Private : AU : "Connections"

Spøkelse · 04-07-2008, 04:47 PM

This is a PRIVATE plot. No offense to anyone here but this is something I’ve created intended for a 5 select characters to participate in. Please no spamming the thread. The Rpers invited are as follows: BeautifullyBroken, Mad4Milo, Esquin, and Zenia. Thanks.

To start, keep in mind that this is AU and the timeline is before the ending to Arc 5. ie: Kelly and Jeremy are still together (Post Lilith’s torture), Jack Raiden is still ‘dead,’ Chris is not evil, post Chicago, etc.

Now, remember relationships are vital, even if the character does not even know anyone yet. Keep that in mind.

Here we go.

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Connections

The slight buzzing of the florescent lights above when they flickered into life seemed to create life in the air of the cold, damp, room. The room was large and perfectly square. It was completely filthy as if the owner had never even set foot inside it since its construction. The floor and walls were made of white tile-turned-brown and it gave the entire room the appearance of a bathroom with an overly large bathtub in the center. There was a large, deep pool of green water in the middle of the room. The water was a clear green as if filled recently. A chain led from the greenish water and traveled along the tile floor, it connected to the wrist of a girl who was lying against the wall, clearly unconscious.

Four others were also sprawled out around the pool. None of them were chained to anything, but all of them were knocked out, as the girl was. They were all males, except for another girl, a brunette who appeared to be taking a well needed rest in her unconscious state. All were relatively unharmed except for her. She had a bloody purplish bump on the inside of her right arm that was stitched roughly together, next to it was a paper, taped to her arm.

Upon the far wall, was a paragraph written in what appeared to be crimson ink. It dripped from the wall and led to the spot where the four others were slowly coming into consciousness, still unaware of the hell they were about to experience. The message was so large upon the wall it was hard to miss

Welcome to the dungeon my valued guests. Around you, you will see others just like you. Get to know them, unless you already do. They can be your best friends, or your worst enemies. You have 10 hours to find all 5 keys to the doors to escape. If you do not find the keys before time is up, then you will not live to see the sun ever again. Think about the stakes my friends. Follow the rules, kids. You do not want to break the rules.

The game begins as soon as Miss Walker opens her instructions.

Good Luck.

The message was written in handwriting as if someone were in a rush to finish so it would take a few reads to understand. The author of the message smiled as he watched the events unfold on a monitor.

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OOC: Let the games begin.

If you are unclear on anything, feel free to PM me.

Mad4Milo · 04-07-2008, 06:35 PM

Riley Walker
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Pain shot up her right arm in hot, sharp streams. Bits of sticky blood were around the stitched skin. This was the first thing to meet her cystal blue eyes as Riley Walker regained consciousness. Her head was killing her, she groaned as she struggled to sit upright. Seeing the strange note Riley pulled it off her arm, wincing as the tape almost peeled off her skin. She unfolded the freshly creased paper and began to read.

Miss Walker,

I see you have awakened, and weclome. As you can see you aquired some minor bumps and bruises, nothing to worry about....If you read the wall, you already know what the situation is. Now, I leave it up to you to find the first key. Here's a little hint for you : Follow the chain. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do....

Riley let the letter float to the floor, astonished by its contents. She looked around the dim interior, seeing other bodies strwn about the floor. Were they dead, Riley tried not to think about it. She saw the crimson writing, and quickly locaed the chain. She followed it out of the surface of the green pool, to where it was strapped to a red headed girl's wrist. Just great. Riley walked to the edge of the water, her heart pounding. Suddenly there was a flashback playing in her mind. Her best friend Amanda was swimming in the pool, Riley jumped in...the it was all over. She was dead, it wa said to be a freak accident most likely caused by an old filter system. It was a miracle Riley lived. She knew it was all a lie, Amanda died because of her. The chain was attached to the bottom of the deep green pool. Riley knelt down, peering into the surface. She had to get that key! Her fingers hovered above the water, suddenly there was a bright flash as sparks flew off her hand. She jumped back, thoroughly startled. How the hell am I going to do this?!

Spøkelse · 04-07-2008, 06:46 PM

Kelly Bourne
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The sound of movement startled the red-head as she slowly began to wake up. Her right hand moved up to her forehead as she struggled to sit up. Her head was pounding, as was her right wrist. Once her vision became less blurry, she realized that it was a rusty metal cuff that encircled her wrist. Her emerald eyes followed it to a chain which led to a pool of green water in the center of the filthy room. She jumped, eyes growing wide. First they landed upon Riley who was kneeling over the pool, then to the walls, they followed the tiles to the message. She read over it several times to understand, as the handwriting was terrible and her mind was flying at a hundred miles per hour.
"R-Riley?" She asked, finally getting herself into a sitting position. She tugged on the chain and kept her eyes on it. "Where are we?"

Mad4Milo · 04-07-2008, 07:03 PM

Riley was almost startled to hear a voice. The eerie silence had become the only constant as she stared into the water, wide eyed with fear. She looked up, realizing the red head in fact Kelly. She murdered Jack Raiden.
"Kelly?"
Riley almost said the word in disgust at the thought of herself being trapped in here for hours with Kelly. She pushed her grudge aside, life was more improtant.
"I don't know, a bad place. The first key must be at the bottom of this water. "
Riley knew this key was meant for her. This sicko was playing off her fears, and doing quite well. If Kelly jumped in the weight of the chain would surely drown her. Riley looked from the water to Kelly, a light glow emitting from her hands.
"I have to get the key, but I can't control this right now"
Riley responded, motioning to her electrically charged hands. She had to get a hold of herself here.

Spøkelse · 04-07-2008, 07:07 PM

Kelly heard the disgust in Riley's voice. Her eyes moved immediately to the floor. Riley wanted to kill her... oh yeah. She had forgotten for a minute, waking up in this odd place. She looked to the water as soon as Riley replied, a visible change in her tone. She looked back at her, eyes widened now. "Y-you have to go in there...?" She asked, "But..." She trailed off connecting the dots. Now she was scared. If Riley went into the water, she would be electrocuted.

Esquin · 04-07-2008, 09:11 PM

Chris woke up slowly. His head was pounding, he tried to figure out what was going on. One minute he'd been with Liz, she was about to give birth... and then. Whoa! He jerked up suddenly. Liz! What the hell. Where am I. Where the hell is Liz.

Spøkelse · 04-07-2008, 09:13 PM

Kelly jumped at the sound of Chris's voice, the chain clinking against the floor. She looked over to where Chris was and almost smiled at the sight of him. He was always a great sign. She shrugged.
"We don't know where we are..." She replied, sighing.

Esquin · 04-07-2008, 09:25 PM

Chris rubbed his head. The room was filthy Chris would barely even stand being in here. There were 2 others lieing face down in opposite corners from him. And Riley stood beside the pool. Chris looked over to Kelly, Ok so what's going on here? Do we know anything or did you just just wake up and go, "Hey crazy creepy pool dungeon." Chris stood up and peered into the water. Someone should tell this guy that having a pool in a dungeon is sorta ... well dumb.

Mad4Milo · 04-07-2008, 09:48 PM

Hearing another movement she assumed whoever else was here was waking up. Riley did not even need to look over as she heard the voice. It was Chris, this brought a small smile to her face. She had not seen him since he left for Australia.
"No, we have to find the keys to escape. The first one is somewhere down there."
Riley pointed down into the green pool, quickly pulling her hand back as bits of electricity crackled at her fingertips. Riley also turned to Chris, pulling her sleeve up to exspose the hack job stitching of her flesh.
"and I mysteriously ended up with this."
She brought her focus back to the pool, thinking hard. The only was to do this was to calm down, and swim to the bottom for the key.

Spøkelse · 04-07-2008, 10:15 PM

Kelly looked back at Chris, about to reply, when Riley took care of that for her, she simply motioned for the chain so that he would get the idea of why that was such a difficult task. This guy sure knew what he was doing, using her as the victim. It made her feel extremely guilty, being the only thing holding Chris, whose wife was giving birth, Riley, and the others here.
"Riley, why don't you just go in, who cares about me, just get the key and get out."