The Curse of Kowhai Mall - PHASE 2: LAUNDROMAT-Completed

[ambic]

You had to turn the lights back on to do this

[chamber]

I'm an idiot.

Turn on the lights first

edit: heh.

[chamber]

Ok. Try and strongly push washing machine 10 from behind.

[chamber]

Try and strongly push washing machine 10 from behind

[ambic]

You manage to dislodge a small crystal. It has a red fluid and a blue fluid in it, with the fluids separated by a thin membrane of some description

[chamber]

turn off the lights again, is this crystal glowing?

[ambic]

The crystal does indeed have a slight glow

[chamber]

Pull out the crystal I already had, is it also glowing?

[ambic]

No. It is not. It seems to be a cheap replica

[chamber]

Turn the lights back on

Look at the bra without touching it

[ambic]

The lights are on. The bra is red, and has obviously been dropped by a clumsy customer. There are no indications who owns it.

[chamber]

Look inside bag 1

[ambic]

There are some brightly colored clothes in here, and they smell pretty unwashed.

[chamber]

Stop all of the washers and driers

Start all of the washers and driers

Open the other bag and flip through the clothes in it, same with both baskets

I don't care about whats inside unless I seem something truly shocking, just want them to seem looked through.

Attempt to break the contents of my fake crystal and use the coloured liquid inside to cover Merricks name of the washing machine usage chart.

Wash my hands in the sink

[chamber]

Customer form rather.

[CaptainMeme]

You stop all of the active washers and driers - after the continuous noise, the silence is a bit eerie.
You then turn on

all

the washers and driers, including the ones with nothing in them. IT'S VERY LOUD IN HERE NOW!

(edit: posted early sorry, doing the rest)

[CaptainMeme]

Washing Machine 10 *still* somehow seems to drown out the others. CLUNK... CLUNK... CLUNK.

Bag 2 seems to contain some very smart clothes indeed - a suit and trousers to match. The style seems quite old-fashioned, though.
The baskets are both empty.

The cheap plastic of the 'crystal' cracks immediately as you slam it down onto the desk, the fluid leaking out. You quickly smear the liquid over Merrick's name - it seems to smudge more than it actually covers, though.

You go and wash your hands, removing any traces of the fluid from them.

[chamber]

Stop the machines that weren't running before I first entered the store other than 10

More closely listen to the sound 10 is making

[CaptainMeme]

You turn off most of the machines again. It's still loud in here, but not quite as loud.

But 10 is still making that CLUNK-CLUNK-CLUNK noise. Sounds like something heavy is being thrown around in there.

[ambic]

Whoops -

Mod correction

I made an annoying mistake - the light was originating under the last Dryer, not the last washing machine.

You investigate the light under the dryer, shake it, poke around, and stuff, and eventually find the crystal causing the light.
The cause of the noisy machine 10 is yet to be identified

Luckily Captain Meme noticed it and let me know that I need to be put through a spin cycle or two

[chamber]

Stop 10

Examine the outside of 10 to try and see how its put together

[CaptainMeme]

You stop 10 - as the spinning slows, so does the clunking, until it stops completely.

It looks the same as every other washing machine from the outside. There doesn't appear to be anything different about the way it's put together.

[chamber]

Sure, but like, how is that? Are there visible screws or anything? If not panels that have gaps big enough I might be able to get something wedged in there?

[CaptainMeme]

It looks pretty similar to this:

There are a few visible screws at the top and bottom. You could probably lever the top off if you could unscrew them.

[ambic]

While you are looking at the machine, you notice something you find a little unusual. A 100 dollar bill floats through the air from the office. It approaches the door of the laundromat, which opens, and then it continues to fly out to the eatery.