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[sup]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/COLOR][img]https://i.imgur.com/uA98Dc2.png[/img][/CENTER][indent][sub][COLOR=silver][B]Location:[/B][/COLOR] [I]The Southern Plateau[/I] - [I]Dundas Islands, Pacific Ocean[/I][/sub][sup][right][COLOR=silver][b]Hope In Hell #2.001:[/b][/COLOR] [I]Into the Fire[/I][/right][/sup][/indent][COLOR=dimgray][SUP][sub]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sub][/SUP][/COLOR][INDENT][sub][color=silver][B]Interaction(s):[/B][/COLOR] [I]None[/I][/sub][SUP][RIGHT][COLOR=silver][b]Previously:[/b][/COLOR] [I]Sabotage[/I][/right][/SUP]
[INDENT][color=#ffffff]“What the hell just happened?”[/color]

Jim pushed his way through the throng of graduate students frantically tapping at the non-responsive controls in the operations room while outside the rest of the student body watched in horror as the Homecoming Trial warped from a stone maze in a jungle backdrop to a twisted version of the Foundation’s Institute. 

[color=#ffffff]“Something is in the system, we’re locked out.”[/color]

[color=#ffffff]“Then y’all best get control back!”[/color] Jim roared, [color=#ffffff]“And who ordered the damn dampening field installed.”[/color]

[color=#ffffff]“That wasn’t in Robert’s blueprints, Sir.”[/color]

[color=#ffffff]“Where the hell is Arkwright?”[/color] 

[color=#ffffff]“No one has seen him since the inspection last night, none of this code was in the system then. It’s like there was a trigger.”[/color] One of the techs stuttered back.

[color=#ffffff]“Can’t y’all ‘un-trigger’ it?”[/color]

[color=#ffffff]“Unfortunately, Sir, it seems it needs to run the course. Unless objectives are met inside the Trial, the tampered code won’t release.”[/color] 

Jim furiously furrowed his eyebrows, locking eyes with the student before realizing he was angry at the wrong person. 

[color=#ffffff]“Y’all keep working on this, I’m going to try skinning this pig from another side.”[/color][/INDENT][/INDENT][/COLOR]