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Event: If You Don't; Part One
The plastic bowl and the note are not there before 6:30 AM - characters who woke before that time won't see them until they return. But any time after 6:30, the note will be able to be picked up and read.
Reading the note in its entirety will make a character feel like they must go and gather candy; they won't know quite why, but there will be a nagging feeling at the back of their minds like they ought to. A particularly stubborn character will be able to keep themselves from doing so with varying effects during the days that follow - on the first day it will be merely a slightly annoying feeling that they're forgetting to do something, but with each passing day the feeling will progress more and more towards full-blown paranoia and a sense of overwhelming dread that if they don't start looking, something terrible will happen. This feeling will go away when they have placed at least one piece of candy that they have gathered in their bowl.
Similarly, reading the note will give a character the feeling that they must put whatever candy they stock up on in the bowls - they are still free not to, of course, but if they hoard it elsewhere they'll have a nagging feeling that there's something they've forgotten throughout the week which will only go away once they've put some or all of their candy into the bowl. This feeling is much easier to ignore than the resulting paranoia from not gathering candy, however.
When a character sets out with the intention to search for candy, they will begin to notice that the candy is scattered about the floors of the Tower. It will be easy enough to pick up one or two pieces in passing as they go about their days, but they will have a nagging feeling that if they look more thoroughly, they will be able to "stock up" - though they will not be able to explain how they know this, or why they are compelled to look.
Characters will have six full days to scour the Tower: The 20th, the 21st, the 22nd, the 23rd, the 24th, and the 25th.
On the 20th, they will be able to search 15 floors before they stop perceiving candy. After they have searched 15 floors, they will not notice candy no matter where else they go - even if they are accompanying someone else who has not yet searched 15 floors and is still seeing candy.
On the 21st, they will be able to search 12 floors before they stop perceiving candy.
On the 22nd, they will be able to search 10 floors before they stop perceiving candy.
On the 23rd, they will be able to search 7 floors before they stop perceiving candy.
On the 24th, they will be able to search 5 floors before they stop perceiving candy.
On the 25th, they will be able to search 2 floors before they stop perceiving candy. At 11:59 PM this night, they will stop perceiving candy entirely, though it will still technically be there; two minutes later, on 12:01 AM on the 26th, any candy that is not already in plastic bowls will vanish from the Tower.
Any characters who, at that point, do not have any candy contained in their bowls will find themselves inexplicably on-edge throughout the next couple of days, and they may find themselves thinking things they wouldn't normally - such as, That person has too much candy, surely they wouldn't notice a few missing... - almost as though the suggestion has been whispered to them in the back of their mind.
If your character is gathering candy during the next six days, please respond to the proper comment below with the following:
1. The day they are searching and how long they spend looking
2. A list of the floors they are searching, in the order they are searching them
3. Their method of searching - whether this means scanning the floor and picking up the first few candies they see, or looking more thoroughly
4. If anyone else is on the floor with them and searching at the same time
You are welcome to post each character's actions for the entire duration all at once if you so choose, but it is also just fine (and expected) to do one day at a time because their actions the next day may be influenced by what they and their CR find on each of the floors. In this case, please post your first day's batch as a response to the comment below, and your second day's batch as a response to the mod comment you will receive in reply so that we can contain all of your findings to a single thread.
If your character is signed up for the event but is not gathering candy for whatever reason - be it their own stubbornness or they got distracted or some other reason - please respond to gathering comment saying which day they abstained from gathering, so that we can detail any specifics they will feel minus the fact that they will feel like they are forgetting something (though this will mostly come after skipping more than one day in a row).
Happy hunting!
You'd better stock up on candy while you can! They get awfully hungry, you know! ❤
Reading the note in its entirety will make a character feel like they must go and gather candy; they won't know quite why, but there will be a nagging feeling at the back of their minds like they ought to. A particularly stubborn character will be able to keep themselves from doing so with varying effects during the days that follow - on the first day it will be merely a slightly annoying feeling that they're forgetting to do something, but with each passing day the feeling will progress more and more towards full-blown paranoia and a sense of overwhelming dread that if they don't start looking, something terrible will happen. This feeling will go away when they have placed at least one piece of candy that they have gathered in their bowl.
Similarly, reading the note will give a character the feeling that they must put whatever candy they stock up on in the bowls - they are still free not to, of course, but if they hoard it elsewhere they'll have a nagging feeling that there's something they've forgotten throughout the week which will only go away once they've put some or all of their candy into the bowl. This feeling is much easier to ignore than the resulting paranoia from not gathering candy, however.
When a character sets out with the intention to search for candy, they will begin to notice that the candy is scattered about the floors of the Tower. It will be easy enough to pick up one or two pieces in passing as they go about their days, but they will have a nagging feeling that if they look more thoroughly, they will be able to "stock up" - though they will not be able to explain how they know this, or why they are compelled to look.
Characters will have six full days to scour the Tower: The 20th, the 21st, the 22nd, the 23rd, the 24th, and the 25th.
On the 20th, they will be able to search 15 floors before they stop perceiving candy. After they have searched 15 floors, they will not notice candy no matter where else they go - even if they are accompanying someone else who has not yet searched 15 floors and is still seeing candy.
On the 21st, they will be able to search 12 floors before they stop perceiving candy.
On the 22nd, they will be able to search 10 floors before they stop perceiving candy.
On the 23rd, they will be able to search 7 floors before they stop perceiving candy.
On the 24th, they will be able to search 5 floors before they stop perceiving candy.
On the 25th, they will be able to search 2 floors before they stop perceiving candy. At 11:59 PM this night, they will stop perceiving candy entirely, though it will still technically be there; two minutes later, on 12:01 AM on the 26th, any candy that is not already in plastic bowls will vanish from the Tower.
Any characters who, at that point, do not have any candy contained in their bowls will find themselves inexplicably on-edge throughout the next couple of days, and they may find themselves thinking things they wouldn't normally - such as, That person has too much candy, surely they wouldn't notice a few missing... - almost as though the suggestion has been whispered to them in the back of their mind.
If your character is gathering candy during the next six days, please respond to the proper comment below with the following:
1. The day they are searching and how long they spend looking
2. A list of the floors they are searching, in the order they are searching them
3. Their method of searching - whether this means scanning the floor and picking up the first few candies they see, or looking more thoroughly
4. If anyone else is on the floor with them and searching at the same time
You are welcome to post each character's actions for the entire duration all at once if you so choose, but it is also just fine (and expected) to do one day at a time because their actions the next day may be influenced by what they and their CR find on each of the floors. In this case, please post your first day's batch as a response to the comment below, and your second day's batch as a response to the mod comment you will receive in reply so that we can contain all of your findings to a single thread.
If your character is signed up for the event but is not gathering candy for whatever reason - be it their own stubbornness or they got distracted or some other reason - please respond to gathering comment saying which day they abstained from gathering, so that we can detail any specifics they will feel minus the fact that they will feel like they are forgetting something (though this will mostly come after skipping more than one day in a row).
Happy hunting!
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Length of Search: The entire day.
Floors Searched: Dormitory Floors, plus the floors she already knows: 1, 2, & 3.
Method of Searching: Methodically. First, she'll make sure everything is safe from the stairs before exploring. She will search all day, in every nook and cranny she can find: in halls, cabinets, under beds, near the terminals, and will probably spend most of the day of this search scouring the Library behind books and in shelves--not to mention under tables and chairs.
Accompanied by: No one.
Day: 21st
Length of Search: The entire day.
Floors Searched: 101, 100, 99, 92, 89, 88, 82, & 81
Method of Searching: Methodically. First, she'll make sure everything is safe from the stairs before exploring. She will search all day, in every nook and cranny she can find, except she will absolutely not go near the sarcophagus. Most of her searching will more than likely take place in the Hanging Gardens, the Hotel, the Pyramid, and the Bar as she once again searches every viable place she can think of.
Accompanied by: No one.
Day: 22nd
Length of Search: The entire day.
Floors Searched: 79, 78, 77, 76, 73, & 62
Method of Searching: Methodically. First, she'll make sure everything is safe from the stairs before exploring. She will search all day, in every nook and cranny she can find--especially on the beach. She will look like one of those people who scour the sand for treasures while never going near the water. This floor will more than likely take up most of her time, with the second majority belonging to the mailroom as she searches along the floor and floorboards.
Accompanied by: No one.
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Dormitory Floor 1: 6 chocolate bars
Dormitory Floor 2: 8 gummy worms
Dormitory Floor 3: 2 peanut butter cups
Dormitory Floor 4: 8 jelly beans
Dormitory Floor 5: 1 piece of saltwater taffy
1: 3 candy pumpkins, 4 pieces of candy corn
2: 2 gummy eyes
3: 3 strawberry lollipops
Her search on the 21st yields the following results:
101: 4 chocolate roses
100: 1 spun-sugar heart filled with a gooey strawberry liquid; it seems to be beating
99: 7 pieces of rock candy
92: 6 candy gems
89: 1 caramel-filled chocolate
88: 5 peppermints
82: When she steps onto this floor, Sheena will be approached by a cloaked figure in a plain black mask who asks her to remove hers. Will she?
The result for her last floor is dependent on her actions on floor 82.
Her search on the 22nd yields the following results:
79: 3 gummy fish, 2 coins wrapped in gold foil
78: 1 meringue ghost
77: 1 chocolate dog bone
76: 3 chocolate roses
73: 13 sno-caps
62: 9 pieces of saltwater taffy
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81: 17 jelly beans
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Length of Search: The entire day.
Floors Searched: Re-searching the Dormitory Floors & 3, this time adding floor 5.
Method of Searching: Methodically. First, she'll make sure everything is safe from the stairs before exploring. She will search all day, in every nook and cranny she can find: in halls, cabinets, under beds, near the terminals, and will probably spend most of the day of this search scouring the Library behind books and in shelves--not to mention under tables and chairs. On floor 5 she will also search behind everything and everyone, until she can't take it any more and looks through one of the viewers before calling it quits.
Accompanied by: No one.
Day: 24th
Length of Search: The entire day.
Floors Searched: Re-searching floors 101, 99, adding 94, re-searching 88, and 82.
Method of Searching: Methodically. First, she'll make sure everything is safe from the stairs before exploring. She'll try for the entire day--spending most of it in the Gardens and Crystal cave. She has no idea what a darkroom is, so the lights there will remain on as she searches everything there from top to bottom, before continuing and ending her day as the Masque.
Accompanied by: No one.
Day: 25th
Length of Search: Several hours--all during the day.
Floors Searched: 57 and 48. (Stopping when she can't see anything on the third)
Method of Searching: Methodically. She'll spend a few hours on each floor, going over what she can until she determines she should move on. She'll more than likely spend more time on the soccer field, feeling a bit uncomfortable in a grave yard with the names of people she may or may not know.
Accompanied by: No one.