"Let's try and stay quiet, we have no idea what we are going to find," whispers Mick as he sticks near Stringer and Kat. He gives Salvo the go-ahead nod and cracks his neck.
"This stuff may have been here longer than that stuff in the sewer was, so maybe what made this is gone. Let's keep tracking it anyway."
Stringer nods. "Might as well, we're already all the way out here." He directs Snoop to go in front of them to check out their target.
”Right.”
Moving up behind Snoop, SMG readied attack.
”Snoop and me got Point. Mick, cover our Six.”
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"We're in the belly of the beast! Let's end this. Shango is with us!"
Kat adjusts her grip on her sword and is ready to go toward the likely location of the source of the goo.
Snoop flies in and sees another room full of mounds of goo. . There's no sign of life. Each mound is like 2' high. It's not apparent what the mounds are used for.
"Don't poke your face close to the piles. Remember Alien."
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Stringer directs Snoop to fly on to the next room. "Next room," he says as he pilots the drone from the back of the group.
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There is one final "empty" room on this floor. It contains large pieces of a launch tower for Russian Zenit commercial rockets. Like the "whole" car it's not clear how the pieces got inside the room, given the dimensions of the door. There's also pieces of the guidance system and controls on another separate table.
After the group explores the final rooms on this level. Salvo spends a few minutes rigging the car with det cord, blasting cap and radio controlled detonator.
Then joins the group at the elevator.
” The Car is all set to go boom when we need it.” Holding up the Radio Controlled Detonator.
He removes the SMG’s magazine and flips out one round with his thumb catching in his other hand. He then snaps the round back in the magazine and slaps it home and pulls back the bolt, reading the weapon for use.
”Okay, let's go get em.”
"It is like we are dealing with some sort of weird hoarder-monsters." Mick remarks seeing the rocket launch parts.
Stringer nods at Mick. "I can't figure out what all this drek has in common. The aerospace magazines, the rockets, the car, the clothes..." He shrugs. "Maybe we can ask one."
Kat seems disappointed when their are no monsters to attack.
"Let's see if we can hack into this place's computer network and see if we can find more information on what's happened here. Some of the employees have to have recorded information on the events that transformed this place so drastically."
If the computer hack is a no-go, she suggests we find the loading dock and see if any truckers are there filling up for another dump or returning from one.
Stringer nods at Kat. "I'd love to if you can find me a computer or any place to jack in. So far I haven't seen any signs of computers up here."
"Let's see what's what up the elevator. If no computers are up there--and no monsters eat us--we can head for lower levels where there ought to be computers a-plenty."
Stepping into the Elevator and taking position near the door
”Up it is then.”
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The group takes the elevator up to the final floor. Unsure of what they will find. This room contains 8 four-foot high sofa sized mounds of black gelatinous material. On top of each mound is a sofa sized creature creatures with multiple legs and tentacles. They rise and move menacingly towards the party.
"What the...? Hey! Stay "
Mick holds his weapon at the ready, aiming at the nearest insectile monster. He looks at the others, wondering how to proceed. "They aren't rushing us, but they don't look friendly. Wraith, Salvo, tactical options?"
"Never seen these things before. But I have an Idea."
Stepping to the front of the elevator he thumbs the selector switch to auto and pulls the trigger of the SMG.
The small weapon blazes away, sending 10 bullets toward the things. Ejected brass clatters to the floor.
"Shango walk with me!" Kat exclaims as the big bugs approach.
Kat would immediately close with the nearest one and attack.
Stringer starts to go for his Mossberg.
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"Shango walk with me!" Kat exclaims as the big bugs approach.
Kat would immediately close with the nearest one and attack.
The sight of the alien creatures leaves the party shaken for.
rounds.
These are nothing like anything anyone has seen. They have tentacles and weird skin. Evidentially they have some importance to the company given that they're at the top of the tower. A chamber goes off to your left.
Kat thought her experience in fight clubs and her training by Mestra May had prepared her well for real combat, but these creatures inspired fear the likes of which she has never experienced. Still she advanced, taking the fight to the bugs.
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She doesn't start well, her fear overwhelming her training and her katana cuts nothing but air.
Stringer steps up to the door and aims at the nearest alien monster.
Staying close to Stringer, Mick takes aim at the same giant bug the drone operator fired at.
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Mick misses as Salvo, Kat and Stringer kill three of the large alien creatures. Three of the remaining ones scurry over to attack the party. It's nothing like you've seen as the bugs move to attack.
One moves to attack Kat.
One Stringer
One Salvo
Kat is too fast as Stringer and Salvo are grabbed and are hit by the tentacles.
party is up
Kat grits her teeth and concentrates on the next one to come at her, dodging and striking with her katana. She's gaining confidence but still shaken by the alien nature of the creatures. As her katana cuts into the beastie, there is a sound like distant thunder that also seems to cause damage.
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Wincing at pain from the creature’s attacks.
Kat is too fast as Stringer and Salvo are grabbed and are hit by the tentacles.
Salvo continues to hold down the trigger of the SMG, waving it back and forth. As white flame erupts from the barrel and 10 Tracer rounds streak toward the creatures.
Salvo struggles against the creature's tentacles. He swings the butt of the SMG at the thing’s head.
Stringer nearly falls on his ass as Mick pushes him out of the way and gets grabbed by the alien's tentacles. He yells a string of curses in a mix of languages as he fires his shotgun at the beast.
Ick grunts and grits his teeth. He lets the Krait drop to the ground and grabs at the telescoping baton on his hip as he wrestles with the I sectiloid. He flicks his wrist and triest to smash the thing.
"Gah! These things are a nuiscance! Mick shouts as he deals with the clutching insect-thing. He continues to try and get the baton to crack their chitin.
Once again Salvo attempts to smash the grasping creature with the butt of his SMG.
”These things are annoying me.
"That's what I said! You never pay attention!" Mick snaps with feigned annoyance and a snicker before the creature struggles to pin his arms to his body. "Ow, yeesh, I'll save the jokes for if we survive. Hey, Salvo? How big of a party did you wire downstairs?"
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Stringer pumps out another shell from his Mossberg.
Kat cleans off her katana and sheathes it. "Let's make sure there's nothing important here and then see if we can find a working computer that might have some more information on what this is all about. Then I say we torch the place."
"I don't even care what they're doing here. Big bugs are poisoning the water, that's all I need to know. If nothing else, Salvo's birthday cake will bring heavy attention to these things and NOBC. It'll stop the dumping. Kat's right, quick search then let's get out while we still can and blow out the candles."
After wiping away the goo left from the bug tentacles, Salvo moves to kick each bug to make sure they are dead.
Looking over to MIck. ”The party favor downstairs should take out a third to half of the glass on this side of the building, start one hell of a fire, and maybe collapse part of the floor. Standard Saturday night fun.”
He pulls out the radio detonator and holds it up for all to see. ”Boom is ready when we want it.”
Then moving to cover the others as they search the area.
”Let's not linger too long though. Worse things might show up. And we will want to be long gone before any first responders show up.