Jurassic Park - Group One

[dr_lauren]

Lauren had heard stories about the station 'beaming' the inhabitants down to exotic locales from some of the longer-term residents and frankly, they sounded just as unpredictable and dangerous as life on the station could be. It wasn't enough to have the station randomly trapping them and attacking them with wolves, they could also be attacked by pirate zombies somewhere off the station. She had made her mind up to resist any attempt to send her elsewhere, but then there had been those tantalising images of double helixes and other compounds on her communicator, and Lauren's geeky side had pricked up its ears.

And where had it gotten her? Apparently beamed onto a movie set, or what had seemed like one at first. It was hard to miss the iconic logo plastered everywhere as she made her way from the woods to the visitor centre, guided by a disembodied voice that she had only vaguely recognised as someone else from the station. She was grateful for him, however, as the noises that had been coming from within the enclosure - the raptor enclosure - had sounded very... realistic for a movie set and reassurance that she wasn't alone was a good thing. Apparently there were at least a few others nearby as well, and she looked forward to meeting up with them sooner rather than later.

Eventually she made her way inside the centre and was able to find the main hall, which was quite impressive with its sweeping staircase and domed ceiling. "Hello? Is there anybody else here? I could really use someone to pinch me right now..."

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[brightestlight]

Caroline ignores what Abed's got to say.

She can't stop herself, mounting the stairs that're to her right, but she doesn't go left - she goes right, she's following the exit signs and she doesn't process what he's said or that Klaus isn't with her or anything else, just that she's gone right and there's exit signs and she's outside.

And she's standing in the sun, she's under the real, honest to god sun, and she can't stop the way her eyes tear up, the way she just sort of exhales in a rush. She's outside. She's outside, and she never thought she'd be outside again, and even though she's thanked him a million times she presses a kiss to her ring, and then turns back to the door - only to see the sign.

Jurassic Park.

"Oh, wow. That's...." And that's when she realises that she heard Abed, and she tips her head back, her voice rising. "Abed?" She goes back inside after she looks over her shoulder. Well-groomed topiaries and cut grass all look normal, but she's seen this. She knows how this is supposed to go. "Sorry, I just- how do I get to you?"

[6seasonsandamovie]

There's no sound on the video surveillance, or none that Abed knows how to turn on at a glance, anyway, and he is busy studying the schematics of the building, laid out on the desk beside him. Troy is going on and on about how exciting this is, and they should go and see the raptors, but Abed is tuning him out.

He glances back at the screen, only to see that Caroline's back inside, and looking inquisitively up at the ceiling. He doesn't know how long she's been waiting for directions, but it can't be more than a few seconds.

"Caroline," he says into the mike. "Follow the hallway for twenty feet, then turn right," he tells her, an eye on the blueprints. "We're the third door on your left."

[brightestlight]

Caroline moves quickly, and just like that, she's at Abed's elbow. "So, how long to you think this is into the movie?" She doesn't really even say hello. "I mean, there's not any people here, I haven't heard anything. So."

She's got her game-face on, and she's been listening for people - any people, besides the ones in this room, and she's got a big fat zero so far, even though her sense aren't really as up to par as they used to be.

[6seasonsandamovie]

"We have power, and none of the fences have been damaged," Abed answers factually, absolutely unfazed by her game face or lack of a hello-how-are-you. "My guess is we're pre-storm, and I don't think the cast is joining us on this adventure."

He looks at the air beside him - at Troy - and nods slightly before looking back at Caroline. "You will need blood. And there's no telling how long we're here for."