[color=gray]

[CENTER][COLOR=#FF7514][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/COLOR]
[url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1gDRnCCl3s5Lr7rBFYVbRU][img]https://i.imgur.com/zHjMnmt.jpeg[/img]
[/url][/CENTER][indent][sub][COLOR=#FF7514][B]Location:[/B][/COLOR] [I]Academic Quadrangle - Pacific Royal Campus[/I] - [I]Dundas Island, Pacific Ocean[/I][/sub][sup][right][COLOR=#ff7514][b]Take On Me #3.058:[/b][/COLOR] [I]Abyss[/I][/right][/sup][/indent][COLOR=#FF7514][SUP][sub]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sub][/SUP][/COLOR][INDENT][sub][color=#ff7514][B]Interaction(s):[/B][/COLOR] [I]Amma [@Rockette], Rory [@webboysurf], Harper [@Qia][/I][/sub][SUP][RIGHT][COLOR=#FF7514][b]Previously:[/b][/COLOR] [color=gray][I]Strife[/I][/color][/right][/SUP]
[INDENT]
Katja had been walking at the tailend of the Blackjack quartet as they followed Harper’s trail. Deep inside Katja hoped she had been wrong, that whatever trail there was wouldn’t lead to the old maintenance shaft. But she soon realized that with every corridor they entered, every corner they rounded, every step they took, the group got closer to that sub-basement.

It was hard to make out from a distance, being covered by overgrowth and all, but if you knew where to look then it definitely stood out. Harper struggled slightly with opening the access hatch to the shaft, but she had managed to pry the door open before Katja could step in. She then turned around and asked for any volunteers. To Katja, there was no question who should go first.

	[color=#FF7514]“I’ll go first.”[/color] The tall blonde said as she cracked her knuckles before taking a step forward. [color=#FF7514]“I’m able to take a lot more punishment than the rest of you, no offense intended. So if there’s something down there waiting for us, chances are I’m standing the highest chance of being able to tank it.”[/color] She said with a rueful grin.

After waiting for Harper to step aside, Katja set off onto the staircase leading down into the dark unknown. The flickering lightbulb provided barely enough illumination for the staircase, and it didn’t even light up the bottom. So she might as well have been walking into an endless void. That did not deter Katja though, who’s steps left small stomps whenever she walked, as she activated her powers in anticipation of anything.

And yet, despite that preparation, she was still caught off guard when something did hit.

A series of sudden tremors violently shook the shaft as muffled explosions could be heard coming from down below. A decades-long collection of dust fell down from the ceiling and the flickering lightbulb finally gave out, plunging Katja in almost complete darkness, save for the light coming from the entrance hatch. Yet the lack of light was of the least concern to Blackjack’s giant, as the tremors had caused her to miss a step.

And thus, cast in total blackness, Katja fell down the remaining flight of stairs. The suddenness of it made her yell out in surprise, followed by a few swears in Afrikaans. Luckily it turned out that she had almost reached the bottom anyway, so at least it didn’t take long.

	[color=#FF7514]“I’m fine!”[/color] She yelled up the stairway as she slowly got to her feet with a groan. While none of this was planned, at least she was glad none of her teammates saw her embarrassing tumble. Fishing her phone out of her pocket, she activated its flashlight to quickly survey her surroundings before waving up the staircase, to signal that she was indeed safely down there.

[color=#FF7514]“Coast seems clear, there’s nothing here that seems out of the ordinary-”[/color] Katja interrupted herself as she heard a noise that shouldn’t be here. The sound of rushing water.

Katja turned her flashlight around, pointing it into a long corridor that undoubtedly led towards the main room of the sub-basement. And as she did, the thing she feared turned out to be a reality. 

Water was rapidly spreading over the corridor’s floor. In fact, by the time Katja had turned around the water had already reached her, and it seemed like the level was going to be rising at a terrifyingly rapid rate. Alarmed, Katja swore once more before she yelled out back to the rest of the group.

	[color=#FF7514]“Guys! Unless any of you can breathe underwater, we’re gonna have to hurry!”[/color]



[/INDENT][/INDENT][/color]