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« 003 ⇢ INTERLUDE003.EXE »
Who: Zura & Elizabeth, Celty, Hinata, Hiro & Baymax, Tadashi and Hiccup & Toothless
When: OOC: 11/17, IC: 4/8
Where: CERES Research Tower
What: It's a break-in! That seems like a fantastic idea that in no way could possibly go wrong.
Rating/Warning: PG-13: Some violence, injuries and possible death.
▶ ACTION.EXE | IC: 4/8
▶ RUN.EXE | MOD NOTES
When: OOC: 11/17, IC: 4/8
Where: CERES Research Tower
What: It's a break-in! That seems like a fantastic idea that in no way could possibly go wrong.
Rating/Warning: PG-13: Some violence, injuries and possible death.
▶ ACTION.EXE | IC: 4/8
[ Entering the CERES research tower will be somewhat easier than expected.
There are no armed guards that will stop anyone if they come in through the front doors (or the side doors, or any doors) and regardless of which doors they choose, there will be a desk, behind which sits a robot receptionist. If they come in through a window, there will be a robot receptionist. No matter how they break in, the receptionist is there.
Weird.
If you talk to the robot receptionist, he will give you a pamphet. It is titled CERES and You: How to Live a Fulfilling Life With CERES. Now doesn't that sound like fun reading.
After a rousing game of rock, paper, scissors (unless you really want to play Uno in the lobby), it's decided. One group will go left. One group will go right.
There are unassuming doors on each side. Time to go! ]
▶ RUN.EXE | MOD NOTES
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Tadashi is correct. We will find answers one at a time. We are good at problem-solving. [It's a reminder mostly because even the robot thinks Hiro's getting too ahead of himself. But he's nervous. He's lost a few things just from how timing's played out. He's not really interested in letting it happen again.] There are still people stuck in there. [But that's all he says as he takes up his position in the rear and keeps watch while they move ahead. They have to be smart about this.] See anything yet?
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On the other hand, the ground they're walking on has gotten much, much more unstable and rusty, and trembles with every step they take.
Proceed with caution; it appears to be the worst right before they would make it out of the hallway. ]
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There is a doorway. [Yknow. In case they didn't see it. ] Tadashi, Hiro, I have some concerns. This floor is unstable. I suggest we leave it. [Whether Baymax means the floor of the building or the actual floor Hiro doesn't take time to figure out. Instead, he brainstorms.]
If the floor gives out, we're done. If we get on Baymax now we can fly into the room before the floor collapses. We just don't know what's in there. [Judging by the fact he's already moving to be behind Baymax, it's clear what he thinks.] We gotta make a decision though.
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We'll go forward.
[ looks like they both agree on what to do. ]
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If it's a large space, there's more room for error and more chances of an attack. He's on guard and he's sure Tadashi is, too. But at least he thinks he's ready for whatever they stumble upon.]
▶ CHECKPOINT TWO_B.SAV
. . . CONTINUING RAID.EXE. . .
[ They're all in the air, which means that they won't be running into any (literal) pitfalls. Instead, they carry right on into that larger space, though calling it a room would be pushing it. Rather, it's as though they're in the back parts of the tower, places that nobody is supposed to go. There are objects that are clearly energy generators of sorts, as well as control panels for things that must control other parts of the tower. They are labeled, but not in a language that Hiro or Tadashi can read.
Naturally, though, they're not supposed to be here. So as soon as they step into the room (or hover into the room), it sets off the alarm. A robotic voice says, rather flatly: ]
Disparity in Energy Levels Detected. Sending alert.
[ Otherwise, the room seems to be empty though. For now. ]
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A disparity in energy levels. It was talking about them. They were giving off energy readings somehow that were affecting the tower. But how? And why?]
They know we're here. [It's more an unnecessary statement than anything else but he allows his eyes to roam the walls.] We gotta move. [The question is...move where?]
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There's gotta be something here that'll switch the alarm off. Or open a new door. [ and this is tadashi already walking to the control panels. sure, he can't read what's written on them, but pressing stuff should at least help (them get into more trouble), right? though before he starts pressing buttons that look like it's the alarm switch, he takes a quick picture of the panel to study the characters later on. ]
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With that in mind, it's up to the robot now to do a scan for any doors or ways to turn off the alarms.]
Check the walls, too, before we push too many buttons. [With his scanners activated Baymax is searching and Hiro stays up on his back. Come on, come on, come on. One of these things has to work, right?]
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he nods when hiro mentions the walls, and he looks around after pressing some buttons (who knows what they'll do), to check if there are any levers that he can pull, or another button that he can press! ]
▶ CHECKPOINT THREE_B.SAV
. . . CONTINUING RAID.EXE. . .
[ So many buttons pressed.
And, lo and behold, it does open a door. A few of them, in fact. It opens a door off on the right wall, a glorious beacon of safety. It opens a door not far from them on the opposite wall.
And one of the buttons opens up a panel in the ceiling. They're not going to get much of a chance to decide, though, because said ceiling panel, once opened, has a suction like effect--they're both going to be sucked right up through it and into a strange tube. This must be some sort of method of transportation, and it's definitely not a comfortable one, but ultimately they'll be dumped in the room above.
They should still be able to hear the alarms below, and the sound of shouting below, but who cares about that? What really matters is that they're in a room that seems very promising.
Because what they'll find, if they follow the dim glow to the only light, is an old, abandoned terminal, computer screens still on full display. ]
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He motions for them to stay quiet as he gets up, approaching the terminal and gazing at the screens. This is definitely not where they're supposed to be...but what does it all mean? He's still too startled to say anything and instead looks at the screens with a bunch of unspoken questions in mind. What is this?]
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still, they have to press forward.
he does notice hiro staring at everything, though, and he waves at hiro to get his attention. quietly, he says: ]
Hey, concentrate.
[ he points his head at the direction of the faint light. it's what tadashi wants to investigate right now. ]
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...this isn't what we were looking for, is it? [But he shuts up again to try and make sense of what's in front of them, Baymax standing behind the brothers to guard them from any dangerous.]
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a part of him is so tempted to just start pressing whatever keys he can press to get new information out of the panels, but at this point, it might be a bad idea to do so. especially after what just happened with the tube and all... ]
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Have you tried turning it on and off again?]no subject
Maybe it just needs to be rebooted. [The trouble with that is if they reboot it and it needs a password, or if it flags people to the fact that they're trying to breech security. ...then again, both boys are smart. They could work around this, couldn't they? So he motions for Tadashi to stop before he hunts for a power switch in the terminal itself.] Hold on a sec.
[So. What does happen if he turns it on and off? Let's find out.]
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Anything?
▶ FINAL CHECKPOINT.SAV
. . . CONTINUING RAID.EXE. . .
[ Turning it off and on does everything they need for now; it seems the settings were already ready. The terminal flickers to life, and there's a message:
Communication Transmission Beginning
And then, on the screen, there's an alien with a mask. It's clear that whatever it is, it isn't human; while it stands upright, there is no uncovered skin, and nothing can be seen behind the mask or dark clothing.
On the mask, there is a smile.
Silently, the alien surveys Hiro and Tadashi. And then reaches over and turns off the transmission.
Wow, rude!!
What now? ]
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This...is downright disturbing. At least with the Bridge and Mosley he knew what he was dealing with but this? It sure as hell isn't human but it's posing as one and that's probably what scares him the most. It's something shrouded in secrecy and the blankness of its face doesn't help. It's like encountering the guy in the kabuki mask all over again without knowing what to do. So while the alien surveys the brothers, Hiro surveys right back and he's unaware that he remains unblinking.]
...it can see us.
[Maybe. It's hard to say if this is something pre-recorded or something brand new. Tranmission beginning indicates it's new, but then why...? When the transmission turns off though, he jumps. What now? Well...]
Hey! [He dives for the terminal again, turning it on and off again hoping to render the same results.] Whatever that thing is it's in the tower. We've gotta find it.
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Communication Transmission Beginning
The same alien appears on-screen, and the same alien observes Hiro flatly. There's a long pause, but it's clear that the alien is looking for something that is not present, or sees something that it does not like.
It makes a guttural ragged shrieking noise, not loud but also clearly not human, and also clearly very unhappy.
And then the transmission cuts off again. However, the terminal is not entirely turned off this time. A message appears onscreen:
B A R E
And then there is nothing. ]
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He doesn't have time to really observe or analyze though because then there's that sound and he yelps both out of fear and surprise, head ducking to back away from it. The transmission cuts off and he knows better than to try again, even as he forces himself to stare up at the screen.
B A R E? What the hell. But he's just silent and still and waiting for whatever's next, cautiously casting Tadashi a side-glance to check on him, too. Baymax, too, is observing both Hamadas to scan for any distress.]
What the hell was that? [It's a whispered sentence and he's still backed away from the terminal.]
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okay, tadashi. calm down. you're the older one here. don't show any signs of weakness, else you'll worry your younger brother. he's mostly just worried, though, and not exactly scared. what's more concerning is that... thing. person? thing person. the letters "B A R E" also don't ring a bell. he knows it's a word, but it's got to stand for something else and not its dictionary meaning if it's showing up in the terminal like this.
he wants to reset the terminal again to see what might happen next; perhaps they could get more than just those four letters. but at the same time, he feels that their time is almost up in the tower. ]
Don't forget what it looks like.
[ that's all tadashi can say for now. even though there's a lot going on in his head, nobody can deny the fact that he's also shaken from what had just happened. ]
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Where do we go from here?
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[ and it's time to look around the room for a possible exit. ]
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