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[Darvi]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA. No.

[penguinofhonor]

"Our competitors will be trying to get to us at every opportunity. Always be alert and selfless in any case of sabotage, treason, or infiltration. Remember, if you have to weigh your life or career against the lives and careers of the entire company, don't make the selfish decision."
--"Mayfly Acquisitions New Employees Manual" by Billy Mayfly

Turn 22
^{<- Turn 21 | Turn 23 ->}

Throttle Kleinsman to death.

5. You choke him for 1 damage and he falls unconscious. (4+1) At this point a lamprey-shark jumps out of the carpet and affixes itself to his torso, dealing 4 damage. This startles you and you back off.

You have gained the ability Fisticuffs (+1 unarmed accuracy).

Payne nods to the shark and gets between you and the body. The vines on his arms have lengthened and grown thorns, making him look a bit more menacing.

"Right in the blood!"
Kill it!

4+1. You clobber it for 3 damage, killing it. You have gained the ability Barmaid (+1 accuracy with bars, pipes, bottles, hammers, and clubs).

You then advance further south. It seems some of the vines are coming from the 15th floor, since they're sprouting from the ceiling, but most of them are coming from straight south. You hear movement around you and (2) trip over a vine. The sound has attracted a pair of plant zombies.

One looks like the guy you killed a minute ago, but the vines on the other one are long and thornless, and lit up along the copper streaks. "Halt, bystander," it says. "I have been sent as a representative of Mayfly Biotechnics. This area is off limits to all non-authorized personnel. This is a pre-programmed message. I have been sent as a..." They approach you.

Go to another Department and look there for a weapon

4. You head to HR, where it looks like all that brawling has finally stopped. There's a letter opener laying out (1d3 damage) so you grab it.

Uh yeah, Nix got this. Maybe punch Kleinsman if he's not dead by then. Prick.

It seems you aren't needed here as some sort of horrible shark creature is sucking the life out of Kleinsman, so you decide to head back to IT and find a free computer. (5) As it turns out, the first cubicle you check is both empty and powered. You hop into the chair, log on, and immediately check your email.

Spoiler: Subject: Accept Jesus (click to show/hide)

From: Randy V. Lindeman, HR
To: ALL

The end is coming, coworkers. I'm sure you've all seen the demons around our floor or have been attacked by their servants. I know I'm not a church official, but in times of crisis, someone must be appointed.

I am willing to baptise anyone in the name of the lord Jesus Christ if they pass the judgment of myself and my deacon, Kevin Kleinsman. I will also bless anyone cut by an unholy weapon. Come to the break rooms for our services.

Spoiler: Subject: Re: Accept Jesus (click to show/hide)

From: Kevin K. Kleinsman, Law
To: ALL

I know which ones of you are the demon worshipers and the traitors. All you Sanchos and Tanishas and T'pols. We are our Lord's chosen people and you shall not corrupt us. You are only welcome at the devil's table.

Spoiler: Subject: Fwd: big issues (click to show/hide)

From: Carl P. Underhill, HR
To: Ronald X. Brooke, IT

I got this from a friend up on 15th, it looks like you could help more than me.

Also I know I contacted you about my screen brightness a while back. Don't worry about that, I left my desk due to a disturbance nearby and the headaches stopped. I think I've just spent too much time staring at a screen lately, you know?

Sent from my Blackberry!

Original Message
Subject: big issues
Time: 9:30 AM February 5 2013
From: Mark W. Ross, R&D

Carl, I know I can trust you. We've been having trouble keeping some of the tech up here under control. I've been told the CEO is coming to help us and I hope he can do something... just be prepared for anything. There are outside forces at work here.

Funny. You didn't know there was an R&D department. Or anything about the 15th floor, for that matter. It's always been kept quiet because of "trade secrets".

Casually wander towards the psychiatrist.

1. You try to lead the guy towards the elevators, but you lose sight of him around a corner as you near them. Then you realize that there isn't a company psychiatrist. Then you realize that there's someone around the corner and oh god it's the crazy guy and (5) he just tackled you and (5) what is he doing to your head.

You fall unconscious. "Welcome to Mayfly Sector," a voice in your dreams says. "We trust you completely. You can trust us completely." You feel peaceful. These guys sound pretty nice.

Status
Time - 10:10 AM Tuesday Febuary 5 2013

Spoiler: Darvi (click to show/hide)

Name: Ronald X. Brooke
9/10 HP
Department: IT
Location: 11th floor - HR
Inventory: 2 bags of potato chips, paper airplane
Abilities: Troubleshoot

Spoiler: scapheap (click to show/hide)

Name: Clair R. King
6/10 HP
Department: Finance
Location: 11th floor - HR
Weapon: Letter opener
Inventory: Slice of chocolate cake, teacup, 4 teabags
Abilities: Accounting Degree

Spoiler: borno (click to show/hide)

Name: Jake T. Hallenstein
8/10 HP
Department: HR
Location: 14th floor - South
Weapon: Pipe of Vengeance
Inventory: Flash drive
Abilities: Sadism, barmaid

Spoiler: NRDL (click to show/hide)

Name: Jeremiah S. Nix
8/10 HP
Department: Law
Location: 11th floor - HR
Inventory: Ham sandwich, police report
Abilities: Skimmer, fisticuffs

Spoiler: GreatWyrmGold (click to show/hide)

Name: Aiden Brack Carlson
10/10 HP
Department: IT
Location: 11th floor - Law
Inventory: Empty
Abilities: Troubleshoot, one arm
Status: Unconscious, being affected by unknown process

NPCs

Spoiler: Jon H. Kleinsman (click to show/hide)

-4/10 HP
Department: Admin
Location: 11th floor - HR
Inventory: ?
Abilities: Admin Ego
Status: Unconscious, loan shark is attached to him

Spoiler: Max D. Payne, Plant Zombie (click to show/hide)

8/8 HP
Department: HR
Location: 11th floor - HR
Weapon: Broken bottle
Inventory: Empty
Abilities: Cybernetic modifications required, thorny arms

Spoiler: Loan Shark (click to show/hide)

It has the head of a lamprey, the body of a shark, and the cold heart of a lawyer. Its skin is made of fine print that scrolls as the it moves.
Department: Law
Location: 11th floor - HR
5/5 HP
Attacks: Lunge
Abilities: Attorney at Maw, Legally Tender, Slippery
Status: Attached to Jon H. Kleinsman

Spoiler: Plant Zombie C (click to show/hide)

8/8 HP
Department: ?
Location: 14th floor - South
Inventory: Empty
Abilities: Cybernetic modifications required, thorny arms

Spoiler: Plant Zombie D (click to show/hide)

8/8 HP
Department: ?
Location: 14th floor - South
Inventory: Empty
Abilities: Tangley vines

[Darvi]

Oh dear. Better let the specialists handle that.

Move the first two mails into the spam folder. Mail my boss and ask him if they're making any efforts in restoring power.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Wait, why didn't you mention the lack of a Mayfly psychiatrist one of the previous times I mentioned it?

Anyways.

Attempt to look around.

[penguinofhonor]

Wait, why didn't you mention the lack of a Mayfly psychiatrist one of the previous times I mentioned it?

I call it Schrodinger's Setting. Certain things are in a state of maybe existing, maybe not existing until a PC goes to look for them. If they roll well, those things exist. If they don't, those things do not exist.

[NRDL]

...Head to Kleinsman's office or something.  I need something else to do. 

[borno]

"Uh... OK... I'll leave, Alright?"
Leave southwards. If they try to stop me, show them my manly skills as a barmaid.

[scapheap]

Eat my cake.

[penguinofhonor]

Turn 23
^{<- Turn 22 | Turn 24 ->}

Eat my cake.

1. You pull out your tupperware with the cake and open it. Inside there's a skeletal arm. Odd. It reaches from the bag (1) flailing around in an attempt to grab you. You kick the container across the room and it shatters as it hits the wall. The pieces melt away.

"Nix... lives. You cannot avoid us forever."

To make it worse, your cake is ruined.

...Head to Kleinsman's office or something.  I need something else to do.

4. You head into the soon-to-be-late boss' office and look around. Oh, the advanced fire supplies are here, including that axe. In addition there are some interesting files scattered on his desk, about... well, you didn't know Mayfly had subsidiaries. That's what these must be. Mayfly Biotechnics, Mayfly Industries, Mayfly Technologies, and Mayfly Sorceries, Inc.

Some of these are pretty odd sounding, but there's not much more information on them. It seems Kleinsman wasn't authorized to know that much. They're probably related to some of Mayfly's most prized corporate secrets.

Oh dear. Better let the specialists handle that.

Move the first two mails into the spam folder. Mail my boss and ask him if they're making any efforts in restoring power.

6. You email Mrs. Livingstone and wait patiently for a response. It happens quickly.

Spoiler: Re: Restoring Power (click to show/hide)

From: Alexis O. Livingstone, IT
To: Ronald X. Brooke, IT

I'm also disappointed with our current predicament. I've remained in contact with maintenance, but they've mentioned some incident on 15th that's apparently more important than us. I don't see what could be more important than a floor-wide power outage, especially with the way most of our employees are acting in response to this.

I see that you're one of the few people still working, even though your computer got turned off. I'll make sure to keep the one you're working on running when we go down to 12.5% capacity to prolong the generators. Keep up the good work.

Attempt to look around.

6. You wake up and look around. It's as if you can see everything from a different perspective. You remember your friend's memories. 23342 is his name, and he was sent here to help people join Mayfly Sector, to join us. He was startled by your contact initially but realized how much you needed us after he followed you.

You remember his loneliness, and are thankful he's here so you don't have to feel that. You need to help everyone here out so nobody is lonely. 23342 has already left you to go help others. You can't remember everything, but you know it'll all be revealed to you in time. And you're very much looking forward to it.

"Uh... OK... I'll leave, Alright?"
Leave southwards. If they try to stop me, show them my manly skills as a barmaid.

3. You edge past them but the one with the longer vines intertwines his with the ones coming from the ceiling. "You are trespassing in a zone controlled by Mayfly Biotechnics. The proper authorities are being contacted."

Further south you enter a meeting room. In it, you find a tremendous, twisted mass of plants coming from the ceiling. All the others are coming from it. You step towards it, but stop as you sense movement ahead. There is a large mass on the floor, but you can't see it very well because plants have grown over most of the lights.

A wave emanates from the central trunk, the vines twisting uncontrollably (3) nearly tripping you as it passes under you. The whole room lights up as the copper streaks in the plants glow. The mass in front of you is a body - or part of one. It seems similar to a gorilla, but severed at center of the torso. None of the lower body is present. The wound isn't a cut - it's as if the body disentegrated up to that point.

The body jerks and slides a bit. Vines are growing into it. It rises from the ground, turning towards you, showing that it has the head of an elephant. It gargles at you. The vines attaching it to the floor are lengthening, allowing it more movement. It can move about freely across the tangle on the floor, but slowly.

Status
Time - 10:15 AM Tuesday Febuary 5 2013

Spoiler: Darvi (click to show/hide)

Name: Ronald X. Brooke
9/10 HP
Department: IT
Location: 11th floor - HR
Inventory: 2 bags of potato chips, paper airplane
Abilities: Troubleshoot

Spoiler: scapheap (click to show/hide)

Name: Clair R. King
6/10 HP
Department: Finance
Location: 11th floor - HR
Weapon: Letter opener
Inventory: Teacup, 4 teabags
Abilities: Accounting Degree

Spoiler: borno (click to show/hide)

Name: Jake T. Hallenstein
8/10 HP
Department: HR
Location: 14th floor - South Meeting Room
Weapon: Pipe of Vengeance
Inventory: Flash drive
Abilities: Sadism, barmaid

Spoiler: NRDL (click to show/hide)

Name: Jeremiah S. Nix
8/10 HP
Department: Law
Location: 11th floor - HR
Inventory: Ham sandwich, police report
Abilities: Skimmer, fisticuffs

Spoiler: GreatWyrmGold (click to show/hide)

Name: Aiden Brack Carlson
10/10 HP
Department: IT
Location: 11th floor - Law
Inventory: Empty
Abilities: Troubleshoot, one arm
Status: Affected by an unknown power (1)

NPCs

Spoiler: Elephant Gorilla Plant Zombie (click to show/hide)

Man, that name sounds like someone just jammed four words together.
Department: Security
Location: 14th floor - South Meeting Room
16/16 HP
Attacks: Excessive force, stun tusk, whip tackle
Abilities: Rooted

[scapheap]

"Fine then, I'll look for Nix, Happy?!"
Go look for Nix

[Darvi]

... you force my hand.

Go to the 15th floor and give the guys there a piece of my mind.

[NRDL]

Grab fireaxe, chop down door, and get out of this place.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Um. No luck here.

In order:

1. Wake up.
2. Return to my body.
3. Focus on an SCP article I read the other evening--the evening I had nightmares.
4. Think of everything I know about The Matrix.
5. Think of everything I know about its sequels.
6. Curse at God.

((A cookie to anyone who can guess what threat all of those are intended to combat.))

[penguinofhonor]

You're totally up, just a little lost in some other guy's memories.

[borno]

"CHRIST IN A BUCKET! WHY DID I EVER AGREE TO THIS?! Shit shit shit, what do I do..."
Hit it!