Garthon marched triumphantly past the lockers to the South exit. Tapping his metal suit encouragingly, he pushed open the door release and stepped out into a very dimly lit corridor.

The room consisted of two sections, of which he was stood on the East. Sparks of electricity danced around his head excitedly as he felt himself ducking and weaving. The metal suit suddenly felt very exposed.

"What do you see?" Asked Aippaq nervously.

Garthon avoided touching the walls as he approached the middle part of the room. There was a very narrow opening separating the East side from the West side. On the West side there was a hatchet attached to a wall, along with a switch and additional exits. The East side contained other exits as well as a couple of fusion cells laying on the floor.

But over his head, sparks were dancing around from the metal box which had a flashing red warning light. He quickly ducked as another spark shot past him.

At this point it was already too late, the group had gathered and were all frantically dodging as sparks flitted this way and that.

"I'd be willing to bet that switch on the West Side might shut off this power excess." Said Dain thoughtfully.

"Only problem is on wrong side! Hole too small!" Declared Tesimal. There was indeed a gap that somebody could crawl under to get to the switch on the other side, but the roof looked very unstable under the small gap.

"So either we stay and fry, or somebody fearlessly risks their life to go save us all. What a delightful prospect" Said Elias miserably.

(For clarity, you're currently on the East side)

The fusion cells have been taken. The player(s) who have them have had their inventory updated.

Aippaq approached the opening thoughtfully, twiddling his trust pipe around in between his teeth. It was really now or never.

Crouching down on the floor, he steadied himself as the opening loomed above him. Sparks danced around his head.

"Wish me luck." He said nervously before ducking down and crawling across the floor.

It seemed like a much longer distance than it was. As he crawled, the roof began to shake noticeably.

"Have the patience of ox." Said Da Shuang with a silent nod.

"I'm almost there! I can see the...I can see!"

There was a flash of electricity as a spark caught the opening of the roof suddenly. With a rumble, the thin material gave way and smashed against the floor.

"Aippaq!" Shouted Dain, rushing over to the fallen rubble.

There was no opening left. This side was completely obscured from the other now.

The group stood by as sparks continued to dance around their heads before they finally subsided.

"Is it over? Nobody went pop?" Said Tesimal excitedly.

"It's over."

The voice was Aippaq's from the other side.

"Are you okay?" asked Diamente.

"Just a few bruises. I've been through worse caves than that in the ice." Said Aippaq with a chuckle.

The group stood and caught their breath for a few moments. RAMSES began to scrape away some of the rubble, but it was wedged fairly tight.

"I would say the opening is stuck shut now..." He said uncomfortably.

The one side of the room stood in silence as Aippaq did, reflecting on the current situation.

Aippaq is alone on the West side of the room. He is the only player who can access the West exits. The players on the East side can access the East exits.

The group was ready to move on.

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