Rata Mall - Basement PHASE 2 - Locked

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The Curse of Rata Mall - Basement

Room Map

Present:

Groza529

is Johannes Berger: Male, Mid-Late 40s Tall, Skinny, South African accent, Dark Hair - Dressed in a suit and tie. Carrying Briefcase.

Description

There are two generators here, one is running one is not. They are on the south wall, raised up off the ground on a platform. You have to climb the stairs to get to them.

Running around the South and West walls is a pipe with 3 valves. It's unclear if they are on or off, or even important. They all appear rusted. There are a number of other pipes around the walls
There is a wooden cupboard on the north wall, and next to that are more pipes, and a lever.

The ceiling in here is cracked and damaged. There even appears to be blood on both the roof and floor. Something happened in here.

There is a switchboard next to the steps.

For anything else (if anything else) you will need to search the room carefully.

Room Deadline

(expired on 2020-08-20 08:00:00).

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- Use a corner of the scrap of paper to test the blood on the floor, to determine whether it is wet. If it is, avoid touching it for all further instructions.

The blood is dried

- Examine blood. Use my private investigator abilities to analyze the spatter. For example, does it appear to have dripped from the ceiling to the floor, or splattered up to the ceiling?

It dripped from the ceiling

- Look underneath platform

There is nothing under the platform, apart maybe mouse droppings.

- Carefully touch the pipes in several places, to determine if there are any temperature variations

The pipe near the valves is about room-temperature - neither hot nor cold. They sound empty
The pipe near (and behind) the lever feels full of liquid. Its probably water or sewerage, and your best guess is that its a water pipe.

- Open cupboard and examine what is inside

There is:
A Mop
A Spanner
A Wrench
The spanner is small and pathetic. THe wrench is cast iron. It looks strong.

- Look for the controls to turn the generators on and off

There are control panels on both generators.

- Inspect the lever. Look for any clues as to what it might control, as well as whether it is on or off.

The lever is currently in an UP position. There are no clues to what it does, and it is unlabelled. It can only move to a DOWN position

- Examine switchboard

The switchboard has an odd series of buttons, that seem to be set to ON (o) or OFF (x)

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I will be back in about 10 hours to process actions

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The switchboard springs to life. You hear a noise from upstairs, like a garage door opening.

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They are both wrenches. One is just a lot smaller. But yes, i will, a bit later on

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The ceiling tile drops to the floor and smashes. An arm drops from the gap. The arm appears severed, and there is no sign of the body. THe arm is mummified - it's been there a while. There is a very small gap above the arm that fresh air seems to be coming from.

The spanner is what would be used to undo nuts and bolts. Its a fixed width.
The wrench is a LOT larger. It can be used for plumbing work, and is adjustable. It would make an excellent +1 weapon, though its too large to easily conceal.
The valves are NOT connected to the lever. They seem to have different purposes.
The water in the pipe is flowing.

All three valves will probably turn, but you wouldnt be able to do it alone, even with the wrench. THey are very rusted.

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The off generator is a mystery of buttons and knobs. YOu try comparing the settings between the machines, but you can't make head nor tail of it. You are going to need help, or at least some instructions on how to turn this beast on.

You do notice a cable running between the two machines, that is only plugged into the ON generator.

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The water starts running faster. Quite a bit faster. YOu've probably done something.... but you dont know what.

You remove the pipe with the valves. There is a distinct smell of gas as you do so.

The arm has a Ring on the hard with a Trident symbol on it, not totally dissimilar to the Maserati logo. It doesnt mean anything to you. The arm has a slight green tinge to it, but it does at least appear human.

The cable looks like it should be plugged into both generators, but is currently plugged into one. There are no other cables present. It looks pretty removable.

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You can hear water gushing somewhere.

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The pipes are shuddering. THe water seems to be almost flowing too fast.

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A strobe light in the ceiling starts flashing.

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And the smell of gas is getting stronger

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The water suddenly stops flowing. Its not clear exactly what happened there. Was it something you caused?

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But the smell of gas remains.

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Thats a good solution - you block the pipe with the mophead, and return the pipe. For a more permanent solution, you will probably need to work those valves.

That should suffice for now however.

You pocket the ring.
The cable is now plugged into the second generator. In doing so it causes a very brief dip int he power.

The Strobe Light turns off. The lever is now up.

You have the wrench.

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What, without any chili? Anyway, down the hatch it goes.

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The water pipe seems to be flowing normally again

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The water starts rushing again.
The strobe light does NOT turn on

You find something of interest behind the OFF generator. A hidden USB stick.

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You have a USB stick in your possession. No use for it in here though

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Yes, there are.

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What was the american term - Crescent Wrench? You return the Crescent Wrench

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An alarm goes off in the room. You notice for the first time that there is a speaker on the ceiling, right next to a curved mirror. It allows you to see the entirety of the room at a glance. The speaker is Beeping. It beeps five times and then stops again. THe strobe light flicks on, and off again. THere is no smell of gas, but you have no idea what occurred.

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An electronic voice speaks: "Attention all staff - this is an automated warning - security staff to attend bathrooms due to ongoing vandalism. Bzzzt"

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It shows you, staring at yourself and your surrounds.
There is a CCTV camera in the corner, unobtrusive, but clearly on.

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First post has been updated witha room map, reflecting changes made.

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Is the "loose pipe" where I stuffed the mop head?

Yes

When I removed the gas pipe before, was I able to tell which direction the gas was flowing?

I guess: It would have been coming from South (bottom of map)

Will everyone who comes to this room in the future see this map (e.g. they will all immediately know the mop handle is hidden under the stairs?)

No, they will not see this map. They will see one relevant to what they find and do.

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Ah. Its loose to indicate where you worked on it. Anyone else will need that wrench

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Honestly i hadnt thought about the direction the gas was travelling, just that it was there

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The pipes are now blocked and there is no gas flow possible regardless of the valves.

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<There is less than 24 hours left in the room. If you have any actions left you wish to take, PM them to me ASAP>

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An on going event in another room has necessitated an extension on the room visits. Ill update with a new, hopefully short deadline in about 10 hours.

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THe camera turns and faces you.

A speaker begins to speak

It says:

Johannes, I hope you are a friend,

I'm going to be forward because I don't have much time, this communicator is low on power and I don't know how much we will be able to talk.
I'm hoping that our goals are aligned? I am looking for certain resources, to help me get home and get in contact with my family.
Can you tell me about the generator?
or how you got to the basement?
Are you looking for something?

Please help, I will refer to you as friend in a whisper if I believe we can help each other.

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No

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BZZT: "I am not sure that is me, however it appears we both need power. If I make any headway in that regard I'll be sure to contact you. Can you tell me about the tool and why you don't think you have the aptitude? I am trying to work out if I do."

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"I am not sure that is me, however it appears we both need power. If I make any headway in that regard I'll be sure to contact you. Can you tell me about the tool and why you don't think you have the aptitude? I am trying to work out if I do."

Your message has been sent, THIS line was sent first, before your statement - which has now been sent.

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(next time im setting up a room )

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https://www.quicktopic.com/53/H/7QRksAyMr773

That makes it easier.