Encroaching Corruption

[Vomica]

He relaxes a bit from the jazz... it's always smooth an--wait a minute! That song again! He tenses up. and thinks Elevators run on a closed internal loop... I don't even get cell phone reception well in here... how is...? His brow furrows in a stressed manner.

[Blaze]

Dan... kind of freaks out! The thought this had to be some kind of weird dream crosses his mind, but mainly he settles for flailing at the goo woman while struggling to get away and back out the door!

The goo continues to cling to Dan and slides over his body, gradually consuming him!

Katie freezes and just stands still. Maybe if she stops freaking out, it'll leave. She doesn't want to trigger its defense instincts, so she stands perfectly calm and still, and thinks about something, anything else...

As she stands perfectly still, she may see out the corner of her eye that other people in the office are having the same problem as herself.

"Hey! What the..." Paul says as he's pushed to the ground by everyone else. As soon as he hits the ground, he tries to get up before he gets seriously injured.

As he gets up, suddenly that oppressive feeling returns, and it seems to be focussing on him! It feels like an elephant is sitting on him.

He relaxes a bit from the jazz... it's always smooth an--wait a minute! That song again! He tenses up. and thinks Elevators run on a closed internal loop... I don't even get cell phone reception well in here... how is...? His brow furrows in a stressed manner.

Suddenly, the elevator stops and the lights flicker. But the music keeps playing, becoming more and more distorted.

[Zilla]

"Ah... hey, Ben? What's going on?" Kaitlyn calls, slowly turning to look at one of her co-workers. She makes slow movements as she surveys the office.

[Shadowmaster]

Paul gasps as he stands up and the horrible feeling returns. What's wrong with me...? he thinks to himself, as he makes his way toward the exit, slowly. Maybe I should go to the doctor. This can't be normal. he continues as he leaves the museum.

[Knight Errant]

Dan... struggles more! He draws his pocket knife from his pocket, slashing at the goo wildly as he tries to make it back out the door. He wasn't sure if this was some weird dream or not, but... he still wanted out.

"Get off... get off get off! GET OFF!"

[Vomica]

Suddenly, the elevator stops and the lights flicker. But the music keeps playing, becoming more and more distorted.

At least the music is going with the lights... Regardless of his respite... he doesn't like the idea of being in a lightless elevator without sound! He starts to bang on the door!

[Blaze]

"Ah... hey, Ben? What's going on?" Kaitlyn calls, slowly turning to look at one of her co-workers. She makes slow movements as she surveys the office.

"Some kind of bug infestation..." Ben whispers back, a bug right on his throat. In fact, almost everyone has gone eerily quiet all of a sudden.

Paul gasps as he stands up and the horrible feeling returns. What's wrong with me...? he thinks to himself, as he makes his way toward the exit, slowly. Maybe I should go to the doctor. This can't be normal. he continues as he leaves the museum.

As he tries, darkness starts creeping into his vision and the pressure becomes overwhelming!

Dan... struggles more! He draws his pocket knife from his pocket, slashing at the goo wildly as he tries to make it back out the door. He wasn't sure if this was some weird dream or not, but... he still wanted out.

"Get off... get off get off! GET OFF!"

The goo continues to expand unabated and fully consumes Dan!

At least the music is going with the lights... Regardless of his respite... he doesn't like the idea of being in a lightless elevator without sound! He starts to bang on the door!

His loud banging echos through the shaft unheard... but then he hears something!

Here comes the boogie man...

[Vomica]

The man pauses. What is he doing? This is just a bit of power out. Why is he panicking? He forces himself to calm down... but his palms remain sweaty. And his heart beats heavily as the fear still engulfs him. Something in the primeval part of his brain... the survival instinct... is still spooked. His eyes dart around in the darkness, looking around for... he doesn't know what. Something that shouldn't be perhaps.

[Knight Errant]

Dan becomes... fully engulfed! Taking one last breath before his head goes under. Would this continue until he suffocated? Would he die like this? If this was just a dream that wouldn't matter. But what if it wasn't? He tries to calm down... struggling would make him run out of air faster.

[Zilla]

Kaitlyn is almost entirely paralyzed with fear at this point... all the destruction going on outside, and all the bugs in here... She's about to lose it!

"Ben, just take that thing off your throat, I don't think they're going away on their own. I don't even know what these things are!"

[Blaze]

The man pauses. What is he doing? This is just a bit of power out. Why is he panicking? He forces himself to calm down... but his palms remain sweaty. And his heart beats heavily as the fear still engulfs him. Something in the primeval part of his brain... the survival instinct... is still spooked. His eyes dart around in the darkness, looking around for... he doesn't know what. Something that shouldn't be perhaps.

The walls seem to be closing in... as the whispers ger louder and louder.

Don't let him come too close to you...

Someting seems to wrap around his waist...

Dan becomes... fully engulfed! Taking one last breath before his head goes under. Would this continue until he suffocated? Would he die like this? If this was just a dream that wouldn't matter. But what if it wasn't? He tries to calm down... struggling would make him run out of air faster.

Dan would find... that he can still breath! THough the air he breaths is frigid and hurts his lungs.

The sludge seems to be pressing down on him... trying to crush him...

Kaitlyn is almost entirely paralyzed with fear at this point... all the destruction going on outside, and all the bugs in here... She's about to lose it!

"Ben, just take that thing off your throat, I don't think they're going away on their own. I don't even know what these things are!"

Suddenly, as if all ordered by some unseen command, all the insects sink their jaws into everyone!

Kaitlyn feels like she's been thown into the core of the sun, which was instantly converted into liquid hydrogen.

[Shadowmaster]

Paul leans against a nearby wall as the pressure increases. He looks around, hoping someone will see that there's something wrong with him, and call a hospital, or anyone who may be able to help.

OOC: Sorry about the late post. I could have sworn I posted after the last update.

[Knight Errant]

Dan holds his breath for as long as possible... before finally taking a desperate breath... inhaling the frigid air and quickly coughing from it. Suddenly desperate again, he struggles again... trying to see through the sludge, clear it from his eyes... or stumble towards where he remembers the door was.

[Zilla]

Kaitlyn panics! She runs, anywhere, away! She doesn't even know where she's going, but she has to escape this hot/cold pain!

[Vomica]

He sort of... starts to tremble. This... what is this? Have I gone mad? Is this a dream? He puts his hands on the thing on his waist... and tries to pull it off. Claustrophobia slowly sinking in...