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The demon arched a brow as Coralie spoke, attempting for all he was worth to look regal and mildly intimidating. Unfortunately... that was rather hard when when said demon was standing in a hauntingly pink room with a purring cat in his arms. That aside, the fact a smirk was fighting (and winning) his way upon his lips was not helping the matter much, "Ahh... well, point taken, sweetie, but I'm afraid you might have the species wrong. I think I'm more of a serpent than a bear last I checked," he paused and seemed to consider this, "Though I guess the sugary part might be right," the last part was almost thought out loud, rather than spoken consciously. He allowed the griffin access to the cat, though did manage a strong snort as he did so, "I was also very much a male, last I checked, Ren. At least I don't scream like a ghoul..."

As the statues moved and spoke, the nix turned his attention over to them. Unfortunately, the outcome of their choice was... most disappointing, "Well," came Gabrian's drawled out voice, "Big load of good that did," his brows were knitted together as he glared up at the statues, though his left hand seemed keen on stroking the small cat in his arms, almost as if the motion were keeping him calm.

Turning his attention towards Tybalt, the demon shock his head, "Because fieldtrips in this school can never be a simple business, that's why," that said, he moved around the room, picking up the hats on the floor, looking under them for something they could use to open the door, "I figure that given how things are working out, phasing through might've not been the best of ideas anyhow. They seem to be trying to make our lives... or lack thereof, a difficult task," looking up, he turned towards Jove, "See if you can sniff something out, Jove? I don't think this 'game' is going to work with the normal set of rules. We might as well make use of what we have," even if what they had were... just hats and things lying around.

The brick wall did nothing under Jove, nor did it move when Tybalt felt around the bricks. On the other side of the room under one of the hats that Gabrian picked up was a bunny, but it couldn't be used to open a door. It stared up at him, and then gave it cute bunny eyes. None of the other hats had anything under and there was no key in sight.

Nothing the students did seemed to open the door, but it did seem to bring smiles to the statues. Oh, they'd have company forever! The answer to the puzzle seemed to pass right through the students like the wind, completely oblivious to them. You may as well say it was invisible to them.

The pig statues were silent as Ren grabbed and then attempted to shove Tybalt through the door. Oh dear, that would certainly hurt when he hit the wall. Just what was the gryphon thinking? Fighting amoung the ranks already? However, Tybalt didn't smoosh against the door, in fact, he phased completely through it. Ren's plan had been a success!

If Tybalt wishes to reward his team and let them out, the door is his oyster. Despite any thoughts Tybalt may have about ditching Coralie and her cat, he is surely reminded that he can't continue without his team. In the room, the pigs are just sad. They lost a friend who they cannot paint pink now.

As his hand landed on a random hat, Gabrian felt it move slightly, and when he pulled it up... he uncovered a rabbit. Any other time, the demon would have probably paused to pick up the critter and perhaps bring it up to his face for a small nuzzle. Alas, given the properties (and the strange 'inhabitants') of the room, he was obviously cautious, "Well... I've not found anything around here. Except a rabbit," there was an obvious pause as he looked at Ren, "Any other time and I'd find that slightly ironic. Even amusing, given the fact we left a certain lithe rabbit girl back home."

Before he had any time to ponder what to do with the rabbit, the griffon had grabbed a hold of the black dog and had dragged him rather forcefully towards the door, "Ren, I-" alas, no words of wisdom were uttered given the fact that just as soon as Tybalt came in contact with the door.... the ghost easily slipped through and unlocked it, "Huh," another pause as Gabrian straightened up, black cat still in his arms, "Would you look at that; turns out I was right all along," he didn't sound smug; in fact, he sounded horribly surprised, almost as if he hadn't really expected the puzzle to have such an obvious solution as the one he'd posed small while back.

Taking a moment to offer the witch his arm with a slight smirk, he turned to Ren, "Good job, Ren, but I wager that's not won you any points of frienship, as far as Tybalt's concerned," sure enough, the black dog had reached back to strike the blond boil over the head after unlocking the door, "I'd be careful if I were you," a wink followed his words, and then he offered the griffon his other arm (albeit awkwardly, given the fact he was still carrying the cat), "Don't worry, I'll protect you."

And that said, he walked out the door, following Tybalt out into the Unknown~~.

<< Gabrian is exiting the room! >>

Cora is exiting! ))

The room looks completely different when Group 12 walks back into the room. The ceilings are still low, sitting barely high enough for Gabrian and Ren to stand tall but at least they're not pink anymore! It looks like the pig statues are gone as well. It seems that the entire room, except for the ledge on either ends of the room by the doors, is a huge pool of water with varying depths. It looks like some of it is really, really deep...

There is a familiar face looking up at the group, sitting in a shallow section of the pool located at F4. It is the bunny that Gabrian had found under the hat from the other room and it is holding a sign that reads:

There is an invisible path, please don't drown.

It seems to be thanking Gabrian for freeing it from that awful hat.

When Jove followed Tybalt back up the stairs, he was shocked at the transformation. How did all the water get in here? Was that even possible?

He trotted right past Tybalt and the bunny, and kneeled down at the water's edge to peer inside. Were they supposed to swim? The pup wouldn't mind, it didn't look all that dangerous... Except he didn't want to get his clothes wet!

<< Gabrian is entering from the Hub! >>

The last thing Gabrian expected upon entering the room was... well, water, really. His first reaction was for his mouth to hang open in mild wonder, and his second reaction was to silently give Coralie her cat back so he could crouch down by the shore. The demon was so fixated upon the water, that he had effectively blocked out everyone else in the room. That is, until Ren's voice pierced the silence, cause Gabrian to wince as he ran a finger through the water, "Well, it could be worse," he drawled out as he looked over his shoulder, "They could be making up swim across. At least we know there's a... path of some sort."

He turned his head and smiled at the small bunny that seemed to be holding the sign, "Would you like to come along?" he offered the rabbit a ride as he stepped on F-4, idly wondering where he should move to next. That done, and not bothering to wait to see if the bunny would chose to hitch a ride, he turned to Tybalt and Jove, "I'm guessing we... should move along. I can swim just fine and there's no possible way I'd drown. I'd offer to shift into my serpent form; I'm just not sure if the real problem is drowning or... whatever might be lurking under the surface."