Loading User Commands:
[X] Wear the gloves before you touch anything.
[X] Don't touch the devices.
[X] Custom

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On the left, a single beam of light is being emitted from a strange electronic device embedded into the wall. From this source, the light collides with a carefully positioned set of mirrors, lenses, and prisms at the center of the room. The optical devices manipulate the light in a manner both flawless and calculated, forming several cryptic symbols and markings in a circular fashion. The blue light escapes to the right, where another electronic device, of a similar construct to the first, contains it.

Grey shudders as he recognizes the pattern formed by the light. It looks exactly the same, to the smallest detail, as the sealing circle he and Patchouli used to seal Koakuma in his dream. At the very center of the circle of light, he can see a single character. Even if it isn't in English, he can recognize it.

"Curse," he reads.

Without hesitation, he takes the gloves from his coat and puts them on his hands. Sakuya said that they are sturdy and perhaps even magically reinforced. While the blue rays of light seem harmless enough, he has no idea to their true nature. If he acts recklessly, he might just end up with a severed hand or foot.

Thankfully, the gloves seem only a little oversized. He can probably manipulate objects with only a little less finesse than normal. He also feels a little bit safer wearing these, for some reason.

Grey takes a single step forward.

But what is he supposed to do next? Should he try to dismantle the source of the blue light? Is he supposed to bend one of the mirrors or prisms out of place? Maybe he can let the blue light escape and hit something else inside the room? Or perhaps he can try to form another symbol at the center of the circle of light?

He shakes his head in frustration. He has no idea what could happen if he screwed something up. If someone took the time to set up these devices so carefully, he might just end up triggering a trap, or worse.

Grey walks around the outer rim of the room carefully, hoping to find a manual or some bit of instruction that could give him a clue of what to do next. He observes that there is only one entrance into the chamber - the door he came in from. There aren't any hidden staircases or doors along the walls, as far as he can tell. He doesn't find anything of interest at all by the time he returns to his starting point. Aside from the optical devices in the center of the chamber, the room is completely empty.

"..."

He did notice something strange though. The whole tower is constructed with antiquated parts, old gears and springs one would expect inside old clockwork. However, the devices at the center of the room are clearly of a more modern design, and they look like a more recent addition. They certainly do not fit with the whole theme of this place.

The ground rumbles once again. This time, the vibration rocks the room so badly that Grey almost loses his balance. For some reason, the devices at the center of the room remain undisturbed.

This doesn't look good. Sakuya must be having a hard time.

Grey needs to make a decision and a gamble. And quickly.

Sakuya...
[ ] Take a peek outside.
[ ] She can take care of herself.

The circle of light...
[ ] Leave the room. Don't touch anything.
[ ] Try to dismantle the source of the light.
[ ] Bend one of the devices out of place.
[ ] Let the light escape freely around the room.
[ ] Form another character at the center. (Specify)
[ ] Custom