Nameless one's quest! Disk 2!

[Spidere]

>"Cover me, Shanghai."
>Examine staircase.

> "Shanghai!"

> It's a metal staircase. Seems to have been recently installed.

[Hello Purvis]

>Check it to see if it looks like it's all firmly bolted in, or if there are spots that suggest the stairs might slide or move or do that thing where the stairs turn into a slide.
>If not, proceed downwards slowly, keeping attention sharp.

[axman36]

>If stairs show any signs of wobbling or anything of the sort, be ready to jump into flight. Take no risks.

[Spidere]

>Check it to see if it looks like it's all firmly bolted in, or if there are spots that suggest the stairs might slide or move or do that thing where the stairs turn into a slide.
>If not, proceed downwards slowly, keeping attention sharp.

>If stairs show any signs of wobbling or anything of the sort, be ready to jump into flight. Take no risks.

> You examine the stairs carefully, to be sure they won't turn into a slide, or collapse or something. They appear perfectly safe.

> You carefully move down the stairs, ready for anything.

[Hello Purvis]

>Motion for the others to follow.

[Spidere]

>Motion for the others to follow.

> You motion for the others to follow. Shanghai leaps onto your head and readies the rifle.

[OkashiiKisei]

> Keep venturing down, and keep your eyes peeled for traps.

[Spidere]

> Keep venturing down, and keep your eyes peeled for traps.

> You continue down to the bottom without a hitch. Huh.

> There is a large steel door at the bottom. It appears to have a large crank to open it.

[Hello Purvis]

> You continue down to the bottom without a hitch. Huh.

> There is a large steel door at the bottom. It appears to have a large crank to open it.

>Look around to see what else is here. If it seems safe and uninteresting, check the crank to try to make sure it's connected to the door, or at least not connected to something else.
>Assuming all that, get to cranking.

[Spidere]

>Look around to see what else is here. If it seems safe and uninteresting, check the crank to try to make sure it's connected to the door, or at least not connected to something else.
>Assuming all that, get to cranking.

> You carefully check for traps and such. None. The crank is connected to the door. Quite obviously too.

> You begin to crank open the doorway. This may take a moment.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Keep me covered"
>Crankum crankum crankum

[Spidere]

>"Keep me covered"
>Crankum crankum crankum

> "Alright."

> The door opens. It leads down a dimly lit hallway.

[Hello Purvis]

>Check the hallway.

[Spidere]

>Check the hallway.

> It's a long hallway. Pretty simple stuff.

[axman36]

>Go through slowly.

[Spidere]

>Go through slowly.

> You walk through slowly, until you reach the end door.
> "Aurica, are you ready for this?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah I guess,"
>Open door, if there doesn't seem to be something terribly wrong with it.

[Spidere]

>"Yeah I guess,"
>Open door, if there doesn't seem to be something terribly wrong with it.

> You open the door and step inside. You can see dozens of terminals, glass tubes, and Orin leaning on the railing.

[Kasu]

> "Yo."
> Ready riddle, catnip, and Thompson.

[Hello Purvis]

>Assuming Orin doesn't do anything hostile immediately, look around for her assistant.
>If she does, well, fill her full of literature.

[Spidere]

>Assuming Orin doesn't do anything hostile immediately, look around for her assistant.
>If she does, well, fill her full of literature.

> You can't see Utsuho anywhere.

> You aren't supposed to kill her! The guns were to take care of any undead nastiness you should have encountered.

> "Yo."
> Ready riddle, catnip, and Thompson.

> You prepare yourself.

> "Don't you two ever tire in failing your mission? Or should I say three now?"
> "Shanghai!"
> Orin turns around.

[COPIRIGHTO]

>"Oh boy"
>"Shanghai, you cut around behind her since she doesn't know you yet. Lily and I will take her head on."
>"You ready Lily?"

[axman36]

>"Your plans are finished, Orin! There's no way out this time!"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Besides. I found out your weakness! It's...fish!"
>Teehee, misdirection~

[Spidere]

>"Oh boy"
>"Shanghai, you cut around behind her since she doesn't know you yet. Lily and I will take her head on."
>"You ready Lily?"

> As Shanghai tries to run around, Orin kicks her back into the group.
> "No tricks, now."

> "Oh yeah."

>"Your plans are finished, Orin! There's no way out this time!"

> "Finished? I'm just getting started!"

>"Besides. I found out your weakness! It's...fish!"
>Teehee, misdirection~

> "I don't smell any fish on you. It's just a bluff."

[Kasu]

> Tilt head menacingly.
> "Or is it?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"But you totally believe me, because you I just wrapped it up in something and you're still hiding over there."
>Contemplate layout of the room. For hiding spots and other strategic goodies.

[axman36]

>Aim gun toward her.

[Spidere]

> Tilt head menacingly.
> "Or is it?"

> "No, you can't disguise the scent of fish."

>"But you totally believe me, because you I just wrapped it up in something and you're still hiding over there."
>Contemplate layout of the room. For hiding spots and other strategic goodies.

> "Nice grammar. And I'm not hiding. I'm in plain sight."

> Well, this railing leads down into where the lab is. That's also where the computers seem to be running. Over this railing, it's just a big rectangle with no place to hide.

>Aim gun toward her.

> You all prepare to shoot her.
> "Really? You need to use those toys?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Didn't you use a zombie bear? Because that's way worse, you don't even have to do anything with those, they do it all for you."
>Anything look like it has self destruct controls, given our idea of what those look like probably involves angry red buttons and such.