[ she... might just take that note and tuck it into her pocket. injections?
but more importantly, she hurries over to sora and ... mostly on instinct just stands right in front of him, maybe a little closer than is strictly necessary but this is important. ]
Sora, you didn't hear that? Something roared. I can't say how near or far away it was, but it was definitely a roar.
[ what the fuck is an observation chamber her companion is semi-deaf?? ]
[...even if it's not very sturdy it's better than nothing so up the casing goes for a shield. he's still squinting at the observation chamber though before alex moves and as she appears in his line of vision he blinks.]
Like...a monster roar? [GREAT. he shakes his head.] Guess we're not alone. We should keep moving...what'd the note say? [can they go toward the door anyway? he's heading that way. since it doesn't seem like there's any other way forward?]
[ It was a roar! It was a monster roar. Or was it? There's no follow up right now.
The observation chamber seems empty from where they're currently standing. As they head toward the door, they'll notice that it's stuck open halfway through. They'll have to squeeze through the opening, but they're both small, so they should fit.
Once they climb up the stairs to the observatory, they'll see that the console there seems to work fine. Nothing seems destroyed, and there's no blood anywhere. There's a passageway that continues in front of them. They can see the entire floor from where they are, and they'll also notice the test tubes are connected to a series of cables and tubes that goes all the way to the to the ceiling. The mysterious liquid is being pumped through there still. ]
Something about four subjects being failures and one in stasis, and needing further injections to complete the study.
[ alex takes a glance around the room, in case there’s any paper or observation logs here as well, before following the trail of the cables up and across the ceiling. ]
This is a pretty clear view of everything. I wonder what they were doing here, to those “subjects”.
There were a few subjects down there in those tubes, but doesn't stasis mean it should be stopped? [...he does not want to ask, but.] Where's the other one?
[as alex is looking for papers or observation logs, sora will approach the console to see if he can read any of the controls or if there are any buttons worth pushing.] I wonder that, too, though. Did you see them? Some of them looked like they were growing into something totally different. But why?
[...he does glance down that passageway though to see if he can get a hint of what's over there.]
[ There doesn't seem to be any more papers loosely hanging out here, but looking more closely at the console, they'll notice that there's a drawer next to it. The passageway seems normal; there are a few crates lining it, but nothing immediately stands out.
The console itself has a display currently displaying a small map of the laboratories. It looks like the passageway continues forward to an almost full circle back here without connecting to the other side. It's connected to four chambers on the outside of the circle throughout the way, though not all of them connect to each other, and to something in the middle on the inside of it through two walkways.
There is a built in intercom in the console, possibly to speak to the chamber below. There are numerous unlabelled buttons on the console, though pressing them does not seem to do anything. Some might display an error message over the map. ]
Oh, I saw them... but whatever they were doing to them, the machines weren't showing any signs of them still being alive. They might've died during the experiments, whatever they were for.
[ hmmm. well, while sora is on console examination duty, alex will take a step out into the passageway, towards one of the little chambers. is there a window or something she can look through to see inside?
AND ALSO SHE'S CHECKING THE CEILING AGAIN because i saw zia's chandelier trap and i do not want to swing or suffer from one similar to it like tomorrow doesn't exiiisssst. ]
Those might be subjects ones through four. [he's glancing at the walls and ceiling briefly as he returns his attention to the console to study the map. almost absentmindedly though he'll try to open the drawer and see if there's anything inside.]
What do you see out there? There's a map that shows the passage way leads to four other chambers, plus maybe another room. We can go check it out.
[he'll try to turn on the intercom though just to see if it works. he won't speak into it, but is there any feedback, etc?]
[ I sent in a map for a reason, becks, the chamber is a lot further than a few steps! Alex would have to be ready to abandon Sora for a few minutes to get to the first. Though since she glanced at the ceiling, she gets to escape a bit of purple goo that was about to droop down on her! Phew. That was a close one. It seems to be coming from close to a vent...
Inside the drawer is... a DVD?There's nowhere on this console to input it. As well, he'll find part of a note.
"Subject has been contained in chamber."
The intercom seems to work fine? There's no feedback.
[ i have no sense of spacial awareness. anyway she's going to backtrack fastly as soon as she hears that roar, within sora's hearing range. ]
There was another roar. And -- outside of here, there's more of that goo on the ceiling, near to a vent.
[ goo + vent = ????? bad actually. ]
Whatever it is that's roaring might... um... might be using the vents to get around. Assuming that the goo is from whatever it is that's making that noise and clawed the hell out of the chamber. [ which is bad, actually. she's going to stick with the literal teen here because if there's a suddenly clanging in the vents she's not gonna have time to leg it back to him to warn him before they need to act. ]
[he's looking at the DVD for any identifying features, but otherwise he will pocket it and show alex the note. and also he's no longer touching the intercom but hm.]
"Subject has been contained in chamber." If this thing really broke out and it's crawling around all over the place how're we supposed to even track it? [stitch, is that you??? he once again points at the map.]
Our only option looks like we either go back the way we came, or we keep going forward. And I didn't see an exit behind us. I found a disc that might have some information but I don't think we can use it right now.
The map only shows the four chambers and whatever that thing is in the middle. So we can go check those out and try to dodge this monster. [he'll push a few more buttons though just to see if he can get a different display of the map or a camera or anything.]
...um...depends. We either shut off the air so we can hear it better, or we just gave it access to a whole lot of vents. [bad.] We still haven't found the key card, you're right. So we should go.
[there's another look around to see if there's anything useful before picking up his makeshift shield.] Come on. Map said this way, so let's see if we can track it and find the other chambers.
[time to go into the passageway! alex mentioned goo, so as they go he'll look up at the ceiling to try and look at the vent. does it look like it was opened recently? are there any other identifying features to the passageway as they walk?]
[ The vent and goo look about the same as when Alex checked it out...
Except now that they're right under it, there's a strange smell coming out of it? It's probably nothing. The vent doesn't look like anyone has used it recently, but it doesn't look fully solid, either.
The passageway right next to the observation room was lined with crates near the inside, but now that they've walked a little further, they'll find that there's no wall. They can see the middle contraption, which seems to be some huge, odd machine on a suspended platform only accessible via the walkways. Don't trip! The hole goes deep. The space above them is empty as well.
There are odd looking, glowing containers suspended above the closest walkway they can see from here. The other one, also visible thanks to the power of no walls, seems to have had better days; it starts at the platform and ends a good distance before other side. Hm. ]
[truly hate asking, but yeah, can he identify the smell if he focuses? there are crates, so he'll stop to take a look and see if he can push them around, look around them, or if they open.]
Yeah...and that machine in the middle might've been whatever was holding the monster. Which walkway do you wanna take?
[ It's almost cloyingly sweet? If Sora stands close trying to identify it, he'll find himself very quickly developing a headache.
The crates are too heavy to move, and sealed shut. Maybe if he had something to pry them open? There's a faded logo on all of them, and some are labelled with a warning sign for hazards.
I'll give Alex this and say she's walked enough to get a room. The door is labeled with a 1, but it looks like unlike the flashing red lights here, the ones in there are completely shut off, so it's hard to make anything out. It looks like there are more people sized experimental tubes in there, though. The door should be automatic, but does not budge even if she attempts to pry it open. Hmm. ]
I think can see more tubes in here, but the lights aren't on. There were way more than just those ones near the observation room...
[ she will give the door a cursory rattle but without something to maybe give her more crowbarrish-oomph, she's not going to break her back trying to break the door. ]
[please stop, his head...he turns away shortly after and covers his nose as he keeps walking. unfortunately unless his shitty shield can break the crates, there's nothing. but also they're hazardous so maybe not. can he tell what the logo is?]
There might be poisons or something in the vent. [just. casually. but when alex gets to a room he will follow.]
Think these ones are dead, too? [...to confirm is it that tubes are closed or are they locked in now. either way, hm.]
[ The logo seems to be some sort of diamond shape. There was writing on it, but it's illegible now. The test tubes inside the door don't look opened or damaged in any way. Sora and Alex can either try their luck with door number 2, or go to the suspended walkway. There is no railing to get them to the contraption. That sounds like some kind of workplace violation, but probably so is your workers getting murdered, so eh.
They could also go back the way they came, of course. The door there is still open. The sweetly, cloying smell follows them now, slowly filling the air. ]
Is... that what happens when we turn the vents off?
[ oh she doesn't like that. she uncovers her nose long enough to take in the smell, and then press her hand over it again. ]
What did you do to turn it off? We might need to get it back on again. It might stop something coming through the vents and also... stop the poison from getting stronger here? If that's what it is. [ i've got an alien isolation live stream on in the background right now actually. haha. terrible. ]
I think so. I just hit one of the buttons on the console...we can go back and turn it on again. If that'd help? But if we're just wasting time backtracking it's better to go forward.
...check the second door. I'll go back and turn the console back on, but watch for the alien. Scream really, really loud if you see anything.
[...what's the likelihood of them even being able to step back out of the room to go do that?]
[ Sora can absolutely go back to press more buttons! Unfortunately, no matter how many or which combination he tries, the ventilation system does not power back on. At this point, both Sora and Alex might start to feel a little like their heads are full of cotton... but I'm sure it's fine.
The second door, much like the first, won't open currently. But the emergency light seems to work in this one. There's an operating table in the middle with restraints on each end, surgical tools prepped next to it, and a monitor in the back. It's hard to tell through the window, but it looks like the operating table is dirty with ... something.
Hey did the roar sound a little closer? Haha anyway. ]
[ alex shakes her head slightly to try and get rid of that cotton-like feeling, and ... well. if they can't get in, they might as well move on to door three, right?
right.
or that's the plan and what she starts to do, when she hears the noise and immediately spins to motion wildly at sora. hopefully he knows what her panicked hand motions mean, but when he's close enough she'll immediately tell him: ]
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but more importantly, she hurries over to sora and ... mostly on instinct just stands right in front of him, maybe a little closer than is strictly necessary but this is important. ]
Sora, you didn't hear that? Something roared. I can't say how near or far away it was, but it was definitely a roar.
[ what the fuck is an observation chamber her companion is semi-deaf?? ]
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Like...a monster roar? [GREAT. he shakes his head.] Guess we're not alone. We should keep moving...what'd the note say? [can they go toward the door anyway? he's heading that way. since it doesn't seem like there's any other way forward?]
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The observation chamber seems empty from where they're currently standing. As they head toward the door, they'll notice that it's stuck open halfway through. They'll have to squeeze through the opening, but they're both small, so they should fit.
Once they climb up the stairs to the observatory, they'll see that the console there seems to work fine. Nothing seems destroyed, and there's no blood anywhere. There's a passageway that continues in front of them. They can see the entire floor from where they are, and they'll also notice the test tubes are connected to a series of cables and tubes that goes all the way to the to the ceiling. The mysterious liquid is being pumped through there still. ]
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[ alex takes a glance around the room, in case there’s any paper or observation logs here as well, before following the trail of the cables up and across the ceiling. ]
This is a pretty clear view of everything. I wonder what they were doing here, to those “subjects”.
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[as alex is looking for papers or observation logs, sora will approach the console to see if he can read any of the controls or if there are any buttons worth pushing.] I wonder that, too, though. Did you see them? Some of them looked like they were growing into something totally different. But why?
[...he does glance down that passageway though to see if he can get a hint of what's over there.]
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The console itself has a display currently displaying a small map of the laboratories. It looks like the passageway continues forward to an almost full circle back here without connecting to the other side. It's connected to four chambers on the outside of the circle throughout the way, though not all of them connect to each other, and to something in the middle on the inside of it through two walkways.
There is a built in intercom in the console, possibly to speak to the chamber below. There are numerous unlabelled buttons on the console, though pressing them does not seem to do anything. Some might display an error message over the map. ]
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[ hmmm. well, while sora is on console examination duty, alex will take a step out into the passageway, towards one of the little chambers. is there a window or something she can look through to see inside?
AND ALSO SHE'S CHECKING THE CEILING AGAIN because i saw zia's chandelier trap and i do not want to swing or suffer from one similar to it like tomorrow doesn't exiiisssst. ]
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What do you see out there? There's a map that shows the passage way leads to four other chambers, plus maybe another room. We can go check it out.
[he'll try to turn on the intercom though just to see if it works. he won't speak into it, but is there any feedback, etc?]
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Inside the drawer is... a DVD?There's nowhere on this console to input it. As well, he'll find part of a note.
"Subject has been contained in chamber."
The intercom seems to work fine? There's no feedback.
There is, once more, a roar in the distance. ]
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There was another roar. And -- outside of here, there's more of that goo on the ceiling, near to a vent.
[ goo + vent = ????? bad actually. ]
Whatever it is that's roaring might... um... might be using the vents to get around. Assuming that the goo is from whatever it is that's making that noise and clawed the hell out of the chamber. [ which is bad, actually. she's going to stick with the literal teen here because if there's a suddenly clanging in the vents she's not gonna have time to leg it back to him to warn him before they need to act. ]
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"Subject has been contained in chamber." If this thing really broke out and it's crawling around all over the place how're we supposed to even track it? [stitch, is that you??? he once again points at the map.]
Our only option looks like we either go back the way we came, or we keep going forward. And I didn't see an exit behind us. I found a disc that might have some information but I don't think we can use it right now.
The map only shows the four chambers and whatever that thing is in the middle. So we can go check those out and try to dodge this monster. [he'll push a few more buttons though just to see if he can get a different display of the map or a camera or anything.]
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VENTILATION SYSTEM SHUT OFF
There does not seem to be an immediate consequence to whatever that means. ]
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[ oh.
hm. ]
... Is that good or bad?
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[there's another look around to see if there's anything useful before picking up his makeshift shield.] Come on. Map said this way, so let's see if we can track it and find the other chambers.
[time to go into the passageway! alex mentioned goo, so as they go he'll look up at the ceiling to try and look at the vent. does it look like it was opened recently? are there any other identifying features to the passageway as they walk?]
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Except now that they're right under it, there's a strange smell coming out of it? It's probably nothing. The vent doesn't look like anyone has used it recently, but it doesn't look fully solid, either.
The passageway right next to the observation room was lined with crates near the inside, but now that they've walked a little further, they'll find that there's no wall. They can see the middle contraption, which seems to be some huge, odd machine on a suspended platform only accessible via the walkways. Don't trip! The hole goes deep. The space above them is empty as well.
There are odd looking, glowing containers suspended above the closest walkway they can see from here. The other one, also visible thanks to the power of no walls, seems to have had better days; it starts at the platform and ends a good distance before other side. Hm. ]
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if they're near the next side room now, she'll try and see into one. let me see the room!!! ]
... That looks like quite a drop down there.
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Yeah...and that machine in the middle might've been whatever was holding the monster. Which walkway do you wanna take?
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The crates are too heavy to move, and sealed shut. Maybe if he had something to pry them open? There's a faded logo on all of them, and some are labelled with a warning sign for hazards.
I'll give Alex this and say she's walked enough to get a room. The door is labeled with a 1, but it looks like unlike the flashing red lights here, the ones in there are completely shut off, so it's hard to make anything out. It looks like there are more people sized experimental tubes in there, though. The door should be automatic, but does not budge even if she attempts to pry it open. Hmm. ]
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I think can see more tubes in here, but the lights aren't on. There were way more than just those ones near the observation room...
[ she will give the door a cursory rattle but without something to maybe give her more crowbarrish-oomph, she's not going to break her back trying to break the door. ]
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There might be poisons or something in the vent. [just. casually. but when alex gets to a room he will follow.]
Think these ones are dead, too? [...to confirm is it that tubes are closed or are they locked in now. either way, hm.]
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They could also go back the way they came, of course. The door there is still open. The sweetly, cloying smell follows them now, slowly filling the air. ]
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Is... that what happens when we turn the vents off?
[ oh she doesn't like that. she uncovers her nose long enough to take in the smell, and then press her hand over it again. ]
What did you do to turn it off? We might need to get it back on again. It might stop something coming through the vents and also... stop the poison from getting stronger here? If that's what it is. [ i've got an alien isolation live stream on in the background right now actually. haha. terrible. ]
And then.... maybe check the other doors?
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...check the second door. I'll go back and turn the console back on, but watch for the alien. Scream really, really loud if you see anything.
[...what's the likelihood of them even being able to step back out of the room to go do that?]
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The second door, much like the first, won't open currently. But the emergency light seems to work in this one. There's an operating table in the middle with restraints on each end, surgical tools prepped next to it, and a monitor in the back. It's hard to tell through the window, but it looks like the operating table is dirty with ... something.
Hey did the roar sound a little closer? Haha anyway. ]
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right.
or that's the plan and what she starts to do, when she hears the noise and immediately spins to motion wildly at sora. hopefully he knows what her panicked hand motions mean, but when he's close enough she'll immediately tell him: ]
Again. It sounded louder this time.
...
We should pick up the pace.
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