Back to containment work I guess.

Springing into action Ashley keyed the radio "We have a containment breach in sector four, requesting reality stabilizers and emp resources" After the quick report She rushed out after the artifact to find it simply walking down the hallway, "Hey!, Stop!" It didn't hear her or simply didn't care as it proceeded down the hallway. Jogging Ashley quickly caught up to it and reached for its shoulder but the moment her hand touched the metal surface it vanished, reappearing a short way down the hallway. She paused for a moment, the teleportation wasn't new but that was weird, it didn't return to where it was and when it teleported it... felt weird, holding her hands out Ashley inspected herself for a moment but everything seemed fine so again She caught up and reached out, again it blinked further down the hallway, again, it felt odd. Chasing it around a corner Ashley managed to catch it in a dead end where it simply stopped and turned to look at her with glass "eyes" that poorly concealed a mess of clockwork gears and springs. Seeing no point in touching it again Ashley simply waited for backup to arrive. After a few minutes however something odd happened. The thing popped but didn't move, Ashley raised an eyebrow as it popped again with no change in its position. "must be broken" *pop* *sigh* *pop* Ashley was beginning to worry about how badly She'd be chewed out when the Captain of the guard arrived only to find a broken trinket standing peacefully in a corner but then She noticed something. Her shirt was quite damp. Confused Ashley tightly squeezed the hem of her shirt in her hands, it was definitely less dry then it had been... *pop* Her eyes widened as a single drop of water slid from her grip. *pop* two drops joined the flow, *pop* Ashley Gasped as the hands that had been tightly gripping the shirt, her hands, were now holding it's hem. Releasing the shirt Ashley took a step back away from the machine *pop* the world lurched as Ashley was instantly where She had just stood as if She hadn't moved, her eyes went wide with horror as her shirt was halfway up her stomach now, her own hands removing it. Dropping the shirt again Ashley turned and sprinted down the hallway turning the corner her ears picked up the faint *pop* and everything lurched again as the hallways stretched only to snap back to normal with the exception that She was back where She started and her hands had her polo halfway off with her now (Re? Then?) soaked bra in clear view of the machine. A small squeal escaped her lips She removed her hands and covered her chest. "Is everything ok?" The female lab Woman asked, her voice sounding from around the corner inside the lab. A sharp pang of dread shot through Ashley understanding what was going to happen. "Y-yes!, No-No problem here!" She called back before her head was enveloped in a black fabric. Ashley frantically shoved her head back through the hole in the polo pulling it down again. "Everything is OK here! Please stay in the lab f-for your safety and stuff!" "Um, alright then, if you say so" *pop*