TIAMAT

[soulping]

[When you come to, you find yourself locked in a small, cramped, antique elevator. One wall is covered with a large, ornate mirror, and a chandelier hangs above your head. The doors are made of metal and shut very, very tightly. The lights are off.]

[You hear two familiar voices echo distantly in your mind]

LET ME GO, Ǧ̲̖̩̞̣̲̌Ĩ͎R̞̩͎̝̍L̹̳̫̾͛Ȉ͙͈̬͐͒ͭ̄̌̊E̥̥̓ͨ!

I won't let you hurt them!

[Before you have time to say anything, the elevator suddenly jolts, before it begins to plummet. Your heart drops to the pit of your stomach as you fall, fall, fall, and then. . .]

[Suddenly it stops. You're thrown off balance, possibly to the point of where you crash into a wall or a nearby neighbor. All is silent]

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Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

[...what]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[showyouthesight]

[Imma fall on Ochre.]

Ah!

Re: FLOOR 3463

[wherethewildthingsare]

[He'll try to pry open Takshaka's door then, HAHA POWERS AREN'T OFF MY SUPER STRENGTH IS WORTH THINGS.]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[shiroganeheir]

It was near the ceiling. However, there might not be something similar here, as it is a floor and not an elevator. It might be worth a look, however. Perhaps over by some panel of buttons?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

[The sudden addition of Sakura's weight knocks Ochre to the ground]

What that- Sakura, get the hell offa me!

Re: FLOOR 3463

[zeroics]

[fuckin' falls right out of the elevator with Sakura and Lilac, because they had been trying to bust through the ceiling via human pyramid.

whoops.]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[shiroganeheir]

Thank you.

[And a smile crosses her face as something clicks.]

I think I might have arrived with a skill to solve puzzles.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[purple_sister]

[Well, I bet you weren't expecting someone to be jump-kicking through the door, were you?

This naturally ends with her hitting the ground.]

...Umm... Looks like it opened, everyone! I didn't even manage to get the kick in yet and...

Wait, weren't we on the roof? Why is the door on the wall now?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[showyouthesight]

[He is doing that. Maybe.]

What the hell just happened?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[carptricks]

I dunno. . .

[he frowns]

I think our time might be better served making sure everyone's out, and helping the teams who aren't. And once we've done that, we should probably head forward.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[zeroics]

What just happened?!

Re: FLOOR 3463

[shiroganeheir]

I was putting my weight on a lever to open something. It... wasn't moving so I ended up hanging from it.

[Hey, she was the easiest to get up to it, ok?]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

We got you out, the hell you think happened?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Once he's dug himself out from under Sakura]

We got you guys free.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[showyouthesight]

Look, the last thing I saw was Lilac trying to kick the latch loose.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

. . .

Hello.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

[we have acquired some Dawons]

Do you need help over there?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

Oh.

Huh. Damn strong lever. It still like that?

[Steps into the elevator, glancing up]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

[. . . she will just.

Stare.

Because gg]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[zeroics]

From the-- door?

[glances back behind him and scrambles back]

Careful, there was a spirit... thing, in there, melting all over the floor.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[shiroganeheir]

That is a good point. I was thinking that there might be a way to open all of the doors at once, however.

[But brute force works too. She guesses.]

I will take a look to see what's beyond this specific hall.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

Yeah well, we got out, and then we got you and Henwen out.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[zeroics]

...

[salutes, from the floor, on his back.]

Yo?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

What, the mirror thing? It dies if you break the glass.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

[smooth.

Offering him a hand up]