DOUBLE BLIND

[vivariummods]

Shortly after the conversation with Zero ends, Zero opens the doors of the Garden and allows everyone to leave. However, the rest of the warehouse isn't better than the Garden: The lights are still off, leaving everyone surrounded in darkness. The temperature just keeps on dropping, reaching near freezing point. The air feels more and more polluted, making it difficult to breathe without coughing, and nothing seems to be working as they should be. The electronic doors refuse to open without any power source, cutting off access to the cafeteria and dorms. At the very least, Zero has managed to open all the doors leading to puzzle rooms and has informed the group that new areas are now accessible to them, but they're on their own should they want to enter any other rooms. Before the screens in the Garden turn off, Zero finally informs them that a new feature has been unlocked on their bracelets: any test subject wearing a bracelet may communicate with one another with the bracelet acting as a communication device. Holding onto the left button will enable the line to open just like a walkie-talkie. As long as test subjects are in the warehouse, they will have no troubles speaking with one another. What if they wish to talk to Zero? Zero's time is not be riffled, but they were generous enough to appear whenever anyone found a screen and pressed the on button a total of three quick successions. And with that, Zero disappears from the grids and finally leaves everyone in complete darkness, leaving only one last piece: "Best of luck, Test Subjects." BASIC INFO ✖ MISSIONS ✖ MINGLE

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[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji got the picture and smacked the octopus with the blunt end of the net. Under the combined assault, the octopus reluctantly began to loosen its grip. Heiji was able to pull free of its tentacles, at least, and he continued bludgeoning the angry cephalopod as best he could.

"C'mon, give it up...!"

[puzzlinglad]

The assault sent ink everywhere, so enjoy that buddies, but eventually the shitty little thing fell back into the water. Hershel immediately pushed away from the pool and up onto the wall, half expecting it to come back. When it didn't immediately he let out a sigh.

"That can't be a real octopus! It must... it must be one of those robots or something." He said after a moment, shivering as he stood. "For goodness's sake... are you alright? It didn't aggravate your leg, did it?"

[detectiveofthewest]

"I think I'm okay," said Heiji, hiking up his pant leg a little, wow what an awesome adventure. "It just grabbed my calf. Great, now there was ink everywhere.

He tugged at Hershel's sleeve. "C'mon, let's... let's get outta here." God, it was like things got worse every time they ran into that thing. He limped away from the pool, looking over his shoulder just in case the octopus was up for round two or something.

"What about you, you hurt?" It was... hard to tell, Hershel was kind of drenched.

[puzzlinglad]

"I'm covered in ink." Hershel answered, as if that was an actual, useful response and not just complaining. He sighed. "No, I'm quite alright. Besides the ink." Octopus was a fucking asshole.

"Heiji-" He started as he got up, carefully trying to make his way to the entrance without anymore adventures. "-we are not going near bodies of water here again without a gameplan. It's too dangerous."

[detectiveofthewest]

"I don't understand how it could even survive," said Heiji. "Octopi are saltwater organisms! It got eaten by a shark! What's it even doing here?"

And why

wasn't it

DEAD?

He just didn't even have anything insightful to say, just nodded. Agreed, dude, no more bodies of water. Who even knew when they would next encounter this menace.