(Syntax) Pause. Rewind. Restore. We return to our heroes in the depths of the Bunker as they wait out the chaos on the upper section of hydroponics. The ultimate question is...what now? Do examine the rest of hydroponics or see what's further down?

(Booker) Booker continued to look over the floor they were currently on, the big tree in the middle obviously not being very interesting other than a testament to how long this place had been contructed. He glanced to Junes. "I feel like there should be something of interest here... other than the big ol' sky hole" He pointed upward toward the apparent blue sky. as he meandered around poking around various corners and crannies.

(Junes) Junes responded back "i mean yeah just look at this place! lots around to see" pointing up at the flower ysadora held they mention "by the way i dont think that flower has a name so unless its a really rare one this might be something new!"

(Ysadora) Ysadora situates the jar with flower in her messenger bag, then follows Booker's finger up to the illusory skylight. "Why is that the only illusion, anyway? Do you think, maybe...it's hiding something? Should we climb up the tree to poke at it?" Ysadora cranes her neck to look up and down the tree, then frowns behind her visor. "Not like I'd have any chance of it, even if I wasn't in this bulky suit. You know I'm not the athletic type, but..." Her eyes cut to Booker, leaving the obvious conclusion unsaid.

(Syntax) While there's a great deal of overgrowth, the potential at play is great. While Ysadora is mainly focused on some pretty flowers growing out of a bucket of nearby soil, Booker and Junes note that it appears that, beneath the wild and untamed plants, there are hydroponic devices that were quite experimental for their time. While some are definitely not operational, they could be fixed to provide the Bunker with plenty of food. Umeko, meanwhile, spots what looks like a mole shuffling past a well obscured entry to a lower level. It looks kind of odd. It has no eyes and has large ears that seem to easily fold back to press tightly against its body.

(Umeko) Umeko continued looking about the hydroponics area carefully as she spoke, "I definitely agree that there's likely something more down here, as evidenced by all this life... I feel like they had a bigger project going on somewhere, perhaps aquaponics or some sort of 'ark' for the apocalypse..." As she notices the mole, she points over to it and the direction as she went to inspect the way down and began to open it up, "Aha! Over here! I think this might be the way, let's check it out and see what else is living in here."

(Syntax) Curious, Umeko moves forward and peers to the lower level. Readings suggest humidity is increasing as you go down and from what you can make out there's actually a small ecosystem. Several kinds of animals are making their best lives down here. Not a ton, but enough to be noticed. You can make out a passage to another lower level nearby, but a root from the massive tree has grown over it which is preventing all but the smallest of creatures to get through.

(Booker) Booker wandered over to where Umeko had pointed out, looking around quietly. "Weird..." He nudged junes forward. "You wanna sneak a peep?" He chuckled, "Well... hopefully they're friendly... We shall defend craig with our very lives." He placed a fist over his chest, a moment before. He gently tugged on June's attention-spanning leash. "I do wonder wonder what kinda ecosystem developed in a sealed off bunker... aside from the fact that opening it probably ruined it.

(Syntax) Junes and Umeko take the lead and edge down to the floor below them, carefully moving through as to not disturb any local critters. Various vine like plants and roots hang and break up the space which makes it almost look like a miniature forest. There's the sound of movement here and there suggesting small animals make their home here.

(Junes) Junes marvelled at the different forms of life and took it all in, from a small fuzzy creature with something hard on its back digging, moss with something white on them, some dragonfly with flowing bits that dart around freely, some creeping vines with something on them then more crabs and it seems some have some tails as well! they lowered slightly to let umeko have a look "its amazing down there! i hope we can learn more but maybe we should clear out the cumrot first, as much as i want to just go down there and see these amazing things we can always later and be more careful to not disturb anything since we're suited up, plus if cumrot gets here who knows what could happen... whatever the case its clear this place needs to be protected"

(Ysadora) Ysadora peers down. "How long has this stuff even been sealed away to develop? I mean, this was built during the war, right? I'm no scientist, but I feel like evolution usually takes longer than that." She pauses. "Although...I guess with nanites nothing should be taken for granted. This could be a neat way to see how an ecosystem develops with nanits in isolation?" Ysadora has now visibly waded so far out of her depth that the confusion registers on her face under the visor. "Anyway, be careful down there, Junes. Umeko. We'll be ready to back you up, if you give the signal."

(Umeko) Umeko carefully took a peek as well, before nodding in agreement with Junes, "Yeah, we may have already disupted the ecosystem to a degree by simply coming here, but we should come back later when things are more cleared out and sanitary. Plus we'll need to find a way to get past those roots without hurting the tree... Perhaps shrinking down but hard to do with the hazmat gear." She looked back to Ysaddora, "Well, this place was made during the Cold War but stranger things have certainly happened in nature after P-Day. Animals have changed like the three eyed fish, but it is strange how there would have been less nanites down here than the surface... There's also supernatural things to consider as well..."

(Booker) Booker nodded to the group. "Alright, so where to next? I assume we'll be sealing off this area for further exploration.." He looked over amoungst the group. "I mean do we even know how many floors are in this place?"

(Junes) Junes answered back "with the cockblock in front we might not need to seal, although have to decide whether we clear the cockblock or not but that's for later, anyways im backing up okay umeko?" once ready they crawled backwards carefully, and avoided the root but reached a hand carefully and brushed it before lowering once again and crawling out "hmm so where should we seal up out there..."

(Syntax) As Junes says that, readings show almost no cumrot spores in the air. This area is almost devoid of the stuff. No additional sealing will be needed here.