CALHOUN HOUR - HUNTERS

[vivariummods]

Yet another day, yet another Calhoun Hour where characters find themselves waking up in a new and unfamiliar area. The first thing characters will notice that it's dusty and dark. With almost no lighting whatsoever, characters will be unable to see anything in front of them. Are they with someone else or did they wake up alone? That's something they will have to figure out after Calhoun's announcement. "Ahem, ahem. Testing, one two three, testing. Well, gooooood evening, test subjects! Yes, you have really been knocked out for that long, but it only fits the mood of today's game." He snickers then continues. "How many of you like the horror genre? I bet half of you do, but I hate it! Cheap and cheesy effects with lame jump scares, and what is this, The Human Centipede? "100% medically accurate"? Just ugh, that's not even horror. That's just an insult to science and medicine." "Anyway, I thought I'd put my own twist to trying out this horror business, so welcome to my little haunted school! Now, all of you should find yourselves a nice little camera and pocket flashlight. I want you all to do me a little favour and take a nice photo of at least five different of my best friends down there. I'm not asking for breathtaking photos, but at least put some effort into it, test subjects. Do that and, you know what, I'm feeling generous, I'll give you whatever you want in the shop and I guess a memory or something, whatever, we'll talk later, test subjects!" And with that, it goes silent... BASIC INFO ✖ BEGIN THE HUNT ✖ POST-EVENT MINGLE ✖ TURN-IN

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BEGIN THE HUNT

[vivariummods]

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Courtyard and elsewhere

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji woke up in the courtyard, with blades of dead grass itching his face. He was dressed in his yukata, though he certainly didn't remember putting it on, and... was that a cherry tree? But it was dead, alas.

He stood up, brushing a leaf or two off of his clothing. "Hello? Anyone here?" Photos, indeed. He switched on his flashlight and listened.

[puzzlinglad]

"Heiji?" Thank god he could hear someone else in all this mess. The relief was palpable in his voice as he headed over, camera in hand.

"I was starting to think I wouldn't find anyone." Kind of harried here, running from flying books upon waking wasn't the best alarm clock. "Are you alright?"

[detectiveofthewest]

"Yeah... but what's with this setup? Think we're gonna have to take pictures of robots?"

Maybe the flash would... blind them? Well... it was possible, he supposed. "You ain't hurt, either, are ya?"

Hallways or wherever

[not_that_sasuke]

Photos, huh...

Sasuke's quick to clip the light to his shirt, fiddling with the camera for just a moment before determining that yes, it is just as simple as it looks. Let's see, there's a fire extinguisher over here, but not much else...

Guess he'd better get a move on. He sticks cautiously to the edges of the hallways, stopping abruptly if he hears any strange sounds.

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji crept down the hallways, looking around with his camera in hand. What exactly were they supposed to be taking pictures of? Robots?

He felt like he was in an old horror story or something, maybe something where a creepy stalker hid himself in a nice, plush armchair... a board creaked under his feet.

[not_that_sasuke]

He crouches down immediately, flicking the light off and peering into the gloom. Naturally, having a light source up until now has made it only harder to see, so he isn't going to spot Heiji immediately until his eyes have time to adjust.

Is it a person? A "ghost?" He thinks he's better off waiting to see at the moment, the camera clutched tight in his right hand.

[blind_badass]

*Snake, not wanting to get caught by a monster, also walks cautiously through the hallways. He's still trying to figure out what he's supposed to take a picture of so hopefully he'll find someone who can help. He's pocketed the flashlight. Not like that's going to do him any good.*

[not_that_sasuke]

Yeah, there's some definite squeaking up ahead. Sasuke flicks off his light and waits in silence, crouching down in hopes that maybe, if there are "ghosts" around, their eyesight will be about the same as a normal human and prone to missing small targets in the darkness.

The footsteps are getting closer... his eyes need to adjust now that he has no light, but he should be able to see the cause soon...

Library and anywhere else really

[puzzlinglad]

[Waking up in the library should have been a vaguely nice thing, really, but of course it wasn't too be. Hershel looks around for a few dazed moments, exploring quietly as he regains his bearings only to nearly be knocked over by a book suddenly flying from the shelves.

Huh.

Feel free to run into him hastily trying to get the hell out of there, possibly bumping into quite literally. After that he'll be out and about, so have a party. Maybe he's running from ghosts or flinching at screaming or falling into a fucking pit as these things happen, I'm game.]

[blind_badass]

*Snake had been attempting to very dangerously listen for monsters, get close enough and take a picture. He hadn't gotten injured yet, but he flattened himself against the hallway outside the gym as he felt someone run by him.*

Careful now!

[puzzlinglad]

[whoops, almost ran down snake running away from books. he stops, glancing behind him to see the books gave it a damn rest, then sighs.]

Snake! Sorry, I was- [he rubs the bridge of his nose.] -just... be careful in the library. The books have a mind of their own.

[not_that_sasuke]

[His first reaction to someone coming flying his direction is to shift out of the way, although he recognizes that hair just in time to reach out and grab onto Hershel's vest to stop him.]

Hershel-?

library because wait shit i sent this comment without adding a reason well here's my reason i guess

[fairsfair]

[ the god of good timings are on jake's side because he enters the library the moment a book comes suddenly flying at hershel. a more normal friend would be concerned but this is jake, this only reminds him of the whole bluebell incident ]

Getting a real sense of deja vu here.

pit traps though

[skyentificmethod]

[Hershel stumbles into a room dark as any other, except after a few steps there's a lot more stumbling and suddenly he's at the bottom of a surprisingly deep hole. Luckily his fall is broken in the best of all ways, by running into someone else]

oof

Infirmary and elsewhere

[blind_badass]

*Snake woke up leaning against a wall. Certainly not snoozing in Heiji's bed. At least he was fully armed better able to tackle this obstacle course, if that's where he'd ended up. He felt two things in his lap -- a flashlight which was less than useless and a camera. Also there was something written on a piece of paper that he couldn't read.*

*Brilliant, Calhoun. Well, obviously if they had a camera, they needed to take a picture of something, but what?*

*Elsehwere, you might find Snake quietly making his way through the school, listening carefully for any monsters.*

Infirmary

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji peeked into the infirmary, training his flashlight on the interior. He was looking for Snake, of course, but the others as well. "Anyone in here?"

gym or anyplace, really

[skyentificmethod]

[Ema comes to under a locker in the gymnasium and very quickly wishes she hadn't. Luckily there's enough ambient screaming and creepy noises that any panic she may or may not have experienced surely would not have been noticed. After taking one (or more) admittedly rude photos to determine how the camera works, she starts poking around to see if there's anything useful...]

How about the washroom?

[blind_badass]

*Snake has no idea how he's doing as a cameraman but he's certainly heard a lot of chairs moving, creatures shuffling around and a sound library of spooky noises. He can't wait until this is over.*

*The floors are designed to make it obvious that someone is walking so he takes a moment to try to see if the approaching footsteps are friend or foe.*

...Oh hello, Ema. And what room have I stumbled into now?

[not_that_sasuke]

[He'd eventually wandered over to the gym, cautiously opening up lockers for a look, one by one. He jumps slightly when he sees Ema, but given he also isn't armed, it remains at only that.]

Skye...?

[It looks like her silhouette, at least, but looks can be deceiving here...]

hallways... for now dun dun dun dunnnnnn

[fairsfair]

[ you know, when you find a lady walking down a dark hallway in a haunted house, the only polite thing to do is quietly sneak up behind her and suddenly place a heavy hand on her shoulder, right? because doing that is what TRUE friends would do and jake is a TRUE pal ]

cafeteria, hallways, wheeeerever

[fairsfair]

[ what's up everyone it's jake. he's playing calhoun's stupid game for coins. let's do this shit. ]

[ jake wakes up in the mess that is the cafeteria. it's not great and he's certainly not pleased about this whole thing. displeased, yes, but scared? psh, please. he's from resident evil, even if it's now action horror instead of survivor horror, it's still spooky stuff. plus, au'ed or not, this kind of stuff doesn't scare him. now, if it was filled with weskers instead of ghosts, that'd be suuuuuper terrifying. why didn't you just put in weskers instead, calhoun, huh?? ]

[ anyway, jake will be everywhere and anywhere. at times, he'll wander around without his flashlight turned on, mostly in the halls. he'll do things like turn on his flashlight, take a good look, then turn it off before walking. might as well save the batteries on this thing and avoid catching the attention of whatever calhoun's "best friends" are. ]

[ gladly mistake him for a giant monster? he practically is a beast anyway ]

What about Class 1-C?

[blind_badass]

*Snake wandered the hallways, trying to avoid getting chased and attacked by wandering monsters. Although he didn't need the flashlight to move around, trying to find a suitable monster to take a picture of proved pretty damn dangerous. He felt bruises on his arms from being grabbed but fortunately had avoided serious injury. So far.*

*He recognized the heavy tread of boots coming toward him.* So how many things have leaped out at you so far, Jake?

washroom

[detectiveofthewest]

"Hey Jake, you still in one piece?" Heiji was more or less rolling with it, sure this place was creepy but at least there weren't any exploding TVs or knives or anything. Yet.

He jerked a thumb in the direction of the washroom. "I was gonna check in here."

[not_that_sasuke]

[Sasuke's doing much the same, regarding his light, and when he sees a figure coming down the hall he quickly stops and crouches down, observing for now. One hand hovers over his currently dark flashlight while his other grips the camera tightly in hand.

Is this a friend? Or a foe...?]