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.

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[wright_idea]

[Wobbly, but he's managing barely.]

Okay, up we... go... just hold on, okay?

[Man, I really hope I didn't bite off more than I can chew.]

[Still, he makes his way up. Slowly.]

[dolosa]

I will!

[ She holds on to him as tightly as she can, but at the same time, is paying close attention -- just to make sure that Mitsuki doesn't, you know, show up out of nowhere. ]

[wright_idea]

[Well, it takes far longer than it probably should, and there's a lot of near-misses, but he somehow manages to make it all the way up the stairs. Sure drops that wheelchair fast, though.]

Whew! Ha ha... N-not too shabby, right?

[My back's going to hate me later.]

[dolosa]

You did really well, Wright-san!

[ She'll clap for him once she's placed back onto her wheelchair. ]

[wright_idea]

Eh heh, thanks. See, I can be pretty tough when I need to be, right?

Hmm... do you see where to go from here?

[dolosa]

There's only one set of doors, it looks like...

[wright_idea]

Hmm... we better be careful. There's no telling what could be beyond them.

[Or who.]

[He carefully approaches the door, testing it.]

[dolosa]

[ It opens easily! In the room before them is a set of various machinery that was originally used for the factory; mostly made for moving things around here and there. And on the wall, written in red paint is a single phrase:

"The wolf will kill all the liars."

... Oh and there's a door right in front of them too, there's that. ]

[wright_idea]

[Hammer it home, why don't you.]

What do you suppose this place was before it got converted into this crazy place?

[dolosa]

I don't know... maybe a toy factory?

[wright_idea]

Hmm? That's an interesting suggestion. Sure would humanize this place.

[Wonder where she came up with that one?]

Think there might be anything here useful?

[dolosa]

You think so...?

[ And then she nods in response; she looks happy that her suggestion was taken into consideration. ]

I don't see anything, as far as I can tell.

[wright_idea]

Doesn't hurt to be thorough, I guess. I'll do a quick check around. Otherwise, we'll move on.

[He moves around the room, doing a sweep for anything out of place.]

[dolosa]

[ There is a box full of keys. Lots of keys. And the whole mechanical things that can actually be operated from some sort of control panel near the door. ]

[wright_idea]

[...What? Why are there so many keys here? Are they all for different doors? Does this mean this place... is actually still active?]

[He frowns, then looks at the control panel.]

[I wouldn't know where to begin to operate this... With my luck, I'd probably just make a mess of things. Probably better just to leave it be.]

[He pockets a few of the keys for good measure, then heads back to Rei.]

Call me crazy, but I think this place might actually still be operational.

[dolosa]

Huh?

[ She looks at him with curious eyes, unsure what else to say. ]

... Why would it still be operational?

[wright_idea]

I'm not sure. But I found an almost ridiculous amount of keys in a box. I saw a control panel too, but I didn't want to touch it in case something went wrong. Unless someone is just storing keys here for the heck of it, I'd almost swear this place produces them.

[dolosa]

Mass producing keys...? For what reason?

[wright_idea]

Hmmm...

[Hang on. Haven't we been hunting for keys this entire time? And based on the nature of this place...]

[A horrified look slowly grows on his face.]

...Rabbit Doubt.

[dolosa]

You mean-- for other games?

[wright_idea]

[He nods, swallowing.]

What if this whole setup is to make enough keys to run other scenarios like this? Anywhere, everywhere. There's more than enough here that even if somebody survived, there'd be no reason to worry about them being able to cheese things with the keys they got.

[And if that's the case... how many other people are going through the exact same thing we're going through right now?]

[dolosa]

I... see. So they could be doing another game elsewhere.

[ Which is worrisome, to say the least. ] But we didn't get anywhere with that, Wright-san. That door down there's locked, and we haven't gotten the key to unlock it.

[ What did she just say? ]

[wright_idea]

[...What?]

[He turns to look at her slowly.]

How... could you possibly know that?

[dolosa]

Because I checked them myself.

[ She's not going to lie; it's pointless. Besides, it's not as if she cares much about anything anymore anyway. ]

[wright_idea]

[Oh hey. That cold sweat is developing again.]

That's impossible. I would have noticed if you'd moved to check on them.