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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nonamazing" data-source="post: 3270751" data-attributes="member: 12118">Tersh quickly checks the lift controls.  A green emergency light is blinking, and the lift doesn't start moving again, no matter which buttons Tersh presses.  It seems as though the lift has somehow gotten stuck in place, roughly a level and a half from Tersh and Verena's destination.When Tersh holds out a hand to help Verena up, she clutches to it gratefully.  She holds fast to Tersh's side, vibrating with fear.Meanwhile, Sylara reaches out through the force, pressing one hand to his office door and closing his eyes.  But his effort proves fruitless: some sort of odd resistance blocks his senses.  As he concentrates, Sylara can just make out a very quiet voice.  Someone seems to be weakly calling for help.Far above, Tolark grabs the access tunnel ladder and begins climbing upward.  A few moments later, he finds Jett, moaning in pain.  He appears to have fallen backward off the ladder when the Academy was struck, catching his ankle in the rungs and roughly twisting it.  His face and back are covered with grey sludge from where he brushed against the tube walls.  It doesn't look as though he'll be able to climb anywhere by himself.Just above Jett, Hale and Treela cling to the ladder, obviously frightened and unsure what to do next.</blockquote>