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It’s all too convenient. A Coast Guard Cutter miraculously showing up amidst a storm thanks to a chance call from Hank? The security system refusing to turn off? The timing? You want to share your thoughts with the others–to tell them why you’re putting off what Raj might think and Rodney <span class="mu-i">definitely</span> thinks is rescue, but all you manage to do is keep your rival’s mouth covered as you wrestle against his attempts to break free!
The monitors go quiet once more and stay that way long enough to make you uncomfortable. Just like they did after the first ‘<span class="mu-i">hello</span>’.
And yet you hold strong.
Biting your lip as you feel Rodney’s teeth dig deeper into your hand, your salvation comes in the form of a low, sinister giggle from the monitor speakers!
“Well well well… my predictions were correct, not that I ever have any reason to doubt them. Continue cowering if it pleases you–I never had any intention of letting you speak in the first place!”
Without any other plans, you and the others continue to stay quiet as Pepper starts an audio memo on her phone before raising it above her head!
“You began by reactivating the <span class="mu-s">GEOTHERMAL GENERATOR</span>--that was your <span class="mu-i">first</span> mistake… of many. The steps required in reactivating the power all but eliminated the possibility of a false-positive, but the final nail in your collective coffin was tampering with my security systems. Naughty naughty!”
You can almost see the owner of the voice wagging her finger at you. It’s still a bit distorted, but that voice…
“I presume that even with with your combined, yet utterly infinitesimal, intellect you managed to deduce a fraction of what’s happened tonight, but it delights me to inform you all of two crucial details: Firstly, you’ve merely scratched the outermost layer of something more immense than your infantile brains can even begin to comprehend… and second, I’m afraid at least one of you won’t be leaving that gaudy coffin <span class="mu-i">alive</span>...”
Another haughty laugh fills the room.
“And as eager as I am to educate you all on the <span class="mu-i">scrumptious</span> details of what’s about to occur, there are other guests I must attend to… and my time is precious–more so than anyone else’s! But don’t feel bad–the thought of your trembling, weeping forms amuses me immensely… as will all the pitiful noises you’ll make as you claw madly at the walls of your new tomb knowing that it was <span class="mu-i">MY</span> superior intelligence that bested you… I’ll be sure to enjoy the recordings at length at my leisure once this farce is all over!”
The walls and ceiling groan and creak around you as the woman behind the monitors lets loose with a maniacal cackle!
“Enjoy your stay~”
With that the door to the field hospital slams shut… and something about the lab feels extremely WRONG!
>ROLL 4d100 FOR NO REASON, REALLY! BEST OF 3! BONUSES:
>DIESEL: +0
>PEPPER: +5 (+5 SNOOPIN’)
>RAJ: +0
>RODNEY: -2 (-2 GETTING ANGRY)
