The Ichor Operation

LORE/IMPORTANT DETAILS Setting: Gardenview was an Educational Center and Museum created by Arthur Walton and Delilah Keen. Gardenview opened in the late 80s (1989) due to a Loan Application dating back to 1988. On a newspaper found on one of the floors, it mentions that Gardenview had closed on June 29, 2002 due to lack of safety regulations. Gardenview is located inside of Gardenview Park. Toons: Toons are the living cartoony mascots/characters that reside in the museum that once had a purpose to entertain and bring joy to children. Toon anatomy is yet to be interpreted, but what is commonly known is that normal Toons are susceptible to Ichor. Overexposure to Ichor (such as touching it too much or ingesting it) can make Toons "twist"; turning them into a vile, malignant monster known as a Twisted. Machines regarding the Ichor Operation: The Ichor Extraction Machines are used to progress through the floors in the museum. They are scattered at specific points on each floor that vary floor-to-floor. There is a minimum of 4 per floor, but further along, there will more machines. How Ichor Extraction Machines work: A machine is a large glass tube, and you must turn its valve to extract ichor from it. The machine has a red light on it, indicating its incompletion. When completed/filled all the way up, the light will become green. Sometimes, a skillcheck will initiate, prompting you to hit the skillcheck in the calibration area in time. If a skillcheck is failed, the machine will emit a loud noise which will alert any Twisted nearby. Twisteds (IMPORTANT): Twisteds are the names for the monsters that reside on the museum's floors. They are corrupted versions of Toons, disfigured by Ichor. Their primary objective is to kill any living thing they see. There are usually 2 Twisteds on each floor, but the lower you descend, the bigger the amount of Twisteds there will be. If a skill check is failed, a Twisted will run to it and check up on it. Some Twisteds will run to the machine and drain progress. Make sure to hit those skill checks! Twisted Mechanic and Rarity (IMPORTANT): Twisteds are split into five rarities, each weighted differently depending on the floor number: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Main Character, and Lethal. Common Twisteds possess no special abilities and usually possess stats reflecting the statistical build of their Toon counterpart. Uncommon Twisteds typically possess special abilities, but none pose a direct threat to the player, instead providing more of a subtle threat that changes how the player interacts with the floor, such as Twisted Brightney being able to increase the chances of a blackout, or Twisted Razzle & Dazzle affecting how you traverse the floor. Rare Twisteds possess special abilities that pose a direct threat to the player, such as Twisted Goob and Twisted Scraps’ long ranged attack. Rare Twisteds such as Twisted Flutter have an abnormally high detection range, and/or speed that will affect the player drastically. Main Character Twisteds are unique threats that interact in unusual ways, usually completely changing the floor's progression strategy. Oftentimes, if uncareful or unprepared, floors containing these Twisteds can lead to the demises of many lives in the round due to their adverse abilities. Many Mains have secondary or tertiary abilities, such as Twisted Astro and Twisted Vee, who will also affect machine completion; if you fail a skill check, Twisted Astro will drain half of the failed machine's completion whilst Vee will block your screen and hone in on your location. Lethal Twisteds are a category of Twisteds that can instantly kill you. Similarly to Main Character Twisteds, Lethal Twisteds possess audible sound cues and footsteps, while also having more special and unique mechanics compared to other Twisteds. For example, Twisted Dandy and Twisted Dyle are lethal twisteds. Most Twisteds roam the halls of the various floors of the Gardenview Center, wandering aimlessly. Twisteds (with few exceptions) will pause for about 2 seconds when reaching a dead end in their pathing before turning around. Upon spotting somebody, they will begin a chase. Chases will end if you are able to remain out of sight for long enough, usually by hiding behind obstructions or if the Twisted successfully attacks you. A successful attack will not kill you, but will injure you severely. Roaming Twisteds will be alerted by failed Skill Checks and, if nearby, will run towards the source of the noise. STATIONARY TWISTEDS: Some Twisteds are special, requiring activation to attack players. These kinds of Twisteds will stay still in a specific area or may roam around. These Twisteds include Twisted Connie, Twisted Glisten, Twisted Razzle & Dazzle, Twisted Rodger and Twisted Blot. Twisted Connie: She is a floating ghost who is merely passive, but possesses Ichor Machines. If you do a machine as she is possessing it, she is able to attack you. She is an uncommon twisted. Twisted Glisten: He is a half-shattered mirror. Glisten is merely passive, but must be accompanied or else he will go berserk within a limited amount of time if he is left alone. He is a rare twisted. Twisted Razzle & Dazzle: They are sitting in a circle of vines. You may walk in their circle slowly, but making too much noise will wake them up, and they shall attack. They are an uncommon twisted. Twisted Rodger: He disguises as an ichor capsule. Opening it, he will emerge from the capsule and attempt to attack. You can dodge this by hiding behind something, for he cannot move. He is an uncommon twisted Twisted Blot: He can summon inky hands on wherever on the floor. The hands may grab whoever is too close within its proximity. He is a rare twisted. PANIC MODE: When all machines on the floor reach completion, the Elevator will be open for 30 seconds, an alarm will be heard. During the last 10 seconds, a loud beeping sound will play after every second passes. When the timer ends, the door will close and anybody who is still lingering outside will face instant death, regardless of their current health status. If everybody makes it to the elevator alive, it will close, regardless of the time left. The speed of all Twisteds will increase during Panic Mode by 25%. Then, the elevator proceeds to the next floor. Roles: THE EXTRACTOR: A common role in the Ichor Operation. Extractors are those who extract Ichor from machines. THE DISTRACTOR: Distractors distract the Twisteds, keeping others safe from danger. THE HEALER: Healers are able to heal others when they are injured. THE SUPPORTER: Supporters may be back up distractors, or a back up healer, They are basically the hind legs of a stable team. Having these roles in your team is crucial, however, while it is possible to have very few or no important roles/an unbalanced team as a whole, it can be detrimental to your survival. STATS: Statistics are what makes up a Toon's skills. There are five (5) key statistics.

1. Skill Check (The Toon's preciseness when extracting. The higher, the better.)
2. Movement Speed (The Toon's mobility speed. The higher, the better.)
3. Stamina (How much the Toon can endure sprinting for. The higher, the better.)
4. Stealth (The Toon's detection range for a Twisted. Low stealth is good for DISTRACTOR Toons, while it is better for a non-distractor to have higher stealth than the distractor.)
5. Extraction Speed (The Toon's speed in extracting Ichor machines. The higher, the better.) Statistics can have up to five (5) stars in total. Stars determine the 'competence' level of a Toon's stat. A Toon can have up to 15 stars in their stat pool in total. A Toon's strengths/their weaknesses can also classify their absolute role as a Toon. For example, if a Toon has 5 stars in Movement Speed, they may be classified as a DISTRACTOR. However, stealth level may impact this classification. If a Toon has 5 stars in Extraction Speed, they may be classified as an EXTRACTOR. IMPORTANT CHARACTERS: Dandy (Dandicus Dancifer) Dandy is a flower-like fictional species. He is a shopkeeper in Gardenview. His most defining features are his petals, having six that are individually red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, in a clockwise order, with red being at the very top of his head. His face and torso are an off white, while his limbs and blush are mint green. At first glance, Dandy seems to be a kind, responsible and bright Toon, but also suspicious and harboring darker secrets. Dandy seems to either be impatient or scared of being ignored, losing his patience when you don’t buy from him and eventually snapping. Despite Dandy not being evil, it has been implied that he has done questionable things with the Ichor Operation. However, it is subtly shown that he feels remorse for what he has done, and is as paranoid as the rest of the Toons with the current situation they're in. He also subtly shows that he fears being ignored and losing his friendship with the other Toons. Yet, he tries to cover most of it up by acting like nothing happened after encountering his Twisted counterpart, trying to keep up his cheerful act. This could be a sign of him hiding his twisted form as an evidence. Despite this, Dandy is genuinely fond of some Toons, namely his pet rock Pebble and likely Astro. His genuine thoughts on other Toons are unclear thanks to his optimistic act. Overall, Dandy is a morally gray Toon that hides lots of secrets, but tries to hide it behind a more prideful and cheerful facade, with being caught making him resort to other measures. Dyle (Dyle Timesly) Dyle is an anthropomorphic gold pocket watch with a long chain of the same color which he often holds in his walking, idle, and running animation. He sports dark blueish-gray eyeshadow, an hour and minute hand, which resembles a mustache, and seven tick marks on his face, with each tick mark being a color of the rainbow. These ticks are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, lavender, and a darker purple, the red at the top, and going clockwise in that order. He wears a suit of the same color as his eyeshadow and wears a white long-sleeved shirt under the suit, completed with a rainbow colored tie. Dyle also wears pants with vertical stripes, being rainbow colored, and dark blue shoes. Dyle is the Toon who controls the Gardenview Train Center. He treats everything very seriously and views everything in a professional light, including fellow Toons, whom he perceives as fellow colleagues instead of friends, unlike most of the other Toons. Being raised to supervise the train, Dyle, unlike the other Toons, never participated in the show. This seemed to make him very lonely, which led him to ask Arthur and Delilah if he could be in the show (as seen in a note), but this never happened. Dyle might have been isolated from the other Toons, as evidenced by the fact that his room was on a completely isolated floor and with his gossip with Looey as he says "I don't have the luxury of friends", though he occasionally chats with Toons when he gets the chance like when he delivers food to Sprout. Despite this, his office, in which all of the train controls are, is located in the middle of the lobby, open for everybody to see. Despite his isolation and loneliness, he is heavily implied to genuinely care for the Toons around him, as seen in his gossip about Yatta, Glisten and Finn, leaving candy out for Yatta by the trains, showing concern for Glisten's clumsiness and asking and allowing Finn to ramble on about his interests respectively. This could show that Dyle does have downtime to be with the other Toons, even though he was meant for the trains. Overall, Dyle can be summed up as a professional, no-nonsense Toon, though it seems he is isolated from most Toons, taking advantage of every opportunity he can get to be with the Toons.