CAR WASH

[fillerups]

CAR WASH

AT THE CAR WASH, WOAH

The door leading into the car wash is locked. You all know that, of course. You've likely tried it yourself, or watched someone make a fool out of themselves trying to break in. (Man, this is going to age poorly if you've all decided to surprise us and just leave the locked door alone.)

But today... well, call it a feeling. A gut instinct, maybe, that leads you to the doorway. This time, you put your hand on the doorknob - and it turns fully, the door swinging open so that you can enter. As you draw your hand back, you'll spot a bloody handprint on the knob - but then you blink, and it's gone.

The inside of the car wash is rather industrial looking, albeit mostly powered down. The lights are dim to begin with, and flicker ominously from time to time; occasionally, they even go out entirely, and it may be several minutes or several hours before they come back on. None of the machinery seems to be working, though there's a faint electronic hum coming from a shelf built into the wall, upon which a radio sits. Strangely, no matter how tall you are or how you conspire to stack things up and climb up to get it, it always seems to be just out of reach - there won't be any changing the channel for you.

It's hard to tell what you're meant to do here, now that you've gotten in. But since you couldn't get in until now, there must be some reason... right?

...only time will tell.

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RADIO

[fillerups]

[most of the time, the radio simply sits on the shelf, silent but for a faint electronic hum that indicates it's powered on and receiving some kind of signal.

occasionally, however, you may hear some sort of broadcast...

please track this comment to be alerted when something comes through on the radio!]

[fillerups]

[there's the crackling of walkie-talkie static, and then an unamused-sounding male voice:]

...I suppose I o̵̪̪̜̫͚̽͆͜ͅư̴̧̫̻̔̀̇́̀̀̾̇ͅğ̵̛̘̟̠̳͈̰̞͔̹̕͝ḧ̷̰̰̦̺́ẗ̸̢̞̥̗̲́͂̅̏͊͝͠ͅͅ ̷͕̼̭̋̎̏͊͑͋̈̆͘ť̴̢͔̟͉̗͈͔̬͋̊̊́͊̎̋̈͝o̵̺͈̺͇̐̔̒̎̍͆͜ͅ check if these s̵̛̯̦̠̈̋̈͋̈́͜͝ẗ̶̥̳̙͔̤͈́̄͠ͅi̴̜͇͓̰͓̻͗l̶̝̚ļ̸̧̮̳̰͈̽̉͠ work...

[everyone present in the truck stop who is dead will hear this come over their walkie-talkies in stereo with the radio message. the message will occasionally repeat on the radio - it seems to be going in cycles, along with anything else that may get added to this later, so that people who come in after the initial message can still hear it - but it will only come in over the dead's walkie-talkies once.]

[fillerups]

[the radio crackles to life at the same time as any of the walkie-talkies of the dead who are in here. in tandem, the living and the dead will hear: ]

Do you want -̵̢̱̯͈͖͔͔͇̯̈́͜-̸̛̙͑-̴̥͓͖̳̖̼̯̤̠͆̂̆̆̑̈́-̵̠͙̾̈́̓̆̾̑̓͐̀͝-̵̰͎̥͈̱̐̆͋̀̾̌̀-̶̬̰̣̜̋̃̓̾͐́̓̔̚͝-̶̡̹͕̥͖̠͚̖̀̕-̴̬̭͈͙̏̑̃̀̌̓-̶̰̳̳͆͐̽͠? See Squeak-ee for more details!

[if you're not here at exactly that instant, it cycles, swapping between

...I suppose I o̵̪̪̜̫͚̽͆͜ͅư̴̧̫̻̔̀̇́̀̀̾̇ͅğ̵̛̘̟̠̳͈̰̞͔̹̕͝ḧ̷̰̰̦̺́ẗ̸̢̞̥̗̲́͂̅̏͊͝͠ͅͅ ̷͕̼̭̋̎̏͊͑͋̈̆͘ť̴̢͔̟͉̗͈͔̬͋̊̊́͊̎̋̈͝o̵̺͈̺͇̐̔̒̎̍͆͜ͅ check if these s̵̛̯̦̠̈̋̈͋̈́͜͝ẗ̶̥̳̙͔̤͈́̄͠ͅi̴̜͇͓̰͓̻͗l̶̝̚ļ̸̧̮̳̰͈̽̉͠ work...

and

Do you want -̵̢̱̯͈͖͔͔͇̯̈́͜-̸̛̙͑-̴̥͓͖̳̖̼̯̤̠͆̂̆̆̑̈́-̵̠͙̾̈́̓̆̾̑̓͐̀͝-̵̰͎̥͈̱̐̆͋̀̾̌̀-̶̬̰̣̜̋̃̓̾͐́̓̔̚͝-̶̡̹͕̥͖̠͚̖̀̕-̴̬̭͈͙̏̑̃̀̌̓-̶̰̳̳͆͐̽͠? See Squeak-ee for more details!

every so often.]

[fillerups]

[another transmission comes in over the radio! as before, the walkie-talkies belonging to the dead say it once at the same time as the initial broadcast.]

Hey! Can anybody h̴̻̣͒̑̀̂̈́̉̓͒̇̽͋͘͜e̷̢̧̢͔̩̲̰͓̠͙̠̼͖̘̍á̶̢̛͇̭̗̦͍̯̘̞̻̘̪̙̺̥̋͊͑͑̓̈́́̈́̽͗r̴͎͉͍̰̪̫̺̻̟̽̽̇̋̍̋̾́̃̅̉̽̚̚̚ ̸̛̠̮̐̂̊̔̈́̀͗̒͐́̇̔m̸̖̣̩̘̏̓͗̊̇̈̏̎͌͊̈̎͆̚̚ȩ̷̛̹͙̹̮̜̎̾̽͐͋̎̎̃̆̄̀͘͝? I don't know if you've heard about the s̸̗̻̫͓͕̀̋̊̉̍̓̇̅̒̐̆̏̅͘q̴̨͉̞̥̪̭̦̀́́̔̈́̊͌̓̑̊̀̔̍͘̚u̴͚̜͉̬̭̓͐̿̀ͅḯ̸̳̰́̊̔̀̾͊̏̈́̔́̆̃̿͝ͅṟ̴̋̃̓́̔͐́͗͠r̵̨͈̠̼̖̯̭͍͎̬̯̮̦̺͑̈̀̎̉̓̈́̎͘͝͠ͅȇ̵̢̞̝̝͙͓̰̆̈́̌̔̇͂͜l̷͓̹͇̥̮̀̽͜ from -̷̛̛̹͇̻̺͓͓̫͔̖͉̠͎̣́͐̈̇̐͒̇̇̊̅͑̋̚-̶̘̤͙̭͓͈̙̱̜̍͊̒̆̀͑͗̇́́̽̈́͠-̸̯͆̍͆̕-̴̜͓͈̺̀̓̍͒̕͜͠͠ but keep an eye out.

[the radio cycles through messages -

...I suppose I o̵̪̪̜̫͚̽͆͜ͅư̴̧̫̻̔̀̇́̀̀̾̇ͅğ̵̛̘̟̠̳͈̰̞͔̹̕͝ḧ̷̰̰̦̺́ẗ̸̢̞̥̗̲́͂̅̏͊͝͠ͅͅ ̷͕̼̭̋̎̏͊͑͋̈̆͘ť̴̢͔̟͉̗͈͔̬͋̊̊́͊̎̋̈͝o̵̺͈̺͇̐̔̒̎̍͆͜ͅ check if these s̵̛̯̦̠̈̋̈͋̈́͜͝ẗ̶̥̳̙͔̤͈́̄͠ͅi̴̜͇͓̰͓̻͗l̶̝̚ļ̸̧̮̳̰͈̽̉͠ work...

Do you want -̵̢̱̯͈͖͔͔͇̯̈́͜-̸̛̙͑-̴̥͓͖̳̖̼̯̤̠͆̂̆̆̑̈́-̵̠͙̾̈́̓̆̾̑̓͐̀͝-̵̰͎̥͈̱̐̆͋̀̾̌̀-̶̬̰̣̜̋̃̓̾͐́̓̔̚͝-̶̡̹͕̥͖̠͚̖̀̕-̴̬̭͈͙̏̑̃̀̌̓-̶̰̳̳͆͐̽͠? See Squeak-ee for more details!

Hey! Can anybody h̴̻̣͒̑̀̂̈́̉̓͒̇̽͋͘͜e̷̢̧̢͔̩̲̰͓̠͙̠̼͖̘̍á̶̢̛͇̭̗̦͍̯̘̞̻̘̪̙̺̥̋͊͑͑̓̈́́̈́̽͗r̴͎͉͍̰̪̫̺̻̟̽̽̇̋̍̋̾́̃̅̉̽̚̚̚ ̸̛̠̮̐̂̊̔̈́̀͗̒͐́̇̔m̸̖̣̩̘̏̓͗̊̇̈̏̎͌͊̈̎͆̚̚ȩ̷̛̹͙̹̮̜̎̾̽͐͋̎̎̃̆̄̀͘͝? I don't know if you've heard about the s̸̗̻̫͓͕̀̋̊̉̍̓̇̅̒̐̆̏̅͘q̴̨͉̞̥̪̭̦̀́́̔̈́̊͌̓̑̊̀̔̍͘̚u̴͚̜͉̬̭̓͐̿̀ͅḯ̸̳̰́̊̔̀̾͊̏̈́̔́̆̃̿͝ͅṟ̴̋̃̓́̔͐́͗͠r̵̨͈̠̼̖̯̭͍͎̬̯̮̦̺͑̈̀̎̉̓̈́̎͘͝͠ͅȇ̵̢̞̝̝͙͓̰̆̈́̌̔̇͂͜l̷͓̹͇̥̮̀̽͜ from -̷̛̛̹͇̻̺͓͓̫͔̖͉̠͎̣́͐̈̇̐͒̇̇̊̅͑̋̚-̶̘̤͙̭͓͈̙̱̜̍͊̒̆̀͑͗̇́́̽̈́͠-̸̯͆̍͆̕-̴̜͓͈̺̀̓̍͒̕͜͠͠ but keep an eye out.

- every so often.]

[fillerups]

[this time, it only comes over the radio - it doesn't come over the dead's walkie-talkies at all. but the radio crackles to life.

first, there's static, and then the sound of squeaking, and then - ]

c̴̺̹̻̿-̸̢̡͙͕̞̞̤͍̝̠͓̬͕̠̭͑̈͐̀̽̓̅͘-̴̣̝́͂̄͒-̸̦̝̻̗̲̞̹̥̰͈͋̋͂̈̾̒͊͒͒̈̕̚O̶̼̹̤͔̜̽̆̏ͅm̴̢̛̟̙̝̖͚̟̝͍̪̈̾̊̌͐̿͂͘͝-̸̨̞̦̹̲̲̹͇͙̣̄̀͊͛́͌͋̌̇̈́̃-̷̛̦̗̘̮̩̬̹̈́̈͋͛͋̋̈͌̽̐̈́̏̐ë̶̙̞̙͎̲͚̹͖͔̳̺́͐̿̐͒̐̅̓̐̀-̵͎̜̲̯̼̜̘̣̃̔́̔͂̊̈͂̊̋̅̏̾͘͝-̴̺́̀͐̊̅̈́͛́̈́̃̒͘̚͠͝-̸̢̧̡̺̮͈̩͙̞̼͚̜̾͌̊̏͑̉̏͒̈́̏̚͜͠-̶̲͓̲̉̃-̵̘̪̠͙̪͉̍̈̅͐̏̔̈̏̄͘̚ͅͅ-̷̡̢̻̙̲̼͍̦̲̘̠̏̈́͜͜-̸̨̲̪͕͚͓̩͍̬̫̺͎̠̼͌͑͒̒̎̈́̕̚͘̚͜͠f̸̜̟͕͓̥́̈͂̒̍͗́͆̚͘I̸̡̛̩͓͔̮̫̜͕̺̲̹̓̾̿͂̉́̐̿N̸̨̛͙͓̗͈͕̗̰̲̫̹̻̼̟̞͒̊-̴̨̨̨̯͉͍͓̜̬̫̥̍̾̈́̉̐̈̒̆́̾͆͆̚̚-̸̳͚̙̣̟̞͔͍͔̲͚̄͊͑̈̕-̵̨̳̭͔̼͈̥͎̪̹̙̮̘̔̋-̵̛̛͎̟͖̖͇̐̂͗̒̓͋̆͑͘d̴̢̩̘̃̓̏̒̈́̌-̴̢̡̛̜͉͉͉̦̺̏̏́̃͂-̶̟͚̞̥̦̣̹͉̲̯̪͍͍́̽̽̂̍̾̀̽̉̕͝͝͝ͅ-̶̧̤̜̩̫̰͓̭̟̳͖́͋-̷̧̨̘̤̫͍͓͇̩̜͑͛̽̽̊̀́̆̌̌͜-̵̟̥̄̇̊̀͊͋̈̏̍͐̌̈́̎m̶̦̗͈̼̮̩̳͙̗̱̠̲̜̫̙̈́͂̆̋͋̀̌̉́̚̚̕E̵̯̼̔͛̈́͋́



[as with the other messages, it cycles on repeat with everything else - so even if you aren't there right away when it first comes over, you'll still hear it eventually if you enter the car wash.

please reply here when your character hears the message.]

[fillerups]

[future radio communications that also come in over the walkie-talkies set to channel 13 can be found here. we recommend you track the post for new toplevels to stay informed.

one thing to note, logistically -

if your walkie talkie is not set to channel 13, you can hear what's going on by coming into the car wash and listening to it on the radio, but you won't be able to say anything. this radio is only for listening.

if your walkie talkie is set to channel 13, you will be able to talk back. however, if you do it while you're inside the car wash (or on the living side), any restrictions re: what you remember are still in place! please keep that in mind.]

[youcanreplytothiscomment]

[She's creeping into the car wash!]

Hello? Hello? Any other murderers in here?

[fionafancypants]

[OH. Spiderman points!]

Oh, hi Nott!

[fionafancypants]

[a teen just died! And Shi Wudu I guess. But Jester is skipping - actually skipping - into here.]

Helloooooooooooo?

[catcallings]

Oh, Jester-saHHH -

[ nott shoots someone, and it startles ann in the process. ]

[tresleches]

[He's crunching on a lollipop.

As soon as he sees who's in here, he walks out.]

[youcanreplytothiscomment]

[Oh.]

I won't hesitate, bitch!

[The receipt in her hand turns into a glock, and she shoots him!]

[aethertect]

[carefully poking his head in, with no mask, looking absolutely baffled by the fact that he can see in here?]

[fionafancypants]

Tall guy, you're here too! Hi!!!

[nott then shoots someone]

[catcallings]

Hythie-san, you're - are you alive? A lot just happened.

[lovearrow]

[ ...

goes to leave. ]

[youcanreplytothiscomment]

Kama!

[She puts away the glock she just shot Owen with, and runs after her.]

Wait, don't leave! We need to talk! I handled that all wrong!

[humblepie]

[He has a little bit of depression, but

he is here.]

What is going on?

[youcanreplytothiscomment]

[Wow, this kid.]

You tell me! What even happened to you?

[conflagratory]

[ this is hysterical. he's just here now. ]

[youcanreplytothiscomment]

[Waving! A big smile on her face!]

[fionafancypants]

[GASP]

A message! Do you think we can respond! Quick, someone help me count words!

[humblepie]

[THE MESSAGE]

Wait--how many are we meant to be counting? Does anyone recognize the voice...?

[reconnective]

[anyway, a night on the living side means he's eventually going to try and wander his way back here. and notice that he can access it? hm.

listening to the messages? double hm.]

What now? [everything happens so much, why is he here.]

[youcanreplytothiscomment]

Sora? You murdered?

[Gasp!!!!]

[youcanreplytothiscomment]

[Anyway, she's running in here!]

Jester?

[fionafancypants]

[ALSO RUNNING IN HERE!]

Nott! What the fuck, I died!

A THING

[youcanreplytothiscomment]

[Nott comes into the car wash.]

Hey everyone! I got a prize from the cash register, but instead of a gun, this time it was a clue, I think?

[She'll show off a piece of paper, but it looks completely blank.]

What do you think it means?

[vitalitied]

... Are you supposed to write on it?

[hira]

[ artemy is poking his bear head in here and looking around??? what the fuck is a car wash? everything here is way beyond him, unfortunately. hello?????? ]

[saclayfice]

We should stop meeting at the same places, Artemy.

[We just got done finding two charred bodies, didn't we]

[saclayfice]

[Nuwa walks in, looking around with some curiosity. Huh. Well then!]

[dependably]

[ another daily patrol and Naib finds himself... here?

...was this always open?? the fluffy white squirrel(?) scurries out of his hoodie to climb on top of his head and peek around. ]

[saclayfice]

Ahaha...one person more joins the group.

[Ah, it's Nuwa. She has been hanging out here pretty often, mostly to keep track of who can come in and who can't. This is a new face, she's pretty sure]