>>5885655>>5885673>>5886166>>5886228>"Okay, we're up for it.">"Perfect! Let us go then."You three walk through the gates and into a small opening in the tower's sleek blue wall, suddenly the area flashes white for a brief period of time.
>"Agh, my eyes! The fuck was that?">"Ah, apologies. It's a subtractive barrier, it keeps out any... undesired shades of light."The ground lights up below you and two rows of dozens of floating blue buttons appear out of thin air. The queen presses the one labelled "28" and the bright platform you're standing on suddenly lifts up into the air at high speeds.
>"Tell me more about yourselves, travellers. Where did you come from?">"Mmm, well, me and Storkie were investigating this weird black hole in the middle of the sky-">""Black hole" you say?">"-Yeah. and then when we got close to it, we were suddenly over here!">"Fascinating... I may indeed have an idea of what you're talking about. But first-"The elevator reaches its assigned floor. Inside is a huge pool filled with hot water and steam covering the air.
>"Ah... It's... just one bathtub...">"Apologies, I'm usually the only person that utilizes this room. Is there a problem?">"Of course not, this'll be great! C'mon Storkie, let's go!">"Ughh... I'm regretting this already...">"Alright ladies! Once you're done, please press the "37" button here, it will take you to our lab. I'll explain my theories on your situation there. Goodbye for now."The Icicle Queen presses one of the buttons and the thin glowing platform flies upwards, leaving you alone with your partner.
>"Alright, let's do rock paper scissors to decide who goes first- EEP!"With the press of a couple of buttons hidden on the back of her plugsuit, your partner takes it off right in front of you and heads for the tub. You cover your eyes.
>"Storkie, it's gonna take hours if we go one at a time, c'mon over here already!"She says as she playfully taps the water with her hand.
>"T-Turn around first! And sink your body all the way into the water, please...">"Oh, grow up! The plugsuit is skin tight anyways, there's barely anything new to see!">"Mmm..."You reluctantly take off your own suit and enter the water. It feels extremely refreshing, but you feel unable to relax under these circumstances.
>"Storkie... Once we get outta here, we're gonna have a slumber party as soon as we can, okay? You clearly haven't had enough girl time if you're nervous about something like this."Says your partner as she rubs shampoo and hair conditioner against your long oily hair without your consent or approval. It does feel rather nice, but still...
>"I'm not nervous... This is a normal human reaction to this kind of situation!">"If I was a guy, maybe."Regardless, you decide to stop thinking about the current situation and instead think about what you're going to do after. What will that be?
>Go to Floor 37 as instructed>Go to a random upper floor>Go to a random lower floor>Exit the tower 