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 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:43 pm
Gwen stared up at the house, her eyes wide. It was truly beautiful, like something out of an old movie full of handsome, cruel men and women in flowing dresses who fainted far too easily. Just like the characters who inhabited it, such houses were not supposed to exist. And... "Wasn't this place practically condemned?" she wondered aloud. The sound of her own voice snapped her out of her reverie; she shook her head sharply and briskly walked through the open gate.
Walking up to the door, she stifled a yawn. Stupid Gregory, she thought, though without any real heat, I'm going to be late for work. She knocked sharply. "Excuse me! I'm here to pick up Gregory Mantle," she called, her voice polite but firm.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:21 pm
((Gregory has a sister! xd ))
Juliet would later discover that she no longer trusted plush, decorative carpets but was more trusting of heights and falls.
Alastair grumbled something incomprehensible as he attempted to push himself up to his feet.
He fought for balance briefly before making contact with the carpet, the cushion vanishing.
He held out a hand to help Juliet up and held out his other hand to Orion as he swallowed, apparently taking Orion's second option.
Juliet felt that her fingertips were tingling slightly.
Jordan found his chest tingling.
Orion found his forehead tingling. He reach to ensure the safety of his laptop. As soon as he touched the case, he could feel a slight vibration.
"Maybe..." Alastair began, "Maybe we should rest before moving on, lads." he suggested.
***
And so they slept safely while Mr. Jingles presumptively slept as well.
***
The door, once again, swung open quietly.
Gwen strolled inside impulsively.
The door closed quietly.
There was a lot of noise coming from upstairs.
She assumed she should investigate soon.
***
Shikyo found that he needed to do something, like, soon.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:23 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:35 pm
Even though she was feeling guilty for just entering someone else's house without being invited, Gwen wasted no time looking for the owners; instead, she headed straight for the commotion upstairs, taking the steps two at a time. Her brother didn't do particularly well with loud noise.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:40 pm
Gwen made it up the stairs without any obstruction.
She arrived on the third floor to discover the massive, stained-glass window along with many bright-orange beetles and a sickly-looking woman crowding around some stairs.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:44 pm
Gwen blinked at the beetles, and then turned her attention to the woman. Her eyes shot open very wide upon noticing her condition. "Ma'am?" She quickly made her way over to the sick lady's side. "Are you alright?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:48 pm
The beetles split, albeit briefly, as Gwen walked through them. Probably not the smartest thing to do.
The woman took notice of Gwen's presence and swung an arm viciously for her head.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:51 pm
Gwen gasped and ducked reflexively, then took several steps backward, her held out in a placating gesture. "Please calm down," she said soothingly, "I want to help. I don't want to hurt you." And I really, really don't want you to hurt me, she added mentally.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:54 pm
The woman ignored her and advanced at Gwen.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:05 pm
Okay. Talking was not an option. In other words, Gwen's last line of defense was... what? Running? This woman was physically ill, so even if she was lent strength by her insanity--and she was, really, really obviously insane-- it was possible that Gwen might be able to outrun her. Fighting certainly wasn't an option.
Her mind made up, Gwen spun around and started sprinting.
((Okay, I looked at the layout, and I have absolutely no idea where she is at this point, but she's running toward the tower room.))
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:30 am
((Okay, she was on the third floor by the stairs that lead up to the tower, so you're good.))
Gwen took off up the stairs, stepping on a beetle as she ran. The beetle's blood began to eat through the floor as the others became enraged and began to pursue her.
The woman ran up the stairs after her, stumbling at times over beetles.
Gwen met Shikyo on her way up.
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:13 pm
Gwen gasped and skittered to a stop just in front of this new person. She quickly took in some base details: about her age, tall, wearing black clothes and a chilly, jaded expression--Perfect. "'Lo," she said breathlessly, "Insane woman and... bugs..."
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:23 pm
((I wanna get this moving again soooo....))
Gwen quickly made it to the tower room.
Shikyo scrambled to his feet and threw down a small amount of flash powder, disorienting the beetles and causing the woman to fall backwards down the stairs.
Shikyo ran up to the tower room as well.
He wondered where the Hell the others had gone.
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:24 pm
Shikyo had long wandered away from his previous group to find himself a considerably dizzying height from the earth. He tore around to face a sudden thumping sound as a young girl pounded up the stairs With another women storming up as if to attack the first one. Shikyos eyes flashed as he noticed the sickly tinge.
After the powder threw up its fumes of smoke he took the girl by the arm who seemed by normal means, sane.
He looked back to the group of enemies and was thinking rapidly on how to rid himself of the attacking infected and perhaps more dire, exterminate the throngs of beetles.
He wondered, would flash powder make a bomb on contant with fire?
(I can't roll here for some reason...)
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:31 pm
((Go to a junk thread and just pm me the result.
You need to roll too, Elesariin))
Shikyo, unfortunately, didn't have time to have that question answered. The floor had mysteriously vanished from beneath the two.
They fell.
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