see right through your beautiful lies ( semi-open )

[dolosa]

[ When you awaken, you're in what seems to be an abandoned warehouse; it looks like the place hasn't been used for its original intent in ages, though the smell of copper permeates the area. The carcasses of corpses lie around here and there - some dismembered, some completely intact - along with creepy, oversized masks of rabbits.

The warehouse itself isn't that big -- there's two floors, and many doors. However, each door is locked, and the only way through is to find a key.

However, you're not alone. There's a girl who seems to be panicking nervously, fiddling with her skirt anxiously as she sits on her wheelchair, glancing every now and again at you, not all that certain as what to do. At least, that's before you awaken, which is when she gasps in sheer surprise. ]

You're-- you're finally awake.

Comments

[wright_idea]

Wh...what?

[Exactly like the note from before! But this guy... HE'S the one wearing the wolf mask!]

Hang on a second, what do you mean? Why would you say something like that? Don't you care about yourself?

[dolosa]

[ There's no reply coming from his end at all. It's almost as if he's been turned off by someone, or something as he stares off at the cameras once again. ]

He... he's not answering.

[wright_idea]

[Something's wrong here. It's almost like he's been set here exclusively to intimidate us. Is he even still alive?]

[He checks for a pulse, just in case.]

[dolosa]

[ Barely alive, but still kicking. It'll take some time before he's actually dead, though. ]

Is something wrong, Wright-san...?

[wright_idea]

Don't you think this is all very odd? This man was set here for a purpose, just like the key was put into the pocket of that corpse. Somebody's playing games with us.

[Damnit... he's definitely not doing well. But I can't think of anything I could do to help him right now. If we get out, we could get a doctor to come in, but...]

[dolosa]

Y-- yeah. It's creeping me out. [ She hugs her shoulders, shivering visibly. ] Do you think he's just there to scare us?

[wright_idea]

I think whoever put him there intended something like that. More so in consideration with the rest of the room.

[The weapons, and the monitors... it's like somebody's trying to tell us they both know what we're doing at all times and could kill us any time they want. It's unnerving.]

Are the other doors locked?

[dolosa]

That's...

[ She lowers her head as she wheels herself towards the other corridors. ]

There seems to be two more areas down this way! [ She's speaking about the leftmost cooridor. ] Wright-san, can you check the other two?

[wright_idea]

Yeah, I think I can manage that.

[He goes to investigate the center corridor first.]

[dolosa]

[ The only thing at the center corridor is the locked door. There seems to be some sort of scanner and a keyhole. There's a sign on the scanner that seems to have instructions that says a barcode is needed to unlock the door. ]

[wright_idea]

[A barcode? Some sort of keycard maybe? But why does it need both a key and a scanned code? Either way, talk about a pain in the butt.]

Looks like there's nothing down this way. Do you want me to check the third hallway too?

[dolosa]

... Um, sure! Maybe there's something there. [ She'll wheel her way towards him so she can see where the third hallway leads. And where it does lead is a big, empty, spacious room. ]

[wright_idea]

...

Is it just me, or does this room have "trap" written on it in big, neon letters?

[dolosa]

Why do you think that?

[wright_idea]

Uh, big empty room in a place that's otherwise been entirely too consistent thematically? I'd call that a big warning sign if you ask me.

[dolosa]

... I- It's a warehouse though, isn't it? It could have been used for something else originally. [ But he's probably right. ]

Maybe we should look at the side I was at before... There's one path to the left and to the right in the first corridor.

[wright_idea]

[He shakes his head.]

Maybe at some point. But at this point it's been clearly repurposed. Anyway, there's nothing even being kept in that room. It's pretty fishy.

I think you're right. We should try the other side first, see if anything more appealing shows up.

[dolosa]

Okay. We're looking for a key, right?

[wright_idea]

And a barcode, if we can swing it.

[And hopefully not something really bad.]

[dolosa]

A barcode...?

[ She bites her lower lip nervously. Where can they find a barcode? She guesses that it's probably important, so she nods. ]

Okay. There's a bedroom to the left, and a bathroom to the right... The bathroom smells, though.

[wright_idea]

[You're really picking a time like this to complain about poor bathroom upkeep?]

I guess we can try the bedroom first, then.

[dolosa]

[ She didn't exactly say what kind of smells it had, Phoenix. ]

Y-yeah. [ Even though her voice is small, she manages to head into the bedroom. ] Is this... "where the liar sleeps"? There might be a clue here.

[ There is a clue, in fact. But it's not a pretty one. But hey, you've got to hand it to him, right? (There seems to be a barcode in that severed hand.) But that's not all!

The hand seems to be holding a document about an undercover investigation on the real life Rabbit Doubt games and the fact that the police manged to capture the perpetrator and put them into custody. ]

[wright_idea]

Yeah, there could b -- GAH!

[He recoils at the hand. Shit shit shit shit...]

J-Jesus, the person in charge of all this is a real sick puppy...

[This doesn't stop him from reaching out and grabbing the file and the barcode though. ...Eh?]

[They caught the perpetrator? But why would our captors bother leaving this file here? Are they trying to claim they're not the ones that hosted it? ...or that they caught the wrong person? Ugh, if this just had the name of the person they caught!]

[dolosa]

[ Rei manages to hold in a scream, but she does quickly attempt to make her way towards the bathroom, gross or not, to throw up.

And then come back. ]

Was there... any key...?

[wright_idea]

[He shakes his head.]

The barcode was there, but I didn't see any key. I guess that means the key is in another room.