The Institute

[Paradox]

Devon ignored as best he could, whispering "I'm sorry," and letting a single tear drop from his eye. He wished he had a way to bury her head. Somewhere to make her a grave. But he couldn't. She would simply be forgotten here. He felt the emotions building, but he continued carving tools, making a hammer, an axe, a bow, and arrows. ((You use the spinal cord to make the bowstring.))

[kaibunny94]

"Look i have managed to override the voice but i dont know how long for. I feel different now im trapped. but i think if i ..." she holds her temple and a panel falls away open to a service corridor. she looks like the same species as sasha on the screeen

[Paradox]

Devon looked up, eyes wide, unsure what to make of this, "You.... You're...." tears began to stream from his face, and he looked down, "I'm sorry.... I'm so sorry.... The voice.... It's making me.... I'm sorry...."

[kaibunny94]

"Pull it together! that's not me anymore you can't let her have power over you. come on sweetie whats your name?"

[Paradox]

"I'm Devon," he managed, collecting the unused bones and putting them into a satchel he made with her skin for the sake of carrying his new tools.

[kaibunny94]

"Please tell me your not going to use those." she said looking at you carrying bits of her."

[Paradox]

"I was going to make more useful tools out of them, but if you don't want me to, I won't," he replied, smiling at her a bit.

[kaibunny94]

"sweetie your carrying a bag of my skin full of my bones. that tatoo there of the fairy i got when i turned 16 please dont use it." she smiled back at him really uncomfortable but not showing it

[Paradox]

"Sorry," Decon replied, "I realize this is probably awkward, I have aspergers, I was bad enough at normal social situations...." he set down the bag, simply taking the tools that he had already made and a single smaller bone to use as a lock pick. He collected the leftover remains together, and said "I'm sorry I can't bury you." he then went over to the rock and smashed it open with a hammer, taking out his rage on it.

[kaibunny94]

"WAIT DON'T" she screamed

[Paradox]

Devon, having self-control, stopped short when she said wait, asking "What's wrong?"

[kaibunny94]

"that will end your test and i wont be able to stop the voice coming back"

[Paradox]

"Well, what am I supposed to do? How do I help you?" Devon asked, setting down the hammer and looking at her, a bit sad.

[daxtinator396]

Dax with tears streaming down his face, looks to the screen with Rosie still on it, talking to him and Devon,"Please tell us how we can help... I-I want to make this right!"

[kaibunny94]

"I opened a panel see I think it leads to me...good luck" the sceen wiped

[Paradox]

Devon stopped, thinking, "Do we smash the rock and then save her, or save her and smash the rock?" He asked Dax, clearly unsure which was the correct decision.

[daxtinator396]

Dax looks at the open panel making his decision,"We need to save her first if what she said is true, then this is what we must do." He picks up the rock heading down the corridor hoping Devon would follow.

[Paradox]

Devon followed, taking the lead and heading farther in, obviously excited to save Rosie.

[kaibunny94]

The clean white of the institute gives way to grotty metalwork and stagnant water

[daxtinator396]

Dax shouted after Devon,"Devon wait! There are... things down here. We need to be alert and be careful!" He remembers that thing in the sewer and how it swallowed up that figure never to be seen again...