minato.

[nonbelligerent]

Comments

week 1, friday

[compendiem]

[ Minato has left the casino. But only because he was drawn to the main hall that morning, and hadn't gone back yet. First, he makes a pit stop at his house to bathe and whatever, and finally address this box of his.

He takes it outside to work on, sitting with his back against the wall and tilting it this way and that, trying to figure out how it works. His bloody nailbat lies on the ground next to him as a last resort. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[thank god minato left the casino at last

shess approaches him, writing in his tablet:]

Did you win?

[compendiem]

[ If nobody died, he could have played through the month. Minato looks up when Shess approaches, and shakes his head no. ]

Not yet. Haven't figured out how to do it, but I can hear something inside when I shake it.

[nonbelligerent]

I meant the casino.

But yes, there should be an item inside the box for you.

[compendiem]

I did win something.

[ He sets the box down to dig through his bag. From inside, he pulls out a couple of stacks of cash-- American bills. ] You can have some. I guess if you ever need kindling. [ Is that illegal, to burn money? Doesn't matter.

The other thing he takes out is a key, which he holds out for Shess to look at. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[uh. sure, he'll take it, even if he has no idea what he's going to do with human currency for another world.

he blinks at the key.]

Do you know what it opens?

[compendiem]

[ It makes for good kindling. ]

Not yet. Supposedly, something in that place back there? Didn't really have the energy to walk around and look, yet.

[nonbelligerent]

There was a coffin with a lock, as well as a few locked doors.

[compendiem]

Oh. I didn't even think about the coffin... Hope that guy's alright. There's some time left today. Do you want to check it out with me?

[nonbelligerent]

All right.

[though—]

Do you want help with your box first? I opened Akane's, so I can try and recreate the solution.

[or just cut it open like he did with lili's.]

[compendiem]

If you can, yeah. Thanks.

[ Ideally, he'd like to solve it for himself, but he'd already wasted so much time at the casino. The key seems important, but maybe something in here would also be helpful? ]

[nonbelligerent]

[he nods, before taking the box.

after some time, he gets it open! woohoo. he hands it back to minato. what'd you get, buddy.]

[compendiem]

You did it. What's inside?

[ It's a gun! ]

[nonbelligerent]

[um.]

A gun.

[WHY DOES HE KEEP FINDING WEAPONS IN THE BOXES HE OPENS.]

[compendiem]

[ Maybe this says something about Minato's heart's deepest desires.

He picks up the gun, looks at it for a second, and stick it inside his bag. ]

Cool. I can put the box back in the room, and we can get going.

[nonbelligerent]

[internal sigh]

All right.

[compendiem]

[ Alright!! He'll be back in a few seconds, a quick drop-off, do his best to ignore the allure of his bed, and then he's out again. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[good job minato]

Ready to go?

[compendiem]

[ He nods, and they're off towards the gateway. The coffin is what Minato's most curious about, so he wants to head over there first. Was there ever any verdict on whether the coffin's been smashed to pieces at this point or what........

Either way, the key does not fit into the lock. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[no clue, schrodinger's coffin

but hm.]

Maybe a door, then?

[compendiem]

Yeah, alright. Do you know which doors are locked?

[ I'm just going to copypaste what Ty gave me:

"Hello Card! If Minato plays the slots for long enough and eventually hits 777, he will be rewarded with the following:

-Money! Not that he can spend it, and they're American currency.
-A small silver key. The symbol for Venus is engraved.

If Minato wanders through the area, he'll find a locked gate with a matching symbol attached. Unlocking the gate, he can go down to another deck where there are two locked elevators. These seem to open with a key card, but one of the elevators will work without the key. If he goes down another deck via taking the stairs? He'll just find a hallway submerged in water. Basically he found another path to the elevators leading to the bottom floor.

Con…grats..." ]

[nonbelligerent]

[spoopy as jan suddenly realizes what the setting is]

I think I remember a gate with a matching symbol.

[time to go drown]

[compendiem]

[ ...................I had to google this just now and if it's 999 I'm going to murder Ty ]

Alright. Lead the way; I'll watch your back.

[ Time to go drown!! ]

[nonbelligerent]

[ :')

anyhow, he takes minato to where he recalls the gate being, as he points at the matching symbol. time for you to do the honours, minato!]

[compendiem]

[ Ty if you're reading this you're dead

But okok Minato doesn't have his hopes up when he sticks the key into the lock, but that just means he's pleasantly surprised when it actually turns and opens. ]

More stairs... At least it's down instead of up.

[ Down they go ]