Level 28

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Level 28 is the 29th level of The Schoolrooms.

## Description

Level 28, The Swimming School has long since been abandoned, leaving only depressing remnants of the school that once was. Wanderers can find clipboards with unfinished lesson plans, class rosters, and even grading sheets attached, as well as several items used for water safety and maintenance.

With the presence of the clipboards, it is highly assumed that two or more teachers taught here at some point. The surrounding area is mostly empty and free of debris or rubbish, however, the pool itself is anything but empty. The liquid inside of the pool is ink-black and impossible for wanderers to see through. The liquid was tested by T.S.E. personnel and it was found to be normal water with no hint as to why it is black in color. T.S.E. personnel take samples of the water as frequently as they can and are currently working on a way to use the water.

An odd feature of the water is that no matter how water is taken from the pool, the water level has never dropped by even a centimeter. T.S.E. personnel also tested this by taking several buckets into Level 28 and began shoveling out buckets of water and just pouring it onto the floor. After 30 minutes of constantly removing water, the water level never dropped.

It is thought there may be a type of reserve underneath the pool itself that refills any water removed, but this has yet to be proven since T.S.E. personnel aren't exactly eager to dive into the water themselves to find out. Speaking of under the surface of the water, that seems to be a complete mystery. T.S.E. has sent drones, cameras, and even mobile robotic devices into the pool, but all audio and visual feeds were lost as soon as the device in question became completely submerged. Curious, T.S.E. personnel attached a steel wire to one of the cameras sent into the pool.

The feed was cut as it became submerged, like usual, but the camera was gone when T.S.E. personnel removed the wire from the pool. Even more curious, the attached another steel wire to another camera and lowered it into the pool with a net. The feed was cut and the net was removed with the camera no longer inside. There were no rips or tears in the net, or any indication that the camera had simply fallen out. The theory was made that the items that were submerged simply disappeared from Level 28 altogether, while others believe it's more like the items never existed in the first place.

Further testing is being planned, though T.S.E. haven't released specifics on the testing being done yet. On multiple occasions, T.S.E. personnel claimed to see something moving beneath the surface of the water and have even heard sounds coming from the depths of the pool. Furthermore, the water was disturbed in alarming ways as T.S.E. personnel were attempting several tests.

When these strange and eerie events unfold, T.S.E. personnel quickly get as far from the pool as possible until they feel it is safe to collect their equipment and leave. There is a door located on the other side of the wall in Level 28, but the door is locked and T.S.E. personnel have been unable to open it. Attempts are still being made and updates will be listed if there are any.

Level 28: Log 1

-Audio Log Start-

T.S.E. Scientist: Do you see the color of that water?

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: It's black. Can you see through it?

T.S.E. Scientist: No. Radio Checkpoint Twelve and request permission to send a drone inside of the pool.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Checkpoint Twelve? Research Team Seven in need of approval. Over.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: Checkpoint Twelve. Request? Over.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: We need to send a drone into the pool in Level 28. Over.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: Reason? Over.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: The water is too dark to see through. We don't want to risk going into the water. The depth is unknown and there have been disturbances in the water. Over.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: Approved for the use of three drones. We expect results soon. Over.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Thank you. I'll return with updates. Over.

T.S.E. Scientist: Great. Ready the drone.

-T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant messes with drone-

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: It's ready.

T.S.E. Scientist: Sending it into the pool of Level 28. Picture?

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Nothing. The feed cut out as soon as the drone went underneath the water.

T.S.E. Scientist: Ready the next drone and reset the recorder for the next test.

-Audio Log End-

Level 28: Log 2

-Audio Log Start-

T.S.E. Scientist: I don't understand. Hand me the results from the lab again.

-Laboratory assistant hands the Scientist the test results-

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Here they are.

T.S.E. Scientist: It's normal water, but black in color. Why are the drones dying when they go under the surface? Contact Checkpoint Twelve again. We need clearance to use cameras instead. We'll use a steel wire to lower it into the pool that way we can pull it back out when the feed cuts out.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Checkpoint Twelve. Research Team Seven in need of another approval. Over.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: Checkpoint Twelve. What do you need? Over.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Further testing is required for the pool in Level 28. We need to use cameras, steel wires, and maybe additional tools. Over.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: Reason? Over.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: The drones all died after going under the surface of the water. We're going to check the cameras for damage after pulling them back out of the pool.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: Approved for the use of five cameras. We expect more results soon. Over.

T.S.E. Scientist: Fantastic. Attach a wire to the cameras and hand them to me.

-T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant messes with the cameras in the background before handing them to the Scientist-

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Here.

T.S.E. Scientist: Camera One is on and is being lowered into the pool.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: The feed cut out. Pull it back.

T.S.E. Scientist: What the hell? The camera is gone. Did you make the wire loose?

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: No. I fused the end of the wire together so it couldn't slip off.

T.S.E. Scientist: Get a net. We're trying this again.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Here it is.

T.S.E. Scientist: Hold the wire as I lower the net into the pool. Alright, the camera is submerged. I'm removing the net so we can check... Where is it? The camera is gone again.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Are there any holes in the net?

T.S.E. Scientist: No. No sign of damage. It couldn't have just fallen out. Let's try this again. Give me the next camera. Hold the wire. I'm lowering the second camera into the pool with the net. The second camera is submerged and I'm removing the net. Son of a bitch.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Should we try the other cameras?

T.S.E. Scientist: No. For now, let's collect more samples of the water. I'd like it to be from the deepest part we can safely collect from and as close to the center of the pool as possible.

T.S.E. Laboratory Assistant: Yes, Sir. Preparing the test tubes for samples now.

-Audio Log End-

Level 28: Log 3

-Audio Log Start-

T.S.E. Scientist: We've had more research teams come and help us with investigating the pool inside of Level 28, but all tests so far have given us no results. We can't get any footage of what's underneath the surface of the water without one of us actually going into the pool and under the water. Seeing what happened to the cameras and drones that were sent in so far, no one is very eager to volunteer. We'd still like to investigate more, but we haven't been successful yet. Over.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: If you can't get any footage, what else can you look into? Over.

T.S.E. Scientist: We're going to attempt to lower the water level inside of the pool to see if we can get a better idea of what we're dealing with. We're going to need...

-A splash is heard in the background. The Scientist gasps-

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: Research Team Seven? Are you alright? Over.

T.S.E. Scientist: Yes. We're fine. Something keeps splashing and disturbing the water as were collecting samples. We'll need some buckets to start removing the water from the pool. Big buckets. Over.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: We'll send out seven to Level 28. Will that be enough? Over.

T.S.E. Scientist: That should be plenty. Thank you. Over.

Checkpoint Twelve Radio Operator: We look forward to your samples and results. Over.

-Audio Log End-

## Entities

As of today, no entities have been recognized or officially documented as entities residing inside of Level 28. T.S.E. personnel are aware of the strange occurrences within the water, but without substantial proof via eyewitness, video, or image form, the T.S.E. will not confirm it as entity activity.

## Communities and Outposts

There is a T.S.E. checkpoint being set up in the area home to the locked door on the other side of the wall. T.S.E. researchers and officials are stationed there to further experiment on the water and its various uses, specifically in medication.

## Entrances and Exits

### Entrances

* Drinking black water found anywhere in the Schoolrooms has a fifty percent chance of knocking wanderers out and sending them to Level 28.
* Entering a locker on Level 82 and closing the door will send wanderers through the locked door on the other side of the wall on Level 28.

### Exits

* The easiest and most reliable way for wanderers to exit Level 28 is to go to the T.S.E. checkpoint and asking a member to escort them out. Since testing is currently being done, T.S.E. personnel don't want wanderers finding their way into the level to disturb testing, so T.S.E. guards are placed by the lockers on Level 82 and are placing notices around every level warning wanderers not to drink the "black water".

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