Mystery MansionBreakout Games - AshevilleEscape roomIRLThe room was decent, about what we've come to expect from Breakout Games as a franchise. However, our big complaint was with the homeless man outside who accosted us upon entering and leaving, and the general safety issues at the downtown location. Upon arrival, there was a homeless man two feet from the entrance. When we tried to enter (and keep in mind this was mid day on a Saturday) he grabbed my husbands jacket and pulled down sharply, demanding money. I screamed and hit his arm. He called me a nasty word and we retreated inside. Once inside, the gamemaster tried to laugh it off, even though we were visibly shaken. He said the man was "harmless" and probably just kidding, and that they call him "The Watcher". We were not amused. Eventually, the GM said that next time we should just give him some food or a dollar and he will leave us alone. This was not okay. We decided not to argue with the worker, and to try and salvage our escape outing, but the mood was spoiled for my husband and I. Upon exiting, the man gave us a nasty look and once again called me an inappropriate name, but then laughed and pointed behind us where we saw a clearly high individual with his junk out, shaking it violently at me and my husband. We didn't know what to do, as we felt ambushed, so we ran across the street, risking getting hit by a car, and into the safety of another establishment where we called the police, who told us that there was nothing they could do unless we were actively in danger.
