>>5224615You find yourself standing at a crossroads, of sorts–though the floor is hidden and the noise is drowned out by a layer of steam, you can tell by the weathered emergency lights lining the tunnels that you’re in some kind of maintenance area.
“Passages leading to the boiler, I’d imagine.” Sybil muses as her eyes glow blue. “... Those signs of life I felt earlier are to our <span class="mu-g">WEST,</span>” she adds, pointing her thumb in that direction. Are they still okay?
“Like I said… <span class="mu-i">faint</span>...” She replies, biting her lip. “There’s quite a few of them, though, so there must be a few survivors in decent condition.”
“And the guy in charge?” Gus asks in a nonchalant tone that still somehow manages to send a chill down your spine.
“Not a clue. I-<span class="mu-i">WAIT!</span>” Motioning for you to be quiet, The Goth scans the tunnels like a dog that just spotted a squirrel! “... <span class="mu-s">THERE.</span>” She concludes, pointing down the tunnel ahead. “It’s faint, but I definitely felt something… but he’s heading…”
You and Gus stand like statues as your resident witch continues to scan. <span class="mu-i">Today</span>, please!
“... <span class="mu-i">THERE</span>.” Sybil concludes as she faces the tunnel to your left. “Whatever I sensed might be trying to escape.”
That’s too good for a guess, you mutter. How could he esca-
And that’s when you spot it: a small metal sign barely legible thanks to weathering and rust–taking a few steps closer, your squinting eyes widen in abject terror as you read the words on the sign out loud:
<span class="mu-r">SEWER ACCESS!</span> The <span class="mu-i">FIEND!</span>
“They <span class="mu-i">do</span> know you, don’t they?” Sybil remarks in a contemplative pose. “Unsettling. And unfortunate.”
“Let’s go, then.” Gus shrugs as he takes a few tentative steps past the <span class="mu-r">SEWER SIGN.</span> “If we hurry up we can catch ‘em.”
Y-yea, but… but who knows what <span class="mu-i">else</span> they’ve got lurking down there?! A-and the hostages-
“We can track him down if we head straight as well.” Sybil adds, “But we’d have to be quick about it.”
Weighing your options, you relay your instructions to your team:
>FIND THE HOSTAGES! YOU CAN STILL SAVE ‘EM!>HEAD STRAIGHT–YOU CAN CATCH UP WITH THE KILLER IF YOU HURRY!>GO TO THE SEWER ENTRANCE–YOU CAN HEAD HIM OFF THERE! B-BUT WHAT IF SOMETHING… HEADS OFF YOU?!>SPLIT UP! (WHO GOES WHERE?)>WRITE-IN! 