>>5302718Alright, if this was, like, <span class="mu-i">Thread 3</span> or something you might be a <span class="mu-i">little</span> worried. Maybe. But having fallen more times than you can count, by the time you're about to crash through the vent cover, you’re already prepared to land on your feet!
To your surprise, the aforementioned crashing never occurs–in fact, just when you’re inches away from the cover, the hatch pops open and deposits you into a room straight out of a sci-fi flick!
“Friggin’ <span class="mu-i">starfish…</span>” Talbot grumbles as he rises to his feet while rubbing a cluster of suction marks off his face, “Where the hell are we, anywa-”
“<span class="mu-i">SHH!</span>” Sybil hisses as she blinks into existence just in time to catch a flailing Art in her outstretched arms! “<span class="mu-i">Look.</span>”
Following her finger, you examine your surroundings more closely–roughly the size of a small warehouse, the room is filled to the brim with countless glass domes filled with a familiar <span class="mu-b">PURPLE ENERGY.</span> From a metal connector at the top of each machine snakes a gossamer wire–each one culminating in one of several devices similar to a transformer connected to the ceiling. Glowing with the eerie purple energy you took a taste test of earlier, it doesn’t take you long to come to a conclusion:
“It’s a <span class="mu-g">POWER PLANT…</span>”
Damn it, Ly! You were gonna say that… basically!
“It looks to be a power plant, yes.” Sybil nods as she scans the area for any sign of life. “But what’s <span class="mu-i">powering</span> it?” As you move to get a better look into one of the domes, the telltale sound of heavy footprints clanking against the metal floor causes you and the others to immediately freeze up!
“Crap!” Art hisses as he frantically searches for a hiding spot, “We gotta hide!”
You were thinking the exact same thing! As your mind sputters to life with ideas, a series of beeps followed by a heavily-synthesized voice heralds the approach of whatever’s sharing the room with you!
“<span class="mu-s">UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS DETECTED. DO NOT BE ALARMED. REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE.</span>”
“Like <span class="mu-i">HELL!</span>” Talbot hisses before you clap your hand over his big mouth! Is he <span class="mu-i">TRYING</span> to get caught?! It hasn’t seen us yet!
“Let’s keep it that way, then!” Art whispers as he slips between two power generators. “Get to cover!”
With everyone else finding hiding spots, it’s time for YOU to plan too!
>HIDE ON ONE OF THOSE CEILING POWER THINGIES! YOU’LL GET A GOOD VIEW!>SLIP BETWEEN POWER GENERATORS! >SCREW WAITING AROUND–SEARCH FOR A DOOR!>SET ONE OF THOSE GOO BOMBS YOU FOUND IN THE SENTRY’S PATH!>TRY TO GET AROUND BEHIND WHATEVER’S COMING!>WAIT PATIENTLY–WHAT IF THIS THING’S TELLING THE TRUTH?>WRITE-IN! 