USH'S MATRIX GAME 2006 FIFTH ASSIGNMENT- 'The Pagoda'

Being a lookout is no good if you cannot inform anyone.

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"Errr... i'm just scanning the general area right now," says Dallas. "I'm sure you'll work it out." He hangs up.

"I don't know about you, Cloud, but there's no way I'm waiting outside..." San replies.

"And sure, why not..." she says in response to Berserker.

Knock on the door 😛

Well in that case... a few moments later the door opens.

It reveals a tall man, well-dressed in a dinner suit. He has a smart, elegant look about him, but only as much as you can tell by his manner of dress, for his facial features are covered entirely in a plain white mask.

"Good afternoon gentlemen, ladies," he says. "My master is expecting you."

Mors conceals his pistol.

"I'm sure he is," Mors replies, recognizing the man as Melitus' butler. "Lead us to him."

Seeing Mors lower is pistol, Burn contemplates doing the same with his weapon.
But he takes another look at the Butler and decides to simply lower it to his side.

"I remember you," Heph says, glaring at the Butler. "Found replacements for the string quartet, I trust?"

"If you would care to follow me," he says. He starts to walk slowly into the gloom beyond.

"Yep definitly has that whole Adams Family thing going on." Berserker continues to joke around.

"Keep an eye out," Mors says to the others before following the butler.

Ares follows, hand in his coat pocket on the grip of his MAC10.

Azrael trails along, hanging at the back of the group.

"How do you think Melitus will act- will we experience any more of his games?" -Melkor asks Azrael.

This corridor is much more spartan from what you remember of Melitus. In fact, it is built not unlike the Monastery, mostly just wooden construction all around. At the end is another door, which the butler opens. iIt leads into darkness.

"Please proceed inside," says the butler. "There will be a short period for disinfection. My master is very concerned about the effect of contamination on his health.

"I also crave your indulgence with the darkness. Certain developments have left my master very sensitive to light. Illumination will be provided gradually once you are inside the chamber."

Oh no not that disinfection thing again...

Mors, in one smooth motion, draws his katana and holds it at the butler's throat.

"Not a chance in hell," Mors says. "We have gone through his disinfection process before; we won't be doing that again. Show us another way through."

Aww you beat me to it..
Fiine...
Burn will also drawn his weapon and point it point plank, at the butler.
"What he said. No disinfection. I will blow whatever matter you have filling your skull all over these clean white walls."

BTW, I DID call dibs on freaking out, ask lana...

Yeah he did.

"We do remember doing this before. And how it didn't turn out well for us."

"What`s so scary about desinfection, people?"

Klez simply watches with keen interest, guns still concealed.

"Because last time it did something to our code that left us unable to leave the Matrix. There's no way that's happening again."