Berkeley's Phantasmagoria

[Hello Purvis]

>Check out the left-least door.

[P♂ zeal]

>wash your hands after touching the toilet handle. You dont know who else has put their nasty hands on that!

[Serela]

>wash your hands after touching the toilet handle. You dont know who else has put their nasty hands on that!

>You wash your hands in the sink. Man, thiere's plumbing? Something's definitely different about this house.

>Check out the left-least door.

>As you enter the room, you see a strange construct in the middle. There's also a table against a wall with some cards on it, and a chest in the corner.
>Inside this room, your perception feels a bit hazy. There may be some kind of trick or illusion going on in here.

[Kasu]

> Check the chest and the cards for anything unusual.

[Serela]

> Check the chest and the cards for anything unusual.

>The cards on the table seem to be spellcards. This isn't terribly surprising, really; from what you know, everyone has at least one of them.
>Upon opening the chest, you see some kind of folded material at the top.

[Kasu]

> Check material cautiously.

[Serela]

> Check material cautiously.

>It feels kind of... well, you aren't sure. It makes kind of a "ssssss" noise if you slide your hand across it. You lift it up a bit, and it seems to be all one piece, enough to completely fill the chest by itself.
>You imagine it'd be a nightmare to refold if it got messed up.

[P♂ zeal]

>Pull material out of chest, being careful not to have it unfold.

[Serela]

>Pull material out of chest, being careful not to have it unfold.

>You pull it out, being careful not to let it unfold, but you find that trying to lift all of it up is very difficult; there's just so damn much, that it becomes quite heavy!

[Hello Purvis]

>Does the weight come from the cloth itself, or does it feel like there is something in it?
>Stop ignoring the construct, and examine that thing

[Serela]

>Does the weight come from the cloth itself, or does it feel like there is something in it?
>Stop ignoring the construct, and examine that thing

>No, you're pretty sure it's just from the material itself. It isn't particularly cloth-y, although it's similar.
>You put the cloth-like material back into the chest and examine the construct in the middle of the room. It looks a bit like an ornate wooden podium, and at the top, you see five small round crystals put into the wood. There is a large spherical depression in the center, which is circled by the 5 small crystals.

[Hello Purvis]

>Is the depression about the size and shape of the Goddess Orb?
>Look around a bit more, in hopes of finding some sort of documentation on the apparatus.

[Serela]

>Is the depression about the size and shape of the Goddess Orb?
>Look around a bit more, in hopes of finding some sort of documentation on the apparatus.

>Hmm... it looks about right.
>There are many ornate carvings and gems and such, but no words or anything suggestive.

[Hello Purvis]

>Take orb in hand. Contemplate chances of inserting it and causing a Planet-shattering kaboom versus it doing something good.
>Does anything about the apparatus suggest it is unfinished? Bits hanging open or the like?
>Examine the carvings more closely.

[Serela]

>Take orb in hand. Contemplate chances of inserting it and causing a Planet-shattering kaboom versus it doing something good.
>Does anything about the apparatus suggest it is unfinished? Bits hanging open or the like?
>Examine the carvings more closely.

>You take the Orb out of your pocket, ignoring how weird it is to take something out of your pocket that should be big to actually fit inside in the first place.
>Something tells you Azalea wouldn't have some doomsday device. Or at least, not one just sitting out in the middle of a room.
>It looks pretty finished to you, but you don't really know what it's for, either.
>There isn't any kind of specific image in the carvings, but you do see some flowers and other plant life. You don't think they're anything more then just decoration, though. Actually; no. At the end opposite from the end you think a person is meant to stand at, there is a woman in the carving, with a long flowing dress and hair. Her arms are stretched outwards in a gentle, loving fashion, and she seems to be floating in the air. There are no details on her face, so you have no idea if this is representing a specific being or not.

[Hello Purvis]

>Have a look at the spot where it seems people are meant to stand on.

[Serela]

>Have a look at the spot where it seems people are meant to stand on.

>The side facing where you believe you're to stand, it's smooth and blank. No carvings.

[Hello Purvis]

>"It's probably not a bad thing..."
>Set the potions and such aside, so they don't get in the way, stand in the spot, and yield to BURNING CAT-EXTINCTING CURIOSITY

[Serela]

>"It's probably not a bad thing..."
>Set the potions and such aside, so they don't get in the way, stand in the spot, and yield to BURNING CAT-EXTINCTING CURIOSITY

>You voice your thoughts aloud. It does seem like it's probably safe.
>They're in your pockets, so they probably wouldn't get in the way; but just to be safe, you set your inventory on the table with the spellcards, and then stand infront of the Podium/Construct/Thingy, and place the Goddess Orb inside the spherical depression. It's a perfect fit.
>One of the five crystals placed in the circle around the depression begins to shine brightly, and the Orb starts glowing faintly along with it.

[Hello Purvis]

>Observe to see if anything else happens.
>If not, examine the glowing crystal. Move our hand close to it, if it doesn't seem obviously dangerous, to see if its giving off kind of heat or other radiations.

[Serela]

>Observe to see if anything else happens.
>If not, examine the glowing crystal. Move our hand close to it, if it doesn't seem obviously dangerous, to see if its giving off kind of heat or other radiations.

>Suddenly, you feel like someone else is in the room with you. Although, you don't see anyone.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hello?"

[Serela]

>"Hello?"

>There isn't a vocal response; however, a strange sort of light slowly gathers from around the room, concentrating inside the Orb, drastically increasing it's glow.
>Some words form inside the glow of the Goddess Orb. It says, "Hello _~Azalea"

[Kasu]

> "Ah."
> "Azalea, I've found the de-petrification potion in your house and I'm going to use it on you once I get back to the village okay?"

[Serela]

> "Ah."
> "Azalea, I've found the de-petrification potion in your house and I'm going to use it on you once I get back to the village okay?"

>You almost say this, but then you remember that Sister Masha, the priestess-y person, is the one who's petrified! Azalea is the one who went to go get rid of Estelle quite some time ago, and disappeared.

[Kasu]

Derp.

> "Azalea?  Where are you?"

[Serela]

Derp.

> "Azalea?  Where are you?"

>"Estelle's Mansion. But, it's more complicated then that, I cannot explain under these circumstances... I need help. It's the utmost degree of importance, for you and everyone else."
>The light seems to be fading a bit.

[Hello Purvis]

>"How do I help you?"

[Serela]

>"How do I help you?"

>"It's... I'm not sure. But something very fishy is going on, and I don't like it. Whatever it is, it's got to be stopped."

[Kasu]

> "Er, okay...  Do you have any useful info before the connection stops?"