Welcome to Nibelheim

Deciding that you'd rather enter this room, you leave behind the dismal basement and grip the doorknob of the door in front of you firmly, giving it a tug. The door doesn't open, and it baffles you somewhat.. You try again, and still the same thing.. why won't the door just open?? You sigh and lean against the door slightly, and at that moment, you come tumbling into the room.. the door opens inward..

You sit up and look around to your new surroundings.. a laboratory it seems.. Several pieces of dusty lab equipment occupy the far side of the room.. Some pieces turned on as if waiting to work once again.. You shuffle to your feet and walk further into the room.. a large table adorns the center of the room, covered in journals and other interesting instruments.. You turn to look down the hall that's on your left..

Several books line the walkway, a few in piles on the floor.. What appears to be yet another room is just beyond this short hall.. And there appear to be even more books.. You continue looking around the dank lab.. You turn away from the hall and make your way back over to the lab equipment.. After moving a few feet, your eyes come to rest on the large table where all the journals lie. Their tattered covers present with some holes and a bit of rust on the ones that are bound with iron hinges.. Some tall bottles and various pieces of tools lay nearby.. But for some reason.. the journals strike a particular interest with you.. You see a piece of parchement paper peeking out from one jounal..

In the far corner of the room, you notice two very strange looking tubes.. a faded green in color.. You look to them for a second longer before moving from your spot around the table and walking over to get a better look.. As you near them, you notice that one has been busted open.. Shards of glass litter the floor around it and your feet crunch in it as you walk over to the other tube.. Wondering what it could have once held, you turn back to the darkened room to decide where to go next.