What's this, what's this?

[revenancemods]

Characters: Anyone who wanted to go explore the mansion
Content: Exploration!!
Location: The abandoned mansion
Time of Day: Whenever
Warnings: None

There have been rumors of it being haunted. There have been suggestions that what's inside might not be what people remember. Which is correct?

No one can say for sure, and the mansion certainly isn't about talk. The only answer to questions is waiting inside.

So come, step in through the crack in the wall. Explore the forest and what lies beyond. The answers have to be there somewhere after all.]

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[allfunandgamesuntil]

"It doesn't mean anything to me." York frowned. The other weird object had made sounds, right? "Maybe tilt it or hold it to your ear? The last thing we found like this made some sort of sound, but we couldn't make out what it was saying."

[revenancemods]

York is spot-on - as soon as Celestia picks up the photo, she can hear something faint, almost as though someone is trying to speak with her. It's vague, though, and muffled; while she can hear a faint voice, it's far too quiet to make out any of the words. The only aspect that truly comes through is the tone, one of urgency and desperation.

At the moment, Celestia is the only one who can hear it.

[dork_of_keys]

Sora's really not sure what to make of the blank photo. The similarity to the incident in the post office suggested something, though. Curiosity demanded that he take a closer look at the photo. Manners demanded he not make an ass of himself.

"The fancies are rarer than figments, but not as rare as fantasies," he replied, "May I?" That photo had too much in common with the ID card found in the post office. He knew the card had had a voice attached to it, though he only knew that from someone else mentioning it. If this photo was the same, Celestia already heard it, but he was curious. He wasn't sure if he would recognize the voice, but it couldn't hurt to hear it for himself.

[letteropener]

"All of you should touch it, and swiftly," Celestia said, both quick to understand the source of the noise and surprised that it would consider her magic to be a touch.

[allfunandgamesuntil]

York reached out to touch the card. He frowned as he heard the voice. "Still can't make out anything from this one. Whoever it is, they need help. We should talk to everyone about this."

[dork_of_keys]

Sora took the photo in his turn. It was a bit disconcerting. He couldn't make out what was being said or who it was, but the sense of urgency was unmistakable. Was it a warning or a cry for help? Either situation was possible.

"Do you think it could be the same person it was with the ID card?"

[letteropener]

"It may be the only reason, but I'm unhappy with the idea that this photograph was at the end of this battle, in the depths of this mansion, simply because of dream logic." Nor had she been happy with the idea that restoring the items in the mansion to their proper rooms was necessary simply because of dream logic.

[allfunandgamesuntil]

"Where did the ID card end up, anyway?" York asked. "Does Ziva still have it?"

Someday soon York needed to chat with North and Wash about how surreal their lives were. But Celestia was right; the dream logic wasn't logic at all. It worked on its own terms, but those terms were bizarre. "It's definitely weird, but at least it's consistently weird."

[dork_of_keys]

"Uh, she might? We can ask later, I guess."

Dream logic, video game logic. Who could be sure? It could even be that they were just being tested. York was right about the weird being consistent, but Sora did wonder what more there was to it. There was no question that there was more. "At this rate, it's becoming the new normal. You know I wouldn't be surprised if there's nothing else to find now that we found this photo."

[letteropener]

"This does seem to have a certain air of finality about it..." Celestia said, still profoundly disquieted by how all this had happened. "Certainly there is no more of the mansion to be explored, or it would have obliged us with some sound or signal."

[allfunandgamesuntil]

"We may as well head out and see if we can help with whatever jetted out of here," York said. "Hopefully this place won't have any more surprises for us." Or weirdness.

[dork_of_keys]

"Sounds like a plan. If that Nightmare is what I think it is, it can summon helpers." And shoot stingers and cover the area with toxic dust. The fact that they'd released a boss while exploring wasn't especially helpful. It sort of confirmed Roxas's concerns about something bad happening...

[letteropener]

"If it encounters my sister, it will wish it had not been released," Celestia said, straightening her neck and back as she turned for the door once again. "But that is no reason for us to leave it all to them if we can help."

[end thread?]

[allfunandgamesuntil]

York headed for the exit. "My friends are no slouches either." Assuming they weren't wandering the mansion.