Meep Manhunt!

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Who: Anyone who expressed interest in going after Meep and received a letter from Scurvey Dog.
Where: Anygrav Moon
When: August 9th-22nd
What: The mission begins! Dog asked for help rescuing Meep and it's you lot who've responded. Try to bring him back in one piece, eh?
Warnings: Possible violence...?
Style: Any!
Status: Closed to those involved!

The island is covered by a familiar mist that rolls across the ground. Fortunately for you, it's not going to bring nightmares to life this time, but it definitely lends to the general feeling of unease that fills the place. That isn't helped by the fact that though the population here was never very large, it certainly must be even smaller now.

It's the dead, lifeless husks along the beach that make that much obvious.

There's no sign of battle, and all the bodies appear unmarked. It's as though they suddenly dropped right where they were standing, as if something completely and abruptly drained them of energy.

Watch your step as you make your way inland. Wouldn't it be a shame if the same thing happened to you?

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The Beach

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As you arrive through the Nav as instructed, you'll notice that there seems to be some sort of tent city set up in a cleared section of the beach. Even the mist seems to be blocked from winding its way through this area, but how that's been managed is a mystery.

There are plenty of supplies here, and everything has Dog's mark on it -- though the woman herself is nowhere to be seen.

It seems you might be here for awhile, or perhaps it's possible she thinks first aid might eventually be necessary, judging by some of the supplies. In any case, feel free to make camp here, meet up with others, and discuss your plans.

The Pyramid

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The giant, inverted pyramid is impossible to miss, which is good because that's where you're headed next. There are a seemingly endless amount of stairs leading up to its entrance, and its sand-blasted walls are crumbling slightly but appear to be structurally sound.

Probably.

As you enter the pyramid, you'll find arrows that lead you to a three-way intersection. The halls are dark and echoing with a faint wind. The middle path smells faintly of old cheese, but other than that there is no distinction between them.

Up above the three openings, however, some words are inscribed on the wall. Hard to read at first, perhaps, but eventually you should be able to make out what it says:

The Right Hall

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Appears to be the correct path! Though some ominous grumblings and shakings of the ancient stone might convince the faint of heart to turn back. At the end of the hall is a wide room, apparently empty but as soon as you enter you will fall straight up to the ceiling where treasure lies in the form of millions of gold and jeweled keys of roughly the same size.

One of these millions of keys will fit in the only other door which is at the bottom of the room. Good luck getting there and finding which one. Also be careful. Some of these keys are mildly poisonous to the touch. Nothing there that will kill you, but will leave you quite trippy for a few hours.

There seems to be a riddle to help along the way.

Some keys for boxes
Some keys for starts
But the one that opens this old door
Comes from the depth of your

Well the last word is a little smudged. It could read "heart" but it could very well read "fart". Aren't these old ruins the worst?

The Left Hall

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It seems solid and sound so of course you weren't, unless well acquainted with the laws of narrative and comedy, expecting the floor to give way and for everyone to be dropped into the chamber below that is full of all manner of hungry insects and a fairly large colony of spiders.

There seems to be a few exits to use to get back to the upper floor, but getting to them alive is the tricky part.

Finale

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[You've made it through the sand somehow. Congratulations! The door on one side leads through an increasingly narrow hall that will force the more barrel-chested ones to walk sideways through. However, entering on the other side will have you arriving at your goal -- that is to say, one Meep, lying prone and slightly drifting in the air.

It seems like the way is clear, though of course nothing is ever that easy as you will discover if you happen to run face first into the invisible walls that make up a sort of labyrinth in which Meep is at the center, floating unconscious in midair. Good luck getting through.

Though those higher on life than others might get some guidance via phosphorescent butterflies only they can see, so that might help. But better get out quick because as the stones rumble and grind and shift around you, you might get the feeling this place isn't going to last much longer.]