Part 42: Freddy Nielsen's Apartment
Bonus Post by Gillian Seed
"Well, well.... what do we have here?"
RAAAAANDOOMMMMMM!
Damn it... Don't worry buddy, I'll make them pay... I'll make the Snatchers all pay. Come on Metal Gear, we need to go and pay our beloved Chief a lesson. Hopefully Harry and Mika are safe...
Bonus Post by Metal Gear
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I hope so too, Gillian. If we're lucky, we'll find Harry before he finds the Chief.
USE METAL GEAR > TURN ON LIGHT
Gillian: How far does this thing go?
Metal: Gillian, are you sure that this thing has an exit?
LOOK > WALL
Metal: There's some kind of scratches here.
Gillian: Scratches? Check 'em out.
INVESTIGATE > SCRATCHES
Metal: This scratch was caused by the scraping of a very hard, claw like object of some kind.
Gillian: A SNATCHER? Maybe they were using this as some kind of short-cut, or back route.
LISTEN
Metal: I can hear the sound of water flowing.
Metal: It looks like it continues for some distance.
Gillian: I can hear water. It can't be a dead-end.
MOVE
Metal: We can't go back. The way is blocked by debris.
INVESTIGATE > MOTION DETECTOR
Gillian: Metal, are you picking up any movement?
Metal: I'm afraid the shock of that explosion has damaged my motion detector...
Gillian: So is it working or not ? [sic]
Metal: I'm getting partial readings, but they are not as sensitive as they should be.
Gillian: If we get attacked in a narrow area like this, we've had it.
Metal: Please pray for us Gillian. We've got to make it out of here.
Gillian: Damn. So I have to depend on my own eyes and ears, do I...
INVESTIGATE > SCRATCHES
Metal: That's probably correct. An endostructure before the artificial skin was installed most likely.
INVESTIGATE > GROUND
Metal: What's this? There's some sand spilled here... how did this get here?
INVESTIGATE > GROUND
Metal: For an air duct, the quantity of dust is quite low.
Gillian: So that means that this thing is used regularly, right?
Metal: Yes. There is certainly no reason why anyone would ever deliberately clean a duct like this.
Metal: Gillian! Is it SNOW-9?
INVESTIGATE > GROUND
Metal: The lower surface is constructed of reinforced concrete.
INVESTIGATE > SAND
Metal: All right, now analyzing this sand. [pause] Iron particles, high quantities of phosphorous. This type of sand is particular to the M district in Neo Kobe.
Gillian: The M district, eh? Around the old factory, right? What's that mean?
INVESTIGATE > POLLEN
Metal: All right, I will gather and analyze a sample of the air here.
Metal: You will be safe at these concentrations.
MOVE
Metal: We can probably keep moving forward, but it's likely to be a dead-end.
Metal: It's constructed quite well. There are signs that construction to reinforce it has been carried out.
INVESTIGATE > CEILING
Metal: Reinforcing bars formed of level-4 hardness steel alloy have been installed. It's quite strong.
Gillian: And that's what saved us... I guess we should thank them, eh?
Metal: It seems that this is not just a simple air duct. This does not seem to be just an ordinary air duct.
Gillian: It looks like the SNATCHERS have been using it to move around.
Metal: With these scratches and the presence of SNOW-9, I'd say it's definite.
Gillian: I sure don't want to meet up with any of them in a tight space like this.
Now we get to...
ADVANCE
Gillian: Boy, they build a lot of those things, don't they?
Metal: That was close, Gillian.
Gillian: Yeah, I took three hits back there.
Metal: Those insectors must be the security for this area.
Gillian: Which means that at the end of this duct...
Gillian: Metal, don't let your guard down.
Exit of the air duct.
Metal: I wonder where we are.
LOOK > FRONT
Gillian: Metal, can you see what's up ahead?
Metal: It appears the tunnel continues for as far as I can see.
LOOK > BEHIND
Metal: That's the area we just passed through. I see nothing out of the ordinary.
LISTEN
Metal: The only sound is that of our own footsteps.
TALK
Gillian: Metal, how much farther do we have to go to reach the next station?
Metal: Since I don't know what our exact present location is, I cannot give you an accurate figure. This part of the system didn't have very many stations. We will probably have to walk quite a bit further.
LOOK > FRONT
Metal: Moscow seems to hold some clue to this whole thing, doesn't it.
Metal: Moscow, 55 years ago. The key to understanding the SNATCHERS no doubt lies there.
Gillian: This has to have some meaning. I don't think they'd paste a 50 year-old map up here just as a decoration.
MOVE > EXIT
Metal: Be careful that you don't touch the tape lines.
Gillian: Tape? You mean this laser beam, right?
LOOK > AREA
Metal: Look! There's a taxi over there.
LOOK > TAXI
Metal: It's a manned taxi. The driver is behind the wheel.
INVESTIGATE > TAXI
Metal: The cab is for hire. Shall we board it?
MOVE > RIDE IN TAXI
Gillian: We're on urgent business. Get us to Junker Headquarters as quickly as you can.
Driver: Hmmm... Junker Headquarters, eh? What would you want to go there for? Something going down?
TELL DESTINATION
Gillian: We're in a hurry!
Driver: Is that some kind of joke, sir? You can't be serious. This is a manned taxi, you know. I can't go to a place like that...
Gillian: Metal, I think we picked a weird taxi...
Fuck, am I gonna have to bribe this guy or what?
TELL DESTINATION
Coming up...
Gillian Seed versus Benson Cunningham!
Bonus Post by Random Hajile
Maybe I'm not really here. Maybe I'm just a manifestation of guilt.bgreman posted:
He speaks from beyond the grave! Maybe this guy is tougher than we thought?
You should've done better, Gillian! There might have been another way!
Gillian, you FAILED me! Gillian, you let me DIE!