[The liquid appears to be similar in shade to what was in the IVs, but its consistency is not the same. The liquid inside the bottles is a bit more watery, while the IV fluids were slightly thicker. It's labeled Diesani. Whatever that means.
The teen hums.]
... I got caught. The shift change happened earlier than I was expecting. [Quietly. Their gaze flickers to room 3-1 momentarily.] You're like me, so you shouldn't get caught either. They'll hurt you if they find you.
[With three keys to work with, Rita will first have to test all of them to figure out which one belongs to the gate and which one belongs to the elevator. She gets as far as finding the one key that unlocks the gate before the gang hears a faint noise coming from the floors below. Humming. The elevator is moving up, but not because they managed to call it.
[ well. fuck. they are seriously in some kind of place. not a hard place. a squishy, meaty, terrible place. ugh. she just looks back at the body and then down at her letter opener. she lets out a breath. ]
Shit - reinforcements.
[ she doesn't want them to hurt the teen again hello? what the fuck? and she definitely doesn't want to be caught again and strapped down to whatever the hell that was having weird yellow crap pumped into her body. jolyne is going to gesture. this way. ]
Let's find somewhere to actually hide, see if we can sneak into the elevator. Is there another room?
[ she'll look at 3-3 and just try to open it......? do you open 3-3... ]
[The teen chews on their lip nervously, looking like they're a second away for making a dash back to the desk.]
Your friends won't fit in the vents. They're too... big.
[So. Yes but also no, because while Rita is part of the 4'11" gang, Jolyne and Datz are not.
Out in the hallway, Jolyne tries the door to 3-3. It's locked.
Datz has better luck behind the nurse's station. Using the key he found in the desk, he can unlock the door.
Down the hallway, the elevator dings to announce it's arrival on the third floor. The doors slowly begin to open, but Jolyne, Rita and the teen have not been spotted yet.]
[ frowning deeply as she hears that ding, but eric says datz is just waving them down immediately so bless eric. jolyne is going to just quickly step behind rita and the teen and scoop them up jk, she's just covering their backs in case something happens, quiet and fast.
[ yes datz does indeed wave everyone over and then— well he probably should have actually seen what was in this room before motioning for everyone to come this way and he might be about to have Big Regrets but he's opening the door and feeling for a light if it's not on already and like... pushing his office chair in there immediately.
grab the stapler off the desk if you wanna throw it at someone's head later!!!! ]
[Somehow, despite the fact that they are running for the door, yelling, and lugging an office chair with them — the gang does not get caught.
The lights are not on when Datz first opens the door. The room is completely dark, save for the little bit of light filtering in from the hallway since the door is still open. He can feel around for a light switch, but this is a good time to mention: both of the doors for 3-3 have a little window on them.
Down the hallway, they hear the elevator fully open.
And then there is a sharp inhale of breath, followed by some choice words. Two separate voices, equally as bloodcurdling as the last creature they ran into:]
[ title of our always sunny episode. also grabbing the stapler if no one else does because you never know. but also look who has time to move a body!!!
but yeah uh GOING IN I GUESS HERE WE GO and trying to avoid the windows and wherever the light shines through, maybe? help what's in here... ]
[ yeah datz is immediately locking the door again as soon as they're all in, keeping his back up against the wall and his hands on the back of the chair; at least this way they'll get a few seconds of door opening noise as a heads-up so they can get into position. just listening very carefully to whatever's happening in the hallway while his eyes adjust to the dark. ]
[The door is locked! Somehow, the creatures roaming the hallway are blind and deaf and fail to notice the sound of the door sliding shut. Good for you! The chair is more powerful than villain bot.
The little light filtering through the windows lets them see that the room is significantly larger than 3-1 and 3-4, but little else. The teen lightly elbows Rita and gestures to a corner of the room between the two doors, motioning for them to duck down — a blind spot.
They can hear the creatures moving outside. Their distress is blatantly apparent in the tone of their voice as they, presumably, check on the body left in the hallway. Then one of them begins to move around.
They move down the hallway, past 3-3 and the nurse's station, and to the room the group initially woke up in. Their muffled voice is barely audible, but Datz, Rita and Jolyne can still catch snippets of a conversation while the creatures move around.]
[Someone approaches the door that connects to the hallway, pressing their grotesque face against the window. The doorknob rattles but it is still locked.]
[ well. jolyne is just getting ready to stab honestly. she looks over and is gonna hand rita the stapler once they're in because she honestly would rather she have something to throw. or like staple someone's face with. but also she's crouched and listening closely, her brow furrowed and her letter opener... shiv-like. criminal.
she does her best to stay out of sight, though, kind of hoping they're. give up? haha. she's really at her limit!!!! with these adventures!!!! especially something that's already really trying to push them right off the bat.
holding her breath, she's just going to keep an eye on datz so she can move if he brings his battering chair back around. she's really just out here mouthing silently 'go away go away go away...' ]
[ rita now has a stapler and a set of horrible tooth-keys. she follows the teen's gesture and crouches down with them in the blind spot. if it comes to a fight, jolyne and datz will lead the way, she figures. ]
[ yeah datz is also staying quiet and trying not to move enough to get attention if he's visible through the window, just GRIPPING THE SIDES OF HIS CHAIR AND WAITING ]
The creature does the opposite of walking away. Judging by the sounds coming from the other side of the door, it has taken out its own set of keys to unlock the door and step inside.
imagine if we just ambushed this person in the dark, right? jolyne frowns because it's the door closest to the exit. if it were their door, they could maybe try and run for it and have some time, but... quietly, placing a hand on the door behind them... squishy probably... gross... i hate thinking about this place: ]
... Could try and catch 'em off guard. Then book it to the elevator. We've got an advantage in the dark for now. [ chair, this is your redemption arc. she holds the letter opener tighter. ]
[ rita nods at jolyne. they're pretty much cornered now, so they might as well fight their way out. if they get the first hit in, it shouldn't be too hard, anyway. ]
The good news is that, with Datz rolling a 13 and getting the help action from the piccrew teen, you manage to get the jump on the creature. Please describe how, exactly, you are taking our poor goopy friend down.
The bad news is that it still spots Jolyne when it flicks the lights on, a split second before y'all attack it, and the expression on its face twists into one of abject horror.
[ i'm glad the piccrew teen is so goated. i'm glad this chair is our new best friend. maybe we are using furniture to our advantage here? not the most perfect solution, but it's buying us time perhaps?
the creature and jolyne see each other when the lights go on and she's like just so fucking shocked and her arm is seriously. really hurting right now. like jesus christ she can't focus. she's got a priority and it's protecting the precious cargo. u know being covered in blood and brains and holding a letter opener is not... convincing, but... hissing quietly and quickly: ]
[ rita stays close to the teen, whose name we still haven't asked because we're terribly rude. she gives the creature a wary look, but allows the others to handle it for now. ]
[ JUST STANDING THERE HOLDING THIS HEAVY CHAIR OVER HIS HEAD AND LOOKING THIS THING DEAD IN THE EYE WHILE ALSO GIVING IT A SHOW IT DIDN'T ASK FOR BECAUSE HE'S STILL IN THIS FUCKING HOSPITAL GOWN ]
You're gonna wanna do what she says if you wanna live, buddy.
[ he is going to steal a quick glance around this room now that the light's on though, is there anything immediately obvious in here that looks useful? ARE THERE CLOTHES?? ]
[They are in a nurse's station. No clothes in sight, but there's a supply closet towards the back that might have something they can cover themselves with. Besides that, there are more desks and computers. A few counters with a sink. An island in the middle of the room with some jars filled with... something. The jars don't look half bad, actually.
But they can check that out later, if they have the time. The creature's mismatched brown and red eyes stare at Jolyne, frozen in place. It quivers. Its bulbous flesh jiggles with a consistency not unlike gelatin.
It does not scream.
But it begins to laugh and cry, hysterical. Something red trickles out from between its legs, splattering on the floor in a steady stream. The creature may have just... peed itself. Gross.
A horrible voice calls from outside, slowly coming closer:]
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The teen hums.]
... I got caught. The shift change happened earlier than I was expecting. [Quietly. Their gaze flickers to room 3-1 momentarily.] You're like me, so you shouldn't get caught either. They'll hurt you if they find you.
[With three keys to work with, Rita will first have to test all of them to figure out which one belongs to the gate and which one belongs to the elevator. She gets as far as finding the one key that unlocks the gate before the gang hears a faint noise coming from the floors below. Humming. The elevator is moving up, but not because they managed to call it.
Someone is on their way here. What now?]
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Shit - reinforcements.
[ she doesn't want them to hurt the teen again hello? what the fuck? and she definitely doesn't want to be caught again and strapped down to whatever the hell that was having weird yellow crap pumped into her body. jolyne is going to gesture. this way. ]
Let's find somewhere to actually hide, see if we can sneak into the elevator. Is there another room?
[ she'll look at 3-3 and just try to open it......? do you open 3-3... ]
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the elevator starts moving just as rita unlocks the gate... so she just locks it again. might as well leave an obstacle for their pursuers. ]
They won't hurt us. Because we're not getting caught.
[ jolyne's checking out 3-3 and datz is still back there, but if this teen knows the shift change, maybe they know other things... ]
Do you know if there's another exit on this floor?
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Your friends won't fit in the vents. They're too... big.
[So. Yes but also no, because while Rita is part of the 4'11" gang, Jolyne and Datz are not.
Out in the hallway, Jolyne tries the door to 3-3. It's locked.
Datz has better luck behind the nurse's station. Using the key he found in the desk, he can unlock the door.
Down the hallway, the elevator dings to announce it's arrival on the third floor. The doors slowly begin to open, but Jolyne, Rita and the teen have not been spotted yet.]
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[ frowning deeply as she hears that ding, but eric says datz is just waving them down immediately so bless eric. jolyne is going to just quickly step behind rita and the teen
and scoop them upjk, she's just covering their backs in case something happens, quiet and fast.to the door that's been unlocked! ]
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but they're right. that won't work for this group. ]
This way!
[ tugging the teen along as they all run for the door datz just unlocked. ]
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grab the stapler off the desk if you wanna throw it at someone's head later!!!! ]
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The lights are not on when Datz first opens the door. The room is completely dark, save for the little bit of light filtering in from the hallway since the door is still open. He can feel around for a light switch, but this is a good time to mention: both of the doors for 3-3 have a little window on them.
Down the hallway, they hear the elevator fully open.
And then there is a sharp inhale of breath, followed by some choice words. Two separate voices, equally as bloodcurdling as the last creature they ran into:]
—̶̙̹̪̑́́̉͝N̵̙̺̓̾̾o̷̙̚!̷̛̬̈́͋̅́
.̴̫̓̆̽̎̌.̷̘̻̽̔͌̉̍.̴̲͒͜ ̷̧̖̮̐͜S̵̢̈́ḣ̷̖̜̖̮ͅi̴̥͈̙͆ẗ̸̡̙̲̤̗́͑̓̉́.̶̞͋̈̆̚ ̸̪͕̫͖̗̋̑̂ ̴̧͌̂́̐S̵̙̥̙͎̄̈́̈̽ḩ̶̟̻̻͠i̷͍̊t̷̲̯̣͉͕́!̶̜͍̿̈́̂
[Then the sound of someone frantically unlocking the gate. Moving down the hallway, flesh slapping wetly against the floor.
They might have, uh, left a certain goopy pal smackdab in the middle of the hallway.]
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but yeah uh GOING IN I GUESS HERE WE GO and trying to avoid the windows and wherever the light shines through, maybe? help what's in here... ]
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can they make anything out in here, with what little light is coming through the windows? ]
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The little light filtering through the windows lets them see that the room is significantly larger than 3-1 and 3-4, but little else. The teen lightly elbows Rita and gestures to a corner of the room between the two doors, motioning for them to duck down — a blind spot.
They can hear the creatures moving outside. Their distress is blatantly apparent in the tone of their voice as they, presumably, check on the body left in the hallway. Then one of them begins to move around.
They move down the hallway, past 3-3 and the nurse's station, and to the room the group initially woke up in. Their muffled voice is barely audible, but Datz, Rita and Jolyne can still catch snippets of a conversation while the creatures move around.]
B̵͓̗̌e̶̥̒͛d̸͎̍'̶̠̞͆s̴̹̯̾͘ ̵̫͓͋k̷̺͌ņ̵̻͗o̶̖̽c̸̪̉̀k̸̮̋e̶̗̳̿̈́d̴͓̃̕ ̷̯͒̾ͅò̵͎v̷̺͆͝è̸̹r̶͕̆ ̸̜̓.̶̲̓̒.̸̝͕̂́.̸͍̇́ ̵͕̌͝ǧ̴̻̤ö̷̧̝́ņ̸̗̄e̸̖͇͊ ̸̩̮͊̃.̴̜̑.̶̝̏.̴̦̖͛͑ ̷͖̀̅t̸̩̺̃h̸̯̼̓ḛ̷̀̏y̴͈͆ ̸̘͊̑d̷̝̂i̸̻͔̎̉ḓ̷̾͘ ̷͚̽i̶̹͌͘ṫ̷̺̑?̶̪͌ ̴͍͊
̸͖͘
̷̩̪͝F̷͇̊ô̵̧̘̒ȕ̴̩ͅṉ̶͓̽d̴̟̞͑ ̷̭̱̄̆t̵̝͓̒̕ḣ̸͇e̷̝͕͋͊ ̸̥̑p̵͕̌̈́h̸̻͋͝o̵͍̞͌͝n̶̰͉̎e̸̫̐ ̷̙͂̚ͅ.̷̜͐.̸̚͜.̸͕͙̿ ̷͖̔s̶̻͌̓͜h̷̠̄ī̴͈̚t̷̢̰̍̌ ̷͇̀.̷̡͒͜.̵͎̓͌.̷̼̈́ ̶̬͇̀̃à̷͙n̴̨̍ȏ̵̧̗̈́ṯ̴̄̍ḩ̷̇̃ḛ̷̬͂r̸̡̤͌ ̵͎̊o̵͙͕̎n̵̼̓ȩ̴͈͒͘ ̴̬̾.̴͕̰̆.̶̱̯̎͝.̶̨͂͐ ̴̩̒̂3̵̩͚̃-̸̥̘̑̚1̵̳̖́.̸̘̲͊.̸͒̃͜.̷͓̏͝ ̴̟͛
̵̜̭̏̀
̴̠̕͝W̶̨͇͆h̵̩͂o̶͚͂ ̸͇͖͋.̸̟̌.̵̞̎̿.̵̻̤͐ ̶͇̱̅ḿ̵̤̥̐u̸͎͛͂c̷̣̆h̴̗̓ ̵̾̍ͅb̸̜͛̈́l̷̺̟̐̀ö̵̝́̔o̸̙̰͒d̸͓̳͋͠ ̶̹͉̅.̶̥̼́.̴̱̉̄.̷͔͚́ ̶̢̪̉̈ü̴̩ģ̸͇̎̏ḩ̶͖͘ ̶͎̎͝.̵̮̖͠.̸͚̖̉.̴̩͋ ̶̡̈́̕k̴̭̞̽ḙ̸̗̿͐y̸̖̐s̵̘̟̃ ̴̝̭̿g̵̡̓͂ͅo̵̧͋n̵̤̉ě̸̫̓.̶̰͋̏͜
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̷̨̛̏ͅ3̶̜̪̓͐-̸̞́͆2̴̧̫͗ ̷̟̜̽.̵̗͋.̷̢̘͗͠.̴̗̩̈ ̸̼̦͛̽n̶̜̻̈́o̶̤̓ ̵͈̰̀͆o̶͚̫͠n̵̤̐̂ę̴̫͌'̵͓̿̆͜s̵̖͐ ̴̼̻͂͛h̴̛̼̃é̶͕̻r̴̳͉͊ê̸̼͉͝.̷̦̐̂ ̸̦͠
[Someone approaches the door that connects to the hallway, pressing their grotesque face against the window. The doorknob rattles but it is still locked.]
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she does her best to stay out of sight, though, kind of hoping they're. give up? haha. she's really at her limit!!!! with these adventures!!!! especially something that's already really trying to push them right off the bat.
holding her breath, she's just going to keep an eye on datz so she can move if he brings his battering chair back around. she's really just out here mouthing silently 'go away go away go away...' ]
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Villain bot has betrayed you.
The creature does the opposite of walking away. Judging by the sounds coming from the other side of the door, it has taken out its own set of keys to unlock the door and step inside.
What do you do?]
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imagine if we just ambushed this person in the dark, right? jolyne frowns because it's the door closest to the exit. if it were their door, they could maybe try and run for it and have some time, but... quietly, placing a hand on the door behind them... squishy probably... gross... i hate thinking about this place: ]
... Could try and catch 'em off guard. Then book it to the elevator. We've got an advantage in the dark for now. [ chair, this is your redemption arc. she holds the letter opener tighter. ]
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The good news is that, with Datz rolling a 13 and getting the help action from the piccrew teen, you manage to get the jump on the creature. Please describe how, exactly, you are taking our poor goopy friend down.
The bad news is that it still spots Jolyne when it flicks the lights on, a split second before y'all attack it, and the expression on its face twists into one of abject horror.
It opens its mouth to scream.]
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the creature and jolyne see each other when the lights go on and she's like just so fucking shocked and her arm is seriously. really hurting right now. like jesus christ she can't focus. she's got a priority and it's protecting the precious cargo. u know being covered in blood and brains and holding a letter opener is not... convincing, but... hissing quietly and quickly: ]
—Don't. Scream. Let us go. Now.
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You're gonna wanna do what she says if you wanna live, buddy.
[ he is going to steal a quick glance around this room now that the light's on though, is there anything immediately obvious in here that looks useful? ARE THERE CLOTHES?? ]
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But they can check that out later, if they have the time. The creature's mismatched brown and red eyes stare at Jolyne, frozen in place. It quivers. Its bulbous flesh jiggles with a consistency not unlike gelatin.
It does not scream.
But it begins to laugh and cry, hysterical. Something red trickles out from between its legs, splattering on the floor in a steady stream. The creature may have just... peed itself. Gross.
A horrible voice calls from outside, slowly coming closer:]
W̶̠̓h̷̨̗̐͑a̴̞͖͋͌ṫ̵͇̥̈̅-̴̦̥̽̄̿-̵̦̘̊ ̶̮͑͗̏H̷̨̋͌e̸̛̙͍͌y̸̬̬͒̎̈,̶̟͋̂ ̷͕͉̲̈́̂w̵̢̛̠̖̆̑h̶̳̃à̸̙̲̘̉́t̴̛͔̼̪͊̉'̴̻̜́̌͠s̸̢͕͚̈ ̷̩̑͊̃w̷̝͕͙͛͒ŗ̸̡̭́̉̚ǫ̷̫̖͑n̸͉̺͒g̵̱̦̍?̶̩͕͆͝
[There are two creatures on this floor. One of them is having a breakdown and the other one is coming their way.]
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