Penultimatum

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The Compound consists of the upper, above ground levels of the titular structure. The outer walls of The Compound evoke brutalist architecture, being composed primarily of concrete, steel, and glass. The building itself is enormous, and box-like in shape, with two floors above ground and two floors below ground. Despite the road, parking lot, and fence surrounding The Compound all showing signs of age, the structure itself appears to be completely intact. On the roof of the structure are an enormous exhaust pipe and a very large loudspeaker, the latter of which can be heard across nearly the whole arena when it is turned on, and is nearly deafening up close.

Inside, The Compound's floors all consist of the same layout, with hallways running around the perimeter of the building surrounding its central staircase, with rooms branching outwards from these hallways and facing the outer edges of the building. During the day, the interior of The Compound is dimly lit, courtesy of the glass windows common to every outside-facing room. At night it is completely dark inside, requiring the use of a flashlight for the average person to be able to see.

Much of the furnishings of The Compound have been moved around and overturned to create cover within the rooms and hallways, but cursory examination shows the most common furnishings being cabinets, flat metallic tables, and plastic chairs. Discerning the purpose of most of The Compound's above ground rooms is difficult, but flat countertops with fume hoods above them are a frequent sight, and some rooms (primarily on the building's west side) possess beds and were seemingly designed for habitation. Shards of glass from shattered glassware and scattered, broken medical equipment is common in The Compound's rooms, but not the hallways.

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((INTERMISSION: No Way Out))

The insects had dispersed.

Kyle had filled her in on everything that had happened. It had taken a while for him to remember and write out the names of everyone who their kidnappers said had died. In that time, they had explored the compound's interior, and come upon several uniquely maimed bodies that helped jog Kyle's memory. It was far more than just Sydney who had died, and many more people besides Lily with blood on their hands.

They had stopped at the wreckage left behind by the explosion, cracked concrete and exposed, discarded rebar strewn haphazardly with broken glass and gravel. Standing there, observing the carnage, she looked out the hole blasted through the side of the building. Her gaze affixed itself to the setting sun, and she saw two roads diverge out from in front of her. One was bathed in blood, yet twirled and twisted out and out, into the horizon. The other was pristine, but sunk into the ground, and trailed off into darkness.

She found her hand wrapped around a chunk of rebar.

Her eyes closed, her breathing steadied. Her grip on the rebar tightened, and she turned away from both roads, letting them fade into dust.

They holed up in one of the side rooms as the sky turned black, and rested.

She was jarred awake when the announcement came, and soon found herself staring off into the distance, readying herself to slip away again.

Only this time, she steadied herself, and instead took deep, slow breaths, in and out. She couldn't save everyone. She couldn't even save herself, and she had already failed someone who deserved better. She could always try again to be that better, though.

When the announcement finished, she dragged Kyle out into the hallways with her, ready to face whatever was ahead.

((Weapon in hand, just in case.))
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