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[hr][right][sub] 9 am [b]|[/b] Danger Room[/sub][/right]
 Ronnie’s expression hardened when she spotted the weakness of Heidi’s panic. A sudden anger and fear reared up in her mind, but she crushed it down. She was taught better than to lower herself to that level. 

Once taser and numbers rushed in, Ronnie slid the chain around Heidi's tv cord. She pressed in what she hoped to be the right combination into the pad lock. When the creature slammed against the door, Ronnie jumped and stepped back. Her eyes lingered on it before she realized she had been holding her breath in her chest. 

With a forced push from her lungs, Ronnie exhaled into the darkness. Her nerves became ice-cold once more, and she caught the others speak. Her arms crossed over her chest when Matt mention her paper notebook had ruffled. He appeared to have blocked the exit door with a table.

"Yeah, well Budha or whoever that is, never lived my life. Fear is weakness, weakness means you're prey, and prey means you'll be eaten alive. I'm no one's prey." 

She paused for a moment to glance about. Everything became dimly lit in the faint red light from the exit. The darkness provided little help in their goals to find the flag and win this bullshit game. Ronnie missed the exchange between Jasper and Heidi until she heard the part directed to her. Dark eyes narrowed on the student as Ronnie returned a retort. 

"Yes, brilliant. One flaw, it won't be T.W. that gets damaged. I doubt everyone wants to take cover under tables when we're supposed to find the flag." Sass edged squarely into her voice.

Before she could say anything else, Heidi followed with her plan. Ronnie held no confidence in the odds of its success. 

"HEY! Take him," she gestured to Matt with her thumb, "with you. He's useless down here, but he can save you time in your search. If Sparks can avoid shocking me, we can likely hold-"

A heavy thump on the level above them silenced Ronnie. Her eyes jerked up and her teeth gritted tightly for several moments. By the time she turned to the others, Heidi and her ally appeared to have hightailed it up the stairs. 

"Fuck... now what do we have to deal with?" She glanced at whoever remained in the dark room. 

"I don't suppose you have seen [i]Home Alone[/i]?"