[IC] Myriad Reality

[Efficacy]

<Snipped quote by Efficacy>

Thrice means three.
*Opens the door*

@Meta

Three times. *I see nothing, but it opens into an alleyway into a bustling city, the other wall of which is plastered with a very large "1"* Do you see anything? I see you through the door.

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

Three times. *I see nothing, but it opens into an alleyway into a bustling city, the other wall of which is plastered with a very large "1"* Do you see anything? I see you through the door.

@Efficacy

Yeah. I see stuff.
*Walks inside*

[Efficacy]

<Snipped quote by Efficacy>

Yeah. I see stuff.
*Walks inside*

@Meta

*goes around the door and looks inside* Huh. That's not on this side. *pulls my head out of the door and examines it again* Hey, the doorframe says "twice" now. What do you think that means?

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

*goes around the door and looks inside* Huh. That's not on this side. *pulls my head out of the door and examines it again* Hey, the doorframe says "twice" now. What do you think that means?

@Efficacy

Wait, I want to try something first.
*Steps out, goes around to the back, and walks through*

[Efficacy]

<Snipped quote by Efficacy>

Wait, I want to try something first.
*Steps out, goes around to the back, and walks through*

@Meta

*you remain in the plain, but the door shuts behind you*

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

*you remain in the plain, but the door shuts behind you*

@Efficacy

*Opens the door again*

[Efficacy]

<Snipped quote by Efficacy>

*Opens the door again*

@Meta

*this time, it opens onto the main deck of a spaceship, and through the windows, you can see another ship labelled "Areo 2"*

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

*this time, it opens onto the main deck of a spaceship, and through the windows, you can see another ship labelled "Areo 2"*

@Efficacy

*Closes the door*

[Efficacy]

<Snipped quote by Efficacy>

*Closes the door*

@Meta

*the door now says "ONCE"*

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

*the door now says "ONCE"*

@Efficacy

*Opens the door*

[Efficacy]

<Snipped quote by Efficacy>

*Opens the door*

@Meta

*the door opens into a garden with brick walls and "3" drawn on the wall directly in front of you*

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

*the door opens into a garden with brick walls and "3" drawn on the wall directly in front of you*

@Efficacy

*Closes it and reopens it*

[Efficacy]

<Snipped quote by Efficacy>

*Closes it and reopens it*

@Meta

*when you close it, "ONCE" is replaced by a large round LED light at the top of the door that lights up; a welcoming, female voice begins to speak*
-Voice- Hello! I am Ia, the Ironic AI, and I will be guiding you through the three sections of this test. I detect that the two of you have strong affinities for the Orange Magic. In order to test your worthiness to use the Orange Magic, I will be testing your ability to see the world around you in different ways.

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

*when you close it, "ONCE" is replaced by a large round LED light at the top of the door that lights up; a welcoming, female voice begins to speak*
-Voice- Hello! I am Ia, the Ironic AI, and I will be guiding you through the three sections of this test. I detect that the two of you have strong affinities for the Orange Magic. In order to test your worthiness to use the Orange Magic, I will be testing your ability to see the world around you in different ways.

@Efficacy

*Closes the door and opens it again*

[Efficacy]

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[Efficacy]

<Snipped quote by Efficacy>

*Closes the door and opens it again*

@Meta

*it opens to a large grassy courtyard with high metal walls*
-Ia- Please, enter, both of you. In here is the first test.

[Heroic]

<Snipped quote by Heroic>

You're not living up to expectations here. We'll dock your pay.

@Etcetera

If my living is lower than expectations, then you should raise my quality of living with a raise instead of a cut, huh?

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

*it opens to a large grassy courtyard with high metal walls*
-Ia- Please, enter, both of you. In here is the first test.

@Efficacy

*Goes in*

[Etcetera]

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

If my living is lower than expectations, then you should raise my quality of living with a raise instead of a cut, huh?

@Heroic

Strike two.

[Zeal]

<Snipped quote by Zeal>

*Flings a jungle-green paint while I'm in the air*

@Webmaster

Grim: You will not succe-