*Himeno tries her best to shake the hand off, but the faint burning in her lungs reminds her that there's an issue that's more important. She dashes out of the room and tries to pry off the hand. Regardless of the result, she's going to read that note.* SAN: 9

Puzzles..... Nope. *Kotori turns and runs through the house, heading up to the workshop on the second floor, Cape fluttering behind her* S10

Shaking the hand of proves to be useless. It's firmly gripping you and won't let go. It doesn't even seem dead as you can feel a pulse, as though his blood was pumping. After some vain moments spent fighting the hand, Himeno ends up reading the note: ""In my sudden, final moment of clarity, I write this. If you came here, you must leave immediately. I created a monstrosity whose secretions drive people mad. they don't just inhibit spiritual energy, they anihilate any semblance of sanity a man could have turning him into a mindless killing machine. I massacred the ones I loved with an excta-" Kotori, once again goes to the workshop, passing by Gamma's skeletal remains along the way. In her hurry though, she doesn't really notice it. She arrives, once again, in the workshop. It looks like someone already searched it since a bunch of things have been moved.

*Kotori looks for a handsaw, if she finds it, she picks it up and heads back* The air here is dry..... I need something to drink.... S:9

That explains a lot. Himeno sighs and tucks away the note. She glares at the hand, as if telling it to get the eff off, then turns left. SAN: 8

*thanks to the fact this continuically happened before his presumed death Gamna is still here trying to pick the lock, however he forgot his SAN total.

OOC: Sorry for not responding. I was actually waiting for you to give me the map to respond. In addition, I actually fell forgot about your exsistence asleep

*Flonne looks at the map* Ooooh, they have a play room! I wonder if they have any fun toys there? *She goes to the room to the south to investigate* SAN: 11

[my bump is the bump that will pierce the threads!!!!!] Kotori, after searching around the room for a bit finally finds a saw the length of her forearm. She then heads back to wherever she wanted to go. The hand slightly tightens its grip as Himeno glares at it. She heads left, meeting Kotori who ran away brandishing a saw. Gamma, who is very not dead, keeps on lockpicking. ( 2 turns before finishing his lockpicking) ( san 11) Flonne, gleefully heads to the play room. Various toys are strewn around. There's a table covered in drawings on the north-west corner. above that side of the room are shelves with dolls. their beady eyes fixed on you for some reason. You can't help but feel as though they peer straight into your soul. There is a window on the south wall and another door on the eastern wall.

Himeno freezes up at the sight of Kotori. No. Not again. She draws her knife with her free hand, but doesn't attack. Yet. She gives the girl a wary glance before heading back to where Gamma is. Perhaps he'd figured something out. SAN: 7

*Gamma curses the lock, continuing the annoying and time-consuming picking process while giving his assent to autopilot these next 2 rounds while he hopefully finishes something up* San: 10

OOC: May I join?

Ooooh, dollies! I hope they don't mind if I... *Flonne rushes towards one of the dolls and attempts to pick it up and hug it* SAN: 10

*Kotori likewise ignores Himeno, at the playroom, she once again examines the dolls, seeing if it's possible to remove their items, and checking the time on the stopwatch and the numbers on the abacus*

San8

( I would love to say yes AfterM, but at this point we're quite far in. They're getting kiinda close to dieing, so I'd recommend you join the next session. Are you ok with that?)

OOC: of course!

Heading back to Gamma, knife in hand, standing behind him. He doesn't seem to notice you as he's absorbed in his lockpicking. Gamma is still lockpicking. One more turn before the lock opens. Flonne picks up the doll labeled Sycamore. With long flowing black hair, it is the smallest of the bunch. She wears a little black dress with cute ribbons. The black cat she holds in one of her hands seems to be fixated on there. Hugging it, a voice rises from within Flonne's arms: "N-Not so... tight... You're crushing me!" Suddenly, Kotori barges in, saw in hand. She spots Flonne hugging one of the dolls and seemingly talking to herself.

( thank you for your understanding ^-^)

*Flonne releases the doll from her grasp* Oh, i'm sorry, miss... Sycamore? I didn't mean to hurt you. You just looked so cute and I just couldn't resist~<3

At least he seems to be making some progress. Himeno looks at the hand on her wrist once more, then puts her knife away. At least the hand's keeping her grounded in reality... Otherwise, she'd be more on edge. How ironic. SAN: 6

*Leaving the crazy white clothed girl to talk to her doll, Kotori turns to the drawing table and examines it* S7

SAN9

"Humpf, as long as you understand little girl" the doll answers somewhat bashfully while looking away. Despite her life-like voice, her facial expression doesn't seem to change. Even dolls have their limits. Suddenly another voice rises in the room: "Ugh. Lookit'chu, you've blown our covah, you imbecile!" During this odd exchange, Kotori was looking at the table. On it are various drawings of a little girl and a an anthropomorphic rat. It seems to be the girl and her companion's adventures through some magic land with knights and princes. One of them stands out however. The girl and the rat are hiding under a blanket, reading comics. Around them are oversized cans of food. Gamma is still busy with the lock while Himeno stands besides him. Suddenly... "Click!" The lock opens. The stairs beyond the barricade are once again accessible.

Good. It's finally open. Now for round two with the abomination up there... And before you ask about the severed hand on my arm, it's a long story. With that, Himeno takes a deep breath and heads up the stairs. She's too focused on the task at hand to awknowledge Gamma too much. SAN: 5

"Well, okay then!" *Flonne rushes over to the drawing table and then looks for any drawing utensil so she can draw a galactic superhero fighting an evil space dragon*

*Gamma shrugs as Himeno walks past him, gathering his tools and following* Yes yes, get to the top, find the source, have fun, all that good stuff. San: 8

Oh, that's probably Bittles...... Damn, I gotta find something to drink soon.... Kotori examines the dolls again and tries to take the watch from one S6

Gamma and Himeno go up the stairs. The mist grows thicker, and the hand strengthens its grip around Himeno's wrist. So much so that it begins to hurt a bit. It even feels like it's pulling backwards, away from the top. Gamma seems to notice it. As Flonne turns around to pick up some crayons and a sheet of paper, 4 Hundred stands up and shouts: "Wha-?! Youse're just gonna leave us be like that?" As Kotori approaches, 4 Hundred falls silent again and slowly backs off. She extends a hand towards 24 Hours when suddenly Wednesday runs in and headbuts Kotori's hand away. "Don't touch her, pretty boy!"

*Gamma looks over to the hand on Himeno’s wrist as he proceeds further upstairs* So.... Fanily souvenir? I kid of course, still, it seems to be reacting to something. Maybe we’re getting close? *Gamma attempts to grab Himeno’s other arm as he passes, to make sure she comes upstairs with him* San: 7

I'm not a boy! You little troglodite! I just want the key item! I don't wanna do your stupid puzzle! she yells back to the doll, her throat growing even dryer S5

Definitely. And it won't come o- Himeno instinctively tries to pull away as Gamma grabs her arm. She closes her eyes and forces herself to calm down despite the pounding in her head. She follows him up the stairs, although with a newfound reluctance... SAN: 4

*Flonne responds to the doll who spoke to her* Oh, i'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude... *She puts the crayon in 4 Hundred's hand* Do you wanna draw too? SAN: 7

At the top of the tower, it hangs there. The thing hangs there. At the sound of your footsteps, it twitches slightly. A dimmed light shines through a large dusty window. The hand attached to Himeno begins to violently tremble, sending shivers down her arm. "This watch is mine, and you won't get it!" sais 24 Hours. Wednesday runs up to her, and, holding each other's hands the face Kotori defiantly. "Just try and give my brother his calendar!" sais Wednesday. Meanwhile, Flonne picked 4 Hundred up, and gave him a crayon. "M-Me? Draw? But I ain't really good at that stuff..." "Oh just accept it you dummy" replies Sycamore. The latter then turns her head towards Flonne and stares at her intently, albeit without saying another word. "Well... if you put it that way..." 4 Hundred reluctantly grabs the crayon, and stares at the table

Oh goody, now I gotta find a calendar? Don't you see my cape!? I'm the hero! You should be obligated to give me stuff! I better get an infinity +1 sword from this fetch quest! Kotori looks around for a calendar, utterly confused S:4

Himeno grips the hand to keep it from moving. No. She couldn't let whatever this was get to her. If she went insane now, then she'd... Something must... She looks around the room. Even in the dim light, she's still going to search for anything of use. Any excuse to not look at IT. SAN: 3

I wonder what the sky looks like tonight. *Flonne looks out the window* SAN: 6

*Gamma, on the other hand, couldn't be happier to see IT, he pulls out his small, rectangular device from earlier and, after looking at it for confirmation, puts it away and instead begins taking mental notes about the creature.* Isn't it beautiful? This thing, for some reason or another, is capable of dampening the effects of all mystic energy to the point of uselessness. Something about the mist it generates I suppose. Regardless, this is what I'm here for. *Gamma does his best to analyze the creature himself, careful not to make any sudden movements to disturb IT. He's probably going to get a Sanity hit from trying to get IT* San: 6

Getting so close to it corrodes your spirit. From now on you'll loose 2 sanity points per turn. You do however begin to have a grasp on what it is. It seems to be an amalgamated mass of body parts, with really wide pores from which the mist pours out. It's in a really bad shape, probably due to having been hanged like this. There seem to be a bunch of other injuries on it, but despite all that it lives on. From the mouth, two long fangs protrude. They seem to secrete a sort of viscous liquid, which dissolves as soon as it touches the body of the thing. Your eyes start to hurt as the mist slowly obscures your sight. Himeno meanwhile feels the hand pushing her towards something. Following it, she finds a handle which seems to control the rope it is attached to. if she wanted, she could drop it down to make it reachable. Flonne looks through the window: it's rainy. As she does, 4 Hundred runs up to her and begins climbing up her leg: "Whatcha up to missy?" "Oh don't tell me you've taken a liking to her just because she was a little nice to you!" Sycamore shouts out. On the other side of the room, 24 Hours sighs: "Damn, this boy's totally not stupid..." "I think it's too late for them Sis..." "Nope. Everything can be done for him now."

( other then the one Wednesday is holding, there are no calendars in the room)

OH! WAIT! Miss, can I please look at that calendar for a second? *She looks at Wednesday* I think I forgot to record the Chompasaurus versus The Galactic Spaceman Astronaut that was scheduled to aire! SAN: 5

*Gamma chuckles as he moves a bit closer to IT in order to examine the pores the mist comes through* And this is the interesting part, perhaps it has a special gland from which it is capable of secreting mist? Oh come on, don't be so scared, look at it with me. really not so bad. *Gamma waves for Himeno to move closer, though she likely isn't looking in It's direction, he tries to take a closer look at ITs pores to learn how it generates the mist* San:4

Screw it, all or nothing. It's probably the last sane thing she can do, so time to make it count. Himeno yanks the lever with all her strength. Right when she hears IT hit the ground, she'll close her eyes and charge at IT, swinging the blade of the Igniter knife to cut and (if RNGesus blesses her) ignite the abomination. SAN: 2

( it falls down the gap. it was suspended above the gap. the top isn't a room, just a place where the stairs end)

ooc: Ah. Then ignore that stabby part.

( you sure you still want to release it? since I didn't mention it earlier, it's pretty much my fault you didn't realize it. I'll allow you two to redo your actions if you want)

*seeing the creature fall, Gamma quickly reacts and tries to jump onto IT as it goes* No, WAIT, NOT YET, I NEEDED THAT. San:4.....

ooc: *ahem* I shall still release the kraken... mist... thing

ooc: food time boyos

( enjoy the foodos)

I'M NOT A BOY YOU LITTLE SHIT! Kotori runs out of the room to the piano room in a frenzy Stupid dolls! Now I'm even thirstier!..... ah!..... I remember ..... grape juice.....

S:3

"Umm, sure, but the calendar is stuck to my hand, and I don't think you can flip the pages." Wednesday answers. Meanwhile 4 Hundred keeps climbing. He reached your waist. Kotori reached the piano room, but it's empty. There is no grape juice here. But... maybe in that room... Himeno drops the creature. A dry splat reverberates from below. the fog makes it hard to see down there. Gamma, jumping towards it stumbles off the edge, catching it with only one hand.

*Flonne looks down at 4 Hundred* Hey there, little dude. *Pats the doll on the head twice* SAN: 4

*Gamma almost immediately lets go of the ledge, yelling down into the darkness* GET BACK HERE SO I CAN ANALYZE YOU!!! San:2?

Kotori walks into the next room, looking for the "Grape Juice" Ssoo... thirsty...... grrrraape..... S:2

Dammit, would you just- gah! Himeno grips her head as something pulses within her mind. It's going to... Ha... Ahahaha! I guess I didn't get to kill you! Time's up, so you'll have me go on a murderous rampage, right? Well... She takes out her knife. Her hands are shaky, but she's not backing down from the invisible force. I'll at least beat you at this. Himeno Akatsuki isn't a puppet! Himeno smiles, glaring at the hole defiantly, and plunges the knife into her neck.

SAN: 1... not that it matters.

The head patting slows 4 Hundred's ascent. He's now at your stomach. He doesn't answer. The other puppets have also fallen silent. Wednesday seems to be shivering. Kotori reached to door to the hidden room. Only a little bit more... Gamma jumps down. Closing in on the ground, he can't help but notice... It's gone. The noose is still there, in fact it's going back up right now. But the thing is gone. A bloody trail extends from where it seems to have landed towards the south hallway. But... the ground is getting awfully close to you. As Himeno stabs herself, the hand suddenly resists, and jerks her arm backward, pulling her towards the noose that slowly gets pulled back up. Somehow, the handle is raised again. The hand's intentions are clear. What will you do?

*Gamma hits the ground rather hard. There is a pretty bad cracking sound that Himeno might be able to hear, as well as some incoherent screaming. Gamma still has legs, but probably wishes he didn't with how much they hurt. Soon he falls silent* San:0

You're... Really persistent, aren't you...? Despite the situation, Himeno keeps her smile, and draws her other knife with her free hand. Did you forget I had two of these? I'm not dying by someone else's... hand. See ya! With the last of her sanity, she stabs at her chest... SAN: 0

Thiiiiiiirrrrssssstttttyyyyy..... Kotori lifts the bucket and begins x chugging the "Grape Juice" spilling it on herself in her frenzied desperation S:1

Oh? Are you cold? L E T M E W A R M Y O U W I T H M Y L O V E *Flonne surrounds Wednesday and emits a warm aura* SAN: 2

The doll gets smothered against her flat chest. Even with his unchanging facial expression, he feels a bit... shy. Kotori grabs the bucket of acid and drinks it. An intense burning sensation instantly washes over her, melting the poor girl at a hallucinating pace. It doesn't take long for her body to become a puddle. her nerves melt, and soon, all feelings cease to exist as her consciousness slowly returns to the ether. Gamma, laying on the ground slowly bleeds to death, bearing the pain of multiple broken bones. Thankfully, his lower half is paralyzed, so that's something less to worry about. Still, his rib cage piercing his heart does hurt quite a bit. But suddenly, an invisible force blocs her other hand. A voice resonates "Y O U A R E M I N E" In front of her, a hazy silhouette can be distinguished. It's hazy, but one detail can be clearly made out... https://i.ytimg.com/vi/szaw0IeG5sc/maxresdefault.jpg She is then pushed towards the noose. "D O I T"

D-don't... Just... Burn! Himeno waves her hand at the figure, but the mist stops her flames before even the first sparks can fly. Her mind clouds over, and her body moves on its own towards the noose.

*bloody gurgling noises*

( I'm sorry but I'm tired. you guys can finish your selves off right? this concludes this session of the haunted house! I hope you enjoyed it, despite how long this one was. I'll try and not drag it out so much next time thank you very much for joining! )

OOC: 5 hours? HA!! That's nothing. My threads are going 7 hours minimum and often feature maybe two fights.

Oooooh! A butterfly! *Flonne chases the butterfly, falling out the window in the process and dying*