New Rose

[Cash Money Chad]

" I don't know about you but I say we take what we need and burn the rest. You saw how it reproduces, if we dont make it extinct it will destroy more lives than it saves." The said as she set the line up. "Damn I thought it was a mental disorder ... Fuck I really might not make it out of here alive." She said with a sigh as she repelled to the next floor. Lower and lower they went until they heard a slight hum and saw two saka drones fly down into the shaft.

[DrMender]

Mercy curses at the buzzing sound echoing down the shaft from above them as he replies, “I only planned on seeing what they had and burning it or only taking what was needed since its tied to a damn bio-weapon” as he glares up at the saka drones. He scowls taking a quick shot at one of the drones and replies, “Sorry but I’ve seen enough cyber-psychosis victims come in and you displayed all the medical signs for it… plus saka hackers are notorious for using it” before he cackles at the mini-explosion from one of the drones burning up into worthless scrap.

[Cash Money Chad]

" So really every cyberpsycho might just be a saka puppet?" She said aiming her arm and taking out the next drone. Taking a moment to enjoy the magic of burning metal falling down around them." Then she went down lower into the abyss of darkness. The hell of secrets Biotechnica has in their closet. 

Cam could feel her self slipping back mentally so she stopped on a ledge to get her self together. "Know where I can get some good meds for this?" She asked holding onto him smelling him trying something to keep her grounded in reality.

[DrMender]

He shakes his head at the mention of being primarily saka drones and replies, “honestly don’t know but I do know the corpos use it and I am not sure if it happens naturally from too much chrome or a hacker” as he watches the last drone explode. He gives a small smile and replies in a sad tone, “There are meds to combat the effect but from my experience so far. I don’t know of a cure but I’ve got some contacts that might be able help and I might have something back at the clinic I think…” as he tries to remember if he has anything to help on him or at the clinic.

[Cash Money Chad]

"If you have something give it to me now, I'm slipping already." She said sliding her back down the frame of the ledge and sits hoping he has something or maybe it will pass. She looks up at him. If I start to slip and I become out of control give me the pain killer and make me pass out hopefully you can get me out of here. She takes a deep breath as Mercy starts to look really squigglie. Then a flash of confusion on her face, not sure if he hear the sound of something detaching above them.

Minutes ago

An AV lands on the roof of the Biotechnica building. It's a black and red Arasaka AV and a Woman in a red dress and black jacket walks out. A black Jacket with the Arasaka logo on it. an executive greets her at the door and escorts her to the private elevator. The executive goes on to explain that in experimenting on a way to pollinate the flower they had stumbled on to a new bioweapon that could turn the tide of the war, or even fore Militech to surrender. Perhaps the woman can see her family again he remarked as they proceeded into the elevator with two Saka security guards.

Minutes Later

and as they made their way down The executive went on to explain that they had a break in before she arrived, nothing two serious just three edge runners looking to steal something for a quick buck. Nothing she should trouble herself with. but it will be the corpse of one of them she will be filming. It's her job as an Arasaka media to record information that is too sensitive to be on the net. she records the footage and curries it to Saburo Arasaka directly. 
 

When the elevator reached the bottom they got off and went into a room with a two way mirror. On the other side the mangled and disfigured body of Kara lays on a operating table, as if it was a sacrificial alter. Once the Media got a clear shot they released the seed and pollen into the room he body then began turning a sickly mulchish green and began sprouting buds, as those buds bloomed they began releasing the same gas now, making the room thick with it. Like a sparkling golden amber haze that surrounded this grotesque abomination. Like some kind of evil ancient god rewarding it's people for a worthy sacrifice ..In the past she would have been sickened by this but years of this kind of work have hardened her to the point of being dead inside. She lashed a fake smile telling the executive she got what she needed and that Saburo would be pleased.

[DrMender]

As the duo had stopped on a ledge and hearing the strain in Camila’s voice, Mercy dug through his med pouch looking for anything that might be helpful. He smiles brightly at a small vial labeled, “Solution P” and glances over at his companion blinking in confusion at the strange detaching noise. 
 

Mercy glanced up seeing an elevator rapidly descending in the elevator shaft towards them. He mentally cursed out loud at his luck, “bloody hell!” and quickly grabbed onto Camila’s injecting a dose of the cyber-psychosis treatment into her neck shouting, “Sorry no time to be gentle! Get ready to jump!”

Once the elevator had passed by them, he prepared to jump and if needed carry Camila with him onto the top of the elevator to gain access to the secret lab.

Edited June 18, 2023 by DrMender

[DreamsnThings]

Everything was blurred
Everything was fuzzy
Everything felt like it was wrong

then something jabbed into her goddamn neck, burning into her veins as she snapped back to reality for a moment, ready to shoot whatever corpo fuck decided to stab her before whatever poison kicked in. as she went to swing around and attack the fucker she froze like she saw a ghost, her head was a little jumbly but she was sure mercy had died back in the trash compacter. her pupils dialating as she blinked, feeling concussed as everything was muted and distorted, she was looking for kara, she could have sworn they were just talking with grim gallows humor about how they were bleeding out with a dead doctor a few rooms back. but the details were blurry and off.

was that a delusion? was this another one? what the hell ha- 

well she was still getting her bearings she was yanked forward by the good doctor as she faceplants against the top of the elevator, having not been prepared for that in the slightest "what in my wanted ass's seven hells bells is going on here exactly mercy?"

[Cash Money Chad]

Mercy Looked puzzled for a second, but slowly and calmly explained everything that happened to her and that up until just seconds ago she was having a bout of cyber psychosis which was brought on by a Saka netrunner on a local network.Camilla replied "ok... so what Im hearing here is someone caught me off guard, I lost control, was a badass and shot what made me loose control, you got hit by the drone as collateral damage. then I got surrounded for a moment, a moment later I was a badass again buuuuut needed a bit of a patch up. we bailed down the shaft, did a little more badassery. little bit of balance lost, then you stabbed me in the neck? Ok I think I got all of that aside from the fact that you were the one that lived, not sure how I got that mixed up but cherrio churros and all that, no use crying over spilled milk, especially cherrio milk. that milks pretty damn bland. but I guess getting shot up with a needle moments before getting thrown on an elevator is not even in my top 10 worst ways I have woken up so let go, get the job done, and get some breakfast, im feeling cereal" Which he then explained that slipping ment slipping out of reality.

It started getting dark now, more and more so by the second, soon total darkness. Soon to be preview to the horror that lies beyond oblivion.

You have now plunged deep into the world of survival horror...Good luck

Edited June 18, 2023 by Cash Money Chad

[DrMender]

At Camilla’s response to the psychosis treatment working for her without any side effects and her seemingly returning back to normal, he sighed at the oversimplified explanation from her but nodded in response. He stated quietly, “Thats about the basics that happened and were at the elevator to the lab with the flower” as he looked around for the hatch or access into the secret lab from the elevator shaft on top of the elevator that they current stood on top of. As he looked around for the hatch, he would wait for the sound of those inside leaving the elevator before attempting to enter the elevator and listening to there conversation for any information that might help.

Edited June 21, 2023 by DrMender

[Cash Money Chad]

8Mercy learned from their conversation that the woman in the elevator was Saburo Arasaka's personal media in charge of recording and currying information to Saburo regarding secret black projects. Also that she was heading to record information on the very flower they were looking for. Finally it seemed like the end was in sight and that there would be a chance of making it out alive and with Eddies at the end of the day. But now it was the two of them in the belly of the beast. The two tread carefully and follow behind. Always being sure to. Stay at least one corner behind them until they saw them enter the testing sector. Soon they had to duck into a near by lab hide from a couple scientists passing by, finding tubes with human beings floating inside with these blank expressions on their face. One tube having a child inside with a near identical one laying on an operating table. Vacantly with a freshly stitched autopsy scars on his head and chest.

[DrMender]

Mercy scowled at the floating child in the tube and the identical freshly autopsied child on the table. He listened at the door for coast to be clear to continue on to find the flower and get out of the medical labs. He periodically glanced around the empty lab and at the workstation debating about looking for any notes.

[Cash Money Chad]

Mercy finds research data on cloning and the human genome, as well as recorded data from cloning experimentation, stating that clones of human beings tend to be mind less husks, and that their bodies could be used to store engrams or AI programs. 

Though the labratory is very clean and sterile there is this palpable yet frightening aura about it, especially in that room it's dark and only lit by the light of the clone tanks and computer monitors. What seems to be the most frightening this is the cold indifference of the people who work in this pace.  from just what they have seen alone it's enough to give anyone nightmares. Yet they go about their day as if they were Marine biologists, and rent a cops.

Mercy and Camila cant find anything that would be useful in progressing further into the lab. Saka security is up ahead, total of 4 patrol men in each sector and two guarding the lab area where the flower is most likely kept. Camila suggests that they sneak up on a couple of scientists and try to sneak past the guards in disguise. Then her eyes glitch for a second and she gets the shakes. Mercy holds her down and tries to help her get lucid just as a Saka guard approaches the door



 

[DrMender]

At the sight of the research data for the Araska cloning and human genome program involving engrams or AI programs brought a frown to his face, while he muttered, "fucking corpos playing as gods....." as he turned away from the data station looking for a drive or way to copy the data. Hearing Camila's suggestion about sneaking up on a couple of scientists and trying on a disguise to get past them, he chuckled quietly and whispered, "Not a bad plan though but they always seem to travel in groups of three or more...."

In an attempt to prevent Camila from having a meltdown and slipping back into the dream world, he would silently curse at the jingling of keys followed by the heavy thud of boots from a guard approaching the door. He frowned pushing Camila out of sight behind a table and attempted to hide out of sight from the guard with the intention of stealing of identification card after knocking him out or killing him.

[Cash Money Chad]

Camila's eyes shake and her body twitches laid out on her back behind the table. The guard looks around the room feeling suspicious about there being a monitor left on after the room was closed. He closes the door behind him radioing that he is checking the room out. He takes a look around the room and it looks disturbed as if someone was pulling files from folders. He is getting closer to you almost on Mercy and Camila.

[DrMender]

At the sight of the Guard entering the previously closed and shutdown room, while perusing the opened data files at the station he had been using had caused him to curse out silently under his breathe. He frowned in annoyance at the guards notification on a radio that he planned to check out the room, which caused the Doctor to alter the plan on knocking him out and instead planning to silence him permanently by slashing his vocal cords attempting to silently rise up behind him from behind the table to use his ripper claws on his mechanical hand.