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Uvarovite's single call of his new name made Spinel physically wince. It was that same one he knew so well from childhood that his father had used when he ws done listening to his son. Evene as an adult by legal terms, that tone nd that look was enough to make the white haired youth scowl.

But he said nothing. To the so called man in charge, to keep the peace in that moment, he closed his mouth like a good little boy and lethis ;elders; talk. His 'betterso.

But he watched. He listeed. He waited.

For while he loved the thrill of adventure, he also enjoyed sweet, sweet payback.

And the kiss a** Leucite had his full attention now.

:As you wish" was his only comment as he alloed them to lead and fell into line.

Following the stronger signature lead directly to one of the abandoned warehouses. The doors on one of the loading bays were open -- if one could consider a door that looked to be half on its hinges open, as opposed to just broken. It was an invitation, either way, to the group that had made its way there, with no traces of a lock and no sign of security. It was dark inside, of course, but the crystals seemed as though they would give off enough of a glow to see by when this close to an apparent energy source.

Just beyond the door and do the left was a staircase leading up to the second floor, likely to an office overlooking the warehouse floor. The floor itself, at a quick glance, seemed to be rows of steel shelving that could turn up a number of things with proper exploration. No one ever really said what these abandoned places had stored before they'd been left alone and neglected, after all...

OOC:

The crystal doesn't seem to be giving a clear lead as to where in the warehouse the signature is coming from. It's like being told 'You Are Here' after pulling into a parking lot but before you can actually find where you're headed. Your choices continue...

Do you split up and investigate both floors at once?

Do you start upstairs and clear the top floor before heading down?

Do you start downstairs and clear the bottom floor before heading up?

As you decide, please roll 1d20 and quote Brilliant Moonbeams if you roll 17-20.

"You most likely have a point..." He couldn't argue with Leucite's plan. They could split up but that ran the risk of them losing the creature they were chasing if it was in the warehouse. If they kept at least one person by the door then they had a much better chance of actually catching it should it try to escape.

It would be easier if they could bar the door somehow but trying to move a huge door that was already off his hinge was most likely a waste of time.

"Who wants to stay down here and keep an eye on the door and who would like to be in the search party?"

"Spinel has a point," Leuctie nodded. "It should be either you or me. I'll hold the door. I'm pretty fast on my feet, and as long as someone calls out if it slips past, I should be able to get a bead before it gets past me. Even if it tries to slip out while you guys move by, I'll just keep my head on a swivel."

If they had a better means to communicate - like lapel radios or something - then he would have been more inclined to suggest that Uvarovite play door guard and coordinate from the possibly better vantage point, but since they didn't he decided he's volunteer as tribute.