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[loadsavepoint.livejournal.com]

SUDDENLY, YOU'RE STUCK IN A DARK CLOSET WITH...

Yeah, we went there. Blame Endy. You know the dealio: you're stuck in a closet - literally - with someone. A stranger, a person you hate, love, love but won't ever admit it-/shot

ANYWAY where the closet opens up to or how you even get out of there is all up to you. Maybe it's a ~*magical*~ closet, maybe it's an average ol' room. Just get creative!

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[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

...Sure!

[Much too easy - that should've been a hint. Adachi promptly cups his hand over his mouth and shouts down the hall.]

Hey! Captain Picard! My friend wants to ask you something!

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

H-hey, what are you-!

[It's a loud whisper, Dojima looking a little panicked. He looks even more startled with Picard stops and turns, looking at him curiously.]

...Er.

[A pause, before Dojima finally gets up the nerve to speak.]

That is... how do you get out of here?

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

[Adachi fights down the urge to do something ridiculous like kiss Dojima right there, in the middle of the hall, in front of Picard - but he doesn't fancy getting his face socked in today.

The captain, obliviously amiable, does not notice this ill-will at all, however. He simply asks to clarify, 'Get out of where?']

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

The ship. We're, uh... not from around here.

[The most Dojima notices is the odd look on Adachi's face, and the sudden silence, for having just mockingly called on Picard himself.

The captain points down the left hall; the one he had just come from. 'Head that way, and you'll find some teleporters. One of the men there should be able to beam you out of here.']

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

[As if the thought spurs him into motion, Adachi salutes curtly at Picard with a disarming smile - an act, and maybe now, Dojima knows enough that he can actually see through it.]

Thanks, sir! Sorry for disturbing you. Man, you don't know how lost we got trying to figure out our way 'round the ship, but you're a real lifesaver.

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

[Dojima certainly does see through it, and it's probably why he grabs him by the back of the shirt, dragging him along.]

Thanks, Captain.

[He gives a salute in passing, Picard heading back the opposite way with a nod. Once they're out of range, he lets go of Adachi.]

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

Hey, hey, hey! What was that for?

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

Saving the captain from your sarcasm.

[So noble, Dojima!]

You are a jerk.

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

Sarcasm?

[He blinks innocently at Dojima.]

I have no idea what you're talking about. That was all heartfelt thanks, right there. Sheesh, you thank a guy and someone's gotta call it sarcasm. Just can't get a break around here...

:333c also sorry about the weird format and lack of suitable icon; mobile

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever seen you honestly thank someone. [Dojima rolls his eyes, looking back down the hall.] We should get going, though. [Although he is a little sad to leave the Enterprise... and his secret love Picard .]

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

...Already?

[I mean, c'mon, how often are they going to be on the Enterprise. Even in Infinity.]

You don't wanna...look around first? Think about it - we're not really going to get the chance to see what it's like again. Unless watching reruns on the sci-fi channel's enough excitement for you.

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

And mess something up?

[Not that Dojima would be the one to mess things up; of course it wouldn't be him.]

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

[A dismissive noise, and a wave of his hand.]

C'mon, how could we possibly mess that much up? We're just going to take a look around.

[And he starts walking decidedly not left.]

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

Hey-!

[Dojima looks between Adachi and the left hall. Adachi knows too well which decision he'll make at this point. With a sigh, he sprints a few steps to catch up.]

...Fine. I'm only going to make sure you don't touch anything.

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

[Too late. Adachi already has his hand on a side panel near a hallway door, pressing random buttons to figure out how to open it. It doesn't help that all the keys are written in that same, unreadable hybrid language - worse yet, he's doing it while shielding his finger with the bottom hem of his shirt...like he's trying to not leave fingerprints.]

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

Adachi! Stop touching things!

[Again with the loud, panicked whispering. He quickly pulls Adachi away from the panel, but not before the door slides open to reveal... tanks of bright yellow, bubbling liquid with mysterious, shadowed figures inside them. The tanks are lined against the wall in the circular room, with a giant control panel pillar in the middle.]

...The hell?

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

Whoaaaa.

[Fascinated, Adachi pulls away from Dojima - or rather, pulls the other man with him as he takes a few steps into the area. There is a dim yellow light cast on the entire space, and the door slides shut behind them - but he's hardly paying attention. He already has his face up against one of the tanks, blinking at the creature inside, curled up in a fetal position.]

Are these...aliens?

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

What'd I say about touching things?

[Never mind that curiosity naturally arises in this sort of situation, and even as Dojima tugs Adachi back again, his gaze is up at the creature Adachi is staring at himself. It's almost grotesque, and certainly disturbing, and... missing an eye.]

...We probably shouldn't be in here.

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

[Adachi turns back to Dojima with a skeptical look, pointing his thumb over his shoulder.]

Don't be such a wet blanket, Dojima-san. This thing isn't going to do anything, it's dead and stuck in a test tube, for crying out loud!

[Apparently not dead enough. Just as Adachi says it, the thing opens its eye, and slaps a tentacle onto the glass behind Adachi, right near his head.]

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

[Guess Dojima's police training hasn't all been forgotten - his first reaction is grabbing Adachi by the arm and pulling him away from the glasses. (That is, after a moment of staring at the thing twitching back to life.) The tank proves to be sturdy, though, when the alien claws against the glass, not even making a dent or scratch. Of course, Dojima's seen ten too many sci-fi movies to trust it that easily.]

You were saying?

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

[Adachi nearly stumbles, but he's too used to being yanked by the chain by Dojima, and he manages to regain his footing before he slams face-first into another tube. He blinks back at the monster - looked a little like their bubbly friend back in the hall, actually.]

...L-like I said! It's stuck in a test tube! C-can't do anything!

[Doesn't stop him from subconsciously pressing a little away from the alien and into Dojima, though.]

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

Even if they can't...

[Dojima looks around. Suddenly, all the creatures are awake, all staring at the two intruders in the room. Some claw and bang at the glass, some try to make sounds, others just gaze intently. Dojima finds himself moving towards the middle of the room, pulling Adachi along.]

I don't think we should risk it.

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

[Okay. Now it's starting to look a little too much like those space horror movies, and Adachi's not stupid, man. He knows scrawnier guy always dies first in those types of movies. He's already moving towards the exit before Dojima starts pulling him towards it faster, and soon enough, they're both scrambling out of that ominous room. The door slides shut, and this time Adachi keeps his hands away from the button panel.]

...L-let's go home! Man, I'm beat! Exhausted!

[juneslater.livejournal.com]

[Way too much like the space horrors. Dojima dashes out after him, and good thing, because right after they get out, there's a crash from the inside. He stares at the door for a moment, then starts heading down the hall.]

Y-yeah, let's go.

i don't know how teleporting works in this series; help

[nowheresman.livejournal.com]

[Wow, Dojima, have you ever seen Adachi move this fast - 'cause suddenly, he's ahead of you, and turning down that left corridor like Captain Baldalot suggested. He doesn't look back.]