Ickle Harri-chan wrote:Summer drew a deep breath as she found herself looking up at the rather large armoured figure, and knew her only chance now was to play dumb. "I... I don't remember what happened. I was leaving school... and the next minute I was being woken up by that guy", she said, pointing at the soldier who had electrocuted her.
The field Commander looks to her, then looks to the soldier. Then back to the girl. "We are behind schedule as it is. Get out of here, kid. And be more careful next time."
Jello Shot Mischa wrote:The tech goes to flag down a passing businessman, who simply walks past her as if ignoring her, followed by a pair of schoolgirls giggling about a boy in their class! In fact, she can't seem to get anyone's attention -- which is somewhat creepy, as everything else about the city seems profoundly ordinary. In fact, it might seem slightly disturbing just how boring and mundane it seems -- an ordinary, technological city, with no ditzes, or bimbos, or zombies, or ... well, anything Muffin-y.
The tech hmms. "Must not be able to interface directly with the construct." She looks around... her face frowning from the utter... boringness of it. She looks around for anything that sticks out.
Jello Shot Mischa wrote:The advance team opens the door cautiously, and can catch a glimpse of the back of a young woman in a uniform, who had just walked past. Beyond the door is a long hallway, curving slightly to the opposite side. It's illuminated by panels set into the ceiling, but looks fairly plain, with other doorways visible along its length.
Meanwhile, as the techs and scientists begin setting up shop, one of the computers a tech sits at lights up with a swirling, almost hypnotic display!
One of the soldiers nods and makes a motion to another... as they level a laser rifle and fire at the woman's back, set for stun!
Meanwhile, the tech at the swirling display blinks, his shades polarizing and breaking the image up into pieces. He taps at the computer... to see if it is a screen saver.
Also Meanwhile, the rest of them begin trying to hook up and examine the computers, networks, or what have you within their reach!
Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon...