The room was as still and quiet as the rest of the building seemed to be. It was such a contrast to what he knew to be the truth, that even with nothing attacking him yet, he couldn't help but feel that that stillness could shatter apart at any given moment. So he didn't want to stay in here too long even if it seemed to be clear.
First things first. Let's check the desk, shall we? He went over to it, checking the area underneath before he started going through drawers. Like the front desk, it was astoundingly anticlimactic. There was nothing here outside blank report forms and office supplies. ...This one needed to refill his printer paper immediately. Yes, this desk was so boring, that was all that was worth any note.
Actually, there was one other interesting point, though he doubted it would amount to anything: the computer. After a moment of hesitation, he reached down and pushed the power button, not really expecting anything. Shockingly it clicked, the familiar hum as it started booting up sounding almost deafening in the quiet room. He actually jerked, somewhat startled. It was... working?
...Wait, didn't they cut the power to the main part of the building at night? None of the lights worked, after all. Was there a reason the computers were an exception? They must have been using the computer system at night to some degree, then. What would they be using it for exactly? He wondered if there was any chance of accessing the files in here or at least seeing what kinds of things... might... be....
And there, like some kind of punchline to a bad joke was the login screen. It wasn't even so much the little window demanding a password that got to him as it was the stupid background of Smiley faces, all grinning at him like they were laughing at his naïveté. And somewhere, he was sure someone was. Did you really believe it would be that simple?, the little bastards seemed to be saying. You're just walking around in circles, Klavier. Is this really the best you can do? My, you certainly are useless on your own, aren't you?
He pushed the power button again, holding it until he heard the hum of the computer cut off abruptly. He hoped the hard drive had gotten corrupted.
Still in the first room
First things first. Let's check the desk, shall we? He went over to it, checking the area underneath before he started going through drawers. Like the front desk, it was astoundingly anticlimactic. There was nothing here outside blank report forms and office supplies. ...This one needed to refill his printer paper immediately. Yes, this desk was so boring, that was all that was worth any note.
Actually, there was one other interesting point, though he doubted it would amount to anything: the computer. After a moment of hesitation, he reached down and pushed the power button, not really expecting anything. Shockingly it clicked, the familiar hum as it started booting up sounding almost deafening in the quiet room. He actually jerked, somewhat startled. It was... working?
...Wait, didn't they cut the power to the main part of the building at night? None of the lights worked, after all. Was there a reason the computers were an exception? They must have been using the computer system at night to some degree, then. What would they be using it for exactly? He wondered if there was any chance of accessing the files in here or at least seeing what kinds of things... might... be....
And there, like some kind of punchline to a bad joke was the login screen. It wasn't even so much the little window demanding a password that got to him as it was the stupid background of Smiley faces, all grinning at him like they were laughing at his naïveté. And somewhere, he was sure someone was. Did you really believe it would be that simple?, the little bastards seemed to be saying. You're just walking around in circles, Klavier. Is this really the best you can do? My, you certainly are useless on your own, aren't you?
He pushed the power button again, holding it until he heard the hum of the computer cut off abruptly. He hoped the hard drive had gotten corrupted.