in the end it'll be worth it (ota)

[blackbirdsing]

Who: Sarah Weller and you
Where: All around the Wonderland grounds, inside and out
When: Oct 1, all dayish
Rating: PG at most
Summary: Ray has led Sarah on a scavanger hunt that's taken all day and she doesn't know why. There will be top levels along the way!
The Story:

[ When Sarah wakes up alone, panic is naturally the go-to emotion. All of Ray's friends seem to be disappearing one by one, and she can't help wondering if he's next. Her fear is quickly soothed by an envelope on her nightstand with 'don't worry, I'm still here written in Ray's handwriting. Sitting up, she reads instructions for a scavenger hunt, but she really needs coffee before anything so she makes herself a cup, then rereads it. Go to the roof, don't wear heels. Take pictures with people she comes across. But why??? Honestly, this sounds like a plot to get her to exercise.

Still, she dresses in comfortable clothes, sneakers, and after eating breakfast (what, it's important) she makes her way to the roof where she finds another envelope and her second clue.

In a world filled with magic and the unknown, 'The only thing I'm sure of is you.' We'll make a home wherever we go. ]

Oh. Okay. I'm terrible at puzzles.

[ And then she shouts it from the roof because maybe Ray can hear her wherever she is. ]

I'M TERRIBLE AT PUZZLES, RAY.

[ Still, she's gotta try to figure this out. ]

Comments

[blackbirdsing]

Oh? Just someone who likes to tinker, then?

[ Nothing wrong with that! Curious minds and all. ]

[tobelieve]

I've invented a few things over the years.

( 'a few'. 'years'. understatement, much )

I'd like to think that could solve our problem here, though I know I wouldn't be the first to try.

[blackbirdsing]

[ Sarah is searching and searching for this envelope and then - ]

Ah-ha!

[ She holds it up in her hand victoriously, then lets out a breath. ]

But yeah, people try all the time to get out of here. I think one time it led to some kind of explosion, the mirrors got loose and killed a bunch of people and that was not a great time.

[ Sarah may have some facts...wrong, best not to trust her as your sole source of info on this. ]

[tobelieve]

It doesn't seem like it would be.

( helena does, now, per curiously at the envelope )

What's in it?

[blackbirdsing]

Another clue for this scavenger hunt I'm on.

[ She reads it out loud, since Helena's curious and helped. ]

'Nobody puts Sarah Weller in the corner. And no one watches a movie marathon of 80s classics quite like you, either.'

[ So where is this clue leading her, exactly? ]

I gave him a pile of movies for required viewing over Christmas.

[ Hmmmmm. ]

[tobelieve]

Is there somewhere that makes that clue relevant? Other than the movies you gave to him.

( she has no idea about the movie theater. don't ask if she's ever watched a movie, either )

[blackbirdsing]

[ Sarah thinks for a few minutes, pacing a little as she looks down at the clue. Then, she stops, grinning. ]

The movie theater. We marathoned all of these movies...I gotta go.

[ She really wants to find the next clue, now. ]

Thank you for your help looking for the envelope, Helena. I appreciate it.

[tobelieve]

I'd like to know what the outcome is at the end.

( she's curious now )

[blackbirdsing]

If I ever get to the end. Honestly, this could go on for days knowing Ray.

[ But that's said so affectionately, and she moves to leave the ballroom. ]

Thank you again, I really appreciate it.