Reality Bites

Feb 5th, 2012 12:29 PM

Derevko headed for the basement staircase, shaking his head slightly. As he headed down, he remembered the last time he was hear. The damn thing had been concealed behind a book case. A book case! As if this was some fucking game to this asshole!

He kept a hand on his Glock, his gaze flicking about warily. The house had been ransacked before- it didn't look any different to him. Good. That meant there had likely been little foot traffic.

"Watch yourself on the stairs," Derevko said bluntly, as he walked towards the vacuum sealed door in the basement.

Feb 6th, 2012 05:15 AM

Unlike the upstairs which remained undisturbed, Derevko feels an immediate sense that something is just off the moment he begins to descend the stairs. The first sign that something is amiss is that the heavy airlocked door is now hanging off its hinges; clearly any sense of security and confinement is now gone.

It's difficult to see what else lies beyond the door for the moment.

Perception -3 for lack of visibility

**Vassagon** · Feb 6th, 2012 11:02 AM

Damn, didn't think we would have needed to bring a flashlight. Lynx inches over to the portal and gazes into the abyssal descent, listening as much as looking as his eyes attempt to adjust to the darkness. After a few steps he flicks open his phone for the tiny amount of light it provides, searching for a light switch of sorts or something that would make this easier.

Perception = 1sux

Feb 6th, 2012 02:22 PM

Derevko's hand flicked automatically to his Glock. Now this wasn't right. His sharp blue eyes flickered around, checking the area, matching it up to his mental picture of how the place had been left.

3 successes

Feb 6th, 2012 11:47 PM

The illumination from Jaegar's cellphone is just enough that, when he moves it upward along the wall, he spots a string dangling from the ceiling leading to the light above them. It's clearly the switch.

Derevko's eyes adjust to the darkness with surprising speed, his training kicking in as he moved toward the open door. Where once the laboratory within had been kept in immaculate condition, now a rapid surveillance of the room showed it was in disarray.

Something had definitely happened down here since his last visit.

**Vassagon** · Feb 7th, 2012 09:32 AM

Lynx naturally grabs hold of the dangling string and gives it a light pull to turn on the light. Assuming it comes on he surveys the mess about them unable to discern the nature of the strewn damage except for the vagueness of glass and furniture. The tense look on Derevko when he turned to him was a clear enough message. This wasn't how DHS had left it. He reached for his revolver and cautiously scanned the room for lingering dangers. If someone were there now, the light and their footsteps may have well alerted them to the agents' presence.

He kept Derevko in the corner of his eye for any silent communication he might have.

Feb 7th, 2012 10:19 PM

Can't tell how fresh it is. Fuck.Derevko shielded his eyes when Jaeger pulled the cord for the light. Being blinded, even for a second while his eyes adjusted, could be dangerous for them both. He gestured for Jaeger to hug the walls.

Had to check it out. Find out when the fuck this was done.

Fuck. He'd told them to secure this place, why hadn't it been watched?

**Vassagon** · Feb 8th, 2012 09:13 AM

Jaeger did so, pressing close to the wall and taking up as little space as possible. It was a stance police were trained to do to minimalism themselves as a target from gunfire but leaving the hands free to take aim. He crept cautiously, glancing intermittently at the floor to avoid the glass and making further noise of their approach. Around corners he would peek for a moment before stepping out until they were sure the basement was clear of a possible ambush.

Feb 9th, 2012 01:34 PM

The lights flickered into life, casting new insight onto what lay beyond the door of the basement laboratory. Test tubes lay smashed on tables, or had been thrown to the floor and shattered on impact. It was literally impossible to step forward without hearing the crunch of glass underfoot.

Measuring cups, funnels, beakers and the like had been irreparably destroyed, and a bunsen burner lay on its side in a corner. The metal was warped from where it had been stamped on repeatedly.

These were no the actions of a sane mind.

Fortunately the gas taps were switched off, halting the possibility of a leak. The only semi-neat thing in the room was on the whiteboard. Formulas had been scrawled hurriedly but tidily. But what truly drew the eye however, were the walls themselves. The writing here was frantic, with words crossing over sentence upon sentence.

All our fault... government going where they shouldn't... no more experiments... pounding in the walls I have to give them to the walls... the voice is here got to scratch... scratch it out

Perception check, -1 for the debris.

Feb 10th, 2012 12:33 PM

Derevko's gaze scanned the walls. No, that hadn't been there next time. Had the guy actually broken in to explore this place? Fuck.

His eyes moved over the debris, seeking out anything else that was different about the place. The samples had already been taken by DHS: Geo, thank God.

2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-02-06 11:01:12		Lynx rolls 2 to observe their surroundings in the darkness [wits+comp-3] (10 Again)		10, 7, 4		1 success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-02-06 14:21:08		Jonathan Derevko rolls 7 to Wits 3 + Composure 4 (10 Again)		3, 10, 6, 10, 7, 2, 8, 3, 2		3 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-02-10 12:27:10		Jonathan Derevko rolls 7 to Wits 3 + Composure 4 (10 Again)		9, 1, 3, 10, 2, 6, 3, 2		2 successes

Reality Bites

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