foundjuanting | lab exploration thread!

Yes, I suspect so. Keep a watch out for air ducts and other small entryways.

A nest of what?

[this is a good time to draw a sword, right?]

*already had his sword drawn since earlier on*

It'd be too good to hope that he meant ordinary rats.

You... would be correct, or so my brother says.

[The scratches are pretty darn huge, actually, one set gouging about a few inches into the floor. The sound of the air being pumped through the ducts just above the cieling makes a mice, low hum. However pretty much everyone can hear something being dragged around in one of the rooms.]

[Feels sick to his stomach. We're not going further than this, right??]

Do you hear that? That can't be a rat.

There is only one way to find out.

[this is Cesare cursing at all of you very quietly in Italian while he readies his weapon]

[someone else had better go check that rat sound out]

*sighs*

Someone bring the torch and hold it up--I'm not going in there blind.

I will. Brothers, see that our scout remains with us.

[Ugh...If the door's open, he'll shine his light into it. If not...uh...]

*sliding his sleeve down a little further, as if he's touching something hidden just under it*

[taking a step back so they're not all bunched up on each other]

I promise to catch him if he falls.

Reassuring . . . *advances forward in the general direction of that last noise*

[The further along you move, the more the ground starts to feel uneven, some of the floor having been pushed up. The light shined into the open door reveals a dark lab, though the small room's been re-purposed as somethings' home. Piles of dirt fill most of the room, and the occasional large rat (and MAN are those large) and zombie clearly cached for food later. The piles of dirt undulate with whatever's under them, and an unseen thing yanks it's latest kill under the soil.]

[It looks like Daniel is about to scream, but he just makes a sharp intake of air instead. Unfortunately, he's used to policing his fear responses.

He speaks in barely a whisper:]

We're not going in there.

*can't entirely see from back here, but he's got a good enough idea*

I doubt any other way will be safer. How large is the room and how much effort will it be to clear it?

Tell us what you're seeing.

[Cesare knows better than to shout, but he is tense when he replies. He can't see, but he's so curious]

*now with eyes on the ground and sword ready for downward stabbing*

There's something in the ground here. Might be more than one.

[The hole, for the moment at least, is quiet. However there's an acidic smell in the air. Acid doesn't have a smell you say? Well then explain why this one does and it's kind of burns to breathe the fumes in.

Hush, I can so remember to reply to the threads I'm dm-ing

AND WITH THE RIGHT ACCOUNT. Shut up.]

[Shifts to the side to allow the others to pass. He still hasn't entered the room.]

How can we possibly fight this thing? I refuse to go.

*~~the acid smell must have been what made him think Shaun was there for a moment i'm a horrible person sorry~~*

It would be best if we managed to get through without disturbing the ground... or after destroying it altogether. I wonder if these fumes are flammable, and where they are coming from--the next room or whatever lies in wait in this one.

I would be best if we did not have to fight at all. Let's try not to die here.

[ He's not helping, sorry. If Daniel is out, he's out. ]

[Must you say the 'D' word? Also, he realised that he's the only one with actual combat experience in enclosed underground areas here.]

*edging in via the left side--sword first* Are you all going back then?

If... all of you wish to return, a return can be made.

[I mean okay, if the tiles under everyone's feet weren't starting to warp and shift already.

Yeah it smells pretty strongly from that room alone, but it's starting to permeate the hall now too...]

A wise decision.

[Rude, Guy. :|a Gonna back further out into the hall. C'mon, everyone~]

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maleborgia - 2013-02-27 01:24 (UTC) - Expand