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The Gamemakers ([personal profile] gamemakers) wrote in [community profile] thearena2012-11-17 12:48 pm

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WHO| Anyone who wanted in on this
WHAT| Exploring the lower levels of the ruins.
WHEN| A few days after the start of the Cornucopia. Please specify times, if relevant, in subject line.
WHERE| Lower levels of the ruins
WARNING/NOTES| This thread is to overlap these interactions, so please see who else has posted before starting a new thread. We will be rolling for what people will be able to grab in the above OOC thread.

The building had obviously been for something huge. Because it was huge. Miles of corridors, all wrapped around each other, followed in their path by many, many pipes, and most of them still accessible. Occasionally a collapsed wall impedes the hall's path, but down here most everything is clear. Room after room split off, varying from offices, now left in ruins, to huge rooms fulls of large machines, now rusted and useless. Break rooms, labs, control rooms, whatever was done here, it was big. And from what was still here-over turned chairs, projects left disintegrating on tables-abandoned in a hurry.

And down here? Now dark. Occasionally a collapsed roof let in shafts of light. But once your eyes adjusted to the dark, a soft glow became apparent. All along the walls, a softly glowing mold was spreading, giving just enough light to see by. It was nice and warm down here too, a refreshing break from the cold outside.

And if you followed the right halls, suddenly you found yourself in a large, open room. In the middle is a strange lump of smooth rock, having been blown down there from some explosion from above. And around that? All the supplies your little heart could desire. There are force fields that flicker softly in the corners, but they don't stop you from retrieving the supplies.

What might, however, is the way the room makes you feel. Tingling, and overwhelmingly nauseous. Although the room itself is pleasantly warm, anyone standing there is hot, feverish, and feels as if they have the worst bout of flu. Ever.
polyturtle: (this final jeopardy is hard)

General exploration (and possibly other things too)!

[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-11-17 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
This place gave him the creeps. The feeling of dread he'd felt only increased as he entered the ruins. Go back! Don't be a fool! His initial feeling screamed. But then he heard another voice, the voice of his father.

You must trust your instinct. If something is wrong, you must discover the source.

And so he went in. And was instantly hit with a feeling of familiarity. The lobby was just like any other lobby in an office building, but there were also rusted metal detectors. Several of them.

And he started to go further in, that feeling of dread threatening to turn into nausea. Deeper into the dark to figure out what the shell was going on with this Arena.
nightlightheart: (sweet taste of captivity)

[personal profile] nightlightheart 2012-11-19 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony does not know everything, despite how he wished he could claim otherwise. But that didn't change the fact that he knew a science lab when he saw one, and this place just reeked of old documents and lab coats. Big time. It was simply too tempting to walk away from something as big as a massive Capitol-controlled laboratory. True, most of the good stuff was probably long gone. But it wouldn't hurt to look around. See what they might have been up to once upon a time.

Plus, it's nice to be inside.

Less nice is the deepening feeling of nausea and the flair-up of another headache. And then, of course, the sound of someone else approaching.

Tony stiffens, knowing it's easily someone with a goddamn cross bow or something, sneaking up behind him to knock an arrow through his throat or something, but still, he hazards a look.

"Oh, hey there Koopa Troopa!" he recognizes the shadow more than he really sees Donatello himself.
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[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-11-19 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
A lab. This was a lab of some kind. It took a bit for Don to actually realize it, but once he realized it it didn't put him at ease. Not in the least. If anything it made him more worried about why the gamemakers decided to put such a facility in-

And then Tony's voice echoed into his mind, and the turtle turned to face him.

"Tony." Don let out a slight sneeze. Probably the dust. At least he didn't vomit. Always a good thing. "Shouldn't be surprised to see you, should I."

nightlightheart: (yeah - whatcha got)

[personal profile] nightlightheart 2012-11-19 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
There is a smirk that accompanies Tony's response. Guilty as charged. There really shouldn't be a surprise. "Probably not," he admits.

"Thought I would check the place out. See if I can find anything useful." By which he means, things he can turn into weapons that blow people up. It's a forte of his. Might as well use what you've got. He doesn't mind divulging this information to Donatello. It's not exactly something that the turtle-guy doesn't already know, anyway. Plus, he's mildly curious as to what he's doing here, also.
polyturtle: (this final jeopardy is hard)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-11-19 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah..." Don's eyes narrowed - both in concentration and worry. "I'm not so sure about that, to be honest. I've just had this bad feeling ever since this Arena started. Something about it just doesn't feel right."

Well. As "right" as any fight to the death scenario could be, at least in comparison to the other two arenas.

"This place...I think this place might explain exactly why."
nightlightheart: (running the math)

[personal profile] nightlightheart 2012-11-21 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think your wrong in that." Tony agrees with a nod and slightly narrowed eyes At all. Not at Donatello himself, but over what he said. It wasn't exactly a comfort to know he wasn't the only person here with that suspicion.

"Might be better to have another set of eyes down here," he says. "Considering.....well, there's a lot to be watching out for. "
Edited (spelling fail) 2012-11-22 01:44 (UTC)
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[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-11-22 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah."

Don bit his lip, then shook his head. Not at Tony. Just a sudden headache.

"Let's try and do this quickly. Find what we need to find and get out."
nightlightheart: (Default)

[personal profile] nightlightheart 2012-11-22 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Tony winces. "Yeah. No arguments there," he nods, and turns himself back around to continue onward.

"You have any thoughts about this place yet?" he wonders, already walking again.
polyturtle: (this final jeopardy is hard)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-11-22 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Aside from the fact this place gives me the creeps?" Don knelt down, shifting through several items with practiced carefulness. "Not much else."

Though the thought of quite a bit of the items in this place being busted is starting to dawn on him. And not even in a good way, either. There are wires and instruments so twisted and damaged that not even he could fix it speedily, despite his experience with broken items in the sewer.
nightlightheart: (yeah no i don't think so)

[personal profile] nightlightheart 2012-11-26 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Still haven't decided if the creeps come this place specifically or not yet, but I hear you. Doesn't seem like things went well here, whatever that may have been. Lot of damage in this place. On a scale of one to apocalyptic, what do you think? A solid eight?" Tony wonders, brushing his fingertips along the wall. Dust and decay flaking off in the wake of the motion.
polyturtle: (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-11-26 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
"I think--"

That was when his hand hit something hard and metal. Quickly Don uncovered it. His eyes widened, however, when he saw exactly what it was, and he quickly stood up, backing off.

"Oh..." Realization hit him as he coughed. "Oh shell. Oh shell, Tony..."
nightlightheart: (lights are coming)

[personal profile] nightlightheart 2012-11-26 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Tony stops immediately at the sound in Donatello's voice. Something is wrong.

He turns to look and see's what Don is looking at.

"Wait a tick, is that....."

A goddamn geiger counter?! Yes. He doesn't even need to finish the question to know that, and he doesn't have to be told twice why one of those might be laying around here. Couple that with the mess around this place, he almost feels a fool not having figured it out already.
polyturtle: (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-11-26 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
"We need to get out of here..." Don brought a hand to his head. "We need to get out and get others out of here. This place is going to kill anyone who stays in here too long-!"

Including them. However, the other hand goes to his thigh for some reason.
nightlightheart: (are you listening to yourself)

[personal profile] nightlightheart 2012-11-26 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Others?" Tony is skeptical about that, but he's already moving. Back toward the direction they'd came. "I don't mean to sound grim here, but maybe it would be better to just let the others stay here. Less people to worry about sneaking up on you from behind a shrub while you take a leak."

He likes to hope that this line of thinking is only situational. Only one winner after all. Might make the odds better if most of them were offed by radiation poisoning.

It's a bit odd to him that Donatello isn't right on his heels though. For sounding so worried, Tony half expected the guy to be sprinting toward the exit, really. So what's the hold up?

Tony pauses and turns back around to look at him.
polyturtle: (oh...oh dear...)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-11-26 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
Donatello is a few paces behind him, looking back into the halls of the building. He's quiet for a moment before he speaks.

"I know...but there are a few people I promised to look after in this place."
nightlightheart: (this is hurting my beautiful brain)

[personal profile] nightlightheart 2012-11-26 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
He grumbles a bit and rolls his eyes, but he's not going to be the ass hole who says 'no, we can't go warn your friends.' Not even in this place.

"Do you know where they are?"
polyturtle: (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2012-12-19 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"No! But...but I have to find them!"

With that, he's busting down the hallway.

"I'll meet you outside!!"