This node connects from the Central Area. At the far side of the park is an archway that has a thin layer of fog across the opening - you can't see through it. But once you do walk through, you are greeted with the sight of a small, circular room with pinewood flooring, orange walls, and five doors. Which door will you choose?
THE BAR
The bar feels like a small and cramped dive bar, but even though no one is inside, there’s the feeling of a boisterous atmosphere. There’s a long counter with stools, a few cozy booths and tables, and a jukebox in the corner. You can pick a song off the jukebox, but there's a very good chance that at some point, it will turn into It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones. Absolutely every spare inch is covered in miscellaneous bric-a-brac, as though the owners couldn’t decide between a slightly problematic tiki theme, 1950s soda fountain, and various road signs and advertisements. You likely recognize a product here or there, but others are a mystery.
Still, if you go up to the counter, you’ll find the shelves are stocked with every type of alcohol you can think of, as well as a soda fountain and several non-alcoholic alternatives. The music in here might be familiar to you - no matter where you come from, you’ll hear popular songs from back home that are a little outdated, sung in a garbled language you don’t understand.
PARTY CITY
Anything you need to throw a great party, you can find it here at Party City! This big box store has aisles and aisles of decorations for any holiday, colorful plateware, streamers, crepe paper, glitter, confetti, balloons, and wrapping paper. It’s always Halloween in the spooky aisle! You can also find goodies like spray on hair dye, wigs, and face and body paints. Don’t forget to seal your paint, guys!
In the back, there’s a large costume section featuring rows of cheap, off brand costumes, none of which fit quite right and all of which are marketed as ‘sexy’ whether or not they actually are. You can even find off brand sexy costumes of famous people and professions from your home world. Have you ever wanted to dress as a sexy version of your rival? Now you can!
THE CEMETERY
Regardless of the time of day you visit, a chill seems to have settled around the cemetery. A soft wind rustles through the trees, and through you, if you're not wearing a coat. You'll likely note the seasons change here, as well - sometimes it's winter, sometimes it's fall, sometimes it's spring. Never summer, though. The burial plots seem to be placed a bit haphazardly, and while there are a few tombstones around, time has eroded the faces of them, making the names illegible. Little bouquets of flowers occasionally decorate the area, some fresher than others. Every now and then you’ll catch sight of a shadow from the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look you’ll find that you’re completely alone.
Though it’s difficult to tell time in the prism, you’ll get the sense that the later you visit the cemetery the more likely it will be that you’ll hear the sound of someone shoveling dirt. Searching high and low will net you no results, but when you turn around a new burial plot has been added. Funny… it looks like it’s just your size. Do be careful not to fall in.
THE OFFICE
Mondays, right? Now you, too can look forward to the weekend in your very own office! This small room with white walls and wooden floors lets you get to work. Blinds on the windows keep the world outside from distracting you, and a large potted plant in the corner provides that personal touch that reminds you we’re a family here. There’s a reception desk in the center, and then a few cubicle desks as well and a large copier and printer that jams frequently. On the wall, a clock ticks very slowly to 5 PM. There’s also a water cooler for gossiping.
At each desk, you can file papers (you can’t seem to understand any of them, but there’s an order you know they belong in), answer the phones (you can’t understand what the speaker is saying, but they’re in a bad mood and they’re making that your problem) or load up your desktop computer where you can organize your calendar and answer emails (all urgent and incomprehensible).
Wow! This sucks! Maybe you guys should submit some player locations?
THE DOJO
The dojo is a spacious training hall with hardwood floors that seem well-cared for and maintained. One side hosts several wall-mounted racks holding wooden swords of varying lengths, with the opposite wall offering a row of seating cushions for comfortable observation or resting between bouts. Skylights overhead let in plenty of natural sun, with the front of the hall opening out via sliding shoji screens into a small dirt area for outdoor practice, complete with straw dummies suitable for hand-to-hand combat, and tameshigiri mats for cutting.
You cannot take the swords from this area. They also don't talk.
As of Week 4, there's an addition to the Dojo:
Behind the practice area with cloth dummies is a grassy rectangle with a line of these at one end. There is a small box at the entrance of the rectangle, containing bows, arrows, replacement strings, throwing knives, and all sorts of other tools for target practice, all in fun colors! They cannot be removed from this location, and will simply reappear back if you try to walk away with them. :/ Thieves.
There are also some reallycoolguns...? You get the sense you're lame for wanting to use these, but go off, I guess. They also occasionally whisper to you, but you can't quite hear what it is they're saying.
WEEK TWO
THE BAR
Still, if you go up to the counter, you’ll find the shelves are stocked with every type of alcohol you can think of, as well as a soda fountain and several non-alcoholic alternatives. The music in here might be familiar to you - no matter where you come from, you’ll hear popular songs from back home that are a little outdated, sung in a garbled language you don’t understand.
PARTY CITY
In the back, there’s a large costume section featuring rows of cheap, off brand costumes, none of which fit quite right and all of which are marketed as ‘sexy’ whether or not they actually are. You can even find off brand sexy costumes of famous people and professions from your home world. Have you ever wanted to dress as a sexy version of your rival? Now you can!
THE CEMETERY
Though it’s difficult to tell time in the prism, you’ll get the sense that the later you visit the cemetery the more likely it will be that you’ll hear the sound of someone shoveling dirt. Searching high and low will net you no results, but when you turn around a new burial plot has been added. Funny… it looks like it’s just your size. Do be careful not to fall in.
THE OFFICE
At each desk, you can file papers (you can’t seem to understand any of them, but there’s an order you know they belong in), answer the phones (you can’t understand what the speaker is saying, but they’re in a bad mood and they’re making that your problem) or load up your desktop computer where you can organize your calendar and answer emails (all urgent and incomprehensible).
Wow! This sucks! Maybe you guys should submit some player locations?
THE DOJO
You cannot take the swords from this area. They also don't talk.
As of Week 4, there's an addition to the Dojo: Behind the practice area with cloth dummies is a grassy rectangle with a line of these at one end. There is a small box at the entrance of the rectangle, containing bows, arrows, replacement strings, throwing knives, and all sorts of other tools for target practice, all in fun colors! They cannot be removed from this location, and will simply reappear back if you try to walk away with them. :/ Thieves. There are also some really cool guns...? You get the sense you're lame for wanting to use these, but go off, I guess. They also occasionally whisper to you, but you can't quite hear what it is they're saying.