"No idea about you guys, but I'm gonna explore this ancient factory. If the going gets too tough I'll just start busting stuff up again."
>Mimi: Enter factory and prepare for anything.
"F!ne, let's go."
>CT: Follow Mimi.
You open the door to the factory, and are immediately assailed with dust. A huge cloud of it blows out of the old factory, as if the whole place had been under pressure. Once the gust subsides, you enter the factory. Or, at least, what appears to be a lobby of sorts.
There are tables, what appears to be some kind of vending machine, and every inch of wallspace is occupied by the strange, untranslatable runes you've encountered in other places.
There's another door at the far end of the room, presumably leading to the factory proper.
Head up to the gate
>Mikheal: Proceed to the Gate
The two of you make your way toward the gate, in spite of Mikhael's injuries. The next few floors are eerily empty after the previous encounter.
With two floors to go, you hear underlings one floor up. At least, you think you do.
Note: If Mikhael participates in any battles before he recovers, he'll be fighting with several disadvantages:
1. He will have no Second Wind for the Encounter.
2. He will start the battle bloodied.
3. He will have the 'weakened' status, halving all damage he does.
4. He will have the 'slowed' status, making his speed three.
>Alex: Lead the way up the hill/mountain.You spot a footpath, and set about going up the hill. It occurs to you that this is probably how the game meant for you to get through the gate the first time. Maybe you'd have been better off if you hadn't been there when your brother...
Wait. No, you had to! Prospit showed you going through the gate on your rocketpack! But... Maybe you went through too soon? Urgh, thinking about this is a waste of time.
Oh look, the summit. This was quick. You turn to your companions. "LETS GO THROUGH QUICK, THIS HEAT IS RIDICULOUS."