Look down stairwell... (the one behind the fridge)
The wall is cracking rather heavily. You’re not sure what consequences this will have, but Mr. Angrypants down below is certainly getting impatient with you.
Coax skree into room by thinking happy thoughts (possibly of cold?). Once skree is fine with being in there, see if when skree touches the handle the thing opens, if it does then train skree to hold the lever by thinking happy thoughts when skree touches the lever, and nudgeing skree towards the lever when skree is not touching it.
Skree refuses to go anywhere near the room, despite your attempts at assurance.
Go back to the Piano and plug it in, begin playing music with Skree~!
You cannot get Skree to the piano room. It refuses to pass through the hatch room.
Go and examine the bottom floor of the house, check the computer to see if someone accessed it and forgot to log out!
Nope. You’re still going to have to figure out where Dr. Feringus would have left her password. Perhaps that notebook from your bag …
Also see if the lever turns.
Yup. The hatch seems to only open if it is set to the bottom position and being held; when cranked towards the top the room feels warmer and the smell of burning metal increases significantly.
Test skrees reaction to the following mental images:
You pick up Skree and concentrate as best you can on a number of images.
ocluids
There is possibly a hint of sadness, but it’s hard to tell. There’s little response.
humans
Fear.
the big ocluid
Immense fear. A touch of sadness as well, perhaps?
the scientist
You can’t seem to get across the idea, but thinking of a labcoat fills Skree with even more fear.
the stone ring
You aren’t sure exactly what feeling you get about this – Awe? Reverence? It’s very strong but very passive.
the things that were probably ocluid egges
Thinking about the cocoons gives Skree a feeling of great sadness.
the varius symbols found around this place
Thinking of the ever-present eye symbol gets no reaction. Perhaps it is a mundane sign?
lightning (or a storm)
Excitement.
Sorry about the minor absence there. Life is busy.