Sins Loom: The Unwilling Weaver

Flapping its wings, an owl flew through a dense forest, weaving between the trees before flying to the top of a gigantic mountain. At the top, the mountain turned into a flat plateau. In the centre of the plateau stood a magnificent tower carved from the former peak of the mountain. The owl dropped the envelope onto the hand of a giant stone statue in front of the tower.

The head of the statue turned to look at its palm and saw that it was covered in envelopes. Stepping off of its pedestal, the ground shook beneath it as it walked to a larger lever at the base of the tower. Pulling on it, the top of the tower opened, revealing it to be hollow on the inside. The statue dropped the papers in, watching them quickly disappear into the darkness.

The envelopes fell down the long tunnel in darkness before drifting into separate small passageways. The Owl’s envelope floated down through various twists and turns before landing on top of a desk.

A skeletal hand reached out and grabbed it. Two orbs of fire appeared in the darkness. Reading the front of it, he saw that the letter was from one of the managers of the marketing department, Miss Elizabeth. Unsealing the envelope, he quickly read its contents, stopping before reading the additional note from Elizabeth. This intern is rather disobedient, I don’t think he is fit to work for this company. Someone who is unwilling to do even the simplest of tasks should be fired immediately. This document shouldn’t have even gone through the hands of Miss Elizabeth. It should have been sent here as soon as they processed the information over there. There is no need for either of us to be involved. Well, let’s see what reason she comes up with for as to why he shouldn’t be fired immediately. Unfolding her letter, he starts to ponder over her intentions. Why does she want to keep him? So far, he is the least promising candidate for the job in this cycle. His curiosity is good, but that alone won’t put him above the others... I’ll trust her judgement for now and I won’t fire him. If he shows his value by the end of the internship, then I will recommend him with her.

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“Good morning, Ed. Today’s file will be here soon.” Waking up well rested, he thought about the events that happened yesterday. I’m glad that I can finally move now. I don’t want to see the corpses, so I won’t visit the other rooms, but I can start exercising now that I have some space... Buddie didn’t give me a lot of information about the company, but it’s a good start. Hopefully I can move to a different department after I finish this internship. I don’t know how much more of this I can take. The HR department is probably the best choice, I’ll take any chance I can get to move there. Leaving his seat, he started stretching in the area behind him, preparing to fill the remaining time by going on a jog.

Opening the door, he paused. “Buddie, is it okay for me to go on a run before the file comes in?”

“Yes, that is fine. The door to this room will appear beside you when it is time to come back.”

Good to know. Closing the door behind him, he set off on a jog down the hallway. I wonder how many other interns there are for this position. I don’t even know what job I’m fighting for, but I need to make sure I get it.

Passing by the doors, he stopped to think. John’s body should be starting to smell by now. I wonder why I can’t smell anything out here. This place is strange, I need to figure out what’s going on.

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“The file is here.” Hearing Buddie's voice, Ed, now fatigued from his run, looked to his left to see an open door that wasn’t there a second before. Walking through, he sat down in the chair and pulled up the file.

Name: Nico Johann

Age: 36

Occupation: Automotive mechanic

Biography: Born to parents Leon and Irma Johann, Nico studied how to be a car mechanic under his father, joining the family business after he graduated from school... After a decade working for his father, he eventually took over the company when his father became too old to work. Initially, the business was running steadily, but he was eventually left behind by his competitors and struggled to make ends meet... Losing money day after day, but not wanting to put his workers out of a job, Nico decided to use the knowledge his father taught him to break into and steal cars, selling them for profit... He was always careful, spending days meticulously casing his target, and only stealing from people who went to his competitors, successfully ruining their reputation... Business began to pick up due to the lack of competition. Playing it safe, he erased any traces of his past crimes, and continued to sustain himself by more legitimate means.

-End of document-

Motor vehicle theft... It doesn’t say how many cars he stole, but he was clearly a repeat offender, so he is not innocent. Now what can I do with this information? Taking some time to think, Ed opens the app. Obviously it has to be car related, but what should I do?

Create a room

Design a trap

“Open create a room. Make a room that is identical to the main room of his repair shop but have the garage doors closed.” On the screen a mechanics garage appeared, one wide enough to work on three cars at a time. Various tools and equipment were scattered throughout the space. “Place a car in the room, hoist it up on a lift, as if someone was actively working on it. The particular model of the car doesn’t matter, but make sure it has a sunroof.” A Toyota Camry appeared hoisted up in the air. “That should be good for now.”

Opening up the design a trap function. Ed quickly got to work. “I want to see the same car as you placed in the room, but this time I want an inside view of it. Create a model of Nico and place it inside the car.” An inside view of the Toyota Camry appeared on screen, with Nico sat on one of the seats. “Sit him directly onto the centre section of the car, between the two front seats and just behind the gear. Now have all of the seatbelts extend and wrap around his body, akin to a complicated web that he will have to try and escape from. Have the car turn on when your message starts, slowly leaking gas into the car, and fortify the windows.” The model of Nico moved in the car, changing to being tied up by the seat belts. “If he hits the gear stick, have it spark a fire outside of the car that will trail up to him, causing the car to explode. Give him just enough time for him to be able to unbind himself, open the sunroof, and get out of the car before it explodes, assuming he does everything perfectly.” With this I should be able to get some clues as to what is going on with the other rooms.

“Do you want anything to happen if he doesn’t hit the gear stick?”

“No. The slower death from the gas should be good enough.” As long as he is careful and doesn’t panic, he will have a higher chance to escape. “Combine the room and trap together and we should be done. You can get to work on it anytime.”

“Construction of the room has now begun; I will inform you when everything is ready. What would you like to eat today?”

“A chicken schnitzel with french fries and vegetables please, plus a bottle of water.” Digging into his meal, his mind wandered. I should check to see when the doors appear in the hallway.

After finishing his meal, he passed the time by reading through the files. Getting out of his chair he walked into the hallway, and noticed that the fourth door was already there. The door appears when the room is still being made. Making note of this, he went back into the room and waited for it to start.