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You remember that, before entering this area, you were helping to construct the barricade south of here. Almost every member of your group had helped you, although many came after it was mostly built, having been working on barricades elsewhere prior to then. Before splitting up to construct barricades, you had entered the mall from an entrance on the opposite end of the building. Your group had been designated to build this barricade, while the other two groups focused on two different entrances.

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You start thinking about the area's layout. Between being focused on the task of securing your own safety and being distracted by thoughts regarding the current situation, you had not paid much attention to the building when you moved through it earlier. However, you recall that it is L-shaped, extending to the north of here and then west. You gathered there was a second floor, although you haven't been there.

Thinking about Roy and Aristocrat, nothing has struck you as particularly noteworthy about them, aside from the recent event of Aristocrat being attacked. You remember they originally joined the group at different times, and neither of them was initially helping you build the barricade.

It's simple. Zombies cant climb or fly, so we go up the stairs and then destroy them. We can just stay there forever.

You do not see any metal carts or signs indicating where metal carts might be.

Nice mall.

As the others were being occupied and Roy is watching over the unconscious TiKels, you sneaked up behind Roy, with your syringe ready to inject him with your nanomachines. Quite suddenly, he turned around and looked at you. Both of you stared at each other in dumbfounded silence for a few seconds.

You suddenly remembered that Roy was the USS Infiltrator.

Roy broke into a mischievous smile, and turned back to TiKels.

Raccoon enters from the north. He looks around the room for a moment.

Then suddenly, his eyes lock onto you. His arms reach out toward you as he slowly staggers closer to you. You notice his eyes look unnatural, with one partially closed and the other twitching. His tongue hangs limply out of his mouth. As he moves toward you, you hear a deep guttural moan come from him that sounds like "Braaaaaains."

kk heading downstairs to basement.