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

[hystericull]

[Gamzee's face split in a fanged grin at the words of the shadows. If his ears could perk any higher, they'd rival the height of his horns.]

I fuckin' want it!!!

[Don't mind him, he's just gonna tear after the pack of "kids", hoping to get his grubby mitts on that thing.]

[animusnpcs]

[The shadow children giggle, apparently delighted with the troll addition to their game. They seem to be just fast enough to stay out of Gamzee's grasp.]

[colorfulbrilliance]

[Meiling will just blink as they take off with Gamzee following them. She sighs a bit and shakes her head for a moment before watching. After a moment of her watching, She'll take off in the other direction, trying to get them trapped between them.]

[animusnpcs]

[As Meiling circles around, the children turn so as not to run into her. The ones not carrying anything pass through Gamzee as if he weren't there at all. The one currently holding the button hesitates between them.]

[hystericull]

[That grin hasn't left his face, and now it turns a little more sinister.]

Ain't your lusus never fuckin' told you to share, bro?

[The shadows have always been able to outrun him, but this one was caught between he and Meiling. If it darted away from him, it would run right into her, and she'd have a chance to snatch the button. His eyes shot to her briefly, just to make sure they were on the same beat.]

[Without another word, Gamzee flickered, flashstepping as quickly as he could toward the child. As fast as they were, he still needed to try and be as speedy as possible to hope to stand a chance.]

[animusnpcs]

[The child darts, running into Gamzee--it, being made of shadow, runs through, but the button it was carrying drops at Gamzee's feet.]

[hystericull]

[Like a fucking wild animal, his claws clamp over the button as soon as it hits his foot. His momentum, however, sends him flying straight into Meiling.]

[colorfulbrilliance]

[Good the button dropped and Gamzee got it and...WAIT WHAT!

Meiling flails a bit as she is knocked down by the troll because not expecting that!]

...That works! Push it and see what happens, since you got it first.

[Yeap, she's curious]

[hystericull]

Fuck, girl, you get the shiny, too. Ain't no brother to be all denying such a gross pleasure such as what's motherfuckin' this one.

[Still lying in a heap, he grabs her hand, smacking them both down on the button in unison.]

Bombs a-fucking-way! HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK!!!

[animusnpcs]

[The floor lights up in brilliant purple. The light shoots out to the hub area, where the area in front of this door lights up as well.]

[colorfulbrilliance]

[Meiling just laughs a bit at the in unison button pressing and the floor lighting up.]

Lighting up the floor was the good thing? As long as it works I guess...Good Game!

[Meiling will look around from the heap she is in for a exit, just to make sure they know which way to go next. Just in case there was somewhere else they needed to go to!]

[animusnpcs]

[The only exit is the one they came through. The door is open.

There is a music box next to the exit.]

[hystericull]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!

[His head snaps up as the lights turn on. Purple was the greatest fucking color - he had to commend the FX choreographer on this one. He wasn't high enough to get lost in the show, though, so he leapt to his feet as soon as he could, waiting for Meiling to steady herself (he wasn't enough of a gentleman to offer her a hand) before joining up with Tavros again.]

Got the fuckin' button, babe! ...How you doin'?

[After a quick once-over of the other boy's wound, the group heads to the door.]

Best get the fuck outta here before that motherfuckin' thing starts up again.

[colorfulbrilliance]

[Meiling will get up and brushes her skirt off as she nods and starts to move with the two.

Maybe they can get back without running into that creepy little girl again? Or worse? She doubts that will be the case but she's moving quickly, yet staying close.]

We do not need to run into..that thing again. Maybe the others are back there waiting?

[animusnpcs]

[The music box begins playing, and again the little girl appears. She picks up her music box and begins walking toward them.]

[hystericull]

FUCK NO!!!

[Clamping his hands around both Tavros and Meiling's arms, Gamzee books it out of the lit-up door, following the lights blindly wherever they may lead.]

[animusnpcs]

[The ghost girl chases them, but as long as they keep moving she can't catch up, and eventually the music box she's bound to winds down again.

They return to the hub, the third group to do so.]