Event Log (Finding the Cure)

[plungeintofire]

Welcome to Happy Heights!

Attleton's premier amusement park!


Or at least it used to be.

Attleton's mayor has mentioned the unfortunate only access point to the items needed to make the tonic that will cure the tragic sense-depriving infection that's going around. They'd thought the disease was gone, so they hadn't bothered to maintain the area, but the wells are Happy Heights are the only place that's still going down to the aquifer. They could drill down but-- well, they don't have time for that before the disease really sets into permanence! The number of freak incidences and the decrepit state of the theme park will make it difficult to maneuver, but they've notified the electric company to turn the power on so that people can navigate their way through the park in order to gather the ingredients to make the cure.

Unfortunately, since it's been so long since the park's been opened, rain water and nature have all but wiped the park's map into illegibility. You're on your own for exploration and it's time to find at least four wells from different parts of the park. There are many, but none are a walk in the park to get to! They used to be part of a collection game kids could play when they came into the park.

The mayor warns everyone that the cure is incredibly sensitive to sunlight and oxygenation from the atmosphere- by the time a person can get four, the first extracted water will have their bioluminescence diminished. (And going to that park in the dark... it's too dangerous, he wouldn't recommend it!) It probably won't make it out of the park, so drink it right away! Good luck!

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OOC NOTES: There will be different areas listed for different flowers that have soaked into the wishing wells' aquifer. Each area will have a couple of different scenarios you can play out- you're responsible for playing them out and you're welcome to have a blast with whatever you want to do! If you don't want to play it out but you did play sensory deprivation, feel free to handwave your character getting a cure, but remember: If you manage to have at least four different threads with 10 comments from your character, your character will receive an Attleton Charm ICly and for 'exceptionally valiant efforts' in eliminating the disease. (3 month prize claim limit puts this prize available until Dec. 21st.) To claim a charm, click here. Good luck!

Don't forget: If your character tampers with any of the things that are set up to get access to wells except when stated, the ride may explode or collapse, cutting off the well. Pretty unstable park, you know.

If your character wants to explore more of the park than where the wells are, they're more than welcome to. Feel free to make your own thread if you just want to have your character playing on any rides or doing things that they want- get creative, have fun, but the only areas with wells are those listed.

Comments

[youfool]

Kazooeechee? Who's that? [Someone she knew, and mechanically inclined at that? Boy would that be handy right about now. Then again, if it's someone from the past...perhaps it's better not mentioned.

Ted looks around the past's machinery, trying to spot anything untoward. The rods look okay, though rusty at parts. No trees stuck in it, or anything else glaringly obvious.

Then he hears a *snap*, and rushes over to what might've happened.

Phew, Ibuki still has all her limbs! He expresses a look of worry and excitement all at once.]

Ah, there's a faint purring! Even now the horses are pawing and snorting at their stables. I've had a look around; fortunately, there's nothing too catastrophic afoot. Whatever we're missing has got to be in these pages somewhere.

[He flipped through some more, seeing what other answers might be at hand...]

[creativedifferences]

He's a super-awesome mechanic. He'd have this fixed in no time but I guess we'll have to make do with what we've got.

[And truthfully, she hadn't picked that much up off him. She hadn't spent enough time with him for that.

Ah but apparently she's done something and not breaking it further at that! And if there's signs of movement then maybe...

She doesn't say anything, but she makes a break for one of the horses, leaping onto its back because if things are moving then maybe this is the last step.

Or maybe not. But it's worth a shot.]

[youfool]

[There's hope in Ted's eyes as he eyes the horse, ready for it to prance its mechanical path.

...Nope! There's music in the air, the faint stirrings of life in the lifeless machine, but there appears to be yet more to do.]

"There must be yet more to do. Hold on, something caught my eye; let's see what else avails us."

[More flipping, more ravenous eyes skimming the pages. After a while, he caught something that made him light up. He tapped excitedly and practically shoved it in her face, having taken the trouble to produce a highlighter and color its borders. The passage went like so:]

Manager's Note: On course of action following loss of power

While we at Happy Heights pride ourselves on having the latest in merry-making technology, we also acknowledge the value in never losing our roots, both our own and those belonging to the greater fairground community.

Thus, insofar as we can, Happy Heights strives to never lose our backwards compatibility, or what made our rides enjoyable in every age. For this one in particular, in the event electricity fails us, carnival-goers may still enjoy the ride in a more historical context. It will also give us an edge against any health-obsessed naysayers who point fingers whenever an obesity pandemic springs up. As if we're to blame for the woes of corn dogs and lemonade!

But I digress. At the base of every giraffe, dragon, horse, or what have you, there are holes and pegs in each one where an employee can affix some pedals, which are kept in storage. Should the red switch be flipped to its 'manual' position, the ride can take on a more rustic quality, allowing the riders to rotate the ride by themselves. Thus, Happy Heights shows it utmost preparedness and versatility, even in a dark age. Not bad cardio exercise, either. This, of course, is not as popular as the 'automatic' setting, and should only be used in the event of an emergency, or when the patrons grow especially bored yet have energy in their legs to spare.

Sincerely
The Manager

[While she read, Ted had gotten out his bag and dumped out a mess of pedals he had gotten from the dump. He figured wherever 'storage' was was something they had no time for, and likely wouldn't find anything anyway. The time to act was now! He wouldn't even text what he was doing; he had confidence Ibuki would join him in trying the pedals and seeing if any stuck.]

[creativedifferences]

[She figures out the gist of the note quickly enough, even as she's more skimming than reading. While it's little surprise that Ted has pedals with him, Ibuki isn't so certain that anything will fit - and she's pretty sure she saw a storage area fairly nearby.

She hops off the horse, waving the note as her one indication of where she's going before she's making a break for the storage trunk and its all but useless lock. And sure enough, she's soon coming back with a set of pedals in each hand, raising them triumphantly.]

Look at that! Note-chan was telling the truth after all!

[youfool]

Ted's a little quizzical when she runs off, but is back to elated when she comes back with the means of locomotion in tow. Without a word nor text, he's quick to put them in the first horse he sees. Or ostrich. He nods, then counts off with three fingers to, with their own two feet, make the merry go round.

For his own part, Ted had the life-fiber suit to work off of, and his frequent exercise. Hope Ibuki never skipped leg day!