NO EXITS

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I have a curious mind. I like to know things. I hate not knowing things.

Hey, so, all that theorizing about how anyone who talks about going out of town for supplies and then the disappearance notices happening and what is up with that thing? I might have a lead if anyone wants to bring supplies to do readings. Because we’re standing on the side of route 1A with the ‘Welcome to Hamilton’ sign in sight and it feels like my head is going to split open with how intense this spider-sense migraine is whenever I even think of taking one step more down the road towards that sign.

Okay, I'm not sure these disappearances are a coincidence now.

First, Strange was going out of town to get supplies.

Now Eliot and his crew.

Has anyone actually been outside of town?

I haven't been so disappointed in the make of bullets since I made my very first batch. These wouldn't even injure anyone. The gun's not too shabby, though. Not quite as nice as my design, but it'll do. Never hurts to add another to the collection.

Out of curiosity, did anyone have any flashes of this world last week?

VAX

How are you doi I already miss Ke I'm so selfish but I You know, I had the strangest dream just before reset. It may have been a flash of a possible timeline, but it was a little too out there to be believable. Even after everything I've seen since we arrived here.

I gather the memory flashes are new, yes? But conventional wisdom seems to hold that shouldn't last long, according to that thoughtful welcome I received. Of course, the aim might have been better.

In any case, it hasn't been all bad. Some of it's been interesting. I can't wait to see what happens next.

I don't know what this is. I certainly hadn't intended to leave my husband all alone. And now I'm having...they aren't dreams, but they aren't visions like I'm used to. And I'm- I got the voicemail. And the letter. But they don't really explain anything.

Can anybody help me out? Is there really no going back? I was in the middle of a- well, a really big project.

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I've been at work in my auction house, and since we're probably due to leave soon, I thought I'd open my stores for anyone who wants to own a historical, multi-million dollar weapon or artifact.

I can't take it all with me.

Okay, someone tell me: what did I miss?

So if anyone has some aggression they'd like to get out in a way that won't alert the authorities, I... apparently work at a place where you can eat, drink, and throw axes? Come on by, say hello, I could probably sneak you some free food. We're apparently open late if you've found yourself somewhere you're not dying to go back to at night. Just don't bring your own sharp things until I've got a better feel for the place?

PERCY, KATE, LOKI, & KEYLETH:
Hey there, dream team. How's it looking for everyone this week? Thought I ought to check in early.

CIRI:
Doing all right? Figured I'd check on you after last week. And make sure you haven't ended up anywhere intolerable this week, that seems like it's hit or miss for everyone.

I can't be the only one wanting a little excitement of the non-murderous kind. So let's play

FUCK, MARRY, KILL

Derleth edition.


Maybe a little murderous. But just in the fictional way.

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I just wanted to thank everyone who helped with boosting the magic and with planting new seeds that will hopefully lead to an even more plentiful harvest than this world has seen before. I am hopeful it will stick beyond the reset, but only time will tell. It's been so wonderful to see everyone working together, and for such a good cause.

In the meantime, I think I will be spending time in the Green communing with nature. You can learn a lot by speaking with plants what it's not that weird and that whole thing with the zombies was kinda awful, I want to make sure there have been no lasting effects from all that death.

Soooo I don't really have a point to this other than to say if you're wandering around and see me talking to what appear to be nothing I'm actually talking to the trees?? I swear it's not that weird

[Eddie]

So, um, we never got the chance to really talk after that whole weird fae ball thing. But you were, like, really good with all of that storytelling at the game night? So I guess I just wanted to say hi and yeah this is really awkward I'm so sorry.

No. What am I supposed to do now?

Morning Derleth. As a welcome back / welcome to campus, I'm making pancakes for breakfast.

Yes, I know there are a lot of you and some of you have big appetites.


Since the kitchen & the pantry are stocked, you'll find me in the kitchen (at least for breakfast & dinner most days). Many hands make light work, so if you like to cook, I'd love company. If you just want to taste whatever we come up with, that's fine too. If you've never cooked or can't even boil water, I'll be happy to teach you. There's always prep work and dishes.

[Sam & MCU!Bucky]

If you two want to sleep in, I'll make you fresh pancakes when you wake up. Because I'm nice like that.

[Ed]

Come on, time to learn how to make coffee and pancakes

[Ben Reilly]

Ready to show off those line cook skills?

[Steve Rogers]

Up for some teamwork in the kitchen?

Zombies. Is this how you usually welcome newcomers?

I'm going to miss the rabbit. He was funny.

But I was told he left and returned before, so it's possible it'll happen again. It's always possible.

What in the hell is going on?? Heard something that sounded awfully monster-like and — the demogorgon, it was just here. Oh damnit did we lose it

Aw you gotta be kidding me. YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

[...some time later]

Zombies don't seem to burn as nicely as I'd hoped. That's what these walking corpses are, right? Does this thing even work

Is there anyone willing to watch my dog? I'd like to go out scavenging and maybe finding some better animals for, you know, the arrowing, but I don't wanna risk him getting zombie-handled.

Good News & Bad News

Good News: Ed and I found some tins of food (no telling what they are or if they're still good) and some other random supplies. They're in the kitchen.

Bad News: Zombies might not be our only problem. Ran into some not-zombies who are fairly well armed and unfriendly. Seemed to be human, but didn't stick around to find out.


[Captain's Club - Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson]

Any of you ever get put on a strike system by Bucky?

[Orlin]

Thanks again for patching me up.

As it turns out, guns are a bad idea against these zombies. While they are efficient in killing them, the noise draws more and more. The fact that they move slowly is definitely a saving grace. Stay quiet, stay in pairs or groups (I'm talking to you, Vax), and find any long-range weapon you can.

If I find the right supplies, I could probably rig up a decent ballista, but it would take me a few days. If anyone else has suggestions for building up our defenses on campus, let me know. We really don't want the undead to get too close.

There's been some talk about trying to move people from the first floor up to higher floors, just as an added measure of security. There seem to be enough empty rooms on higher floors - plus some peoples roommates are still in the void. It might not be the worst idea.



At least the stars here are familiar - which makes nighttime navigation easier. If anyone needs a crash course in navigating by the stars or finding the north star, let me know.

Some of us made a rough map of the area yesterday. It's incomplete, but hanging next to the doors inside Butler. Feel free to add to it.

Added later:

I'll be doing crash courses in astronomy & navigating by the stars an hour after sunset and an hour before sunrise.

[LOKI]

I'm willing to spar if you need/want.

Right now it seems like the campus is safe enough and I think it's better for all of us if we keep it that way, so I want to organize patrols to keep the perimeter as secure as we can. With at least some watches through the night to keep us from being surprised until we know exactly how bad the whole zombie situation is and if anything else is waiting to see if we're really bad at this. I know we'll have people out scouting for food and water, but if everybody goes out at once and comes back to find we have a big problem then it's sort of useless.

Let me know here if you want to sign up. I want to set up at least pairs and keep the turns as short as I can so nobody gets too tired and misses something, but I guess it depends on how many people want to help. We can work out weapons when we know who has them and who doesn't, and if you have special training in stealth and survival things then tell me that too. Night time is going to get interesting with no lights and I don't want to send anybody out who doesn't know what they're doing. And no lying - it doesn't hurt me right away if you lie, but it could probably kill you, so. Don't do that.

[HUGH]

Lucky.

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Has anyone seen Loki? My Loki, not the long haired one or the alligator. We usually do our resets on the roof, but when I got there, there was just a scorch mark on the roof. He never showed up. There was no notice that he disappeared.

He's not answering his door, and he's not on the roof of the theater. His old roommate left, and I don't know who his new one would be.

All right, everyone. I went snooping outside the boundaries of the campus since it doesn't look particularly void-y (I know, I know... don't go anywhere alone, it's a flaw and I swear I'll work on it one of these days when it comes back to bite me harder than I feel like it should) and aside from everything we already know, positive or negative? I have good news, bad news, and worse news. We'll just go in that order, shall we?

GOOD NEWS: It seems we're in a town? City? ...there are buildings around, but I didn't go so far as to find out just how large a settled place we're situated in. Not the middle of nowhere at least, so it might be easier to scavenge ourselves a few things.

BAD NEWS: "Buildings" is about the most descriptive I can be of what's out there in the immediate vicinity. What's around looks long abandoned and in terrible shape, and at least the places closest to us look absolutely torn apart for supplies.

WORSE NEWS: I didn't see many people. Any people, perhaps? I don't know how much experience everyone has with the undead, but what people I did see seemed... that. Shambling, maybe not entirely whole but still making their way around, much more interested in a slow lurch in my direction than conversation. There were only a couple of them that I saw, but I didn't stick around to let them get close enough for a better look at them. I took the most roundabout way back here I could, so hopefully I lost them before I could lead them to our collective doorstep.

So... there's some information for us. Definitely seconding the below wisdom of not venturing out alone, especially if you're keen to get a better look at what's out there. (You know how it is, do as I say and not as I do. Let me learn from your example. Other sage words so you won't get yourself killed out there.)

Alright, well I guess most of you noticed by now that there seems to be two Derleths, one here in the void and another one with the location Sam was describing.

If you happen to be here in the void, feel free to comment here. I'd just like to get a good idea of who we have, I know friends are still trying to find each other.

The good news is that we seem to be able to continue to share the same network, so at least we have communication. I am in no way a leader I don't know what else to

Is there anybody here with the skill of braiding hair?

I don't suppose anyone here gives sword fighting lessons....


... since I seem to have acquired one and its been awhile since I've used one. Although I did take an elective on ancient combat at the academy, that was more than a few years ago.


[Loki]

You mentioned sparring?

Um, so has anyone else had any.... weird side effects to their body from this place?

And before you ask, I haven't checked out the market yet

But I have a tail, Kira has whiskers....

I've been to the Feywild. I'd dreamed of going since I was a boy and it lived up to its expectations. It was everything I ever wanted. The Feywild was charming, if untrustworthy, and I say that as someone who was temporarily blinded upon arrival there. The Feywild was beautiful, vibrant, enchanting.

This place looks like someone drained the color from the Feywild and made it somehow even less trustworthy. As someone who's made some regrettably bad deals in his past, be careful who you talk to and what you agree to here. The contracts will be more binding than you realize.

VAX:

So...Keyleth's here.

UM GUYS? I don't think I had anything to do with this, but, like, hypothetically speaking if I did something wrong please don't hate me.

Has, uh, has anyone seen my friends? One of them is an eight foot goliath so SUPER difficult to miss him. Oh, um right. I'm Keyleth and I think I'm kinda lost??

So there's been a small setback in the plan to make death irrelevant. I thought I had a source for a magical substance (living clay, if that matters) and it turns out I don't. While the pieces from Dino Island are interesting, none of it actually produces a new body in case your current one is killed during The Fuckery of the Week™.

All of that is to say, anyone know how to create a backup body? Science, magic or otherwise? This world may have cartoons but it's lacking big magical resources and obviously the tech isn't there yet.

Thanks.

Hello Derleth!

I don't suppose Eda or King or Lilith or Raine or Amity or Willow or Gus are here?


It's good to be back in the human realm. Even if this isn't Connecticut. Or the 21st century.


Anyways, hello everyone! I'm Luz and I just got here, along with Hunter, except we don't normally look like this. What I mean is, we were under an illusion spell as each other when we arrived and so we currently look like each other... sorry, that's probably confusing.


It's really weird to not look like myself.


So, yeah, hi! Looking forward to meeting all of you! (And exploring the world we're in - this is so cool! Has anyone met Mickey yet?)

ok.thiws works liKE a.scroll right? i can.t find.pentasgram, but THIs looks.similiar.

WHEre am i? the.flying paper.is cool but.l makes no sENse.

My roommate appears to be comatose. He's the doctor around here, but are there any other medical professionals or clerics who can check in on him?

[VAX]

I'm sorry.

The good news! I can tell the truth again. I never thought I'd be so grateful for that.


The bad news! An anvil fell on my foot and it was huge and red and throbbing for like 5 minutes. Because I'm a cartoon. This is weird, bro.

It's been over 24 hours since anyone has heard from Yelena Belova. If anyone knows anything, please let me know. I haven't found her anywhere. I can only assume she's in her room or the magic took her or

So I'm planning on a test run of my idea, making death a non-issue. I need a volunteer. I promise it doesn't involve dying. This time. Next week, if we're not running for our lives the entire time?


[IKOL]

Checking in on you. It's been a weird week.

[CARVER]

This is me not asking how you're doing. Week is almost over so, if you want company that doesn't involve talking, that sounds like finding a movie to watch or something? Now that sounds like a Let me know.

[YEN]

About the pot

WHy can't I

I drank the

You watched me d

Fuck.

Any new developments? I mean, I know the week is basically over now, but...

I am not tired of lying. I am not ready for this to be over. I am not looking forward to the reset, no matter what it is. I am not going to shovel my face with food.

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