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Post by Gillsing on Feb 6, 2013 6:07:13 GMT -8
Ben- "Best shot so far. But I'm hoping for something more. Like a message left for 'whom it may concern.'" Ben debated with himself whether it would be a good idea to move the beta player down to the lobby, or if they might as well bring it along to wherever they were going. On the one hand, on the other hand...
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 6, 2013 6:36:39 GMT -8
"We should bring it into the lobby in case we have to leave quickly." He offers, crossing his arms, and looking flatly between the two. "Good job." He had no idea what it was the found, but it was something right?
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 6, 2013 13:42:38 GMT -8
Seth said that the treasure so far was pretty light and they may as well just press on. They did! The next floor had a few abandoned items of technology that might have records of knowledge - a cellphone, a laptop, etc. They fired up the laptop, which still had a miniscule charge, to see if they could just leave it behind (who needs one more bulky item?). Indeed, it seemed to have nothing of use on local drives. It was Ben's job to try to parse that information, for speed. It was spooky looking at the "MyPictures" of a person likely dead.
Ashley had noticed a splotch of black mold or mildew on the ceiling in one room, but didn't think much of it at that time. He'd seen a lot of that stuff in his various missions.
On the floor after that, there was a disturbing sight. One room had a massively moldy sag from the floor above, so huge that it filled the entire center of the room. Anna- "Gah! I don't care if Gutless Boy's secret diary is in there. Fuck that room!"
Seth- "Aw, c'mon Anna! I guess you can stay here if it bugs you, but we gotta look at everything."
Anna- "Yeah... I'll be here. With my non-moldy lungs."
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 6, 2013 14:02:07 GMT -8
"I'll cover you." Ashley put his shirt over his mouth just in case. No need to get a fungal infection right now, and walked alongside Seth quietly. He took out a flare and held it like a weapon, but did not light it yet. "Shame I did not bring the firestarting kit." He mutters to someone, maybe Seth.
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Post by Gillsing on Feb 6, 2013 14:58:51 GMT -8
Ben was thoroughly creeped out by the giant, black mold. Zombies were creepy too, but at least you could see them coming. Biological threats were insidious, and by now it was probably too late for them. And perhaps it had always been too late for them... Ben- "Yikes. That actually looks like a health hazard. Guess we now know what's behind the windows up there. Maybe this is that 'bio terrorism' I heard about at the mall? And maybe this is the kind of stuff that make dead people turn into zombies? You know, that 'thing' that it's safe to say that we all have contracted by now? Because spores tend to get around." Ben shuddered as he thought of parts of that black horror being inside his body, just waiting for a chance to take over, and meanwhile doing who knew what. The only thing worse would be if the sag burst and revealed some even more sickening monstrosity.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 6, 2013 16:02:53 GMT -8
Anna- "Oh my god, Ben, I'm sorry. Calm down and think about it. Yeah, that's a health hazard, but mold didn't cause the bubble in the window. Heat did. A fire set off the sprinklers and the water damage caused this sag.
But yeah, I bet that the room upstairs is even more fucked up than this. Ugh!" Ben and Anna waited while Seth and Ashley braved the nasty nasty room.
It seemed to be a room full of electronics, support systems for a studio perhaps, but not the control booth itself. Either way, Seth was very thankful that the power grid was down, looking at the tangles of water damage and wires.
Seth went ahead and used a torch for light. It seemed like every time they'd encountered dark ghosts, it was in a poorly lit space. With his scarf up, there was no telling the smell of a ghost from the rest of this hellishness.
Ash saw the world only as Seth's back, black with shadow and ringed with the pink glow of the flare. He followed the man around the the bend. On the far side of the bulge from where Ben and Anna waited, steady dripping from the ceiling created menacing glints in the darkness. Seth waved the torch, looking for trouble, then moved on.
As Seth passed the drippy patch, Ashley noticed something else dripping out of the ceiling, just barely visible at all.
It was a pair of grey slimy feet, quivering slightly as they descended.
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Post by Gillsing on Feb 6, 2013 16:30:03 GMT -8
Ben- "Crap. I didn't think of that. So you're saying all that is natural? That's even worse! Eeeeew." Ben shuddered some more, and was very thankful for Seth and Ashley doing the dirty job that had to be done.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 6, 2013 16:55:45 GMT -8
Anna- "I know!"
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 6, 2013 17:11:28 GMT -8
"Clemens, Sir..." He speaks loudly without shouting, and moves to his side slightly, eyes glinting black as an insect's in the darkness. "There is something up there. It has feet" He points towards what he saw as feet, his tone maintained and reasonably calm for what might be a horrible slime monster.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 6, 2013 17:52:09 GMT -8
As Seth wheeled around to look, his torch came close enough to the feet to throw sparks - those feet were putting off fumes.
Before they could be properly immolated, they jerked back up into the ceiling and disappeared. The sudden movement made both men jump.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 6, 2013 18:07:21 GMT -8
Seth- "..." On reflection, that was clearly a dark ghost. Maybe you guys will see it again upstairs.
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 6, 2013 18:40:10 GMT -8
"...Hm. Well, I hope we do not see it on the way back. Now what is this thing?" he looks at the mold, frowning, his face still covered with his shirt. Did you find anything?" He puts his hands in his pockets and sighs.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 6, 2013 18:52:23 GMT -8
Seth- "Not unless you were looking for a big ball of fungus." Ashley and Seth came around the edge of the bulge, Seth's flare hissing softly, and met up with Anna and Ben again. Anna- "What was the hubbub, bub?"
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 6, 2013 19:36:56 GMT -8
Ashley- "Not much, Sir." Seth- "Grody ghost feet? Dark ghost got away. Maybe we'll see it later."
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Post by Gillsing on Feb 6, 2013 23:53:47 GMT -8
Ben- "I guess ghosts are to be expected. I hope we don't run out of flares." Ben started to keep his eye out for a long stick he could tape a flare to.
Ben easily found a light broom handle to use! Nearby it is a mop missing its own handle. Probably the mop handle was taken as the more effective weapon, but the broom handle only needs to hold a torch - not hold up to thwacking.
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