Post by Blade Unlimited on May 23, 2021 11:12:56 GMT -8
Pit and Palutena's keen eyes would soon notice that there seemed to be seams at the corners connecting the wall to the hall; as if the dead-end were of a separate structure from the rest of the hallway entirely. Arle's reality-ripping would reveal just as much, as instead of solid concrete they would instead see a continuation of the path into another room! Isn't Mimi so lucky to be paired with such observant and space-breaking companions? Huzzah!
Unfortunately, even after the false wall was cleared, the party would begin to encounter another issue soon after. A series of tremors began to issue from everywhere at once: The floor, the walls, the ceiling seemed to have been wrapped in some sort of earthquake. It would become even more difficult to remain standing straight as the hall shook back and forth... except it wasn't that the facility was vibrating around them:
It was moving!
With an abrupt lurch, the segment of hallway that Arle, Pit, and Mimi were standing in began to pull away from the path behind them; revealing an enormous and expansive underground cavern around them. Halls, rooms, and other building implements were being suspended by giant metal beams and cords that manipulated and rearranged the facility in real time around them. Outside of the lights illuminating the sides of each structure, it almost looked as if they were being suspended in an infinite void. As their segment of hall abruptly halted with both sides exposed to the inky blackness, a keen look below would reveal another view at the monado-production-plant room they had just passed by earlier; this time though it seems that a new segment of halls and walls had been added below where before had been just a blank wall.
Still, this left our intrepid time travelers in a precarious position. Their surroundings had been seemingly detached from the facility proper and there seemed to be no clear way forward either. However, just because their path had been delineated didn't mean it was absent entirely. Off in the distance, a keen eye could make out 3 other structures also detached from the main facility:
And of course there was the room in which "Team P" resided as well. Who knows how long they'd have before things shifted again, so everyone had best get a move on!
Unfortunately, even after the false wall was cleared, the party would begin to encounter another issue soon after. A series of tremors began to issue from everywhere at once: The floor, the walls, the ceiling seemed to have been wrapped in some sort of earthquake. It would become even more difficult to remain standing straight as the hall shook back and forth... except it wasn't that the facility was vibrating around them:
It was moving!
With an abrupt lurch, the segment of hallway that Arle, Pit, and Mimi were standing in began to pull away from the path behind them; revealing an enormous and expansive underground cavern around them. Halls, rooms, and other building implements were being suspended by giant metal beams and cords that manipulated and rearranged the facility in real time around them. Outside of the lights illuminating the sides of each structure, it almost looked as if they were being suspended in an infinite void. As their segment of hall abruptly halted with both sides exposed to the inky blackness, a keen look below would reveal another view at the monado-production-plant room they had just passed by earlier; this time though it seems that a new segment of halls and walls had been added below where before had been just a blank wall.
Still, this left our intrepid time travelers in a precarious position. Their surroundings had been seemingly detached from the facility proper and there seemed to be no clear way forward either. However, just because their path had been delineated didn't mean it was absent entirely. Off in the distance, a keen eye could make out 3 other structures also detached from the main facility:
- One far below the room where "Team P" lay, illuminated by an oddly red hue visible from its lack-of-a ceiling.
- An especially gargantuan cube lying high above the other implements, although showed no signs of openings from the sides or below.
- A ufo-shaped structure, encircled by what looked to be an orbiting camera drone.
And of course there was the room in which "Team P" resided as well. Who knows how long they'd have before things shifted again, so everyone had best get a move on!
Everyone! You have 4 choices on where to progress next; however, getting there will be as difficult to do as it is deciding on one! Roll a 10+ DEX to maneuver your way to whichever destination; however, in order to do so while escaping direction from the camera drone you must also make a 14+ DEX roll to appropriately stealth your pathing. Failure to do so will incur another Paradox Point!
