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Post by The Gambler on Aug 4, 2015 23:30:08 GMT
"Maybe with one or more of the pieces of junk all over the floor." I say, looking for something big and strong enough to stop the big gear on the floor. "I think this gear here might control the pump for the pipes over there," I say, pointing to the transparent pipes with the green liquid inside, "And if we clog it, the flow will shut off. Then maybe we can break the pipes and use them as a lockpick or... here's a better idea, we use the fragment to cut a wire in the robot, and use that as a lockpick of some sort. If we can make the wire small enough, we might be able to use it on the holes in the keypad near the door. If I'm thinking right, those holes are hopefully a reset of some sort that will give us a way to open the door."
"But whatever happens," I continue, pointing to her map, "I think that green liquid is hazardous like that thing on your map, so we shouldn't hold the piece from a pipe for long, and definitely not to try crawling through any of the pipes(assuming they would fit someone inside, I don't know if they're big or small)."
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Post by UrWeaver on Aug 4, 2015 23:47:14 GMT
The pipes are of varying sizes, either centimeters in diameter or large enough to (very uncomfortably) fit someone inside.
On the ground, you find:
-Assorted scraps of metal littered about.
-A bent pipe resembling a crowbar.
-The crushed remains of what used to be a smartphone.
-The same small holes cut into the floor, with a symbol like a gun next to them.
-More small holes next to a symbol of a chestplate.
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 5, 2015 0:11:26 GMT
I take the crushed smartphone, maybe it'll be useful later. I take the bent pipe and try to jam it into the giant gear, with the goal of making the gear stop moving.
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Post by UrWeaver on Aug 5, 2015 3:57:48 GMT
The gear groans, slows a bit, and then crunches the pipe violently as it continues turning with the same speed as before.
The noise, however, has attracted some attention.
There's some angry grunting outside, and the sound of boots against steel marching towards the door.
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Post by Gwebster2 on Aug 5, 2015 4:18:30 GMT
(is it too late to join pls no i want to join)
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Post by Gwebster2 on Aug 5, 2015 4:20:43 GMT
Strength (1-10): 6
Intelligence (1-10): 8
Will to live (1-10): 8
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Post by rose the barmaid on Aug 5, 2015 7:18:30 GMT
I chuckle as the pipe is sucked up violently by the gear. "It was worth a shot. And at least we've attracted some attention..."
I walk back to my bed, not wanting whoever our visitors are to know we've been tampering with their machine.
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 5, 2015 11:33:27 GMT
"Grab some metal and start cutting wires! I don't want to meet these guys." Putting words to action, I grab the sharpest-looking piece of scrap on the floor, run over to the robot, and start cutting at a piece of wire, trying to cut a piece out.
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Post by UrWeaver on Aug 5, 2015 14:17:10 GMT
Strength (1-10): 6 Intelligence (1-10): 8 Will to live (1-10): 8 You are dead. At least they think you are. Suddenly the door opens and the soldiers stumble in. One jostles the other and receives an angry smack over the head. One in the back is carrying a body (gweb), whose eyes are fluttering open. Their peripheral vision is apparently shit, as they have not noticed you or the person waking up but once they turn they'll spot you. -Fight them, unarmed, versus their guns and armor? -Hide behind the inactive bot? -Furiously try to activate the bot? -Hide behind the gear? |
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Post by rose the barmaid on Aug 5, 2015 14:20:50 GMT
I decide to hide behind the gear, my small figure making it an ideal spot.
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 5, 2015 14:41:47 GMT
Being right next to the robot already, I crouch down behind it and try to hide. I think I've doomed us all.
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Post by Gwebster2 on Aug 5, 2015 17:57:04 GMT
holy shit holy shit holy shit.
Is what he was thinking. He scared out his mind. He had no idea what was going on, and he wanted to find out. He carefully and slowly moved his head around, trying to figure out what was going on.
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Post by UrWeaver on Aug 5, 2015 19:40:11 GMT
The soldiers look at each other and continue to grumble. Their altercation escalates until one pushes the other, forcing him/her/it to drop the now-conscious person. Back and forth they jostle and shove; evidently the soldiers don't get along well.
Eventually one gives another a harsh push, sending him/her/it tumbling towards the gear. Its leg is immediately caught, and the unfortunate creature is slowly, painstakingly crushed as the hellish gear continues to churn its way around and around.
The others (now three remaining) actually point and laugh as their "friend" is swallowed up by the mechanism, and turn to leave. One places their gloved hand on the identification pad by the door. The pad accepts the input and activates the door, which slides outwards again. The soldiers leave.
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Post by rose the barmaid on Aug 5, 2015 19:53:47 GMT
I stay in my hiding spot, a horrified look plastered onto my face. What the fuck is this place? If they don't care about killing people they know, then I can only imagine what they'll do to us...
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Post by Gwebster2 on Aug 5, 2015 19:57:01 GMT
He waits, laying on the floor. He was way too twitchy for a dead person. He shoots up into a sitting position suddenly.
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Post by rose the barmaid on Aug 5, 2015 22:05:13 GMT
After recovering from my shock, I slowly approach the finger pad on the door. Perhaps if I somehow made a distraction, I could slip out of the door when they open it? Such a distraction would have to be at the expense of another person, however, so it'd probably be best to think of another way and consider that my 'Plan B'.
Obviously the map is integral to getting out of here. The bottom segment showed a flame. Perhaps if I tried to start a fire...?
I search through the rubble, trying to find anything that could be used as flint and steel to make a spark.
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Post by Gwebster2 on Aug 5, 2015 22:27:20 GMT
"Hello?" He says in the darkness.
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Post by UrWeaver on Aug 6, 2015 0:56:40 GMT
There's plenty of scraps of steel on the ground, which could be banged together for a spark, but the noise it produces would certainly draw attention again.
Underneath one of the scraps, though, you find a discarded glove identical to those worn by the soldiers.
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Post by rose the barmaid on Aug 6, 2015 6:38:05 GMT
A feeling of success rises through me, and I immediately put on the glove.
I then try using it on the holes in the floor next to the gun symbol.
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Post by UrWeaver on Aug 6, 2015 19:59:04 GMT
The glove doesn't quite fit right on your hand, what with the three fingers and such, and the holes don't seem to accommodate it either.
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Post by rose the barmaid on Aug 7, 2015 17:12:26 GMT
I try the next thing that comes into me head, and use the glove on the pad next to the door.
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Post by UrWeaver on Aug 7, 2015 22:56:50 GMT
The pad gives an affirmative beep and the heavy door automatically swivels open, leading to the gigantic chamber outside.
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Post by rose the barmaid on Aug 8, 2015 22:09:21 GMT
My heart skips a beat at this, and I stand there for a moment in silence - unsure of what to do.
I quickly motion the guy I was talking to earlier (The Gambler) over to me.
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Post by lien587 on Aug 8, 2015 22:59:35 GMT
Strength (1-10): 5
Intelligence (1-10): 10
Will to live (1-10): 7
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Post by El Defeño on Aug 9, 2015 23:20:58 GMT
Strength (1-10): 4
Intelligence (1-10): 10
Will to live (1-10): 8
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