16 October, 2019

the jacks and queens have forsaken the courtyard (part 1)

The blurb for this haunted house and corn maze says
We are now open for the season!! This year we feature classic horror icons in live action haunted house. Do you have what it takes to walk through it?? Immerse yourself in our halloween town and enjoy the festivities.
Corn Maze, Spooky, Scary, Shopping
So...sounds like a haunt and a store? Let's go see.

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Definitely a shopping event.

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So, couple things. First, having a pop-up haunter made of separate pieces occasionally results in the haunter moving before the pieces they're made of move with them. So that's one issue. (There's also the issue of said haunter boinging around like a ping-pong ball in the room for a bit, which is less scary, and more hysterically baffling.) Second, there doesn't seem to be a way to get through the cabin with the two animated Michael Myers; there's a wall in the way, and there's no clickable point. I even stood directly in front of the wall, clicking every plank, while the second Michael stabbed me through the barrier repeatedly. No joy. So I left the cabin and went another way.
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After walking over a very steep hill, I found this charming little path.

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There are several nice photo op/cuddle stops over the hill, I'll give them that--the watchtower-style raised platform that one first finds over the hill, as well as a few scattered benches and blankets Some have games to pass the time.

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[22:16] Lounge: Welcome to the lounge area mortals! Explore comfy hangouts loaded with animations as well as Halloween games to play! Each hangout has a different game.

Oh, okay. It's basically a wide field, seems to be a former orchard, with scattered shipping containers turned into small shops or more cuddle spots. Also of note: there are (or seem to be) people scattered throughout this haunt/festival/event that apparently...work here? But they don't seem to do much other than play animatronics. They don't talk, or move other than in specific patterns, or interact in any other ways. It's...strange.

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[22:20] Creeper: Ready to get corny? Then talk a walk through SL's largest corn maze! Before you enter, dont forget to go into mouselook mode. Need some tunes while you explore? Press play to tune into Halloween Radio.

The option for seasonal tunes? Very nice. The randoms talking about how fat their girlfriends are in voice? I could have done without.

I started lagging out in the corn maze, so in total frustration, I cammed up and out and found a place to sit back in the cuddle zone. There was a black sign nearby saying "exit only", so I took that, and found myself near the emergency center behind the cabin I couldn't find the exit of. Oh.

So we'll pick up there with more pictures.

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