Not far from downtown, above the door of a building with unremarkable walls, was a sign that read: Out of Time Escapes. The two doors below the sign were glass and mirror-esque. The better to conceal what secrets and mystery laid hidden within.
Just inside, a line of velvet rope sectioned off part of the foyer so that people could line up and make their way to the ticket counter. A young woman stood at the counter, prepared to sign people up and usher them into groups for each of the available escape rooms. Next to the counter was a display board that provided a name and description for all the available escape rooms. Encouragement for repeat visits perhaps. Midway up the board was a room with the description:
Save the Staff of Zeus
Missouri Smith, part time history professor and full time adventurer, is on the search for the priceless and ancient Staff of Zeus so he can put it in a museum. Unfortunately, the dastardly Baron von Badguy is also in search of the Staff of Zeus in order to sell it on the black market. You, Missouri's trusted fellow adventurer, must enter the hidden vault, overcome the puzzles within, and save the relic before it can be stolen for evil.
Clearing her throat, the young woman said, "welcome everyone to Out of Time Escapes. If you're here with a group, please stay together in line so that you can buy tickets to the same room time. If you're here alone, you'll be grouped together with others to fill the group as best as possible. We hope you have a great time here and we hope you don't run...out of time." She didn't take three years of acting classes for this, but everyone has to sacrifice their dignity sometimes.
I know I said July 1st, but this will give people time to post over the weekend. The thread will stay open for a week, or until a party of 6 has joined, then it will be closed to all new arrivals and the guide will take you into the room to begin. Because this will involve cross-splats, anyone who decides to participate must follow all rules about shard threads and the use of powers/reveals. Only Mundane Rolls should be done, no Supernatural powers or abilities.