DAY THREE MASS POST

[vesania]

[So now you know the truth. The virus is not the work of Cair Paradisa at all, but rather another castle altogether. One which existed (and perhaps still exists) beyond the broken bridge. Cair Draconis.

It seems Cair Paradisa itself is rather annoyed one of its descendants is bringing this mess to its doors. Thanksgiving doesn't seem to be a happy family time in this world. Though the castle remains silent, something has appeared in the lobby. It's a piece of tattered paper, with Brewer's handwriting on it. It's another poem, with certain words underlined. As if the good doctor was trying to make sense of them]

"In the the room of ice and snow
The cure to Wrath it will bestow
The Virtue of Patience gone astray
A piece of wood from a broken sleigh"

[Looks promising. Might be an idea to try that out]

[[FINDING THE CLUE | THE FOUR SEASONS ROOM | THE LAUNDRY ROOM | THE BALLROOM | THE KITCHEN | THE CLINIC | THE LOST ROOM
DAY THREE OOC POST | PLOT HUB]]

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THE FOUR SEASONS ROOM

[vesania]

[The first clue leads you here. Perhaps some of you have decided to follow it. As it's a Friday, the room indeed is in Winter Mode.

Snowbanks rise and fall, flakes drifting through the air, sometimes caught by gentle winds which seem to come from nowhere. Somewhere here is the first Virtue. Best start looking for it]

[hellshaped]

[Hellboy's never been here when it has been in Winter Mode, but the snow doesn't really bother him, despite his state of dress.

Where the snow is deeper, he sinks down into it because hooves aren't the best at displacing that sort of thing. But he'll just grumble irritably and pull himself out, pressing on and continuing to look for... well. A broken piece of wood?

Like a needle in a haystack.]

[fluthlu]

[Rose shows up at the door a few moments after him, and begins to wait for Mavis until she realizes that someone is already in there looking. She pulls her knit hat down over her ears and steps into the cold.]

Have you found anything, yet?

[persequor]

[ Nymeria carves a path through the snow that Arya follows. ]

Does anyone know how big it is?

[hellshaped]

[Hellboy looks over his shoulder at Rose, shaking his head.] Nada.

[He's keeping an eye on Arya, too. >:T Direwolf companion or not, he doesn't want her falling into a snowdrift.]

Sleighs are pretty big, so it could be any size ...

[fluthlu]

[Rose looks like she's focusing hard on something, casting her eyes over the white snow in front of her. After a minute, however, she seems to give up. Whatever Seer abilities she amassed back home aren't helping.]

Shall we split up, then?

[hellshaped]

[Hellboy's above average eyesight isn't helping either. He never thought he'd be so frustrated with snow...!]

Might as well. Cover more ground that way.

Give a holler if you find anything.

[persequor]

[ She'll scream if the snow tries to eat her, how's that. ]

I will. Come, Nymeria.

[fluthlu]

I will as well.

[Rose pulls out her needles, just in case anything is lurking in the snow, and heads off to the left side of the room.]

[vesania]

[Hey, Rose. What's that unusual lump of snow over there?]

[fluthlu]

[... Huh. She approaches slowly, keeping a prudent eye on it, until the lump is close enough to crouch down and stick one knitting needle into.]

[vesania]

[It's definitely something solid. Something solid and red. You might have to dig it out.]

[fluthlu]

[Well would you look at that. After a moment's contemplation, Rose gets down on her knees and starts shoveling snow off of the thing with her hands. Surely finding this thing wasn't as easy as walking into the room and seeing a lump of snow... She's a little wary as she keeps digging.]

[vesania]

[It seems, this time at least, it really is. Paradisa has no mood for Draconis' silly little games. Under the snow is a sleigh, just like the clue said. One of the legs is broken, however, hanging off. Congratulations, you've found the first Virtue. It's kind of ridiculous, really, but Paradisa can only provide Draconis' answers.

This is why you don't let insane castles do things. It sadly lacks any instructions on how to USE it. Though there are two pieces of paper wedged in under the sleigh. Looks like they're more clues to follow]

"Where the washerwoman spends her days
It seems that Charity truly pays
A precious blanket, old and frayed
Soothes a Greedy victim's tirade"

"In a place where Lust can truly play
A locket is safely squared away
Behind a painting in the dancing hall
Good Chastity will reinstall"

[Two different clues, two different locations. And still no clue how to really use anything you find. Better split up and find more Virtues while you can. Some of you might want to start working out way on how to USE these seemingly useless pieces of junk]

[save_the_souls]

[He was totally here before, he just cloaked with the snowdrifts okay. And he frowns at the clues]

A blanket and a locket? This is stupid...

[But SIGH, no choice but to comply]

I'll check the laundry room, that's probably where charity is.

[holyrabies]

Is there a ballroom here? Or something like that?

[persequor]

Yes. It's huge.

[holyrabies]

All the more reason to head there and start looking!

[theabjectauthor]

Perhaps more than one of us should search it, then, to find it more quickly?

[persequor]

Sure. I'll go there. Come, Nymeria.

[save_the_souls]

-- Could you have Nymeria get the scent of the sleigh? It might be similar to the locket if they're from the same place.

[WHAT? IT MIGHT BE WORTH A SHOT]

[persequor]

Mayhaps. Give it to her.

[theabjectauthor]

Certainly an excellent idea. [he's also glad to be going with the direwolf in case any Wrathful people show up]