DOUBLE BLIND

[vivariummods]

Shortly after the conversation with Zero ends, Zero opens the doors of the Garden and allows everyone to leave. However, the rest of the warehouse isn't better than the Garden: The lights are still off, leaving everyone surrounded in darkness. The temperature just keeps on dropping, reaching near freezing point. The air feels more and more polluted, making it difficult to breathe without coughing, and nothing seems to be working as they should be. The electronic doors refuse to open without any power source, cutting off access to the cafeteria and dorms. At the very least, Zero has managed to open all the doors leading to puzzle rooms and has informed the group that new areas are now accessible to them, but they're on their own should they want to enter any other rooms. Before the screens in the Garden turn off, Zero finally informs them that a new feature has been unlocked on their bracelets: any test subject wearing a bracelet may communicate with one another with the bracelet acting as a communication device. Holding onto the left button will enable the line to open just like a walkie-talkie. As long as test subjects are in the warehouse, they will have no troubles speaking with one another. What if they wish to talk to Zero? Zero's time is not be riffled, but they were generous enough to appear whenever anyone found a screen and pressed the on button a total of three quick successions. And with that, Zero disappears from the grids and finally leaves everyone in complete darkness, leaving only one last piece: "Best of luck, Test Subjects." BASIC INFO ✖ MISSIONS ✖ MINGLE

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[skyentificmethod]

She slowly made her way past the rows of shelves to the back of the room--rushing towards a possibly jumpy person in the dark seemed like a terrible idea, even for her. However, Heiji did not have a history of tossing knives at anyone so far as she knew so once she saw it was him (an easy enough feat since his lighter was the only source of light in the room) she relaxed, if only a little. The idea of a room filled with books as opposed to, say, spare Calhoun heads or powdered gruel mix was a nice bonus, to boot.

"Found the HVAC manual?" That book almost certainly wasn't it, but a girl could dream.

[detectiveofthewest]

Oh. Right. He shouldn't be wasting lighter fluid like this. Heiji reluctantly flicked the lighter off, and then he was back in the darkness.

"Nah. I was just lookin' at whatever caught my eye. Nothin' real useful in here."

[skyentificmethod]

"With as much time as we generally have to kill around here, anything even slightly more interesting than staring at the ceiling is pretty useful." She looks around, trying to judge from the silhouettes around her. "Wonder if the selection has anything to do with Zero's identity, or these supposed other test subjects..."

She shakes her head; it's a stretch, and either way standing around in the dark and cold isn't going to make anything any clearer. Free books, that's what matters. "You want to bring some back? It wouldn't surprise me if there were a bunch of hoops to jump through before we can get back in here later. Worst comes to worst, we can burn them for warmth."