[center][img]https://imgur.com/BVAvSa1.png[/img] [h1]VV[/h1][/center] [h2][color=gray]Cryopod Storage Room[/color][/h2] [sub][@Lexisheeps], [@Qia], [@naomimyselfandi], [@Silver Carrot][/sub] [hr][hr][center][hider=Happy Face - Jagwar Twin][youtube]https://youtu.be/nZNCFZEp-dQ?si=m5kI8utDpiP0kfGt[/youtube][/hider][/center][hr][hr] [quote=M]”Does it really matter where?”[/quote] VV looked to the slumped bodies along the wall, then back to the dark haired man. [b]“I suppose not. I imagine we've woken up in a war zone of some sort. But wherever we go, it should be chosen as a group.”[/b] As M introduced himself, she gave a quiet nod. [b]“Wish it were under, well, [i]any[/i] other circumstances, but… Yeah, you can call me VV. Vee-vee.”[/b] [quote=M]“I wonder if there are any other survivors.”[/quote] VV grimaced slightly, then gave a shrug. [b]“Others like us? I bet the only reason we survived is these reinforced pods. I don't know if there are others… I doubt they could survive this gruesome massacre. Then again, I'd prefer to be wrong.”[/b] [quote=Auburn-haired test subject]"I think M's right. There could be others out there. But we need to be cautious. We have no idea what else might be lurking in this place.”[/quote] VV dragged a palm over her mouth, nodding as the girl with her hair up in a half-ponytail spoke. [b]“You're right. We have no idea what we're walking into. But if there are others, we should try to find them, right?”[/b] VV tilted her head, red eyes glimmering. [b]“You didn't mention your name. I'm VV.”[/b] That's when the group was interrupted by haggard and unholy screaming, and VV involuntarily flinched. [b]“What the-”[/b] Before the seemingly Japanese woman calmed down and got out of her pod, to VV's quiet relief. [quote=Ada]”S- so I guess we'll be working together. You can call me, ah… Ada, i- if you want to.”[/quote] VV reached over and placed a comforting hand on the scarred woman's shoulder. [b]“You're okay, Ada. I'm looking forward to working with you. We're gonna get out of here, I promise you.”[/b] [quote=Pia][color=purple]”Only two rooms are pointed out. The safe room and the main gate. I think whoever drew on this map wants us to get to the main gate, but...why would we need to use a safe room?" [/color][/quote] VV contemplated as she stared at the brunette. It was a valid point.[b] “Maybe the safe room leads… somewhere else? Or maybe whatever lies in the halls is far too treacherous near the Main Gate? Or…”[/b] her tone dropped a note. [b]“Maybe we were never meant to leave this place.”[/b] She scanned each of their faces, seeing the flicker of emotions trapped in each of them. She had no idea what they were all doing here. But she knew it wasn't good. Their best course of action would be to find an exit and escape as quickly as possible. What was waiting for them, though, was anyone’s guess. She searched a few of the bodies until she found what she was looking for - a security card. With this, they would hopefully have an easier time navigating this labyrinth of a facility. She bit her lip, and glanced to the group. [b]“Well, we can think about where we wanna go on the way - they both require we go down the same hall.”[/b] She strode over to the elevator and pressed the button. After a brief pause, the doors slid open, illuminating the storage room in a sterilized white glow. VV stepped inside, holding the elevator doors with one hand and beckoning with the other. [b]“Let’s get outta here.”[/b] [hr] [center][img]https://imgur.com/bDuE3Y4.jpeg[/img][/center] [h2][color=gray]Archives Room[/color][/h2] [hr][hr][center][hider=SCP Original- Astowo - Infiltration][youtube]https://youtu.be/qSH81C9fSYw?si=KensLbQ-Y1qr3Mqy[/youtube][/hider][/center][hr][hr] The elevator doors cracked open again on a higher floor, revealing the soft, ethereal glow of a dimly lit server room. The rows of servers were stacked from floor to ceiling, the thrum of electricity the only sound in an otherwise quiet facility. There was the faint scent of blood here, and gunpowder, as a few fallen bodies of personnel and soldiers marred the otherwise perfect gray tiles. VV crept into the enclosed space, staring down the line of servers, holding her breath. [b]“I think… we're alone here.”[/b] She turned back to the group, eyes scanning them, before her jaw dropped and a strangled yelp escaped her throat. On the wall above the elevator, looming over all their heads, it stared. Made up of shadows cast from the ethereal light, a portion of its body was flat against the wall, appearing as none other than regular shadow. The other half, however, the half that loomed over them, was [i]massive[/i]. It had an oddly human shape, completely pitch back, skeletal, gangly limbs, clawed hands poised as if to snatch them out of the air. It had black, greasy hair hanging from its head. Where its face should have been, were only glowing red pinpricks for eyes. The entire room had a chill to it, a palpable sense of dread, of fear, as the [i]entity[/i] stared at them, menacingly.