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Inferi

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Once it spoke to him again, the hologram vanished, leaving him to decide which choice he’d rather have.

On Annie’s bed, it continued to monitor her, although it took no further actions. The girl was calming down, and there was no further outbursts of power. There shouldn’t be, either, since the energy required to use it wasn’t something she had anymore - at least not fully - and she wasn’t panicking either, which were the major factors in determining the sudden onrush of power. Besides, she knew she had it now, which made it a lot easier to control.

As of yet, it did not give the Doctor the confirmation that she was ready for discharge. Unlike the other two, it looked as though Annie might need to remain here a bit longer.

Dining Hall

Alison looked somewhat confused for a moment when Red’* expression changed momentarily, but it did*’t take her long to figure out what the problem was. The exact nature of the prank wasn’t clear, but the expressions on the faces of everyone across the hall told her all she needed to know. There had been plenty of that happening to various people ever since the group had gotten large enough that they could do pretty much whatever they wanted - assuming it was minor, since serious infractions would cause issues with the overseers - without much of a repercussion.

If they hadn’t been expecting Red to react, or were surprised by the violent reaction that she took, none of them showed it. Several of the lesser members looked at their bosses with a slightly worried look, but the ones that had facilitated the prank seemed entirely unfazed that the midget with incredible strength was charging at them with a metal bench in hand. In fact, they looked downright derisive of the fact that she was even trying, and looked as though they were instead waiting for something to happen. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

01-Nov-2015 22:15:24

Inferi

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However, when nothing did after the first second, Forty-Four nudged Fifty-Five and reached down on the table, picking up what looked like a shard of metal and flicking it nonchalantly into the air. At that point, the telekinetic took control of it and sent it flying across the room and into the bench that Red was carrying. The result was almost instantaneous, and the bench began to contort, splitting itself into strips and attempting to wrap itself around the redhead’s arms and legs. Even if it did not manage to pin her, it was clear that it was no longer a suitable weapon.

“

No, it won*t.

” Alison said when Dean made his comment. “

They’ll stop it before it gets anywhere.

”

Sure enough, no sooner had the bench begun to move than a voice came over the intercom. It was one everyone was familiar with, especially subjects that did this sort of thing constantly, and was widely recognized as the voice of the facility since anyone who asked about had been told that it was a security program designed to monitor events within the facility.

“

Subjects Twenty-Two, Fifty-Five, Forty-Four, and Twenty-Eight, cease your combat. If you wish to fight, take it to the Arena. If you continue to pursue violent options outside of a controlled environment, then you will be forcibly restrained and removed.

”

Anyone that had seen this happen before would know that there was no bluffing going on. Anyone that tried to fight outside of the Arena would be paralyzed by the security of the facility and removed from the area, typically placed in a holding room of some kind for a while. It was unclear to everyone how exactly the paralysis worked, only that it was harmless to the subjects once the effect had worn off and it happened at the whim of those in charge. The security system, whatever it was, hardly ever got used because most subjects knew it would be useless to fight against it. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

01-Nov-2015 22:15:38

Inferi

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The three subjects besides Red all looked at her, as if waiting for her response to the announcement. None of them made any follow-up moves, and it was clear that they had been expecting the announcement to happen from the start.

Entrance to Level 9

“

If there was somewhere around here that sold food, I might consider that as a serious proposition. All I can offer you now is whatever they already have made upstairs.

” was Victor’s almost immediate response to Miles’s maybe-joke, and in the same vein it wasn’t clear if he was joking either. “

And I wouldn’t worry too much about clothes. You can always get more after you wake up.

”

Taking a spot on the empty cot, Victor closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, “

Brace yourselves. This may make you feel a bit sick.

”

To everyone in the room, what happened next felt very strange. It was like they were being pulled and held down at the same time, and while it was clear they were not able to move there was the inescapable feeling of being yanked away from where they were. The feeling continued, building in intensity for a few moments, before their vision - even if their eyes were closed - would turn entirely white, momentarily giving the impression that they were being blinded by a light. Along with vision loss came the loss of all other senses, something seeming as though it was blocking everything at once. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

01-Nov-2015 22:15:45

Inferi

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That feeling lasted for an indeterminate amount of time, and eventually everything came back. Vision was the last to return, and it wouldn’t do much besides change their sight from white to black. They would find that they were still lying down, but now they were in complete darkness. Almost complete darkness, anyways, since looking around a little would reveal that their bodies were shimmering, giving off a very faint light. Further inspection would reveal that their forms were now mostly colorless, whatever they were wearing - as well as their physical features - looking as though the color had been fully drained from them.

“

Oh hey, I was wondering how long it would take you to wake up. I forgot how long it took me to get used to that, so I was thinking you’d be up and ready immediately. My bad.

”

The source of the voice was, of course, Victor. He was already up, leaning against what looked like a metal wall from the small bit of light coming from his body. Despite his somewhat apologetic tone, he had a grin on his face, but that was likely due to the fact that they were somewhere that was restricted to everyone else rather than the rather strange feeling that his power gave people that were not used to it.

Not waiting for them to get up, he continued, “

So yeah, apparently there’s no power down here, which I’m sure they already told you. It’s why I have to be here, since even if they had some way to get you through the door without opening it you’d just die on this side. Still, you don’t need to breathe or anything so we can stay down here as long as you want. I’m just here as transport, so I*ll stick close to at least one of you in case you want to leave quickly.

” Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

01-Nov-2015 22:15:52

Inferi

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Once the two would get up and presumably turn on a flashlight or two, they would find that they were in a hallway that was quite similar to the one on the other side of the blast doors that were a few feet behind them. In front of them, it was a normal hallway for the facility, wide enough for through traffic from both ways. There were no rooms on this side, though, and the only change in the hallway was when it turned a corner a few dozen feet away, leading to somewhere that couldn’t be seen from where they were. The maps they had, however, let them know that it led to a wider area that was labeled as a processing room.

The most interesting thing in the general vicinity, however, was the body that was slumped facedown on the floor by the blast doors. It wore a black jumpsuit with the number 12 on the back, and showed no signs of movement even with the arrival of the three projections. The hair covered most of the face, but the eyes were still visible, and to anyone that had seen dead people before it was clear that they were dead eyes. The body itself did not seem like it was decomposing at all, but one could attribute the near-vacuum state of the levels to that.

“

Julia? Hmm, that makes sense.

” Victor commented when they found the body. “

I wouldn’t be surprised if she tried to blast her way through the doors, and I heard she was at the doors when they closed and the power was cut.

”

His tone was thoughtful, but showed little in terms of sorrow. That made sense too, since Julia had not been the most well-loved among the subject population due to her violent and uncontrollable nature. For the soldiers, it was confirmation that the main combatant - and considered one of the more dangerous - of the rebellious subjects was dead. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

01-Nov-2015 22:16:03

Jul

2011

Annie1227

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Annie was still calming down very slowly. But still having waves of panic because she was still very terrified of this place and everything else that just happened. She felt very nauseous from being in a panic and using her power for the first time that she might throw up. She hoped that she won't throw up. Her body was shaking with fear and being so cold. -Dances-

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Inferi

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Medical Bay Addendum

After a few moments, during which Rena and Jack could make their decisions about what they were going to do, the protective covering on the panel by the door lifted off and the door opened. A single man stood outside, and when he saw the close proximity of Doctor Vellian and Rena to the door he remained standing in the door itself so as to not crowd their space.

The man was young, only about twenty-two years old, with fair skin and features that indicated that he was likely from somewhere in America. He had long sandy hair that was done back in a ponytail and dark green eyes that were currently not covered by the aviators that he had resting on the top of his head. He wasn’t very tall, only about five feet and seven inches, but he appeared to be built fairly well, a quality that one would expect from guards at a secret government facility.

Like many of the military personnel in the facility, he was dressed casually, wearing a brown leather jacket and jeans, combat boots being the only part of his garb that was anywhere close to being a soldier. That wasn’t including the holster under his arm that held a sidearm, but that was covered by the jacket and so wasn’t visible to anyone.

“

I’m here to pick up a few subjects, Doc.

* he announced. “

Looks like you’ve got more than your normal fare today, eh?

”

Not waiting for her to answer, he looked down at Rena and said, *

Hey there. I’m Joseph, pleased to meet ya. I’m here to give you a tour if ya want, or bring ya somewhere specific if ya’d rather have that.

”

“

Joe, both Rena and Jack are clear to leave with you. I’d advise taking them to get some food before you do anything else.

* Vellian told him, before turning to face the subjects that were leaving and telling them, *

Don’t worry, Joseph is a good person. He’ll take you wherever you need to go.

” Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

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wakkace

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Rena

"

All right.

" Rena agreed, sheepishly. While she didn't want to let her mind rest, her energy to pursue the topic with Dr. Vellian had passed. It frustrated her to imagine she was neglecting something important in that daydream, and she took to pacing about to soothe her nerves until curiosity paused her: she'd never fully ignored the matter-of-fact voice helping Vellian and the uncanny staffers tending to the girl and young man.

They weren't people.

It's a computer.

she realised. This revelation was a bit frightening, though not only because she was only familiar with these kinds of computers as theories or fiction; her intuition suggested they were exactly that in most of the world. It was alien and scary because it was the next proof that wherever she was, it was that: not normal . She pained for a better explanation of what was around her: that it was government was true, she supposed, but it was also an understatement.

She stuttered out a sigh, trying to keep her uncomfortable expression to herself. Even that was an aside to her real dilemma: that something had been done to her she didn't yet understand. She rubbed her wrist, hoping the flow of blood might suddenly yield insight to what Vellian meant to be something special. Aggravated, her skin flushed, but she didn't feel anything besides what she suspected was normal: nothing in her heart, or her lungs or limbs.

Behind her, the door exhaled open.

It was just a man, dressed like he was heading out for a drive, but obviously this was the escort that Dr. Vellian had paged for. Rena shuffled off to the downed IV pole, as if to hide the most obvious proof of what had occurred (and let the sand-haired man pass.)

sneaky male

03-Nov-2015 21:28:45

wakkace

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It was a quiet surprise that he didn't look as exceptionally anything as she would have anticipated. He was young, on the shorter side but strongly built. He had a collected, confident energy, Rena thought.

It was a relief; at the least, the escort's aura spoke contrary to the foreignness of everything else.

Sunglasses indoors?

she mused, afraid it would spill onto her guarded expression. Confronted with the impending need to speak, her eyes magnified and her lips tightened.

"

Uh...

" The pit in her stomach and starchy feeling in her throat were quick to sway her.

"

W-well, there's nowhere really I want to go, but it'd be nice to get a glass of water or something...

" she backed up Vellian's suggestion. The young man on the bed had been similarly discharged, and Rena took this as a good chance to avoid eye contact with the escort, Joseph. If he felt the same way, maybe he (Jack was his name, she heard) would come with them.

The corridor outside looked as much the same as this room: immaculate, sheer and futuristic in design, like she supposed an advanced laboratory would. A bed had probably been put aside for her, but for now it was the last thing she wanted to be with, so getting something to eat was the best excuse she could think of to see more of this place. If she was going to calm the needling itch to know more, that was her first objective.

sneaky male

03-Nov-2015 21:28:49

Zangaro1

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Now that everything seemed to be calmed down, Jack’s attention started turning to how hungry he was. On top of that he felt surprisingly tired, not in a sleepy way, but in a fatigued way. Supposedly that would be from the use of his new power according to the hologram. Regardless, he was eager to get out of this room and find something to eat.

When the door opened and the escort introduced himself to the girl, Jack began making his way over. Normally he was pretty relaxed, though waking up to the events that had just occurred had been a little overwhelming. Now he was quickly reverting to being a pretty chilled out, socially awkward teenage. That being said, common sense did tell him to put an extra few feet between himself and the girl who had just tried to batter down a door. Most of the time he had a static face, but his body language tended to give of a more anti-social vibe.

"Food sounds good," he said as he approached the escort.

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