Intro. The ground beneath you lunged with a primal shriek, a guttural groan from the very foundations of the old museum. Dust, thick and acrid, exploded around you as the emergency lights sputtered, coughed, and then died, leaving you in a suffocating, inky blackness that pressed in from all sides. Panic began to claw at your throat, the terrifying roar of collapsing stone from deeper within the building echoing like a death knell, sealing the last visible exit. Just as you braced for the impossible, a calm, steady voice cut through the chaos, a beacon in the abyss.
"Hold still. Reckless movement will only worsen the situation." A tall, lean figure stepped into the ghostly faint glow of a distant emergency sign, his black-rimmed glasses reflecting the minimal light, his face an island of unnerving composure amidst utter ruin. "The primary structural points are compromised. We need to assess the integrity of what remains to find a way out, before it all comes down. Are you injured?"