... we working yet? isabel, you aren't alone, just hold on a bit longer.

>>286008
Did you climb that elevator ladder yet? Go do that! It's important!

Real monsters don't die. Continue to be cautious.

Isabel 2011/03/03(Thu)17:13 No. 2001477 ID: 3fdb7f
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The feeling of being watched still lingers.

Isabel stares back down the emergency exit she just climbed up, expecting something horrible to start crawling towards her but nothing moves in the darkness back there.

Pulling herself together she turns back towards the hallway. She can't allow her fear to slow her down.

Two doors lead out of the short passage. Both appear to be open.

>>286015

That green bulb probably means live fire rounds.

Best to go through the other one.

>>286015
Happy green door or horrible mutant black door? The choice is excruciating.

>>286015
It's a octuple bluff. The nice, brightly-lit door without the evil black tendril decor. And if it's open the smashed codelock shouldn't be an issue!

The light is better. Note, though, that the panel for the left door is damaged. The light may indicate that it is locked. Perhaps shorting some wires might break the lock? It's not like anything else would work for that door. The other looks like it's weak enough to be destroyed, but Isabel may not be strong enough.

Wait, we don't even have the ability to suggest to Isabel, do we?

guys, remember, herbert as black tendrils growing around his machine parts. black tendrils do not mean evil.

Stay away from dark. We don't want to run into him again just yet. Try the bright happy green door.

Isabel 2011/03/03(Thu)18:43 No. 2001484 ID: 3fdb7f
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For some reason something in the back of her head makes Isabel consider trying the vein-covered door first, although the thought of stepping into the darkness again makes her hair stand on the edge.

In the end she chooses to try the well lit door. Isabel slides it and, after carefully looking for any danger, steps into the room. Her body tenses up, as she notices the blood stains on the wall.

>>286036
Close the creepy ominous tube. It's polite, after all.

pull the open thing open more, but be ready to slam it shut if something moves.

Disregard both suggestions. Do a happy dance instead.

You know you want to.

>>286036
Look inside the tube. See if you can tell what's in there.

Those are the stains of something being hurt and taken through there. Don't follow.

Hey look live wires. Maybe if you stick Herbert in there he'll turn on again!

>>286036
Take a careful look into the open tube. Can you make any sense of the labels, Isabel?

Let's not do anything with Herbert's head or the wires. We might shortcut him or something.

Isabel 2011/03/04(Fri)03:42 No. 2001492 ID: 3fdb7f
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Immediately Isabel rushes over to the tube. A little number is the only thing written on its panel. She can't see anything in there and she doesn't know where it leads, but it might be best to close it.

She tries pressing and pulling the metal door, but it doesn't move in either direction.

>>286036
Look for bloody fingerprints on the keypad of the opened tube. They've made a mess everywhere else, after all.

hmm, nothing much can be done then. probably computer controlled. see about the second door in this room.

>>286123
...number as in combination, or as in tube number?

Crap. How old is the blood?

>>286123
Probably the number of the tube, or is it?

Examine the machine on the other side of the room. There are wires hanging out. Does it look like it's totally destroyed?
Examine the panel on the side of the machine. Could there be something beneath it or is it just part of the machine's frame?

Maybe have a look at the screen in there, and then the door next to it.

Isabel 2011/03/06(Sun)14:00 No. 2001499 ID: 3fdb7f
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The little number seems to be just the tube number, but Isabel tries typing it into the control panel nontheless. Nothing happens.

She looks for bloody fingerprints that could hint at the combination, but there are no traces of blood on the keys. The dribbles of blood instead lead to the machine on the other side of the room and from there to the closed door.
The machine is not working. Somebody has removed a part of the front and cut through some cables. There's also a loose panel at the machines side, but Isabel can't remove it with her bare hands.

The door is locked.

>>286617
Maybe if you ran into the panel hard enough it would pop off? Do it butt first to minimize pain and maximize force. Applying enough force should make it bounce right off itself or something. Is there anything else notable in the room? A vent or something. I doubt anything is notable on the fourth wall but it's worth a shot looking at it. We don't seem to have a lot of options and I'd like to not go to the door covered in dark growth.

We've exhausted all opportunities here. Time to enter the other door.

>>286617
Herbert had those black vein things in him, and I don't think they ever did anything harmful.
Maybe those black veins are good?

Any idea where Crazy McStabbyPants got off to?

>>286640
Actually, if that is the case, maybe something good happens if you use his head on them.

>>286617
So, the door's locked, the tube's empty, the machine's broke and the panel's unmovable.

Let's go back and take the other door.

Isabel 2011/03/07(Mon)07:13 No. 2001505 ID: 3fdb7f
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Not knowing what she could do to open the door, Isabel heads back to try the other way, but as soon as she stands in the dark corridor, her courage vanishes.

In the flickering light it almost seems as if she could see the veins slowly growing and coming closer.

She takes a look at Herbert's head, a deep breath and a step forward to peek into the next room.

wait, weren't all the other heads at the end of this hall? are they growing together?

There's an open door with less darkness. Go there.

>>286790

That would be 12 stories up after elevator ride of doom. I know all corridors look the same but damn.

>>286789
Are those black things... creatures ? Or just really thick growth? Are they moving?
Be careful.

Isabel, proceed to the door on the left, which seems to be open and illuminated.

Isabel 2011/03/08(Tue)11:39 No. 2001510 ID: 3fdb7f
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Isabel runs towards the light, to leave behind the dark hallway as fast as she can. She avoids the thick black dots on the floor and after passing through the door, tries to see through the dim light what they are. It seems as if the veins grew over something on those places, but she can't make out what it is.

A loud screech makes Isabel flinch and spin around.

>>287014
Just experimentation rats.
Check the two cupboards for anything interesting or useful. We're going to move from here into the green-light room at the back.

>>287014
What is that black mass with a red dot in it opposite the rats/behind you?

use the control panel and let all the rats out.

>>287014
Nothing to fear. Only little animals which were mistreated by the scientists...

Anyway, ignore the rats and try to open the locker on the right.

>>287056
Dead rat.

Isabel 2011/03/08(Tue)18:52 No. 2001515 ID: 3fdb7f
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On top of the small cupboard lies a dead rat. The poor little thing has been cut open some time ago. Some small metal instruments next to it.

Isabel slides open the door beneath the death rat and grabs one of the objects stacked down there. The cupboard is filled with the same liquid food packs Herbert always carried around.

As soon as Isabel holds the first one in her hand and before she can turn her attention towards the big locker, the rats behind her lose it and start to throw themselves against their locked cage doors.

>>287114
The rats are starving; put a food packet in each cage.

Whats that little Lassie's? Something bad is coming? No? They must be hungry enough to eat a puppy what with no one there too feed them. Probably cannibalized the dead ones already. You'll want to give them those packets, hungry rats are dangerous.

If the racket dosen't stop with that then you'll want to leave quickly through the door.

>>287114
Throw a few of the liquid food pack into the corner of the room.
If anything *cough* happens, which sets the rats free, they'll be occupied with that.

If you are hungry, take one of the packs for yourself.

After that, look into the next locker near the door.

Feed the rats.

FREE THE RATS. DAMN THE CONSEQUENCES!

Isabel 2011/03/09(Wed)20:11 No. 2001521 ID: 3fdb7f
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Deciding that there's enough food for everybody, Isabel drops some food packs into the cages. Maybe she can free the rats when they've calmed down a bit.

Meanwhile she takes a look into the locker. It doesn't hold anything of interest. There's a broom and a little bucket half filled with dust and rat droppings. Somebody left his working clothes as well as his briefcase stashed in there.

Curious whether the briefcase holds something useful Isabel opens it, but all she finds is a mouldy sandwich.

Leave the sandwich out, perhaps a hungry rat will get to it.

Grab the broom and try sweeping up some of those black vine things.

try that big red button.

Examine the contents of the sandwich for the *Item that's probably not there* just in case.

If the pockets of the clothes are empty you should continue through the door with the green light. Oh, and free the rats just as you go. Herbert loved rats. Really.

>>287367
Ive learned from experience that broom handles can be somewhat (though not very) helpful in this facility. Take that broom with you, preferably minus bristles.

Isabel 2011/03/12(Sat)15:33 No. 2001527 ID: 3fdb7f
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Isabel leaves the sandwich in the open briefcase. If the rats want it they can just take it from there.

She screws the bristles off the broom handle and turns her attention to the trapped rats. The locks on the cage doors are probably controlled somehow by the device with the big red lamp, but Isbel doesn't see any way to turn it off.

There is however a loose plate at the side of the box - this one loose enough to be taken off by hand - and a tangle of different cables behind it.

...SHIT

Get your ass through the green-lit door, Darkness Man is coming.

rip the loose panel off the red lamp machine and swing the broom handle around inside it breaking shit. then go through the green light door.

Wait a second, if you can use the rats like Herbert did...but is it worth the risk?

Don't look back. The lights behind you have gone out. Run, just run, for the love of all things sane, RUN!

>>287954
Agreed, Isabel isnt as sturdy as Herbert was so I suggest we make like a nose and RUN LIKE HELL!

Isabel 2011/03/12(Sat)23:36 No. 2001533 ID: 3fdb7f
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Isabel suddenly feels uneasy. She notices that the light in the hallway has gone out and that the rats near the door are starting to panic again.

With the sudden urge to leave, Isabel grabs Herbert's head and stabs the broom handle into the machine.

A sudden shower of sparks make her stagger backwards covering her eyes.

She can hear the cages opening and she can hear somebody else entering the room.

Turn around and ask what he wants. Tell him to stay away. Grab the broomhandle and activate the door, ready to run.

run, go through the green bulb door and close it behind you and break it.

Okay, now run.

Attempt to command the rats to attack then run as fast as you can down the south door regardless of effect.

RUN.
You are no threat to him, dont make yourself out to be one. You need to make yourself seem like you will never cause any sort of problems for him on your own.
If he wants to talk, he will stop us. He's fully capable of catching up to us, and the rats stand no chance against him.

Isabel 2011/03/13(Sun)23:00 No. 2001539 ID: 3fdb7f
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Isabel starts to breathe heavy as she hears the footsteps coming closer. For some reason she doesn't dare to turn around. She grabs the broom and starts to slowly open the door, hoping not to aggravate who- or whatever is standing behind her.

The light begins to flicker.

At this point Isabel can only form one coherent thought.

- Run! -

In panic she bolts out of the door. The thing picks up speed to and over the sound of its footsteps Isabel can hear a hoarse laughter.

move your adorable padded feet!!

Keep going. Burst through those double doors and find someplace to hide.

[hold on tight]

>>288166
Bash through those doors at the end of the corridor!

Isabel 2011/03/14(Mon)16:20 No. 2001543 ID: 3fdb7f
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Isabel bursts through the door and stumbles to the ground. The voice behind her has stopped laughing and screams somewhere in the darkness behind her.

"YES - RUN! YOU CAN'T ESCAPE ME!"

get up there is a door over there

>>288293
If you can, close the door and use the broomstick to lock it! Do it! NOW!!

Isabel 2011/03/14(Mon)22:40 No. 2001546 ID: 3fdb7f
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Isabel slams the door shut and jams the broomstick between the handles.

Something crashes against the door and the stick begins to crack.

That hanging ceiling fixture might be used as a trap. Is there any way you could cause it to collapse on somebody?

FLEE!

grab the doll and run like the wind.

Take doll, hide in cabinet... but not before leaving the opposite door ajar. Make him think you kept running.

Grab the doll and open your eyes. You can't see where you're are going with your eyes closed.

Isabel 2011/03/16(Wed)18:40 No. 2001552 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel grabs Herbert's doll and starts running towards the door on the other side of the room.

She can hear the broomstick shatter behind her and the now light starts flickering in here too. She can't outrun this thing. Her only chance is to crawl inside one of the cabinets in the hope that her pursuer won't find her.

Isabel 2011/03/16(Wed)18:50 No. 2001553 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel opens the door then spins around searching for a hiding place. The doll slips out of her paws and falls to the ground, but she doesn't have the time to pick it up again. She tears open one of the locker doors and slips in.

With a loud crash the last remains of the broomstick fall to the ground and the door slowly swings open.

"Yes - you may run if you want to. In the end, you won't esacpe me."

Isabel 2011/03/16(Wed)18:57 No. 2001554 ID: 9dd0ec
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Trembling Isabel squeezes herself deeper into the cupboard, as the thing passes leisurly through the room.

"... - and you may hide if you want to. In the end I will find you."

>>288801
If you believe in that sort of thing, stay silent and pray.

If it opens the door, ask it what it wants from you. Remind it that you're no threat, that you're just a frightened puppy.

You of the darkness, stop getting mad at experimental subjects.
They didn't do jack shit to you and think and have their own spirits and goals. They have meaning.
Sincerely, Cool Dolly

Will the real tgchan dolly please stand up. Please stand up and cast magic missle at the darkness. I know you can't really move all that well but please stand up.

Uh... Yeah. We should stand up and... DO SOMETHING OH GOD

Isabel 2011/03/17(Thu)20:42 No. 2001558 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel curls up into a ball and holds her breath as the steps draw closer to her hiding place.

"What I'm going to do will hurt. A lot. You may scream if you want to. In the end it is the most fun when they scream..."

We will defend fair Isabel from this fiend!

Oh wait, Herbert's dead we don't have to keep pretending.

FUCKWEALLGONNADIEEE

fuck you

Isabella, the balls! Use your natural instincts and go right for the balls!

>>289054

Holy shit I actually jumped when I saw that thing!!

>>289058
Not cool man!

okay... okay... let's think. We are a doll, Herbert is a motionless head and Isabel's only weapon right now are her hands, feet and teeth.
But what if she throws us at it? We messed with Herbert's mind, we can fuck up this dude in a matter of seconds!!

....Right?

open herbert's mask and have herbert's goo lines mix with this guy's goo lines.

Isabel 2011/03/17(Thu)23:09 No. 2001563 ID: 9dd0ec
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"..."

Isabel 2011/03/17(Thu)23:23 No. 2001564 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel hears a the door of the locker next to her being slammed shut followed by a shout of rage.

The thing outside kicks against her hiding place and departs, dashing to the ground whatever it is able to grab on its way out.

After a few minutes have passed and it hasn't come back, Isabel dares to peek out.

Good girl, best friend. Had me worried. Did you hear which way it went as it knocked things down? Go opposite to that.

Also find a knife, lighter fluid or equivalent and matches if there are any around.

>>289097
Weird... Do you see how the goo lines avoid the doll completely?

good job! how did herbert's head fair?

>>289108
She had it in her cabinet. What you see there peeking out is a sack of flour or something.

Also... I noticed... he's carrying a head. Remember the head we found in that room behind the coded door? I'm thinking that's his...

Let's poke around in this room for a moment. Is there anything metal we can pick up?

Isabel 2011/03/18(Fri)10:12 No. 2001569 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel crawls out of her hiding place. After a few tries she manages to stand up despite her shaking legs.
Avoiding the black veins she approaches Herbert's puppet. It is fortunately the only thing there that hasn't been overgrown.

>>289155
Oh yes, equip KNIFE.

Then look at those black things which were hanging on hooks and are now located on the ground.

Empty a sack for carrying stuff. Get knife. Find something flammable and a book of matches. I want to set somebody on fire.

Experimentally touch the puppet to a vein.

>>289161
sure. maybe it will make them shrink away.

And since this is a kitchen, let us serch for provisions that are not infested with this grotesque overgrowth.

On a side note I am disappointed in the lack of sammich jokes considering the irony in this situation.

>>289155
Well, we do need a way to fight back just in case, so the knife would come in handy.

>>289161
Also do this.
It also brings the next question: Are the doll, Happiness and the black vein dude related somehow? It could be like a rock, paper, scissors thing.... maybe.

Look in each cupboard, matches and a bag for Herbert's head would be useful... Oh, and how about a disguise? A dirty sack could make you blend in with trash.

Isabel 2011/03/20(Sun)13:08 No. 2001578 ID: 9dd0ec
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Seeing that the doll seems to be the only thing unaffected by the veins, Isabel holds it against one of the veins to see whether it's some kind of antidote, but nothing happens.

Grabbing one of the knives that has been knocked down to have at least a bit of protection, Isabel decides to quickly search the room although all she really wants to do is to run as fast and as far away from the thing that just chased her.

Pots and pans are lying scattered on the floor. The lockers contain mostly different tins and dishes as well as several bags. Isabel slices open one of them. Maybe she can use it for something. It contains rice.

Bleh, forget it. Keep the knife and go back through where we came from, away from the monster. Is there another door down the hallway?

>>289612
Well, there's our bag already. Just make sure that you get all of the rice out of there to avoid them from clogging up Herbert's delicate inner workings (or something, i'unno).

Very well, move on if you are not particularly hungry.

Isabel 2011/03/21(Mon)15:28 No. 2001582 ID: 9dd0ec
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Most of the lights in the corridors behind are dead now and it's impossible to see where they are leading to or what might still be lurking in the darkness there.

Isabel doesn't want to explore them anyway. As fast as she can she feels her way back, picking up some food packs in the rat room. As soon as she finds a safe place, she can rest and eat something.

...that blood trail wasn't there before. Wait, is it blood? Or oil?

OH SHIT I KNOW WHAT THAT IS

LABYRINTH

Peek carefully into the room. Make as little noise as possible.

I think you mean happiness.

You're surrounded from both sides now.

Isabel 2011/03/21(Mon)20:35 No. 2001586 ID: 9dd0ec
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A burned smell is in the air and an unidentifiable liquid has been smeared on the floor.

Since touching black liquid has proven unlucky for Isabel in the past, she decides against examining it closer. Unsettled she sneaks to the door and peaks into the room.

the other tubes are open get only close enough to tell if they have cloth bodies like herbert or are robots.

Keep an eye on that barely-open door while you give a very brief inspection to the now-opened tubes.

Isabel 2011/03/22(Tue)17:03 No. 2001589 ID: 9dd0ec
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The tubes are now open. Isabel approaches one of them to look inside.

okay, nothing we can work with. move on.

*does their best to feel like a cold-chill filled with dread, hopefully enough to startle anyone wanting to look into those tubes away before they can*

Isabel 2011/03/23(Wed)12:02 No. 2001592 ID: 9dd0ec
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The black trail is leading out of the room. Herbert did bleed black, so maybe it's somebody like him in need of help.

Isabel decides to investigate.

Isabel 2011/03/23(Wed)12:04 No. 2001593 ID: 9dd0ec
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A second corpse lies out here. The black trail stops somewhere in the middle of the hallway.

Oh, Happiness is here. He's collecting heads again. Happiness also bleeds black blood, lets NOT follow it now.

>>290358
OH GOD DAMN IT. We do not need zombies on our list of problems!

Go into the door with blood on it.

Isabel 2011/03/26(Sat)14:15 No. 2001596 ID: 9dd0ec
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There are some blood stains on the first door to the left. It's not closed and slides open without any resistance.

Quietly call out to see if anyone's here, then check in the first aid cabinet to see if anything's left.

Check what's behind the curtain to your right.

CAREFULLY.

Isabel 2011/03/27(Sun)10:04 No. 2001599 ID: 9dd0ec
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"H-hello... is anybody here?"

Isabel cautiously pulls back the curtain. Two beds are behind it, both of which are empty. Since she's alone here, Isabel puts away the knife and takes a look at the first aid cabinet. It's nearly empty. Somebody must have been here before. The only thing left in there is a pack of plasters.

>>291251
Check the curtain to your left now, then go through the door next to it.

Take the plasters, something is better than nothing at all.

Isabel 2011/03/28(Mon)13:10 No. 2001602 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel takes the pack and turns her attention to the second set of curtains. As she pulls them, they turn out to be just a blanket covering a wheeled metal table. The blanket shifts and a used roll of bandages falls to the ground rolling to the open door to the tables right.

Isabel approaches the door and peeks into the next room.

>>291519
Acquire bandages!

I don't know, they look kind of bloody. Don't want to get a wound infected. Read one of those books. Perhaps they can provide information on this place.

If you can get rid of all the blood on the bandages or at least tear off the bloody bits, I suppose we could keep and use them.

Take a look at that file that's lying around. Actually no, first cautiously approach the file cabinet. It MIGHT be possible for someone to hide in there.

Isabel 2011/03/28(Mon)18:16 No. 2001606 ID: 9dd0ec
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The bandages are dirty and partially covered in blood. Nontheless Isabel ponders picking them up, but decides against it for now.

She inspects the room just in case somebody is hiding in here.

The file cabinet at the windows side would be big enough to crawl in and stay unseen, especially since somebody has taken most of the files it once contained. It's nearly empty now.

Isabel picks up the one file left outside. It's a patient record of one of the facilities doctors. He had been injured in an accident, didn't recover and apparently died.

At the end there's a note stating that his body has been transfered to the neurological research deparment.

Isabel hide!

We must find this location! They might be able to fix your friend!

ffff

Okay someone's out there but it's NOT the dark viney monster. Hide in the cabinet anyway. Better safe than sorry.

HIDE!!

Isabel 2011/03/29(Tue)08:20 No. 2001613 ID: 9dd0ec
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The neurological research deparment... Were they able to help the man even though he died? If so, maybe they also have a way to help Herbert and maybe...

Isabel's thoughts are interrupted by a sudden feeling of panic and the urge to hide. Is somebody behind her? Or something?

Slowly she turns around.

Isabel 2011/03/29(Tue)08:33 No. 2001614 ID: 9dd0ec
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Was there a big spot of blood on the window before? Isabel rubs her eyes.
Yes - yes it probably was. There's nothing to be afraid of here. The light doesn't flicker and there were no black veins outside. There was a dead man in the hallway, but his corpse looked really old. Whatever killed him has left this place long ago.

Isabel looks at the drawer. Maybe she should hide nevertheless - just in case.

No - it's just her nerves. She just needs a bit of sleep. There were beds outside. She can't remember the last time she could sleep on a real bed. On the other hand it might be dangerous to sleep out there. Maybe she should just grab a pillow and come back.

>>291660
Grab a pillow, then come back and sleep in the cabinet.

Be sure to look around in the room and peek out in the hallway to make sure nobody's around to see you go back into the room with the pillow.

Isabel 2011/03/29(Tue)18:12 No. 2001616 ID: 9dd0ec
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Nobody is out here, it was all just in her head.

She'll have to get some sleep and everything will be alright again.

Isabel 2011/03/29(Tue)18:21 No. 2001617 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel decides to just grab a pillow before heading back. Although, after she has seen that there was no danger outside and touches the comfortable matress, the idea of sleeping in a real bed is becoming more and more tempting.

>>291729
What's that on the far bed's pillow?

i REALLY hope that person is kinda normal or something. and not a monster.

Knife out. Back slowly away. Best to avoid it.

>>291729
Your getting too comfortable, Isabel! There's significant probability of danger if you sleep in the open. Something is making you mellow, fight it!

Just grab the pillow, yank off the covers too.

Think about it, this is a hospital wing you're in and there's blood on things. You might get some terrible disease if you sleep in the beds!

Isabel 2011/03/30(Wed)11:46 No. 2001623 ID: 9dd0ec
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On the other hand there probably wasn't anybody who had time to clean those beds before the facility was evacuated. Maybe sleeping in the locker won't just be safer but also more comfortable than sleeping in the bodily fluids the last patient has left behind.

Isabel takes a step forward to grab a pillow and immediatly stumbles back when something moves in the dark. She takes out the knife and waits until her eyes have adjusted to the dim conditions behind the curtains.

A young woman is lying on the second bed slightly rocking back and forth and covering the face with her hands. She doesn't seem to notice Isabel. Is she praying? Or crying?

Isabel's first thought is to just silently leave and get away unnoticed, but she can't just go. Maybe this person needs help and can offer help in return.

Maybe this woman knows how to get out or how to restore Herbert.

>>291866
Get the pillow first before doing anything. You want a pillow, and you also want to be able to run away if things go badly.

Also take note of what she's wearing... that's a BODYBAG. I suggest not trying to talk to the zombie.

>>291949
I agree with this gentleman, however I say that after we have out pillow we might as well try talking to her, perhaps ask her what is wrong.

I wouldn't try to stay out of arm's reach though, dangerous possibilities and all.

Looks like it might be a labcoat, not a bodybag.

If I've learned anything from horror movies, it's that crying girls dressed in white are BAD. VERY BAD.
Just take the pillow back with you.

Earlier examination states that there was no one there earlier, Given the fact that there were no other beings encountered other than OMG FACE W/BLOODY HAND and the fact that there is also a blood stain on the curtain surrounding the beds I will guess that this is the person who was seen just a moment ago. Caution is of course (As if it hasn't been.) advised.

...Still...I'm curious. And the facial expression she displayed was not one of malevolence.

I say we are either looking at a new person of interest or Crazy Mcstabbypants II.

Isabel 2011/03/31(Thu)15:57 No. 2001629 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel grabs the pillow and gets ready to run at the first sign of danger.

There is something strange about the white thing the woman is wearing.At first it looked like a labcoat. But as Isabel takes a step closer she sees that it's made out of normal fabric. It looks like some sort of plastic. This woman doesn't seem to be one of the people who worked here. Maybe she was one of the patients and was left behind as well.

"H-hello... Is everything alright?"

The woman lifts her head a bit without turning around or answering. There are several bloodstains in front of her on the bed. She's clearly just hurt and afraid and no threat. Isabel gathers courage and steps closer.

"Don't worry. I won't do anything to you. Maybe I can help you. Are you wounded?"

She keeps approaching the woman who sits motionless on the bed.

>>292275
YOU HAVE STARTLED THE WITCH

BAD WRONG FEAR RUN ENEMY PAIN

Isabel has startled the witch!

>>292275
Do NOT approach that... thing. Just stop making noise and back away slowly.

That is not a person anymore, Isabel.
Back away. If that thing as much as turns around an inch, run as fast as those little legs of yours can carry you.

>>292275
Slowly back away.
"Sorry, I'll leave you alone."

Don't say ANYTHING else. Just back away and leave.

Verletzt mean 'injured'. I advocate caution, but don't just run away.

...you know what? She already saw you. Talking to her at this point is not going to expose you to any extra danger.

...


Everyone, Meet Happiness' sister; Sadness.

Seriously, ugly does not mean evil. Herbert looked like a monster, Isabel is a dog creature. This is just a very ugly victim.

>>292409
Yes it does, it means precious seconds wasted by not fleeing.

Isabel 2011/04/01(Fri)12:08 No. 2001644 ID: 9dd0ec
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A sudden feeling of panic makes Isabel stop. All she wants to do is to just run away.
"It's just an injured woman. It's just an injured woman." She starts to whisper as she forces herself to take another step forward. "She won't do anything to you."

The woman slowly gets up and stands in front of the bed swaying back and forth and still facing the wall. Isabel backs away again.

"If... if you don't want me here I can leave you alone. I justed wanted to help..."

Instead of an answer the woman groans and blood drips to the ground. It seems as if she's not able to talk due to her injury. Isabel takes a deep breath and steps forward again. She can't let her irrational fears prevent her from helping someone in need.

"Listen! I'll come closer now. Don't panic. I'm just going to help you."

She takes one more step forward.

>>292570
ISABEL! RAT CORPSES ON THE PILLOW!
She was feasting on them! Get out now!

>>292570
Take a few steps back.

Ask her to turn around so you can see her face, while stepping back a little bit. If she is hostile, you should remain out of reach.

Isabel. Remember, you can help someone while making sure they aren't an enemy first.

>>292570

STOP LISTENING TO THE SUICIDE VOICES TELLING YOU TO GET RIGHT UP NEXT TO SOME FREAKY MONSTER. Whether it's friendly or not can be determined FROM A DISTANCE. I swear, so many posters have the survival instincts of a Disney lemming.

As much as I would love winging it and support conversing with her. I believe it is time to SLOWLY WALK AWAY AND DON'T MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENTS.

flee.

>>292575
OH MY GOD, SHE WASNT CRYING SHE WAS CHEWING

RUNRUNRUNRUNRUNRUNRURNURNRUNRURNURNURNRUNRURNRBSDFHBDDG

RUN

STOP GETTING CLOSER.

Isabel 2011/04/03(Sun)22:02 No. 2001654 ID: 9dd0ec
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Something black on the pillow catches Isabel's attention, but before she can make out what it is, the woman grabs it.
The skin on her hand is shriveled and burst open on several places, revealing peaces of rotting flesh and the bones beneath.

Terrified Isabel takes several steps back, bumping against the bed behind her and falling to the ground. The woman's hand vanishes out of Isabel's field of view and the sounds of something cracking can be heard while more blood drips to the floor.

Isabel crawls further backwards.

"What are... - c... could you turn around?"

The woman doesn't react.

keep moving.

She's still eating. It'd be rude of her to talk with her mouth full.

Isabel dear girl, Have you no manners?


RUN AWAY.

>>293737
Isabel come on, be afraid! What is making you so calm, fuck run away. I like that your trying to be the nice girl but now is not the time to be a nice girl. Be a little inconsiderate if it means you'll get to stay alive, you got enough brownie points getting Herbert to release the psychotic chronic backstabbing scientist, do we need to forgive a rat eating monster too?

>>293737
If she isn't reacting to anything you're saying perhaps she is not of sound mind. Do not interact with crazy people, Isabel. Go and sleep in the cabinet.

...Isabel. Use your nose. What does your nose tell you?

Isabel 2011/04/04(Mon)14:10 No. 2001660 ID: 9dd0ec
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After having seen that hand, Isabel begins to notice a faint smell lingering in the air behind the curtains. It's the smell of a body beginning to decay.

Isabel scrambles out into the light as fast as she can, when suddenly the thought crosses her mind, that the whole time she may not have been talking to an injured woman, but to something that stopped being a human being a while ago.

She grabs the curtains and pulls them close.

"S... sorry. I didn't want to disturb you. I'll just leave you alone."

Maybe the thing will ignore her if she doesn't disturb it anymore.

Oh thank god.

Yes, Isabel. You should be fine if you stay away from it. If you're feeling tired, you can go to the cabinet. If you're not, try checking the door in the back of the room.

agreed. also look a rat.

I don't think it's a good idea to sleep anywhere near our new found monster.

Isabel 2011/04/05(Tue)10:58 No. 2001664 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel starts gathering her things in a hurry. The only thing she wants to do now is to get away from this room as fast as she can to hide somewhere else. Now all the fear she had suppressed because she saw a possibility to save Herbert comes gushing back.

Something starts squeaking in front of her. One of the rats she has freed earlier runs out from beneath the curtain and stops in front of her looking up.

Accept its offer of friendship!

seems the rats are friendly at least.

Pick it up and run or you'll both be lunch.

Isabel 2011/04/06(Wed)13:29 No. 2001668 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel can't stifle a smile as the rats jumps around squeaking in front of her. Maybe not everything is hostile down here.

Cautiously she bends forward.

The rat suddenly hisses, grabs friend and starts running away.

"HEY! STOP!"

hey rat, where you taking us? to the rat king?

Follow the rat.

>>294412
What's that Lassy? You want me to follow you? OK!

(attempting to control the rat now)
Alright, go back to the dog lady.

Isabel 2011/04/06(Wed)16:57 No. 2001673 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel stumbles forward to catch up with the rat running towards the exit.

"COME BACK!"

>>294492
CHASE THE RAT!

>>294492
You should probably run now. Fast. Go!

Move move move!

Chase the rat and while you're running yell "Oh, so NOW you want my attention!".

Also, LOOK OUT! DUCK!

Isabel 2011/04/07(Thu)16:00 No. 2001679 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel gets back to her feet and starts running after the rat.

She can feel a small air draft in her neck and picks up the rotten scent again.

just keep chasing the rat, the person behind the curtain probably just moved and made the air waft over to you. just keep chasing the rat.

Don't. Stop.

Isabel 2011/04/08(Fri)07:08 No. 2001682 ID: 9dd0ec
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Ignoring whatever is happening behind her Isabel storms out of the room chasing after the thief.

Isabel 2011/04/08(Fri)07:10 No. 2001683 ID: 9dd0ec
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After running through some dark corridors the rat finally drops friend in the middle of an unlit room.

Probably just a small idea here, but maybe HIDE.

>>295008
Plunge ahead, into the darkness.

Perhaps the zombie followed you, Isabel. Remember that draft of air and rotten scent... Decide to hide for a while, and listen to see if it followed you.

Better pray that the monster doesn't have a keen night vision...

Isabel 2011/04/08(Fri)16:50 No. 2001689 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel feels her way through the darkness. Several big file cabinets are standing at the walls of the room. After opening some of them Isabel finally finds one that is empty and crawls inside.

Nervously she listens to the sounds outside until she slips into a fitful sleep.

goddamn rat, pushin' us to the side.
what an ass.

>>295102
hey, he managed to save isabel. he get's ONE. he does it again then it's on.

Sweet dreams, Isabel.

Isabel 2011/04/09(Sat)03:15 No. 2001693 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel awakes. Somebody seems to have switched on the light outside and a single beam pierces through the door slit.

YOU HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED.


Or not, Peer into the crack slowly so as to not make a sound, be careful not to bump your knees and what not against the metal. So you know, not make sounds.

>>295196
BE VERY, VERY STILL!!
Can she see through the crack from her vantage point without moving?

Isabel 2011/04/10(Sun)07:13 No. 2001696 ID: 9dd0ec
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Outside something seems to be standing motionless in the middle of the room.

Isabel slowly rises to get a better look at it. It looks like a desk and something else in front of it but it's impossible to see whether that thing is a living creature or just a desk chair from here.

It doesn't move or make any noise though.

It should be safe enough to take a closer look

Be as quiet as possible while opening the cabinet. Look around in the room, and take a sniff.

Use your sense of smell to help identify it.

Don't open the door just yet. It's suspicious. Try to get a smell in though.

Isabel 2011/04/12(Tue)14:30 No. 2001701 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel strains her nose but all she is able to smell is the scent of liquid food. After some moments she discovers a little hole in one of the food packs she had taken with her. Most of its content is now missing.

Under those conditions the only thing Isabel can tell is that nothing in the room has a strong odour.
After waiting and listening for a while, she silently stands up and slowly pushes open the doors.

A figure is sitting slumped in front of the desk with its back towards the hiding place.

Isabels begins to follow her first impulse which tells her to crawl back closing the door to wait until this being leaves the room, until she notices, that this thing is just an old corpse - gross but harmless. It was probably already here when Isabel arrived - just hidden in the darkness.

I'm not so sure, Isabel. Is that the same material the other creature was wearing?

Be very very quiet. It's resting, or something... Don't get too close to it. Perhaps we should look around in the room briefly now that it is lit.

Take pills.

CAREFULLY.

>>296176
That doesn't sound like a good idea...
Do examine them, though. They might explain how this person died.

Isabel 2011/04/13(Wed)12:38 No. 2001705 ID: 9dd0ec
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Although the person is dead, Isabel is hesitant to approach it for some reason. She gathers her belongings and crawls out of the hiding pace, keeping a distance to the body.

The corpse is wearing a suit made out of the same kind of plastic material the woman was wearing too. A little pack of pills is lying opened at its side. It looks like some kind of medicine, but it's impossible to make out what those pills are or whether there are any left in the pack, without getting close to the corpse.

Bodybag again? That means he moved to that chair after being dead. Not good. Stay away.

>>296326
Alright, check out the cabinets for supplies. Be quiet though and keep an eye on the corpse.

Poke the body with a pencil :3

Take one Pencil and inspect Picture frames and Cabinets.

Or just move on if you guys think the corpse is gonna jump up and attack if we stay here.

Just remembered. There're zombies in this area. No only that, zombies that've already laid there seeming dead. Definitely do not approach corpses.

Isabel 2011/04/14(Thu)18:57 No. 2001711 ID: 9dd0ec
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Keeping a safe distance from the corpse, Isabel takes a pencil and a look into the cabinets. They are filled with document files.

Two photographs are standing on top of the cabinet and a third is lying on the desk, too close to the dead person to take a look at it without approaching the body.

Does any of your doggy empathetic senses say anything about these people? The guy on the right with the rat a good guy or just pretending to look like a good guy for the camera?

Keeping a close watch on the corpse to see if it moves at all, check the photo, then the pills.

Skim through the documents for any terms related to our situation. (Herbert, Isabel, Happiness, etc.)

Isabel 2011/04/16(Sat)11:54 No. 2001715 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel takes a closer look at the photos behind her. There's a person she recognizes in one of them.

She has seen the old man down in the laboratory. He would sometimes pace in front of the cages before ordering one of the occupants to be brought away to the next room. They never came back.

Isabel is barely able to force back her tears as she remembers the video documantation of what had happened, but this is not the time or the place to think about this. She'll have to be strong until she's out of here.

To bend her mind to something else, Isabel starts flipping through one of the document files. It contains records of a series of experiments conducted on rats. She picks up something about the observed side effects, something about the slow decay of all inner organs, but it's impossible to read all the documents - especially standing out in the open, easily to spot for every monster that crawls through the dark corridors.

Unsettled Isabel stares at the body again. It hasn't moved, but it still makes her feel uneasy. But maybe she could gather enough courage to get closer and take a look on those pills and the third photograph.

In the end it is nothing more than a corpse.

...nah, we should just leave and come back later with a long stick or something that will let us move the picture and pills close to us without getting within reach of the zombie.

Isabel 2011/04/20(Wed)15:49 No. 2001717 ID: 9dd0ec
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On the other hand Isabel doesn't want to get closer to the corpse just to get a random photo that will most likely not help her with anything.

After a last look at the body she opens the door and slips out into the hallway.

Out here it is still dark. Isabel feels her way through the long and empty corridor, desperatly searching for a working light switch, while her fear transforms every shadow into the fangs of a monster longing for blood and every little sound into an evil bloodthirsty growl chasing after her. She tries to tell herself that there's nothing here, that she is alone and that all of those shades and noises are nothing more than mere figments of her imagination. Yet She can't shake off the feeling that there is something with her in the darkness. That there is a strange noise, a buzzing and something that sounds like a whisper.

She holds her breath and listens.

>"Hello... I know you are there. Don't be afraid. Come in here. We have to talk."

Something lights up in a room nearby.

look into the room, cautiously.

Peek in before moving. If it's not a monster then I suppose we can go in, but stay near the door.

On the other hand, we can talk without moving fully into the room.

Knife at the ready girl.

If they're making their presence known, and speaking normally, there's a better chance than most that they're friendly. Go speak with them.
[Also, the faint sensation of somebody watching her in the darkness might be us]

Isabel 2011/04/21(Thu)18:25 No. 2001722 ID: 9dd0ec
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Clutching the knife, Isabel crawls closer to the door. The light stems from a monitor in the middle of the room illuminating the entrance but leaving everything else in the dark. Isabel can't pick up any scent or sound that would indicate anybody being in here.

The voice starts speaking again. It is only a whisper, sounding strangely mechanical and somehow familiar. After straining her ears Isabel can make out the source of the noise being somewhere narrow to the ceiling.

>"Come closer. I want to help you. I have watched you for some time now."

>>298112
I think that is an AI... but look up, just in case. If there's nothing on the ceiling we can probably get closer safely.

Isabel 2011/04/23(Sat)15:54 No. 2001724 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel slowly steps closer, closely observing the ceiling.

>"I've watched you. I've seen what you are carrying. There is a head in your bag."

The voice pauses for a moment.

It definitively stems from the ceiling, but there's no living creature up there, maybe it's a loudspeaker hidden behind the walls. Confident that she is alone, Isabel enters the room as the mysterious speaker starts talking again.

>"Why are you taking a severed head along?"

he is a robot, if i can find a working body i may be able to turn him back on.

Tell the truth. This thing doesn't seem to be hostile, and getting an ally may be helpful, if only to stave off lonelyness.

There's no harm in revealing this truth.

"Do you know of a way to fix creatures like him?"

>>298640
"His name is... was, Herbert. He was some kinda robot, I think, but I've never met anybody braver or more loyal.
I couldn't abandon him, even if there was no hope of fixing him."

Isabel 2011/04/24(Sun)09:01 No. 2001730 ID: 9dd0ec
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"His name is... was, Herbert. He was some kind of robot, I think, and the only friend I had down here before he was ripped apart, trying to save me. I thought that, if I found a working body, I might be able to help him."

The buzzing sound sound stops. Isabel approaches the screen, waiting for some kind of reaction.

"Hello? Can you still hear me? Do you know of a way to fix creatures like him?"

The buzzing starts again and shortly thereafter the voice starts whispering interupted from time to time by a mechanical crackle.

>"... Yes... I can fix him for you. There is a metal hatch in the hallway outside. Just turn right and look for it at the left wall. Open it, throw the head inside and... come back to me... I'll explain you where you can pick up your friend afterwards."

>>298835
Hey, that's pretty cool. Hmm, yeah, may as well. What do you have to lose? Herbert can't get any worse off...

Ask their name before we go.

>>298836
Agreed, its not like he can get deader or something. I doubt we'll get another chance like this one.

Do it, be on the lookout for monsters while you're out there. Also, ask this guy's name and what he is (and why he wants to help us).

The screen has Happiness on it. The title says Vs. Happiness. Dramatic pauses in speech, ergo motives are questionable. It has it's own agenda, but fuck it all. Let's do it.

not all the way. let's see if the hatch has anything written on it. like 'incinerator'

If we're going to trust this person, can we at least know who it is? Maybe see them?

Isabel 2011/04/24(Sun)17:09 No. 2001736 ID: 9dd0ec
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“Who are you and why do you want to help me?”

There’s a longer pause again.

>“I am… I wasn’t given a name. I guess you can call me… you can call me Acolin.”

“Ok… Acolin… And why do you want to help me?”

>“… I’ll explain it later. There is something I need your help for. Let me prove that I’m not your enemy first. I’ll give you back your friend. Hurry. There’s not a lot of time.”

Unsure Isabel turns around, stopping in the doorframe.

“I don’t know. Can I really trust you. Can’t you show yourself before I consign Herbert to your care?”

>“It is… complicated. Listen! I can understand that this place drives its inhabitants mad and paranoid. It makes you see monsters and liars everywhere you look, but you shouldn’t give in to this fear. Please. Trust me.”

In the end Isabel figures that she has nothing to lose. She steps outside. Some of the lamps begin to flicker until dim light covers the hallway. The big metal hatch is easy to spot even from this distance. Without success Isabel starts searching for some kind of inscription on the walls, concerning this hatch, as she walks towards it. Its big metal door swings open without any resistance, revealing a small compartment and the faint scent of garbage.

does it smell like burning garbage or just random stuff? if random then i guess we can just... roll him in there.

Do it, it's not like he can get much worse, and there's no way you can fix him yourself.

Even if it's just a trash chute, and nothing more, at least we can say we tried. And, we could still retrieve him by sliding down there ourselves if this guy is lying.

Aaaand, if its an incinerator its better than just carrying an irreparable head around with us. Almost a proper burial, even.

Even if it is a garbage chute, it is possible that Acolin has control over it and can do stuff down there to repair Herbert.

Fun fact: Acolin is a river in france.

If the inside is just a small compartment and not a tunnel downwards into blackness then it's safe to assume that it is actually dumbwaiter.

Isabel 2011/04/25(Mon)17:57 No. 2001742 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel takes out the head and puts it into the compartment. Something rumbles downwards as she closes the hatch.
Suddenly the lights go out again and only the distant glow of the monitor remain as a point of orientation. Isabel hurries back to Acolin.

"Ok. I've thrown Herbert in there. Was this the right hatch? It smelled strange."

>"Don't worry Isabel. I'll take care of everything now. Just wait here, while I repair your friend."

Stay with Acolin, but near the door and to the side. Be on constant alert.

>>299248
Ask Acolin how they know your name. You never told them.

Isabel 2011/04/26(Tue)17:37 No. 2001745 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel keeps standing in the doorframe, staring at the monitor.

"... Wait... How did you... How did you know my name."

>"... You told it to me."

"No, I... I didn't."

>"... I... Yes you did... You just didn't notice it back then. I told you that I've watched you. I picked up your name back then at some point. That's all."

Isabel tries to think back when she last spoke her name out loud, but she can't remember.

"When did you... ?"

"Listen!", the Acolin interrupts her, "I'll explain everything to you later. Just trust me now. I'm currently your only friend down here. You have to trust me. Just wait here."

The monitor switches off and the buzzing stops.

"Hello? Are you still there?"

There is no answer.

Next time we speak to him, we'll have to explain to him that if we want him to trust us, he has to be totally honest with us. We need to know who we can trust.

"Acolin" huh?

It's Nicola. I should've checked her name earlier. So... she got to a control room, made herself look like an AI, and now we've thrown Herbert's head down a garbage chute. Still, I suppose she *might* have been telling the truth. ...ugh.

We should set up an ambush for her in the dark. Back out into the hallway and flatten yourself against the wall.

Go in the chute.
Prepare for epic rescue.


No not really, grope around till you reach the corner of the room away from the door and wait quietly there in case of monster attack.

Whoever "Acolin" is, s/he's got Herbert now and if we want him back we're gonna have to do what s/he says.

Or should we go for the epic rescue?

Isabel 2011/04/27(Wed)17:23 No. 2001749 ID: 9dd0ec
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Maybe trusting Acolin was a mistake. Or will it turn out to be fine in the end?

Unable to decide what to do, Isabel stumbles out into the hallway, only to stop and turn around after some steps.

In the end she sinks down to the floor, clutching her knees and pressing herself against a wall, trying to decide her next action but unable to concentrate.

As the light vanished her fears returned. She sits in the darkness, again listening to the noises in her surrounding.

Are there noises coming from the chute or is it just her imagination?

work your way towards it, lift up an ear to hear better.

>>299744
Go take a listen to the chute.

Isabel 2011/04/29(Fri)11:48 No. 2001752 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel takes a deep breath and starts crawling forward. Everything is quiet as she arrives at the chute, maybe it really was all in her mind.

Pressing one ear against the cold metal surface she waits for a moment. Now she can hear something. A distant and irregular clanging, stopping from time to time.

She IS fixing him. She lied to us about who she was, but she is doing what she said she was going to do.

Let's go wait in the room.

>>300183
We DID save her life. She's probably doing it out of a sense of owing us something.

I still don't trust her completely. For now we should go back to the hiding spot, I really don't like the idea hanging there in darkness waiting for something to happen...

>>300324
Agreed, go back to the room and wait. That might be Happiness just climbing up the chute. I know it's unlikely, but its never a bad idea to be too careful.

Isabel 2011/05/02(Mon)12:08 No. 2001757 ID: 9dd0ec
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Isabel crawls back to the room and waits. The light doesn't go on again and Acolin doesn't come back for a long time.

Nervously she starts walking around, approaching the monitor from time to time to see whether it is just broken or whether Acolin lied and never intended to contact her again.

When the screen suddenly turns on, Isabel stumbles back trying to protect her eyes from the bright light.

>"You did the right thing. I told you you could trust me."

Still covering her eyes, Isabel slowly steps forward again.

"You mean you fixed him. I can see Herbert again?"

There's a short pause.

>"... No, not yet. You'll have to do something for me."

"But you said you'd take care of him first... "

>"There have been some changes... Somebody down here is draining my energy supply. You'll have to activate the emergency generator. Something was damaged. I can't do it from here... I'll explain you the way and contact you as soon as you arrive.
>Don't worry. It isn't far and there are no dangers around. Just hurry and I'll be able to give you back your friend."

Alright, let's do it. We're already on this path, no going back now. It's being iffy with the pauses and all but whatever, let's turn on that damn generator.

>>300974
Alright. Fixing the generator sounds like a good idea regardless of who wants it fixed. Accept directions, but also tell her about the monsters you've been seeing, and that you're scared.

Isabel 2011/05/04(Wed)18:20 No. 2001761 ID: 9dd0ec
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"Ok. I'll try to do it. But there is something out there. Some kind of monster. Are you sure it's safe? I'm scared to have to go out alone."

>"Don't worry. I can see what happens everywhere and there are no monsters and no dangers. Nothing will harm you as long as you do everything I tell you. Just trust me. Go out and follow the lights."

With a sudden buzz the screen goes black, while at the end of the hallway outside a light is turned on. Isabel would have preferred to be told a bit more of what she is supposed to do, but she doesn't have much of a choice.

Approaching the light she peeks into the next corridor. There really doesn't appear to be any danger around. Acolin told the truth. There are no monsters here. She hurries towards the next lit room.

>>301525
Holy fuck... Isabel, hurry. You need to go fast.

Is...is there something behind you?

follow the lights fast.

>>301525
I knew it!! We shouldn't have trusted her!! She said there was no danger, yet as soon as Isabel left, SOMETHING showed up. Nicola is trying to get rid of Isabel for good!!

Do we still have the knife on us? If not, as soon as we reach wherever we're going, we should get something to protect ourselves. And if we hear ANY weird sounds.... RUN LIKE HELL AND HIDE!

>>301665
Let's not jump to conclusions. For all we know Acolin wanted us out of there to avoid the monster.
Maybe it isn't Nicola, I mean it is one of those -gram things that switch around the words and now that I think about it is incredibly likely, but we'll deal with that when the big scary monster thing isn't fucking behind us.

Isabel 2011/05/05(Thu)21:55 No. 2001767 ID: 9dd0ec
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Unable to shake of the feeling of being followed, Isabel grabs her knife and turns around.

Nobody is behind her, but an undefinable fear makes her run nontheless.

>>301785
Alright, keep going. Follow the lights. Stay away from the doors that lead into dark rooms, just in case.

>>301785
Oi god, oi god, oi god...

Keep moving. Stay in the lights. Move those little paws of ours!

Isabel 2011/05/06(Fri)23:32 No. 2001770 ID: 9dd0ec
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The lights behind Isabel go out again as she runs through the hallway, staying away from the doors on both sides even though she knows that there are no real dangers around.

The corridor leads towards an elevator right besides the door to a stairwell. A paper pasted over the elevator buttons states that it is broken and should not be used, yet the door slides open and Acolins voice sounds from inside.

>"Come in. This will be faster than the stairs."

The lights in the hallway are now completly out.

"But there's a note saying..."

>"Just ignore that. You know you can trust me. Now enter."

go in and push the 'door close' button.

Do it.

On one hand the note says "Out of order"
and on the other you probably won't make it to the stairs

It's dangerous either way and we can't turn back.