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[mightymorbid]

[The post opens with the sound of MANY MANY things crashing around, and an oddly angled view of Mozenrath collapsing against what appears to be the back wall of the broom closet comes into view. There are no shelves on the walls above him as there once were, and he's staring fixated at the door somewhere ahead of him, eyes wide. He reaches up to

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[gotgreenmagic]

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What happened to you?

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[mightymorbid]

They weren't dangerous this morning. A little annoying, but --

The things without faces. They're dangerous. A few of them took a swing at me and they were easily taken care of. But they just started swarming and--

[He shakes his head]

Where are you? Are you safe?

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[gotgreenmagic]

I got into the CES. Probably the dumbest idea I've had this month. I thought -

It doesn't matter. I'm fine. Are you okay?

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[mightymorbid]

Arkady's coming...I don't know what she's doing. [He takes a breath] But I'll be fine.

[can_has_vodka]

Be right there--[rattle crash thump] Hold tight! Don't you come out until I knock on that door and give you an all-clear!

[She focuses hard on the hall immediately outside his room, expecting the door to be either open or smashed in. She wants a look into the room before she goes ahead with her plan. 'Port in, let them grab her, 'port out about a hundred feet above the deck, and pop back in. She's going to be exhausted after all this bouncing about, but it's Mozenrath.]

[She makes the first jump.]

[bargemods]

[And on 'seeing' her -- one cannot imagine how some have, but it seems others have clawed or "cut" slits into their faces to reveal bulging, lidless eyes and blood-capped, lipless mouths -- there is a collective screech, and they hurtle in her direction]

[can_has_vodka]

[There are so many! She knows it will take several trips and possibly several wounds to clear them all out. But her options are limited. She spreads her arms , standing her ground, lets them grab her and pull her into their midst.] Hold on Mozenrath! I'm here now! Just stay in there and hold tight!

[Second jump. High in the ashy air, in the midst of a small clot of monsters. They have her; for a moment she is vulnerable. But then, likely bleeding, she makes the third jump.]

[bargemods]

[There are multiple passes that must be taken before that common room is clear. Each time they're dropped, they fall screaming but then seem to be swallowed into nothing, blinking out of existence.]