Kick follows, as though he’d meant to go this way all along.

As expected the two hallways converge again on the other side.  This time two doors appear, once more facing each other.  The one to your right (connected to the outer wall) is bare and plain.  Standard fire-grade steel door with no glass.  The second door is similar in construction but bares various markings and warnings.  "Biohazard" stickers dot the door itself along with several stating "NO ADMITTANCE" and "Proper Safety Gear Required".

Kick gestures at the biohazard door and shrugs inquiringly.  Wanna go in here?

In reply to Kick Woods (msg # 427):

Natasha will listen at the door with the warnings...

No audible sounds can be heard from behind the marked door.

Kick takes one last look to make sure they haven’t been seen, and then opens the door.

In reply to Kick Woods (msg # 430):

Natasha also looks around...

The hallways you have traversed all appear to be clear of any sound of approach.  No footfalls nor voices can heard regardless of strain.  Occasionally a loud sound (usually mechanical in nature) reverberates through the area but it's origin point is clearly from outside the structure.

Not surprisingly, the marked door is locked.

In reply to That Which Knows All (msg # 432):

Is there a visible lock? Ie mechanical?

Ooc: Kick wouldn’t happen to have a crowbar on him?

It is a mechanical lock built into the door (not a padlock).

I don't believe you brought one but to be fair we never did cover what 'tools' you brought in with you.

In reply to That Which Knows All (msg # 435):

If you had a lockpick Natasha would have suggested bringing that...

Kick pulls out a Swiss army knife and tries picking the lock with it.

OOC: That's gonna be a hard IQ challenge at -5

Not sure this makes it.

20:52, Today: Kick Woods rolled 8 using 3d6.  Pick lock.

In reply to Kick Woods (msg # 439):

"Take your time..."

Kick jams the blade into the lock and begins wrenching it about but it seems to have no real effect.  He does, however, manage to avoid snapping his blade completely after a failed attempt to work it into the actual latch buried in the metal frame.

He shrugs and stuffs the knife back into his pocket.  He gestures as if to ask, Move on?

In reply to Kick Woods (msg # 442):

"Did that guard have any keys? i assume you checked..."

OOC: While Kick never specifically mentioned checking, he did say he put on the guys uniform so that would technically count, yes?  In which case...he did indeed have a small set of keys on him.

In reply to That Which Knows All (msg # 444):

Which would still be in the pockets...we could try them...

OOC: Hey, I'm not the only one here who didn't think about it earlier...just may or may not be more my job to remember.  I'm just sayin'...:D

The key ring is not swarming with metal but it does take awhile to work through them.  As luck would have it, a large, thick brass key fits perfectly.  Giving it a turn yields that in fact this is the correct key as the heavy metal bolt slides from the door frame.  A metallic click echoes through the area.

In reply to That Which Knows All (msg # 446):

We will move into the room, seeing what/who is there first, before closing and locking the door behind us only if it is safe...

Despite the various warnings, the room itself appears to be completely barren of any actual items; no work benches, no control stations, not even any noticeable arrangement of any equipment.  The place appears to be empty but seeing to the other side is hindered as the center of the room contains a single, large, round container (perhaps).  It fills the majority of the room leaving only a small pathway around it.  The ceiling is dramatically higher than the previous hallway, appearing to rise several yards upward.  The metal cylinder rises with it and at the top level you a multitude of pipes feeding into the cylinder.

In reply to That Which Knows All (msg # 448):

Making sure the door is locked securely behind them, Natasha looks around for cameras.