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Post by Eleanor Parker on Dec 22, 2010 7:42:53 GMT -5
From the moment that Sara had mentioned the lighthouse, that was the one sole thing that Eleanor was looking for through their whole trip across the ocean. She looked up into the sky at the moon every now and then, admiring how peaceful it was at sea since there were no zombies on the ocean. So peaceful and beautiful when you find a place that you can ignore the threat of the zombies trying to eat you.[/color] she thought to herself as she heard Sara say that they had reached their destination. She immediately turned her head, to try and find where the Lighthouse was, and there it was in all of its glory.
Eleanor hopped out of the boat once they were grounded and stable enough to get out, the first thing she did was make sure that she had her bow in her hands, handy and ready in case there was a zombie out on this remote island somehow. She gazed up to the top of the lighthouse, admiring how tall it was. "Incredible, this place was built in the 50's and its still standing. How the whole world didn't know about it, I'll never know."[/color] She thought aloud as she looked up to the clearly marked pathway leading towards the entrance of the lighthouse, She was curious and wanted to walk right up it, but knew it was better to stay with the group.
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Post by Sara Cafferey on Dec 22, 2010 21:45:36 GMT -5
Location: Lighthouse
Sara stepped out of the boat, eying the small flight of stairs with a little nervousness. Sighing, she took the lead. Walking up the first small flight up steps, turning to the left and walking up six more steps before arriving at the door leading in to the Lighthouse itself. Inside it was dark; no light could be seen except the light from the moon as it shone on the open door way.
"Through here." Sara said as she entered the lighthouse. She heard the footsteps of the others right behind her, and assumed that they were indeed right behind her.
Slowly the huge, steel door closed behind them, plunging the room in to total darkness. Seconds later the lights flickered on one at a time. In front of them was a very old banner. It was red with gold lettering. The banner read 'No Gods or Kings. Only Man.' Above that was a statue of an angry looking man. Ignoring the statue, Sara looked behind her to take a head count. "We all here?" She asked.
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Post by Jade Bolton on Dec 23, 2010 0:15:19 GMT -5
"Guess it all depends on who you know," Jade replied to Eleanor as they walked in.
"Yep, all here," Jason replied from the back of the group of four.
Jade's eyes roamed the walls of the lighthouse, her foot steps practically silent as they walked. She felt slightly paranoid in here, but had to shake off the feeling.
"No gods or kings. Only man..." Jason muttered as they began to descend.
~"Kind of creepy."~[/i] Jade thought as she kept her eyes off the statue after a first glance. Jade ignored this thought and kept her senses about her, while Jason just calmly tagged along behind, partly curious about what they were getting themselves into now.
"Well, at least we won't have to deal with zombies for a while." Jason added a bit later.
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Post by Eleanor Parker on Dec 23, 2010 13:24:01 GMT -5
"Guess so."[/color] Eleanor commented as they all walked into the lighthouse, a new sense of excitement rushing through her body as they entered the dark Lighthouse. When she was surrounded by the total darkness of the place, she couldn't help but feel excited and yet lost at the same time. When the lights flickered to reveal the angry looking statue in the banner, Eleanor nodded as Jason read what the banner said. "That supposed to be that Andrew Ryan guy?"[/color] She asked curiously as she walked closer towards the edge of the staircase and looked down to see how far they would have to walk down. Upon hearing Jason's remark, Eleanor found that it was a good idea to let her bow rest for awhile, so she carefully slipped in the middle of the bow, with the actual bow on her back and the string sitting firmly across her chest. "Agreed, I highly doubt any of them are on this rock."[/color]
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Post by Sara Cafferey on Dec 27, 2010 17:54:42 GMT -5
"Yes...that's him." Sara replied, finally giving the statue a glance as the stairs lit up. The stairs went in a half downward spiral from the left and the right, both sides converging on the lower level. Taking a deep breath Sara descended the stairs on the left before doing a 180 degree turn. On the lower level the stairs descended once more. Going down that, Sara stopped. It looked like it just dead ended but to the left yet more stairs could be seen. this staircase was longer than the rest, disappearing in to darkness.
Glancing behind her, Sara bit her lip before descending the last staircase. At the bottom, Sara found herself in a huge room with a hole in the ground. Over the whole was a small, goldish metal Bathysphere with it's small door open; inviting.
"Alright everyone; in to the Bathysphere." Sara said as she herself entered in.
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Post by Jason McCallister on Jan 3, 2011 1:43:56 GMT -5
When they moved into the bathysphere, the ride was MUCH longer than Jason and Jade thought it would be. They didn't see a whole lot at first, but an automated video flickered onto the apparent window of the compartment they were placed in. Both appeared fairly intrigued by the video even though it skipped occasionally.
Eventually, the bathysphere seemed to alter its course and the video ended as they moved in an unpredictable path through Rapture steadily, seeing a school of fish along the way. Jason proceeded to watch the view in front of them from either side of Sarah and Eleanor. Jade near Eleanor, Jason near Sara on her right. The bathysphere stopped going down vertically after a while. Garbled radio transmissions could be heard once the video ended, but the reception was rather poor. Jason could barely determine what some of the words were, but a lot of it was static and seemed to be coming from elsewhere. Jade simply tuned it out.
Both thought the city was quite beautiful even through the water, it was so mysterious and advanced looking, Jade was quite marveled by it. It reminded her of Atlantis yet with a...darker touch to it, one that sent a chill down her spine, and she wasn't sure why. Jason was fairly distracted by the sites, unable to notice this aspect - for now.
The bathysphere then sloped downwards towards a long entrance that looked like the skeleton of a tunnel. As they got closer a set of words lit up, each bar above one of the curved support beams held bits of this phrase: "all good things...of this earth...flow into the city" The text was lit up by glowing white halogen lettering in all capitals, then shut off once they passed each one. Once they got to the core of the entrance, the entrance to Rapture itself, they saw the words on a cement surface "Rapture Transit Authority", and the bathysphere continued to move through it just a moment longer before coming to a steady halt.
That was probably one of the most interesting rides either of the Alaskans had had their ENTIRE life.
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Post by Eleanor Parker on Jan 3, 2011 21:34:50 GMT -5
Eleanor made sure to stick close to group, she tried not to let her sight seeing side get the best of her as she ventured on down the descending staircase. It seemed to go on forever and ever! The lights just seemed to appear as they continued their descent, but when they finally reached their destination, She was speechless at seing the Bathysphere waiting for them. "Wow..."[/color] She murmured as the rest of the group slowly entered into the Bathysphere. Eleanor made herself comfortable, sitting beside Jade and waiting for the ride to begin.
When the Bathysphere began its slow descent downward a small shaft, she watched as the machinery passed by that was guiding the Bathysphere down. There was a small window for them all to peer out of, in which two statues were shown as they continued to descend.
10 Fathoms. 18 Fathoms. The statues read, as a automated video screen covered up the window.
From the Desk of Andrew Ryan, read the video screen as the apparent voice of the city's founder played over speakers in the Bathysphere. It was a marvel that the sound and video were still working, considering how old the place was! The sound was mostly static due to its old condition, but there was one phrase that Eleanor picked out instantly.
"I chose, Rapture."
"Rapture..." Eleanor mumbled as she looked out of the window as the automated video screen rolled back up. The city was truly a marvel to see, it was like the city of Atlantis! Large skyscraper buildings all connected by clear glass tunnels, it was a sight to behold. She watched as schools of fish swam freely throughout the buildings, and it was then that Eleanor had noticed a building in the distance. The building itself looked as if it was destroyed, blow apart by a bomb. She decided not to point it out as the Bathysphere slowly entered a tunnel where several words illuminated as they travled to the inside of the city. She was truly speechless, it was a ride that she would never forget. "Sara, this place is incredible."[/color]
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Post by Sara Cafferey on Jan 4, 2011 0:09:20 GMT -5
Sara had ignored the video for the most part, the voice of Andrew Ryan sending shivers down her spine. She remembered the man, at least hearing his name.
As the Bathysphere seemed to dock, Sara glanced out the viewport window, seeing a picture; in fact several in the underwater tunnel. There were pictures of the red ADAM plasmids, as well as an advertisement for the Telekinesis plasmid.
Slowly the Bathysphere began to rise, coming to a stop on the surface of the water. Outside there was a huge room, dimly lit. There was a railing that led from the Bathysphere entrance, across the pool and to dry ground on the other side.
After a few seconds the door to the Bathysphere opened. Stepping out, Sara inhaled deeply, recognizing the familiar ocean, rust and salt scented air.
Crossing the bridge, Sara saw suitcases on the ground, each was covered in dust and what looked like droplets of blood. Stepping forward Sara followed the railing up several small stairs. Looking up there was a large board that was obviously the old Travel board that had listed all of the Bathysphere arrival and departure times. Even though the board was low on power, it could still be read. Canceled...canceled...canceled. The sphere locations were all canceled yet the arrival/departure times remained.
Walking underneath the sign, Sara was suddenly forced to stop when a loud yell came from overhead. A person jumped down wearing old, tattered clothing. Over his face he wore a weird mask shaped like the face of a rabbit without the whiskers. In the man's hands were two clawed things that were hard to make out.
All of a sudden a bot came out of nowhere and after firing a few rounds the Splicer took off, running up the wall like an insect and disappearing in to a small hole high above.
"Nice to know nothing has changed..." Sara mumbled sarcastically.
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Post by Jade Bolton on Oct 24, 2012 20:57:08 GMT -5
Jade fell quiet and observed and listened, taking in the sights. Definitely a bit creepy. As they proceeded to walk, she decided she didn't like this place. Regardless, she wasn't going to turn around. The three she'd followed might need help in a sticky situation later on. A group of three was better than a group of two. She then quickly followed the movement of the man revealing himself to them, shooting him a glare of tension. "And who are you?"[/color] her hands fell towards her sides near her coat, where hidden Kunai throwing blades were stowed.
Jason tensed as well, keeping his hands near his own weapons, but said nothing.
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