Once both switches are flipped, the room practically explodes in light and sound, all at once. There are rainbow lights on the ceiling, chiptune music playing from every possible direction, and the volume is loud.
Kagachi probably gets the worst of it, having already stepped deeper into what they can now see is an enormous Arcade. The aisles are lined with all types of games, emitting flashing lights and various sound effects-- he's already passed by the crane games, but Higekiri and Wei Wuxian can get a look at those and the prizes inside.
Oh yeah, and the door slammed behind them when they all entered.]
higekiri doesn't even care that the door slammed behind them - he keeps one hand on the hilt of his sword just in case but he's absolutely just going to start peering? into all the crane games? his eyes are bright and his curiosity is ignited?]
Haha, I don't know what any of this is, but it looks fun.
[Well he's immediately shoving his clamshell back into his pocket so he has at least one free hand to go touch things with! Fortunately he isn't about to shove it into the claw machine, but he does go press against the glass to peer at all the prizes, too.
Barring anything particularly interesting or eye-catching, he's flitting off just a moment later?! He's drawn toward whatever's got the flashiest lights... What happened to not wandering away IT DIDN'T EVEN LAST ONE TAG.]
Wow! What is this place?! Where's that sound coming from? What's that—!
[Good thing he's so damn loud, so even his slightly-louder-than-regular talking voice can probably be heard over the chaos of noise in here.]
[It might not be enough to catch Wei Wuxian's eye, but there's a piece of paper inside one of the crane game machines. It's folded, so it cannot be read.
What might be more interesting is that there's an odd sound from that particular crane machine, coming only after he and Higekiri have already looked at it. Kagachi is probably too far ahead to hear it, but there's a thump that seems to come from within the depths of the game machine.
Meanwhile, Kagachi is getting a good look at the varied game options! There are some standards like Pac-Man and Galaga, DDR, a few military style shooters, a zombie shooter horror game, a section full of those games that are just meant for getting prize tickets, and a series of racing games complete with wheel controllers.]
[Higekiri stops, puts his hand on the hilt of his sword and approaches the crane machine that emitted the sound, like he's ready to just slice that motherfucker open.
He doesn't!! But he wants to.]
Did I hear something...? Wukiri, did you...?
[what if higekiri walks back up to that weirdass crane machine and
knocks against it once, then twice, like he's trying to communicate with whatever's inside]
[i guess the three stooges are coming back together, since he's abandoning his quest for the flashiest lights when Higekiri calls his... name...]
Hm? Hear what?
[Also, while he did totally miss that paper in his haze of arcade distraction the first time around, coming back to the machine gives him another chance to take a look.]
—Ah! Look - there. [Tapping the glass to gesture at the paper.]
[The paper is lying somewhere that it should be easy to grab with the crane! There's even a little hook attached. How handy.
As they gather, the knocking happens again. It happens behind them and to the sides, as well-- tiny thumping sounds from inside each machine. There's a faint rustling of something soft.
And, as they stare at the machine, something abruptly flings itself against the glass, right in Wei Wuxian's face. It clings to the glass, repeating a single word.
More shortly join it, throwing themselves at the glass. Around them, the noises get louder as the toys within each game animate, scrabbling at the glass with soft fabric hands. They want out. Let them out? L̶̨̬̫̳̻̗̬̘͎̮̊̀̈́͝E̶̯̲̞͙̋̈̌̑̇T̸̟͂̀͊͜ ̵̨͕̝͉̪̟̮̲̙͐͌̿̑̈͌̿̋̐̈́̂͊͘͝͠T̸̡͙̺̠̟͈͕̫̟̪̲͋̏́̆́͋̃̓́́̒͋͜͝H̶̘͈̘̻͉̯́̓͑̌̔́̅E̵̛̮̠̫͖̪̬̯̬̞̽̏̇̀́͒͌̀͗̎̅̚̕͜͝M̸̧̖̝̥͚̍̃̀͐́́̆͌̑̅̔̎̄̅̏ ̶̨̫̙̖̈́́́̚O̶̻̠͈̩̗̟͍̱̾͝Ů̴̠̟̫̜̯͖̝̬̰̊͒̿̅̎͌̓̂̋͒̕͜͝T̷͈̥͓̿̈̐̑͂͛̍̉̉̃̀̒͘͘-̸̦̬̠̞̤͈̼̪̅?̸̢̰̝͉̹̪͔̠͋͂͛̿͒̾͜͜
The toys in the crane game that contains the paper are jostling it a bit, but it's not yet lost.]
[The second that something hits the glass, Higekiri's sword is drawn.
And then he sort of just - watches? He watches, because he's not sure what to do in this situation. That sure is a bunch of possessed dolls? for some reason that shocks him a little bit less than expected because of standard horror fare but - ]
Shall I retrieve the paper?
[he lifts his sword like he will absolutely just fucking slice the crane game open and then cut every single toy
Oops! [Just leaning away from the glass when his new friend smacks bodily into it... He's had much worse things fly at his face before, so he doesn't seem that bothered? By any of this?? have i mentioned that i hate wwx today because i sure do
ANYWAY MAKING THIS SHITPOST A REALITY:]
Let me see if I can help a bit--
[By trying to be the pied piper and playing another tune on his lil flute! This one slower and softer than the one that opened the door, like he's trying to Soothe Their Frantic Demon Souls.
Of course, he's also stepping the fuck to the side and out of the way just in case it doesn't work and they need to crack that glass. He's weaponless and wants nothing to do with the flood of freaky dolls that's bound to follow, okay.]
[The flute tune, unfortunately, does not work. The machine rocks slightly as the toys slam against the glass, eager for their escape. The other machines around them are also beginning to rock slightly with the surprising force these toys exert.
Are they going to try to break the glass please let me know.]
Ahaha, that's too bad that they won't dance for you - I guess they'll just have to be slain.
Kagachi, you can sweep through them all, can't you?
[AND IF THEY DON'T DANCE THEN THEY AIN'T NO FRIENDS OF MINE
but guess which sword is going to go ahead and just fucking pierce through the glass, trying to get the tip of his blade through the hook that the paper is attached to before it can disappear out of sight, it's this one]
[It's almost definitely going to be a problem and also this is the worst week to have the cursed touch effect in place?? He's about to play with curse effect fire, since he chooses to dodge closer to Higekiri, sticking behind his back (without touching, at least) and peeking out just a bit around the side of his arm. Protect him, he's delicate?]
Ah— Good luck! You can reach it!
[CHEERLEADERING since he can't do anything else without his flute, damn.]
When Higekiri's sword pierces the glass, the entire glass casing cracks and shatters--
And so does the glass on every surrounding crane machine.
The floor is littered with broken glass and a swarm of animated stuffed animals, many of them still chanting for SKIN. SKIIINNN. SKINNNNN. They leap from the machines, attempting to cling to all three of them, others trying to climb their legs...
Others, though, simply make a break for it. There's a vent nearby, low to the ground, and the ones not attacking them are zooming away.
Oh but he got the paper with his sword so everything is fine]
[Sure - maybe it's fine. Higekiri retrieves it quickly - and gives it a quick read before actually pocketing it. What the fuck does it say!!!!
Because his next item of business is to cut down pretty much every single little one of these stuffed animals in sight. With an absurdly high kick, he'll try to fling them off his leg before cutting them in half, and his gut instinct is to reach for WWX to guide him away - but he'll find a handful of stuffed animal instead, which he proceeds to yeet in Kagachi's direction expecting him to slice it with his scythe.
for the record, every single time hige tries to cut a stuffed animal, he's aiming to decapitate it or take off its arm, just for fun,,]
his priority will be the ones trying to zoom away, but obviously, he fails to kill them all and now the rest of the game is going to kill us. but at least the scythe is very much meant to be his mob-killing weapon, so wow, that's convenient. and kanesan kept giving him shit for it being an impractical weapon!!]
[WELL HE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO CUT THESE WITH!! But as long as they don't appear to have any sharp teeth, claws, or immediate adverse affects upon touching him, he'll just. Fuckin scoop a few up off his legs that Higekiri missed and give them a little squeeze in the middles. Soft toys?? Horrific toys, but again, not the most cursed thing he's ever dealt with!
Anyway, just sort of trotting after Higekiri as he goes.]
I don't know, don't you think they're a little charming?
[HE'S GOT A BUNDLE OF CURSED DOLLS IN HIS HANDS, SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE THESE FROM HIM.]
[They're trying their best to gently pummel Wei Wuxian, but yeah, they're just haunted fucking soft toys. Why this, Aki.
Kagachi's scythe will make short work of them though, as will Higekiri's sword; they'll be able to clear out the ones that Wei Wuxian isn't holding in his cursed twink arms.
When Higekiri glances at the note before getting to work, though, he'll find there are no words on it-- only pictures?]
this is fine and the rest of the ship will maybe be okay eventually. but once they finish off the rest of the dolls except the ones in wwx's cursed twink arms, higekiri will pull out the paper again. he spares a glance to the dolls in wukiri's arms and laughs]
New pets?
[NO
but then he'll turn the note to the other two so they can see it]
I believe we've been given assignments, if these symbols mean anything about my existence or Wukiri's ability to corpse puppeteer. The door has yet to unlock - so they must be completed somewhere in here, no?
[don't ask me i hate him too, also the rest of the ship is absolutely going to kill them BUT IT'S FINE.]
Hah, wouldn't be the worst thing I've ever had! [WHY. He's also glancing over at Kagachi and his one braincell.]
Aren't you curious about them? [But he'll like. Put down all but one of them, at... least... Please someone stab them before they go to join the rest out terrorizing the boat. ANYWAY, leaning in to get a look at that note!]
--Well, that one looks like a fierce corpse. [The little zombie man... And he's seen the ahegun unfuckinfortunately, so he recognizes that, too??] Is it telling me to shoot a fierce corpse?
[Is there a game like that??? He's glancing around...]
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[He absolutely will, but at least for now he's over here by this switch!]
Ah, this one says sound?
[Less vital than turning on the lights, probably, but he's gonna flip that switch anyway because he's a curious fool.]
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Once both switches are flipped, the room practically explodes in light and sound, all at once. There are rainbow lights on the ceiling, chiptune music playing from every possible direction, and the volume is loud.
Kagachi probably gets the worst of it, having already stepped deeper into what they can now see is an enormous Arcade. The aisles are lined with all types of games, emitting flashing lights and various sound effects-- he's already passed by the crane games, but Higekiri and Wei Wuxian can get a look at those and the prizes inside.
Oh yeah, and the door slammed behind them when they all entered.]
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this is so much better than the other room.
higekiri doesn't even care that the door slammed behind them - he keeps one hand on the hilt of his sword just in case but he's absolutely just going to start peering? into all the crane games? his eyes are bright and his curiosity is ignited?]
Haha, I don't know what any of this is, but it looks fun.
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but he'll glance around as he continues walking towards the other end of the room.]
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Barring anything particularly interesting or eye-catching, he's flitting off just a moment later?! He's drawn toward whatever's got the flashiest lights... What happened to not wandering away IT DIDN'T EVEN LAST ONE TAG.]
Wow! What is this place?! Where's that sound coming from? What's that—!
[Good thing he's so damn loud, so even his slightly-louder-than-regular talking voice can probably be heard over the chaos of noise in here.]
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What might be more interesting is that there's an odd sound from that particular crane machine, coming only after he and Higekiri have already looked at it. Kagachi is probably too far ahead to hear it, but there's a thump that seems to come from within the depths of the game machine.
Meanwhile, Kagachi is getting a good look at the varied game options! There are some standards like Pac-Man and Galaga, DDR, a few military style shooters, a zombie shooter horror game, a section full of those games that are just meant for getting prize tickets, and a series of racing games complete with wheel controllers.]
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He doesn't!! But he wants to.]
Did I hear something...? Wukiri, did you...?
[what if higekiri walks back up to that weirdass crane machine and
knocks against it once, then twice, like he's trying to communicate with whatever's inside]
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Something wrong?
[he'll just ignore all these games and head back to the two gremlins.]
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Hm? Hear what?
[Also, while he did totally miss that paper in his haze of arcade distraction the first time around, coming back to the machine gives him another chance to take a look.]
—Ah! Look - there. [Tapping the glass to gesture at the paper.]
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As they gather, the knocking happens again. It happens behind them and to the sides, as well-- tiny thumping sounds from inside each machine. There's a faint rustling of something soft.
And, as they stare at the machine, something abruptly flings itself against the glass, right in Wei Wuxian's face. It clings to the glass, repeating a single word.
More shortly join it, throwing themselves at the glass. Around them, the noises get louder as the toys within each game animate, scrabbling at the glass with soft fabric hands. They want out. Let them out? L̶̨̬̫̳̻̗̬̘͎̮̊̀̈́͝E̶̯̲̞͙̋̈̌̑̇T̸̟͂̀͊͜ ̵̨͕̝͉̪̟̮̲̙͐͌̿̑̈͌̿̋̐̈́̂͊͘͝͠T̸̡͙̺̠̟͈͕̫̟̪̲͋̏́̆́͋̃̓́́̒͋͜͝H̶̘͈̘̻͉̯́̓͑̌̔́̅E̵̛̮̠̫͖̪̬̯̬̞̽̏̇̀́͒͌̀͗̎̅̚̕͜͝M̸̧̖̝̥͚̍̃̀͐́́̆͌̑̅̔̎̄̅̏ ̶̨̫̙̖̈́́́̚O̶̻̠͈̩̗̟͍̱̾͝Ů̴̠̟̫̜̯͖̝̬̰̊͒̿̅̎͌̓̂̋͒̕͜͝T̷͈̥͓̿̈̐̑͂͛̍̉̉̃̀̒͘͘-̸̦̬̠̞̤͈̼̪̅?̸̢̰̝͉̹̪͔̠͋͂͛̿͒̾͜͜
The toys in the crane game that contains the paper are jostling it a bit, but it's not yet lost.]
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And then he sort of just - watches? He watches, because he's not sure what to do in this situation. That sure is a bunch of possessed dolls? for some reason that shocks him a little bit less than expected because of standard horror fare but - ]
Shall I retrieve the paper?
[he lifts his sword like he will absolutely just fucking slice the crane game open and then cut every single toy
he doesn't have a single chill it's FINE]
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[while his hand grips onto his scythe as he eyes the toys. force is fine? look at how we started off this break-in?]
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ANYWAY MAKING THIS SHITPOST A REALITY:]
Let me see if I can help a bit--
[By trying to be the pied piper and playing another tune on his lil flute! This one slower and softer than the one that opened the door, like he's trying to Soothe Their Frantic Demon Souls.
Of course, he's also stepping the fuck to the side and out of the way just in case it doesn't work and they need to crack that glass. He's weaponless and wants nothing to do with the flood of freaky dolls that's bound to follow, okay.]
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Are they going to try to break the glass please let me know.]
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Kagachi, you can sweep through them all, can't you?
[AND IF THEY DON'T DANCE THEN THEY AIN'T NO FRIENDS OF MINE
but guess which sword is going to go ahead and just fucking pierce through the glass, trying to get the tip of his blade through the hook that the paper is attached to before it can disappear out of sight, it's this one]
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[except maybe it'll definitely be a problem, who knows!! haha!!]
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Ah— Good luck! You can reach it!
[CHEERLEADERING since he can't do anything else without his flute, damn.]
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When Higekiri's sword pierces the glass, the entire glass casing cracks and shatters--
And so does the glass on every surrounding crane machine.
The floor is littered with broken glass and a swarm of animated stuffed animals, many of them still chanting for SKIN. SKIIINNN. SKINNNNN. They leap from the machines, attempting to cling to all three of them, others trying to climb their legs...
Others, though, simply make a break for it. There's a vent nearby, low to the ground, and the ones not attacking them are zooming away.
Oh but he got the paper with his sword so everything is fine]
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Because his next item of business is to cut down pretty much every single little one of these stuffed animals in sight. With an absurdly high kick, he'll try to fling them off his leg before cutting them in half, and his gut instinct is to reach for WWX to guide him away - but he'll find a handful of stuffed animal instead, which he proceeds to yeet in Kagachi's direction expecting him to slice it with his scythe.
for the record, every single time hige tries to cut a stuffed animal, he's aiming to decapitate it or take off its arm, just for fun,,]
Don't think you can run!
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his priority will be the ones trying to zoom away, but obviously, he fails to kill them all and now the rest of the game is going to kill us. but at least the scythe is very much meant to be his mob-killing weapon, so wow, that's convenient. and kanesan kept giving him shit for it being an impractical weapon!!]
Annoying...!
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Anyway, just sort of trotting after Higekiri as he goes.]
I don't know, don't you think they're a little charming?
[HE'S GOT A BUNDLE OF CURSED DOLLS IN HIS HANDS, SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE THESE FROM HIM.]
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Kagachi's scythe will make short work of them though, as will Higekiri's sword; they'll be able to clear out the ones that Wei Wuxian isn't holding in his cursed twink arms.
When Higekiri glances at the note before getting to work, though, he'll find there are no words on it-- only pictures?]
⚔️ -> 🕺🎵
💮 -> 🏎️🏁
💀 -> 🧟🔫
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this is fine and the rest of the ship will maybe be okay eventually. but once they finish off the rest of the dolls except the ones in wwx's cursed twink arms, higekiri will pull out the paper again. he spares a glance to the dolls in wukiri's arms and laughs]
New pets?
[NO
but then he'll turn the note to the other two so they can see it]
I believe we've been given assignments, if these symbols mean anything about my existence or Wukiri's ability to corpse puppeteer. The door has yet to unlock - so they must be completed somewhere in here, no?
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[DO NOT TAKE THE DOLLS WITH YOU??
anyway. the flower is probably him, if the sword is higekiri and the skull is wei wuxian. but...]
What are the symbols next to mine supposed to be?
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Hah, wouldn't be the worst thing I've ever had! [WHY. He's also glancing over at Kagachi and his one braincell.]
Aren't you curious about them? [But he'll like. Put down all but one of them, at... least... Please someone stab them before they go to join the rest out terrorizing the boat. ANYWAY, leaning in to get a look at that note!]
--Well, that one looks like a fierce corpse. [The little zombie man... And he's seen the ahegun unfuckinfortunately, so he recognizes that, too??] Is it telling me to shoot a fierce corpse?
[Is there a game like that??? He's glancing around...]
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