Week 3 Mini-Event

[killerwaves]

MINI-EVENT

Congratulations, you've won the lottery this fine execution day!

Though, perhaps it really isn't an execution day, given the kittybots don't seem to be rousing people to go to the sandbar yet again -- but you're given no peace, because four of you will be beset by an absolutely infernal beeping noise. It would be familiar, if anyone but Zelkov and Haruka had heard it before, but no one has.

And now you're the proud successors of auditory cue hell: the insistent noise will lead you all the way to Kingfisher's Retreat, pointing you towards the waterfall side of the island. As you get closer to the crystal pool, you may start noticing disturbed sand and dirt, foliage... Almost like something large and not particularly delicate crashed its way through the growth and the footpaths, shoving everything out of its way...

Hmm. Surely there's nothing amiss here! But you may want to make sure you have your weapons on hand and your eyes and ears peeled.

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[dancing_flames]

Might be better than using my Dark Bring. If whatever caused this mess is still around, that'd get its attention in a hurry.

[And he'll step back to allow this!]

[divector]

Leave it to me.

[ He points towards the rock, carefully adjusting the strength of his psychokinesis to levitate the boulder as quietly as possible. It takes longer than he'd like to move it as soundlessly as he can, which he visibly is less happy about. Not that he'll complain out loud. ]

Let's see... Do stay here for now.

[ And time for the softest landing he can manage.

...So there isn't like bats out of nowhere or anything? Right? ]

[killerwaves]

[Nope, no bats! And it looks like the beeping is actually quieting down too, until it comes to a stop -- there's some kind of garbled noise from behind the waterfall that sounds suspiciously like it should have been an announcement, so unfortunately everything isn't completely peaceful with the rock moving, but it was probably better than exploding it??

That said, with the moving of the boulder, they'll also be able to catch a glimpse behind the waterfall itself -- there's a hole cut in the back, through the rock and into what looks like a lab...

Perhaps this boulder rested there as a door of sorts, once upon a time.]

[dancing_flames]

[... ah. Yeah, this is exactly what he was expecting given what he already knows about this entire situation.

Time to start heading in! Over his shoulder:]

Be careful of touching anything in here. Some of the things are dangerous.

[chosenwang]

I have a bad feeling about this. [ Or he might be quoting something. He will spin his tiny sword and let it grow to a normal size before following after.

What do they see as they head for the hole? ]

[dupiety]

Bravo, Ibuki.

[Seriously, Temenos is impressed. He hasn't really seen an ability like that back in Solistia.

As he follows behind Shuda and the lab comes into view, Temenos' eyes widen slightly.]

Oh, this is exactly as Haruka described... Why are we being guided here this time, I wonder?

[divector]

Thank you for your kind words.

[ Ibuki's smile fades when he sees the lab, but only for a moment. One blink later, he's back to all smiles, looking behind him for a moment to avoid looking directly at the lab. ]

Hmm, is that so? What sort of thing should we be on the lookout for?

[ What's in this particular lab anyway? Hopefully it's not talking heads. ]

[dancing_flames]

[Shuda turns to give Temenos a look with a raised eyebrow when he hears him mention Haruka. So he knows about this lab too, huh? This should definitely make things easier.]

Zelkov told me about this place. He also mentioned not to touch any strange cubes that may be lying around.

[Don't ask.]

We should probably take a look at the device that was counting down first.

[So hey how's that centrifuge thing doing?]

[killerwaves]

[The lab... looks pretty trashed, actually -- you can tell it used to be half an office once, but a lot of the equipment is overturned and tossed to the side, there's some cracks in the walls, and half the lighting is pretty much gone. There are posters both on the walls and on the floor.

So, on the one hand, whatever in here that might have been dangerous is probably no longer in working order. On the other hand, something definitely emerged from here, roughly and probably without bothering to ask first.

There are still a few glowing lights in the lab, though they're few and far between.

The centrifuge(?) is currently silent, but the not!Among Us machine next to it has lit up with a display that reads:

ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETION: 0 seconds/ 0 minutes / 0 hours

SAMPLE PROCESSED...

SAMPLED DELIVERED.]

[chosenwang]

[ Can we say yikes ]

You know, this looks straight out from some kind of scary movie where whatever experiment they were working on broke out. Did this look anything like how they described before?

[dancing_flames]

No. This was a working laboratory earlier this week.

[HMM DON'T LIKE THIS AT ALL]

[chosenwang]

Did they actually look pictures of it? [ Is there any papers or some hint as to what they should be on the look out for? Anything actually visible on any monitors ] It probably hasn't gotten far...

[dancing_flames]

From what I was told, there wasn't anything in here other than samples at the time. So whatever broke out of here was created after...

[He trails off. Oh no.]

... after Zelkov put that sample into the machine.

[dupiety]

[To Ibuki as they walk in to find a fucking mess:]

Not...this.

[He examines the display for a moment and considers the extensive damage done to the lab.]

I believe we have quite the problem on our hands.

[divector]

Looks like we have company somewhere around here. Hopefully they'll give us some time to look around.

[ Who knows, maybe they're friendlier than they look from the damage done here. He can sympathize with wanting to trash a lab after all. ]

1/2

[killerwaves]

[Did somebody say horror movie?

So hey, were you all watching your feet when you walked in? Because in the half-lit laboratory-slash-office, there's a lot of strange dark globules that only reveal themselves upon closer inspection -- on the walls and on the floor and everywhere -- or when you step on them.

They make strange, strange squishing noises.

Also, if you happen to step on one, it sticks real well. So definitely don't get more than your foot stuck on one. Or two. There really are a lot of these...]

2/2

[killerwaves]

[Also, was anyone looking up as they walked in?

That said, the waterfall is pretty darn high, populated with all kinds of crags and crannies; between that and the noise and the midday sun, it's easy to miss one more thing. Even if that thing is--

Something huge and bulky, something that pretty much blocks out all light of day and the entire entrance of the waterfall laboratory-slash-office, drops down behind them with an almighty crash. In the ringing silence after, there's the sound of heavy breaths -- or are those grunts? Or are they, perhaps, low growls...?

Welcome to your boss fight, folks.]

[dupiety]

[It's just as Temenos is about to mention the glob that the tip of his shoe squished into that their company in question makes itself known.]

Oh, dear. So much for more time, hm?

[He quickly throws his staff arm forward.]

Holy light, illuminate the darkness!

[A flash of light emits from the staff, both providing a better view of the situation and their attacker, as well as...whatever could be above them. This is a damaging spell too, so the boss better be ready.]

[dancing_flames]

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Shuda isn't even waiting to see what this thing is-- the moment it drops down, there are six pink gridded spheres enveloping as much of the creature as he can with his Dark Bring's now-limited power; then, after a second or so, they'll all detonate simultaneously.]

Get behind me!

[divector]

Of course it can't be that easy.

[ Well, just from a cursory glance, this is a less than ideal matchup for him, so Ibuki carefully but quickly steps behind Shuda. Right now, his focus is looking for another area for them to retreat to, and looking around to see if this new friend of theirs brought backup. He can leave the muscle to their other capable members! ]

[chosenwang]

[ Can't believe they missed the goopening 2: deuce biggass monstalow. Also thank you, bestie for lighting up the room. ]

Not fair hiding up there like that! [ Like whatever the spawn is would understand. Anyways, he's going to run his hand against the flat of his blade to power it up with energy as he moves to stand by Shuda. You were saying? ]

Do you even have a weapon?

[killerwaves]

[There's a roar as the creature is presumably both blinded and struck by Temenos' light spell -- though it seemingly is shaking its head in an attempt to save its eyes (apparently it has eyes!), the spell doesn't quite stagger it. It does buy them time, though!

Especially since Shuda attacks as well, bringing in the bombs; they detonate, and there's a roar that sounds more like a squeal; but when the smoke clears, they'll be able to see that the creature has moved backwards in what seems to be a split second. So it's a little hard to tell how much damage was done. That said, there is a little more daylight shining in and a little more clearance, so that helps.

Ibuki's look around the back will tell him one thing: there's only one way into and out of this laboratory-office-hopefully-not-literal-dead-end, and that's in front of them. They may want to get Temenos unstuck from the floor.]

[chosenwang]

How close do you have to be to do it? [ His only concern is the moment it's moved, it'll unleash a bunch of spiderbots or something dangerous. Normally if there's a giant rock you have to move, there's something behind it. ]</small?

[divector]

I can be farther, no problem.

[ Yeah, he gets what you mean. So totally assuming he does step back farther before he moves it, and is nice enough to leave enough time for others to do so. ]

[chosenwang]

[ That's a relief, even if later on he will pretend he never was worried here ]