*well, the thought of freezing to death isn't exactly pleasurable to Eudial. It's as harsh as the cold, so she eventually caves in*
*Eudial turns* Ugh, how would I know how this stupid thing works?!Originally Posted by NFX
*nonetheless Eudial strides over and examines the control panel*
Thanks to her slightly greater intellect, fully functioning hands and reading the control panel before pushing things, Eudial is able to see how the machine operates. While there are indeed a lot of buttons, most form a keyboard, while a row of extra buttons along the top seems to provide specific functions: currently you are on "recent logs", though there is also an emergency door override, deploy defensive measures, arrival registration mode, contact control room, contact central offices.
*Eudial is stunned. For a moment, her arm flies out towards the emergency door override button, but then she starts to consider the other buttons, though definitely not pressing them. (given their nature)
"Deploy defensive measures" ... *Eudial lets her breath out in a long hiss, which clouds over her head in fading steam* Okay, so this place keeps people locked inside as well as outside, probably. "Contact control room" ... "contact central offices" ... like they'd be cozy with a bunch of freaks in here. Wait... "arrival registration mode" ????? Registration??? We're...
*Eudial hesitates for a second, then taps the button for Arrival Registration Mode first*
The machine whirs for a second before a slightly "Please state name, then step onto the platform for your new arrival orientation" - a small section of the floor rises up and pulses softly with blue light.
"Caspasian, do you know what it is that makes you seemingly helpless in the current situation? Anything we can do?"
Caspasian pauses as if composing himself, and then addresses Aurelia very slowly as if talking to a young child "I am light incarnate. I am made of solar energy. I am in this room, with no way for light to pass out into the greater universe. Light can exert no pressure of note on matter. Therefore I am trapped here until someone opens the sky to me once more".
*Eudial looks very apprehensive at the sudden section of floor rising. She has a bad feeling about it, and reluctantly looks at any of the others for suggestions*
Cold! Gaunt gave a slight grimace and turned his attention to the rest of the room. Any kind of transforming always took him out of things for awhile and if someone had noticed him it couldn't be helped. Worst of all it seemed to be for nothing as the tubes had ended up being opened automatically. Wishing he had a bit more to work with, he gathered up the materials that had been in the container with him. While one of the others was carefully pressing buttons at a large machine a voice said something about new arrival orientation.
While nothing would please him more than to try and do business with someone, he wanted more information about what was going on. And it was far too cold here anyway. So trying not to show signs of shivering he stepped onto the platform.
A quick flickering grid of light cross-hatches Leland Gaunt with purple lasers.
Welcome Leland Gaunt. Scanning..... Species Designation: Polymorphous Bargaining Demon - Eighth level. Threat level.... Acceptable. Please prepare for extraction, and welcome to Earth Zero!
Leland suddenly blinks out of the room out of sight of the others.
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An instant later he finds himself in the remains of a very large room - it would appear that is was originally a huge area where a lot of people would have passed through, but it is now in ruins. There are desks upturned, paper matted to the floor by water and the few lights remaining are flickering on and off. The most notable thing about the room however is that half of it has been crushed away by what is a titanic armoured hand lying lifelessly across the opposite end of the room - it is titanic and Leland's Demonic nature picks the crackling of residual cosmic energy through one of his more obscure senses. The whole thing must be as a large as a freighter, and this is only the hand!
Suddenly the electronic voice from the machine starts up again but this time is buzzing with static.
"W....wwwww.....wwwwelcome Mr GauGaunt..... I will provide you with a quick summary of your situation before you will proceed to the Demonic registration desk to discuss your requirements and answer and questions". A nearby map flashes at a location in the room that is most definitly flat under the giant hand.
"You have by pure chance arrived at Earth Zero. Earth Zero is the designation of this Earth, situated in Universe Zero - the Universe situated at the basal position of all reality. As such, occasionally an individual such as yourself may, through no fault of your own, stumble out of your own Universe and into another. If you do not intersect another universe on your descent, you will end up here. Beings from all other Universes, and their descendants find their homes here. We are sorry to inform you that return to your previous reality is incredibly unlikely, and has only been attempted by a very slim number of individuals in all of history. We encourage you to find a new life here, however if you must seek to return you are permitted to make any attempts to do so as long as it falls within Earth Zero laws. Please now proceed to the Demonic Registration Desk. Have a nice day!"
The wind howls through the huge gaps the gauntlet caused in its fall, and the sunlight creeps in across the empty hall.
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Last edited by playzooki; 24th February 2014 at 17:59.
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