Mercenaries

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Fri 01 Jun 2012, 12:56 am

Heontris wrote:: >Hold head in hands.

You do so, and indulge yourself in the necessary what have I done with my life thoughts.

These are, sadly, interrupted by a voice. It's saying something about a test of skills, but you're not really paying attention because the lights just came on.

You appear to be in a large gray chamber, not unlike the gray of the train platform. A large chain hangs from a two-foot-by-two-foot hole in the ceiling, and several levers line the walls of the chamber.

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>Wonder how I got here.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Sat 02 Jun 2012, 5:18 pm

Heontris wrote:: >Wonder how I got here.

All you seem to be able to remember is a pair of pink eyes and a slightly sinister smile.

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>Shudder as I remember the eyes. No one should have that pink of eyes.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Sat 02 Jun 2012, 9:11 pm

Heontris wrote:: >Shudder as I remember the eyes. No one should have that pink of eyes.

You show off your best shudder to whomever is moderating this test, but they don't seem affected by it.

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>Stand up, attempt to grab the chain.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Sun 03 Jun 2012, 10:19 pm

Heontris wrote:: >Stand up, attempt to grab the chain.

You make a great flying leap for the chain, but it hangs contentedly just a few inches beyond your reach each time you jump.

Perhaps if you could find something to stand on? But no, there isn't anything else in the room besides the levers, one on each wall. Might as well give one of them a try next.

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>grab lever third from left on fifth row from top.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Tue 05 Jun 2012, 12:13 pm

Heontris wrote:: >grab lever third from left on fifth row from top.

Though confused, you go with the general impulse and pull the lever on the wall nearest to yourself.

The chain appears to retract into the ceiling; you quickly return the lever to the 'up' position.

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>Pull lever to the right.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Wed 06 Jun 2012, 11:19 am

Heontris wrote:: >Pull lever to the right.

Pulling the right-hand lever does not seem to immediately affect the room - nor does the lever on the left. With both of these levers in the 'down' position, you move on to the fourth.

The lever on the far wall causes a small circular platform in the floor, directly beneath the chain, to lower about twelve inches.

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>Step on platform.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Wed 06 Jun 2012, 5:49 pm

Heontris wrote:: >Step on platform.

You stand in the small indentation, but after a few seconds it rises up once more, clicking its respective lever back into the 'up' position. You decide to keep a mental record of each lever to assist you through this puzzle.

Near lever: (up) Retracts chain
Right lever: (down) Unknown
Left lever: (down) Unknown
Far lever: (up) Lowers platform

Perhaps some experimentation is in order.

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>Punch wall

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Thu 07 Jun 2012, 7:49 pm

Heontris wrote:: >Punch wall

The wall feels the pain, but your knuckles feel it worse.

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>Pull very left lever.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Thu 07 Jun 2012, 10:40 pm

Heontris wrote:: >Pull very left lever.

Once again, nothing seems to happen immediately when the lever. However, upon further lever-pulling goodness, it appears that the platform no longer returns to its original state after several seconds, and the same principle applies to the chain retraction.

Near lever: (down) Retracts chain
Right lever: (down) Unknown
Left lever: (up) Appears to toggle a timer apparatus
Far lever: (down) Lowers platform

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>Pull lever at very top

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Sat 09 Jun 2012, 1:25 am

Heontris wrote:: >Pull lever at very top

Upon doing so, and more random experimentation, you quickly deduce that the remaining lever reverses the effect of the near- and far-levers. That is, when activated, the near lever causes the chain to extend, and the far lever raises the platform.

You take the liberty of arranging the levers so that the platform is up, the chain is lowered, and the timer is deactivated so the above are locked in place.

Near lever: (up) Raises/lowers chain
Right lever: (up) Reverses near and far lever effects
Left lever: (down) Appears to toggle a timer apparatus
Far lever: (up) Raises/lowers platform

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>Grab chain and pull.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Sat 09 Jun 2012, 10:18 pm

Heontris wrote:: >Grab chain and pull.

You are easily able to reach the chain, but pulling it yields no result - it is locked in place. The timer mechanism must be vital in releasing the chain for pulling.

You sigh - you'll have to be quick.

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>Turn on timing, bring lever down, run and try to grab it.

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Sat 09 Jun 2012, 11:23 pm

Heontris wrote:: >Turn on timing, bring lever down, run and try to grab it.

You do so, having to reset the other levers in the process, but ultimately managing to set them up and dash for the chain, just barely managing to catch it before it retracts.

As you pull, the platform raises, and you soon find yourself in another dark room.

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>"WHO IS THIS? I HATE YOU! LET ME OUT OF THIS PLACE OR I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" vent anger

Subject: Re: Mercenaries Mon 11 Jun 2012, 11:08 pm

Heontris wrote:: >"WHO IS THIS? I HATE YOU! LET ME OUT OF THIS PLACE OR I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" vent anger

It feels good to let out some bottled-up anger. Suddenly, however, when you are well into your third minute of ranting, the chamber lights activate, revealing the contents of this next room.

It looks like a junkyard, floor covered in heaps of garbage that you are only given a few seconds to glimpse before the sounds of gunfire erupt.