LOCKDOWN

[saw_a_deer]

Who: GLaDOS and everyone.
What: Testing.
Where: Aperture Smash Academy
When: August 13th
Warnings: Homicidal AI, science, testing, and more science.
Reference: Partner ooc post.

You know, it's funny how things work in life. Chell had had returned to the school after feeling guilty, in order to warn everyone about the impending danger that would befall them. What she didn't know, however, was that once the warning goes out, all it does is enrage the AI. So before anyone would dare leave, all the exit doors in the school became boarded up with panels. Any windows that may have been at the school were closed off, preventing any other means of escape.

For an hour or so, nothing happens besides that. No announcement, no warning, nothing. That is, until panels on the floor open up underneath any unsuspecting victim. The panels will lead to tubing, sending them downwards. Down into a plain white room. Thankfully, for those of you who didn't put on your Long Fall Boots, there will be a cushion to land on. Other than that, the room itself is fairly empty. The only things of mention is a table containing the equipment from the beginning of the week (if you didn't take it), a door (that won't open unless you have all the equipment), and...another person: your partner. Meanwhile, a message from GLaDOS chimes in over the intercom:


"The lockdown of Smash Academy is now complete. For those of you who are curious as to what is going on, a manual testing initiative has been added to the school's curriculum, for students and staff alike. In order to advance, you will need to work with your partner to complete the test. Failure to do so will result in...dangerous consequences.

No one will be allowed out of their current chamber until they are equipped with a communicator, a pair of Long-Fall Boots, and a Dual Portal device. Once those objects are in hand, you may start testing.

That is all."

Good luck testing, Smash. You're going to need it.

Comments

[hissyfit]

After falling onto the cushion at the end of the tubing beneath the floors, Eli quickly got up and immediately made for the door. Before trying to open up, she froze and listened to GLaDOS's announcement. On one hand, her confusion about the situation was irritating; but at the same time, she liked something about the idea of being 'tested' in an entirely foreign and potentially dangerous environment.

She turned away from the door and hardly acknowledged Sheik with a nod before inspecting the provided equipment. Out of any of it, Eli was most intrigued by the 'Dual Portal device,' and she promptly equipped that first.

Without any hesitation, once she was sure she was holding it properly, Eli aimed an experimental shot at one of the empty walls of the white room. A curious sound preceded the strange orange ellipse created by the portal gun.

[princessninja]

"Work with a partner," she echoed, gazing up at the ceiling with no small amount of suspicion. It certainly explained a great deal.

Though the equipment was recognizable from the first round of "renovations", she gave a test fire anyway, finding that unlike Eli's, her portals were blue.

"Should we?" It didn't seem like they had much of a choice.

[hissyfit]

Not exactly being a team player, Eli's eyes narrowed at the reminder that they were expected to work together. She inspected Sheik's portal, similarly noting the difference in color, then approached the door a second time.

"Not much else we can do," she replied, coldly. "I'm ready when you are."