Cop records it all, a nice wide shot which zooms in on the camera as it trains on Vilfred and the pulls back out as she nimbly ducks out of sight. The team working in a coordinated effort to bypass the security of EVE will make a wonderful training tool for future troubleshooters, showing what a team should - and should not - do when confronted with cameras and slug-spitting turrets. He offers words of encouragement to the team leader, " Beautiful timing! Remember to keep breathing and count. Try to slip between the threats, it's all in the timing!" Question was, did Vilfred have the rhythm needed? " You can do it Team Leader!"

Mark will edge closer to mark the spot where the cameras first see him, and then jump back out of sight.  He will mark the spot with an object so they all know where the "starting line" will be.

He says, "Yes, team leader. You can do it.  If you don't, we're all dead.  No pressure."

Vilfred inhales, calming herself. And then she tries again.

Peter jumps as well, trying to distract the turrets while Vilfred attempts to deactivate the camera, by going in and out of their field of vision and throwing pebbles or any small objects at hand at the cameras, blowing a raspberry and chanting a mocking "Nana-nana-nana!".

Vilfred tries again...

The distraction works.  For the couple of seconds the cameras are on Peter, Vilfred makes it to the first camera.  She reaches over and picks up a small box that she puts over the camera.  (Success.)

There are a number of other small boxes lining the aisles.  There are also many robot parts, both large and small, computer parts, and oddly enough, a row of flowers on a shelf near the third camera.  There is also a large visqueen plastic sheeting with some staining from red paint (at least, you hope it's paint), a pile of rucksacks marked "Potatoes or Severed Heads," a toolkit in a handy "Don't be a tool  - Use One" carrying case, and a pile of heavy metal (not in the musical sense) plumbing pipes marked "Rusty-o-Matic Pipes."

Vilfred is currently at the first camera.  Everyone else is back at the end of the aisle.
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Vilfred catches her breath, saying softly to her comrades, "I'd like to go for the camera across the aisle. Will you try to distract them again?"

She'll try to use a box again.

Peter wipes the sweat in his brow and gets back into swiftly clowning in and outside camera range repeatedly.

Gene urges Peter forward, telling him how great it is he is risking himself to serve The Computer and that "we fellow hygiene officers need to stick together."

He will also pull out his laser and see what kind of a shot he could get on the distant turret.

Vilfred makes it to the second camera, climbing up on the shelves and putting another box over the camera. Peter's distractions help her remain out of sight. She remains out of sight of the other camera--barely--and sees that getting to the last camera will be a challenge.  It will require climbing on unstable boxes quickly to stay out of camera range.  She is also much closer to the turret now.

Gene shoots at the turret.  This is a mistake. The turret instantly trains on him and shoots back.  The shot is precise--very precise.  Gene's gun is hit by a laser, melting in his hand.  He cries out in pain and drops the laser pistol, which is now just a hunking hulk of metal.  (Laser pistol is now ruined.)

Pete drops to the ground, his back to a wall, and pants in exhaustion and nervousness. "Go, Gene, take my place distracting the cameras. I will cover your back." He takes a pistol in one hand, and uses the other to comb his hair in order to stay elegant and composed-looking.

Gene will distract the cameras as Peter suggests.  "Go, Vilfred!" he urges in a loud whisper.  He laughs nervously. "One, two three. Yes, three cameras left.  Don't forget the ones up high."

Are there three remaining cameras, or one? I remember two atop ladders before the final one.

Regardless, Vilfred moves on to the next camera (be it atop a ladder or a stack of shaky boxes!)
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Cop keeps his own camera running, catching the Team Leaders bravery for later motivational documentaries. " Working with the efficiency of a well tuned machine, the team follows our leader. Sometimes the best person to do the task is the leader. Rather than send one of her crew through the breach, she boldly leads the way in service to the Computer." he adds the quiet commentary.

In reply to Vilfred-R-UYT-1 (msg # 23):

You're right, there are three.  I forgot about the two on the other side of the aisle.

Vilfred uses the distraction to her advantage, sprinting across the aisle with two small boxes in hand and placing them over the next camera.

There are two cameras left, one that is up high on this side of the aisle, and one that is in the corner over the boxes.

Bracing for her next attempt, Vilfred works to stay out of sight of the cameras, as she moves to the other camera atop a ladder nearby.

Vilfred's luck does not hold out.  The cameras train on her and she...trips, falling to the middle of the floor.  The turret opens up, hitting her in the leg.

She goes completely still, and the cameras then train on the distracting companions in the back.  The turret readjusts and then turns off.

Vilfred is MAIMED.

"Dayummnn!! Ok, I will take your place distracting the cameras. Go place the box, Gene.". Peter gets ready to once again perform his clowny dance as soon as Gene is ready.

Gene is hesitant but then tries to do the same thing Vilfred did.  He keeps his laser pistol in one hand and will fire back at the turret if he gets in trouble.

Vilfred lays on the floor, breathing heavily, trying to be as still as she can possibly be, while she bides her time. She waits until she thinks that the turrets and cameras are no longer trained on her.  When the time seems right, she bolts to a location out of sight of the cameras, unaware of her comrades actions.

Gene doesn't do well on the first camera.  The turret rises up...but then Peter distracts the cameras, and it trains on him, allowing Gene time to cover up the camera and climb back down the shelving.  Gene next deftly gets a box over the other low-hanging camera without any problems.

Gene also apparently forgot that his laser gun was melted by the turret the last time he fired it.  He has no weapon.

Each time a camera is covered, the group can move that much further forward and wait at the threshold boundary where the cameras' reach goes.  The group is now at the far edge of the shelving.

During this journey down the aisle, you again look over and see the various containers on the shelves.
OOC: Repeating this description:
The small boxes line the aisles.  There are also many robot parts, both large and small, computer parts, and oddly enough, a row of flowers on a shelf near the third camera.  There is also a large visqueen plastic sheeting with some staining from red paint (at least, you hope it's paint), a pile of rucksacks marked "Potatoes or Severed Heads," a toolkit in a handy "Don't be a tool  - Use One" carrying case, and a pile of heavy metal (not in the musical sense) plumbing pipes marked "Rusty-o-Matic Pipes."

All that is left is the corner camera to your left.  Under it are stacked boxes that can (probably) be climbed, though they are fairly fragile.

Marv-N points straight ahead and to the right at the door.  "That's where we have to exit," he says.  But this means you have to cross over the open area between the aisles and the wall, directly in sight of the last camera and directly in front of (not to mention at point blank range) the turret.

Vilfred seems to be healing fast--remarkably fast.  She manages to get to her feet and hobble forward to your side.

Vilfred staggers to the side, holding her leg... she winces with each step, dragging her leg. She waves to the final camera. "Please..." she wheezes quietly. "Get... that one... I need to... rest."

Peter nods emphatically: "I've got your back, Gene. Cover it up, for the computer!"
He gets ready to continue his dance and move out of sight at the slightest sign of trouble.
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Gene pulls out his Teela-O pocket mirror and begins giggling nervously.  he listens intently, looks around carefully, and then runs for the boxes to climb and cover the last camera as soon as Peter starts doing his distraction dance.

Somehow, Gene climbs aboard the boxes, his foot breaking through one, but he deftly throws up a small box and covers the little camera just as the turret is turning his way.  This aisle is now clear for everyone to go through.

Then Gene tumbles down and all the boxes, which are mostly cardboard and other weak materials, fall down around him.

This noise is enough to alert the hybrids and robots working in the other aisle.  You can quickly run through the door and escape or turn to face them.

Vilfred is miraculously healing, more than a clone normally would, and she can walk again despite her leg being maimed just a minute or two ago by the turret's giant laser.

Vilfred walks laboriously, dragging her injured leg, hand over bloody patch on her pants, wincing with every step. "Let's go," she wheezes. "Before reinforcements arrive."