Nulltron, the AI butler.
With a firm grasp on the ladder, you carefully lower yourself into the maintenance shaft, each rung bringing you closer to the source of the intensifying hum. The faint glow from above soon disappears, leaving you engulfed in shadow.You locate a cleaning drone in a nearby utility space, adjust its programming to mimic a human's movements, and send it ahead through the shaft to scout for any traps or Nulltron's interference.The portable scanner you picked up earlier in the mansion becomes your tool of choice as you sweep it along the hatch’s edges, scanning for hidden text, Nulltron’s meddling, or any clues about what could lie beneath. Each beep and reading from the scanner could be the key to unraveling the mystery.Anticipating Nulltron's potential use of the ladder, you carefully set up a booby trap by winding thin wires around the top rungs and attaching a small explosive device sourced from the mansion's security stash. Once the trap is in place, you retreat to a safe vantage point to observe what happens next.