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For once in her life, she thought that perhaps being in spider form wouldn't be that bad, especially since she wouldn't have to smell this. When she heard Mac's voice, she doubled her pace, getting down the stairs quickly despite the fact that the smell was getting stronger and stronger with every step she took until she finally reached the room where the stench (it was too terrible to cal it a 'smell' anymore') was coming from.

It was obvious what Mac was doing, but what was Charlie doing? Looking through the rotten food?

"... Charlie, what exactly are you looking for?" She couldn't help asking; yes she admired him for the fact that he was looking through something revolting for clues but... The noise in the background. It was actually starting to irritate her, that constant buzzing. Ignoring Mac's words about helping Charlie, she moved over to the skelevision instead, giving it a few knocks on the top in an attempt to stop the white noise.

"You think... Someone lived here before it was abandoned? There's a bed and everything..." Her voice was muffled as she had her nose covered, but also because she was trying very hard to keep the contents of her stomach in her stomach, not that she had eaten anything for a while.

Riley stood behind Malodore, settling her head on it's shoulder as it read the note from there. She remained silent - everything the note could have told them was neatly gleaned by Malodore. Such a brilliant mind.

There was one thing she wasn't in total agreement of, however. Not all of them, though. She whispered. I don't think all of the reapers are former students. Her eyes unfocused as her thoughts turned to the figure that had been watching them while they entered the building. As with anything, there must be a hierarchy. Perhaps the reapers we've been fighting were students, once. With one exception. Regardless, I'd rather not share that fate. We should search for something that could be used as a signal. I'd be glad to leave this island a mystery, if it means leaving the island at all.

"What if... Someone tried to live here - uh, hide here? - and someone else broke the lock from outside to get to the someone in here?" She frowned, still hitting the top of the skelevision to try to get it to work somehow. Did that theory even make sense to anyone but her? The stench was making it difficult to think, really...

"Uh... Anything that looks odd?" She replied Charlie, twitching when she realized that he would probably smell like the basement they were currently in, even after exiting it. Ugh.

"We could all use some fresh air soon, I think," Her frown deepened as she stared at Mac for a while, "You know... That does make sense. If that," She gestured briefly to the wheel Mac had been trying to turn, "Had rusted shut, and the food had all gone bad, shouldn't this skelevision not be working...? It looks like a really old model too... I mean, it feels odd somehow. Different."

With Arachne's help Sepheran managed to at least clear a way to the next level. Wiping his hands on his pants he turned to Arachne. "Well, looks like we have our way down if we need it, let's check out those boxes-" the Basilisk began before his attention was turned to the sound of someone coming up the ladder.

Quickly Sepheran moved to place himself in front of Arachne protectively, it could have been another student who followed them...or something else. Who knew...but Sepheran wasn't going to chance it. Luckily it was merely Mandy...or maybe unluckily as Sepheran heard the floor creak under the newly added weight. No...

Seriously?!

CREAK...CRASH!

The rotten floorboards beneath them gave way sending them crashing down. Sepheran braced for impact...though luckily it wasn't as hard as he imagined...probably cause he fell right on top of Aksaja...

Groaning Sepheran sat up before quickly as he was promptly pushed off. "S-Sorry..." Sepheran replied hoping he hadn't harmed the other too much during his fall...wait what about Arachne and Mandy who had feel with him? Looking around it seemed they had luckily fell on other students as well...well lucky for them anyway, not quite the poor students beneath them.

Wait...what was that sound? Pausing a moment he looked around hearing a clicking noise just as a hidden door opened...

((HP: 20))

(( Hp: 24 ))

Arachne turned to reply to Mandy, vaguely annoyed that what had become a moment of peace with Sepheran had been interrupted. But she squashed those thoughts, given their situation she should keep her mind firmly on that. She opened her mouth to speak, put her foot out and disappeared from view as several rotted floorboards finally gave way.

She let out a short scream, before landing on something on the floor below that was both hard and soft at the same time. She groaned, murmuring Sepheran's name and opened her eyes that she'd closed during the fall, moving slowly to see who or what she'd landed on.

And it was a what, she wasn't even sure of this student's name..

'Jack, I'm so sorry..' Arachne said, hastily, but slightly shakily getting to her feet, wincing as a spot on her body twinged. She would feel this later, but probably not so much as the..boil?

'Are you okay? Do want a hand up?' she moved to one side, and held out a hand should it want to take it, looking around quickly to see if Sepheran was okay, and the other ghoul that had been up there with them..and where was Elizabeth?

She also noticed the door that had been revealed, but not the piece of paper.

((HP: 23 DROP BEARS HURT.))

Just as Arachne had been by Mandy when they fell, Riley and Malodore had been the unlikely participants of mirroring their positions one floor below. Riley heard the crack of the ceiling above, but the most she had time for was to snap her head up at the sound, and cringe all of her tentacles tightly to protect them. The ceiling caved in on top of them, leaving sodden debris and rotting wood to slam against her limbs and bring her tumbling to the ground. She landed on her rear with a solid thud, and felt a strong pressure land on her midsection as soon as she was on the floor. One hand lifted to rub her head in a groan, and the other tried to push off whatever debris was pinning her body down.

The debris was soft, and squishy, and molded into Riley's hand. She looked up and instantly pulled her hand away. That was no debris - there was a drop bear straddling her.

As quickly as Riley realized it, Mandy was climbing off of her, holding out her hand. Riley looked at the hand, before looking up at the ghoul, and then looking up at the ceiling. She then gave Mandy one more look, before sliding back down to lie on the floor. Her cheeks were a lovely shade of dark purple.

I ah. I think I'll stay here for a minute. Catch my breath.