Seems like doomsday's come early this year...

[grandbellknight]

Characters: Those searching for the life support terminals
Location: All around Luministi!
Time: During the quick-time event
Summary: Time to find those terminals, reset them (all at the same time, mind!) and fix this! ... But is it really going to be that easy?
Warnings: None (yet?)

Six terminals, six parties looking for them, and time is running out. ... Along with any breathable air.

Following Proctor's instructions (and unfortunately limited memory), everyone looking for the important life support terminals would have to begin searching. Though they don't know exactly where each one is hidden, they knew they'll be in locations that were important to those originally in charge of the town. So, with a few locations in mind, at least they aren't blindly wandering the town. The idea is to split up, to try to get to the terminals simultaneously.

Still, they'd have to act fast. As time passes, it gets just that much harder to breathe, after all.

((OoC: Feel free to use this post to log out your adventures in terminal-resetting. ♥ Prose or [action brackets], probably doesn't matter. Go, go, go!))

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[terezi_pyrope]

After her initial contact with Croix, Terezi went about to do what she was planning to do: going straight for the Sheriff's Office, of course. She's going about as fast she can, with a mental note on how much more difficult it's become to breathe. All the while, she was thinking about that message--sure if they were able to find them all and turn them on that would be good. But she was also mentally preparing herself for the possibility of some kind of malicious sabotage.

That aside, she made quick use of her time and was entering the office as soon as possible. She will be checking every possible nook and cranny for something out of place.

[summerdoor]

On any other day, Willis would pride himself on being able to keep a semi-calm state in potentially deadly matters. Today, however, is very much not that day. The lack of air is quickly getting on his nerves, and he has bouts of holding his breath, thinking that might actually help something -

Which, of course, it doesn't. But it's not going to stop him from trying to breathe as little as possible as he wanders around the outside of the White Rabbit, waiting for Hawk while he searches around the tables and chairs.

[lamb_of_gold]

Fasting was something Mu could do without much fuss. Bathing in cold water was also not too much of an issue. Air was something else entirely. Although having spent most of his childhood and adolescence living at the metaphorical roof of the world meant he could function as the air thinned, even he was beginning to notice an occasional dizzy spell.

It had been suggested that he check the clinic, and while he didn't forsee any problems cropping up, the cloth of Aries was within it's box on his back. Carefully, he pushed the clinic door open and wondered where to begin.

[bit_impossible]

It seemed two great minds were thinking alike. The Doctor stood straight up from behind the front desk the moment he heard the door open. His face burst into a grin in spite of the grim circumstances they were currently in, but as he always grinned at inopportune times, this ought to be a surprise to no one.

"Hullo, Mu! Searching for those terminals as well, are you?" he asked as casually as one might inquire about the time.

[champions_legend]

Leaf'll arrive not long after talking with the troll, though it's not the sound of running - but the clatter of hooves that announces her arrival, along with a loud neigh. Leaf vaults off the animal's back, recalling it into it's pokeball before heading inside, the natu still on her shoulder. Mostly for moral support, but also just in case she needed to defend herself.

"Pyrope-chan? A-Are you here?"

[terezi_pyrope]

That sound stirs her attention to the outside, and when Leaf enters, it's a surprise in that it's not someone else. At least in her opinion--either way it makes her tense a little less but not much more since they're already all in a precarious situation. One in which it's become clear someone out there is hoping for their deaths to come of it.

Terezi pops up from underneath the desk and smiles just a little. "Yes I am! Looks like you brought companion or two as well. Is one or two of them able to help search?"

[tactilekonesis]

The second after he'd contacted Croix, Kon threw his caution to the wind (literally) and took to the skies to reach the Botanical Gardens. While it was true that he could survive on sunlight, he wasn't exactly sure if he could survive without oxygen. Clark'd never mentioned anything of the sort before - probably because he didn't have to - but Kon wasn't willing to risk his chances either.

Landing gently just before the entrance to the Gardens, Kon takes a look at it before furrowing his brow. Of course, give the massive place to the kid who can fly...

He sighs. "This'll be fun."

[lamb_of_gold]

The Doctor's presence didn't surprise him, and at his query, Mu nodded.

"I am, yes. This place...seemed like a good one to start. Have you found anything of interest?"

[champions_legend]

"Yes. Naty's the only one who'll fit inside." Leaf pushes the strangeness of all of this away for now. She's here to help, not stare or wonder at the choice of words to refer to her pokemon. Once the whole situation is dealt with, she can start asking her questions. "What are we looking for?"

[terezi_pyrope]

It's how she certainly dealt with all of this.

Terezi begins to move towards where they keep the prisoners in the office, but judging by the lack of noise doubted there were actually any. Terezi replies, "A 'terminal' of some sort. I don't know if you're familiar with anything with that kind of technology, but it should stick out in a place like this.

If it helps the terminal would probably have a lot of keys, like on a regular computer I'd imagine."

[desertdaggers]

Hawk's been trying to keep his steps even in order to help keep his calm- panic's not going to help anything, and might mean they end up using the air up faster- but he's still trying to go as fast as he can. The sooner they can fix this stuff, the better.

"Willis!" he calls, raising one hand. "Sorry- I haven't kept you long, have I?"

[champions_legend]

"Oh... l-like something they w-would use at the docks t-to track ships." Leaf nods as she follows the younger woman. She'd know a computer when she saw one, but anything helps when looking for something. Though, from the sounds of it, it's more than likely one of the older models, at least by her standards. "The terminal houses some of the umm.. programs, correct? Though, if this is anything like home... I-I believe this place w-will have multiple computers."

[bit_impossible]

He shook his head. "No, not here. Only just got here, myself!" Casually, he vaulted over the desk, landing lightly on his feet in front of it.

"Come on. I've already searched the rest of the waiting room, but there's another office and the recovery area left to be examined. Well, as far as the inside goes. Which would you like?" He would have kept on talking, but he knew to curb his natural tendency to babble for the sake of keeping as much air available as possible.

[terezi_pyrope]

As they enter the section that houses the jail cells, Terezi nods, and although she's making assumptions herself about the terminal, it probably looks close to what they both expect. "Well, all the terminals we have to find number six in total; they're just spread out in this case. So you're possibly right about the many computers.

We also need to activate them at the same time--I assume if we don't something bad will happen or it just won't work."

[fortune_sought]

[just as soon as she's found out what she needs to from Croix, Sophie starts straight for the malt shop. she remembers seeing Verita there quite often during their original time in the city--perhaps even more often than she saw her in the town square--and Sophie reasons that it's easier to hide technology in a building than outdoors]

[when she arrives, she makes her way to the counter and behind it and begins opening all the drawers and cupboards in an attempt to find--well, anything that she can find. there's no time to lose, so while she's trying to check carefully, she's also being very brisk about it]

[luke_triton]

Unable to fly, Luke nonetheless employed his ability to ride a bicycle without crashing it - which some here believe he does not have - in order to make it to the gardens as fast as he could manage. He's achingly aware of how out of breath he is from the exertion.

Is this how it's going to feel if they fail?

Grabbing the strap of his bag to make sure it stays on his shoulder, Luke abandons his bike and walks through the "entrance" of the botanical gardens, looking around for anything that might be suspicious right away.

This place is so big.

[lamb_of_gold]

"I will have a look in the office, then." Mu said quietly, depositing the Cloth Box on the reception desk. He would be remaining close enough to call it, should it be required.

"I don't suppose you have an idea of what we're looking for, hm?"

[luministimods]

The two young women will not find any such terminals in the jail cell area as no panels pop out of the walls the moment they walk in, but thankfully, they are closer than they think. There is but one more area to be examined...

[luministimods]

[There is nothing that is out of place behind the counter or within any of its drawers, but elsewhere in the room, something lets out a small "pop" and click, as if something has moved.]

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie frowns, hearing that sound. she turns and makes her way out from behind the counter, surveying the room for anything out of place. from her place near the counter, her view of the booths and walls is best]

[bit_impossible]

"A terminal of some sort," he said absently as he wandered over to the recovery area. "No doubt hidden and made available during times of emergency--such as this, actually."

He dropped to the ground and began crawling as he examined underneath the beds. "Look to see if anything seems out of the ordinary out of place," he called, raising his voice so Mu could still hear him.

[luministimods]

[nothing seems off about the walls; each piece of tchotchke on the walls are still in place. but something does seem off about the booths...]

[fortune_sought]

[she moves closer to the booths, looking first at the tabletops and the seats, then leaning down to get a better look underneath. something seems a bit off, but she can't quite place what it is...]

[summerdoor]

Hawk's voice causes him to jump, but he quickly regains his composure and offers a small wave in response.

"No, not long."

He kicks aimlessly at one of the chairs.

"Just been digging around out here for anything at all, although I kinda doubt it'd be in plain sight. ... Although it'd really be nice if it was."

[chainsawspistice]

It's town square time. Nobody seems to be looking about here yet, so Kanaya swoops in for the quiet, leisurely kill. Each little bush and piece of sidewalk she checks is somehow left a little neater than it was a moment before.

The fountain in particular looks promising, so she kicks her shoes off, ties her skirt above the knees, and wades in for a closer look. Given how elaborate this thing is, this could take a while.