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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 1663369" data-attributes="member: 118">Thurnman Biological Sciences BuildingCC State University, Coast CityApr 1723:18In the first floor office...Granite picks up Mai to hurry their trip up the stairs."Wait!" she says.  "What's that?"Granite and Fate, through the dim lighting in the office, see a blinking red light on the intercom console.  Fate checks the label - "Elevator B Call".  Another blinking light on the console indicates that the building's emergency lighting has been turned on.Fate picks up the phone receiver attached to the console, but finds that it is no longer functional."Looks like someone's stuck in one of the elevators," he explains to the others.Rumbling erupts from just outside the office - as if part of the building was collapsing.  All that can be seen from here is the hallway's emergency lights illuminating a cloud of dust billowing down the hall away from the lobby.*****On the 12th floor...Lawrence inserts the bits of wire into the door's lock and twists them around a few times, working by feel.  It is not a difficult lock and he's able to pop it open in short order.  (Open locks roll 15+13=28, success)He holds the door open for the others.  Andrew gives his brother a look as he goes through, but says nothing.  Beyond the door is a staircase leading up another floor.  With the power out, this area is completely dark.  Jorgi supplies a bit of juice to the flourescent lighting overhead to remedy the situation.At the top of the stairs is a large room stuffed with tables and boxes and long-forgotten lab equipment.  Much of it is electronic monstrosities dating back to the fifties and sixties.  Jorgi powers the lighting through the rest of the room.  In the far corner is another stairway leading up - presumably to the roof."Haven't been up here for a while," Dr. Linderman says.  "Usually just send an undergrad up when we need to find something."As the group starts picking their way through the maze, two guys arrive behind them - grad students by the look.  "Hey," one of them says.  "You know what's going on?"</blockquote>

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