Jun. 24th, 2021


[info]mountzenith

TIME UPDATE

Day 68.

Weather: Mid-80s and sunny.

Events: There's no reason for TPTB to wake anyone up today, so everyone is free to sleep in and figure out what they've won on their own.

So, everyone will wake up in possession of one high-powered tactile flashlight.
They'll also find that not too far from the garden that was already being tended to near the barn is a small greenhouse, with bags of soil and some seed packets for food items that will thrive in the new space.

Finally, they'll find that the large room on the second floor of the barn, which previously was inaccessible, no longer has a door. Inside, there's a new craft room, though it's not the same as the one that had been in the mansion. This one has a surprising amount of fabric and sewing supplies, including two sewing machines, which might be useful for anyone who's had some wear and tear on their clothes. There are other art supplies in the room, including a shelf that has gallon-jugs of acrylic paint in primary colors as well as black and white, which people will find topped off each morning, a collection of colored pencils, and stacks of paper, as well as some craft supplies like popsicle sticks and Elmer's glue, but the majority of supplies seem to be items intended to be used for sewing.

And that's the end of general prizes, but there's one more prize that's arrived today, and Kiley's the only one who gets a note about it:


Greetings,

The hardware store that you have requested has been constructed and fully stocked. It is available for you in the location that you specified.


At M27 on the map now stands Goose's Hardware, and while it's not quite the Home Depot that everyone was wishing for, it's not too bad. It has a lot of the things that were available to grab at the hardware store in town back in the old Mount Zenith, as well as excludes the same sort of electronic devices. You'll still be able to find power drills, maybe a battery pack for that chainsaw in the shed, but nothing that might be useful for attempting an escape.

Ulani will also find a message this morning, which reads:


"You are now a member of Experiment B. You will find a new program on your phone that will launch the ExB logon. Log on with your subject numbers, password: goldenapple. The ExB program will grant you access to every camera feed in Mount Zenith, as well as reading access on all messaging on the network - even private messages.

The other members of experiment B are Felix and Lila. Remember not to discuss Experiment B with anyone outside of the group. If you do, you will never be free again."


Ulani will find that the feeds that ExB have constant access to are limited to the lodge, barn, and mill, but this program also gives the option to track any member of the household, which is the only way to gain visual access to the cameras hidden in the forest.

While it seems that all of the uncaught bugs from yesterday have been removed, as dusk falls, everyone will find that there are still fireflies hiding out there. They can still be found glowing in the fields and woods.