adminfury: (Qᴜᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Fᴜʀʏ)
[personal profile] adminfury posting in [community profile] shieldacademyau
Those that sleep will awaken to a pitch black room with nothing but the faint red glow of the emergency lighting. This glow seemed to frame the ceiling of the room and gradually pulsate between a dimmer glow to a glow almost bright enough to read by then back down again. Every electronic device in the entire academy, dorms, and general building on the SHIELD grounds would display a black DOS-like screen with bright crimson lettering that read a simple, cryptic message.

SYSTEM ERROR
LOCKDOWN MODE INITIALISED

NEW MESSAGE



Activating the new message brings up another black screen with a mostly legible message to the students of SHIELD Academy. This ominous message doesn't seem to be salvageable by even the most brilliant of computer programmers. The file is just corrupt and there is nothing that can be done for it. It's a wonder the thing opened at all, to be honest.

the ⬛yste⬛ has bee⬛ compr⬛⬛ised
time is short so make haste
you have ⬛⬛ ho⬛rs to get out ⬛efore th⬛ purge
sub⬛outine demo⬛⬛sh⬛s ⬛⬛e ⬛uil⬛⬛n⬛ to con⬛ain
the th⬛⬛⬛t
t⬛e cent⬛al c⬛⬛pu⬛e⬛ m⬛st be rea⬛⬛⬛d and reb⬛ot⬛⬛
dea⬛ti⬛ate the l⬛cking mechanis⬛s on yo⬛r door by
ḁ̧̼͙͑5̡̙̩͎̭͗̆ͯ̍⬛̱͈̤̦̊͂ͩͦ̓̋n͉ ҉̬g̲̹̟̘̃ͣͤͬ͢y̩͔̓ͯͩͣ͑ͭ͜⬛ 8̘͍̳̤g̴̅ͫ̂⬛̲̞̺̜͉̿ ̢̲̙̗̩̐ͣ̍͊͗̚3̑͐̓͏⬛ ȁ̹̯̘͙͓̔́ͫ̈̃̃͡d͓͇̤͕͎̦͒ͪ̂̏m̷ͥ̃̇ͯ ⬛̠̩̯ ̌̓̂̉̽͏̯1̮͇̯͉͉͚̪͜ṇ̥͐ ̖̰̖͎͙̹ͨ͟ F̷̘̮̺̥̅̀ͯ͊ͣ͆̏Ȗ̩̦̅̈́̄̌R̨͔͎͎̥̱̼̘̈́ͧ̋͗̔̚̚Y̋͞|



Those that didn't sleep would have found the lights had suddenly gone off around 0400. Shortly following the assumed harmless power outage, the usually white glowing strips lining the edges of every room would have faded to a red that indicated a warning. The red lettering on the screens would have followed after that and finally, a good ten minutes into the disquieting silence, the blue message alert appeared. They would have found their doors locked, and the windows all barred by solid adamantium panels.

There is no riddle to be had here, no teacher seems to be present to consult. The students were alone, required to rely on eachother, their own cunning, and their unique abilities.

For those poor souls trapped in the Hazard Room, well... just don't make any sudden movements. The training protocols seem to still be active. Fortunately, they are set on moderate difficulty. You had been looking to hone your skills and blow off a little steam. Well, you just got your wish.

Mod Notes: Treat this post like a mingle-log. OOC plotting can be found here.

Targets and Weaponry: SHIELD bots come in a variety of sizes from no more than a foot in height to nearly four feet and come armed with a plethora of weapons designed to subdue and capture. Weapons designed specifically to counter the abilities of those that live here, just in case they lose control.

Small built-in turrets keep hidden behind sleek panels in the ceilings of most hallways and in the ground outside. These turrets fire wide range of power nullifying munitions as well as good old fashioned taze rounds.

Targeting sensors on all the machines and turrets use facial recognition to identify each student. Their powers and weaknesses are recorded in the main SHIELD database, which it refers to and decides the best course of action.

Date: 2014-08-23 03:59 am (UTC)
keepingwatch: (Collecting myself)
From: [personal profile] keepingwatch
These are the things that give Stiles faith in Lydia. Perhaps it's misplaced faith. Perhaps, she's just being a good friend, but Stiles always sees it as 'one of these days'. In any case, he does need the help and when Lydia offered it, Stiles had jumped at the chance despite the fact that he'd had to wake up early. He brings two strong coffees to the lab with him, passing one over to Lydia as he starts digging his science work out of his bag.

Stiles knows Gwen only in passing, but he nods a sort of good morning and feels a little guilty for not bringing three coffees.

And then, things go a little...haywire.

"I did not do that."

Whatever that is.

Date: 2014-08-23 07:57 pm (UTC)
itsmychoice: (pic#)
From: [personal profile] itsmychoice
Gwen was starting the day out early gathering results from some experiments she had been running over night. She wanted to get everything squared away before the science club meeting that night.

She wasn't surprised to see Lydia in the lab so early, or Stiles for that matter. She was surprised when the lights went out.

"Um, I don't think any of us did," Gwen said looking down at the message on her phone. "I think we're stuck."

Date: 2014-08-24 08:14 am (UTC)
lefthandedgenius: (studying you closely)
From: [personal profile] lefthandedgenius
There was a smile at the sight of the very much desired coffee, and she's taken in the breath to thank Stiles when it the lights go out. Like Gwen, she's also checking her phone, regarding the new message thoughtfully.

"We're three of the smartest people in this school." Lydia says determinedly. "We're only stuck if we want to be, and if we've all gotten this message, than everyone else has too. Which means quite a few people are going to be trying to get to the central computer room."

She looks at both Stiles and Gwen, a thoughtful expression on her face. "This might be a real emergency. Or it might be a test. It may not matter. We should try and figure out a way to help others get to the central computer if we can't make it ourselves. Can either of you text or call other people or is the wifi and cell reception completely compromised?"

Profile

shieldacademyau: (Default)
SHIELD Academy AU

Most Popular Tags

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags