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    Continuing with E8:

    You may have a scenario in mind, but this is what I would do.

    Walk around and test the doors for being locked. I assume it is pitch dark; echo location from your footsteps is pretty good for avoiding walls, but be prepared for steps. If you want be be fairly sure you have covered the entire length of the mall (all options), pick a hand, left or right, and keep it against the wall as you walk. (This works unless you have started on an internal island, in which case, cross the isle and repeat.) Fire Exit doors can be opened from the inside, even when locked from the outside. They are marked by Emergency Exit signs which are lighted by their battery back-ups, even when the power is out. Just push one open, ignore the alarms, and walk to your car.

    If the Emergency Exit doors are miraculously locked (welded shut by the evil narrator?), you can return to the mall and find a store with a window to the outside. It is likely to be a clothing store. Choose a small window and a heavy object, like a coat rack or a heavy perfume bottle. The window should be small because you might be asked to pay for it, but that is not your primary concern. The primary characteristic of the window should be that it is breakable and you can fit through it. Smash the window with the heavy object. Aim for the center of the window, which is where it is weakest. Watch out for flying glass. Continue to break the edges of the glass until you can comfortably fit through it. Cover the bottom edge of the window with some clothing from the store, and climb through. Walk to your car. Ignore the alarms. If the police show up while you are climbing through the window, tell them that you got there first and have first dibs on what you guys find inside. *

    If there are no stores with outside windows (perhaps the mall was designed by the evil narrator?), you can try setting a small fire with the electricity and combustibles abundantly available. Perhaps it will set off a smoke detector.

    If there are no doors, no windows, no fire exits and no electricity, find a food store, have a snack, find a clothing store, make a comfortable bed, and take a nap until someone shows up. If no one shows up, you can break through concrete block with enough time and effort. Block is fairly weak.


    * I actually did something similar to this. I had driven to the mall and gotten a flat tire just as I was parking. Fortunately, I had a spare tire in the trunk, and a tire iron. I got the Mercedes up on a jack, had one alloy wheel on the ground and was taking the other one off the car when the police rolled up. I looked at them and said, "Hey, man, I got here first." -True story.
    Last edited by Adam Strange; 01-15-2017 at 02:35 PM.

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