The passage of time in this place is not easily tracked, not without a clock of some sort, anyway. The days may even begin to blend together, only occasionally interrupted by confrontations with the robot spiders or discussion with whoever is on the other end of that terminal.
It seems like things won't change any time soon. But something is off today, and some of you may notice it sooner than others.
The mind-numbing drone of the nearby builder going about its work has been with you from the very start. Located behind the terminal and far down below, it was the first sound you heard upon arriving here. It has been arranging walkways in increasingly complicated and baffling designs, extending them ever outwards into space. This much has not changed at all during your time here; the drone of the machinery moving and metal being slotted into place may even have become somewhat comforting background noise.
It is completely silent today.
The skittering of spider robots through the vents or patrolling the area is not heard either, and though the atmosphere remains as gloomy as ever, the lack of sound will undoubtedly be noticeable to some of you. Thankfully, you can still hear; it's simply that the machines have stopped their usual tasks, for whatever reason.
[His own laser fired in return; while there was really no guessing what would happen if they collided, that was not particularly a concern because hitting a small moving target proved much more difficult. Viktor's shot went wide and struck the floor instead, and since he was pointedly in front of Ashley, well. The Sentinel's laser struck him in his uncovered side with a vivid curse in what was probably Czech and a small amount of smoke as if from damaged wiring.]
Keep it up. Whatever you're doing, you're helping us.
[Hey Ashley, have a shield. Lucifer's gotta be pretty close up to protect you, but it seems a bit wiser than him attacking the other sentinel with a chunk of metal.]
[You see only one sentinel left. You can't be sure which one it is, but only one remains. Your friends surround it, preparing to deal the final blow.
But something is wrong. You know it instinctively even though you see nothing strange or different about the robot. Something is going to happen, but what—
The moment the last core on this robot is smashed, the world explodes into white and you're yanked from your vision.]
[ Ashley raises her trembling voice once more: ] D-d- don't- destroy the last core! One robot- when there's one robot, it's- it's going t-to- I don't know, something's wrong, something's going to go wrong—!
[ He's tempted to smash the other cores, too, once he's done with this one – assuming any of it lands, anyway – but Ashley's warning pulls him back to his senses and he looks towards her. ]
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[ Okay. Time to calm down, hopefully it's not...too...late........ ]
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V- Viktor?! [ Trying to just. Pull him behind the terminal for cover. ]
Why did you just-?!
Ohhh...! I want this over now, please!
[ But. Once more. She squeezes her eyes shut and grips the back of her hand. Who's the big ol' robots going for next? ]
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I have survived worse. [like, way worse. this is a papercut.] Focus yourself, I will ensure nothing comes near you.
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[ It's not just him. They're protecting her. They're keeping her safe, without a second thought. ]
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[Hey Ashley, have a shield. Lucifer's gotta be pretty close up to protect you, but it seems a bit wiser than him attacking the other sentinel with a chunk of metal.]
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But something is wrong. You know it instinctively even though you see nothing strange or different about the robot. Something is going to happen, but what—
The moment the last core on this robot is smashed, the world explodes into white and you're yanked from your vision.]
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[ Ashley raises her trembling voice once more: ] D-d- don't- destroy the last core! One robot- when there's one robot, it's- it's going t-to- I don't know, something's wrong, something's going to go wrong—!
[ That bone-chilling feeling of danger. ]
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[ Okay. Time to calm down, hopefully it's not...too...late........ ]