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[writtendestiny]

Does anyone know anything about panic rooms?

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[theweakhavepurpose]

What makes you think there's one here?

But sure I can come help. I'll meet you down there. PT can probably sniff out if there's food, but that's likely more of a bunker than a panic room.

[writtendestiny]

I was told there are.

I'll meet you there.

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[theweakhavepurpose]

On my way.

[He heads down there, Princess Thug in tow who can hopefully sniff out any empty rooms.]

Heya. Who was saying there's panic rooms?

[writtendestiny]

Joe is. And he isn't just saying it.

[She believes him, though it doesn't need to be said exactly why she does. Poison intends to keep her promise unless something happens to force her to break it.]

There are panic rooms. He said there's more than one. All over Anchor.

[theweakhavepurpose]

There aren't people in them now are there? Is this a rescue mission?

[Because if so that's a little alarming.]

[writtendestiny]

[She levels a long, steady stare at Pratt before she answers.]

If there are people in them now, I don't think it would be a rescue mission.

[theweakhavepurpose]

[he shrugs]

We've only been here half a year. People can survive in bunkers for a decade. Why not?

[writtendestiny]

[She considers that, and concedes the point with a small nod.]

Do we know how long ago the fighting was? Joe doesn't remember, and I haven't found anything in the computers.

[theweakhavepurpose]

No idea. Long enough that I've found some skeletons up on the agriculture level, but we can still see the blasts in the metal walls from it.

How long has Joe been here? Did he say?

[writtendestiny]

[She shakes her head.]

I'm not sure if he knows. That... thing inside him, it might be keeping him confused.

[theweakhavepurpose]

The tentacles? Its... Alive?

[Well thats several levels of creepy.]

[writtendestiny]

Y.. es. Yes, I think it is. It can make him do things...

[It is very creepy. Poison does not want to end up like that.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

What it's in his brain? Or like the tentacles puppet him?

Both of those are fucking terrible and I'm not sure which is worse. Jesus. Can we get that shit out of him?

[writtendestiny]

I don't think so. It might kill him to try.

[Either the act itself would, or the parasite would just do the job for them. She feels like they can trust Joe, but not that thing.]

He's... taking some kind of medicine to keep control. He showed me.

[theweakhavepurpose]

That's way more fucked up than I thought. And that tentacle thing came from outside the dome somehow?

There might be more of 'em huh?

[writtendestiny]

[Poison grimaces.]

I don't really want to think about there being more of them, but... maybe. [They shouldn't rule it out. They definitely shouldn't.]

Have you noticed anything yet? I don't-- really know what I'm looking for.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Not yet, but keep an eye on the base of the wall, where it meets the floor. I doubt there'd be a light on in any passageways, but there might be a gap.

See like this.

[He kneels down by a panel that doesn't quite reach the floor, pulling his hunting knife out to pry it off. It's not a panic room, but he does find a little hidden shelf with a few screws on it covered in dust.]

Well it's a start. We need that.. but.. bigger.

[writtendestiny]

Oh. [She crouches down beside him when he stops, watching what he does with the knife and letting out another little 'oh!' when he's able to prise a panel from the wall.]

There must be things like this everywhere. Little hidden spaces. I wonder why.

[theweakhavepurpose]

People build them into things to hide stuff. Usually they're not ever used, but..

If you need to hide stuff in your room there's a good place behind the sink that was probably a fuse panel or whatever, but there's nothing in it now.

[writtendestiny]

[Poison frowns, then shakes her head a little.]

But... you can't just take fuses out and not replace them with something, can you?

[theweakhavepurpose]

If you don't need fuses anymore sure. Not all solar panels need 'em for instance. Or they're now centrally located in some breaker box.

Who knows how the electricity here works.

[writtendestiny]

Mm... We should try to find out how it works. I bet Qubit could find out.

[theweakhavepurpose]

He probably already knows and isn't telling anyone. Knowing him he probably forgot that we all have no idea what he's talking about half the time.

[writtendestiny]

[She wrinkles her nose slightly, looking to Pratt with a small frown.]

You think he'd keep it from us? Or it's that no one has asked?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Little bit of both honestly. I think he'd like to rub the 'but you didn't ask' in our faces if he could. And also probably doesn't think about it.

Have you ever listened to him explain anything? He thinks everyone has a PhD.