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Myriad Reality

*walks up to the remnants of the base*
Man, this was the spot…
*sniffs the air and looks around*
Didn’t think there would be visitors anymore though. And recent too.
*follows the trail of Lucas and Surprise*

@Galvanize

*Looks up and wordlessly pulls out the oversized brick phone*
Hey Mr. Director... think we can afford a splice and cool transition?

Myriad Reality

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*Jumps down and grabs a tiny ledge where the top of the door overhangs, grabs you by the shirt collar and lifts you up with one hand*

@Armed Forces

*I peel off the door with a pop and remain flat and light*

Myriad Reality

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No no no! It's not open!
*Stops my slide with my free foot just above the door*

@Armed Forces

*Slams into the doors as flat as a sticker*

Myriad Reality

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*Reaches out and grabs one side of the ladder opposite yours, plants one foot against the vertical bar, and also starts to slide down while twisting and facing outward, looking toward the nearest elevator door below us*

@Armed Forces

Ready? Three... two... one... jump!

Myriad Reality

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I believe so.
*Looks up, the ceiling from the top floor where we departed barely visible from where we stopped in the low light*
It's where we were headed anyways.

@Armed Forces

Okay, let's do this.
*Grabs the sides with my hands and feet and slides down*

Myriad Reality

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*The lights illuminate the area enough that symmetrical ladders can be seen opposite each other in the shaft, within arm's reach of the edge. I take a step over and look over the side at the abyss below us*

@Armed Forces

Up or down? I mean, down makes more sense, right?

Myriad Reality

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*The elevator is suspended in a classical style, supported by long cables that extend up and down the length of the shaft, which is made visible through otherwise utter darkness by columns of alternating, blinking yellow lights*
I'm coming up.
*Leaps up through the open hatch behind you and lands next to you*

@Armed Forces

I had no idea you were an athlete. That was impressive!
*Feels around for a ladder*

Myriad Reality

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*Looks up and points to an emergency hatch, and I walk underneath it, lean forward and lace my fingers together, flicking my head back and motioning for you to step up*

@Armed Forces

*With a nod, takes a running start and hops off your foot to reach the panel and climb into the shaft*
If I run into one of those spiders up here...

Myriad Reality

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No telling if it’s going to come back on its own, then?

@Armed Forces

I can try climbing up the shaft and check?

Myriad Reality

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I get that it's been a while since they've been here to maintain anything, but I'm shocked. Are power failures common here?

@Armed Forces

I've never even seen the condition this bad before! It really must be haunted.