Rata Mall - The Office 2 - Phase 8

[ambic]

The Curse of Rata Mall - Office

This is the office where all the malls administration takes place.

Doctor Lacey emerges from the Elevator shaft, looking like she has just climbed up

The current layout of the Office

Present

Talitha

is Yvonne Skeggs: Female, Teenager Lanky, medium height, tattooed arms. Wearing Chainmail

RubberDuck

is Dr.Lacey Higgs: Female, Early 30s Very Tall, Skinny, Stunningly beautiful - One blue eye, one green.

(Formerly MNOWAX)

There are a bunch of desks in the south, where the minio....employees work, and a big CCTV wall. It doesnt show much though, it's showing the Eatery - where nothing is happening. There is a single PC here, but it lacks a monitor.

[ambic]

It's dark in here. Someone has turned the lights off. You cannot see where each other is standing.

[RubberDuck]

Cautiously call out to Yvonne

Can we turn the lights on please? There was a secret passage in the phone store to the elevator shaft.

Radio Carla

[Talitha]

turns the light switch on!

[RubberDuck]

Stand back from Yvonne

I found a walkie talkie in the phone store, so I'm in touch with Carla. I've let her know I'm with you.

We're planning on using my radiation drugs to get through the irradiated tunnel in the carpark.

We're going to try a mad dash to try to get underneath the barbers during the next room.

Do you need any help in here?

[ambic]

The lights are now on, you are both standing next to each other as the lightswitch is right by the elevator.

[RubberDuck]

We also don't know what exploded, but it caused the elevator grease to leak through the wall in the phone store, which is how I found the shaft access.

We suspect that means it must have been the lab.

[RubberDuck]

There are a bunch of desks in the south, where the minio....employees work, and a big CCTV wall. It doesnt show much though, it's showing the Eatery - where nothing is happening. There is a single PC here, but it lacks a monitor.

There is a monitor in the barbershop that could be used. Harry and I left it behind because we couldn't think of a use for it at the time.

[RubberDuck]

Carla told me the red car was pushed back over the manhole to the tunnel, do you happen to know if Casey put the manhole cover back on? We'd need to move the car and crowbar it open again if that's the case.

[Talitha]

I saw a small amount of smoke coming from the bathrooms

gestures at the CCTV wall

so I wondered if the explosion was Carla with her dynamite and matches. Relieved to hear she's OK.

[Talitha]

Yeah I think Casey replaced the manhold cover. I have a small crowbar, which would *probably* budge it, but it's untested. I like the tunnel plan!

[Talitha]

There also is (was?) a monitor in the secret lab. Green Crayons threw it down the laundry chute from the fashion store to see how far down it was.
That PC also lacks a keyboard and mouse, apparently, but I have those on me!

[Talitha]

I was wondering about trying to force the EXIT open in here. What could possibly go wrong?

Examine ceiling

[RubberDuck]

I saw a small amount of smoke coming from the bathrooms gestures at the CCTV wall so I wondered if the explosion was Carla with her dynamite and matches. Relieved to hear she's OK.

She failed to mention that, though she did say she was doing something risky and might die from it, so that makes sense.

She was trying to get a box that she saw from the tunnel with her grandfathers initials "H.T" on it.

[RubberDuck]

I'd guess we could also climb back down to the phone store from here, but my headlamp died during the climb up, so its risky.

There's also nothing else down there item wise, other than a metal detector, the room had already been cleaned out of other items, so I think someone went in there previously.

[RubberDuck]

Hmm ok, what have you searched so far? To date, every room has had something hidden in it.

We already know how to solve the monitor issue. So that's an easy fix for later.

What else is in here? Have you had any luck or clues so far?

You were here first, so fairness dictates you get dibs on anything found.

[Talitha]

I still have Carla's torch....
I think I'm the first person in this room. There are a couple of things on the hat stand that might be of interest. A hard hat and a carbon fibre jacket.

I was late getting here due to a room mixup.

I've looked at the filing cabinet, found a security file and a contract. I think the file has the code for the safe in the fashion store... and it has a computer password.

Found a secret cupboard with

kinky

confiscated items.

[Talitha]

The desks where the minions worked has whiteboard markers, a stapler and paper

[Talitha]

The contract is a lease to a Carl Hinvey, signed with an X. He appears to have leased some rooms here in the mall.

[Talitha]

There was a phone on the reception desk but no jack to plug it into. So I picked up the phone, and am in search of a jack.

Actually

push reception desk a metre or so, and check underneath and around for anything interesting

[RubberDuck]

Carla is asking for anything related to her Grandpa? Anything related to Harold Temperton or H.T she'd like to know.

Perhaps the name of the mad scientist?

[RubberDuck]

Try plugging it into the computer, it's probably an IP phone and works through the computer network.

[Talitha]

No - nothing about granpa yet.

I guess it's possible that Carl Hinvey is the mad scientist...

[RubberDuck]

Oooh, how about:

The contract is a lease to a Carl Hinvey, signed with an X, for Xavier?

[Talitha]

Oh I am clever

amb likes anagrams

Xavier Lynch =...... Carl X Hinvey