Unwilling Pawns in Her Depraved Game

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someplace boring, just one reason why I'm here...
The castle couldn't had been more remote. Hundreds of miles of an aging road stretched through almost untouched wilderness without another soul in sight. There were no signs, no signal on the phone, even the GPS would have issues with keeping drivers on track. But this was the definitely the one and only road leading to the castle. Sitting up along the very end of an outstretched cliff over the sea, the multi-story castle looked to be in rather surprising good shape for being so remote. There were no signs of structural stress, just an overabundance of vines creeping up the walls. Someone had given the place a modernized touch with electric lamps leading up and into the courtyard. The clear lighting they gave helped distinguished the castle's appearance to the photo that was sent to each and every invited guest. This was definitely the place. Some windows were showing faint lights signaling someone was already waiting inside. Massive oak doors were left cracked open for anyone to walk inside, and good thing too as the night weather was starting to look very cloudy. Right on inside was a massive dining table and a roaring fire keeping everything crispy warm. There were no greeters right away, merely the guests that had to travel forever to get to this place. Acoustics of the chamber made even the smallest sound echo. Multiple doorways were shut closed around the place, all of them firmly locked shut. Aside from the fire, only one other sound was ringing out: the old grandfather clock ticking away along one of the walls, only ten minutes before midnight.

<Please introduce your characters upon them arriving.>
 
Alex arrived at the castle a bit early; she had a habit of arriving early. But she was glad she did, because this castle was sketchy. This was definitely not the kind of place she would willingly walk into. And yet... she couldn't bring herself to leave. The thought that she might finally get her wish of meeting the love of her life kept her from getting back into her car and driving the hell away from this place. She knew no one was going to grant her a wish... but what if she was wrong? Her mind was screaming at her to leave, but she justified it away that it wouldn't be quite so scary once the others arrive. With other people, it should be perfectly safe... right?

The girl shivered in the cold, not being well dressed for the weather at all. She was standing there at the side of the road by her car, with a cute, short skirt, and modest t-shirt, and sneakers. Her feet were slightly pigeon-toed, there being no better indicator that the girl was unsure of herself as she waited for a friendly face to appear.
 
Vivian arrives into the castle rather hurriedly. The reason for this hurried entrance was that she'd just come off of work, commonly having late shifts, and this castle was far away from where she normally roams. She was even lucky to make it in time, but she puts it behind her as she walks in, still in her working uniform, a bunnysuit. Much in the same way that she didn't have much time because she'd left from work, she also did not have the chance to head home to change, and while she was incredibly wary of this prospect, and seemingly rightfully so, she couldn't turn it down.

Walking into the expansive dining room, the short waitress gives a slight wave to the other person who had arrived even earlier than Vivian with all of her rushing. She didn't say much more as she took a seat to find respite, while looking to the grandfather clock, as it was one of the loudest things about and that, come midnight, the challenge may yet begin.
 
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Willow used the picture sent and all the magic she could gather in herself and in items to set up the teleport circle. Having it set up among the ruins of high school atop the Hellmouth would frighten most people with even a little common sense, but Willow was sure she could pull it off. Maybe if she had the needed common sense, she would have never signed up for the competition either...

But the whispers of more knowledge and power, an obvious choice to wish for if you could wish for anything, was not something she could stop thinking about. Also, she had other people to protect and help, and they neded every edge possible. While her werewolf boyfriend left her to go to Tibet in hope for some kind of solution for his curse, and her childhood friend and love Xander went to travel all states by car - she was quite sure he wouldn't beable to do that - Willow jumped head first into Giles' (their mentor) magic books. Even the ones he tried to lock away from her. Even her best friend Buffy was away at her father in Spain, and even Willow's frenemy Cordelia had gone south to Mexico with her family after Graduation.

It is not every day you finish highschool with blowing it up and the mayor-turned-demonic-snake with it. So no surprise she was feeling strong enough to have a go at getting her greatest desire.

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Arriving she could feel the exhaustion trying to push her down to just stay there laying on the earth where she fall from the streneousness of the teleport spell. But knowing she have to hurry up, Willow gave a push with her arms and got up, focusing on her target. Rushing through the courtyard Willow felt vindicated to have brought her new phone. While not sure there would be a connection, she was still quite sure she could set it up to recharge if needed... At least Willow could make photos and use it to light her way or just help her think and plan if there was any clues or puzzles. Or magic books she could not leave with...

The building and the oak doors with the gathering clouds was a little spooky, but had nothing on Sunnidale's usual spookyness at night. Shaking off some of the tiredness, Willow sneaked inside, but the big room with the big table was more welcoming than she ever thought possible. And hey, electricity!

"Hello!" the echo made her repeat it again, the feeling of fun clearing up some more of her tiredness "Hello, hello!". Of course being silly and having people there to hear it made Willow blush and lower her head. Then the old grandfather clock turned midnight... And she felt very lucky that it was behind time just enough, seeing that she had finished her teleport spell just at the right time, at midnight at home, of what remained of the school library.

"Hi!" Willow waved at the others in the room shyly.
 
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The red convertible's stereo blared as it wound its way down the coast, its headlights the only two beams of light on the otherwise dark and deserted road. Despite the impending storm, the roof was down. Despite the darkness, the driver was wearing a pair of sunglasses. Her hair was tucked up in a blonde bun behind her head, which was putting up a valiant struggle against the wind. She was Anna Marie Angleton, and she was going to arrive fashionably late.

Or, at least, that was the plan. As she rounded the latest bend, the lights of the castle rose up out of the darkness. The young woman pursed her lips, turned her attention to the handbag sitting on the seat beside her, and fished out her phone. No signal, and she'd given up on the GPS a while back, but there was no mistaking the photo; this was the right place. It seemed that Google had, once again, underestimated how fast she could go when there were no cops or other drivers around.

Well, no matter. Anna Marie pulled in her car next to the others parked outside, took a moment to adjust her hair in the mirror, and finally cut off her stereo. This place looked like a horror story waiting to happen, but she wasn't concerned; whoever the mysterious contest organisers were, they wouldn't dare to harm her. She stepped out of her car - she was wearing an off-the-shoulder shirt, a pleated skirt, black stockings, and a designer leather jacket, which she pulled tighter against the night air - then turned her back on the castle, and winked into her camera over her sunglasses as she took a quick selfie. She still had no signal, of course, so she'd have to post that later. That out of the way, she grabbed her handbag, pulled up the roof of her car, and headed inside.

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The heels of her shoes clicked against the castle's stonework as she found her way into the dining hall. She let her jacket fall a little from her shoulders as she enjoyed the heat of the fire, then took a moment to look around at the other arrivals. Finding them generally unimpressive - the one in the bunnysuit she even would have taken for a servant, were she not sitting down instead of greeting guests - she opted to take a seat by herself. As the grandfather clock ticked down, Anna Marie lazily examined her nails.

"Is this it, then?" She asked the room at large, not bothering to look up. She'd expected... something more. Someone to greet them, at the very least.
 
Covered in an unhooded cloak on her outermost layer, the dark-haired, tiny one known as Abigail repeatedly twitched her head as she walked towards the castle, rooting herself beside the four other girls. Her footsteps were soft and unnoticeable, to the point that from the perspective of others, she might've teleported there out of the blue. At first glance, one would assume that she wasn't the most sound of individuals. On one hand, it wasn't right to judge a book by its cover. On the other, these assumptions would not be far from the truth.

A light, creepy giggle emerged from her mouth as she gazed upon the stone castle. Abigail was not at all concerned with how the others were reacting to her, for her concerns right now were solely focused on what lay within these castle walls. Within these castle walls had to be an ideal - knowledge, power, godhood, maybe all of it.

Aside from that, not a word was spoken by her, because any words that she wanted to speak were churned to and from the machinations of her mind. As they entered, she briefly turned to the others as her cursed eyes, garnished with the dark circles underneath them, and stared into theirs. If that wasn't the thing that was etched into their minds, it would be her grim grin. Perhaps she could be mistaken for a part of the castle, but not in the same way that Anna Marie thought Vivian was.
 
The loud, metallic click rings like the cocking of a gun near someone's ear. The minute hand on the clock shifts over to the ornate 12 and the clock booms with the old chimes tucked up inside it. The announcement of midnight reverberates across the chamber with such intensity that it almost feels like standing inside a tower's bell. With everyone inside, the oak doors creak and shut themselves close, the locking latch clanking with the twelfth ring. A moment of silence echoes out as it might take everyone time to realize the clock has stopped frozen on midnight. Lights come on one by on, both ambient electric lights and old iron torches perhaps modified with gas fed piping in the walls. Only then is the room completely revealed with a massive ceiling easily four stories tall. It's no wonder the acoustics were so crazy. Pillars have wonderfully carved statues of the ideal Venus seemingly holding up the walls with nonchalant effort. Overhead the massive fireplace stands a balcony with no obvious stairway up to it. And then a slow series of claps is heard coming from the balcony.

Creepily appearing slowly near the edge, a woman claps with fingers to palms as she looms over her new guests. Her crimson, curling dress is entirely out of place for this castle. Her long, curly chocolate hair hugs around her shoulders and lays lazily over fair, brown skin. "So glad everyone has managed to arrive tonight. Welcome to the new future for every one of you!" Her voice is unusually sultry. With a tiny smirk, she waves everyone to come closer. "Please, please, gather around. I have much to talk and this night won't last forever."

<Post your character's reactions. First choices to make with come with next post.>
 
Vivian gives her small greetings to everyone as they walk in, keeping her eyes on the clock. As such, she isn't too surprised at the idea that there would be a sound, but not one that was quite so loud! The waitress shakes alongside the reverberating chimes, watching worriedly as the clock stops fully at Midnight. The only thing that draws her eyes from that is the sound of the door closing, then later latching shut. Vivian nervously shifts in her seat as this comes to pass, as well as when the lights start to come on, drawing the woman's gaze upwards. Basically already working to the owner of the castle's whim, with these reactions.

As the clapping rings out, Vivian jumps since it doesn't seem to be anyone in her general vicinity, which belies someone was here even before the others arrived. Slightly worrying to the waitress, but then she rationalize that the host - or hostess, in this case - would of course already be here. At the woman's behest, Vivian stands, and walks over, her suit's heels clicking slightly under her as she grips at her arm nervously, sending her gaze to the stopped clock as the woman speaks of the night not lasting forever.
 
Cringing from the loud sounds of the old clock signaling Midnight, Willow still turned around ready for anything as the entrance closed up not so surprisingly. What came as a little surprise for her was that not only her fellow contestants looked like all women, but who - and what - ever that was up the balcony seemed to favor being a female too. *Must be the whole witches at the witching hour thing we have going on here.* Willow thought, while choosing a seat at the table, eyeing the others. She was not putting a kink in her neck by looking up if she could not lean back comfortably in the chair. Also, if the dinner table had any food or drink on it,she was not taking any. Partly being careful, but also she was still a little bit dizzy from her spell, and had dinner at home anyway. For now, Willow wouldbe the meek little wallflower she was back at the start of high-school, no need to be seen differently.

She just really hoped that some of the others was not doing the same, because bunny girl and the unsure shivering redhead didn't seem as dangerous as the Cordelia wannabee and the small, dark one with the dangerous vibes... But Willow was now better accustomed to enemies like that too, after the last three years.

And Willow really hoped she did not had to go toe to toe with the one standing abowe them all.
 
A hint of movement caught Anna Marie's eye, and she glanced up from her nails, briefly, to find herself looking back at a pair of dark, sunken eyes. She broke contact almost immediately, turning away with a dismissive, disinterested shift of her head, but that was, of course, a facade. The truth was that there was something unsettling about that girl's gaze, and the grin that accompanied it. Anna Marie was grateful for the distraction that came with the chiming of the clock moments later.

This was more like it.

Like Vivian, Anna Marie climbed to her feet at their host's request. Her approach, however, was confident, and deliberately casual. She took her time, walking slowly while glancing about the revealed hall, and nodding approvingly to herself. She didn't properly look up to the balcony until she'd drawn level with the bunny-suited waitress.

"Are we starting, then?" She asked, her head turned upward as she examined their host from behind her sunglasses. "Finally. I was beginning to think you were going to keep us waiting around all night."
 
Abigail's head only served to twitch ever so slightly as the midnight bell rang, widening one eye to gaze into this newly-arrived woman's eyes. Light giggles escape her mouth as she takes a seat. The art and statues were a nice sight, but to her, the aesthetics were a bit plain and boring compared to certain visions she saw in her dreams, the visions the voices gave her.

She welcomed the host's presence and hospitality with her own brand of politeness, following her directions, eager for a fine meal that would likely come soon.

"Our conversations... I can tell that they will be interesting," she says to the lovely host, "the sooner we start, the sooner we can know what awaits us..."
 
Fear and uncertainty shot through Alex as the light came up on their own and the door locked itself. She had still be considering just leaving right now, but had been feeling a bit safer with the others now here as well. And even though she knew that all these seemingly magical actions could easily be faked with motors and timers, the fact that they might be genuinely magical both intrigued and scared her. If she was dealing with something supernatural, then that meant that a wish might really be granted at the end of the night! The thought was exciting to even contemplate! But... there was something deeply unsettling about the whole situation, and if it is actually supernatural then there was no telling what dangers the girl may face. She had hoped to come inside and make up her mind about whether she should stay or leave, but she was even more conflicted than when she was standing outside.

Hearing the clapping, Alex turned around looking for its source, the echoes making it hard to pinpoint the origin. It wasn't until she had spun around two whole times before she looked up and saw the figure up above. Just as with the door and the lights, there was something unsettling about her. Was she really a supernatural being...? One side of her conflicted little mind started to win out over the other. The only way it was worth it for her to stay and potentially have her wish of true love granted was if this castle was really supernatural, and if that was the case, then she was in more danger than she could possibly imagine. But the doors were locked and she had a feeling she wouldn't have the strength to lift the heavy latch, even if it wasn't magical. With her arms wrapped around her core, she wanted to call out to the mysterious girl that she wanted to leave, but the meek girl just couldn't bring herself to open her mouth and speak.
 
"Indeed, we shall begin very soon." The woman replies both specifically to Anna and generally to everyone. "You all have come far for a life changing opportunity. I'm sure you all understood the message each one of you were sent. You all have come for the chance to be granted one wish, any wish that you might desire. I'll assume that since everyone here had taken up on coming here then everyone already knows what they'll be asking for. But before we shall begin, let us allow for a brief introduction."

She gives an elaborate bow down towards everyone, smiling casually still. "Everyone may call me Mistress Lil. I've already gain quite acquainted with every one of you already. The bashful Alex. The bold Anna. The diligent Willow. The exhausted Vivian. And the pondering Abigail. Oh this will surely make tonight very interesting. I have invited all of you here for a simple challenge. This castle you now stand in is one of the largest that have ever stood, and one of the least understood. Standing at thirteen stories, it might not seem like much to explore compared to modern sensibilities. My task to you all is rather simple, get to the top of this castle. Yes, this is a race. Whoever makes it to the roof first wins."

There's a moment of pause so everyone may reply. "Oh, but don't be mistaken. This castle is a labyrinth with all sorts of... interesting obstacles. No no, no spoilers! I was intentionally vague on what you all be doing for a reason. This is far more amusing. But everyone here might find getting to the top to be rather difficult. It could take the whole night even." The chuckle from her sounds awfully suspicious. "To give you all a taste of what will await you, I ask to take a look back down now."

She gives another two claps with her palm and the sound of more latches ring out. Five different doors further into the chamber creak open, two lead on to narrow corridors, one emits a great aroma of food making the way to a kitchen, one leads back outside into an enclosed courtyard and the last door leads into a study. "The first floor is relatively easy to pass. Each one of you choose your route and meet me on the second floor. I'll be waiting and ready for all of you."

<Name the route your character will choose: Kitchen, Courtyard, Study and Corridor 1 and 2. If multiple people choose the same route, roll 1d20 for who gets it.>
 
As the woman explains that the prize is very real, Vivian looks surprised, but tries to hide it as best she could, which was decidedly not that well. The woman referring to herself as Mistress was certainly not wrong, Vivian was incredibly tired. Despite this, she listens intently to the challenge. Hearing that the goal was simply to make it to the top of the tower, the waitress didn't understand. She couldn't see any difficulty in it, but taking a few more seconds to think over, as well as being aided by Lil, it was obvious it wasn't just a straight test of agility, and that obstacles would bar herself and the others. Vivian is rather worried at the notion that the hostess is holding out on info, but there's not much to be done, and so nods a bit meekly.

As the options unfurl in front of the contestants, one quickly calls to Vivian, having just recently left a bar, she walks towards the kitchen, almost by muscle memory, since that is her go-to at work. It takes a few steps before she stops herself, then continues anyway. She can't doubt herself if she's to win, and perhaps her familiarity with such confines will aid her. As such she races into the kitchen, heels clicking under her as she hurried along, all the while waving back at the her fellow competitors.

[Vivian will go to the Kitchen.]
 
"You say it's simple, but your words... your expressions... it is obvious that it is not... One night, however? How brief," Abigail giggles for a bit. "Relatively easy to pass... the fact that you are seperating us... ah, I see. I will play along with your game anyways."

Abigail's silent footsteps continued to creep towards one of the rooms after Vivian went to hers. As she entered, she would slowly, creepily turn her head like a haunted marionette, sporting her grin, before waving a goodbye to the other three girls and the host. Cracking her head back in place, she moves onwards.

[Abigail will go to the Study]
 
There was something wrong about Mistress Lil. But that didn't stop Alex. She wanted to believe that her wish could truly be fulfilled so badly, her heart fluttered when the woman reiterated that it could. And even if she gave Alex a bad feeling, she seemed nice enough. So the girl finally decided that she was probably just worrying too much like she had a tenancy to do. This might even be fun! Honestly, Abigail was far more worrying than Mistress Lil, at least for the moment.

She couldn't tell where all the doors went, but it was clear that one of them lead outside and one lead to a kitchen. If her goal was to get upstairs, going outside seemed like the worst option... unless the staircase was in a room that you could reach fastest by cutting through the courtyard... But Alex could imagine herself getting lost in a hedge maze out there. No thanks. Kitchens usually don't have staircases either. So, making up her mind, Alex walked toward the nearest unknown door, trying to act confident in her decision.

[Alex will go to Corridor 1]
 
A smirk crossed Anna Marie's face as she was introduced, mirroring that of their host. 'The Bold Anna', huh? She liked the sound of that. The details of the actual challenge - scant as they were - didn't do much to sour her mood, either. 'Mistress' Lil seemed to be pretty pleased with whatever tricks she had planned, but really, how hard could a maze actually be?

"Well, this shouldn't take long." Anna Marie turned towards one of the unknown corridors - reasoning, along similar lines to Alex, that this would be the fastest way to find a staircase - and walked away from the group at a steady, unhurried pace. She raised a hand as if waving goodbye to the others, but didn't look back.

[Anna Marie will go to Corridor 2]
 
Willow was contemplating the words of *Mistress Lil*, but the mentioning of a library and the sight of it got her scurrying. Not fast enough to bowl over her chair, but she got up with a screech of furniture, hurrying towards the study - which she tought to be a library of sorts. Willow almost made it, but the 'pondering' creepy girl got there too, being closer. Willow still tried to shoulder past her if there was books inside. Books meant knowledge, knowledge meant winning against odds...

[Willow will go to the Study]

Roll: 5

[or the Courtyard]

If she does not see any books, or gets there a little bit too late, Willow would start thinking how to scale the walls from the outside. Maybe if she could find something to climb up on, but she would definitely grab a chair and carry it out with herself into the courtyard...
 
@UseAlex
Alex will find a long, curled hallway with rows of draped windows lining one side. The view outside though is dark and near impossible to make out anything. Along the other wall are a number of paintings each featuring countless nudes in classic scenery. Seems like a typical scene for an old, classic castle. There are a couple doors, one halfway down and the other all the way to the end of the hall. They're both the same kind of door, oak and like smaller versions of the main doors for the entrance. There are no sounds to be heard, but is she alone?

1d20+1(Athletic)
Door 1: 8 spaces
Door 2: 16 spaces
Random Encounter: 20%(Base 5% + 10% from Sexy 2 + 5% from Athletic)
Current arousal: 0/12 (Sparker 3)

@Silverbird
Anna is in a similarly decorated hallway, this one lined with full armored stands. They are awfully clean and shiny, someone had definitely been polishing them. The route splits into two way, each one has a door at the end. The first route still has the armored stands lining it. The second one doesn't but is darker. The first door does look pretty heavy with more irons holding it. It is slight open so it wasn't locked up or anything, but she cant see what might be inside.

1d20
Door 1 and 2: 15 spaces
Random Encounter: 15%(Base 5% + 10% from Sexy 2)
Current arousal: 0/18 (Bomb 3)

@Ironuyh
Vivian enters a long, sprawling kitchen with a workspace island right in front of her. Steam rolls from plates filled with sample meats ready to serve. Pots boil over the stoves. It looks like there was a whole crew of chiefs just there already but had disappeared, leaving their work incomplete. At the far end, another main door lies. There doesn't seem to be many other ways in and out. The food in front of her smells real good though, might help with the tiredness.

1d20 OR can have some of the food
Door: 15 spaces
Random Encounter: 25%(Base 10% + 15% from Sexy 3)
Current arousal: 0/13 (Sparker 2)

@Karasuhime
The study Abigail finds is round with a globe in the center. Walls are naturally lined with bookshelves and nothing else. The only way in and out is the very door she walked through, but there is a balcony up above. There's also a set of ropes and pullies attached to a simple flat seat, perhaps used to carry people up to the higher shelves using the cranks. She could get on and hoist herself up but something about the seat looks... uncomfortable. Or she could climb the shelves like a ladder, they're sturdy enough.

Climb shelves OR Use hoister
Random Encounter:0%(bring just floor 1, the base rate is already low, Bland 3 and EoM neutralizes it more than easily)
Current arousal: 0/18 (Bomb 3)

@ChrisGabriel
The balcony Willow finds herself in is small with walls on all sides. Even if it were day, the sunlight would struggle to reach this place. At night, it's like there's an abyss hovering twenty feet up above. Two doors lie on either side to her, but at the far end lies a method she could climb. Vines thick enough to hold her weight leads right up to a balcony.

1d20
Both doors and the vines: 10 spaces
Random Encounters: 0%(similar deal with Abigail)
Current arousal: 0/12 (Sparker 3)
 
When Alex pushed the door open and stepped inside, her eyes went wide. Paintings lined the walls, each depicting a fully nude, fully uncensored figure. She knew that this was classical art, rather than anything erotic, but it was still getting to her none-the-less. Alex had never seen even a single image of pornography, so the only nudity she had ever been exposed to were health textbooks and the occasional person showering at the gym, but even then she opted to shower at home so she never spent any time near the gym showers.

She... did not handle nudity well. In fact, she considered turning around and choosing a different path simply because of the naked paintings. But this was a competition and she didn't want to be falling behind already. So she closed the door behind her, again chastising herself for taking the time to carefully close the door when this is supposed to be a race. As she made her way down the hallway, she tried to avert her gaze from the paintings, but she caught a glimpse here and there anyway. As she saw two doors in this hall, she chose to make a straight line for the closest door, just hoping to get the nudity out of her mind as soon as possible. She spoke quietly to herself, trying to keep her composure. "Come on Alexandra, they are just paintings..."

[Alex will go for door 1]
Roll: 15+1=16
 
Without really putting much thought into it, Anna Marie began to make her way towards the first door, the one with the armoured stands leading towards it. Sticking to the light felt more inviting, and walking past the rows of armour made her feel like she had her own honour guard. Of course, the whole setup also made her think of something like an old Scooby-Doo cartoon...

"Let me guess," she addressed the statues as she passed, smirking. "One of you is going to come to life and chase me, right? Spooky."

She laughed, then paused as something caught her eye. It was her reflection, caught in the polish of a suit of armour. She stopped for a moment to lean in for a closer look, then pulled back with another satisfied smirk, and paused for a moment to fish around in her handbag and take another selfie with the stand.

[Anna Marie moves towards Door 1. Roll: 10]
 
Willow remembered Mistress Lil's words. They had to get to the top first, to win... but the woman also said that she would be waiting for them on the next floor, so very possibly waiting for all of them to get there. Climbing the vines was a good option, making Willowsmile at her own cleverness, but there was doors... And while curiosity usually led to problems, Willow was accustomed to having problems... little did she knew that these problems would be a different kind.

So, spending much more time than she should, Willow hurriedly but carefully checks out BOTH doors before going to the vines to climb. But she remembers what and who went with the other options beside hers, so she could imagine which door can open to a room or corridor with another contestant. Willow does not choose that door, but the other one first.

Willlow also puts down the heavy chair before she goes for the door.

[Roll: 7 / Check doors, but planning to climb vines]
 
Abigail spins the globe playfully, staring at the green and blue alike before moving on with her mission, the books inciting her curiousity. All these titles in one room, all within her grasp. Could she really?

The answer was no. She had to reach the top before the others could.

"There's something about this..." Abigail ponders as she looks at her options - a pulley up or direct climbing. Which path to take?

Abigail figured that the chair might've been trapped in a challenge like this, so she placed the equivalent of her weight of surrounding books on the chair to see if it triggered anything, before her decision was made.

[If something is triggered = Climb Shelves]
[If nothing is triggered = Place single thick book on chair before using hoister]
 
As Vivian rushes through to the kitchen, she's rather surprised to see that it seemed fully stocked just a minute ago, and that food is still even in the works! As she takes even a moment to look over the food, the aroma finds it's way to her, eliciting a powerful rumbling from her stomach. If the woman had no time to change her outfit, food was out of the question!

Vivian will look worriedly between the way out and the food. She knew it was a race, but racing on an empty stomach seemed a poor idea... Despite her wariness, the waitress walks over to the finished food, getting herself a meal before whatever harrowing events may befall her.

[Vivian will have a meal out of the kitchen.]
 
@Ironuyh
The food Vivian eats almost instantly restores her energy. In fact, it seems to surpass it. She should now feel revved up and ready for the challenge... but then a couple moments later and she would start feeling something else. The skin tingles and starts feeling sensitive to the air and cheeks might start to feel a bit flush.

Vivian has unknowingly taken an energy-infused aphrodisiac. For each of the next 3 turns, she gains +1 movement but also +1 arousal. She can also choose to bring more of the sample pieces with her for later (5 pieces currently).

No random encounter

1d20+1
Door: 15 spaces
Random encounter: 25%
Current arousal 1/13

@Karasuhime
Nothing happens when the books are placed on the chair. The ropes creek a little bit but nothing else happens. In fact, placing more weights on it doesn't do anything, and the ropes are still able to hold it.

No random encounter, and the stats from before still stand.

Climb shelves OR Use hoister
Random Encounter: 0%
Current arousal: 0/18

@UseAlex
Being in the presence of such paintings have an effect on Alex. No random encounters but gain +1 arousal.

The room she enters appears to be a lounge, what with multiple reclined couches and a wine cart just sitting around in the middle, with good wine still on it. It's like someone was just there and had disappeared. But there is something very odd about the room, mainly because there's yet another one of those marble nude statues inside. It depicts a male at about eight feet tall and the surface is incredibly smooth. Though this one didn't have much of a face, just a blank space. Nor did he have his asset hanging about. Another door is on the other end of the room but it's locked. A sparkle catches her eyes as a key can be spotted on a high end shelf, directly over the statue.

Climb statue to get key.
Current arousal: 1/12

@ChrisGabriel
No random encounter. Nothing happens. 3 more spaces until she reaches the first door.

Please clarify which door she is going to, 1 or 2.

1d20
First door: 3 spaces
Vines: 10 spaces
Second door: 17spaces
Random Encounters: 0%
Current arousal: 0/12

@Silverbird
Still in the hallway with the armors. No random encounters yet.

1d20
Door 1: five spaces
Random Encounter: 15%
Current arousal: 0/18
 
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