OOC: OK, I can't hide behind 'Avoiding-Double-Posting' anymore, so here's some IC. Sorry for the delay.
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#7 Slig turned towards Roy as he finished talking with Arnie. "The Production Lines? It's on this floor, just head out from here and walk around the corridor until you find a larger opening on the left... Or right, depends on which way you start off. Just look for the smoke."
The smoke reminded him of the order Arnie gave to him some minutes ago. Apparently, #7 Slig got confused on the way and returned. Arnie, who was now done with talking, looked at him and seemed to be thinking along the same lines. #7 Slig decided to leave for his own safety. He improvised quickly. "On second thought, I can lead you there myself... Roy, wasn't it? I heard you talking to the Boss."
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Rick was crawling in the vent system along the Production Lines. He figured there would be a way to start the ventilation manually from inside the vents. Then again, he could have looked around in the basement for a switch or control panel... But that would have been the easy and boring way.
As he crawled forward, the vent became darker and darker. Rick forgot about this aspect of his current surroundings and didn't bring anything along which could provide some light. He cursed himself for being stupid; he couldn't possibly expect the vents to be lit like a landing pad. Reminding himself that it was to late to turn back (not to mention lack of space), Rick carried on, using his hand to feel his way towards something which was complex enough to be a switch.
He turned around a corner. Up ahead, there were small dots of light crawling and floating around a strange metalic construction. Rick couldn't see clearly, but as he crawled forward, he realised that the dots were actually small bugs similar to fireflies. In the low greenish light they were emanating, Rick saw that the construction was a ventilating fan. The bugs must have found shelter among the blades and the wiring.
The fan covered the whole width of the vent; once Rick started it, it would be impossible to get past it. To his relief, he was in a junction at the time: to his right the vent continued. He could go that way after he started the ventilation. Turning his head back to the fan, he examined it. There were a few switches on the vent's wall. Feeling a bit sorry for the bugs, Rick threw one of the switches on. Slowly, the blades started swirling, throwing the bugs behind, towards the other end of the fan. With that done, Rick took the right turn and crawled on towards to find a vent cover.
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