Coldcry (IC)

[Zender_Solarheart]

Zan shakes Lane's hand when it is offered, and introduces himself in turn. "Pleased to meet you, Lane. I'm Zandile Freivolt, but you can call me Zan." He lets Dallas introduce herself, then adds: "And at this point, we survivors need to help each other out as much as we can. Our own group used to be bigger, but we...got separated back at the tram area. In any case, that elevator might help us find some of our friends as well, and I wouldn't feel right if I left all of you out here defenseless...so, who's ready for a little scavenger hunt?"

In all fairness, Zan could've imparted how he's a former ace pilot of the Cosmic Coalition...but knowing the mercs lurking around here, the less people know about that, the better. If it comes up at any point, then he'll cross that bridge when he comes to it.

[berserkerhorn]

Cassie yelps as she falls down from suddenly catching Alvina's heavy body. She and Alvina land on the floor with Alvina being on top of Cassie. A loud crack is heard as her tail violently whips the air to maintain her balance. Sadly this whips Alvina's leg as they fall and it makes a small cut on it. She opens her eyes once she is on the floor with Alvina laying on top of her. Alvina's head is resting right on top of her crotch. She blushes and immediately rolls Alvina off of her. "Yeah, i think we're okay..." She says "My head sort of hurts though." She says rubbing the area around her horns which absorbed most of the impact. She tries moving up but it appears her horns are stuck in the floor. "Help! i'm stuck!" She says waving her arms around in the air helplessly as she tries to get Jessie or Alvina to help pull the horns out of the floor

[daxtinator396]

"Calm down! I can't help you if your panicking!" Jessie says alittle panicked herself as she moves forward to get them both and notices the cut on Alvina's leg while not serious she is hurt and needs to be treated first while Cassie is effectively stuck,"Hold on Cassie I'm going to bandage Alvina's wound and then I'll try and unstick you okay?" I get out a bandage and bind the wound quickly and efficiently after cleaning it out properly. With that done she moves over to Cassie and tries to pull her free.

[KnightVanilla]

Everything happened rather quickly. In one moment she was in an elevator with the officer the next she's with Jessie and Cassie as there was a big tumbling confusion between the three of them. "Sorry for dropping in on you two like that." Rubbing the back of her head as she sits there watching Jessie do her best to pull Cassie free from the floor that has taken hostage of her horn. "Do you need any help from me?" She asked Jessie just watching these two.

[daxtinator396]

She notices Alvina finally speak and nods her head,"Yes! Please help! She's is REALLY in there!" She says with exasperation. How did Cassie keep getting into weird situations like this! She finally also spoke,"Well its good to see that your okay. We were worried about you when you fell!" She said as she continued to pull and make room for her to help.

[berserkerhorn]

"Let's just say... my horn rammed through the floor the wrong way..." Cassie says blushing at her accident. She reaches out a hand for Alvina to pull her head out of the floor. "It's good to see you're okay" She adds. With both Alvina and Jessie pulling her horn slowly gets released from the floor. With one final tug the trio fall on top of each other.

(sorry GM instincts kicked in)

[Sortaix]

(Alright, time for me to use my super powers of GM, to bend time and space. Alcatraz and Gorb are both not posting, so they are out, at least for now. So, I am putting Alvina with Zan, the elevator scene will take place again, but she will have ended up with Zan instead of Jessie and Cassie. So, that part of the previous post never happened.)

Zan and Alvina:

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As Zan finalized things with the leader of the little survivor group, he heard a roaring sound, in the distance. He then got his weapon ready as he went to the door and opened it up enough to see out of it. Only then did he notice the small maintenance elevator a little ways down the hallway. AS he watched the door open he saw the door open, revealing Officer Silent as well as Alvina. Though, he had no time to do anything, as soon as the door opened, Silent hurled Alvina out of that door like a Frisbee. Before he could get out, however a large, black, armored arm burst through the floor, as a creature tried to grab Silents leg. Silent responded by putting a few shells into the creature, through the hole in the floor.
"Damn, thing is right under me! Wait a minute, it's right under me!"
Silent gave a few moments of thought before aiming his pistols up and firing at the cables holding the elevator in place. He hit the engine on his third shot and the elevator jerked.
"Screw it! Only the brave go to Valhalla!"
Silent then fired one more shot, which sent the elevator falling down to crush, whatever was underneath it. Alvina was now out in the hallway by herself, dazed and confused as she tried to gather herself back after having to survive the last two floors, where there were no lights, only horrors.

Jessie and Cassie: (You two get a random event to compensate)

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As Jessie and Cassie walked on, Cassie happened to trip over something and drive her horns into the floor. After she got that settled, she was able to notice what she tripped over. She then saw a body of what was a Phoenix scientist. He had been attacked by a monster and partially eaten. His entire chest cavity was hollowed out, and his face was gone. The remains of some weapon were at his side, but it was destroyed beyond any hope of repair. The only usable thing was a small datapad nearby him. The datapad may contain information.

Hakkyou and Ak'Vit:

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As Hakkyou answered the radio she got a surprised response. The man was talking a little loud, and excitedly. It was a wise decision of hers to turn down the volume before answering.
"Hey, Hello? Who is this? I am one of the few security officers left here on this station, who are you, and where is Darson?"

[Zender_Solarheart]

As the elevator door opens, Zan readies his Beam Pistol, nerves steeled for whatever lies inside...only to be greeted by Officer Silent and Alvina. No sooner than he lowers his weapon, however, Silent hurls Alvina out, and he dives forward to catch her fall. Helping her back up to her feet, he looks back up just in time to see Silent grabbed by a black, monstrous arm! Zan's about to move in and help, but Silent takes matters into his own hands, severing the elevator's cables to make it fall down, crushing the creature beneath it...

...and Officer Silent along with it.

"SILENT!!" He calls out as the elevator falls, a hand outstretched towards where it once hung suspended, as if expecting the Officer to climb back up...but no trace of him surfaces from the darkness. Collapsing to his knees, Zan can only have an involuntary moment of silence, then clench his hand into a fist, pounding the floor in a mix of grief and anger. "You...DAMMIT!! You idiot! Why'd you throw your life away like that?! WHY?! DAMN IT ALL!!!" To the newcomer survivors, this would seem much like a cheesy scene from an action-drama, but it's different to Zan. Mr. Frievolt has seen too many men rush headfirst to their deaths, oftentimes without meaning to...but there were still those few souls...the ones who thought dying in battle was the best way to go. It's stupid, it really is; no life should be cast aside like that, especially if it's your own. Were it not for that past experience in this, perhaps it wouldn't be hitting him as hard as it is now...

[shinox23]

Hallyou clicks the button again and gives her response"Darson... Darson's dead... I'm officer Hakkyou of the... Animal Control division... It's nice to hear a fellow officer's voice again... I just wish Silent were hear so we cn arrange a meeting ground... Anyway, what's going on? And I suggest using a headset and turning down your speaker... Those things have good hearing... I turned the volume down on this com and so far,we haven't had any trouble... We're on our way to the supply room now to see what weapons are available for my partners and I to use..." Hakkyou wasn't 100% sure of the other side's status, but knowing how things are in their location could either help or hinder their chances at finding help to not only survive, but to also escape this horror with, not to mention knowing if they had already raided this area would be helpful too "Was Darson on a supply run? Or did you guys already raid the cache here? If you guys are in need of help, then that's gonna be kind of tough to accomplish... My partners and I were almost goners to a tram malfunction along with other survivors... But thanks to Officer Silent we were saved... I currently don't know the status of all of the other survivors, but I hope to meet them again... But enough about that, what was Darson doing here? This area should have been cleared of those zombified bastards... More importantly, the science geek's experiments that were uncontrollable..." Hakkyou lets go and looks closer to the would that Darson had sustained, attempting to figure out what kind of marks could have made these marks, using her memory as best as she can "What did you die by Darson... These science bastards are going to pay... One way or another..." The thought stayed in her mind, keeping an ear open for the response from the other side of the radio

[thealchemist]

Ak'Vit peered down the halls and up at the ceiling in sequence. Watching for the sligtest movement that would reveal a danger. Thinking that she saw something, Ak'Vit focused on the hall when she suddenly whirled around as Darson answered the radio. Sighing in relief, Ak'Vit turned back around only to giggle as Hakkyou mentioned "animal control division"

[Sortaix]

(Changing things up a bit to compensate for my few players)
Zan and Jessie:

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As Zan was at the elevator shaft looking for Silent, he heard several gunshots, and they sounded like they were moving. After a few seconds Zan was able to tell that the sound of two guns was definitely moving. Silent somehow survived. Though, Zan didn't have any time to worry about that,as he was suddenly grabbed by something, inside the elevator shaft. Before he could react, Zan was yanked inside the shaft and into what looked like a air duct. He was being drug at a rapid pace, and after a few seconds was able to get a look at the mutated creature that was dragging him, though, he wished he hadn't.
The creature looked like some sort of large rodent, but without fur and having several eyes. It was dragging him with what looked like a crude hand, this did give Zan something to attack, though. As Zan struggled with the creature he was unable to truly fight it, but he was able to break through the bottom of the air duct. This sent him crashing to the floor below, but fortunately the creature did not follow. It just sat crouched in the dark air duct and hissed a horrendous noise.
Jessie was busy looking over a body of a dead Phoenix Corp. researcher when Zan burst through the ceiling at the end of the hallway. She quickly grabbed the datapad off the body and went running over to check on him. *hint* (The datapad is important)

Hakkyou and Ak'Vit

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As Hakkyou spoke to the person on the other end of the radio she was able to notice Darsons body. It looked like a chunk had been taken out of his throat. She could see clear teeth marks, that indicated something wanted to make a meal of him. His gun was destroyed, as it had been crushed against his body. In fact, Hakkyou was able to notice that it looked like Darson was stabbed a little, like some insect with sharp legs, pinned him against the wall and took out his throat.
The voice on the radio was silent for a few minutes before chiming back,
" Seargent Hakkyou, you're the wolf anthro that has the three police dogs correct? Yeah, I lived not far from you. Listen, if that really is you, you're in a shitload of trouble. The side of the floor you're on is full of those weird ass monsters. I am here on the other side of the tram with a few other officers. We were able to seal off this half of the floor and clean up most of the monsters. We are low on ammo, so we are now hold up in the Main Office back here, and we can't come get you. The mini-tram is shut down and the generator is on your side. Listen, you have to get to us, the generator for the mini-tram is in a room in the Recreation area. Those things are everywhere over there. You don't want to know what those things do to women they capture."
The man sounds sincere, and the hidden storage room is on the other half of the floor anyway, assuming that Hakkyou and Ak'Vit still want to get off the station.

[Zender_Solarheart]

The sound of gunshots from the elevator shaft causes Zan to perk up. Could Silent have survived that? A drop like that in an unhinged elevator couldn't have allowed him to live...or rather, that's what the sane belief would be. Then again, he's seen the man in action, and from what he saw, that crazy guy might've pulled off an equally crazy escape...

Of course, when you're suddenly being yanked into an air duct by a freaky hand, thinking about Silent pretty much flies out the window. After being dragged in fast for a few seconds, he gets a good look at his assailant...

"What in the salt-cured fuck is this thing?!"

(The BGM Zan's hearing in his head right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZoLdJ2zahI. Also, I hope you don't mind me putting a little more detail into the struggle, just for entertainment purposes... ^^;; )
Shock and disturbance at the abominable sight before him has Zan thrown for a loop over the span of a second or two, but after quickly steeling himself as best as he can, he realizes one blunder the critter made: it left his own arms unrestrained. Acting fast, he takes his Ace of Spades and jams it into the monster's wrist repeatedly, stabbing in an attempt to free himself. The creature's screeches echo in his ears, its arm flailing about and making his strikes progressively harder to land. Eventually though, he gets the thing's grip loose enough for it to drop him...

...straight through the bottom of the duct.

Zan grunts from the sting of pain as he craches through the duct and to the floor beneath him, reflexively aiming his Beam Pistol back up in preparation for the creature's renewed attack...but it simply hisses at him up there, and decides not to follow him. Good move on its part; after all he's been through thus far, Zan doesn't feel like messing around with some mutated, multi-eyed rat-like thing.

Just to be safe, Zan watches the air duct to make sure the mutant doesn't try to attack him again, ready to open fire on its hideous mug if it does come back. If it doesn't, however, he'll just back away from the duct he fell through, and check his surroundings to get an idea of where he is.

[thealchemist]

Ak'Vit poked her head out the door and looked down the halls once again as her tail twitched nervously. Looking back at Hakkyou, she called out in a whisper. "Can you please hurry up? It feels like something bad is about to happen." Ak'Vit turned back towards the hall as her tail thumped the floor in a beat.

[daxtinator396]

Jessie gasped at the sight of the half eaten body lying on the ground. No hope for him... had to be whatever creature that they were worshiping or something... Suddenly with a loud crash Zan crashed through the ceiling with a shout and she heard a horrifying hiss and some kind of weird weird rat was perked up there as she rushed over to him and looked him over,"Did it bite you? Are you okay!" She asked hurriedly her red floppy ears falling I to her face.

[Sortaix]

Jessie and Zan:

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Jessie makes way to someone she slowly recognizes as Zan. Zan however doesn't notice her immediately as he keeps his eyes trained on the air duct that his former attacker is now hiding in. Unfortunately for the two of them, the noise generated by Zan's spectacular entrance was enough to arouse suspicion from the denizens of this floor. Fortunately though, shortly after reaching Zan, Jessie's large rabbit ears, pick up the sounds of people and ...creatures moving in their direction from the hallway to their right, and it sounds like a lot. Jessie is now able to warn Zan, so they can get ready to either fight or flee.

Ak'Vit: (Shin is no longer playing so Hakkyou is no longer existent.)

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As Akvit was waiting in the room she was in, she happened to hear the sound of metal bending and breaking. She had only a few moments to ponder this before a large claw-like arm burst through the floor accompanied by a roar powerful enough to shake the walls. She saw the large mutant...whatever it was begin to claw its way through the floor, at which point she bolted out the door, fortunately she closed the door out of habit. However, the roar was loud enough to stir curiosity from the tenants of the floor she was on, and she heard shambling moans and groans coming from the hallway to her left. She can either stay to fight, or make like a tree, and leaf!

[thealchemist]

Ak'Vit squeled as the large claw broke through the floor with a loud groan. She raced out of the room and down the right hall for awhile before remembering that she had to turn on the tram. Slowly turning around, Ak'Vit gulped a bit as she tried to quell the fear that was growing inside her. I have to do this. I have to do this.. Sighing, Ak'Vit turned her blade on and walked forward until she had reached the room. Muttering a quick prayer to any god out there, Ak'Vit charged towards the recreation area.