Located in the northern concourse of the zoo, the office building is where the management at the zoo work to keep the place running smoothly. The outer office runs along front and right walls of the building, and contains a couple of desks and cabinets, as well as a vending machine and also a small play area for children.

Directly ahead from the door into the office, a door leads into the inner office. Further along, a second door leads into the inner office. Just beyond this door, however, a third door leads out into a small corridor containing a locker. The corridor is a balcony, and a small drop down from a ledge at the end brings you down to the ground, where a doorway leads back out into the northern concourse, although in the case of no power, this doorway is blocked by an emergency shutter.

The inner office contains a large photocopier, as well as other computer equipment. Especially important is the power generator, which can be used to restore emergency power in case there is a cut. A door inside the inner office lead's to the owner's office.

Peering inside, Max walked in slowly, waving Jen through when he realised he hadnt been killed yet he took a second to look around.

Enter Area 10AP

Looking around, Max can see that the office is empty of life, friendly or hostile. Jen walks forward and tries the first door to the inner office, though finds it locked from the inside.

Along to the right and around the corner ahead, there is another door to the inner section of the office as well as a door to a small hallway.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Max expected most of these doors to be locked, however, a nice boring, empty, mundane office was much better than broken cages and stomping elephants, however Max was still cautious when turning the corner to the right, if anything was worth looking into- it would probably be in the innermost part of the office.

Walk 1AP

Rounding the corner, Max finds that it seems safe in here. Jen approaches the door to the innermost office from here, finding that it opens.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

entering the room, Max looks around for any danger

Search for Danger 10AP

Looking around, Max can see that everything seems safe in here.

Jen rushes over to the other door out to the outer office, unlocking it from this side.

"M-maybe we should stay here, sir. Maybe the others will be here soon to come get us!"

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

"maybe... but no one would know we were here..."

Max takes this time to look for anything of use

Search for Items 10AP

Looking around, Max finds another one of those medals. He also finds a key with a small engraving of an elephant on it, as well as a file on top of the photocopier.

Message from Management

Lloyd:
The new front gate locking mechanism is kind of a pain. Ever since the incident, the folks that live around here have been clamoring for tighter security. We have to listen to them.

Anyway, first you've got to check the office to make sure the main power is on. Then, you need to put the emblems in the 2 lion status. That activates the lock. Be sure to store the emblems separately until they're needed.

I know it's a lot to ask, but I'm counting on you, Lloyd.

Raccoon Zoo Management

Max has found: Mr. Raccoon Medal, Elephant Key

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Looking at the medal, it matched the medal he had picked up in the restaurant. He didnt think the elephant key would come in handy considering it was running around the zoo everywhere, but checking for power would definitely be a good place to start, he could maybe put out a tannoy, or check some radios... anything, really- it was the most hopeful he had been so far...

Pocketing the medal and the key, he looked to Jen,

"lets find that office with the main power then huh?"

Judging by the power generator that can be seen in this room, it is safe to say that this is the office with the main power. Though it is perhaps understandable that he hadn't noticed, being the mad old coot he is.

By the looks of it, there seemed to be a simple switch on the generator for turning the power back on.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Perhaps showing how out of touch he is... Max spotted the generator and the simple switch that was quite blatantly sticking out of the generator.

Max flipped it

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Smackin' dat switch

Using the switch, Max turns the generator on, returning power to the various things mentioned in the message. A noise can be heard faintly back out in the outer office, no doubt the shutter that had blocked off the other doorway out to the concourse being raised.

Jen points over at the door to the Owner's Office.

"Maybe somebody'll be in there, sir?"

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

"maybe... at least there should be some important stuff, or someone important."

walking over to the owner's office, Max tests if its locked or not.

AP List
Walk 1AP

Testing the door, Max finds it unlocked.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Max fist pumps and opens the door, everything was coming up Max!

Max has left the Offices towards the Owner's Office

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Coming out of the door from the Owner's office, Max spots the third door into another corridor, and decides while hes here, he may aswell check it out.

Enter Area

Entering from the Owner's Office, Max finds that the door he had used to get into this inner office before was to his left, with the other door between the inner and outer office directly opposite him, on the other side of the photocopier and desk in the middle of the room.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Before heading to the outer office, Max decides to search by the desk and photocopier.

Search for Items

Max finds nothing new since he had last entered.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Max decides that there is nothing left of interest, and heads to the door past the desk and photocopier.

Walk 1AP

Heading out the door opposite the one to the Owner's Office, Max finds himself at the start of the outer office, with the door he had used to enter in the first place just ahead of him. To his left from where he is currently standing, the outer office winds around the corner back towards the other inner office door and another door he had yet to go through.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Well, while he had no idea where he was going, like an old dungeon crawler, he may aswell go everywhere before proceeding, taking a left, Max heads out to the other Inner Office door.

(i am seriously confused right now haha)

Heading left, Max finds himself faced with two doors. One of them was the one he had first used to get into the inner area of the office. The other had yet to be opened.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Deciding to walk through the door he hadnt explored, clutching his handgun grip tightly in anticipation.

Walk

Opening the door, Max finds himself in a very small corridor-like space. There is a window at the end directly opposite to him, with a locker by the wall nearby. To his right, a railing runs along a ledge below, with an opening at the end by the window.

Climbing down from this ledge via the opening would have Max by the doorway out to the concourse which had previously been blocked by the shutter.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

Walking down the corridor, Max peers out of the window, and then out by the ledge-Stopping by the locker.

Walk 1AP

Peering out of the window, it offers Max a limited view of the North Concourse outside. Specifically, it allows him to see out at the door between the North and South Concourses. No signs of that crazy elephant, thankfully.

Jen follows slowly, appearing dazed from her bleeding wound.

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100 (Bleeding)

No signs of elephants was always the best sign, Max frowned at Jen's state- bleeding any longer was going to slow them down, and that was exactly what they didnt need when theres rampaging elephants and hyenas.

Max searches the locker and the nearby area, then offers his Hemostat to Jen as she catches up to him

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Search for Items 10AP

Attempting to open the locker has Max find that it is locked. Searching the upper section of the corridor he is in, he finds only a medicinal herb.

Jen takes the offered Hemostat and uses it, clearing up the heavy bleeding for the most part.

"Th-thank you, sir. You're a real h-hero."

Max has gained 10 Bond with Jen

Max has found: Green Herb
Max has lost: Hemostat

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100

Max resists the urge to scuffle the kid's hair, making sure he didnt look like a pedophile. He had been called many things, mostly negative, but never a hero...

Taking the green herb, our hero struggled to not swear at the locked locker. He was done with looking for medals, he needed to get Jen the hell outa here.

"where shall we head next then?" He politely asked Jen.

"That key you took... Did I see it right, sir? Did it h-have a picture of an elephant on it, s-sir?"

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100

Max pats around his shirt pocket, and pulls out the elephant key...

"yeah looks like it."

Max frowned, and started floating off about a movie he had seen where a soldier jumped on top of a huge monster, shooting it and throwing a grenade into the open wound...

"im going to need grenades."

Snapping back into reality, he looked at Jen, who had a confused look on her face.

"Ugh, r-right sir... Uhm, maybe it's for the Elephant Stage then? It's just off from the East Concourse, I think... My dad used to take me to see the show there."

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100

"Alright, then lets go have a look see then."
Putting the key back in his breast pocket and looking to the ledge, walked with Jen back out of the door he came through.
"any idea on how to get there from where we were before?"

AP List
Walk 1AP

"Uhm, the door to the East Concourse from the concourse we're on was near the front door we used to get in here, sir."

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100

Then i guess we're in luck!
Walking out of the door, Max begins his walk to the front door he used to begin his office adventures.

Walk 1AP

The two reach the front door without incident and as a result are able to safely leave.

Max has left the Offices towards the North Concourse

Survivors
Max: 100/100
Jen: 58/100

Entering below the ledge hallway quickly has a look around, and stays away from any walls- hopefully reducing the chances of becoming elephant paste

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