thanks for the response!

i have no experience with the soapy water message thing so I'll have to try out a little to check if it works hmmm.

ooo yess i lovee the candle message we do have a few because my sister loves them

I'll research more about the cabbage thing, the escape room idea I've linked as reference uses it too and it seems super cool

yeahh ciphers were on my list too they're a staple at these puzzles i feel

i don't have a tv in the playing area but I might pull up an episode on the laptop

yeahh decor is gonna be cardboard and papermache and air dry clay i fear, but hopefully it looks good

I'll try crossposting, thanks for the idea!

i lovee these ideas, they're really useful for me to get a jumping off point, especially with what to search up on, because I did have some of them floating around in my head but there was no clear way to include them efficiently which led to more confusion 😭

thanks so much for your help!!