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Post by Gillsing on Feb 11, 2013 2:27:52 GMT -8
Ben actually did find some wrapped candies and candy bars, and bottles of mineral water, all of which went into the knapsack. Well, all of it except for one of the MilkyWays, which he started munching on.
His flare was on its last light, though, and the reflections in the mirrors triggered his peripheral awareness a bit too often for comfort. So perhaps it was best not to linger. Ben- "Find anything in that bag?"
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 11, 2013 5:14:36 GMT -8
Ashley coughs. "Nothing really worth mentioning." Why had he been hoping for anything better? He wasn't sure. Somehow he couldn't stop thinking about how odd the book was. Should he have put it back? He frowns, and brushes off his clothes before continuing. "Hanson, do you need my flashlight?" He offers the relatively distant figure.
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Post by Gillsing on Feb 11, 2013 5:59:52 GMT -8
Ben- "Yeah... That's a good idea. Might as well try to preserve flares..." Ben walked up to Ashley and graciously accepted the flashlight."Thanks!" Then he stuck close to the man, just in case of... ghosts? No. That wasn't a ghost. Just more tricks of the light. Reflections and shadows. When his flare finally gave out, Ben felt naked, but he decided to rely on Ashley and their good fortune so far.
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 11, 2013 7:53:25 GMT -8
"It lasts longer than the flares, and is better than darkness." He remarks. It is a high-beam flashlight. "I was just thinking... About if we have to attack other humans or protect ourselves... Like someone heavily armed. For instance, if we were going to go take on the nudists for some reason, I think we should raid the police station for tazers." He says, seeming extremely uncomfortable with the idea. "...Other people should." He says, even more uncomfortably. "They are not lethal, and no one would steal them. They would take all the guns instead." He starts to rifle through the drawers and rather than anything of use, finds a few spicy magazines. He eyes them without much interest, and then offers it wordlessly to Hanson, as if asking if he wants them. They are within a paper bag, and the first one depicts a woman in small underwear leaning over, her behind facing the viewer, and her face looking over her shoulder. "Aren't these not allowed at work?" He was pretty sure they weren't allowed in his work anyways.
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Post by Gillsing on Feb 11, 2013 8:44:55 GMT -8
Ben- "I guess the liberal media is very 'liberal', if you know what I mean? Nudge, nudge. Maybe Stevie would like those?" No actual nudging occurred, but Ben did put away the magazines in his knapsack."As for taking on the nudists, whatever gave you that idea? Sounds like a real bad idea to me. Not only do they have armed guards, but they also haven't done anything to us. Do you expect them to in the future?"
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 11, 2013 9:39:58 GMT -8
"I do not mean them in particular, but it's a possibility. Albet an unpleasant one...but we may come across unfriendly humans, and I would rather not shoot. As for the nudists, they have not, and I hope we never do have to face them, but something has seemed wrong with them lately. I am not sure if we will interfere with their business, but I hope not, because all of the guards in their lobby are armed, and rather heavily. It would be, at the least extremely dangerous." "Clemens is very determined to uphold justice...I am not sure if he will let it stand if I am correct. I hope things are normal...though tazers are still a good idea, they are a nonlethal defense against other humans. We currently have pepperspray but it is not debilitating." He shifts uncomfortably, probably for the first time tonight. The idea of going to the police station seems to bother him.
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Post by Gillsing on Feb 11, 2013 10:47:22 GMT -8
Ben- "If we'd ever go up against armed humans, I think tazers wouldn't be nearly good enough. Don't they only hold one or two shots? And you'd have to get close, and make sure that both arrows gets through the clothing. Which I guess might be less of an issue during the summer. Anyway, tear gas seems like a much better option. Tear gas or flashbangs. You know, if you're going to war anyway." Ben had no practical experience with any of these things, but it sure was fascinating stuff to read up on from time to time. And he'd seen action movies!"Maybe flashbang and tear gas first, and then go in with gas masks and tazers? Maybe we could get some black leather uniforms too, and shiny boots..." No, Ben was pretty sure that wouldn't be something Seth would condone.
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 11, 2013 11:00:03 GMT -8
"That would also be at the station...Well, I will not think about it too much, I think the monsters are more important right now, we have no reason to consider combat with other humans. At least no concrete ones..but it is an option if we ever do." He says, frowning. "...I hope there are no ghosts in here." He remarks, looking around into the darkness. He had gone back to the immediate threat, looking through.
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Post by Gillsing on Feb 11, 2013 13:41:17 GMT -8
Ben- "Yeah, ghosts. Haven't even smelled one here, but I guess that wouldn't work anyway when they come through walls and such. But the mirrors freak me out, sending the lights all over the place, making it hard to know if it's us moving or something else. Maybe we should go have a look at the studio again? Or some other place that isn't in here." Ben lit the way with the powerful beam of light, checking ceilings, floors and walls for dark tendrils.
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 11, 2013 15:50:41 GMT -8
"That is fine by me. I will stay close to you while we leave, Hanson." He remarks to him quietly, looking about as they do. He looks down, just in case. ((OOC, and it's likely reunite with Seth and Anna if they can find them in due time.))
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 11, 2013 17:04:39 GMT -8
Anna and Seth came down the hall whistling and calling for the guys. Everyone got back together in the hall, roughly near the middle of that floor. Seth had a suit in a dry cleaning bag over his shoulder, and his backpack seemed a little fuller. Anna- "Hey fellas. Find anything useful? We really didn't."
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 11, 2013 21:12:53 GMT -8
"Nothing of note." He remarks, as he hardly considered various forms of pornography to be something.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 11, 2013 21:25:00 GMT -8
Anna- "Really? That note led us astray. Guess there wasn't anything useful here... Well, let's look for archives on another floor. Maybe we can find more betas dated from the right night, or if we find an important person's PC, maybe we can take out the hard drive and study it- What's that look for, Ben? You guys really found something?"
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 11, 2013 21:56:26 GMT -8
"...Well, the first thing we found was important. Everything else was not...Hanson found a jump drive with everything we needed on it. I..it must have slipped my mind, I apologize." He looks embarrassed, that was a crucial bit of information that he lost. He had forgotten they were not there for this important event somehow. He shook his head. He was not feeling quite right today, he was fairly sure. Maybe he needed to sleep more.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 11, 2013 22:42:23 GMT -8
Seth cocked an eyebrow. Anna- "'Everything we need'? How do we know that?"
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