[Map and note are in large block print]

[toxicspiderman]

[Posted directly under this post. The medical wing is labeled, in large print that does not match the rest of the map.]

Everyone's a critic.

Comments

[baniichan]

Thank you for your prompt reply.

Am I to understand that there's only a first and second floor? Or are these simply the only maps available since we're restricted from wandering around on our own?

[toxicspiderman]

Rumor claims a third floor. And the outside of the building. No one's posted a map. Not even a hint.

There's a basement, too. If I put that map up they'll take them all down. Even the location of the secret stairs is strictly need-to-know.

[The thumbtack holding this note up goes straight through one corner of the walk-in refrigerator.]

[diamondstorm]

I was given a map of the roof when I arrived.

[ a quick sketch is added, folded in half. ]

[dividedby]

Thank you for providing this.

I didn't know the third floor and basement existed, or that the roof was accessible. Is there any reason (or way) to visit those places, or are they not worth the trouble?

[toxicspiderman]

How much of your quota of emotionally traumatic experiences have you used up this week?

[dividedby]

What's that supposed to mean?

[toxicspiderman]

That. [An arrow leads down to Renamon's note about the reward being questionable.]

[dividedby]

[...He gets it now.] You've had experience with those areas yourself, then?

[toxicspiderman]

Bingo.

[dividedby]

What can you tell me about them? Is there something that goes on there?

[toxicspiderman]

Not much. Yes.

Ask around, I bet someone will be able to tell you more.

[dividedby]

[...] Understood.

[diamondstorm]

The third floor is inaccessible through multiple tried means. The basement has been hinted at, and from experience, the dreams you gain there are far worse, but do hint at more details of things. The roof is only accessible if you scale the building.

[strikeout legible]

[dividedby]

Dreams?

I see. Thank you for the information.

[diamondstorm]

[ ...She hates talking in code. ]

Things that happen at night are dreams, are they not? The nurses would be prompt to tell you this.

It is nothing.

[dividedby]

[There's the start of a confused response here, but it was scribbled out completely after a metaphorical lightbulb went off over Zero's head.]

Oh. I understand.

So what you're telling me about the basement is that going there at night ...dreams of that place are quite dangerous, and probably not worth the risk?

[...it's going to take him awhile to get used to describing things this way.]

[diamondstorm]

That. Depends. The dreams are dangerous, yes, and the worth is questionable, but it's possible that the risk is worth it. There are hints that further dreams reveal more, but I have yet to gain information from ones who have dreamed such.

[dividedby]

If there's a chance the risk is worth it, I may take it in the future. How would I get there?

[diamondstorm]

It was hinted at by the originator of this post. Saying more would likely have the nurses berating us for speaking of dreams so much.

[dividedby]

[Zero takes a closer look at the mentioned note and notices the placement of the thumbtack.]

Understood. Thanks.

[Added sometime later as an afterthought:] Can I get your name?

[diamondstorm]

Renamon. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions; I've been here [ scratch out ] ...a while.

[ folded at the bottom is her description; blonde, tattoos on her face and hands, etc. ]

[dividedby]

[description noted.] Okay. I most likely will sometime in the future, I want to know as much as I can about this place. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help the resistance effort here.

I'm Zero. If you need to find me, I've got long blond hair. [Trust him, that is all you need to know....]

[diamondstorm]

[ ...Resistance...? She wouldn't say that, but-- ]

All right.

[toxicspiderman]

Did we ever get the whole story behind that?

[diamondstorm]

The ones I spoke with seemed that it wasn't worth the hassle. There's a nest of large birds, it seems, and they're quite the problem.

Though it's also the most likely place where a certain person famous on the local radio station vanished from the channel from some notes I have.

[toxicspiderman]

The virgin-eating ones? Or do they get less picky when you get near their nest?

Think we've got most of the same notes.

[diamondstorm]

Yes to the first. I'm not certain on the second. They weren't clear and are no longer around to ask.

Interesting. How long have you been here?

[toxicspiderman]

I don't have a way up there. Free-climbing looks sexy, but I'm not suicidal.

Little over three weeks. Assuming Aguilar wasn't lying about how long this place has been running -- got here the 36th night.

[diamondstorm]

...If I find a way I'll inform you. Is this a good method for it?

A bit over four for me. There's not many that have been here either length much anymore.

[toxicspiderman]

Bulletin works. I'm Sangamon Taylor.

I don't know whether to be happy for them or pity myself.

[diamondstorm]

I'm Renamon. The same works as well if there's a need.

Perhaps pity them if the fact of their disappearance isn't something to rejoice about.

[toxicspiderman]

We should compare notes about risk vs. reward some time. Not over the bulletin.

Pity's a dick move to pull on people you might have been friends with.

[diamondstorm]

I would be willing for it.

More the reason to find something to do about it, then.

[toxicspiderman]

Grab me any time. I'm one of the few guys around here with a goatee. Shaggy hair, somewhere between red and dishwater, otherwise average.

[diamondstorm]

I'm female; with shorter blond hair and markings on my hands and face.

[baniichan]

[There's a thin, neat arrow pointed toward "virgin-eating".]

Am I reading this wrong, or do you mean that in the literal sense?

- BBJ

[toxicspiderman]

Literal. Virgin-eating birds. And not in the sexy way.

[baniichan]

You'll have to excuse me if I find that a little difficult to believe.

- BBJ

[toxicspiderman]

I'm not exactly eligible for a controlled study. You volunteering?

If it makes you feel better, the giant squirrels will try to disembowel everyone.

-- S.T.

[baniichan]

No, I'm not. But I'd imagine you'd need both virgins and non-virgins to conduct an accurate study anyway.

Not all of the animals here have such specific tastes, then? I'll be sure to keep that in mind, although I'm not counting on running into any giant squirrels in the near future.

- BBJ

[toxicspiderman]

Or just a lot of virgins with no qualms about cold-weather nudity.

They're easier to kill than the zombies.

[baniichan]

[The note above is now slightly creased, as though someone had moved it just enough to get a better look at the area surrounding the walk-in refrigerator.]

I see. That all sounds quite mysterious.

Your responses have been helpful. Thank you.

[dividedby]

[written next to the 'Everyone's a critic' comment:]

Sensitive, are we...

[toxicspiderman]

I'm a sensitive kind of guy.