>>47337411
Well, time to get up! And probably not look to closely at that red stuff by the door.

>>47337411
>Pick a few hairs out of your head to see if you're still a ginger.

>>47337411
Time to prioritize. By which I mean, get some coffee. Hopefully the smoke isn't coming from it.

Oh great, the fucking voices in my head are back.

>>47337449
Actually, on closer inspection, that looks like blood. And my fucking rivet gun! Someone went through your tools! Damn it! It was probably Stillwater again, asshole.

You really need to change the locks on your locker, your tools are not for free use! Ugh, you need coffee...

>>47337467
Look here you little shit, my hair is fine.

>>47337483
Right, I gotta find my locker. It's around to the rear of the Clarke. My thermos should be there, I can get a sip.

Let's check the back.

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>>47337571
...

NO.

NO NO NO

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>>47337606
It's dry, you can't even lick it off of the ground. Noooo...

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>>47337627
Please help, voices. What do I do?

>>47337627
Say a prayer of mourning for the spilled coffee. Then investigate smoke-origins.

That's a lotta smoke. You might wanna check it out.

>>47337645
Plan B!

B is for Booze!

>>47337645
Get some hard liquor to drown our sorrows of our coffee...

>>47337627

You just need more spit to rehydrate that coffee!

Unfortunately, the smoke and water leakage over at the far wall may be a more pressing concern. You should investigate that.

>>47337411
>>>/qst/ ?

Also, what's that red thing hanging from the ceiling? It looks mighty spooky.

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ALRIGHT, ENOUGH PERSPECTIVE SWITCHES, THIS IS NOW 1ST PERSON

>>47337651
This coffee was just the right flavor, so rich in taste and so tingly on the tongue.

>>47337677
>>47337687
I don't drink liquor, liquor's disgusting. Not like coffee.

>>47337666
>>47337701
Judging by the amount of water leaking from the panel leading into the engine and the smoke too, there's definitely a fire in the back there.

Let me take a quick sniff. Burning metal, slight tingle, probably an electrical problem too.

Yeah, this is sub is fucked. I can't fix it with just a rivet gun. My tools are missing from my locker tool, Stillwater must have taken them. Where is that fat bastard!?

>>47337753
I think we were briefed on those when we came down to Varuna Base. They said there might be Skirmisher Crabs patrolling the area for prey.

I did not think they could be that big.

Right, a spare cartridge for the rivet gun is in my locker plus the rivet gun by the door too...

I think it might be a good idea to call for help.

>>47337606
Is that a burger on the top shelf of your locker?

>>47337774

Collect that gold/yellow-colored thingy in the top shelf of that locker. Then go and see if you can find the captain or whoever's in charge of this thing and give your report.

You may also want to see if there are any escape pods or stuff on the sub. Never hurts to know where to go when everything's fucked.

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>>47337774
Inspect the burger in your locker.

Then wonder why your eyes are solid green globes.

>>47337774
Sure, search locker.

For some reason this thread refuses to autoupdate for me, which is annoying.

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>>47337815
>>47337829
>>47337924

It's my spare rivet gun cartridge. I'll pick that up.

> ITEM ACQUIRED: RIVET GUN AMMO
> FEELS FULL

Yeah, I know, it looks funky, but something's better than nothing.

Damn it, the locker door feels pretty loose. A stiff breeze could pull this off.

>>47337856
I have green eyes. They said that green eyes are some sort of recessive mutation and apparently it's only a 1 in 100,000,000 chance of it actually ever happening.

Same with the red hair.

>>47337829
Unfortunately, this part and the front of the sub are about it. Everything else is either the engine (which is on fire) or the bottom of the ship which mounts engineering apparatuses like winches, cranes, mechanical arms, and welders.

The Clarke is an Auxiliary Vessel, we're not designed to be an exploratory vehicle which DO have escape pods.

Honestly, I'm kind of jealous right now.

Let me head back to the front.

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>>47337952
Alright, rivet gun in tow. Door appears to be unlocked as well.

Red screen appears to be telling me that the sub's comms are out too, that's a shame.

Lead me on, voices.

>>47337952
>only a 1 in 100,000,000 chance
Realise that you are a Mary Sue. Lament at your existence. Then rejoice that you are most certainly the Protagonist™ because of this, so will make it out alive.

>>47337974
What's that computer screen in the cockpit say?

>>47337974
Carefully open the door into the next room.

>>47337974
What's that crack in the wall about?

>>47337995
Probably the Super Scary Crabs mentioned in >>47337774.

What's the red thing above the computer to the left?

>>47337974

Collect the keys in the pool of blood. Preferably in a handkerchief or a napkin. It's pretty gross.

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>>47337980
Hey, I don't know what any of that means, but I'm pretty sure you're bullying me and I will not be bullied by my own auditory hallucinations.

>>47337995
Skirmisher Crab harpoons. They shoot those to down large prey. I wouldn't touch them, apparently they're very toxic.

They must have thought our sub was some big fish or whale or something.

>>47338010
>>47337980
It's a damage report.

> ENGINE OFFLINE - FIRE DETECTED
> WARNING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM OFFLINE

> HULL COMPROMISED, MULTIPLE BREACHES

> COMMUNICATIONS OFFLINE

> SEEK EMERGENCY REPAIRS

Yeah. That's the gist of it.

>>47338033
Those aren't keys, that's my rivet gun. I guess I'll pick it up.

And don't be such a prude, voice. I've handled worse things.

> ITEM ACQUIRED: RIVET GUN
> AMMO LOADED INTO RIVET GUN
> FEELS FULL

>>47337989
I grab the wheel and spin it. It starts to open.

Here we go...

>>47338094
Quick! Make an angry face whilst opening the door to pre-emptively intimidate whatever's on the other side of the door!

>>47338119
>inb4 we turn this into DOOM rather than Dead Space.

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>>47338094
Jesus this place looks terrible, and from out here the sub looks absolutely demolished too.

At least the lights work somewhat. The main spotlamp is casting a light on the door into Varuna Base's main submarine lobby.

>>47338119
I don't need to make one. I AM ANGRY.

Why?

BECAUSE THAT FUCKING WALKWAY IS OUT. And you definitely aren't jumping that gap either.

Also wait...

Is that-...

Is that Stillwater?

Ugh.

Please direct me.

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>>47338131
>implying our minimalistically drawn compatriot is not actually looking like pic related up close

What's those two red things to your right, just under the crab harpoon?

>>47338137
Amnesiac voice here. What's 'stillwater', and are you meant to be in a submarine BAY, as opposed to somewhere out at sea? How did crabs get inside here?

>>47338137
You've made a grave mistake. YOU LEFT YOUR THERMOS ON THE CLARKE. HOW ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO CARRY COFFEE??
Also maybe walk carefully to what might be the corpse of your co-worker.
Also, do we have anything else on us besides our extremely good looks and the RIVET GUN?

>>47338137

Check Stillwater for signs of trauma and/or useful stuff you can find on his body.

Or if he's not dead, recruit him to your cause.

>>47338137
Loot that body

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>>47338212
While the thermos is special, I'm going to have to leave it behind. I'm gonna need all the space on my belt I can get from the looks of this place.

I can always get another thermos. Hopefully with coffee in it.

>>47338182
Jackson Stillwater is my Security and Submarine Pilot guy. Asshole all the way, drinks my coffee, borrows my tools without asking, hits on me all the time.

Still, I wasn't expecting him to be dead. Yikes.

We're at Varuna Base, about four kilometers under the sea. Our job was to investigate and possibly salvage Varuna Base after we lost contact with it six months ago.

The Skirmisher Crabs... are actually a good question. There should've been a defense field surrounding the base keeping the bigger fishes out, what happened here?

>>47338212
Ugh... He smells terrible.

And he's dead!

Fuck. Something tore the flesh off of his face! And there's some weird goopy sticky slime all over him too. What the hell is this stuff!?

There's nothing on him either. Not even any of your tools. Damn it.


Right, sitrep, there's nothing here to loot. And there's a gap in the walkway that's too big for me to jump across safely.

>>47338137
>Please direct me.
NO, YOUNG WOMAN I AM INFERRING VIA GENDER STEREOTYPES DUE TO THIS DISEMBODIED VOICE BEING EXACLTY THAT – DISEMBODIED.

YOU ARE STRONG.
YOU ARE CLEVER.
YOU ARE POWERFUL.
YOU ARE INDEPENDENT.
YOU ARE CAPABLE.

YOU CAN DIRECT YOURSELF WITHOUT ANY OF OUR INPUT.

YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR BODY.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.

I BELIEVE IN YOU, YOU ONE-IN-A-HUNDRED-MILLION GIRL.

>>47338340
Pffft, fuck that! Help me, damn it!

>>47338308
The door on your locker can come off, right? Said it was almost about to fall off, go back, grab it, rivet the fucker to your side of the gap and use it like a bridge.
(And grab YOUR thermos, lady. You can use it for the goop. Maybe you can analyze it in some lab.)

>>47338308
>your

Can you climb on top of the submarine and move the headlight-thing?

>>47338137

These sound like good ideas: >>47338358
>>47338363

though a locker door isn't made to support human weight. You'll probably want to make sure that there's nothing left back in the sub for you before you cross the bridge.

>>47338308
OH FUCKING CRAP WHAT IS THAT SHADOW IN THE WATER TO THE RIGHT

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>>47338308
>>47338449
AAAAAAH FUCK GET BACK INTO THE SUB HIDE HIDE HIDE

Or at least try to be very, very quiet to avoid disturbing it.

>>47338358
>>47338425
That's a good plan, I'll try that.

>>47338363
Unfortunately, I can't. Even if I could, the headlamp is operated from the inside and most of the controls are shot anyway.

>>47338449
>>47338464
That um-

...

Yeah, no idea what that is but it's another good reason to build a bridge.

Guess I'll grab the thermos too while I'm at it.

Let's fucking do this.

>>47338557
>Guess I'll grab the thermos too while I'm at it.
thermos-tan is best waifu

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>>47338557
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EOg5LI3v4Q

>>47338583
Godspeed.

>>47338583
>nobody's gonna hear us

I mean, yeah, we don't have any bodies, but we're all gonna be here to hear you. It'd do you good to brighten up a bit.

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Right, I've grabbed thermos, I've bolted the locker door down to the walkway to give myself a little bridge.

> RIVET GUN FEELS HALF EMPTY

That big thing is still in the water, but if I'm quiet I should be fine.

Right, let's go.

>>47338660
The big thing's moving alright. Maybe it'd be wise to crawl along the board to spread your weight, so that you don't cause any dents (thus making a noise), and also so it's easier to stabalise yourself?

>>47338660
MOVE MOVE MOVE

>>47338660
Real quick, can you...
Steal Stillwater's bandana? He's dead and fucker doesn't need it.
Also USAIN BOLT THE FUCK OUTTA HERE.

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>>47338660
>>47338674
>>47338696
>>47338711

These things can't be rushed, I'm surprised it takes my bodyweight.

>>47338711
>>47338696
Not so fast. Running is going to make a lot of noise and, if there's something slippery later on, we're gonna fall over, and either hurt ourselves or fall in the water.

If the big thing has seen us already, it'd be trivial for it to knock us in. Let's take caution.

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>>47338739
...

>>47338739
Oh no. Dramatic zoom. Out of interest, what's your name, young girl? Tell me it's not Jonah, okay?

>>47338768
Ya dun goofed

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>>47338768
SEE YOU LATER FUCKER

>>47338768
DUDE! I HELPED ENGINEER THAT SUB AND THAT SUB LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE! GET OUT OF THERE!

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>>47338793

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>>47338793
Right inside the lo-

...

oh.

Um.

Look, I can't even describe the smell, it's absolutely AWFUL.

>>47338842
Okay: note three things.

1) A head does not fit through a vent that small.
2) There appears to be water leaking in from Door 2.
3) Did the decapitated guy write the message on Door 3? If so, how did he make such deep scratches into a heavy blast door? If it wasn't him, then do we assume the thing doing this is intelligent enough to write?

>>47338842

So door #3 is probably where everyone retreated to.

Investigate the corpse's walkie-talkie. Maybe you can hail someone.

>>47338842
First, flip the bird at the camera. Or flash it, up to you.
Then, run Headless Horseman's pockets and steal that walkie.
If you know how to work one, try to communicate with fellow crewmates first, then whatever serves as Main Comms and then if that fails, open broadcast to see if there are survivors. Do not say where you are or who. God knows if you are dealing with some kinda sci-fi shit that can mimic human voices.
Do you all have pockets by the way or are these jumpsuits with harnesses to hook stuff onto?

>>47338842
Wait a moment. The writing specifically says 'US' – in the plural form – but there's only one corpse on the floor.

Where's the others?

>>47338842
Did you know that guy?

>>47338991
Might be the one outside.

>>47338998
Good point, check and see if he has any tags IDing him.

>>47338998
Can you tell a comrade's identity without their face? He's a greenshirt, so clearly not part of the same group as our beloved protagonist (who still hasn't told us her name).

>>47339052
She's C.M.C.

>>47339088
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMC
w0t

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>>47338891
Yeah, it actually looks like the blood trail leads up into that vent. Something ate his head and just didn't clean up.

Judging by those scratches, he or someone else might've had something heavier to beat on the door.

>>47338983
Hey, just because I'm alone doesn't mean I'll strip. I'll wait until I'm out of danger to get out of my SmartSkin.

SmartSkin doesn't have pockets, we use harnesses, belts, and modular attachments for everything else. Hooks up nicely with ExoSuits too.

>>47338998
Nah. But he does have a nametag. R. Lobaton. Judging by his green suit, he was a miner.

>>47338991
That's a good question. This guy definitely wasn't alone.

>>47338983
>>47338951
Good thinking. I pick up the radio and turn it on. Thank goodness for disaster proofing.

Nothing but static.

...

>>47339123
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMC
Trust me, friend.
You'll understand in due time.

>>47339136
Might as well check all the doors.

>>47339136
The radio suddenly starts beeping in...

Morse code?

> .- .-. . / -.-- --- ..- / - .... . / .-. . ... -.-. ..- . / - . .- -- ..--.. / .. / .- -- / .. -. / ... . -.-. ..- .-. .. - -.-- .-.-.- / -- -.-- / -. .- -- . / .. ... / ... . -.-. --- .-. -.. .-.-.- / -.-. --- -- -- ... / .- .-. . / -.. .- -- .- --. . -.. --..-- / -.-. .- -. / --- -. .-.. -.-- / - .-. .- -. ... -- .. - / - .... .-. --- ..- --. .... / -... ..- .-. ... - ... .-.-.-

Um.

Do any of you voices remember Morse code?

>>47339136
Take his nametag just in case someone doesn't believe he's dead.
Can you run through different frequencies on the walkie?
And does Roger have anything else on him?

>>47339195

You may not believe me, but sort of.

Here's the translation:

"ARE YOU THE RESCUE TEAM? I AM IN SECURITY. MY NAME IS SECORD. COMMS ARE DAMAGED, CAN ONLY TRANSMIT THROUGH BURSTS."

>>47339248
Well that's inconvenient. We can try for a reply maybe?

>>47339195
You know anyone named Secord? He's in Security, says comms are damaged and he can only transmit in bursts.
He's asking if you're rescue. If you can tap Morse back, tap back:
"..-. .-. --- -- / .- ..- -..- -....- ..--- ..--- ...-- / -.-. .-.. .- .-. -.- . --..-- / .-- --- -.- . / -. --- - / .-.. --- -. --. / .- --. --- .-.-.- / ..-. --- ..- -. -.. / -.-. .-.. .- .-. -.- . .----. ... / ... - .. .-.. .-.. .-- .- - . .-. / .- -. -.. / -- .. -. . .-. / .-.. --- -... .- - --- -. --..-- / -.. . .- -.. .-.-.- / .- -- / . -. --. .. -. . . .-. --..-- / .. -. / .... .- .-.. .-.. .-- .- -.-- / -... . - .-- . . -. / ..--- --..-- / ...-- / .- -. -.. / .- - .-. .. ..- -- .-.-.- / .--. .-.. . .- ... . / .- ... ... .. ... - .-.-.-"

>>47339299
So you know we aren't sabotaging you, "FROM AUX-223 CLARKE, WOKE NOT LONG AGO. FOUND CLARKE'S STILLWATER AND MINER LOBATON, DEAD. AM ENGINEER, IN HALLWAY BETWEEN 2, 3 AND ATRIUM. PLEASE ASSIST." is the message.

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>>47339248
>>47339298
>>47339299
Thank goodness, I thought those communications classes were useless but you've come through for me, voices!

I tap back my message here. >>47339299

He taps back:

> --- -. .-.. -.-- / .... .- ...- . / -.-. --- -. - .-. --- .-.. / --- ..-. / -.-. .- -- . .-. .- ... .-.-.- / -... .- ... . / .- .. / -- .- -- .. / -. --- - / .-. . ... .--. --- -. -.. .. -. --. .-.-.- / -... .- -.-- / ..--- / .. ... / ..-. .-.. --- --- -.. . -.. .-.-.- / ...-- / .... .- ... / ... ..- -... / -... ..- - / -... ..- .-.. -.- .... . .- -.. / ... . .- .-.. . -.. --..-- / - --- --- / - .... .. -.-. -.- .-.-.- / .-.. --- -... -.-- / .- -. -.. / ... - .- ..-. ..-. --- .-. -.. / - .-. .. . -.. --..-- / --- -.-. - --- .--. ..- ... / .- - . / .... .. -- .-.-.- / ... - .- ..-. ..-. --- .-. -.. / -- .. ... ... .. -. --. .-.-.- / . -. - . .-. / .- - .-. .. ..- -- / .- -. -.. / --. --- / - .... .-. --- ..- --. .... / -- .. -. .. -. --. / - --- / -.-. --- -- . / - --- / -- . .-.-.- / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / .- ... ... .. ... - / .-- .... . .-. . / .. / -.-. .- -. .-.-.- / ..-. .. -. -.. / ... - .- ..-. ..-. --- .-. -.. .----. ... / -.- . -.-- -.-. .- .-. -.. / - --- / . -. - . .-. / -- .. -. .. -. --. .-.-.- / .-.. --- -... -.-- / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / .... .- ...- . / -- .- .--. / --- ..-. / -... .- ... . .-.-.-

And to that, I see that the camera's red light is now flashing, probably to alert you that he has control on them.

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>>47339427
Ah, so here's what the base looks like.

Doesn't seem great. You want to follow what Secord says, voices?

>>47339427
>ONLY HAVE CONTROL OF CAMERAS. BASE AI MAMI NOT RESPONDING. BAY 2 IS FLOODED. 3 HAS SUB BUT BULKHEAD SEALED, TOO THICK. LOBY AND STAFFORD TRIED, OCTOPUS ATE HIM. STAFFORD MISSING. ENTER ATRIUM AND GO THROUGH MINING TO COME TO ME. WILL ASSIST WHERE I CAN. FIND STAFFORD'S KEYCARD TO ENTER MINING. LOBY WILL HAVE MAP OF BASE.

Seriously, how are you remembering all of this without pen and paper? You have an awesome memory.

>>47339447
Yes, but be cautious. Remember to maintain ANGRY FACE™ at all times.

If you can somehow salvage a weapon just in case, that'd be great.

>>47339498
Please do not maintain ANGRY FACE™ at all times. You'll strain your facial muscles so much if you do that.

>>47339447
>>47339466
Might as well follow directions

>>47339466
Comes with being an engineer. Also Morse is drilled into our heads during communications lessons, I'm not surprised I know it by heart by now.

>>47339498
Best we got right now is my rivet gun, which only has two shots left judging by the weight of it.

>>47339543
Alright, let's go then.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EOg5LI3v4Q

>>47339642
I'm starting to feel like there's some sort of implication from that loading message...

Also, I'm enjoying this quite a bit, OP. Been a while since I had fun with a quest.

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>>47339642
I was about to say that we were making astounding progress until I stepped into the Atrium.

God, this place is a disaster. There's electrical wires dipping into the water too, that's definitely not safe even with my insulated SmartSkin.

Door on my left should be mining, and thankfully that gap is jumpable at least. But I'll need the keycard, wherever it is.

>>47339710
What's that black oval on the ceiling? Camera?
Why do the lights look like basketball hoops?
What's the underwater door on the left? It's open, which means that there's also water down wherever that leads to.

Can you grab the wire (carefully!) and get it out of the water?

>>47339710

Try the door on your right. No sense in jumping over a dangerous gap to a door that you can't even use yet.

>>47339710
There's a body in the water, pinned under some rubble. Got anything insulated you can sue to move it to get the body to float?

>>47339741
The guy in the water might have a keycard. If we can get to him we can get to mining.

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>>47339741
The black oval is a ceiling camera. Secord will be tracking me with that.

That underwater door is probably how all of this water is getting in, which means there might be a breach in the tunnel leading to Hydroponics.

>>47339746

After a quick walk over, I try the door.

> ACCESS DENIED, NO CLEARANCE

Well. Okay then.

>>47339747
>>47339757
Hm, I could probably take a short swim over to him, but not without shocking myself.

>>47339741
Let's try this.

Hm, the wires are fine but I need something to stick these wires together and...

Fuck is this? I tap some of the blue stuff on the electrical piping. Ugh... it's that goop that was all over Stillwater, it's all sticky too.

Wait.

I pull some of it off, then paste it onto the wires. That should hold it.

Now what?

>>47339990

How good are you at pull-ups?

If you can pull yourself up a fair distance, you could try investigating the body in the water.

>>47339990
Put some of the goop into your thermos, especially if it's non-conductive and sticky. Could come in handy. I TOLD YOU THERMOS-TAN WOULD BE USEFUL.

>>47339990
Check for the water to be empty of evil fishy-crab-things, then consider fishing (ha!) out the corpse underneath the rock. Assuming you can lift it. If not, just fish (hahaha!) through the pockets.

Do you have anything sharp on you? How tough are your fingernails?

>>47339990
>>47340145
I second this.

Check the water too.

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>>47340145
Ugh, you voices are sick.

Fine, I stick some of it into my thermos.

> THERMOS FEELS FULL

Blugh, I can never drink out of this again.

>>47340104
>>47340145
>>47340199
Welp, looks like I'm going for a swim.

I jump into the water AND AH FUCK THIS IS COLD HOLY SHIT OH JEEZ

Ugh, okay. Stop shivering, stop shivering, get used to it. Just dive, just dive.

still fucking cold, oh god

I hurry to reach into his pockets, and find a keycard! Yes!

> ITEM ACQUIRED: MINING KEYCARD
> Mining Clearance

>>47340372
Aww yiss

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Ugh, your SmartSkin dries itself off very quickly. Right, time to-

Your radio beeps. It's Secord again

> .-. ..- -. / .-. ..- -. / .-. ..- -.

... um. what?

>>47340419
>.-. ..- -. / .-. ..- -. / .-. ..- -.
RUN! RUN! RUN!

>>47340419
>.-. ..- -. / .-. ..- -. / .-. ..- -.
Run. It's coming.

>>47340372
You literally said you'd find another thermos, you, y-you HUSSY. Think like an engineer, the goop'll probably be useful later.

See what the guy's name is and then try to hit up the door you can reach. If the keycard fails, backtrack and try the LET US IN door numbah three.

>>47340419
>ABSCOND

>>47340372
Don't worry, baby, we'll get you a nice new thermos that has DOUBLE THE CAPACITY without getting any bigger. Take that, extra-thick vacuum spaces!

Quickly get to the surface to breath, then climb back onto the platform. Keep your hands underneath your armpits to avoid frostbite or anything like that. Also keeps your manual dexterity up.

Try to shake off the water (possibly take off your clothes and wring them dry?) to avoid further coldness.

>>47340419
FUCK PUT THE WIRE BACK IN THE WATER NOW THEN RUN THE FUCK TO THE DOOR AND GET OUT

>>47340419

You heard the man (maybe). Run away!

Although it's somewhat frustrating that he isn't telling you which direction to run.

>>47340419
Time to git gud and git out of there

>>47340419
Wire in water as >>47340454 says is a good idea. Put the wire in the water.

Then, yeah. As everyone else is saying. Get out. Ideally to Mining.

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>>47340419
Stay strong, by the way.

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FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK

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>>47340548
Um.

Look, it's either through here, or back there with whatever's chasing you.

>>47340566
That grate sure looks suspicious.

>>47340566
>>47340566
You could try the other door

>>47340566
It's either go back to Doors 2, Three and Atrium and deal with something Secord told you to haul ass from or through here which is just an entire unknown.
What's that black thinger on the ground?

>>47340566

Maybe you could use the goop as camouflage?

If this "swarm" distinguishes things by chemical receptors/smell, then perhaps "smelling" like whatever made that goop can get you past them as long as you don't act aggressively.

>>47340566
Don't swarm, go inside?

Well, we're on our own. No reason to not do what it says.

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>>47340592
Yeah, it doesn't look great.

>>47340599
I don't have the clearance to open that door, and flood warning is keeping it shut.

>>47340625
It's a spray can. Empty and worthless though.

>>47340699
That might be a good idea later, but I think whatever's after me already knows what I look like.

Look, I just gotta think this through.

> ...- . -. -

Shut up, Secord, lemme think.

>>47340781
Alright well how about another glance at the grate and then NOPE outta here, sound good?

>>47340781
>...- . -. -

"VENT"

Oh shit! You gotta move! There's another thingy in the vent above you!

>>47340781
Secord is saying 'VENT'. Go through it or something.

You're lucky we can multitask. MPD has its benefits!

>>47340781
RIP. It's here~

>>47340827
>>47340834
OH SHIT YES THAT LOOKS LIKE A TONGUE AND FINGERS ITS A SLIME MONSTER WE'RE DOOMED

WAIT

USE THERMOS-TAN

ACQUIRE PET SLIME

>>47340781
Wait, spray can is empty of aerosol or of air completely? If the former, use the air coming out as a weapon to deter swarm/vent monster.

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>>47340807
>>47340827
>>47340851
>>47340857
What?

...

how is something that big squeezing itself through something that small

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>>47341055
please no please no, please don't kill me, I don't wanna die, please open please open

The door slides open. Yes! You quickly run in and slam it shut behind you.

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>>47341108
STOP SWITCHING BACK TO 2nD PERSON ME

please please please please open

>>47341136
Grab the coffee and the toolbox

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>>47341136
> KEYCARD ACCEPTED, UNLOCKING

> ERROR: NO POWER TO DOOR CONTROLS, SEEK EMERGENCY

WHO THE FUCK BUILT THIS PLACE!?

Voices, voices! Please help me, help me, help!

>>47341108
It says "Don't Swarm, Go Inside" so we should just go in. I mean it's written in RED. That's like a warning that we shouldn't do anything else.

>>47341153
RIP

I'll remember you for several hours brave protagonist.

>>47341153
Grab the crowbar, the tools lying on the floor, and the crowbar, and start doing science?

>>47341153

Throw coffee on the creature!

Also, use crowbar to try and pry open the door.

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>>47341163
Hey fuck you voice.

>>47341171
>>47341199
I'm not throwing coffee on the-

WAIT, IT'S A FULL THERMOS OF COFFEE, YES! I hook that on the opposite side from the thermos full of goop, then pick up...

This isn't a crowbar. It's a gun barrel.

And these are darts too!

Wait, this is the barrel to a Lindhelm Air Rifle! Whoa! I could kill anything with these things and OH SHIT IT'S COMING THROUGH THE DOOR!

>>47341461
it had an eye, aim for that

>>47341461
Go for the eyes, boo.

>>47341461
It's time to fire a gun

>>47341461
Quick, take the gun barrel and fuck off to >>>/qst/

>>47341461

Hope that air rifle doubles just as well as a blow-dart. Aim for vital areas or exposed organs.

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>>47341507
>>47341521
>>47341540
>>47341635
EAT THIS

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>>47341812
I blow as hard as I can, and it softly flies right into the exposed skin. You hear it squeal, then it starts flapping around, flailing around and splashing goop everywhere.

I think I hurt it.

Alright, what now, voices!?

>>47341879
Uh, try another maybe?

>>47341879
Shoot it again. Aim for the eye.

>>47341879

Go for the eye! Finish it!

>>47341879
GLORY KILL WHILE IT STAGGER-
oh wait, you are not doomguy.

Just shoot it again.

>>47341958
RIP AND TEAR!

>>47341910
>>47341917
>>47341935
I load in the other dart and fire that too!

This time, it goes limp, completely.

Shit. Your heart is racing, that was close!

Secord beeps you again.

> -.-. .-. --- .-- -... .- .-. / .. -. / - .... . / - --- --- .-.. -... --- -..- --..-- / --. . - / - .... .-. --- ..- --. .... / - .... . / -.. --- --- .-. .-.-.-

Alright then.

> ITEMS ACQUIRED
> LINDHELM AIR RIFLE - BARREL
> CROWBAR

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>>47342157
Right, I shove the crowbar into the door's crack and force it upwards. Long and thankfully safe hall way down to Mining.

I take a second to check the thermos for coffee.

Aw shit, it only has a little bit left inside of it.

Oh well, I took a small sip, and immediately my nerves are soothed. Oh yes, that's good. That's the tops. Bit of spice to it actually.

Ah well, onto Mining.

>>47342188
>-.-. .-. --- .-- -... .- .-. / .. -. / - .... . / - --- --- .-.. -... --- -..- --..-- / --. . - / - .... .-. --- ..- --. .... / - .... . / -.. --- --- .-. .-.-.-

Check the toolbox. Secord says that there's a crowbar in it that you should use to open the door with.

>>47342188
CROWBAR IN THE TOOLBOX, GET THROUGH THE DOOR.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EOg5LI3v4Q

I think this is actually a good spot to stop on. I'm dead tired and the Mining section isn't completely done. Didn't think we'd make so much progress today.

Thanks for following regardless, it's quite the adventure doing this, I'll alert on upcoming threads. This weekend is gonna be LGA2 mostly.

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See you next time.

Let me know how you liked it though, what I should change, etc. Questions, etc.

>>47342256

See ya later GS, thanks for running!

>>47342256
Thanks for running

>>47342256
Thank you for running GS.

Need more cute girls killing not cute things.

>>47342256
I just got here and it was fun. I like the art and the loading screens.

Thanks for running. See you tomorrow, eventually. Stupid working out of town and travelling without internet.

Captcha is boats....hmm

>>47342456
I'm glad you liked the art, I'm not much of an artist so I try and do what I can.

I've even been streaming with Larro, Pudd, Wasumyon, and others occasionally.