Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-31401828-20170602122803/@comment-29564364-20170731162901

Alpha-3956: "How long are they going to let us rot here?"

Alpha-2947: "Don't know. They've never let me out even once since I'm here."

Alpha-3956: "And you've never tried escaping?"

Alpha-2947: "No."

Alpha-3956: "Have you ever tried the DPS?"

Alpha-2947: "The cell's walls block the signal and there's a magic barrier around the prison that prevents its use."

Alpha-3956: "How about when they give out the meals?"

Alpha-2947: "There's a cafeteria here, so they let the prisoners out of their cells on lunchtime, but do you remember that we don't eat?"

Alpha-3956: "Have you thought about using your nanites?"

Alpha-2947: "The walls are too thick."

Alpha-3956: "How about-"

Alpha-2947: "Yes, I decrypted the code once, but they change it every morning. And in case you didn't notice, the keypad is outside the cell while we are inside."

Alpha-3956: "Come on! I thought you hated small spaces and any kind of containment! Don't you want to get out?"

Alpha-2947: "Of course I do! But even if we do get out, we'd have to get through the new warden, and that Russian guy is no joke."

Alpha-3956: "Yeah, I guess you're right..." I sigh before getting up. "I don't have nanites, so can you take care of the camera?" I ask, subtly signing at the camera in the corner of the room. "We can't have them know how good is our teamwork or they may want to separate us."

Alpha-2947: "Welp... We're doing it, I guess. But if we ever get caught, I'm blaming you as the one who pulled me into this by the pair of cuffs we share." The camera briefly sparks blue. "Okay, I'm in. I just need to download the footage of the last ten minutes of us sitting there..." A small holographic screen is then projected in front of the camera lens, playing the live footage. "... then rewind to before we got up and play our conversation in loop.

Et voilà! Now we're invisible."

Alpha-3956: "Perfect. Now that this is out of the way, the next step is reestablishing contact with N.I.G.E.L." Using only three links of a chain, I fabricate a knife. "The keypad should be around here, right? Then I'll make two birds with one stone by piercing close to it for easier access."

Alpha-2947: "I wouldn't advise it. A hole that close to eye level would be too easy to notice. I suggest you make it higher or lower, preferably at ground leverl."

Alpha-3956: "Yeah, you're right. Accessing it from there will be harder, but less noticeable. However, a higher hole would mean a better reception for N.I.G.E.L."

Alpha-2947: "Also true. This escape plan is not mine, so do as you please."

I stoop down in the lower left corner of the front wall and ionize the blade that I use as a plasma cutter to start piercing a hole through the steel surface. "It shouldn't be long. 30cm of steel should take around 30 seconds."

Alpha-2947: "I'll be watching, then. I'll warn you if anything comes." I position myself in the middle of the cell, facing the door and simply watches.