Re: Destination: Foreven
By now, everyone is starting to get a 'feel' or a sense of what the inhabitants of this place were like. To begin with, they were probably tall... and thin. The ceilings seem to be higher than necessary for something that was primarily intended to just be functional. The doorways are higher than 'normal' yet seem to be a bit narrow in comparison.
You've gotten a sense, as well, as to what they considered 'architectural style', even decor. The labs were barren of anything that could have been considered personal, at least for Humans.
Arlo, Arc, and Roland are checking the area for another exit. It's Arlo that finds the doors at the end of the corridor. Whether they were meant to be secret or not, no one can say. That they are 'hidden' or 'camouflaged' or just 'discreet' is clear, though.
The one in the side wall opens like the other doors, revealing the hallway that leads back to the mining area. You'd seen it when you were in the mining area, but had crossed the mining area to the other side where you'd found an identical corridor. That's the one you'd taken.
The second door is in the end wall. As the door swings aside, it turns out to be the door to some sort of lift. Without power, though, it probably isn't going anywhere. On the other hand, there's a panel on the left-hand wall that pops open at your touch, revealing a hand crank!
Meanwhile, Steve, Harry, and Forge were opening the end door on the side of hallway that probably faced out into the crevasse.
Harry's little wire 'key' easily 'unlocks' the door, and it swings aside.
Whatever anyone might have been expecting, this wasn't it! It's a jungle!
It takes a minute or so to process what you are seeing, but it finally sinks in that this is, apparently, living quarters. You can see a sort-of-sofa, chairs (?), and poles wrapped in vegetation with... perches sticking out of them.
It definitely looks overgrown, but you can still see what appear to be two doors to either side of the room. You can barely discern through the foliage that there might be a window in the far wall. The room appears to be slightly smaller than the labs.