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

[guiltapalooza]

No kidding. I can make a light source with my magic, but I feel like it's the candles themselves that are important here. It's all kind of... ritualistic.

[She's frowning and focused again as she verbally works through the situation. Willow watches carefully around them and accepts her impromptu allies without question. She does spare a glance over at Deneb, to answer his earlier statement.]

All of the help is much appreciated, though. We just have to stick together, and be brave like Taiki said, and we'll get out of this.

[idkmybffsakuraiyuuto]

Mmmngh. [Deneb's frustrated, but he nods appreciatively at Francisca and Willow both.]

I dislike this 'Midnight Man' already. He has no sense of honor.

[Wasn't one of the rules to not provoke the Midnight Man...?]

[animusnpcs]

[There's an inhuman groaning. All candles go out.]

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki managed a small smile, glad that everyone was doing their best to stay brave. Though being surrounded by people, even if they were trying to protect him, made the smell of blood stronger. He held onto Echidna's hand though, trying to help her.

Then the candles went out. Taiki quickly let go of her hand. He didn't want to but he had to relight the candle. Reminding himself he couldn't be scared he managed to light it quickly enough.]

Is everyone okay?

ok idk if there's a posting order but, feel free to ignore me if i mess things up ;;;;

[prayerless]

[Someone, it seemed, had taken a bit of time having an internal debate on whether or not to do this. Either that or they went in a completely opposite direction from the rest of the group at the beginning of the game and were only just now finding their way to the entourage of voices.

Aqua had been keeping a steady flame kept alight by magic over the palm of her hand in addition to the candle; by the light of both of them, she catches a glimpse of the other people for just a second.] Hello--?

[But then the candles go out. She tries frantically to light it with the Fire magic she has going, but nothing doing-- she's forced to extinguish it and pull out the matches. Not that she'd ever seen matches before tonight. She had practiced lighting them beforehand.

A little fumbling gets her candle relit in just narrowly under ten seconds, and Aqua stares in amazement at the group of people, some of whom she recognizes. However, she's not entirely sure that they're real. So she remains silent but for her previous hello, watching them warily.]

[metawoof]

[The extinguishing of the candle flame caused Echidna to shriek slightly in surprise, completely not noticing the inhuman groan in her own panic. She abandoned Taiki's hand and the stuffed teddy bear and fumbled for her pack of matches, carefully striking it and watching carefully as the match relit the wick.]

H-Hey! Don't make fun of monster humor, they'll kill the funny guy first!!

[Ooookay no she's breeaath....]

[idkmybffsakuraiyuuto]

[When you have hands like Deneb, they have their advantages. Punching out bad guys, being able to shoot stuff with your fingers, and looking cool when you pose. Unfortunately, this does not include lighting things with matches, especially when startled.

Deneb fumbles the book in his attempt to open it, and it quietly clatters to the floor.]

Oh no...!

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

[Ψiioniic hisses and tries to light the candle with his powers, first - to no avail. He CAN light the match, however, and does so. He also lights the match of anyone else who's got one out and is having difficulty.

Then he shoves his powers outwards in a bubble of force, blue and red electricity crackling in a sphere all around the group. He doesn't know if that will keep the 'monster' at bay, but he figures it can't hurt.]

Anyone need help? Quickly!