The Exam: IC Community

[ FILTERED TO RONAN & MATTHEW ]

Whatever happens today during the competition, Matthew and I will be there to watch and support you

[ FILTERED TO JORDAN ]

Is watching my brother make a fool of himself worth the continued stress of what it means if he or his team loses? I keep recalling Canada, and the repercussions of our loss.

Obviously we didn't want to lose, but I didn't want any division to come from having to vote someone out. I'll be cheering on the rest of you as the game progresses.

Oh, man! There are some snacks I really miss! Which, to be fair, is really like all snacks, I'm pretty predictable! :)))

So now I want to hear about your favorites! Especially if we're not from the same universe, or, similar ones. Which is crazy! But even if we are, I still want to hear about it.

I'll start. I have a wide range of snack preferences but I will probably have to give the temporary edge to Sour Patch Kids. The blue raspberry ones. And Peeps--the pumpkins or the bunnies.


[Ronan]

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[Declan]

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[Jordan]

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These clothes we've been provided with are a poor excuse for humor.

Honestly, you would think a break would be in order, but it seems the universe has other plans. What is going on?

[Oh la la Baguette]
Does anyone have a concept of what "Survivor" is and what it entails? The only information I've gathered is that in one world it's a series on television that somehow involved a crazy naked man, and that a newcomer reports that a similar event from his home involves murdering children for entertainment.

I was hoping maybe we could figure out more details to better prepare our volunteers, or consider revoking their names if this is something to be concerned with. I will not blame anyone for backing out if they are uncomfortable with the premise. Otherwise, are there any sorts of survival skills that we need brushing up on?

[Connor]
So. I... were you intending to tell me?

[Ash]
Were you ever successful in getting it working?

DAY 2; EVENING

DECLAN LYNCH + JORDAN
PAINTING DATE
LOW | COMPLETE

( Stop lurking in the doorway like you mean to make a run for it. )

Alright, that last post is a mess and my brain can't handle it right now. Let's sort this out by voting? Great!

TEAM NAME - choose one
Byzantium
Oh la la baguette

TEAM LEADER - choose one
Dolores
Clarke

For volunteers we currently have: Gansey, Emma and myself but I am not married to the idea if someone else is really eager to step up or doesn't trust me while I'm detoxing.

What is the leader going to lead? We don't know. Could be a knife fight, could be the adventure in the next room, could be a hike through a forest we don't yet know exists here. Who can tell?

What are you volunteering for? Maybe as a volcanic sacrifice? Maybe to complete a task? Maybe to fight off more Krampus demons? I really can't say and I make no promises.

Who wants to go in the scuba tunnels?

[Block Four]
Guess we better do this, huh? Unless we have a surplus of volunteers, I'm nominating myself. Volunteering myself?

We just need to make sure we have a fabulous name to go along with all of the purple we've been blessed with.

[Stargreeves]
The band is back together, just like old times.

[Holtzmann]
I'm sorry I stole your roommate. Are we still friends?

As far as places to end up after yet another mystery door, this doesn't seem so bad. It's certainly nice to have my things.

[Hargreeves]
I guess we didn't all choose the same answers? Everyone still around?

[Starrgreeves]
I am considering sobriety. Which is going to be difficult given that every single thing I had stashed seems to have shown up here. But also, I have Dave's dog tags now. I've missed them more than I can say.

[Jordan]
There are art supplies here.

Sometimes when you're trying to sleep
in a basement full of people
too many people
you can't sleep because you're stuck listening
to the various noises
people make that they're completely unaware of
because they're sleeping

You're aware though
because you're very much awake
and then
just as you're falling asleep
finally
the basement floods
and you are suddenly wide awake
and the water is louder than the snoring
so you have to leave

And then you finally find somewhere dry to sleep
hours later
and yet you can hear
that same resounding, rattling, rumbling
noise

Has anyone seen Blue Sargent?

[Gangsey]

I have no clue where she is. She could have been swept out or maybe she's trapped somewhere. I'm going to go out to find her.

Finally got proper footing once I got into this janitor closet on the first floor. Don't think it's gonna be a good time either way. Too much water and not enough fucking ways to get out of it. So if anyone's got a trick to get out of this, I'm all ears.

If I ever get my chainsaw hand back, I promise to repay you the favor someday when you need your life saved.

[ FILTERED TO JORDAN. ]

I've been attempting to start this conversation for days but there never seemed like the right time. Now that we're all in this basement together, this digital space is the only place that's private. And I don't want to waste anymore time not talking about

Don't look up, it will be obvious.

ROOM 4; DAY TWO   JORDAN ✦ KLAUS HARGREEVES SHARING LIFE SUCKS STORIES OVER A MASSAGE AT THE SPA WARNINGS: SUICIDE AND ADDICTION DISCUSSION COMPLETE

( He knew something about complicated familial relationships. )

How sure are we that that new puzzle isn't just a tweet from Cher?

What the hell is a Pokemon?

What do I do if I'm not any of those trees?

The way these puzzles are going, I expect pirates in our future... Aye matey. Pirate ship. Batten down the hatches?

Guess it's better than volcanic sacrifices.

I understand that focusing on the images to spell out a pirate shanty might have worked yesterday, but given the circumstances of our situation, it's doubtful it would be that easy today. However, anyone who manages to listen widely to music would know the artists on the covers to spell out the correct response. Don't convolute it, they gave us half of it at the start.

The answer is obviously "Treasure Hunt", if you don't want to solve it yourself or have the musical tastes of my brother.