>>5760370Your journey through the dark corners of the lab takes you deeper… where it’s taking you, though, you haven’t a clue! Still, anywhere’s better than tangling with those slashers!
“You think there’s even a way out through here?” Asks Raj as you gently nudge him in Pepper’s direction. He can move and talk at the same time, y’know!
“Couldn’t tell ya.” Replies Chuck in the usual gruff tone, “I’m betting this wasn’t even open before… rocks musta’ shifted near the entrance or something.”
“Hey, yea!” The skater smiles as the revelation comes to him, “It probably shifted when we blew up the mine, right guys?”
“Probably!” Nods Pepper as she scootches past a particularly-tight rock formation, “So stay alert–you never know how unstable this crevasse can be<span class="mu-s">AAAAUUGH!</span>”
You’re just about to squeeze past Raj and flick Pepper’s forehead for her stupid joke when you realize she <span class="mu-i">ISN’T</span> joking–a whole chunk of rock shifts under her feet in the span of a few seconds revealing a section of <span class="mu-s">AIR DUCT</span> beneath!
“Ha <span class="mu-i">HA!</span>” The girl announces as she peeks into the recently-unearthed ventilation shaft, “Meant to do that!”
Sure you did… any clue where it leads?
“Well…” Mutters the redhead as she creeps inside, “I don’t smell anything, so we aren’t gonna be gassed, probably…”
Not my question, you groan, but that’s… reassuring.
“As for where it leads,” Pepper concludes as she pokes her head back out like a prairie dog, “Only one way to find out!”
“Probably safer than continuing through here…” Muses Chuck as he frowns at the ducts. “Don’t wanna get stuck up in here…”
“But Pepper, like, magically opened a hole, right?” Counters Raj, “Doesn’t that mean she could probably do it again if we keep going through here?”
It wasn’t magic, you sigh, but you get his point…
What do?
>ENTER THE VENTS!>CONTINUE THROUGH THE CREVASSE!>WRITE-IN! 