[EVERYONE WELCOME] You are the Character: Survive! Part 3

[Another_Poet]

Questioning through the door:

The man turns slowly to regard you, walks up to the glass and pushes his hands against it weakly. He whimpers and manages to say, "Please...!"

Letting him in:

A similar sad display, but with no words on his part. He manages to wobble through the doors, before giving out his whimper and collapsing only a few paces inside the entranceway. He seems unaware of your bayonet and almost falls on the thing as he drops to the ground.

Checking him will reveal a pulse and normal breathing.

[DrizztFan24]

Does he have a fever?

If he does not then I will offer him food and water and try to revivify him.

[Starbuck_II]

Does he have a fever?

If he does not then I will offer him food and water and try to revivify him.

What if he is contagious by touch or breathing?

Maybe we should get rid of any chance just in case: Kill it with fire!

Just kidding, I may worry about infection but I couldn't burn a man.

I try to pick the man up (by the back in case he is infected and bites) and walk him to a chair on 2nd floor.
Then I hurry and get him some water in a cup (I had a few from before) from a water fountain.
I keep my eyes out in case he awakes (don't want him running off in case this is a trap).

Once I get the water, I try to pour a little down his throat: just small bit in case he needs water.

[Another_Poet]

The man has no fever, he only seems fatigued and perhaps dehydrated.

You mostly drag him down the hall to a couch in the SW corner of 2F (near the round opening in the floor that looks down - there are two couches and a small table where people can take a break or wait for friends).

Once he is in the chair he finally seems to catch his breath and he croaks a dry-throated "Thank you" at you.

You go and fill up a cup of water, but when you return he is...

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...asleep. Out like a stone.

Starbuck's attempt to pour some water down his throat is messy, but it goes down and does not wake him.

[DrizztFan24]

I'll return to the front door and relock it if I haven't already done so. From here on out I will be keeping close tabs on him until I am able to trust him. For the next half-hour I will stand guard behind him incase he is faking, very few people would pretend to sleep that long. After that I will leave on one hour search trips as previously indicated and return to the man at the end of each hour.

[Another_Poet]

When you go and check the door you let him in through, you confirm that it is already locked from the outside (and, in fact, you have no way of unlocking it, though it opens easily from the inside.

Your half-hour vigil only reveals that the man does not toss or turn in his sleep at all. He gives out occasional weak snoring noises but seems to be completely out, in a heavy and deep slumber.

I'm sorry, which areas of 2F did you want to go to next?

[Starbuck_II]

I also take shifts of watching him and exploring as he doesn't seem to be in the mood for information yet.

I'll also check to make sure door stays lock.

As I do this I think back to the man I locked outside: was he sick or did he just lose his voice and try to bang his way back in?
Can't chance it in case he is infected...may... he be okay.

I'll use the bathroom now: one to wash my hands in case he was dirty and two because I think my character hasn't peed in a while.

Um, the map link isn't working on 1st page...I tried the link twice and it looks blank for me.

[DrizztFan24]

Good idea to wash the hands, I hadn't thought of that. I also can't access the map, but I can't because I am at school and images aren't allowed through the filter.

Let's just go in a clockwise fashion.

[Another_Poet]

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I just checked on the map. It's showing up for me, both in miniature form in the post, and in its full scale form if you click on the link. However, both took ungodly long times to load. I suspect bandwidth problems with the hosting site - hopefully they're temporary.

If you click on it and give it a minute to load you should be OK.

Starbuck, did you go the the staff-only bathroom on 2F near the emergency stairs, or to the public bathroom?

[Starbuck_II]

Map works again, Lailo ho! (always wondered if the dwarfs were calling me a ho when they said that)

I'm trying the staff bathroom I guess. Is it unlocked? (hard to remember but I think yes).

[Another_Poet]

You haven't checked out the 2F staff bathroom yet, but it's in the same position as the 3F one. You go through an unlocked staff-only door, down a short hall and into the unlocked bathroom near the fire stairs. You wash up, do your business and wash up again.

On the way back, however, you notice a door that you've walked past dozens of times since you started working here. Yet... you've never seen what's on the other side. It's just a plain, unmarked wooden door.

If not interested, then specify a different destination.

[Starbuck_II]

You haven't checked out the 2F staff bathroom yet, but it's in the same position as the 3F one. You go through an unlocked staff-only door, down a short hall and into the unlocked bathroom near the fire stairs. You wash up, do your business and wash up again.

On the way back, however, you notice a door that you've walked past dozens of times since you started working here. Yet... you've never seen what's on the other side. It's just a plain, unmarked wooden door.

If not interested, then specify a different destination.

I forgot to mention that I left my tuba by the sick dude. (easier to walk around that way)

Sure, I'll check the door. Is it locked?

I put my ear to the door to listen if there is any movement inside.
Maybe, this whole experience was a surprise party!

Assuming I hear nothing: I open the door.

If I hear something, I yell surprise as I open it with one hand on my broom in case there is trouble.

[Another_Poet]

Starbuck:

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Welcome to the security room.

You open the door to find a well-lit room with rows of small black-and-white TVs on two walls. The screens show all different locations around the museum. There are also two computers (both showing screensavers right now, if you check they are locked, if you use hax it is a normal desktop like any other, except that the two monitors share a single desktop - i.e. you can mouse off of one screen and onto the other).

There are two rolling office chairs - one in the middle of the room and the other pushd in to the desk.

There are also several coffee mugs, one with thick, syrupy stale coffee in it. Several magazines and books lay next to the coffee mugs on a side-table. A row of coat pegs adorns the wall.

[Starbuck_II]

Is there any movement on the computers?
Are any of the cameras showing anything important looking?

If not, I'll be back later (this could be very useful for protecting the place if attacked).

I'll check up on the man.

[Another_Poet]

Sorry, I forgot some important stuff on that. Yes:

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Both of the computer screens have a small dialogue box with a alert message. One of the two screens also has an open window that apparently controls the alarum system. It indicates that the alarum has been triggered from the WWII Generation exhibit, and that the police and fire department have been automatically called. There is no obvious way to turn off the alarum - it must be some command that people learn by being trained on the software.

You can actually see the man on the corner of one of the security monitor screens. He is still asleep, it appears.

[Starbuck_II]

I'm lucky I didn't hit any alarms

So are there any magazines from this month or last? Could be news...

(I may not post much this week or next due to going to Disney).

[Another_Poet]

Yep, the magazines are all pretty current but they're things like Time, Nat'l Geo, etc. None of them have cutting-edge news from the past week.

[Starbuck_II]

Okay, so now I know that it was this week that the disaster happened.

*btw Disney rocked*

I'm not sure what else to do. So I guess I'll relax in the chair for a bit. I've been doing alot of walking (I'm sure I'm tired).

As I relax I check the monitors (make sure everything is good).

[Another_Poet]

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Hey, alright! I thought I was gonna have to call it quits on this....

(1d100)[98] Let's see......

[Another_Poet]

((With another lucky roll...))

As you sit and watch the monitors you eventually notice a human figure. It's a man in a security guard outfit. He's lying, unmoving, against a wall in what you're sure it some part of the basement. Can't tell if he's dead or alive.... and, in fact, it's hard to tell which hallway he is in. How do these security guards know hat they're looking at?

Oh, of course. There is a small code in the bottom corner of each monitor screen. Codes with which you are unfamiliar.

[DrizztFan24]

So can we just assume that I eventually make it to this point? Then I can post and won't have to wait forever.

[Another_Poet]

(Yep, no problem.)

[Starbuck_II]

Hmm, so do I go down and see if the security guard is unconsciuous, dead, or a monster (I still think it might be zombies).

On one hand, I can wait and ask the dude for information here and stay safe.

On the other hand, the security guy knows the codes for the machines and what every button means.

But on the one foot: he could attack me and I have no idea where he is.

Although, on the other foot: I need to explore anyway.

I'm going to look for the basement man: I can always run back to the sleeping guy if I can't find the way down.
I guess use the stairs down to 1st floor (assuming no locks or barriers block my way)

And then look for a way to the basement.

[Another_Poet]

Okay, to continue with the plan I'll need to know two things.

-Is there anything else you want to do in the big, wide world of Area 3 before you leave to enter the basement?

-How will you try to enter the basement? There are the fire stairs (but the door to the basement levels is probably locked from the stairwell side); the elevators (but they are in security mode); the cargo elevator (you haven't checked it yet); possibly other ays (you haven't searched all areas yet); going outside and trying to access the basement via the loading dock (your staf card should open the security door there); or some other crazy plan of your own devising.

Once you've answered both I can tell you what you find.

edit: yes you can access 1st floor. That will also count as a new area.