A message appears

[mirror_mod]

[There is a message in the journal. No voice accompanies it and it's very difficult to read.]



What could it mean?

((OOC: Yes, the text is mirrored. Presumably someone will figure out how to read that. The message is as follows:

People in the castle

My name is Arya. I'm with the group that was taken from the castle. We're safe. We're in a place that looks like the city but weird. We're in a library right now. We're trying to find a way back. If anyone can read this please answer.

Please assume all future messages coming from the missing residents appear mirrored as above))

Eleventh Time - Failure is not an option! [Dictated]

[losemycherry]

[While others search for their disappeared friends, Yamada, yet to find her Golden Cherry here in Paradisa, seeks a way to return home and reunite with her sister Chika, who has been without Yamada's big-sisterly guidance for too long.]

[Filtered to those who want to leave Paradisa]
Could these disappearing people have been shunted from the castle? What I mean is, d'you think they made it back to the worlds they came from?

I know that everyone who's ever tried to leave Paradisa in the past has failed. But there must be a way. Any cage can be broken, we just need to figure out how. So I want us all to look into these disappearances with that goal in mind: how to break out of this place. I know I don't have any special powers or abilities like some of you do, but I'll do whatever you tell me to do, if it'll help us get back to where we belong.

Log 081

[ruin_mania]

[written]

Use of Mirrors

-Handwriting cipher Alternate handwriting method (see: Leonardo Da Vinci)
-Reflection of spells, powers (Gorgon)
-Beauty or cosmetic

Tales Involving Mirrors

-Mirror of Erised
--show desires
--unlikely to be relevant
-Bloody Mary legend
--appearance of individuals in mirrors when a certain ritual is invoked
-Across the Mirror, and What Anne Found There
--sequel to Anne's Adventures in Marvel-land
--nonsensical adventures including talking plants, animals, extended chess metaphor

[dictated]

This one may be relevant. We know the castle often bases its experiences off worlds known to the residents here. Does anyone have any further information about this story, or have any legends or myths associated with mirrors as part of your own culture?

six tests | dictated

[valuedstrength]

Bucky's gone. No tricks or anything. He's just gone.

33 traps filled with broken glass

[ectobabble]

Okay, guys, um, I've been doing a lot of research, and I might've found something. Everyone was taken during the night, right? Well, there's a substantial urban myth that you're not supposed to fall asleep with a mirror facing your bed. Both the Indian vastu and Chinese feng shui traditions maintain that it disrupts the flow of energy, but there's an even more troublesome side effect, and this is what's looking like it could be pretty relevant, the reason feng shui lists for keeping mirrors from facing the bed:

[he clears his throat and reads aloud:]

"Mirrors are never recommended to be hung in such a way that they reflect the bed. Mirrors are said to ‘capture the spirit’ of whatever they reflect, and they disrupt the internal harmony of the space."

Well. It's kind of a long shot, but ... if they got sucked into their mirrors ... it'd make sense that everything we're getting from them shows up backwards, right? I'm going to Fred's room to see if I can get some PKE readings on her mirrors ... I've got three spare meters, does anyone wanna take one and help me check the other missing people's rooms?