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Abby raised an eyebrow at Cam's questions. The trickster in her itched to tell the little girl that she was from the future, but not only was that remark corny, but Cam wouldn't get it. "The United States is the name of the country I'm from," she said as she sat on the side of the bed, "It doesn't exist in your world. Maybe you haven't noticed, but the people here come from all sorts of times and places. While there is a Rome in my world, I've never been there. and it isn't as big as it would be for you."

She sighed, slipping off her shoes and setting her stockinged feet on the windowsill. She wasn't equipped to be anyone's surrogate big sister, let alone one to a girl from a place she barely understood. She was a criminal, for goodness' sake! Yet here she was all the same, stuck with an odd little girl and too damn sentimental to just leave her on her own. Maybe this was karma getting back at her in a way that would last.

"My world has a lot more in common with this one than yours does, I think," she said. She snatched the remote control on the bedside table and turned on the TV. She flickered through the channels and eventually landed on a cartoon. The characters were completely unfamiliar to her; probably a show from some alternate reality. "We don't have flying cars - um, the things people are riding through the air - but we do have T.V.s like that one, and computers, though nothing as advanced as Adam."
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Camilla thought for a moment on what Abby meant by the united States not existing in her world or atleast that it was smaller than she thought. Sure she might've exaggerated before on the emporer owning the entire world, there was the eastern Dynasty but they didn't really count. Camilla had no idea the world could get any bigger.

"So your, from the future?" Camilla asked, curiosity gleaming in her eyes. "So what happened to the rest of my family? You probably know just about everything that happened after I was gone! Wait how far in the future are you from?!". The realization that Abby could know everything about her world was amazing. If Abby only just told her a few major things she could tell everyone in her time what would come to be. She could save them from bad things or even bring back inventions.
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Wait... what... 1467!? It hadn't really occurred to Ricardo that Grey could be from another time. Britain, he could understand, but not hundreds of years in the past.

But the more Ricardo thought about it, it did make sense. His accent wasn't just English; it had a more traditional quality to it. And the guy did seem awfully impressed at the slightest of things such as clothing.

Ricardo stuttered his response, trying not to sound to shaken up. "Um- I'm from a place called the United States of America. If I'm right, Britain doesn't discover our land for a few hundred more years, then you colonize the land and eventually the colonists fight to make themselves an independent country. And um- I'm from the year 2015." It felt strange, giving a history lesson. Ricardo never did too well in that subject.

Just as Ricardo finished his thoughts, the Ancient India neighborhood opened up to reveal the edge of the city. Just one block ahead the buildings framed the curious sight of a distant sky that slowly faded into darkness. It was beautiful and scary at the same time.
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"2015, that's nearly 600 years from me." Grey tried to think about what the
world would look like in 600 years, but fathoming such a thing was difficult. What type of tools and weapons could humans make in that time. The history lesson was somewhat interesting, but Grey didn't care about that as much. There was a lot he wanted to know about the future, but he wasn't really sure where to begin. Ricardo didn't seem all that impressed by all of the sights either. Maybe they had all of this from where he came.

"So, does 2015 have flying metal bubbles like here?" As he asked his question the view of the edge of the city came into view. The sky slowly became dark as it went farther away. "Well that's rather eerie. I want to check something real quick first. Hey Adam, what happens when we walk out to the dark?" Grey wasn't really expecting much, except for Adam to not saying anything even though he knows and the little girl to say don't trust Adam, which he already didn't. Once Adam finishes his description, Grey dismissed him.
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"Um, I'm not sure exactly when you're from," said Abby, suddenly feeling a bit odd. "But maybe two thousand years in the future? I don't know very much about the past, though! History was always boring... the teacher would go on and on all class!" As she spoke, Abby realized that Cam probably didn't even know about school. Ugh! They had like nothing in common!

"A-anyway, we're not in that world anymore," said Abby, "We're here, despite the different times we came from. And since Adam is about as kind as that teacher, and half as useful, I doubt he'll be helping us escape." She stood up, walking across the room. In this world, she was treated like the princess she'd always wanted to be - given pretty clothing and luxurious accommodations, all for free. As she looked out the window, at the enormous city at her disposal, a thought ran through her head.

Maybe it would be better not to go home.

Her parents had been treating her like a criminal, and she'd been kicked out of college despite all her hard work in high school. What was there really for her to return to? A trial in front of some snobby judge? More fake friends who would betray her at the drop of a hat? All of that was pointless - worse than pointless!

"Think of it this way," she said, "Here, we have a fresh start. Here, the future isn't already written. You shouldn't worry about things back at home. Maybe you'll return some day, but for now, you may as well take advantage of all this neat stuff."
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"2015, that's nearly 600 years from me." ... "So, does 2015 have flying metal bubbles like here?"


Ricardo did his best to answer Grey's question. [b]Actually those bubbles are vehicles. In my time they are called cars, but they roll around on wheels, like a wagon with a mechanical engine to make it run. We have talked about having flying cars in the future, but we don't have them yet. Though, we do have larger vehicles called planes that fly much higher and faster in the sky, like giant sky ships."

Of course it was easy for Ricardo to understand, but after saying it aloud, it did sound strange that cars couldn't fly already. Hell, there are even rocket ships in 2015 that leave Earth's orbit. Ricardo decided it was best not to bring that up though.

As Grey began to take in the view, he seemed to have an idea.

"Well that's rather eerie. I want to check something real quick first. Hey Adam, what happens when we walk out to the dark?" Grey wasn't really expecting much, except...


Adam popped up, as usual, and offered some information that was rather... lacking. Hello Grey. Fortunately, you are unable to walk out toward the dark. There is an invisible wall shielding everyone in this city from the dangers beyond."

"The dangers beyond?" What did that mean? What was out there? Walking the rest of the way to the edge of the city, Ricardo found the wall Adam mentioned. It was like the world's cleanest thickest glass that had no reflective qualities. Knocking on it made no sound and hurt as bad as reinforced metal.

Behind Ricardo, Grey was already dismissing Adam. This caught Ricardo's attention, as this might mean more information from the new red hologram.

Sure enough, she appeared. She addressed Grey specificly. "Follow me if you wish to know more."

Ricardo's interest was more than peaked. He had to know where this was going. He ran back to Grey. "Well Grey, I don't know about you, but I think we should follow her. What do we have to loose?"

Ricardo stood strong, anxious, and ready for anything.
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Hand on the cold glass pane Camilla starred out, as far away as she could. The blue sky fell over the city like a blanket, lighter above and dark as it reaches near the skyline, a day that would never end. Camilla missed her home despite what Abby said. She missed the stars in the night and her mothers kisses goodnight, even her to-be husband from a far away city, a boy she'd never even met.

"do you think it goes on forever?" She asked absently, not expecting a real answer.

A blue figure, Adam, appeared. He startled the young girl by his sudden appearance but he began speaking none the less. "This city has an edge in every direction, a barrier protects everyone from the darkness beyond. Do you have any other questions?". He stood there, blank expression.

"Uhm," Camilla peered over at Abby "no, go away. uhm, please," Camilla stuttered. The blue figure appeased her and dissipated. A red girl once again came forth, her message more foreward this time."Follow me if you wish to know more." she spoke quickly before floating off, her pace quick.

Camilla shot a frantic face at Abby, should they follow? Should she follow?
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Grey was quite excited that the red girl was sticking around this time. "Of course, she's sticking around, and telling us we can get answers. I'm not passing this up." Grey quikly followed after her. She began to weave through several blocks without the slightest hint of not knowing where she was going. Grey thought it would take him years to get comfortable navigating all this.

He decided now might be a good time to try and ask the girl her name. "So excuse me, can you tell us your name?" The red girl ignored Grey and just kept on moving. This annoyed him a little, but hopefully where she was leading them would be more informative.

After several blocks of weaving through familiar and unfamiliar places, they came to a block that was lit up like no other. Even though it was day time the signs still gave off bright flashing lights and showing drinks, cards and occasionally women. Even if it were night this place would still be bright as day. Soon they came up to a building with architecture unlike anything he'd ever seen. There were three pillars that spiraled around each other as they shot up. The grounds around the building were fascinating as well. Beautiful gardens and statues surrounded light up fountains that could be shows of their own. The red girl went through the front door of the building. Grey held it open for Ricardo as they approached. "Well, after you I suppose."
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Abby's eyes widened when the little red girl reappeared. Her message was a brief one - brief, but intriguing. "I'm going to follow her," said Abby without hesitation. She doubted she was being led into a trap - anyone who wanted to trick her would have had ample opportunity to do so by now. But maybe the girl was really what she looked like - a glitch in the system. "You can stay here if you want," she said, "I don't thinking this is going to be dangerous, but I can't make any guarantees."

The red girl was moving quickly, so much so that Abby didn't have time to slip her shoes back on before following her down the hallway and into the elevator. Once inside, the girl began moving downward - right through the floor. Panicking, Abby quickly pressed the button for the first floor. She bounced up and down in painstaking frustration as the doors closed far too slowly, and the elevator began to descend at what seemed like a snail's pace.

When the elevator finally arrived at its destination, Abby looked around, then pointed toward the door they'd entered through. "There!" she said; the red girl had disappeared around the corner a moment after she caught sight of her. Abby gave chase, the pavement far too rough and cold even through her stockings. Geez - how did Cam walk around barefoot? She maintained a job as she followed the girl around one corner after another, nearly losing her more than once. She was breathing far too heavily - she really ought to have taken her roommate's advice to go on more walks!
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Abby hadn't hesitated to bolt after the red girl, Cam raced close behind. She wasn't about to be left behind, especially not if it involved finding her family. Getting out of the city is what she figured the red girl had mentioned by know more.

Cam followed Abby in the up-down room, wondering why they didn't just use the stairs, but also knowing that they were many, many stories up, and that it would be a lot of steps if there were stairs.

The bell gave a soft ding at the bottom and opened to an empty hotel lobby, the red ghost floating through the entry way and off into the streets. Cam did her best to keep up, her short legs not boding well for the quick pace of the faster people.

Still she managed to keep up, not tiring either due to the city or her own youth, perhaps even both.

The red girl wound her way through the city, her confidence in direction mirroring Adam's in every way. She wasn't easy to keep up with. At last, after what seemed like nearly an hour the red girl passed through the door of a bar like place her form blending in between the crowds of people.
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Grey held the door open. The sounds of slot machines, bells, whistles, and more were calling out. But what were people betting with in here? Why play when you have nothing to win?

The red hologram girl went straight to the back of the casino, straight through a giant metal door. It was obvious that the two were ment to follow.

Ricardo finally snapped out of his heavy thinking, the front door might not stay open much longer. Quickly, he strided through the doorway. Once inside, he turned back to face Grey.

"So Grey, should we get straight to it and go through that door? Or should we have a look around first?"
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They passed through into the awkwardly lit arena. Row after row of boxes with changing pictures, whistled and dinged as they flashed about. Grey was actually annoyed by the awkward lights and exciting bells. They made it to rows of tables designed for various games. He still wasn't thrilled. His idea of a good time gambling, was a quiet tavern, with some strangers and drinks.

Fortunately the red girl wasn't distracted by any of this. He followed her straight through the casino to a large metal door. Whatever was behind this door had to be good. "Well I haven't seen any reason to believe there's any danger anywhere in this city. This place seems weird to me. I'd rather just follow her and see what we can find out." Grey followed Ricardo through the giant door.
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Abby followed the red girl into a part of town that was oddly reminiscent of Los Angeles. She glanced backward as she entered. Cam was still keeping pace, more or less. Unlike Abby, she was unlikely to be familiar with this sort of setting. Even Abby had never been to a casino before - her parents would have killed her if they'd caught her in such a shady place.

A sharp tug at her heartstrings accompanied that thought. Her parents... they were only foster parents, of course, and they hadn't gotten along with her over the past year. But, for some reason, she missed them anyway.

"Stay close to me," she said, slowing for a moment to give her companion time to join her. Taking her hand, Abby jogged toward the red girl, who was floating into a building. Once inside, she dashed past slot machines and people playing card games at brightly lit tables. What were they gambling for, anyway? Money was useless in this city because everything was free. Shrugging the question off, Abby chased the red girl - who no one else seemed to notice - toward a heavy-looking metallic door that opened at her approach. Something about it gave Abby pause.

"I'll go in first, okay?" she said, glancing at Cam. "Just in case it isn't safe." Her mouth twisted into an odd frown as she spoke. Why was she getting all maternal, anyway? She ought to let the younger girl go first and risk whatever danger might be within?

No. She wouldn't do that. Following the red girl had been her choice.

Abby took a few tentative steps into the room on the other side of the door and glanced around, wary of danger.
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The interior of the bright building was daughnting to say the least. Loud machines lined the walls and made rows where adaults stood, eyes glazed over at the T.V. like boxes. Others were at tables playing cards, finally something that made sense. It seemed to entertain them, as all strange things in this world did. There wasn't time to stop and stare though, Abby kept moving. She led the way to a passage way, haulting in front of it.

The passage beyond was deemed dangerous by the elder, a decision Cammila agreed with automatically. Abby went through, to check.

Then the metal doors slid shut, locking Cammila away inside the bright room. After poundig on the door for a minute she stopped. Taking a deal breath she looked around. Nobody had looked up from their game or seemed to have even noticed her.

"Adam open this door," she whispered. The blue man appeared, his friendly eyes looking at her.

"I'm sorry I cannot open this door, would you like me to show you other doors to open that may be a better choice?" The blue figure inquired.

"No," said Cammila firmly, "bring me the red girl."

"What 'red girl'? There are many girls wearing red in this city. I can bring you to one of them. "

"No, go away," huffed the child, Adam was useless.

As the blue man vanished, the red girl appeared. She gave her cryptic message once again "follow me if you wish to know more". Then slid through the door opening it as she went.

Camilla raced in after her, not keen on getting left behind again.
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The Casino Trials




Quest Requirements:

Your character must have followed the static character Evette to the casino described in her character sheet. After passing through the large metal door at the back of the casino, this quest will begin.


Quest Details:

On the other side of the large metal door lies a pure white room. The door will close behind you, and there will be a long moment of silence.

A disembodied male voice will break the silence. To those that are familiar with voice recordings, it will be obvious that the voice is just that, a recording. Below is his message:

"Welcome. I am glad you have came. By following the red girl, you have chosen to not be complacent. You have shown the curiosity needed to discover the truth about this world. But your journey has just began.

"The world outside the city you have arrived is nowhere as forgiving. Beyond this room lies a series of trials that will test your resolve and harden your heart. I assure you that your life will never be in danger, due to the miraculous healing powers of this land. But that is all I can garuntee. If you are ready to face the truth, please step forward. Otherwise, turn back now."


Toward the end of the recording, a door shaped recess opens in the wall ahead, revealing a blinding light. Your character may either walk forward into the light, or you can turn back, push on the door you came from, and exit through a side door in the casino.

If you walk into the light you will find yourself in a brightly lit hallway. All throughout this hallway are black doors with names written on them in simple white lettering. The only door that will open for your character is the door with your character's name. There is also an invisible wall stopping anyone else from passing through your doorway.

The room you enter has no light. Shutting the door behind you causes you to be enveloped in pure darkness. Lights may or may not turn on depending. The room will start to transform, as if by magic, into your character's greatest, most terrifying nightmare. You will be trapped in this room until your character can manage to get his/her heart rate back to normal. As soon as you do, the living nightmare will start disappearing until you are left in pitch darkness again.

Then another door will open, revealing a dimly lit hallway with metal walls. The door will shut behind you as you exit the nightmare room. You will soon find that this hallway is not a normal hallway. It is a maze and not a regular maze at that. Along the walls there are window frames with the same indestructible invisible material that surrounds the city. Outside these windows lie emotional memories from your character's past, repressed memories, happy memories, and haunting memories. If you get lost in the maze and come across the same window, it will be showing a different memory. Thus, the windows become nothing more than distractions from navigating the maze successfully.

Once your character can push these distractions aside, he/she can find the white door that is the exit. Beyond this door lies another room, much like the room where the recording spoke to you. There are several other white doors in this room, doors that other characters may emerge from. This will be where people can meet up and continue collaborative writing.

One wall in this room is different than the other white door bearing walls. This wall has two archways. One archway has the words 'To Saftey' engraved in gold letters. Through this archway you see a plesently lit stairwell that leads upward. If your character takes these stairs, you will emerge safely outside the casino through a side door.

The other archway has the words 'To The Truth' engraved in similar lettering. Beyond this archway you can see a hallway filled with barbed wire criss crossing from wall to wall and a bed of red hot coals all over the floor. The further you get down the hallway, the hotter the floor becomes, eventually becoming nothing more than open flames. The barbed wire also becomes thicker as you go, becoming so thick that it is difficult to see through.

If you can make it through this hallway, you will reach a set of stairs that decend downward to another black door.

This is the end of the quest.


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1) For every post you make during this quest, your character will receive twice the number of experience points. So don't rush it. Quests are a great way to gain experience points.

2) By completing this quest, you will gain access to a new area in this mysterious world. I will update the plot section of the OOC post to describe this new area as soon as someone finishes the quest.
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Camilla fell through the door, expecting the worst but met with strangeness instead. Three figures stood inside, two men and Abby. She stared for a moment at each of them. Where the men there to help her and Abby get back to their home? Were they soldiers? Taking a moment to think clearly she realized they were wearing the same kind of clothes as Abby and probably from the future. The idea was strange, but more logical than the latter.

Before she could say anything a voice cut through the room, cold, and static. It had no ody, meaning it must be someone trapped in the wall. The man was very calm for being trapped in the wall. "Welcome," it said, directed at nobody, "I am glad you have came." He didn't sound glad, "By following the red girl, you have chosen to not be complacent. You have shown the curiosity needed to discover the truth about this world. But your journey has just began. The world outside the city you have arrived is nowhere as forgiving."

"wait, what was the first part?" Camilla asked, her words hard to decipher underneath the cold clarity of the recording.

"Beyond this room lies a series of trials that will test your resolve and harden your heart," it continued, "I assure you that your life will never be in danger, due to the miraculous healing powers of this land. But that is all I can guarantee. If you are ready to face the truth, please step forward. Otherwise, turn back now."

"wait, but what about you?" She asked just as his voice ended and the bright door opened. "What do we do?" She questioned helplessly.
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Standing with Grey, it was not long before two girls entered the room. One was older and dressed in modern clothing while the other was quite young and dressed with a more classic tone.

Before Ricardo could greet the two new arrivals, a man started speaking through some sort of intercom that couldn't be placed within the room. It became apparent that this voice was only a recording very quickly, though the younger girl did not seem to catch that. Perhaps she came from the past like Grey and didn't know of recordings.

The most disturbing part of the recording was the mild assurance that no one would die if they chose to advance. When the only solice you can offer is 'Don't worry. You won't die.', there is something wrong with that picture. But Ricardo had already made up his mind.

When the wall on the other side of the room opened, the little girl sheepishly called out for support. Ricardo felt the need to comfort her, but at the same time did not want to encourage her to do something that she would regret.

Turning to the little girl, Ricardo spoke sincerely. "Hey, you don't have to do anything you don't want to. In fact, I would probably turn back if I was your age. There are probably some pretty nasty things in there." Taking a step backwards to face everyone in the room, the light to his back, Ricardo tried to sound brave. "That goes for everyone. Nobody is making you go forward. And there is definitely some bad things ahead. As for myself, I can't keep on not knowing what is going on. I'll walk through hell if I have to."

By the end of his little speach, his voice had become slightly shakey. Not waiting for a response, Ricardo turned back around toward the light. He took a couple steps forward before hesitating in the face of the doorway.

Would there be any way back if he kept going forward? Would it be better to not know the answers to his questions and live happily in the Utopia above? The questions were nagging, but he had already made his decision. He would go forward.

But there was no rush, he supposed. At least that's what he told himself as stood there, frozen in the light.
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Abby glanced nervously at Cam and the two unfamiliar men they'd run into. One of them, a dark haired man who looked a bit older than Abby, took a few hesitant steps forward, drawing closer to the light.

The light that, if the recording was to be believed, would show them the truth.

"He's right," she found herself saying as she glanced at Cam.The girl was so innocent, still unsullied by the cruelty of the world. "This is no place for a child. I... if this hurts, I can take it. It can't be as bad as some of the stuff I've already been through."

She approached the light, yet stopped briefly to muse on what a fool she was. Her curiosity had always gotten the better of her - it was, in part, the reason she'd started stealing things in the first place. And, perhaps, it was the reason she didn't belong in a city like the one she'd been teleported to. The people there gave her everything she asked for, never held back. That luxury was more than a little tempting... but where was the fun in it? If there were no rules to break, what would she do with herself?

Was that really why she was moving forward?

Perhaps it was for Cam... Abby didn't think she wanted to stay in the mysterious city. She missed her family. Abby gulped. She'd lost her real parents forever ago... they would never come back. So why did she even care about the little girl? Didn't she deserve to suffer a fate similar to Abby's own? Altruism had never been one of Abby's strengths. If Cam wanted to find the way back, she ought to be the one walking into the light. Not Abby. Abby had nothing to gain by proceeding.

So what was driving her?

Abby stood immobile. "I can do this," she muttered to herself, eyes focused on her trembling feet. The light washed over her stockings, yet she stood on the brink of it, unable to move forward. She didn't dare meet the eyes of the others, her fear having just been exposed. She didn't understand. Why... why was she so afraid? She could just stay... even if it was boring, she'd never be discarded again... yet that didn't feel right. To her chagrin, a tear trickled down her cheek. Something was wrong with her. She was broken - she had always been broken. Her trial had defeated her before it had even begun.
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Camilla stared, dumbfounded at what was happening. first the man told her not to worry, and that she didn't have to go. Of course she did, she was just told to by the guy in the wall. With all the talk of danger ahead it seemed that the guy in the wall needed helped,though she really couldn't do anything.

The man left and next came Abby. starting with "He's right" it seemed as though they could both go back and be happy, but in contradiction she continued, confirming that she was leaving. She didn't even say goodbye. She just turned her back and left.

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Everyone was telling her to stay as they left and soon it was only her and the second man. Turning to him she gave a soft sigh. "Uhm... are you going to?" She asked hesitantly, "You don't have to."

She hoped that he might say no, and come back to safety with her, to the city of dreams. Maybe there was another way back home. But a smaller voice knew that he too would leave, just as the men always did. He would leave to help the man in the wall and his friend and maybe even Abby. He was an adult and a man and that's what they did.
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As Grey and Ricardo stood in the room, the two other girls came into the room one at a time. First a little girl, who appeared quite young, somewhere around thirteen years. Then a girl who looked only a few years younger than Ricardo came through. Her clothing was very different compared to his times, but seemed to match the styles he saw around the store in which he shopped. I wonder if her and Ricardo are close in time.

Before he could verbally question anything a voice came out of nowhere and began to congratulate them. The voice couldn't be seen anywhere and sounded like it could come from a god. He figured it was some man's parlour trick at first, but with this strange new world, this could be the work of a god. With the ending of the speech a door opened with a challenge to continue. He was quite sure of doing so, but he thought first if there was anyway he could get some supplies to bring. During his musings the other two went through while trying to convince the little girl that turning back was probably a better option. Grey agreed that if it was dangerous it might be better for her to go back. Although the message did say that no one would face grave danger thanks to this worlds healing power. He may have forgotten that only applied to the tests, but it seemed all the same to him.

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After the two others went through the first door and the little girl asked if he was going through, he decided what he was going to do.
He turned to give her his reply. "Yeah I am going to go through there and you can do whatever you want. If you want to go back to the world it is quite nice, but it would drive me crazy, it's too... nice and boring. If you want to go through too, I am sure I can help you. The man said that we wouldn't die either. So if you always remember that then nothing bad can happen to you. I bet he'll watch over us anyways. Whatever you want to do, you will have to decide. I'm going to go through and I'll wait a minute for you to catch up if you decide to come too." Grey went ahead and left her with his speech and walked toward the door.

@Airalin
The older girl was stuck at the entrance to the doorway. As Grey approached he could see her trembling. Grey wasn't the best at it, but he decided to try and console her. "I believe you're thinking to hard about this. The decision isn't which life do I want to leave, it's do I want to embark on this adventure now. I imagine you're wondering what could or couldn't happen if you do this or that. Many sailors make the same mistake. It's best not to think about the bad things or those you miss. Just enjoy your current company for what it's worth. I'm not that great, but I'm sure I can be amusing at times. If you want to go through I'm sure we can help, and like the man said, we won't die." Grey stepped through the light and into the hallway.

@Balthazar007
There he found Ricardo again. It looked like he was waiting as well. Although he looked a little worried as well. "Hey, you're still here. So what are the answers, are they in this hallway?" As he asked his questions, he noticed the doors and realized they were probably dumb. "Ahh, I see now, nevermind. The doors have our names on them. Cammila and Abigail, those must be those two. I wonder which is which, I didn't ask. So what are you waiting for and why do you look nervous? You said you were ready to walk through hell. I guess we can wait. Although it doesn't look like we can go together anymore."
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