@RogueScholarMDC
They say there is an ancient technology within. A technology lost to the ages. One that could measure both the length AND width of your foot!
@RogueScholarMDC
A battle with a mage at this site many years ago left an unstable mana field in the area that causes unpredictable magical effects. It was cordoned off for public safety reasons after someone wandered in looking for salvage and came out with webbed feet.
@RogueScholarMDC
Because at any moment sentinels could attack Magneto and he needs easy to grab weapons and that doesn't include dead mall divers with fillings in their teeth.
@RogueScholarMDC
It contains a strangely stabilized dimensional anomaly that leads through endless corridors and spaces. Maze like it goes on seemingly forever. There are bizarre mutagenic properties to some rooms. Exploration teams came back... wrong.
@RogueScholarMDC
After the great closure, gangs of roving disaffected youth fought a bloody war to control the mall. One leader emerged and united the factions. Through the years all of them have learned to serve the warlord Orange Julius. So far Orange and his warriors have kept out the public
@RogueScholarMDC
Demonic cyborgs from another dimension have repurposed the manakins as cyber-augmented drones. Fortunately, their supernatural nature won't let them leave the ruins because of the closed sign at the store. However, if a "customer" enters, that means the store is open.