Shadow Factory

[Mizza]

You wake up to find yourself in a dark room, in a comfortably common sort of opening gambit.

There are five COLORED LIGHTS flashing in a corner near the ceiling, but they do not provide enough illumination for you to see where you are.

Please suggest a command.

[Seeress]

> Try and reach the lights.

[Mizza]

> Try and reach the lights.



You reach for the lights, but quickly find that you are far too short.

There's also SOMETHING in the way. It makes a THUNK noise when you push against it to get at the lights.

[InfernalWarrior]

>Taste the thing you bumped into to see if it is a cake or not.
>Try jumping on top of this object.

[Dovakla]

>Throw object at the lights.

[Kíeros]

> Is there something in the way on the other side?

[Mizza]

>Taste the thing you bumped into to see if it is a cake or not.



You taste the object in question. It is most certainly not a cake. It tastes of bleach and rust.

When you try to CLIMB on it, it creaks under the pressure. A little bit of investigation leads you to think it might be a METAL SHELVING UNIT.

You still cannot see a goddamn thing, though, so you could be wrong.

[Kíeros]

> Head off in the other direction, away from the thing.

[InfernalWarrior]

Feel around on said metal shelving unit to see if there are any helpful items on it, like a cake.

[SupahKiven]

>Take inventory. You have pockets... right?

[Mizza]

Take inventory.



You search your pockets, and find four out of the six of them to have items inside.

You find a PHONE, a WILTING CORSAGE, a SPOON PIPE, and a TICKET of some description. You can't read what it's for in this dim light.

You've gotta find a light-switch in this place.

[Chozowake]

> Use phone as makeshift flashlight

[Mizza]

> Use phone as makeshift flashlight.



You grab the PHONE to use as a flashlight. It's not very good for illumination, but it provides enough light to find the actual switch by.

The phone beeps to inform you that it is low on BATTERY.

[Kíeros]

> Sweep it around to see if you can find the actual light.

[Mizza]

> Sweep it around to see if you can find the actual light.



Aha!

You spot a light-switch on the NORTH WALL.

[sonic3535]

> Find and flip switch.

[Mizza]

> Find and flip switch.



There. Much better.

You find yourself in a JANITOR'S CLOSET.

[Kíeros]

> Read the placard right behind you. Maybe it explains the lights.

[Xander]

Examine warning sign.

[Mizza]

> Read the placard.



You read the FRAMED CONTRACT. It appears to be some sort of JANITORIAL OATH, along with INSTRUCTIONS for how to operate the room.

It explains that the multicolored LIGHTS indicate when there's a mess that needs cleaning up, with each light corresponding to a FLOOR in the building.

It seems whoever is the janitor here has been seriously shirking their duties.

[Kíeros]

> Head out to see if you can accost the lazy janitor.

[Mizza]

> Head out to see if you can accost the lazy janitor.



The door is LOCKED.

[Xander]

search that box on the shelf for a key

[Kíeros]

> Whack the door with the broom/mop.

[Mizza]

> Search the box on that shelf for a key.



You search the box, but there's nothing in here except for a few GARBAGE BAGS.