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 Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 6:25 pm
[I'll find someone! ^-^]
Aireth let out a sigh, she found the girl boring so she left her, only to interupted by a ginormous roar. She closed her eyes momentarily and then reopened them as she walked down the hall alone. She was able to stay calm, somehow as she tried to search for a safer place.
Alone her way, she ran into something tall and seemed to be a person. She fell over and let out a sigh. Aireth had no idea who or what it could be. "Excuse me." she sighed calmly. "Please watch were you are going, it is awfully dark and dangerous in this place." she managed to put it pleasently.
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 6:45 pm
Estelle stopped dead in her tracks. She wished that a light would turn on or something so she could see exactly what she was so terrified of. All she knew was that passage ways that were once hidden, no longer were, to an extent. Her hands were clutched together in front of her in utter fear. Estelle battled mentally whether to take one of the paths or not. She then realised that staying here got her by no means closer to getting out, so she decided to move forward.
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:23 pm
Bri was extremely glad she had decided to call for help. Rushing after the woman with the knife she glanced back at the obviously noble born man. She needed to study him, learn how to act. He was falling behind; nobles didn't get much physical exercise. Despite her fear she made herself run slower, not wanting to look as if she was used to physical activity.
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:42 pm
((There is lighting. It's just absolutely terrible. And... I shall become the bumped into person.))
Darrin let out a yelp quite uncharacteristic of a male, running into Bri.
"Oh, er, very sorry. Er. This place doesn't seem safe. Not at all." He still hadn't completely recovered from the sight of the floor. And he was miffed that not one but two people had bumped into him.
What was more disconcerting was that the roaring was starting again, under his own feet, not a place he wanted to be.
"Help." he said slowly. He was pinwheeling his arms on the edge of another pit. More were opening and closing all around the keep.
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:25 pm
Bri snatched at the man's arms, but he was surprisingly heavy. The noble dragged her to her belly, leaving Bri sprawled half over the edge of the hole, clutching the man's arms as he dangled over the abyss.
Wincing, Bri cursed her own stupidity. It was her own fault they were in this awkward position, she should have at least moved to the side before slowing down.
"A little help here?" she cried, feeling herself slide closer to the edge.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:26 pm
Estelle peeked out from her hidey-hole in the wall, and heard shouts coming from her right. She was about to go see what was going on, but the idea was shot down when she heard more growls coming from below. What was going on? Where were they? Where was her warm bed that she had fallen asleep in the night before? She couldn't even tell how long they had been there. There was no window indicating whether it was light out or not. Had they been there for hours? Or maybe days? This whole situation was quite terrifying, and Estelle threw herself unwillingly into a full-fledged panic attack.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:42 pm
Adara backed up, to see what the hell was taking the man so long. As soon as she got out of the passage, a growl rumbled beneath them. Before she could regain her balance, Darrin was falling over, and a girl leapt to save him. Adara got up, and then leaned over the woman, over her back. She then grabbed onto the womans arms, and helped her pull him out. Once Darrin was far up enough, she clutched farther up his arm, him becoming heavier the farther away she got from the other woman's help. She brought her leg over to the side with her other leg, and helped from there, slowly moving to help bring him up from his waist as he tried to cling to the floors and reach his legs over the edge.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:51 pm
"Thanks," Bri said breathlessly, taking a step and wincing. There were deep scratches on her stomach, and they were bleeding profusely. She crossed her arms, trying to hide the red stains now spreading across her shirt.
It didn't look as if she needed to do much moving though; the pits were rupturing and closing at an alarming rate. Bri looked to the others, hoping one of them knew what to do.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:52 pm
Darrin, again at a loss for what to do, bowed. "Thank you, both of you. Now, if we may-" his voice was drowned out by a loud squelch as the nearest hole closed.
"As I was saying, we should try to find a way out before some kind of accident happens. Has anybody an idea of whre the entrance is?"
The place looked for more menacing now. The stairs upwards looked like they would explode into splinters at any moment. The only place where the floor didn't threaten to swallow someone was the stairs down into the various dungeons.
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:05 am
"I found a passage, it's small, but it's safe because it's solid. It's rather small though, only person can fit through at a time," And with that, she crouched down and re-entered the hole, going just a ways, looking back to see if anyone was following her.
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:11 pm
Bri waited for the others to go through before following, hoping desperately she wouldn't need to crawl along on her stomach at any point.
She hesitated for a moment, knowing she should follow the others, but something didn't feel right. "Hello?" she cried out, fruitlessly trying to peer through the faint light. Bri had a feeling that someone, or something was watching her.
The young woman pulled a large rock to cover their exit, tucking herself safely behind the boulder. It wouldn't stop anything determined to get in, but maybe it would hide their escape. And if anything did come after them, she'd be able to hear it.
Feeling only slightly better she scrambled after the others, hoping they didn't notice her prolonged absence.
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 3:09 pm
She saw the train of people leaving, and in a hopeless attempt, muttered "Wait..." which of course, made no difference. Estelle scurried after the others as she saw the last one dissapear behind a rock. Frightened and frantic, she did her best to move the rock away as quickly as possible, (which, of course, was not quick at all), so she could attempt an excape as well.
After several long moments of frantically tugging at the rock, she was able to move it aside far enough for her to squeeze through. She moved the rock back into place (which seemed easier than moving it away) and hunched over, following those who went before her.
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 3:49 pm
Bri paused, hearing the loud scrapings of the rock being moved. Ice ran down her spine and her heart felt like it would explode out of her throat. She turned back, pulling her knife from her nightgown (she hadn't let them take all of her weapons) hoping she wouldn't have to use it. The young woman wasn't very skilled with anything other than a team of oxen and a plow.
She waited, hearing someone come panting down the tunnel. Her knife held out, she cried, trying to sound more impressive than she was, "Hold! Or I will run you through!"
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:46 pm
Darrin was in front of Bri. His mind was detached from the situation at hand. At the current moment it was noticing that the walls of the tunnel were unnaturally smooth compared to the outside. Then he heard Bri's yell, and jumped.
"What on earth do you think..." then he heard the panting too. "I hope its friendly." he said hopefully.
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:14 pm
Estelle let out a small cry of terror. "P-Please don't hurt me! I just wanted to get out of there! I-I put the rock back where it was!" She drew back a bit. Estelle was an extrodinarily shy person in normal circumstances, but in a situation like this, it was all she could do to keep her head. She tried to pant less, but her anxiety attack wouldn't permit it. Her chest longed for heavier breathing, but her brain wouldn't allow it. She was just terrified, and she wanted to go HOME.
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