>>5314410With that settled, the two golems stomp towards the lab exit and linger in the doorway for a moment. You’re just about to repeat your order when they interrupt you with a thumbs up of their own! E-ERNESTO! V-VIVALDI!
“We…” Teevor blinks, completely stupefied, “We didn’t program them to do that…”
“Can’t program that, science nerd!” Talbot laughs as the sentries march towards what might be their final battle, “Can’t program that!”
As their footsteps grow more distant, Sybil turns to you and gives you a reassuring smile. “We’d better go, Stanley–wouldn’t want to waste their efforts.”
“Yes, please…” Teevor grumbles as he brushes the gunk off of his red cloak, “Let’s get this suicide mission over with…”
Clambering back through the hole you emerged from, you find yourselves once again overlooking the yawning abyss that is the maintenance shaft–its ramps still in pieces from your firefight earlier.
“So <span class="mu-i">that’s</span> what all the noise was…” Teevor grumbles as he hovers between you and Talbot, “It’s a wonder these demons haven’t destroyed the whole lab yet…”
As you continue up the spiral ramp to the next doorway, the mage motions for you to be still. Since when is <span class="mu-i">he</span> the one calling the shots, hm?
“Quiet down, will you?!” He hisses before pressing against the door! “Beyond this door lies the <span class="mu-g">ZAKHMET FREQUENCY DEVICE WAISTWORKS–</span> a pipeline for massive quantities of <span class="mu-b">RAW MAGIC!</span>”
“Yea? So?” Talbot grunts impatiently. “We gotta go <span class="mu-i">upstairs</span>, dude.”
“If the demons have been here, there’s bound to be leaks,” The mage explains in an annoyed tone, “<span class="mu-i">Harmful</span> ones, naturally. If that’s the case, someone will have to forge ahead and shut off some of the junctions so you can pass!”
Okay, you growl, so who’s gonna do it? And why didn’t he bring this up a few minutes ago?
“I know the layout <span class="mu-i">and</span> I’m already dead,” Teevor replies. “If anyone should do it, it should be me.”
“Hate ta’ say it, kid,” Mutters Ly’s disembodied voice, “But there’s definitely a leak in there.” Before you can ask how he knows, your skeleton’s glowing spectral form peeks through the door before reentering your body. Super.
“It’ll take but a minute.” Teevor adds as you relay what Ly said to the rest of the team. “Just don’t enter until the door opens again, okay?”
What say ye?
>LET HIM TAKE CARE OF IT!>NO WAY, PRICK–YOU’LL ARMOR UP AND CLOSE THE VALVES!>HE CAN GO, BUT LY’S FOLLOWING!>WRITE-IN!Going out for a bit, but should update again later in the afternoon!
