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You turn back to the oil rig. Rain lashes the helicopter and the wiper blade shave trouble keeping the windscreen clear of water. Strong winds throw the plane from side to side. You are a talented pilot, however, and your navigation skills get you to the oil rig. For the second time that day, you land the helicopter in very difficult conditions.

To your surprise, there is another helicopter on the landing pad on the opposite side of the rig. It is much larger than yours, an open cargo ramp exposing a dark interior.

 

“Stay in here while I go look for the professor!” you shout at Emily over the noise of the storm. You duck out of the helicopter into the cold, driving rain and head towards one of the hatches, stumbling in the gusting wind. You make your way to the professor’s labs, deep in the hull, which is creaking and groaning as the storm batters the rig.

You descend the last set of stairs, leading to the main lab at the end of the corridor. Through the open hatch you hear a stranger speaking in a heavy accent. You cannot make out the words, but it is clear that the professor is in a heated argument with another man.

If you:

Interrupt the conversation, go to chapter 3

 

Wait for the argument to complete and then go in, go to chapter 42