You go back into the hallway and head twords the far end. Just as you near the stairway, you hear footprints, then see light coming down the stairs. There are two doors nearby that might offer you a hiding place. Do you want to go into the storage room or the boiler room? Of course you could always just stand there and see who it is or turn around.

turn off the light!!!boiler room!

i agree, get in there quickly and quietly

You decide to enter the boiler room hoping that it might offer a better place to hide. Holding your fingers over the flashlights lens, you allow just enough light to escape to reach the doorknob without drawing attention to you. Turning your light off, you open the door as quite as possible and slip inside the darkness. As you slowly pull the door shut, you feel a lock on the back of the knob and turn it. You hear the person reach the bottom of the stairs and approach the door. Light appears at the bottom of the door, then the handle jiggles. He shouts out to the others but there's no reply. It sounds like he enters the room across the hall and his footsteps fade. Standing in the blackness, you hear a hum coming from behind you. It sounds like an electrical current draw, like some type of large electrical equipment is being powered. Do you want to turn on your light and see what it is, or open the door and run up the stairs?

yeah let's look!

i can't believe we're on a quest for 69

this is a thriller!!