Hole In Reality

Holes in Reality, or HIRs, are accessible from the second door on the right in Aywen's Nexus.

## Entrance

Once the boards on the door have been removed, the passage leads to a seemingly-empty room of light wood, which somewhat resembles a large crate. However, after some time of remaining in the room, a dark square appears at the back of the room. This square is a HIR. HIRs function as small portals that suck individuals into them and toss them out at another location.

The first HIR leads to a Platforming Section.

## Platforming Section

The platforming section is a small cubic platform, stretching down to infinity. The misty blue atmosphere is visible on all sides, and a cool breeze carries through. A rainbow is visible overhead from behind the platform.

On either side of the platform are large walls made of gray glass with a crisscrossing pattern of black lines. In certain parts of the wall are small slits which allow for a ring to pass through. Within these slits, the ring travels through a short passage, passable only by controlling the ring by a stream of ink. The glass walls are made of a specific material which allows for ink to travel through it without issue. At the end of each slit lies a piston, which activates when the ring comes near.

In collaboration with the rings, successive jumps can be made via the pistons—the pistons toss the rings back outwards, where they can simultaneously be used to bounce off of and be collected again. However, some pistons shoot the ring too fast for it to be collected, only allowing it to be bounced off of before shooting right into the next slit. Both rings can be shot into slits at the same time. This allows for an infinite combination of jumps to be made. However, this HIR section does have an end, and it is not too far from its beginning.

This platforming structure appears multiple times throughout the Ayweniverse without the need for HIRs. Each successive platforming structure ups in difficulty.

The second HIR leads to the Sea of Ink.

## Sea of Ink

The second HIR, much like the first, leads to a platform stretching far downwards. Attached to the platform is an extremely long catwalk reaching to another platform in the far distance. Both below and above the catwalk is a ceiling made of a black liquid which bears a resemblance to ring ink.

Left of the catwalk, large, curved pillars of ink reach from above and below. These shapes move incredibly fast, and dissipate when they move too far from their location. The chamber itself is immeasurably large, and its end is invisible from the catwalk—the distance is obscured by a gray fog. Staring at the shifting pillars slowly drains one's energy until they fall unconscious, as if it 'feeds' on energy.

At the end of the catwalk is a small building with a single room. It is in the style of an aged school building, collecting dust. Within it is the third HIR, which leads to the Deserted School.

## Deserted School

The third HIR leads to a deserted school in the midst of deep space. Outside the windows, thousands of stars are visible, unobstructed. The walls are plain white, accompanied with a large red strip, stained only by dirt and dust. The school's entire ceiling is made from drop The school is maze-like in nature, with pathways that lead in circles and to dead ends.

The school also suffers from a 'spider infestation'. In the ceiling lies many giant spiders, made of the same substance that the sea of ink is. The spiders are very strong and cannot be destroyed with a normal ring—any Tri-ring can defeat them, however. They are also very jumpy, and can jump to extreme vertical heights. Despite this, they lack horizontal swiftness and cannot move quickly forward. Their legs are the strongest part of their bodies, and each step they take smashes a small hole into the ground. These spiders also like to jump from the drop tile ceiling, descending by pushing their tile downwards, breaking it in the process.

The same spiders appear in Pacifoam.

(tbc)