Akechi, please... [BE HAPPY FOR THE LIVING YOU GRUMPY POODLE]
That doesn't surprise me. If this... um... whatever this god is that controls the house... if it has the real risk of destroying entire universes, then I doubt something as simple as a dead or living entity would be difficult for it to differentiate between, right?
Oh... don't worry. Saving you two is still on the table. [ don't think he forgot ] I just wanted to straighten that out, first of all.
[ he nods at luna. ]
No, there's more. Separation must occur for us to separate ourselves from the house. I think the three of us know about the source.... but it is something we've seen, but overlooked, supposedly.
[No. :/ He makes a bit of a face when Phoenix brings up saving the dead, too, but...]
Yes, Master Blue said something similar during our conversation. "When you lose something, what is the first thing you do to attempt recovery?" The answer is to retrace your steps. Supposedly, if we revisit everything we have learned over the past five weeks, the core's location will become obvious.
[The house is a Palace and nobody will convince him otherwise now.]
But, it's not only the three of us. They suggested a group meeting is more effective than tackling this by ourselves.
Akira mentioned something like that to me earlier today. He was able to talk to Blue after you told him about it, Akechi. Blue told how to stop the house, and that finding the source of it would put a stop to things here, more or less. That "access to the source is available for those who seek it out," "the source is much closer than you may think," and "the heart of the matter is what's most important."
Yes... a group meeting would be best, I think. Everyone has a piece of puzzle. We just have to bring it all together.
[ phoenix nods along to what they're saying. ]
Our mission in two-fold. First... we have to separate Blue from the house. When the house consumed them, they became one. Literally. They are part of the house, now. Connected. We must separate the two of them. Then, deal with the source.
By the way, Ash has a tool nicknamed "the third eye" -- it lets us him see into the truth of the thing. He told me that every door he's looked at on this floor has been blue..... and that one room in particular has a red aura around the door and in the entirety of the room itself... the Room of Req-whatever. It makes sense, doesn't it? Now that Blue and the House are one. Some blue, some red..... but something is all red.
Red was the color of the house in Blue's memory, as well. And that room retaliated the most viciously of those that were broken into. Interesting, no?
[That lines up with everything Akechi knows, at least. There is likely more they are missing, considering this has to be a group effort, but...]
So, the answers we seek may very well be in that room.
[Akira's leggy was not lost in vain, maybe.]
... However, a word of caution. We should be prepared for anything once we locate the core. The house may retaliate against us, and anyone with a high fluctuation level will be influenced to sabotage our efforts. Furthermore, our lives will not be the only ones on the line. It's hard to say what will happen because we're the first ones to make it this far, but the sisters and their master may be punished for the help they have provided us.
[There's something that crosses Luna's face at the mention of the colors, an obvious whirring of gears. But Akechi's words bring her back to reality, shaking her head.]
Yes... If they went so far as to sew Peach's mouth shut for saying too much, then... what else could happen?
And... what if it doesn't extend to just the staff?
Oh, I think this house is already working to punish us. Didn't you see the hostage videos? The odd feelings? The pressure? We just have to weather through it.
[ not that he wants blue and the girls to suffer. ]
... So, we have to be on alert. Any anyone but Hunter can get fluctuations, so....
What? O-oh, um... no, it's nothing. I... just have something I want to make sure to ask Blue when I have the chance, I suppose.
[haha! anyway! moving on!!!!]
I meant more in the sense of the ghosts. There's quite a few of them that either can't remember or refuse to talk about certain information, isn't there? Perhaps I'm looking too far into it right now, but... I wonder if the house can threaten them as well, if they were to interfere.
You're absolutely right, Goro. According to Master Blue, the source is more powerful than we can imagine. And it will defend itself extremely viciously. I expect what we've been experiencing will be child's play compared to what's coming.
I'd like to hear this idea of yours, Luna.... as for the ghosts, the house itself limits what they can and can't share. Hence the vague comments and hints. The last one I spoke to... Percy, I believe? thinks we have what we need to take the house on, though.
[He gives Luna a questioning look, but she moves on pretty quickly. Hm.]
That lines up with Master Blue's take on our situation. If we already have what we need, then it's only a matter of reviewing the information we have on hand to identify what we have overlooked.
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Go ahead, Phoenix.]
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[ just gonna get that out of the way. ]
[ good thing he didn't share ]
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[Staring at him pointedly like, hm. That makes no difference for 2/3 people in this room.]
Was that all you learned?
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That doesn't surprise me. If this... um... whatever this god is that controls the house... if it has the real risk of destroying entire universes, then I doubt something as simple as a dead or living entity would be difficult for it to differentiate between, right?
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[ he nods at luna. ]
No, there's more. Separation must occur for us to separate ourselves from the house. I think the three of us know about the source.... but it is something we've seen, but overlooked, supposedly.
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Yes, Master Blue said something similar during our conversation. "When you lose something, what is the first thing you do to attempt recovery?" The answer is to retrace your steps. Supposedly, if we revisit everything we have learned over the past five weeks, the core's location will become obvious.
[The house is a Palace and nobody will convince him otherwise now.]
But, it's not only the three of us. They suggested a group meeting is more effective than tackling this by ourselves.
[Unfortunate!]
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[ phoenix nods along to what they're saying. ]
Our mission in two-fold. First... we have to separate Blue from the house. When the house consumed them, they became one. Literally. They are part of the house, now. Connected. We must separate the two of them. Then, deal with the source.
By the way, Ash has a tool nicknamed "the third eye" -- it lets us him see into the truth of the thing. He told me that every door he's looked at on this floor has been blue..... and that one room in particular has a red aura around the door and in the entirety of the room itself... the Room of Req-whatever. It makes sense, doesn't it? Now that Blue and the House are one. Some blue, some red..... but something is all red.
Red was the color of the house in Blue's memory, as well. And that room retaliated the most viciously of those that were broken into. Interesting, no?
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So, the answers we seek may very well be in that room.
[Akira's leggy was not lost in vain, maybe.]
... However, a word of caution. We should be prepared for anything once we locate the core. The house may retaliate against us, and anyone with a high fluctuation level will be influenced to sabotage our efforts. Furthermore, our lives will not be the only ones on the line. It's hard to say what will happen because we're the first ones to make it this far, but the sisters and their master may be punished for the help they have provided us.
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Yes... If they went so far as to sew Peach's mouth shut for saying too much, then... what else could happen?
And... what if it doesn't extend to just the staff?
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[ share w the class!!! ]
Oh, I think this house is already working to punish us. Didn't you see the hostage videos? The odd feelings? The pressure? We just have to weather through it.
[ not that he wants blue and the girls to suffer. ]
... So, we have to be on alert. Any anyone but Hunter can get fluctuations, so....
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[All those things sound like Weenie Hut Jr. shenanigans to him. That said, he does give Luna a curious glance. What are you thinking, Luna...?]
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[haha! anyway! moving on!!!!]
I meant more in the sense of the ghosts. There's quite a few of them that either can't remember or refuse to talk about certain information, isn't there? Perhaps I'm looking too far into it right now, but... I wonder if the house can threaten them as well, if they were to interfere.
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I'd like to hear this idea of yours, Luna.... as for the ghosts, the house itself limits what they can and can't share. Hence the vague comments and hints. The last one I spoke to... Percy, I believe? thinks we have what we need to take the house on, though.
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[He gives Luna a questioning look, but she moves on pretty quickly. Hm.]
That lines up with Master Blue's take on our situation. If we already have what we need, then it's only a matter of reviewing the information we have on hand to identify what we have overlooked.