The Midnight Game

[animusmods]

As the chosen residents approach the elevator, two retrieval units will be waiting to hand out a sheet of paper to each person. These sheets of paper contain the instructions for their game, as well as a number placing them in one of four groups. The groups will be called one by one into the elevator and, after a long ride down, will be released into an empty version of the Tower identical to the one they just left, with two differences: in place of the countless dormitory rooms are just enough rooms for each group member to occupy one, and each door is made of wood. Inside each room is a candle, a knife that will cut the skin of the person wielding it and nothing else, a blank piece of paper, a book of matches, and a container of salt. Once in their rooms, they are to begin The Midnight Game.

Midnight Game Instruction Sheet
1. Write your complete name on the piece of paper.
2. Use the knife to cut your skin and place at least one drop of blood on the paper, allowing it to soak in.
3. Turn off the lights in your room. This will turn off all the lights in the Tower.
4. Place the piece of paper on the floor in front of the door. Light your candle and plce it on top of the piece of paper.
5. Knock on the dor 22 times. Upon the twenty-second knock, it will be midnight.
6. Open the door, blow out the candle, and close the door.
7. Relight your candle.

You must now move around the Tower, keeping your candle with you at all times. Keep moving to avoid the Midnight Man. If your candle goes out, relight it immediately. If you cannot relight your candle, surround yourself with a circle of salt. If you are unsuccessful you will



Keep moving until 3:33AM. If you are not captured by the Midnight Man, you win the game. If your entire group fails, you will be punished.

Groups
Group One
Sora
Ienzo
Shion
Signless
Vriska
Minato
Mimio

Group Two
John
Suzaku
Russia
Terezi
Disciple
Link
Marceline
America

Group Three
Taiki
France (au2)
Willow Rosenberg
Handmaid
Aqua
Deneb
Echidna
Psiioniic

Group Four
Romeo
Nina Fortner
Sollux (au)
Namine
Riku
Vriska (au)
Erik
OoT!Zelda

Comments

[ocariness]

[ BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA--oh

It's just Link.

HI JOHN. ]

... Ah, aren't you the boy I helped rescue?

[ Might be confusing you for Amadeus oops. ]

This game is... not the sort we'd play in the Forest. Don't be afraid; we will win. We must.

[windykind]

[AAAH AAAAH AAAAAAH--oh wait he's not screaming, but he did jump and nearly kill the candle as he turned around.]

...Oh!

Oh, god. You scared me.

Sorry... I don't think I know you, though! I think you mistook me for someone else. [He laughs nervously.]

Oh yeah, I'm sure we'll be fine because--

[Pause. He bites his lip.]

...uh. The note said that we're in trouble if the candle goes out, right?

[ocariness]

[ ... Nodding. SORRY JOHN? ]

Ah--! I'm sorry. Yes, the candle needs to stay lit, and if it goes out, we must surround ourselves with salt.

[ Like this. Link has the salt they were given and the matches because DUNGEON ITEMS they're needed. ]

[windykind]

Oh.

Uh... well...

all of my power is... kind of based around giant blasts of wind... so...

[Suddenly John's sinking feeling got a whole lot bigger.]

[ocariness]

[ .... Oh goddesses. ]

A-ah... mine are... eclectic, but...

[ And now Link is wondering if Din's Fire or the fire arrows could be helpful... but as it is, Link is speaking in whispers. ]

They may not be helpful at all; this Tower is prone to disabling abilities, I've a suspicion that fire will not relight this candle, only the matches we have been given. Please be careful not to let it go out... and be cautious and as quiet as possible.

[windykind]

A-alright.

...I have a hammer too, so I can do, uh, some things...

...

...you know, maybe I should just hold the candle.

[Eep. He's starting to get visibly worried.]

[ocariness]

[ John... ]

We will be fine. We will win. This is just a game, after all, no matter how much they are trying to set us up for failure, or unnerve us, that is ALL it is.

[ So calm down! Of course, this is coming from the wielder of Courage themself, but... you know. ]

[animusnpcs]

[The temperature drops noticeably, and only seem to continue dropping.]

[ocariness]

[ All the hair on the back of Link's neck stands on end. This uncomfortable, cold feeling... it was...

Not good. Without saying another word, only tapping John on the shoulder and motioning silently for the boy to MOVE, Link begins moving as slowly as possible, in silence, as far away as possible, hoping John will follow, because they can't exactly talk--that would give them away more!

Let's hope Link doesn't get caught this early, that'd suck.

Back facing what Link presumes is the direction they're being followed in, they TRY to keep moving.

This place... it... seems to be an empty Tower, right? Well, there's lots of floors, so there had to be a good place to go... assuming Link can even get there without getting caught. Not this early, no...]

[windykind]

[John notices it too -- and the tap on the shoulder made it clear that they should get out of here, now. John follows Link silently, sticking close to him. Sudden cold spells never mean anything good.]

[animusnpcs]

[The cold lingers, then begins to waver, rising and falling at random. It seems whatever is the source of the cold spot has lost track of them, but is still in the area.]

[ocariness]

[ Then they need to keep moving.

No, they have to. Wherever to, it doesn't matter. They just have to get out of this area, slowly, but surely.

It's hard to see with just John and their own's candle, but at the very least, cautiously, they can keep from hopefully tripping over anything.

... Somehow, Link has the feeling this will be a very stressful game until it's over. ]