002 || video/action for Ruins of Alph;

[majorcrotchgrab]

[The feed starts but it just appears black aside from a pulsating red light in the upper corner. A groan can be heard and some rustling, followed by a squeak that sounds a lot like a child saying "Jolt!"]

Shit... That hurt...! Why the hell do they have this place open to the public if the floor just randomly gives away! Ugh... Katya? Katya, are you alright?

[Chirp!]

I'll take that as a yes. Nghh.. My back is killing me...

[Finally Raikov's face appears as he grabs his gear and turns on a flashlight. He looks a little worse for wear and despite how panicky he feels, he's trying not to show it. As if finding out Ocelot here wasn't bad enough, now he's injured his back and is stuck in some creepy, dark ruins.]

Has anyone ever inspected the.. er... Ruins of... Alph before? ... I think I might be trapped.

[An odd distorted sound starts playing from his radio and his faux-calmness is now gone. Katya scurries up on to his shoulder and shudders as Raikov glances around, biting his bottom lip]

And I don't think I'm alone....


... Someone help?

Comments

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[imthe_shit]

I did, a long time ago.

I was trapped in there for a day or two. [ GEE SNAKE. SUCH AMAZING HELP. ] Just try to keep calm.

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[otakon_geek]

Raikov? Hey, are you ok? [Otacon had already spoken with another guy who had gotten themselves trapped within a cave here in Johto. Were there a lot of places like this?]

I've never been to the Ruins of Alph, but perhaps I can help guide you out somehow? [He liked helping people via Codec, so why should this be any different?]

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[enjoymyatelier]

...ah, yes, that does tend to happen in the Ruins of Alph... they really should put up some sort of warning, but I wouldn't say you're in any real danger.

The Unown are a bit unsettling, but they're not particularly difficult to deal with. They have exactly one attack and it's never particularly good, in my experience.

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[lullabytes]

You're not trapped...you just need to solve the puzzles to proceed.

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[bertall]

I-I've gone through it before. I went there before I started to head down to Azalea Town a couple months ago...

video; guess who's late

[ossifragant]

Raikov?!

Are you okay?!