Packrat's Keep (sabraather)

[fourberie]

It’s dark, the lights dimmed through a century caked on the glass in dust and grime. The smell is the first thing anyone would notice. It is a pungent mixture of a garbage heap with mothballs and rot to accent it. If you didn't want a bath before, you'll probably want one now because you can just feel your skin begin to stick in the humid atmosphere.

Once you get past that unpleasant feeling, you'll notice right away at how much stuff there is. All sorts of treasure could be found in each direction you look in. Banquet tables creak beneath sumptuous banquets, the floor beneath littered with gnawed bones, crumbs, and rotting scraps. Broken toys are stuck with their dead batteries and screwdrivers. Random strings hang from empty spaces on the ceiling, long enough for anyone to reach.

Nothing seems organized whatsoever. It piles up to the ceiling which in turn makes tunnels inside of a single room. There's a tunnel to your left, a tunnel to your right, and a tunnel in front of you.

Comments

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

*it is indeed*

How can anyone stand this?

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

He was a pretty disgusting person, so it's not hard to believe.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

This is still way beyond anything anyone should be able to stand, even if they are disgusting.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

At least we don't have to live here. We can just...get what we're looking for and go.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

*poking at another pile*

Yeah, and th'sooner, the better.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

The only problem is that I don't have the slightest idea what to look for...

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

Mm.... d'you know what kind of things he took?

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

No...I think a lot of it was things you can't touch. Like feelings.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

There'll probably be something here that represents them, though. Either the actual thing made by the people at the game, or something else... hopefully the first.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

We're not going to find anything like that in these messes.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

...we should probably keep going until we can find a room that looks like it's full of stuff like we made in that game, then.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

But there are only three tunnels, and they all dead end.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

*thinking, thinking*

Maybe there's another hidden door somewhere. Or a key for that one we found.

Or maybe we can get through it another way.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

There was a hole, in the other room...but it was gross. I don't know if I can crawl through it.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

How gross?

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

Really gross.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

Ugh... maybe we can do something to clear it out.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[appleofhiseye]

Flush water through it...? Maybe.

Re: THE CENTER TUNNEL

[truthandcakes]

Is there enough of it around to do that?