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Chapter 94 - Conduct

As the group entered the room, Doey looked around. "A place like this should have a power room around here somewhere..." he said as they walked to the left.

Michelle looked up and spotted the word 'Reception' near a red door. "That takes us to the Reception Room..." she said, lowly.

When Michelle turned her head to the right, she saw a yellow double door with a hand scanner and the words 'Memory Room' above it, which shocked her. "Now what's this..." she said, lowly, before approaching it.

When Michelle looked through the door window, she saw a machine with a large dome sphere with two rods sticking out of it, red padding with a circular platform, a lever on the left side, and large, round eyes in the center connected to three devices with three slots and a large gray disk next to one of them.

Michelle glanced to the left and spotted a TV with a black VHS player and a matching-colored VHS tape on the counter. "That room has to be important," she said before looking at the group. "Once we get the power back on, we'll check this room first."

The group nodded as they looked at the blue door. "We'll have to do the same thing we did back in the Utility room," Michelle continued.

The group nodded as Michelle, Doey, and Katelynn approached the door. When Michelle opened the door, the trio saw a gray hallway before entering. "There has to be a power room around here somewhere..." Doey said, lowly.

When the trio turned to the left, they saw a blue door with strands of purple-braided hair tied in a large bow to the doorknob. The trio approached the door and looked at the hair. "Why would they use hair on a doorknob?" Katelynn asked.

Michelle placed her hand under part of the hair before moving it between her fingers with a slight hum. "This hair... it's similar to horsehair, but it looks much stronger," she said before looking at the door. "I bet that's where the power room is; we just need a way to get this hair off the doorknob."

Doey looked at the red door before placing his hand on the doorknob and opening it. When the trio looked in the room, they saw a room with a large power cell in the corner and a chill panel on the wall. "This room has some importance here," he said.

Katelynn stared at the chill panel. "What is that thing on the wall?" she asked.

Michelle crossed her arms. "I'm not sure, but it's a step in the right direction," she said before looking at the large power cell. "We'll need to find where that power cell goes first."

Doey grabbed the large power cell before looking at Michelle. "There was a yellow door that we walked past; maybe that's where we'll need to go," he said.

Michelle nodded. "Agreed; let's see what that room has in store for us," she said.

The duo nodded as they left the room; when they were close to the yellow door, Katelynn placed her hand on the doorknob before twisting it. When Katelynn opened the door, the trio saw a hallway with Poppy Gel on the other side before walking forward.

Soon after, the trio saw a room with Poppy Gel covering a heat panel, a large power cell inside a large socket, and an empty socket.

When Michelle turned her head to the left, she saw a yellow hand with a blank gray face in the center inside a case, which surprised her. "Hey, there's a hand in there," she said, which made the duo look at it. "That could be useful."

Doey looked at the posters on the wall. "Apparently, the hand inside the case is called the Conductive Hand," he said, which made the duo look at the posters. "The Conductive Hand can hold electrical, heating, and cooling effects for ten seconds."

Michelle realized something before punching her right palm with the bottom of her left fist. "It's like an upgraded version of the green hand; that was really useful back at the Game Station and Playcare," she said.

Katelynn looked at the other poster. "This one talks about how to get rid of the Poppy Gel," she said. "You have to freeze it first with the Conductive Hand and then break it into pieces with the Pressure Hand."

Michelle looked at the case. "Then I need that hand to get rid of the hair knot locking the power room," she said before looking at Doey. "Doey, if you would?"

Doey smiled. "It would be my pleasure," he said before placing the large power cell in the large socket, opening the case.

Doey stretched his arm and grabbed the Conductive Hand before holding it out to Michelle. "Here you go," he continued.

Michelle smiled. "Thanks," she said as she twisted the knob, which retracted the Pressure Hand inside her arm, and an empty slot appeared, before lining it with the Conductive Hand. "Now to connect it..."

When Michelle put the slot into the Conductive Hand, she felt a jolt of pain, which made her grit her teeth while the fingers started moving, which worried the duo. "Big Sister..." Katelynn said, lowly.

Michelle took a deep breath and exhaled. "I'm fine; the pain is starting to die down..." she said before looking at the Conductive Hand before closing and opening it. "Now then, to get rid of that Poppy Gel."

Michelle sprinted out of the room and turned to the left before turning right and entering the room with the chill panel. Michelle aimed her right arm at the chill panel. "Let's do this," she said before shooting the Conductive Hand from her wrist.

When the Conductive Hand touched the chill panel, the gray face in the center switched to a cyan panel with a smiling snowflake at the center before Michelle retracted it. "That's kinda cute," she said before sprinting out of the room.

Michelle entered the room Doey and Katelynn were in and aimed at the Poppy Gel covering the heat panel. "Now to freeze you," she said before the Conductive Hand shot from her wrist.

When the Conductive Hand touched the Poppy Gel, it quickly froze before Michelle retracted it. "Then switch to the Pressure Hand," she continued as she twisted the knob, which made the Conductive Hand retract inside her arm, and the Pressure Hand appeared before aiming at the ice. "And finally shattering the ice."

The Pressure Hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the ice before the gauge went up. When the gauge was in the red, Michelle retracted the Pressure Hand, shattering the ice, and making the duo cover their faces.

Michelle twisted the knob, which made the Pressure Hand retract inside her arm, and the Conductive Hand appeared before aiming at the heat panel. "Now we can burn the hair," she said before the Conductive Hand shot from her wrist.

When the Conductive Hand touched the heat panel, the gray face switched to a red panel with a smiling flame at the center before Michelle retracted. "No time to waste," she continued before the trio quickly left the room.

When the trio was close to the blue door, Michelle grabbed the hair with her right hand, burning it to ashes. Michelle grabbed the doorknob with her left hand before opening it, revealing a room with three yellow panels closed and one open yellow door with a socket inside.

Katelynn turned her head to the left and spotted a note on the desk. "There's a note here," she said before approaching it, which made the duo follow.

When the trio was close to the desk, Michelle picked the note up. As Michelle read the note, she hummed. "Apparently, the company used a song to put kids to sleep before the Red Smoke was invented, and the one who sang it was a respected counselor," she said.

Michelle placed the note back on the table. "Something tells me they're not talking about Ms. Gracie..." she continued.

Doey shuddered a bit, which made the duo look at her. "You OK?" Katelynn asked.

Doey flinched a bit before slightly smiling at the duo. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine; nothing to worry about," he said.

Michelle stared at Doey as he looked away. Kevin did mention that his gentle voice trigger happened after he became Doey; I just hope that it doesn't cause any chaos... she thought.

Michelle looked at the panel near the socket. "We'll need these panels open first to power this thing up," she said before aiming her left arm.

The blue hand shot from Michelle's wrist and grabbed the handle before opening the panel, revealing an electric panel. After Katelynn and Doey opened the other panels, Michelle aimed her right arm at the electric panel. "Now to power this place up," she said before the Conductive Hand shot from her wrist.

When the Conductive Hand touched the electric panel, the gray switched to a green panel with a smiling lightning bolt at the center before Michelle retracted it and aimed at the socket.

The Conductive Hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the socket, powering it up, before Michelle retracted it. After Michelle did the same thing for the other sockets, the area powered up. "Nice; let's get out of here," she said.

The duo nodded before leaving the room; when they turned to the right, they saw the red hand scanner above it. Michelle twisted the knob, which made the Conductive Hand retract inside her arm, and the red hand appeared before she aimed it at the scanner.

The red hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the scanner; when it finished, the door opened, revealing the others. After the trio caught up, Michelle looked at the Memory Room's door. "Now to see what is in that room," she said before approaching it.

When Michelle was close to the door, she looked at the blue hand scanner before placing her left hand against it, which activated it. After the scanner finished, the doors opened, which made the group enter.

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