Something Unexpected

[animusmods]

Characters: characters selected to go into the elevator
Setting: the admin levels
Format: any
Summary: The admin elevator has been left open, its destination preprogrammed. Where is it going to take you?
Warnings: general horror warnings for now

The elevator doesn't announce itself when its doors slide open. There's no alarm, no message to be found about it. It sits open and waits for anyone curious enough to enter. There's a barrier on it that locks out anyone without a collar, and it isn't going to stay long, but aside from that there appears to be no security. There's nothing stopping someone--or multiple someones--from climbing into the elevator and going down.

Where's it going? Who knows.

Hub Area
A lounge area with sofas and chairs. It's large enough to hold the entire group, constructed similarly to the dorm rooms, and is connected to five doors.

Door One
???

Door Two
???

Door Three
???

Door Four
???

Door Five
???

Comments

[sageprincess]

[She will likely join him in that endeavor. Goddesses, she needs a wardrobe change after this.]

Amazing what some are capable of when death is nipping at their heels, hm?

[Fight or flight instincts are a beautiful thing. She won't catch that smile, alas - she's too busy trying to seem completely relaxed - though she does glance back after her initial response.]

... I suppose you showed me what you are capable of after all. I cannot say I expected it, but...

[Safe to say she's suitably impressed.]

[swordofzero]

[And here come team five... safely back from their button pressing adventure. Suzaku nodded at those already there and stood silently wondering what would happen next.]

[pitiedthefool]

[Good luck with that. Though he'll likely recommend a couple who he knows can sew. Just don't ask him; he can only really patch his own.]

You don't know the half of it.

[Yeah, he can't keep from hinting at that one.] ...Can't say I was expecting to show you this way either, but so long as it works out in the end...

[He's glad, especially when the others arrive.]

Good to see one more group of us has come back safely.

And here's group three!

[warriorscribe]

*When the third door glows white and then opens, three of the four that went inside emerge shortly after. Enoch looks around at the gathered people and makes his way to one of the couches, sitting down wearily. He's holding a staff that the others may have noticed Sheba had on her - and that she is the one absent.

That was...draining, in a few ways.*

[pitiedthefool]

[He isn't the only one on the couch, nor is he the only one who is weary if what most of the others gathered here seem to be. Oddly enough, one who does seem to be an exception (at least physically), is the one on the couch with him--another aspect of himself curled up above their heads.

Yes, that is the hugeass dragon who seems to be blinking its big red eyes at you before a strange healing spell falls on everyone present. Who knows how long he's been at that when the other groups have returned?]

...Enoch. [He noticed the number... he's sorry.]

I am so sorry I asked you for this tag and then the notif got buried! >_<

[warriorscribe]

*Enoch, strangely enough, had managed to escape without needing to be healed. He doesn't say anything though, not at first, simply letting the healing spell wash over him.*

Yu... I'm glad so many people seem to have made it out.

It's okay now DW is drunk... D:

[pitiedthefool]

[At this point, it's just a precaution with how the others seem to be going.]

We almost didn't and probably wouldn't have, if he wasn't here. [He nods to Kohryu and sighs, before giving him a look.] Want to talk about it?

[He did offer, once upon a time.]

Just a little code push! They're efficient.

[warriorscribe]

*Enoch looks down at the staff in his hand.* It happened so quickly. I couldn't have done anything to stop it...I couldn't summon my armor and my Arch was useless. Before I could react, they crushed her, and the other two charged in in her defense.

[pitiedthefool]

...I'm sorry. [After all, he-] I guess this means you got Jason's. He...always enjoyed deactivating powers before experimenting on the ones in the pods.

[Something he is very familiar with. Not going to mention the fact he also paralyzed them.]

[warriorscribe]

There were retrieval units there. They were resting... Without being fully rested, they could only disable our powers on contact. I wasn't fast enough.

*He hadn't noticed it had been only when the collar was struck.*