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[neverfeltthatway]

[The first thing Armin does is stream the unsettling sight in front of him - a shallow pool of water, and inside, the sign of the King in Yellow. After a moment, he turns the camera back on himself, so to speak.]

It's appeared again. I got picked up by one of the... the pinballs, and eventually got dropped into this maze. I thought I'd take a look around, since I was already here, and eventually I came across it.

[He switches perspectives again, briefly, to do a slow pan around him and show enough that someone should be able to recognize the area if they come across it.]

For those who don't know, the King in Yellow is a god, a creature of fear and madness. We stopped him from manifesting an avatar into the world a little more than half a year ago, but his sigil still haunts us. Everyone should try to avoid it, if they can - meddling with it could free the King and his creatures, releasing them into liminal space.

If anyone finds the sign in the future, Leonardo and I both know how to contain it - please let one of us know.


[Private to: Leonardo]

I could use your help. I know the protections, but I don't have any way to physically contain it.

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[shesearches]

Okay, wait, can we go back for a minute? [She sounds a little out of breath -- stupid maze -- and incredibly curious. Prepare yourself for an onslaught of questions.]

Meddle with it how, and what do you mean by god? Does the name actually mean something? Should we worry if we run into someone in yellow and a crown? And what was the entrance to your maze like? Maybe they're all the same, so we can have exact directions... to avoid.

[Or go look at, that doesn't count as meddling, right.]

[howexciting]

If the drain is removed, the King in Yellow may rise up from it. That would, of course, be devastating, as he would bring his hordes of monsters and crazed followers with him. He can easily drive us all insane if we let him out, hence why I would appreciate if you do not move, touch, or otherwise interfere with the drain.

The King in Yellow resembles a man in tattered yellow robes, with a horrifying, pallid mask. Should you find this creature, run. Run as fast as you can. Don't look back.

[neverfeltthatway]

Any kind of meddling with it. [Armin's voice is hard, utterly serious. He's gotten better at reading people - he's not fooled by her attempt to pretend at caution.] The first time, someone fired a rocket at it. I don't know how little will dislodge it, but we'd better never find out, or we're all likely to end up insane or dead. I have the scars to show for it, and we were lucky that time.

As for whether it's actually a god... I don't know what that means. But it's the closest word I have that people will actually understand. [Notably, he does not give her the exact directions.]