Containment Theory

[String Cheeze]

Hmm, what's all this then? There appears to be a lizard-esque figure asleep on that very hard and uncomfortable looking slab of bed. What's his story? Why is he asleep in this oddly decorated room in the first place? The world may never know. At least nothing will be discovered with him laying in bed like this all day.

> Rayne: Wake up

A stiff pain plays across your back and neck, joined by a dull throbbing in the back of your head. It feels as if you're laying on a slab of concrete and before long, bright fluorescent lights flick on, streaming their light past your closed eyelids. You slowly open your eyes, only to be greeted by a gray slab above you. This definitely isn't where you remember being before. Actually, come to think of it, you can't remember where you were before this. Fuzzy pictures of your life swim around your pained head, but nothing is clear.



You sit up, and swing your legs over one side of the bed slab, only to get another flash of pain run through your head. It's bad enough that your vision goes white for a few seconds, and you clutch the back of your head, waiting for the pain to subside so you can start to figure things out.

[Zaffa]

>Thoroughly observe surroundings.

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Alright, a new adventure! I was wondering what had happened to you.

[ferd1991]

There's a camera on the wall, eye it carefully and start opening drawers to see what's inside.

[N-ARF]

>: Thoroughly Observe Surroundings



This One cannot observe the surroundings. This One is asleep.

>: Wake Up.



This One comes to, stiff from the prolonged sleep on the hard floor. A thick metal collar constricts This One's breathing and hangs heavily on This One's neck.

>: Thoroughly Observe Surroundings



This One observes his surroundings in a most thorough way. The bathroom in which This One found itself sleeping is connected to a small sitting room and then to a small kitchen. A large glass wall runs along the length of the room, obscuring what lies beyond. This One is fairly certain he does not belong here.

>: Gaze Through Glass.



This One peers tentatively through the glass barrier and observes another one in the connecting room. The Other One is quite a bit larger than This One, and seems disoriented. This One is relieved there is a wall between them.

This One awaits further orders.
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[ferd1991]

KNOCK KNOCK

[Zaffa]

>TO: Peruse bookshelf

[Xander]

TO: open fridge.

[Antiscient]

> TO: Remove those out of place wooden planks on the bathroom wall.

[Wessolf27]

>Knock and try to engage in conversation with that lizard guy, also ponder why everything in the middle of the room is bisected by the glass wall.

[String Cheeze]

After a few more moments pass, the pain in your head subsides and you start to notice a few things that had escaped you earlier. Such as this odd metal collar clasped around your neck. It's heavy and kind of gives you the feeling of being slightly choked constantly, and no matter how hard you try, you can't break it open. And suddenly it's painfully clear, you're a prisoner in this oddly furnished cell. Along with this realization, you feel that you're being watched. You slowly turn to take in your surroundings.

> Eye the camera on the wall carefully



There's a camera in the far corner of the room. It's definitely not concealed in any manner. In fact it sticks out from the rest of that side of the room quite obviously. Whoever put you here wanted you to know that you're being watched. Yet the feeling that someone is staring at you from behind gets stronger.

> Ponder why everything in the middle of the room is bisected by glass



You turn and look behind you, but no one is there. On top of that, the feeling has subsided slightly. But you do notice this bizarre glass wall bisecting the room you're residing in. The other side seems to contain more of these odd furnishings, but all you can manage to make out is what you think is a bathroom. You have no idea as to the purpose of this wall, but the one's that put you here probably had a good reason in their minds. Perhaps they knew of your species bizarre difficulty seeing through glass, and they're watching you through it right now.

> Start opening drawers to see what's inside



You brush off these feelings of being watched like a lab rat in an experiment, and start digging through the chest of drawers before you. The top drawer is filled to the brim with extra bed sheets. Maybe if you planned on staying here, you could throw them all on the bed slab and make it somewhat comfortable. The middle drawer contains a bunch of old, moth eaten clothing. You have no need for those right now, and you doubt that any of them would actually fit you. And finally, in the bottom drawer is... a small packet of screws, a tiny screw driver, and a can of spray on rubber sealant.

It seems like stuff that they left after putting this room together and just forgot about. Unfortunately for you, none of it really seems that useful right now.

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Alright, a new adventure! I was wondering what had happened to you.

I was dead for about a year or so, but now I'm back! Glad to know that I'm still remembered

[Wessolf27]

>Take the screwdriver and try loosening the screws on the camera.

[Xander]

Spray the lens with the rubber sealant.

[ferd1991]

TO: Where'd you go off to? Don't you want to make friends with TOO?

TO> Look over bookshelf for good reading material
TOO> Go over to phone and check for a dial tone.

[Xindaris]

>Lizard Guy: Eat the bag of nails whole to store it in your inventory, just like in TOMBA!.

[N-ARF]

>: Peruse Bookshelf, Obtain Reading Material



This One leafs through the sizable collection of books. A great number of the collected volumes are written in languages This One recognizes, but cannot speak fluently. These languages include Russian, French, German and Icelandic. The texts in English are Grey's Anatomy, The Oxford Dictionary of Plants and a thin novel titled Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

>: Open Fridge, Consider Wall



This One cannot adequately explain the glass barrier that crosses the room. From what This One can tell, this wall splits the apartment equally in half.



This One cannot open the fridge. Although it appears that each side of the fridge can be opened from their respective sides of the wall, the latch has been locked. This One feels this is an unnecessary security precaution for a refrigerator.

>: Remove Planks



This One returns to the bathroom and forcefully removes a board from the wall. Behind it is a small indentation which suggests there may once have been a window. It has been bricked over.

>: Knock On Wall, Engage Unknown Entity, Evaluate Lifeform



This One raps lightly on the glass. The glass is thick and unyielding. This One rather hopes The Other One will not return the gesture, but is not in the habit of turning away a potential ally. Particularly when This One has time to evaluate The Other One through a thick, unyielding glass wall.

This One awaits further orders.
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[Reecer6]

>Check out the side table, and carefully examine the phone

[Wessolf27]

>Take off that silly mask of yours, it's no time to play pretend!
>Examine all other cupboards and drawers

[Xander]

Take off the rest of the boards.

Hey, TO's eyes seem to shine, somewhat. Wierd.

[String Cheeze]

> Spray the lens with the rubber sealant



That's a stroke of luck. They left the perfect item behind for you to disable that camera, so you can start to explore your cell in peace. But just moments before you spray the camera lens full of sealant, you are distracted by a knocking on the glass wall.

> Turn around



You set down your implements of camera destruction on the counter, and turn around to see what's making that knocking noise. You can barely make out a figure standing behind the glass, as he continues to tap against the glass. Whoever it is, it clearly wants your attention. The knocking is starting to work up your headache again.

Examine the knocking figure



You head over, if only to get the figure to stop knocking. Now that you're closer, you can make out the figure much easier. It looks like some short dog person dressed in a ninja outfit. Either the people keeping you here are unusually eccentric, or he's another prisoner here.

He stands there motionless and stares at you, but the pain welling up in your head doesn't let up.



You collapse to your knees and clutch at your head, as the blinding pain from earlier comes back, joined by a harsh ringing in your ears. You support yourself against the glass wall, while waiting for it to pass.

[Xindaris]

>Dog-person: Reveal knowledge of Morse Code, use tapping to communicate

>Lizard-person: Reveal ignorance of Morse Code, and also the fact that noise usually makes headaches worse

[Wessolf27]

>Both attempt to converse in some manner, maybe using your breaths then writing on the moisture? Mmm... maybe not.

>Lizard-guy: Have your memories come back
>Dog-guy: Why are you wearing ninja clothes?

[N-ARF]

>: Utilize Morse Code, Establish Communication



This One quickly taps out a message of greeting in Morse code. The Other One appears to be in some manner of distress so This One adds a 'get well' message to the pattern, just for good taste.

This One awaits further orders.
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[String Cheeze]

> Fail to understand Morse Code



The ninja garbed dog starts up it's tapping again. Although this time it seems to be more for communication, instead of getting your attention. Too bad you have no idea how to understand patterned tapping, and it's definitely not helping your head feel any better. You bang the glass hard, causing the other prisoner to stop his tapping.

You give him your best "I'm sorry" look, because attempting to communicate is definitely a good idea... once your head stops pounding. If only you had something to help with the pain.

[Xander]

You could just try resting on that bed. But you should hide that rubber sealant first.

[Zaffa]

>Go rummage through any other drawers or cabinets you can find. Maybe there'll be some painkillers somewhere.