TINY CAT PEOPLE: THE MAZE TRIALS

[skinstealer]

 
You take a moment to gather up the confetti and put it on the shelf, making sure to put it back in its proper, mosaic shape. 
  

SEE: Mystery voice?

 
There’s no response, and you haul yourself onto the bed in order to press the button on the wall.
 

SEE: Hello?
INTERCOM: Hello, See. Do you have a question for us?
SEE: Can I ask questions while outside this room?
INTERCOM: No, you cannot.
INTERCOM: Please return to this room when you seek information and feedback, so long as the entrance is open.
INTERCOM: You have one question remaining in this trial cycle. 

  
Time to think of a reward...what would be good? There’s a lot of ideas rumbling around, but they’re all vague...you really wish you knew what even exists, how are you supposed to ask for anything...
 
You press the button again, keeping your voice as clear and composed as possible.
 

SEE: I’d like something to...write, with? And in.
SEE: I want to be able to put marks down like with the letters you give me.
INTERCOM: Will a journal and writing implement suffice?

 
You have no idea what a journal is. 

SEE: I guess?
SEE: Yeah, I think that could work.
INTERCOM: Reward available on hand. Dispensing…

 


Something tumbles down the chute, both a large thunking sound and a far tinier one echoing through it. Once it stops, you open it up to find what your mind confirms to be a journal and a pen.
 

INTERCOM: Since you do not have the writing skill, you will have to learn on your own.
INTERCOM: If you do not want to go through the manual learning process, consider asking for the skill with your next reward, or have someone else teach you.
SEE: ...someone else?
INTERCOM: Are you asking a question?
SEE: No, no, I’ll- I’ll figure it out.

 
You step off of the bed, flicking open the journal’s pages and looking at the blank lines inside. Weird...so you write in this? You’ll have to mess around with that later...for now, it’s time to check out what’s outside.
 

 
You tuck your journal under your arm as you walk outside, your pace quickening as the pillars start to descend behind you again. When you reach the end of the hallway, it’s completely sealed up, as if you were never there. Looks like wherever you are now, you’re going to have to stay until they let you back.

Looking forward, you’re in a large room, on top of a raised pillar. There are smaller pillars making stairs down to a clearing, where there’s a pool of something and… 
 

????: Oh, hello!