for a long time but nothing happens.]
What if we open two doors at once and see if we spot any differences?
What if we open two doors at once and see if we spot any differences?
Alright. We should try opening them at the exact same time, and then one after another. Might tell us something.
[ so he'll go to the door closest to where she is! surely! surely this will do Something and is not completely futile. where is their convenient walkie-talkie for clues from god. this is a terrible escape room. ]
[ so he'll go to the door closest to where she is! surely! surely this will do Something and is not completely futile. where is their convenient walkie-talkie for clues from god. this is a terrible escape room. ]
Ready...? Now!
[opening the other door! this is useless.]
[opening the other door! this is useless.]
Yes, and then we'll both be separated in different never ending hallways? No, thank you.
[she's emo too but some things are terrible.]
Let's...keep trying. See if we can spot a pattern, perhaps.
Let's...keep trying. See if we can spot a pattern, perhaps.
[she follows after him, and tries to peer back into the hallway they came from as they go in. it's useless.]
[ together, they kick it open! it's still a hallway. but wait, when they step through this time, cloud pauses as he looks around. ]
... Are we... back where we started?
[ this is a genuine question. is this the initial hallway or more hallway. he can't tell anymore. is this slightly different or is he hallucinating out of desperation? ]
... Are we... back where we started?
[ this is a genuine question. is this the initial hallway or more hallway. he can't tell anymore. is this slightly different or is he hallucinating out of desperation? ]
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