[d20 Modern] RESIDENT EVIL: Damnation [PG -17]

1st Floor - Organ Hall
Clairemont Mansion

Maria is standing a bit behind the rest of the group, the shotgun still pointed near the stairs they climbed to get in the Organ Hall. Stupid mutts... she says while taking a few steps backwards, away from the stairs, eventually turning her head away from the darkness there. Ah, the rest have found something interesting, go them. Maria finally gets the dogs out of her head for a second and seems to be able to concentrate on the here and now again.

"Smith" Maria says, trying to order him something with a very strict voice, but then she decides it's best not to take charge here now. "Don't get yourself killed, ok? That elevator doesn't look very stable if you ask me." Maria actually feints a smile on her face while speaking, but inside, she feels terrible about where they are. Locked up by dogs on one side, and at this point no way out. She then decides it isn't logical to have a room on the first floor without an exit on the first floor.

Quickly she takes a good look around the room, seeing if there might be some kind of passage, hidden door, or anything she might have missed the first time she looked around here.

Clairemont Mansion

1st Floor – Organ Hall

Michael Smith

The wear of the elevator buttons don't tell you anything other than buttons for floor one and two have been used the most often and that people have pressed the emergency stop perhaps more often than normal.

The organ though doesn't give up any more clues and you can't tell if its connect to the elevator as you can't see what's on the walls beyond the elevator. You'd have to get a look into the shaft to really see anything.

Maria Moreno

The room doesn't give up any more secrets than what the others have just found. The door open to the stair hall though is beginning to give you chills remember what you had seen up there on the second floor.

Of course another source of your chills might be seeing Nguyen take Carlson's elbow.

Yuri Borzakovsky

Amisha looks a bit ragged and she appears to be quite tired standing there, propping herself up.

Isaac Goldstein

Noticing Michael moving back and forth between the organ and the elevator, you get what he's trying to do. Something about the organ must be related to the elevator, right?

Just as thought strikes you, you feel the elevator jolt up and down as if something heavy just landed on the top of it. Once Michael gets back into the elevator though, you don't feel anything else.

Clairemont Mansion
1st Floor – Organ Hall

What the fck!?

"Smith, get out of the lift," Isaac says, just about dragging Smith with him out of the elevator, "Something's just landed on the elevator roof."

Isaac finds a safe location behind the armed soldiers.

Just full o' fckin' surprises ain't it?

1st Floor – Organ Hall
Clairemont Mansion

"Wha--!" is pretty much all that Michael can utter as he is dragged away by Isaac.

As soon as he is at a safe distance from the elevator door, he turns, standing his ground. Michael's thoughts are switching back and fro between the panel and buttons and whatever might be on top of the elevator.

He just stares at the elevator door, listening for any sound that might be coming from it.

"Sir...?"

1st Floor – Organ Hall
Clairemont Mansion

"Moreno, ready that shotgun," Anders called out. Anders pulled out the flashlight and shone it on the ceiling of the current room, making sure there were no surprises sneaking into the room. He tucked the light (out now) back on his belt and double gripped his revolver.

"Let's set up," Anders said and will use his tactics training and field experience to arrange the civilians and his team to deal with a threat from the elevator. Once in position, Anders will slowly approach the elevator.

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1st Floor – Organ Hall

Maria Moreno

You quickly help Anders set everyone into position. Yourself with the shotgun beside you, Anders' own weapon poisted as both of you get everyone else behind you - those armed with clubs ready. You and Anders stand about five feet away from the elevator.

Everyone

Again a squeaking noise could be heard and now you can visibly see the elevator shake a bit. Nothing else though greets you in the silence that happens after that.

Anders Carlson

Slowly as you approach the elevator you see that there is nothing in side - not surprising. The celing seems to be intact and made of a sturdy metal and wood. There are wood panels around the sides mixed with black steel beams in intricate construction.

1st Floor – Organ Hall
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"Screw this." exclaims Yuri, but he doesn't move or do anything else, save for hold his torch out before him, as if it can create some sort of protective barrier in front of him. His eyes lock on the elevator.

"There's two more doors out of here... I won't tell anyone we ran away if no one else will."

1st Floor – Organ Hall
Clairemont Mansion

Jacqueline grips her candlestick with white knuckles, dark eyes locked unwaveringly on the elevator opening. She nods at Yuri's suggestion. "Yeah, tell me about it. Odds are ten to one that this thing's nastier than one of those dogs." But she doesn't move. She can't bring herself to turn her back away when she knows there's something there, possibly waiting for a moment of weakness or indecision to spring from the darkness.

Plus Anders was still there. And the military types followed him without question. The discipline and morale of the group hung off of him making out here alive. Or something.

1st Floor – Organ Hall
Clairemont Mansion

mistergone said:

"There's two more doors out of here... I won't tell anyone we ran away if no one else will."

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" 'And let's show them what's behind door #1, Bob.' I'm only willing to risk it if you're certain that there's something safer behind one of these doors. Otherwise, we deal with what's above the elevator so that we can make use of it," Anders commented to Yuri. "make use of the elevator, that is . . . I don't think we'll be able to make use of whatever carcass is laying there after we're through with it."

Anders keep his eyes on the elevator, confident in his team's ability to keep their cool and focus. "Smith, you and Isaac check one of those other doors for anything nasty. Cover each other and play it safe . . . I may want this thing dealt with, but I like options as well," Anders finished with a smirk.

1st Floor – Organ Hall
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Michael had been torn with indecision. His head flipped from front to back, switching between the elevator and those behind him. Amisha and Amelia, both tired and looking rather defeated. He had taken position where the Sergeant had directed him but didn't really feel useful, having just a candle for a weapon.

Carlson's orders take Michael out of his state, snap him back into action. You take strength from others... Come on, Michael, no slacking. You've got to set an example, keep everyone together...

"Yes, Sir." Determined to look unhesitating, Michael takes firm paces towards the door that's furthest away from the elevator. He motions for Isaac to follow him closer to the door. "I'll take the right-hand side, you watch left. At the first sight of trouble, give me a signal and I'm closing the door. Agreed?"

Michael takes a firmer grip on his candle, keeping it out if front of him. As soon as he has Isaac's okay, he gives a nod and opens the door.