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The two chairs were light weight and made of metal. They were the standard fold-up chairs, commonly seen and used as emergency extra seating for church, weddings, band rehearsals, and all matter of we're about to run out of seating so we better get these things in here. They weren't very sturdy, but pro wrestlers often utilized them as an emergency bludgeoning device when in the ring, usually after someone passes them one after the person who was sitting in said emergency seating got up at the wrong time to use the bathroom and just missed out on the spectacular bludgeon.



Jiggling the cords themselves did nothing. Gale could jiggle them in and out all he liked, but the computer remained cold and lifeless. There were quite a lot of smaller cords plugged into the back of the machine, many diving behind the counter that the good Dr. H was sitting on and disappearing into the wedge between wall and counter. Perhaps there were a couple cords missing from it? There were certainly enough large spaces on the back of the machine to suggest so.



It certainly was interesting, considering some of the furniture was blocking access to it. There were several pieces of heavy-looking furniture that would require more than one person to move should anyone wish to remove said objects, for instance.



"If it seems so, then it probably is," Aria commented as she came up behind Sydney, looking over her shoulder. "With luck the hunters stationed here created a network, enabling all of the computers to share data. But it seems odd that one was outright smashed and the other two left alone, doesn't it?" Aria didn't offer further comment as she turned, returning to her search.



There wasn't a ladder in immediate view. It looked as if the room they were in served multiple purposes, from an on-site lab to a living area, to a kitchenette. A storage room it was not.



Metal chair, chair, chair, night stand, lamp. While moving these items away from the main pile, Sasha was forming a smaller heap of wreckage behind her. At least most of the smaller pieces were gone. All that was left were three tables and two couches. One of the tables was broken in half. The other two tables were tipped on their sides as some sort of poor man's barricade. Either way, the tables and couches would require at least two people to scoot it aside, four people to lift and move it away at minimum.

Aria came over and frowned, looking at the heavier items. "I wouldn't consider moving that if I were you," she told those gathered around, pointing at the ground. "Look at the debris. Haven't any of you noticed how unsteady your footing is? If you lift and try to walk over this, you'll quite easily loose your footing or get one of those heavier pieces of furniture caught on something. It's any wonder that nobody hasn't turned their ankle yet. Clean up the debris before moving the furniture."



The broken boards stacked on top of the chairs made a rather shabby-looking table. It would be possible to stack something on top of these, however there was the risk of the boards snapping and breaking beneath any added weight...



All was quiet.



Scraaaaaaaape went the heavy furniture against the floor. The movement did push some of the debris out of the way, but their progress was halted as pieces of the debris jammed itself under the furniture, preventing it from being moved any further. At least it was moved?



Screeeeeeeeeech. Aria threw an exasperated look over her shoulder, her attention torn from the device she was studying. "Seriously, what did I tell you?" She admonished, "You'll need to either sweep the debris out of the way, or do it the hard way and lift, risking injury." She shook her head and went back to the device, her expression darkening at what she saw on it.



As she was being hailed, Aria looked up and approached Madison to glance up at the ceiling. "The barrier is pretty advanced Life technology; Dr. H could give you the specifics, otherwise yes there's a barrier to keep out the elements. As far as keeping anything else out, look." She used the device she held to point towards the holes, gesturing from the points of entry to the debris. "Look at how much wreckage is on the inside, and how the holes seem to curve in. That means that something did manage to make it into the base. One of the holes looks a bit different -- it wouldn't surprise me if something was thrown with enough force through the wall."

"As for the largest..." Aria trailed off, considering it thoughtfully. "It is quite possible that something came in and left through that same way. Don't you see how the edges of the hole looks different on both sides?" She shrugged, then handed the device she was using to Ariana. "This is a Fear detector. It was damaged a bit, but I was able to get it working. I've been able to pick up some faint traces of Fear, but..." She trailed off, shrugging. "I suggest you use it to scan anything you think looks suspicious and to keep it on. I think you'll be able to scan three things before it runs out of juice," she added thoughtfully, nodding towards it. "And if you don't use it, it'd certainly give a bit of warning of incoming danger."



Clerise would see that the hole was rather ragged, the edges covered with snow. Something had either forced its way in, or something was thrown in here. The area was also a bit discolored, giving it an impression of a wound than stationary building damage.



As Dillon flicked the switch, the machine hummed... Symbols and shapes flickered across the screen, sputtering out some information before the machine seemed to wheeze and die. Perhaps it needs to be recharged? But it is a runic device... It doesn't look like it's possible to plug it into the power, even if the was a cord for it.



Scrip, scrape, more debris was cleared from the pile. It was a bit easier to walk around now, at least.



Plonk. The plaster cracked, but held as it was unceremoniously dropped in front of the chairs and wooden boards. It would have made a more satisfying sound if it was dropped on top of the boards that were laid across the two metal chairs, however.



As Feng had moved some of the debris earlier, moving the heavy furniture item in question was easier. The couch they were moving was now in the middle of the room and now quite easily in everyone's way. For now.



The desk seemed to whine against the floor as it scraped against the fallen debris. "Trainees!" Aria snapped at long last. "Do you honestly think you can move objects around when the floor is covered with debris? Shove it to one side! Clear a path before moving things!"

Aria's hands twitched at her sides. She would not bring the palm of her hand against her forehead. Not here, not now, not in front of the trainees or H.

Instead, Aria's hands went into her pockets as she glared, leveling her gaze at the barrier the Moon division had erected so far. She chose not to comment.







The three would find that doing the perimeter sucked. It was cold. The wind howled and tore at them mercilessly as the snow fell relentlessly, caking their goggles and eyelashes with snow that had to be swiped away every five steps. The snow wasn't even, either. At first it was relatively easy to walk through the snow. Then it got deeper, touching their hips briefly and forcing them to wade through the chill before the snow level dipped, enabling them to walk again. There was a notable chill in their legs that their protective gear did not ward against.

They walked mostly in silence, Jordan patiently leading the two lambs around the outpost. They had passed the point of where the two holes were made in the building. On the outside, there wasn't anything out of the ordinary. There were a few trees nearby, however a quick peer into the branches revealed that there was nothing in them, not even a crow.

The group had rounded a corner when they encountered nothing. It was still much of the same, however the outside of the outpost looked certainly larger than the inside. It was as if there was a whole second wing of the outpost that they had to walk around. Possibly this was where the bedroom and bathrooms were, if there was any indication as such. There were even a couple windows, dark. But wait -- was that movement within one of them?