>>19739
"'when in love people love merely the fact of being in love' would be one interpretation. However I don't know why Yasunori would have something like that."

"Maybe he felt good about being in love with himself." Suggests Kizami.

"So eight characters, huh? Mind trying 'thetiger' and 'yasunori' for me please?"

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>>19741
Neither work.

"Hey, if I'm reading this right, I think this door is open," Aoi speaks up, indicating to the switches and the door to the lab.

"A lab? That seems strangly out of place," Takumi mumbles.

"I don't know... the more we learn about this place, the more it feels like they were conducting some sort of experiments down here. So a lab doesn't seem all that out of place to me." Remarks Kizami. "Anyway, I think we have investigated this room enough for now. The lab seems like the only place we haven't been to yet, shall we check it out?"

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>>19743
BGM: Truth

The group decides that is the course of action and you leave the control room.

Making it to the door you notice the scanner's light has gone red, seemingly to indicate it is off. Like any other door it now opens and everyone enters the lab.

Inside is similar to the main halls with its stark white appearance. At the end of the rectangle room is a long window that stretches across the wall and looks into a room full of drawn curtains like an infirmary. On both the left and right are doors, one on the left and two on the right next to one another. You notice the room itself is surprisingly barren. There are some wires and debris scattered around the floor. Coming out from some parts of the walls are bits and pieces where it looks like large machines could have been hooked up along the walls but are currently empty.

One by one everyone starts looking at their own things. Aoi is looking around the main room, Kato is looking through the window, Taiga is going to the door on the left, Takumi and Reiko are both looking at the doors to the right.

Kizami sits down, opens his backpack (which he was presumably carrying around all this time) and munches on a rice ball.

"Tell me if you guys find something, ok?"

>>19754
Taiga enters the door on the left, shortly followed by Aoi. Reiko and Takumi head into one of the doors on the right, and Kato leaves through the one beside it.

You shove the riceball in your mouth right as your stomach growls. Looks like you timed that rather nicely.

I decide to follow Reiko.

>>19756
You and Takumi head into the room behind Reiko to an old surgical room. There is a door on the left of this that seems to lead into the room with the curtains.

In the middle of the room there is a surgical table surrounded by some suspended lights. This room too seems rather bare, and walls have very little around them besides some desks and tables. You see the cupboards have been left opened and are empty too. Reiko heads to the other room while Takumi is checking out the cupboards.

I continue stalking Reiko.

>>19758
The two of you enter the room and see the curtains mostly concealed beds as you expected. There are a number of beds lined in the room, in the end closest to you is a desk with a collection of broken and some intact glass items. Some of the intact items you can make out include a few dusty syringes and beakers.

"I feel like I'm in a visual novel written by Mr. Uchikoshi. All that's left is a puzzle to solve with our lives depending on the outcome." Kizami chuckles. "What do you think they were doing here?"

I examine the objects on the desk more closely, to see if I spot any unusual apparel.

>>19760
As you go to ask you notice Reiko has already left the room and gone back through the door you came.

The objects all seem to be unused for a long time and like the rest of the place most of the shelves seem bare as if everything was removed at some point.

I walk out of the room and inquire if Takumi found anything interesting, if he is there.

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>>19762
You find him trying to look behind one of the desks.
"Actually..." Takumi starts pointing behind one of the desks, "Could you help me move this desk? There are some papers stuck behind it."

"Sure." Kizami, as gently as possible, helps Takumi move the furniture.

>>19764
Since you try to move it gently as possible your grip slips and you drop it on your foot as you move it. It hurts and stings, but luckily nothing is seriously damaged.

Behind the desk are indeed some professional looking documents that are covered in some gross residue that was on the floor behind the desk. Whatever it was coats most of the paper making it hard to read. Only the logo for "Copper Coin Businesses." can be seen among a list of others that aren't quite as clear.

"I wonder if this is anything meaningful..." Takumi says looking at it quizzically.

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"I THINK!... WE NEED!... All the information we can get right now..." Kizami says through clenched teeth.

"Maybe there is some way to clean up these messy papers... Let's consult the others about whether they can think of any way to read them."

I take a closer look at the papers, trying to distinguish anything I can.

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>>19766
Taking a closer look you think you may see Okazaki's name on one of them, but you aren't sure.

From the main room you hear Kato call, "Hey Takumi, Kizami? Can we get your help for a moment?"

"Sure as long as moving heavy stuff isn't involved. I'm a bit incapacitated at the moment." Says Kizami.

>>19768
You head back into the room and see that everyone has gathered into the door on the left. Inside is a small hallway with cubicles that look thoroughly searched since you've entered the lab. There you see the rest of the group, with Taiga hitting the back door with his body.

Kato explains, "This seems to be the last room to check, but we can't see to get in. If we all do it at the same time maybe..." Just then however there is a large bang and the door breaks off its hinges leaving it half attached to the frame in a diagonal angle.
Taiga who falls over upon archiving this calls out in a deadpan, "I got it..."

"Ah, well I suppose we don't need everyone's help after all. Ahaha," Kato states.

You look into the room with the rest and see it is some sort of office. Unlike the rest of the place it is somewhat still in order. While it does look completely messy there are still items scattered around. There is a desk to the left with a cup filled with pencils. There is a lamp on the desk as well. In the corner there is a steel trashcan filled with crumpled paper. Opposite of the desk is a bookshelves partly full and a few have fallen to the ground. Behind the door is a painting of a large swamp colored with various purple flowers. On the ceiling is a nicer light unlike the office like ones for the rest of the lab. The floor is carpeted too.

"It's time for some urban foraging." Declares Kizami before going through the papers in the trash.

>>19770
You grab some of the crumbled up paper and take a closer look. A few of them are simply loose leaf paper with scribbles on it. One however turns out to be an invoice confirming that Okazaki was involved with that business company. The paper lists some products, seemingly a large number of clothes ranging from dresses to socks.

"Well now, do you think they were perhaps raising synthetic humans down here?" Kizami shoots off a wild theory. "Takumi, do you still have that bottle on you that we found earlier?"

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>>19772
"Synthetic humans, now that is a bit far fetched," Kato comments

"I dunno, look at all this other stuff down here. It's almost scifi like."

"Ah no, I left it in the waiting room while exploring," Takumi responds.

Taiga reads the title of the books as he picks them up and puts them away one by one, "The Broken Commandment, Wildlife of Hokkaido, James Joyce Bibliography, Scandal at High Chimneys..."

"I mean, if that bottle Takumi forgot didn't contain the materials needed to grow a human, then perhaps it was a special mix that they fed to the subjects in order to study the effects of something." Concludes Kizami. "Is there anything we have overlooked? Is there a place we have not explored yet?"

>>19774
"...a key hole," Reiko suddenly says from under the desk, "There is a hidden compartment built into the desk."

"Wait, really?" says Taiga with surprise.

"A key hole? I don't suppose anyone found a key did they?" Kato asks. The rest of them shake their heads.

I bring the strange substance covered papers from earlier to their attention.

"Does anyone have any ideas on how we could clean these up or perhaps use some secret mystery detective technique to read the text anyway?"

>>19776
Everyone takes a look at it, but to no avail.

"Taiga can you hand me that book you just put back," Reiko asks.

He holds out 'Scandal at High Chimneys', "This one?"

"No the bibliography."

With the book in hand she flips through a few pages, and then turns it upside down and shakes the novel. With a solid thunk a small key falls out of the book and she picks it up. "Love loves to love love, huh?" Reiko says examining the key.

"And once again, Miss Reiko, you've earned your right to do the honors." Smiles Kizami.

>>19778
The fits in and the compartment is unlocked revealing a drawer with five labeled tapes that look like they are for a camcorder.

#12 Aki, #7 Saori, #20 Shiori, #8 Ami, #14 Noriko.

"I don't suppose you have something that could read these, Aoi?" Takumi asks.

"No... just normal flim," is her response.

"I do, but sadly it is at home," Kato says.

"What do you think is on those?" Taiga asks the group.

Reiko responds curtly, "Footage that Yasunori wanted at least."

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"Is it just me, or do all the names belong to girls? This would explain that invoice for the dresses... This could mean the subjects in this facility were all female. Just what kind of vile experiments were they conducting down here?" Gasps Kizami.

>>19780
"Oh god stop making it even more creepy," Aoi cries out.

"You're right... Should we take them with us?" Taiga says.

"Perhaps we should focus on finding an exit," Kato says unsure, "Maybe we missed something back in the control room."

"Of course, finding the exit is the main goal," Reiko starts, "I don't see any harm in taking these with us. Do you mind lending us your backpack Kizami?"

"If by that you mean lending me the tapes so I can place them in there, then no, I don't mind."

>>19782
The tapes are stored you the group is ready to go.

Everyone leaves the lab and while walking through the hall you suddenly see a flash of white as a door out of no where closes in front of you. As this happens you see it hit Reiko's shoulder and push her down onto the ground right as the lights flicker and then turn off. Her cry can be heard moments before the door, and some confusion from the others. The door was almost completely silent, now only faintly the voices of the others coming from the other side.

In the dark you can't hear anyone else on your side. Looks like you are separated from the others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlCho8m4Zyc

Kizami recalls he packed a flashlight before leaving his apartment for just such an emergency.

I take out the flashlight and search around the immediate area to make sure I really am the only one on this side. Afterwards, I approach the door and yell.

"Hey, can you guys hear me?!"

>>19793
Your flashlight pops on, providing a decent amount of light in front of you. The door is clean, or at least no pieces of Reiko are found on your side. You certainly are the only one on this side of the door. Yelling through the door seems to fail, for you can't seem to hear anything from beyond it.

"Aaah, Miss Reiko, please don't be dead... that wouldn't be fun at all, kukukukuku!" Mumbles Kizami before sprinting off as fast as he can towards the east door of the theater room, or at least its supposed location on the map.

If I have a watch, I check the time. If I don't, I start counting seconds in my head and run north past the dormitory then take a left until the theater door stops my progress. If it is there as I anticipate it to be, I wait for about five minutes and see if the door remains closed.

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>>19795
You make it past the dormitory door in about 30 seconds and find a wall blocking the theater as expected.

After waiting for five minutes the door remains where it is.

From the east theater door, I now run to the dormitory door which should be there and closed by now, leaving me trapped in this hallspace. After another 5 minutes, I run back to the east theater door and wait another 5 minutes or however long it takes for it to open.

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>>19797
As you run back, expecting the door, you fail to find one and see the path has remained open. Checking the door you saw hit Reiko you can see it is also still closed.

"You're still here, Mr Door? This won't do at all... Alright, change of plans. I'm sorry Taiga, looks like I won't be able to vouch for your innocence, ihihihi." Kizami continues talking to himself.

I keep counting time while waiting by the door that hit Reiko. I want to have an approximate time of how long it stays closed, so I wait until it opens.

>>19799
You wait in front of the door for another 2 minutes and suddenly the door opens. You notice the hall to the dormitory suddenly closes next to you as well. Nobody seems to be behind the door, although you can see a few splatters of blood where you saw Reiko get slammed into the ground.

Using my highly accurate math skills, I calculate the approximate amount of time it took for the blue phase to end. I move a bit further west to the middle intersection and wait there until the green phase begins. I should know when this happens because a door should block the hall I was just in. I'm also counting time in my head again.

>>19806
It took about 8 minutes for the blue phase to end you estimate.

You watch the door for a few minutes but then your head suddenly gets thrown to the floor after feeling an impact on the back of it. Your flashlight cracks when it hits the ground, but is then picked up and completely smashed against the wall. Dazed on the ground you hear your backpack zipper fly open and all the contents spill out. Followed by footsteps of someone running away.

-

You come to, and coincidentally the lights come back on as you see the door in front of you rush up into the ceiling. Checking your watch tells you that it has been about 5 minutes since you started waiting for the green phase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoh-Z_TS_xE&index=36

"That really hurt you know..." Kizami looks at the spilled contents of his backpack. Are the tapes still there? How many are there?

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>>19808
You notice one of the tapes, the one labeled #8 Ami, is missing. The others, as well as the rest of your items are all there. On closer inspections the numbers are carved into the label as well.

I run towards the dormitory and check whether there is a door south of it blocking off the incinerator. If it's there, I wait for it to open counting the time for the red phase. If it's not there, I go into the dormitory right away and count the number of beds present.

>>19810
You don't find the door there, or any blocking off the halls for that matter.

Entering the dormitory area puts you into a hallway much shabbier than the rest of the basement area with six labeled doors. Kitchen, storage room, changing room, and bedrooms 1 through 3.

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