Buckwheat 2026/10/16(Fri)03:39 No. 1133056 ID: da477c
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Chief: “Last week our Northern Arctic Weapon and Medical Research facility had a code red lockdown. All communications with the facility were cut off. The cause of the lockdown is still unconfirmed. Only one faculty member has been found alive so far, but refuses to leave. Doctor Mabel.”

Gertrude: “Doctor Mabel? Is she the one researching cures for chronic wasting disease?”

Chief: “Correct. From the limited intel we have, she’s locked herself in a maximum security holding room. All attempts to extract her from the site, willingly or through force, have failed.”

Gertrude: “How armored is that holding room?”

Chief: “As armored as fifteen inch thick slabs of carbon steel can offer. She has full control of the weapon systems in its security hallway.”

Gertrude: “Lovely. So why am I going in unarmed and underdressed? This lab coat and the heat packs here aren’t keeping me warm enough. What’s the plan?”

Chief: “Be as least threatening as possible. You’re just a researcher coming in to clean up damages from the lockdown. Do everything you can to gain her trust, and extract her from the facility.”

A flare gun is passed over to me.

Chief: “Communications within the facility are still down. It’s total radio silence until things are repaired. Use this flare to signal you’re ready for extraction.”

Gertrude: “If I have any questions?”

Chief: “You’ve got five minuets to ask them.”

What if we find other survivors?

Do we get any false paperwork to help sell the idea that we’re her new assistant here for her first day one the job?

>>1133056
Five minuets? Assuming those are as short as minutes, that's not a lot of time to get the intel we might need. Ugh, if the brass paid more mind to the agents on the ground, they wouldn't spring the missions on us last-minute. We'll have to keep this brief.

Do we have a psych profile on Doctor Mabel? If we're going to charm her we need to know what kind of person we're dealing with. Don't want to upset her by bringing up her ex-wife or something.

How equipped is the facility? Any weapons we should be prepared for? Important on-site personnel? Some reason the other extraction attemps failed? Zombies? Let's be honest, there are probably going to be zombies somewhere in there.

How were things going before the facility went silent? We've got to make sure we keep our story straight. Actually, we should probably start working on it while we can; don't want to slip up while Little Miss Mabel is watching us.

Can we get a code name so management knows it's us if we call but Mabel won't know our real name?

>>1133056
Do we know of any threats other than the weapon systems? Like it's a medical research facility how likely are biohazards?

- Has Mabel stated why she is refusing to leave?
- Do we have solid proof this is dr. Mabel and not someone who merely stole her identity?
- Any close relatives of Dr. Mabel we should know about?

>>1133056
What if there are escaped bioweapons or something in there? Or other types of hostiles you can't reason with? It's a weapon research facility after all.

Who else is at the site, or was, if contact has already been established?

1/2 Buckwheat 2026/10/16(Fri)15:24 No. 1133082 ID: da477c
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>Five minuets? Assuming those are as short as minutes, that's not a lot of time
Gertrude: “Five minuets? Didn’t know I was getting some in-flight entertainment. Still, that isn’t much time.”

Chief: “Time you’re wasting talking about dances.”

I roll my eyes.

>What if we find other survivors?
Gertrude: “What if I find other survivors?”

Chief: “Do with them as you see fit. Your focus is on Doctor Mabel. Do not fire off a flare if she is not with you and ready for extraction.”

>Do we get any false paperwork to help sell the idea
Gertrude: “Got any papers or a badge to help me sell the story here? Can’t imagine my giant hulking frame is going to convince her I’m only the clean up crew.”

Chief: “Inside your lab coat are some transfer papers. Do not let her know the coat has internal pockets.”

>Do we have a psych profile on Doctor Mabel? If we're going to charm her we need to know what kind of person we're dealing with.
Gertrude: “What kind of profile do we have on the doctor? Any interests or touchy subjects I should know about?”

Chief: “Generally, she’s very relaxed and shy. Always kept to herself and stayed holed up in her research. Reports from previously failed extractions are contradicting that however. There’s a reason we know she has control over the weapon systems in that hallway.”

Gertrude: “Nobody considered cutting the power to those?”

Chief: “Where do you think they’re getting power from?”

Gertrude: “Seriously? Ugh, back to making allies here. What kind of conversation topics does she like?”

Chief: “You’ll have to fish that out yourself. Like I said, she was known to be a bit shy.”

>Has Mabel stated why she is refusing to leave?
Gertrude: “Why is she refusing to leave the site?”

Chief: “She doesn’t believe it’s safe to leave. Whatever happened has her tinfoil hat levels of paranoid.”

>any threats other than the weapon systems?
>other types of hostiles you can't reason with?
Gertrude: “Other than her weapon systems, any threats or hostiles I should know about? We got anyone else in the facility?”

Chief: “You and Doctor Mabel will be the only living ones in there. At least that we know about. Everyone else has been removed as to not complicate your mission.”

Gertrude: “What about biohazards?”

Chief: “An unknown risk.”

The chopper starts to descend and lands.
Chief: “Best of luck Gertrude.”

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I pull out my papers and rush into facility. Finally, some proper heating. No sign or sounds of activity inside so far.

Got two options here. I can scout around the halls and get a feel for the layout, or I can head straight towards Doctor Mabel’s location.

Get a sense of the layout. Heading straight to Mabel will probably just make her paranoid and get you shot

surely there's an intercom around here somewhere. contacting her before entering her line of fire would be ideal.

Try to find a poster with fire escape routes. They typically have a very simplified map of the hallways and rooms.