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thalassino ([personal profile] thalassino) wrote in [community profile] vatheon2012-08-12 06:02 am

secret tunnel thru the mountain

Characters: [community profile] vatheon + an eventual mystery guest star
Location: island + new area
Time: all week starting monday
Style: any
Status: open - threadhop & theadjack away

[ after the kicked up damage wrought by yami in the south forest quadrant settles down and becomes surveyable by monday, characters are in for a little— or, well, a big surprise that is the secret research facility. the entrance of it is easy enough to find, thanks to the destruction— although a lot of the research facility itself is destroyed as well. the power still works, at least! although whatever network it had seemingly been hooked up to is currently (and likely permanently) offline.

near the ENTRANCE of the facility, characters will likely find a very large chart on one of the walls— it resembles a map with handwritten annotations and will undoubtedly prove useful in further exploration. there's nothing else interesting near the entrance, sans for a few empty desks and a trash bin full of what appears to be torn up employee information of some sort. the other areas that can be found will be as follows:

DORMS

↪ pretty self-explanatory, although they are extremely minimalistic and completely abandoned. it's likely that the scientists made use of these— some of the beds seem a bit unkempt, as though they were recently used; whereas some rooms have full garbage bins with various papers. many of them are unuseful or flat-out irrelevant, others appear to be outdated schedule data— the dates on most of the papers seem to be from a little over a year ago. basically, the bins are filled with what they were made for— trash.

VARIOUS LABS

↪ deeper into the facility, it's obvious that quite a lot of research had been being conducted within— multiple rooms seem to be arranged for just that purpose. most of the rooms are empty or have a lot of strewn tools within them as though they were emptied in a hurry. although one room in particular was left as it was; it's both locked and blocked off though, and might take a little force in order to get into. once inside, a completely white room will be found that might feel familiar to people who had been directly involved in a strange event that had happened quite a while ago... the room is slightly less white than any "experiments" might remember, however. in fact, there seems to be quite a bit of dried blood about the place. the blood can be found on nearly everything in the room— the table accompanied with surgical tools, the cabinet filled with both syringes and old vials of a blue fluid, and a prominent list visible on one of the walls.

MAIN LAB

↪ one lab in particular found further within the facility appears to be bigger and better than all the others— it's also the only lab with a multitude of computers. due to the power being on, computers will be responsive— although because whatever network they once runned on is no longer online, the only data accessible is offline data found within any harddrives or memory devices.

and there is plenty of that. however, any data found is heavily encrypted and unlike anything ever seen before, so even a normally excellent hacker will have a problem getting past the security walls; and the only file that can be opened immediately seems to make no sense whatsoever:

w3spEvU3


furthermore, nearly everything resembling paper evidence has been torn or shredded, as evident by the completely empty and ajar file cabinets— not to mention the fact that there are plenty of scraps of unreadable paper strewn across some parts of the floor.

SUBMARINE EXIT

↪ in the deepest part of the lab is a peculair hallway that seems to drop downward— which is curious, since the facility is located so closely on the edge of the island itself. although everything becomes clear should one reach the room near the end of the lowering hallway— a majority of the equipment is damaged, but it is indeed a submarine exit of some sort. could this be how all of the scientists left so suddenly..? in fact, most of the submarines are missing— sans for one, but it's quite old and probably nonfunctional in its current state. you're fully allowed to try and fix it, but it will take both a team of people and several weeks.

CONTAINMENT UNIT

↪ also in the deeper part of the facility, although closer to the main lab than the submarine exit, is a completely closed off area— mechanical doors and a digital lock that seems to be online block all from entering. the door seems to open automatically for a keycard, but there's also an emergency override function— that activates via a password. blinking in an almost mocking fashion, it prompts you:

enter password: |
coolerthansora: (sweet dreams and flying machines)

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[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-13 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Roxas didn't take part in the battle. Vatheon has more than enough heroes and he knows he isn't one of them. But the island is someplace he frequents, and after it's all over, he heads up to take a look.

He doesn't like what he finds. An abandoned laboratory hidden within a place he's begun to think of as home... It sends a chill through him even in his coat. He stands still in the entrance, not sure if he wants to go any deeper. What if he finds the same thing as before, that none of this is real?]
imaginarytides: (♣ 'cause they're calling me home)

[personal profile] imaginarytides 2012-08-14 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Xion had held back from the fighting this time once she realized her attacks were of no use, instead opting to defend the city wherever it was needed. She'd been on the island to observe the eclipse, but what was supposed to be a relaxing evening quickly took a turn for the worse.

As a result, she was largely unaware of the amount of damage sustained on the island, so when she comes across the entrance to the secret lab, she's definitely suprised. Less so, she finds, because of its existence and more because it confirms her suspicions about their newfound home. An opportunity like this one was, in fact, too good to be true.

As she approaches, she notices Roxas looking around. It doesn't take her long to realize he's likely come to the same conclusions.]


Roxas?
coolerthansora: (little things that make up a memory)

[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-14 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
X-xion.

[Roxas tries to clear the unease from his face before turning to face her, but he's only partly successful. He takes a moment trying to think of something to say and can't really come up with anything intelligent.]

You're- checking the place out, too, huh?
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[personal profile] imaginarytides 2012-08-14 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I was here when the eclipse happened, but I wasn't much use when the fighting started.

[She's displaying just as much unease as he is, but isn't making much of an attempt to cover it in front of him. He's seen her far more vulnerable than this on more than one occasion.]

What about you? Are you okay?
coolerthansora: (guess so)

[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-14 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Unfortunately Roxas doesn't have those memories, so with her he'd still rather pretend things don't bother him as much as they do. He shrugs.]

I'm fine. I figured everyone could handle things without me.
imaginarytides: (♣ losing it all on my own)

[personal profile] imaginarytides 2012-08-14 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Me too. All this, though...

[She surveys the damage in the room, her thoughts wandering to what could lie beyond. There's noticeable traces of disappointment in her voice.]

I feel like I should've expected it, honestly.
coolerthansora: (is this okay?)

[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-14 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
...maybe it's- not what it looks like.

[He doesn't sound like he really thinks that, though.]
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[personal profile] imaginarytides 2012-08-14 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[She already knows better than to think that, and shoots him a look that says she knows he does, too. It's not long before she's back to looking over the entrance to the lab, however, curiosity despite everything reading over her features.]

What do you think is down there?
coolerthansora: (back turned)

[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-14 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
...I don't know.

[Roxas's fingers curl tighter at his sides. The only thing he knows for certain is what he's hoping not to find, but this place can't mean anything good. There's no curiosity on his face, only traces of the anxiety and dread that he's trying not to show.]
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[personal profile] imaginarytides 2012-08-14 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess...

Nothing in there would leave me any less convinced we weren't just some project for these people, anyway.

[Yet it still sounds as if she wants to go in and see for herself, even knowing she won't like what she'll find. She's finally managed to convince herself to move forward, going to examine the map on the wall.]
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[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-14 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Some projects- would be worse than others, though.

[He should look, too, and find out. Not knowing what's going on is never good. And it can't end the same way as before, Sora's here with him, and besides, he already went back. He doesn't exist anymore back home. What's the point of trapping him now?

But as much as he's trying to convince himself, his feet stay rooted to the spot, and he just watches Xion from where he is.]
imaginarytides: (♣ and dreaming when they're gone)

[personal profile] imaginarytides 2012-08-14 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[She gives him a derisive laugh at that. It's almost like she's back in Castle Oblivion's labs searching for answers, only this time she's lacking the same drive for answers. She hasn't quite worked through the disappointment yet.]

Then I suppose the question now is, do we want to find out just how much worse?
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[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-14 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Roxas looks away at her laugh and stares for a moment at the doorway leading onward.]

I guess... it can't be as bad as before.

[He takes a breath and then goes to take a look at the map, too.]

We should find out.
imaginarytides: (♣ hangman we played blind man's bluff)

[personal profile] imaginarytides 2012-08-14 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm more worried that it could.

[She only has vague flashes of whatever it was Xemnas did to her in the Castle's labs, no doubt due to whatever processes he put her through. She's able to put it aside for now, however. Xion doesn't know what his exact reasons for being so apprehensive are, but she doesn't think getting more into the not-so-pretty part of her last days existing will help him any.]

...But you're right. It's not like our imaginations will leave us alone up here.
coolerthansora: (hiding behind the coat)

[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-14 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't see how...

[Somewhere in his mind, Roxas understands she doesn't know what he's talking about, which is why he's not really going into details either. But he doesn't follow through to the realization that her worry must be stemming from a bad experience of her own.

He shakes his head.]


C'mon. Let's go.
imaginarytides: (♣ 'till the firetruck came)

[personal profile] imaginarytides 2012-08-14 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I can-- It's a story that can wait.

[There's still details she owes Roxas and Axel both after all. Trying her best to push it out of her mind for the time being, she looks for that same tenacity that accompanied her back before she knew anything about replicas or Sora or Xemnas' plans for Kingdom Hearts. They've got questions, and the answers are just on the other side of the door.

She nods resolutely, letting him take the lead.]
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[personal profile] coolerthansora 2012-08-14 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Roxas stops and looks at her for that remark. He knew there were things she hadn't told them yet, but he thought she'd hit on the major points. It sounds like that's not the case. What else is there that he doesn't remember about her?

...now's not the time to ask. She just said it could wait. Anyway, there's plenty he hasn't filled her in on.

He nods silently and turns to take the lead onward into the facility.]