WEEK SEVEN

[lockdownmods]

[Week seven is here. Surely the course is drawing to a close soon? There are more places to explore, and there can't be that much more going on but...

The wall is actually very ominous now, like something has been awakened. The field is almost impossible to be near, that's how oppressive the wall is around it. There are also physical signs of darkness dotting the wall.

Welcome, you're almost near the end.]

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[sendintheclown]

[That's GREAT, Gogol's warily looking at the fog, half-expecting something to jump out from behind it. He clings a little tighter to Poe's arm as he mentions something coming.]

Stop building it up!

[He's already got his eyes shut.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[He chuckles at how Gogol's acting. This is so amusing.]

Keeping your eyes closed would not be the best idea.

[He's not going to say why though, as they finally reach an abandoned mansion room filled with cobwebs. It looks like the lair of a giant spider. There's what are probably supposed to be cocooned bodies and obviously fake human skeletons scattered around... but where's the spider? There's certainly a myriad of smaller fake ones dangling from the ceiling. They'll have to walk through them to get to the hallway on the other side.]

It'd be a shame if you walked into any spiders.

[Not that it'd happen with how tightly Gogol is clinging to his arm, but he can't just let him keep his eyes shut the whole time.]

[sendintheclown]

[That gets him to open them.]

I don't want spiders in my hair!!

[Or in his eyes, or face, or anything. But that's his first thought and priority.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

You best duck then.

[Poe starts weaving them through the hanging spiders. They have to duck a few times to get to the other side, but after a few minutes they're back in yet another spooky hallway.]

Was that so bad?

[He found it rather quaint in an amateurish way.]

[sendintheclown]

[Gogol's digging his nails into Poe's arm like a damn cat so yes, yes it was.]

How much more of this is there?!

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

About.... five more? It's rather small.

[It's not that bad. The entrance to the next room can even be seen further down. You can even hear the creepy music box playing from it.]

Although... I would have thought we'd have had something suddenly pop up or drop down by now.

[It's at that moment that a giant fake spider drops down from the ceiling of the spider room behind them. It has fake glowing red eyes and a monster screeching noise plays. Poe actually does jump forward with a small squeak at this... although it soon turns into a laugh as he sees how obviously handcrafted it is.]

[sendintheclown]

[Gogol didn't even notice Poe's reaction, jumping out of his skin with a screech.]

WAAAAAAHHH!

[There he goes, burying his face into his shoulder, cowering until it's safe.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[Poe squeaks, sputters, and flushes at the sudden action. He reacts far more to that than he did to the spider. After a brief moment of hesitation, he starts walking them away from the spider and towards the next room where the webs thin out. It's not as bad as the last room. It looks like an old abandoned little girl's room with creepy dolls scattered everywhere... and looking at them. The source of the music box music is perched atop an old dresser. There's a few ominously turning jack in the boxes that will probably pop up within a minute or so.]

It's... um.... s-safe now. Just... it's just dolls now.... although the jack-in-the boxes probably have something nasty in them.

[sendintheclown]

[He ventures to look out, and looks visibly relieved.]

Oh, that's not scary at all!

[Maybe he's speaking too soon.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Right? Look, there's even a few clown dolls.

[He personally likes the more Victorian style ones himself, but creepy clown dolls are also something of a classic he supposes.]

[sendintheclown]

Oh! [He gives a wave over to them.] Very nice!

[Something terrible's going to happen soon, isn't it?]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

.... I'm sure no one would miss a few dolls vanishing if you want some souvenirs.

[Not like there's anyone there to stop them.]

... although it'd be best to move on soon. The jack-in-the-boxes will go off any minute now.

[Almost as if on cue, they all go off and ugly little handmade heads pop out of them as a cackling sound effect plays and a few of the doll's heads start spinning. At least the clown dolls are safe?]

[sendintheclown]

[Gogol jumps immediately, with a shriek, but after a moment he starts to laugh. Seems they're not as scary to him as the rest of the things here.]

Hahaha! [It's a little shaky, with the brief rush of adrenaline.] Now that was fun!

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

See? Not that scary.

[Poe had initially startled at the whole spectacle. It took a few seconds, but he soon relaxed and started grinning at Gogol's reaction.]

Well? Are you ready to continue?

[The hallway leading out of the room is darker than all the previous ones. It only has a few faint lights leading down the hallway just bright enough to barely see.]

[sendintheclown]

[That darkness is kind of intimidating, but...they might be coming to the end soon, right? Besides, that last one was kind of fun...]

Let's go!

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Gladly.

[Into the darkness they go! As soon as they get through the doorway, a gate crashes down behind them. Poe startles at this, but soon shrugs it off and continues. Faint light from the next room can be seen at the end of the dark hallway. If one squints then the outline of a few tombstones can be seen. The hallway after that room should be the midway point... so they're almost halfway through.]

[sendintheclown]

[Gogol jumps at the gate crashing, and goes back to his frightened cat mode of latching himself onto Poe. Still, he'll nervously follow to the next room.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[Poe blushes and stiffens at the contact, but keeps going into the next room. It's an indoor graveyard with several graves lining the way to the exit of this room. There's a few moving obviously fake skeleton arms they'll have to step over on the way there.]

.... I'll give them points for the mechanics.

[That's all though.]

[sendintheclown]

[Those are kind of spooky, but it's nothing jumpscare-y, so Gogol's fine.]

They're scaring me more than your stories ever did!

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Only because you haven't actually been trapped inside one of them!

[Poe huffs in offense at the idea his works are inferior to all this amateur level work. He doesn't have time to stay offended though. When they are half way through the room, fake zombie arms erupt out of the graves as if trying to grab at them. He yelps and takes a few steps back in surprise... before sighing and rolling his eyes at the terrible paint job on them.]

The quality of some of these props are terrible.

[sendintheclown]

[Okay Poe whilst you're more concerned with the paint job, Gogol shrieks and leaps back.]

AAAAH!

[Don't let them grab his cape!]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[A short sharp laugh of amusement slips out of Poe as he pulls Gogol back to by his side and away from the hands.]

They can't reach you as long as you stay on the path.

[He ushers Gogol along the path and into the dark hallway into the next room. True to his word, the hands got close, but were never able to actually touch.]

[sendintheclown]

[That dark hallway to the next room sure is ominous. Gogol tries his best to stay behind Poe as he can, but still close by. He's not risking being the first to run into something.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[It's dark even when they reach the next room. Based on the cages with skeletons and obviously fake corpses in them... it's probably a small dungeon room. Well. That and the non-functional torture devices covered in more fake blood than a human would even have. Poe seems to not be bothered by any of this and continues walking even when a few fake ghosts fall down from the ceiling.]

[sendintheclown]

[Oh a torture room? That's fine-

oh no the GHOSTS]

Ah-!

[It's just a short squeal, but Gogol ducks back into the safety of Poe's shoulder once again.]