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Version: Book 8

Pineapple Cabaret

Overview​

The Pineapple Cabaret is a pocket dimension built by former crawlers Herot and Menerva as an escape route from the dungeon. It operates outside the dungeon's direct sight lines and is accessible via a Nothing portal concealed within the Desperado Club casino's roulette wheel.

First Appearance​

Book 8, Chapter 77

Known Facts​

  • Built by former crawlers Herot and Menerva
  • Located outside the dungeon's direct view — the AI cannot directly monitor it
  • Accessible via the Desperado Club roulette wheel: when the wheel is stopped on a specific tiny sliver and the button is held, it opens the portal
  • By the end of Floor 10, approximately 227+ crawlers had been sent to the Pineapple Cabaret through the cleaner bot (Suckira) transport method and the Nothing portal
  • Crawlers at the Cabaret cannot freely leave — it is safer than the dungeon but not true freedom
  • The dungeon AI expressed doubt that the Pineapple Cabaret escape route would work if Scolopendra's remaining attacks triggered, as the dungeon collapse would be too fast

Garden of Deliverance​

Each escaped crawler's life is monitored by a Garden of Deliverance — a plant-based monitoring system. Each crawler corresponds to a potted plant. If the plant is alive, the crawler is alive. A cactus blooming a single flower was Mordecai's signal that Li Na had arrived safely.

Known Escapees (as of end of Book 8)​

  • Li Na (confirmed by Garden cactus bloom)
  • 227+ total crawlers sent through the cleaner bot method
  • Additional crawlers via the Nothing portal
  • Louis Santiago (intended for Pineapple Cabaret but redirected to Sheol by Forkith's group)

Related Factions / Characters​

  • The Desperado Club (access point)
  • Herot (former crawler; builder)
  • Menerva (former crawler; builder)

Citations​

  • Book 8, Chapters 77, 84, 85, 88, 90, 97, 102