Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:26 No. 1125354 ID: 923364
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They go up to the closed doors and feel around them. Then, their hand slips into a gap.
BRUTALITY - An open gap prime for prying. Finally, we get to quench the need to flex your muscles and open it up.(Challenging: 14 vs Grace's 12 + 2d6) (-10: No tool equipped)
Grace contemplates on opening it barehanded, but figures it might be better to get a tool beforehand.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:27 No. 1125355 ID: 923364
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They walk away from the failed procurement of another light source and kneels down in front of the only one still open. They fish out their mirror and begin to reflect light, carefully.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:29 No. 1125357 ID: 923364
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The first door they encounter has a plate next to it. It looks wooden, and the handle has no lock. It's the only door on the wall.
LOGIC (Medium: 11 vs Grace's: 8, Failure) - Anything could be behind that door.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:32 No. 1125358 ID: 923364
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The next three doors are illuminated. They are all on the same wall, but the first in line to the far right is on a wall slightly indented from the rest. The rightmost door has a square plate on it, compared to the others' longer, rectangular one.

PERCEPTION (Medium: 11 vs Grace's: 9 + 3, Success) - In the dim dark, Grace could make out that the square plate has a man and woman icon stood side by side. Its plate is made of metal, while the others are perspex.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:33 No. 1125359 ID: 923364
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The illumination lands on the last mark in the room. The glass.

It reveals itself to be a window of some kind, yet the light shows nothing. It becomes engulfed in pure darkness, far beyond the glassy border between here and there.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:33 No. 1125360 ID: 923364
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An unshakeable feeling of being watched washes over them.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:34 No. 1125361 ID: 923364
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Grace pries themself away from staring at the window, and begins pondering all of the gathered evidence, placing the mirror back into their pocket.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:48 No. 1125367 ID: 923364
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(+3: Used mirror to visually confirm details) (+2: Felt for features around the room.)

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:49 No. 1125368 ID: 923364
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They manage to piece together a mental map with everything they know of this place so far.

There is a desk to their left, and a window behind that. The opposite wall has 3 doors leading somewhere, while the right wall has a single door next to the rightmost opposite wall door. There is an elevator to the right of the initial one they came out of, but it is not working.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:49 No. 1125369 ID: 923364
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Much to do. They approach the desk, now confident in their stride with sureness in their navigation.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:49 No. 1125370 ID: 923364
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They feel around it, trying to find a drawer.

Grace's hand lands onto an indent; a handle!

They pull on it, and something rolls around inside before thudding the drawer's front.

PERCEPTION (Challenging: 14 vs Grace's: 9, Failure) - The interior is shielded from the light entirely. There is nothing that is able to be seen.

LOGIC- Even then, it may be something useful, small enough to fit into a drawer. You should take it.

Grace 2026/04/14(Tue)12:50 No. 1125372 ID: 923364
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While they're here, they grasp onto the nearby chair and move it back and forth.

It moves easily.

INSTINCT (Medium: 11 vs Grace's: 12, Success) - It's wheeled. Even if you were to put it in the elevator for later use, panic will surely cause them to fall.
BRUTALITY - And from passing glances, the desk is far too big to fit into it. Another platform will be needed.

The indented door is a restroom. Public, by the looks of it, so we must be in a reception office for this floor. It is less likely to hold anything of immediate use, but still worth checking if there is a light switch on the wall inside.

Check if the plackards by each door are screwed on or glued on. If they are glued on, you may be able to use your nails/claws to peel one off, and use it as a lever for the second elevator.

Try pulling the drawer out entirely so you can see the item inside in the light. Ponder if anything dangerous can be so small.

>>1125372
An office chair.
Give yourself a sit while you think.
Maybe a little spin.
Fun to clear the mind.

Im sure we've found a toilet with that man-woman sign.
Mayve theres more dhiney objects in there to take and set up mire reflective light? At least unyil we fibd a light switch.

>>1125383
I am reasonably suspicious that it is a flashlight.

>>1125372
The window has nothing but darkness behind it. Something is outside this building. What happened here? What happened to you?

Let us continue to investigate. Does the desk have any other drawers? Can they be removed, so we may bring them into the light? If not, the rolling item is most likely safe to handle, if it does nothing dangerous from you simply opening the drawer.

Should the item prove less than useful, open the bathroom door to explore it. Bathrooms are enclosed and have internal lights. Shining a closer light on the other doors will give you a better look at their markings.

>>1125368
Ah, so the desk is a receptionist's desk. A mixed bathroom also implies something like a hospital.

>>1125370
Carefully acquire small object. You can examine it in the light.

>>1125372
Alright, try the center door next to the bathroom. I'm thinking it's an office of some kind.

Grace 2026/04/18(Sat)07:39 No. 1125558 ID: 923364
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Grace fishes out the item inside of the drawer and holds it up to the light. It's a flat-head screwdriver with a lot of heft to it.

BRUTALITY - Use it to pry off the placards. It's better than using your nails.(Medium: 11 vs Grace's: 12) (+2: Screwdriver in hand.)

Grace 2026/04/18(Sat)07:39 No. 1125559 ID: 923364
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Before moving on, Grace opts to have a little bit of whimsical joy. Look at them go.

Grace 2026/04/18(Sat)07:40 No. 1125560 ID: 923364
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They stood up and head towards the bathroom and open it. Light pours out of it into the room, lighting it up more. The buzzing of fluorescent lights is heard inside.

Black mold is on the opposite wall, and the floors are unmaintained. The smell here is atrocious. A mirror is on the right side, smudged in a tar-like material.

All of the stalls except the open one are all locked.

EMPATHY - Maybe there could be someone there?

>>1125559
Weeeeee!
There you go.
Joy.

>>1125560
Nasty, but not the worst toilet ive ever seen.
Careful as you walk in, that mould could be slippy if you stand on it.

>>1125558
Nice! We can use that to get into and out of all sorts of places and situations.

>>1125560
Mold? So this place is abandoned I guess.
>locked stalls
I guess look underneath to see if any are occupied. Otherwise, there's not much to do here. Maybe later if we especially need to scavenge.

Leave the door open for more light, see if you can see anything new in the main room. If not, open the next door on the wall.

You can use the open stall to look down into the adjacent ones.

better check if the taps work, and if the water seems safe

>>1125558
Good plan. Get the placards, might as well grab all three, we'll find a use for them. We could use this to open the elevator too, but I don't want to risk bending a real tool on an unintended task.

>>1125560
Cover your mouth with your shirt if you go inside. Better not to breathe too much of that in.

If this is a hospital or doctor's office, maybe we can find a proper face mask somewhere in one of the other rooms?

Oh, and remember to mentally keep track of the two placards on the other doors, so we can check what they say in the light and add it to our mental map.

Grace 2026/04/20(Mon)13:45 No. 1125651 ID: 923364
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Grace crouches down to check the stalls' contents. The two locked ones seem untouched if not for the filth and gunk surrounding the toilets, with little damage sustained to the fixtures ; both the toilet bowls and the metallic hoses accompanying them.

BRUTALITY - The metal hoses can be used as impromptu weapons should the time come. They look relatively unharmed, shining through the grime in stainless steel.

Grace also sees.. a pair of bare feet at the end stall.

Grace 2026/04/20(Mon)13:46 No. 1125655 ID: 923364
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To be thorough, grace opens one of the taps. Black sludge flows out of it in lumps and splatters inside of the sink, followed by a flow of very dirty water that washes the gunk away. They close it after.

Grace 2026/04/20(Mon)13:47 No. 1125656 ID: 923364
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Grace peers into the open stall...

Grace 2026/04/20(Mon)13:47 No. 1125657 ID: 923364
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There lays a girl, unconscious against the toilet and leaning on it. They wear a cloak over their body, but little else is visible. Their legs are exposed, pockmarked with scars of past cuts.

SUGGESTION - You should wake her up. Another person in this place could prove useful.

You should wake her but brace for panic.
Its one thing waking up somewhere unfamiliar like you did grace, its an entirely different experience being awoken by someone. Scarier, or at least frightening in a different way.

Knock on the stall structure to wake her up from beyond reach. She is small so your reach is greater.

Assert your purpose by asking what is her sin.

try knocking first, and if that don't wake her kneel down and shake her knee. You don't want her to feel boxed in when she wakes up. But she shouldn't sleep here, the air can't be good.

>>1125657
Wake her gently.

>>1125657
Enemies could be anywhere in this cursed place. Listen closely to the other stalls. If you cannot sense a threat, then you may talk to the girl.

Asleep in a bathroom, scars on her legs... this is a very troubled girl. Be gentle with her, Grace. Try to wake her from outside the stall, and stand to the side so she does not feel trapped. If she does not respond to your voice from a distance, then it is wise to approach and check her for further injuries.

Be mindful, Grace, that our sacred duty is to save and protect the people of this world. You are mighty, but that might must be tempered with compassion, even for the impure.

Grace 2026/04/25(Sat)13:41 No. 1125895 ID: b6e206
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There's really nothing else in the other stalls. Though Grace had only checked it for a moment, that alone could have given signs of something hiding, like shadows or breathing.

Grace knocks on the stall door.

Grace 2026/04/25(Sat)13:42 No. 1125897 ID: b6e206
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"!!!"

Grace 2026/04/25(Sat)13:43 No. 1125899 ID: b6e206
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She immediately turns to face Grace, her hand diving into the robe to pull out a dagger, pointing it at them.

INSTINCT - She has a knife and it's pointed at you. Take it away immediately. Try to knock it out of her hand, preferably into yours.(Challenging: 14 vs Grace's: 12)
EMPATHY (Medium: 11 vs Grace's: 11, Success) - She's shaking, eye wide, and she's shrinking away from you. She's scared, this is just her responding to the fear. Look, her eye's bandaged. She probably had it poked out at some point.
SUGGESTION - Might be a good idea to calm her down, then. (Challenging: 14 vs Grace's: 11)

put your hands up like you are surrendering, and make a lame joke about how you didn't expect the bathroom to be occupied.

Silly instinct, why would you want to get stabbed?

Duck behind the door, peeking around, so she has a clear avenue of escape. If you talk to her calmly she should calm as well.

Tell her to please not to escalate to violence. You'd hate to hurt her.

"Oh, this one's occupied." Close it and walk back to the doorway.

>>1125899
Seize control of the weapon and the situation.

Close thedoor she's SLEEPING

>>1125899
Try to calm her down, but close the door first so she can't stab you.

>>1125907
>>1125911
Ah yes, a sound compromise.

Seize control of the door, and thus the situation. Remember to keep your ankles out of slashing range.

>>1125899
This girl is trapped and afraid. She will not harm you if you do not attack. Step away from the doorway and speak to her, convince her that you are a protector, not a threat.

"Ah, good, you're awake? Do you need help? What happened here?"

This will show concern for her well-being and let her know that you are not with those who harmed her.

>>1125918
Agreed fully.
Slow movements.
Introduce yourself, but keep it brief and simple.

We dont need to worry too much because we are strong and can overpower her, byt getter to deescalate.