to lose all my senses —

[happyheartsstaff]

THAT IS JUST SO TYPICALLY ME

It's not clear how many days it's been since you arrived in Wonderland. With it stuck in perpetual twilight, it could have been days, perhaps longer — everything starts to blur together, in this artificially joyful place. Maybe you've started to feel like you you're getting used to it, maybe not...

But eventually, something happens to break the monotony. Your ears begin to ring, and ring, and ring and then — stop. The lights become blinding, forcing you to squeeze your eyes shut and try to rub the afterimage of all that light from them — but when you open your eyes, you still can't see.

The staff don't understand when you ask them what's happened to you. "You've always been like this", they insist. They sign at you, or try to hand you papers written in braille — if you insist you've never signed in your life, or that you can't read braille, they laugh at your funny joke. You begin to wonder — have you always been this way? You were so sure... But everyone around you is equally sure of their truth, and their voices are so much louder.

As if that weren't enough, nothing in the hotel can be found in the same place twice. All the shops keep switching places, once you enter one area it's as though everything shifts in the minutes before you leave again. Getting back to your room is a struggle — where are the elevators? Finding food is nearly impossible — the Pig & Pepper was there, but now it's not. The staff are equally useless here — they have no idea what you mean about moving shops. Where would you want to move to when all your needs are accounted for right here?

What is going on?

SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL — 5/11

The day starts like any other has in the Hotel — unsure if a new day has started at all. Perpetual twilight and lack of clocks makes it difficult to tell time here in the Hotel, but on this particular day, something breaks up the monotony. It begins slowly — or else it happens all at once. Over the course of the day, all Oysters find themselves losing a sense. Staff don't understand their complaints — you've always been like this, they say, gentle, as though to a person in the middle of a break with reality.

Losing your temper won't help, either. Oysters who shout and yell will find staff remaining frustrating calm and compassionate, insisting that they cannot fix what has always been and murmuring about Mad March before taking their leave. Physical aggression may result in a spike of fear, but staff will quickly make their exit and may avoid that Oyster for a while.

If that wasn't enough, nothing in the Hotel is staying put.

IT'S LIKE A MAZE IN HERE — 5/11

The interior of the Hotel has ceased to remain stationary. Beginning at the same time as the loss of senses, the establishments of the Hotel begin to jump around, never staying in the same place twice. An Oyster may have entered the Pool of Tears from the lobby, but exit it into the middle of the casino. The Pig & Pepper Buffet is never in the same place twice, and always seems to move right when Oysters desperately need a meal.

Even as the old shops move, new establishments seem to be being added, but they aren't easy to find — Oysters will see a new sign across the building from where they are, only to see it's moved again by the time they get there. If you take your eyes off an establishment as you head toward it, it disappears and reappears elsewhere. Making it to the new establishments will take some time and dedication (or perhaps plain stubbornness), but there are rewards in it for any Oyster that can manage the feat!

Back To Rights — 5/15

A few days after the effects of the event begin, they just as suddenly end. Sight, hearing, speech — they all return in a rush, possibly overwhelmingly so, and when one tries to make their way to a shop, it stays exactly where it was when they first saw it, and they exit the exact same place they entered. Staff will react much the same way as they did when they were questioned after the loss of senses — you've always been like this.

You made it through, Oysters. You've completed your first event in the Hotel.

We hope you enjoy this first event, Oysters! If you have any questions, please leave them on the first comment to this page. Happy playing!

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Comments

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ Hearing it is, then. He follows suit in pulling out his own Empathy, offering her a smile at the apology before typing out his response. ]

You either, huh? Seems like it's fifty fifty on whether it's hearing or sight. Have you had any luck on learning anything from the staff here?

[ He doubts it, but he can't help but ask. ]

[thotsandprayers]

[She's still frowning as she types, the reason will become clear soon enough.]

I was told I've always been like this. And more or less the same thing about all the establishments changing places.

[Of course she doesn't buy that, but it's still disheartening to be told it over and over and over. Or in her case, shown it in writing.]

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ Sam makes a small grimace as he reads the response, huffing out a frustrated breath of air. ]

Same. You'd almost think they believe it. Hell, maybe they do, maybe they changed with the rest of the place. I might have wondered, if it wasn't happening to other people, too.

[ It's almost creepy how convincingly certain the staff are, and if he didn't have anything else but his own memories pointing to it being different - well, let's just say he's real damn grateful he ran into Mikumo first thing. ]

[thotsandprayers]

That's an interesting thought. But if they've been changed too that makes finding an explanation or a solution more difficult.

[She hadn't considered that angle, figuring only they were affected. It's not like it changes her perspective much, but if that's the case, she does wonder about those who have decided to become violent with the staff. How could that play out in the future?]

Hard to get answers from someone who doesn't know more than we do.

[sizeofyourbaggage]

Yeah. It'd make sense if they really don't want us to figure out what's going on. Either that, or they'd have to trust the acting skills and ability to withstand interrogation of who knows how many staff members.

[ He runs a hand over the back of his neck as he considers that - honestly, both are pretty damn unsettling in different ways. ]

Not that it's gonna stop people from trying.

[thotsandprayers]

Were you planning on trying further?

[After that, she has to ask. She's not, but she's also not going to stop anyone from trying to forcibly get answers out of the staff.]

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ It actually takes him a moment to think about that before he responds. It's not like he's a stranger to somewhat violent means of getting information from people, but not like this. Not when it's hard to tell how much involvement any of them have in this. He shakes his head. ]

No. Who knows how much any of them even know about what's going on? At best it's a waste of effort, at worst I'd just be terrorizing some poor customer service worker just trying to do their job.

[ He gives a little wry smile as he shows the next bit, to try to make it clear he's not serious even though he can't use his tone of voice to help. ]

Besides, even if I wanted to it doesn't look like I could get up to the roof to threaten to kick someone off it.

[thotsandprayers]

[Here, have some mock surprise which she imagines must look a little silly without the sound of her gasping to go with it. After that, she'll smile a little before typing up a response.]

That would be a challenge, wouldn't it? Strange though that there's no way up there that I've seen. I wonder if the staff have a way to get there.

[...or if there even is one for that matter.]