Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Delphi Paradox

[Falkus]

A low moan suddenly echoes out of the open elevator shaft.

kinem, iwatt
[sblock]The presence suddenly vanishes from your minds.

You can now use psionic powers without a concentration check.[/sblock]

 

[kinem]

"What now?" Diego inquires as he approaches the elevator shaft, peering in.

 

[Falkus]

OOC: So, are you going to check out the door that leads to the artifact storage room, or the elevator that leads to certain doo- the testing chamber?

 

[iwatt]

"So boss, what's it gonna be. Whatever it was that was screwing with me, just stopped. Might as well try again, I guess."

Spoiler

Once more give Detect Psionics a whirl.

 

[Friadoc]

After a moments thought, a long moment, Cade nods towards Meri and says, "Meri's arm says the gun show is that way."

Even though Cade said that very deadpan, a smile tugs at the right corner of his mouth.

"Diego and I enter first," states Cade as he lays out the plan. "Standard two man enter, him on the right and me on the left."

"Professor, you and Larry follow Diego in from the right," adds Cade. "Meri, you follow me."

"Once an area is secure, we move on together, got it?" Cade looks at each of you and then adds, "If we must split up, no group shall be smaller than two, okay?"

Once everyone appears ready, Cade gives the signal for everyone to move out.

 

[Shayuri]

"What about that sound from the elevator though," Meri asks. "It sounded like a person. What if someone's alive down there?"

 

[kinem]

(ooc: As I stated above, Diego will look in the lift o' doom shaft, regardless of what the others are doing.)

 

[Falkus]

The doom shaft looked like there had been gunfire into and out of it, which presumably occurred after the initial attack, since the scientists present were apparently caught completely off guard. The elevator car is at the bottom of the shaft, where it looks like it fell after the cables were severed. There's nothing else unusual down the shaft that can be seen.

When the team moves into the room, it's surprisingly clear, which is a first for the base. No corpses, and it seems to be in somewhat good condition.

There are two prominent glass cases in the room, one on the far wall and one to the right, with clipboards underneath them that probably describe their contents.

Shayuri
[sblock]The attraction is far stronger now, and the mark, while not actually painful, is producing unusual sensations as Meredith moves into the room. Whatever is causing it, it's in the case on the far wall.[/sblock]

iwatt
[sblock]Larry concentrates and senses that there was some sort of psionic aura surrounding the team that just vanished a short while ago. There's also a source of psionic energy somewhere down the elevator shaft.

Some of the objects in the right case are also radiating psionic energy.[/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

Meredith covers her arm with a hand and licks her lips nervously...or is it anticipation?

"It's really strong now," she says quietly. "It's like a magnet."

She hesitates, then undoes the sword from her belt and offers it to Cade.

"I'm going to take a look. Just in case I go crazy, you probably won't want me to have this."

Once relieved of the blade, she goes to far wall; to the case there and with a deliberately slow motion, attempts to open it.

 

[Falkus]

As Meredith approached the case, she could see its contents more clearly. It contained two sealed Greek urns and a large shield made of some dark colored metal with Egyptian hieroglyphics etched into it.

The pull was coming from the shield. Meredith opened the case and picked it up. The shield was surprisingly light.

As she raised the shield up, two pieces of metal fell out of the back and into the case, similar to the one she had found the previous month. As she held the shield, the sensation vanished from her arm. And she knew, despite the fact that she couldn't see it through the radiation suit, that the marking on her arm just got a little larger.