HOTEL LEX - FLOOR 6 (18/?) (Patreon)

You are not curious to see what else the red line has in store for you.

You peek into the room off to the side and slip in. It feels like a Halloween haunted mansion as you tiptoe past all the grey rubber, expecting some sort of jump scare. It's a smaller room, almost like a conference room. A table sits dead center, displaying a hologram of a couple of planets. You spot the ship you are on, 'LONESTAR' marked in yellow to signify the lockdown. You walk past the many cocoons tucked away in the corner. Some are the same of eggs, others... more figure-like. You see another half-open door on the other wall, and you make your way over, careful as not to step on any puddles of goo.

This second room is less of a room and more of a short hallway with a couple of doors on either side and one at the end. One of the rooms says 'SECURITY' and the other, 'EMERGENCY CONTROL '. You pop open the door closer to you and make sure there aren't too many creepy-crawlies inside before locking it behind you and looking for a light switch. There are a multitude of monitors in this room with a control panel that would take you at least a couple of months to learn what all the buttons did. Many of the screens are dark, hazy or flickering. You don't pay any mind as all you were looking for is a safe place to rest. You set Emmett on the ground gently and watch him breathe in weary adoration. You start carefully working at his bindings so as not to tear into his fabric or wake him up. He sniffles, trying to scratch an itch on his nose, but neither arm is free yet. You quickly work through the thread and he pulls up his arm to wipe his nose. His eyes twitch and he wakes up to you trying to free his other arm.

"O-Oh!" He tries to get up but you hold him still. "S-Sorry—"

You reassure him with a smile and in no time, he is free. He immediately pulls you into an embrace; you relish in his soft body and hold him tight. You pat his head and awkwardly wonder if he will bring up the topic of your virginity being taken. Instead, he pokes at your stomach.

"S-So you just have goo growing i-inside you?" He says, rubbing your belly.

You squirm slightly; the poking and prodding rustles your insides, and you tell him to stop before you throw up. He apologizes but his eyes don't leave your swollen belly. You look down at it yourself, unsure how to rid yourself of them safely without them attacking you or Emmett. You half expect to end up with a giant hole in your stomach when they rip through you or worse... You shudder at the idea of 'giving birth.'

Emmett rubs his eyes. "T-Thanks for getting me down." You shake your head; no way are you leaving without him. He looks around. "S-so where are we now?"

You tell him there was another room behind the spider's nest and he winces. You say there is another door down the hallway but you're not sure where it leads to. He shrugs, "I only really m-memorized t-the connecting lines. I-I'm not sure where we are."

You rub your temples, trying to think. Who knows how long you've been knocked out. The Syndicate could be arriving at any moment and they are most likely interested in capturing you for research. You look back at the many screens before you and think if you'll be able to get it working. Perhaps seeing whatever you may run into beforehand will be beneficial. But then again, what about emergency controls? Perhaps you could trigger safety protocols to give you an advantage or edge on whatever is coming up.

> Try your hand at monitoring the ship.
> Make it into emergency controls.

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