Brassworks- after Apocalypse's attack

by **Narrator** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:27 pm

Things had been going on more or less intact at the Brassworks since Bobby's death. Orders came in, finished cars went out, and the staff was good enough to keep the bills paid.

Things were a bit more somber, of course, given the circumstances.

Still, things continued to need maintenance, as a flickering light deep in the spare parts stores indicated.

((Brassworks staff to the thread. make some exposition, then fix the damn light))

by **Nick Varkan** » Tue May 01, 2012 2:31 pm

Nick, sporting an oil and grease smeared t-shirt & jeans, stepped into the office to take a small break. He took a can of soda from the staff fridge and went to take a seat.

"Uuuuuuugh..." he groaned slowly as he eased into a chair, rubbing the cold aluminum of the can across his sweaty forehead.

by **David Renko** » Thu May 03, 2012 5:48 pm

Renko's gauntlet glowed as he stared at the flickering light in the spare parts store. He looked a a bit...tired.

"At least we don't need to buy light bulbs," Renko said to himself.

by **Nick Varkan** » Thu May 03, 2012 6:12 pm

"So you're really leavin' me and Meg to do all the work for two weeks, huh?" he asked.

by **David Renko** » Thu May 03, 2012 6:23 pm

"Don't worry," Renko smirked, "I was sure to leave you some instructions. Just to be sure you lot didn't burn the place down while I was gone."

by **Nick Varkan** » Thu May 03, 2012 6:37 pm

"If that happened, Bobby's ghost would strangle the lot of us."

by **David Renko** » Thu May 03, 2012 6:40 pm

"No just the two of you," Renko said, "He'd give me a pass for doing my duty as an X-Man."

by **Nick Varkan** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:06 pm

"A duty totally not involving playing tonsil hockey with your girlfriend," he smirked.

by **David Renko** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:19 pm

"Certainly does makes duty much more palatable," Renko agreed.

by **Nick Varkan** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:32 pm

"Well... I hope girlfriend action is the only action you get while you're there."

by **David Renko** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:35 pm

"I'm all for being bored to tears," Renko said his smile becoming a frown, "Certainly beats the alternative."

by **Nick Varkan** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:40 pm

"Those kids have been scared enough for one semester and it hasn't even started yet."

by **Narrator** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:13 pm

As Renko's power rewound the flickering lightbulb to pristine condition, there was an audible pop and whiff of ozone, coming from a small fuse box behind a storage shelf.

by **Nick Varkan** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:26 pm

"Damn... for the next two week we'll actually have to replace shit."

by **David Renko** » Fri May 04, 2012 5:48 pm

"That or actually be careful when using things like expensive tools, cars, office supplies," Renko said as he walked towards the fuse box and opened it. He wanted to see what was actually wrong before just time warping it.

by **Narrator** » Sat May 05, 2012 7:33 pm

Inside the fuse box was not a rack of fuses, it turned out. rather, there appeared to be a biometric scanning system with a fingerprint reader and a retina analyzer. A puff of smoke flew out once it was opened, obviously from an electrical short of some sort.

by **Nick Varkan** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:05 pm

[time for necromancy!]

"Pfft. I'm a freakin' beacon of caution," Nick smirked.

by **David Renko** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:14 pm

"A broken beacon," Renko said and cleared out the smoke to look at the technology that was where fuses would normally be. "Great, that's not spooky or anything..."

Renko grabbed a multi-tool from his pocket and selected a screwdriver. He looked at the reader/analyzer trying to find a way to pry it open.

by **Narrator** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:58 pm

The "fuse box" wasn't finished yet, as a spark flew out before the entire system went dead.

There was a mechanical click, and the adjacent parts shelf swung out slightly, a seam appearing in the wall.

by **Nick Varkan** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:06 pm

"The hell was that?" Nick asked as he approached.

by **David Renko** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:15 pm

"Bloody god damn," Renko said withdrawing his hand before seeing the seam. "Finding out that our boss has secrets."

Renko ran a hand along the seam and dissolved a grip into the seam before pulling.

by **Nick Varkan** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:38 pm

Nick crossed his fingers.

"C'mon superhero gadget closet..."

by **Narrator** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:31 pm

The shelf moved a bit heavily, obviously usually opening with mechanical help not available with the shorted out system.

A hallway was revealed, constructed of metal and with unlit fixtures mounted in the ceiling. The hallway got progressively darker the further from the doorway.

by **Nick Varkan** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:47 pm

"Well that's not creepy at all, no sir," Nick said as he looked inside.

by **David Renko** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:50 pm

"Torch," Renko said patting himself down and eventually pulling out a rather small flash light. "Creepy? Maybe if the lights start flickering, and the walls start bleeding."

Renko turned on the flash light and began walking down the hallway.

by **Nick Varkan** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:06 pm

Nick, meanwhile, used his own small work flashlight to check for a light switch.

"Dibs on the Brassmobile."

by **Narrator** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:32 pm

The hallway continued, after a few flights of stairs downward, about 500 yards in a straight line.

Things got eerily silent for a little bit, before another door was reached. There was a dripping sound, an addition to a smell of excavated earth, stale bleach, and musty dampness beyond.

by **David Renko** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:11 pm

"I'm starting to think less lair and more maybe some kind of madman's abattoir," Renko said as he continued walking down the hallway.

by **Nick Varkan** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:09 am

"I was trying really hard not to think serial killer. Thanks for that," Nick said with a frown as he followed.

by **Narrator** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:42 pm

After opening the door, Nick and Renko would find... Nothing too shocking.

They were in a large excavated room, supported by metal beams and supports. Littered about we're large, waterproof containers apparently designed to keep the items within from succumbing to the humidity.

There were a few tables and chairs with power outlets nearby, apparently set up for portable electronic equipment. A left behind broken laptop seemed to confirm that.

Most noticeable, however, appeared at the far side of the room: a dock, up against a large pool of dank water. A Sizeable gas pump sat on the dock, ready to refuel whatever pulled up.

by **Nick Varkan** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:50 pm

"Oh thank God, no bodies," Nick said half-seriously.

"Not quite sure what the hell all this is for though."

by **David Renko** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:21 pm

"At least no obvious ones," Renko joked before walking towards the laptop trying to see how broken it was exactly. "I mean looking around you'd have to think our boss was some kind of vigilante."

by **Nick Varkan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:27 pm

"Either that or planning for the zombie apocalypse."

by **David Renko** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:38 pm

"No food or clean water," Renko said, "Wouldn't last long without either of those.

by **Nick Varkan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:42 pm

"Then obviously being an X-Man wasn't enough for him."

by **Narrator** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:47 pm

The laptop wasn't horribly mangled- it looked like it had been dropped on its side, due to the scuffs and break marks.

by **David Renko** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:50 pm

"Maybe he thought being an X-Man was too limiting?" Renko asked as he began repairing the the laptop with his powers. He then tried turning it on hoping that maybe it would be a clue of some sort.

by **Narrator** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:56 pm

Renko's power workers splendidly with the laptop, as the metal and plastic knitted and snapped back into working order.

Upon powering on, the screen lit, displaying the following picture:

And a flashing note to please enter the encryption key.

by **Nick Varkan** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:16 pm

"Well now, that's intriguing," Nick said, eyeing the image.

by **David Renko** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:35 pm

"You knew him longer," Renko said, "Does this mean anything to you?"

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