Chapter 105: What Happens to D-8432

Here it comes!

Something is running up from below!

When the players heard the footsteps, their faces changed and they became nervous.

Since following the man in orange into the 087 stairwell, it is the first time I have encountered this level of movement!

Through the rendering of various dialogues and the atmosphere of this environment, almost no player would think that the footsteps below are... Person!

But what exactly is it?

I'm afraid, it's about to be revealed...

At this time, accompanied by the ethereal cry of a woman, the footsteps from below were crisp and loud.

That's the sound of running...

It seems to be a leather shoe or some other shoe, and it makes a 'click' sound when stepping on the ground.

Its movement gradually resounded, so that it slowly echoed...

This means that the thing below is getting closer and closer...!

Click-click-click-click-

Click-click-click-click-

In the video, the man in orange seems to be stupid.

He stood still, didn't move, didn't turn and fled.

And as the footsteps got closer, the sound got louder and louder.

Here it comes...

It's coming soon...

Players are anticipating, scared, nervous, trembling, and looking different.

There are also players who have their hands covered in front of them, squinting their eyes slightly through their fingers.

Before they knew it, they had relied on their brains to imagine that the thing below was an extremely terrifying existence!

In the video, the footsteps are extremely fast, and its movement resounds throughout the stairwell, haunting the ears.

This distance...

That's the next floor!

At this time, the orange-clothed man in the video finally reacted, screamed in fear, and wanted to turn around and flee.

The hearts of the players, too, are in their throats, and they are about to prepare to face the first horror in the 087 stairwell!

But in the next second, before the man in orange could turn around and run away, the footsteps had already rushed up quickly!

And then...

At the moment when it was so close, it came to an abrupt end!

The speed made the man in orange and the players in front of the screen stunned and widened their eyes.

This...

The sound of footsteps... Stopped?

Stopped at... Front?

But in front of you...

Nothing?

The players in front of the screen heard it right!

The footsteps running up from below really stopped in front of me, as if it was deliberate!

But... What about the people who make footsteps?

The players don't know, and neither does the man in orange in the video.

His hand holding the lantern waved tremblingly in front of him, as if trying to confirm the situation before him that he could not understand.

It turned out to be nothing.

At that moment, the doctor's voice rang out.

is different from the previous calmness, at this moment, he has a kind of urgency.

[D-8432, explain what just happened!] What do you see!? ]

The man in orange was stunned, his voice trembling a little.

[I... I didn't see anything... I don't even know what's going on... My God... All I know is the footsteps downstairs just... Just now...]

The man in orange paused, as if struggling to find the right words.

But there is no way to find the words to describe the current situation.

[... Just... Stopped in front of me...]

The doctor asked in disbelief.

[Are you sure you really didn't see anything?] Light has an air medium, and there is no sound wave of object vibration, how can footsteps be formed? ]

[Do you mean that the air itself makes footsteps like a human when no one is around, and then also approaches you at breakneck speed?] ]

This sentence was very polite, which made the orange man's tone a little dissatisfied.

[Doctor!] If something rushed at you, even if it was a person, would you be just like me, standing still stupid!? ]

This simple and clear sentence directly choked the doctor.

The players in front of the screen also felt that it made sense.

If a person, without warning, is suddenly chased by something, he will basically subconsciously want to avoid and escape.

Even if you are chasing yourself, you will have the same mentality.

Especially on stairs, if a person or other animal rushes up at the bottom of the stairs and keeps staring at themselves.

That's 100 percent, people will subconsciously run upward.

This is an innate instinctive response to unknown threats and a mechanism in the nervous system to respond to emergencies.

And this mechanic, both in reality and in the game, exists.

The orange man in the video didn't run because the voice had rushed up and stopped in front of him before he could react.

If this footstep is solid, then the man in orange is estimated to quickly turn around and flee the moment the 'sound source' appears.

At this point, the doctor did not question again.

It took a while for him to be stunned.

[I see, now you move on.] ]

The man in orange suddenly stopped.

[Doctor!] I beg you to stop this experiment! The situation is not what it used to be! Something strange has happened! Now there is just no physical footsteps, and it is impossible to predict what will appear later...! Please let me go... I'm going home... The day after tomorrow is my daughter's 8th birthday... I have to...]

[■■■■■■■■■, please continue.] ]

The man in orange was stunned for a moment, this time with a resolute attitude.

[I don't care what the agreement says, I don't want to do this anymore!] Now I'm leaving! ]

[Doctor: (CONTENT EXPUNGED)]

The camera paused, trembling slightly.

Then the voice of the man in orange sounded.

[I... I understand... Please ■■■■■■■■■]

This was followed by the voice of the Doctor.

[Now, please proceed downstairs.] ]

As soon as the camera turned, the man in orange began to obediently walk down the next flight of stairs.

For this kind of encrypted call, the players in front of the screen are no longer surprised.

I just hope that the official can complete the dialogue so that players can enjoy it.

No matter how bad it is, it's okay to have an analysis boss like Bana Nana to analyze it.

The camera follows the footsteps to the next platform.

Then turn around and continue down.

Outcome...

[Fuck! Fuck!! My God...! ]

The man in orange had not taken two steps before he seemed to see something and let out a frightened roar.

And due to the excessive range of movement, he also fell!

The camera in his hand even fell two steps away from him, recording a new semicircular platform below.

What's going on?

The players didn't understand and kept watching.

Due to the drop of the camera, the platform below the steps is inclined at 90° clockwise.

Some mobile phone users are convenient, just turn the phone and the lens will be restored.

And computer users... Tilt your head...

At this time, in the screen, the man in orange panicked and yelled again and again.

[Fuck! Fuck! OMG...! ]

[Calm down!] D-8432, what did you find!? ]

[Fuck! Can't you see it! That's a person... A man hanging from the platform below! ]

The faces of the players who heard this changed in unison.

Then keep an eye on the screen.

Even though the camera fell to the ground, they could see it clearly thanks to the searchlight from the man in orange.

This platform...

Nothing...

Nothing...

There is no hanging female corpse as the man in orange said.

At this point, the doctor's voice resounded in the footage.

[D-8432, calm down immediately, pick up the camera immediately, and take a closer look at the platform!] ]

After the initial panic, the man in orange seemed to have eased up.

He walked down the steps and picked up the camera.

Suddenly, the camera panned.

Players have the illusion of being picked up.

Now, the picture is back to the same normal as before, and the platform environment is more clearly visible.

However, it is still normal for the players, and there are no people who are hanged.

[Fuck...! It's a woman...! Oh, my God... She was hanging from it with a belt...]

The voice of the orange man swallowing his saliva was very clear, and his expression should be very nervous.

The woman's cry in the distance still lingered.

At this time, the doctor's voice sounded again, leaving the players stunned.

[Woman hanging on the platform?] D-8432, please explain, I can't see anything on my side. ]

[What!? ]

The man in orange looked shocked, as if he couldn't believe what the doctor had just said.

[Doctor!] Can't you see!? The corpse was on the platform below, still dangling, still... Wait... Is that proof of identity? ]

The camera quickly descended a few steps, and sure enough, at the edge of the platform, the man in orange picked up a card.

It's a student card!

The portrait and name were mosaiced there.

Apparently trying to keep the deceased's information confidential.

Even though the player doesn't see any female corpses...

[Yes... It's a student... The name is ■■■■... My God... What the hell happened to this girl... Why is she here? And why...]

The man in orange was stunned, and suddenly let out an extremely frightened voice.

[Fuck! Fuck! She's ■■■, Doctor! She's ■■■■■■■]

With the panic of the man in orange, the camera quickly turned and fled towards the top of the stairs.

During this period, the man in orange's voice became extremely frightened, and his speech was intermittent.

[It's not true... This is not true...! That woman... The woman who hung up... She became... becomes...]

When the players saw this, they were directly stunned.

What happened?

What happened to the female corpse that the man in orange saw?

Why can't I see the PhD and the photographic video?

What happened to the woman who was hanged?

Why did the man in orange show such fear?

At this point, the Doctor spoke again.

[D-8432, what the hell is going on!?] Calm down immediately and describe your current situation carefully! ]

The man in orange ignored the doctor's words, and continued to scream in fear and with unknown meaning.

The camera also sprints up the stairs at a rapid pace, quickly crossing the first staircase that had been shattered earlier.

[D-8432, can you hear me?] Please stop. ]

The man in orange still didn't answer, his voice began to become hoarse, like a suspected excessive roar, and became rough.

The breathing also became heavy, and I couldn't catch my breath because I was running.

The lens, too, shakes dramatically.

I can only know the speed of climbing the building, which is very fast.

Almost a breath on the platform, it can be seen that the man in orange encountered something absolutely unimaginable!

[D-8432, can you hear me?] ]

At this time, the man in orange stumbled and fell to the ground because of the fast running.

And his voice also sounded in a rapid gasp.

[Here she comes... She's coming up... My God...! She is less than 1 meter away from me...! Help me... Help me...! She was right behind me... And behind her ... She was followed by ■■■■■... I don't want to die... I don't want to die...! ]

Before he finished speaking, in the camera, the man in orange ran up like crazy with a searchlight.

With no lights, the camera quickly fell into pitch black.

Only the footsteps and wheezing of the man in orange fading away...

Then, the camera falls into an endless dead silence.

After a while, when the players were stunned, the screen switched.

Once again, he returned to the doctor in a white robe and wearing a mask.

Although he sat in the chair as before, his position and hairstyle had changed, and he had become more careless.

And even the office environment has some subtle differences.

Soon, the doctor spoke.

[Two days have passed since 087-I's experiment, and within 48 hours, D-8432 has not returned, and the camera left inside 087 has automatically shut down due to battery depletion, during which time everything is normal.] ]

[Now, through the first experiment, we have gathered some usable information and some unknown information.] ]

[First, 087 is an unlit, platformed stairwell.] There are 13 steps on each floor, and between the floors is a semi-circular platform with a diameter of about 3 meters, which is used for steering. ]

[Secondly, the overall composition of SCP-087's interior is regular ordinary concrete, with no lamps or windows in it.] And there are 53 known platforms, with a depth of more than 150 meters. It is still uncertain whether there is an end. ]

[Finally, through reports from the subject and audio and video recordings, it was confirmed that there were cries and cries for help inside SCP-087, suspected to be women or children between ■ and ■ years of age.] The source of the distress call is unknown, and attempts to descend the stairs cannot get close to the source of the distress call. ]

[Also, it's worth mentioning.] Subject encountered two strange events while exploring. The first is the sound of footsteps approaching out of thin air, and it is currently unknown whether the object emitting the source of the sound exists. In another case, the subject saw something that the camera couldn't capture, a hanging female corpse. This was also the main cause of the subject's loss of control, as he claimed that the female corpse was ■■■■■, and the ■■■■■ that followed behind it]

[As this is only the subject's personal experience, and he has been in a dark claustrophobic environment for over 43 minutes.] Therefore, hallucinations caused by excessive mental stress in the subject cannot be ruled out. We also reserve an attitude of skepticism and suspicion towards the hanging female corpse that cannot be seen. ]

[However, the student card found by the subject was identified as one of the 12 missing students after a name check.] This shows that the probability of survival of the missing person is very low. ]

[We still know very little about the inside of SCP-087, and in order to investigate further, we have decided to launch a second round of exploration.] ]

[This time, we have learned from the first experience and will be equipped with more advanced and complete equipment, as well as more obedient test subjects.] ]

[So now, Second Experiment with Containment 087, No. 087-II, begins...]

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