The Rim of the Rabbit Hole: A Horror-esque RP

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

34 minutes ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

"The sun is behind you," she said. Her voice sounded...wrong. "The line is not straight this time. Was it ever? You died when you were born. Take a left at the next three minutes."

"Er . . . hello?"

She slowed her approach.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

5 hours ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

@Ookla the Finwëan

As the two agents got closer, the silhouette resolved into the shape of a young woman with black curly hair. She was facing away from them. She wore a white button up shirt with short sleeves and dress slacks. Standard office clothing. Obviously a worker for the Rim.

"Draw a cab. Is it here yet?" She said, still facing away.

 

The mist cleared further. Tim and Matthew found themselves in the same room, standing across from each other. The room was some kind of office complex, looking completely different from where they'd been before...whatever it was that had happend. In contrast to what they'd seen before, this building was crumbling, overgrown with vines and grass, as if it had been abandoned for years. Papers were scattered about, and most of the light fixtures had stopped working altogether. The scent of life and rot hung in the air.

"Start searching." he said, he said, digging through the vines.

[Wittles he/him]

"R-right," Tim said. He began looking through some of the papers to see if they'd give any clues as to what sort of anomaly was being observed there.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

12 hours ago, Ookla the Doomfrog said:

"R-right," Tim said. He began looking through some of the papers to see if they'd give any clues as to what sort of anomaly was being observed there.

Matthew sighed, picking through the vines, looking for answers.

@Ookla the Ouroboros

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are the vines natural or unnatural? cause Matthew would be able to tell the difference

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

17 hours ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"Er . . . hello?"

She slowed her approach.

The woman kept talking as she slowly turned, as if some unnatural rhythm drove her forward.

"Watch your step. You know the way out, but it already happened. The trees saw it all; they tell you."

Half of her face was dissolving into mist, the grey tendrils rising into the sky and blending with the murk in the air. Her skin was unnaturally pale and the expression on the remaining half of her face seemed far too calm.

She held a crowbar in one hand.

"The mist is here and it is already you."

@Ookla the Finwëan

12 hours ago, Ookla the Doomfrog said:

"R-right," Tim said. He began looking through some of the papers to see if they'd give any clues as to what sort of anomaly was being observed there.

Most of the papers he found had to do with internal operations within the facility. There was very little information on anomaly research, unfortunatley.

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I'll see if I can come up with an interesting document for you to find at some point down the line.

13 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Matthew sighed, picking through the vines, looking for answers.

@Ookla the Ouroboros

 

While the vines were an actual species, it didn't make sense for them to be here in the middle of the Pacific Northwest. Their growth was unmistakably unnatural, even if the vines themselves weren't.

Edited December 7, 2024 by Ookla the Ouroboros

[TwinStorm He/Him]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

The woman kept talking as she slowly turned, as if some unnatural rhythm drove her forward.

"Watch your step. You know the way out, but it already happened. The trees saw it all; they tell you."

Half of her face was dissolving into mist, the grey tendrils rising into the sky and blending with the murk in the air. Her skin was unnaturally pale and the expression on the remaining half of her face seemed far too calm.

She held a crowbar in one hand.

"The mist is here and it is already you."

@Ookla the Finwëan

Most of the papers he found had to do with internal operations within the facility. There was very little information on anomaly research, unfortunatley.

While the vines were an actual species, it didn't make sense for them to be here in the middle of the Pacific Northwest. Their growth was unmistakably unnatural, even if the vines themselves weren't.

"They're not eldritch vines." he muttered, mostly to himself. "But they're not supposed to be here. So, how did they get here? ARC? That doesn't make much sense." Then he had an idea. He cut one of the vines off.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"They're not eldritch vines." he muttered, mostly to himself. "But they're not supposed to be here. So, how did they get here? ARC? That doesn't make much sense." Then he had an idea. He cut one of the vines off.

Slowly, the remaining portion of the vine started to move, slithering back as if retreating in pain.

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@Ookla the Dragonslayer

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Do you want to meet up with Maria or just go it alone? Or meet up with one of the other two groups?

 

Edited December 7, 2024 by Ookla the Ouroboros

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

Slowly, the remaining portion of the vine started to move, slithering back as if retreating in pain.

Matthew shouted. "Tim! Anomaly!" he said, pulling out a phone to call Maria, as he hacked at the other vines.

@Ookla the Doomfrog

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

9 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Matthew shouted. "Tim! Anomaly!" he said, pulling out a phone to call Maria, as he hacked at the other vines.

@Ookla the Doomfrog

The signal didn't go through.

Each time a vine was cut, it simply slowly retreated, revealing more crumbled building covered in moss and grass.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

The signal didn't go through.

Each time a vine was cut, it simply slowly retreated, revealing more crumbled building covered in moss and grass.

Matthew cursed and pulled a bag of matches out of his pack. He lit the vines on fire.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

41 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Matthew cursed and pulled a bag of matches out of his pack. He lit the vines on fire.

They were too wet to burn effectively, though one or two did start smoldering.

Eventually, they'd all retreated, the vines leaving the room through a crack in the ceiling. The only plantlife left was moss, grass, and some strange roots that cracked the ground in the corner.

Edited December 7, 2024 by Ookla the Ouroboros

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

They were to wet to burn effectively, though one or two did start smoldering.

Eventually, they'd all retreated, the vines leaving the room through a crack in the ceiling. The only plantlife left was moss, grass, and some strange roots that cracked the ground in the corner.

Matthew sighed, looking around. He tried to call Maria again. Couldn't hurt.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

8 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Matthew sighed, looking around. He tried to call Maria again. Couldn't hurt.

Still no response.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

The woman kept talking as she slowly turned, as if some unnatural rhythm drove her forward.

"Watch your step. You know the way out, but it already happened. The trees saw it all; they tell you."

Half of her face was dissolving into mist, the grey tendrils rising into the sky and blending with the murk in the air. Her skin was unnaturally pale and the expression on the remaining half of her face seemed far too calm.

She held a crowbar in one hand.

"The mist is here and it is already you."

Astrid cried out in horror and stumbled back.

@Ookla the Finwëan

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

5 hours ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

Slowly, the remaining portion of the vine started to move, slithering back as if retreating in pain.

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@Ookla the Dragonslayer

 

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Honestly, I’m fine any way.

Id prefer being alone, but if it’s easier otherwise, *shrug*

 

[Wittles he/him]

8 hours ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Matthew shouted. "Tim! Anomaly!" he said, pulling out a phone to call Maria, as he hacked at the other vines.

@Ookla the Doomfrog

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Sorry! I haven't really been able to use my computer today

"Ach!" Tim yelped and leaped back. He didn't really know what to do, so he mostly just stood there trying to kick them back. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Doomfrog said:

"Ach!" Tim yelped and leaped back. He didn't really know what to do, so he mostly just stood there trying to kick them back. 

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you're good! life happens.

Matthew sighed. "What do you do exactly?" he said, exasperated. He was going to be no help at all.

[Wittles he/him]

20 hours ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Matthew sighed. "What do you do exactly?" he said, exasperated. He was going to be no help at all.

"I'm supposed to be the scientist or field research specialist or whatever. I was not picked to be on this team for my combat skills!" He said, finishing with a bit of a tremor in his voice.

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...I have no idea what's supposed to be in Tim's bag, so I'm hesitant to just pull out some fancy science gadget that's not supposed to be there

 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

On 12/7/2024 at 11:22 AM, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

Slowly, the remaining portion of the vine started to move, slithering back as if retreating in pain.

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@Ookla the Dragonslayer

 

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Fine.

I’ll interact, if that gets me smt to do.

Kastel calls out, still holding his handgun steady.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

3 hours ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Kastel calls out, still holding his handgun steady.

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Sorry, I've been unavailable all day. Tomorrow I'll get to Kastel's scenario; I have something in mind.

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

15 hours ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Kastel calls out, still holding his handgun steady.

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Double posting, but it's for the RP, so it's probably fine

As the mist cleared further, Kastel found himself in a room completely different than the one he'd been in when the fog had enveloped him. In fact, he found himself in the lobby of Building 2, the lobby they'd passed through before entering the outdoor portion of the facility to get to the Containment building. 

Unlike last time, though, the lights seemed mostly broken. The lobby was shrouded in darkness, with individual fixtures only flickering occasionally. The floor was cracked in places, papers were scattered across the floor in patches, and the entire room was in a general state of disrepair.

16 hours ago, Ookla the Doomfrog said:

"I'm supposed to be the scientist or field research specialist or whatever. I was not picked to be on this team for my combat skills!" He said, finishing with a bit of a tremor in his voice.

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What did you have in mind?

 

Edited December 9, 2024 by Ookla the Ouroboros

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

As the mist cleared further, Kastel found himself in a room completely different than the one he'd been in when the fog had enveloped him. In fact, he found himself in the lobby of Building 2, the lobby they'd passed through before entering the outdoor portion of the facility to get to the Containment building. 

Unlike last time, though, the lights seemed mostly broken. The lobby was shrouded in darkness, with individual fixtures only flickering occasionally. The floor was cracked in places, papers were scattered across the floor in patches, and the entire room was in a general state of disrepair.

 

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Cool! I'm sick today, so I'll have time. 

MY SCHOOL HAS THE SHARD BLOCKED! (so sad)

 

 

Also, I think dbl posting refers to when the posts are like, less than an hour (or even less, idk) apart.

Kastel took in a breath, and slowly stepped over to one of the papers, reading it.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

12 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Kastel took in a breath, and slowly stepped over to one of the papers, reading it.

A lot of them were blank, as if someone had scattered general office supplies. The one Kastel grabbed simply read:

Federal Agency of Research and Control
Facility WA-ACM-4 "The Rim"
Internal Announcement

To all facility personnel:
Please remember to fill out ALL the neccessary forms when submitting a request to use paid leave! If the paperwork is incomplete, the request will NOT be accepted, and a re-application will not hold your place in line.
If there are any questions on how to fill out the neccessary forms, please contact the internal office of human resources.
Thank you for your attention!

Edited December 9, 2024 by Ookla the Ouroboros

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Ouroboros said:

A lot of them were blank, as if someone had scattered general office supplies. The one Kastel grabbed simply read:

Federal Agency of Research and Control
Facility WA-ACM-4 "The Rim"
Internal Announcement

To all facility personnel:
Please remember to fill out ALL the neccessary forms when submitting a request to use paid leave! If the paperwork is incomplete, the request will NOT be accepted, and a re-application will not hold your place in line.
If there are any questions on how to fill out the neccessary forms, please contact the internal office of human resources.
Thank you for your attention!

Kastel replaced the paper, then carefully stepped back through the path he knew led to the Rabbit Hole.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

9 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Kastel replaced the paper, then carefully stepped back through the path he knew led to the Rabbit Hole.

As Kastel tried to open the door which would lead to the outdoor path to the containment building, and thus the Rabbit Hole, he found it locked.