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Post by animex75 on Jul 19, 2020 0:50:31 GMT 12
"W-wait! But how are you going to get...out..." Battler sighs and hangs up.
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Post by Cloud on Jul 26, 2020 11:29:16 GMT 12
((Sorry for the delay, I'll be back tomorrow morning.))
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Post by Cloud on Jul 27, 2020 13:58:19 GMT 12
"Th-That's incredibly dangerous!" Shannon chides. "Please, just wait a moment. George and I are on the first floor. It'll be safer for us to get out. We'll go and let Rosa and Maria out of Krauss's room, and then we can get you two out using the key to your guest room that they have!"
Without waiting for an answer, Shannon hangs up the phone. She quickly explains to George what she's learned so far.
"Let's get out of here, quickly, to get everyone else!" She picks up the gun, and goes to the window. If she get any of them open, she'll smash one instead. Shannon grabs a chair and smashes through a window, granting access to the Rose Garden. There is a violent and heavy downpour. The front door to the mansion is locked, however. As far as she can tell, there is no one in the immediate vicinity.
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Post by animex75 on Jul 29, 2020 9:55:16 GMT 12
Eva continues to fiddle with the window and just smashes it with a nearby piece of furniture instead. "Is your rope ready yet, Battler?"
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Post by Cloud on Jul 29, 2020 14:21:13 GMT 12
Eva continues to fiddle with the window and just smashes it with a nearby piece of furniture instead. "Is your rope ready yet, Battler?" Rope ready, window smashed. It looks long enough to safely (within reason) rappel down to the courtyard.
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Post by Yarn Witch on Jul 29, 2020 18:35:16 GMT 12
Of course it was all locked up. How did Beatrice think this would work out? And where were Kyrie and Rudolf, and the other servants? There were simply too many questions to this supposed next step of the ritual.
The front door may have been locked, but she was already soaked. "Lets try going around back, we can check the door the basement and the door to the kitchen" Shannon says to George.
Worse came to worse, she could break open another window, she guessed.
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Post by animex75 on Jul 30, 2020 9:20:51 GMT 12
Battler ties the makeshift rope to the bed and tests it. Satisfied, he and Eva climb down the rope.
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Post by Cloud on Aug 17, 2020 14:28:04 GMT 12
(Heya folks sorry for the slowdown. Again. I've been having a bit of family grief. Sadly there isn't much gold involved with this one. Rest assured I'll be back soon.)
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Post by Cloud on May 23, 2021 13:04:26 GMT 12
((HELLO! I am back. I apologise for my, essentially, year long delay. I had really hoped I'd have more time to get through this game. I am 100% willing to resume if you are! Long story short - Covid etc., etc., Family battles etc., etc., Moving between several cities and so on and so forth.))
Battler rappels down into the courtyard. He does so with relative difficulty as the sheets occasionally threaten to unravel and untie. But he seems to get to the ground without injury. However... as he lands, the ties binding the sheets unravel and fall to the ground, leaving a single sheet dangling over the edge of the window he has descended from. It would not be easy nor safe for Eva to descend using that method.
A door leading into the main hallway is accessible, and thankfully, unlocked.
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Post by animex75 on May 23, 2021 13:45:54 GMT 12
"Damn, don't worry Aunt Eva, I'll come around and get you! If I find anyone else, I'll bring them along with me!" Battler turns and runs towards the nearest door into the mansion.
"Be careful! I'll try the door again!" Eva shouts after Battler and sighs when he's out of sight. She really does hope he doesn't get himself killed, but she isn't about to just wait around. "Okay, let's see if I can get this stupid thing open." Eva walks over to the door and tries it again; it was locked before, but who knows? maybe it was just stuck. Besides, worst case scenario she can just try kicking it down.
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Post by animex75 on May 23, 2021 13:51:45 GMT 12
Eva's younger self materializes in the room behind her with a laugh. "Kick it down? You'll just hurt yourself doing that~. But hey, if you want to waste your time, I'll just go watch something more interesting instead. Hehe...now where are those furniture at..." EVA passes through the wall and into the hallway, seeking out Shannon. She never really cared for that girl, but she should be more entertaining than Eva or Battler are being.
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Post by Cloud on May 23, 2021 13:55:49 GMT 12
Battler bursts through the door leading into the hallway. He creeps underneath the main stairwell and hears a frantic knocking at the main entrance door.
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Eva finds the door still locked, instead she starts to hammer at it with tremendous force. First a fist, then her heel, then her entire body. There seems to be absolutely no use. She makes final attempt which is met with an almost serene sense of passing as her and the door gently move in unison, opening up. No forceful collision, no breakage, just a gentle swing of the door as if someone were opening it for her. Of course, there's no-one there on the other side of the door.
Ahead of her is a dark hallway leading towards the now closed door to Kinzo's study, Jessica's room, Natsuhi's room, and Krauss' room.
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Post by Cloud on May 23, 2021 14:01:55 GMT 12
Eva's younger self materializes in the room behind her with a laugh. "Kick it down? You'll just hurt yourself doing that~. But hey, if you want to waste your time, I'll just go watch something more interesting instead. Hehe...now where are those furniture at..." EVA passes through the wall and into the hallway, seeking out Shannon. She never really cared for that girl, but she should be more entertaining than Eva or Battler are being. From now until either the end of the game, or until EVA switches character, Shannon's location will be pinged. Shannon has moved from the Parlor to the Rose Garden; outside the front main entrance.
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Post by animex75 on May 23, 2021 14:12:32 GMT 12
Battler bursts through the door leading into the hallway. He creeps underneath the main stairwell and hears a frantic knocking at the main entrance door. ~ ~ ~ Eva finds the door still locked, instead she starts to hammer at it with tremendous force. First a fist, then her heel, then her entire body. There seems to be absolutely no use. She makes final attempt which is met with an almost serene sense of passing as her and the door gently move in unison, opening up. No forceful collision, no breakage, just a gentle swing of the door as if someone were opening it for her. Of course, there's no-one there on the other side of the door. Ahead of her is a dark hallway leading towards the now closed door to Kinzo's study, Jessica's room, Natsuhi's room, and Krauss' room. Battler moves to the front door and cautiously opens it, jumping out of the way as he does so just in case.
Eva rubs her sore shoulder and looks back at the door. Who the hell had opened the door? There's nobody but her here now, and she knows that thing had been locked. "Okay, worry about that later Eva. Worry about finding your son first, and Battler too." Eva makes her way towards the stairs down.
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Post by Cloud on May 23, 2021 14:24:46 GMT 12
As Battler opens the door he quickly braces himself. On the other side, Shannon jolts away and braces herself for the worst similarly. There is a brief reprieve as they both see each other cowering in front of the other. Their moment of levity fizzles as the gravity of the situation resettles between them.
"Ah! Master Battler! I didn't mean to scare you... uh... How did you get out?" Shannon understands he would have been on the second floor. If the door were locked then that would mean...
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As Eva makes her way towards the stairs she hears and incessant "Uu~! Uu~!" Coming from the door to Krauss' room, followed by the exasperated groans that are unmistakably Rosa's voice.
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Post by animex75 on May 23, 2021 14:36:17 GMT 12
Eva sighs and turns around. She may not like her sister that much, but the least she can do is let them out of that room. Safety in numbers and all that.
"Aunt Eva and I smashed a window and made a rope ladder out of some bed sheets, but it came apart after I got down. She's still up there, so we shouldn't leave her waiting too long, you know how she can get. Heh." Battler rubs the back of his head. "Hey, uh, hold on....Wasn't George with you?"
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Post by Cloud on May 23, 2021 14:44:15 GMT 12
Eva knocks on the door of Krauss' room. Suddenly everything goes quiet on the inside. She lets her presence be known, identifying herself. No response. The door is locked.
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"Oh! Yeah! George should be..." Shannon glances around herself. "Oh he must still be... in the parlor?" Her eyes light up. "That's right! You must have the key to the Parlor as well right? If he doesn't want to climb through the window, maybe we can let him out that way!"
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Post by animex75 on May 23, 2021 15:17:05 GMT 12
"Yeah, maybe." Battler fishes the key out of his pocket and goes over to the door to the parlour.
Eva, meanwhile, sighs. Of course she's not going to cooperate, she probably thinks Eva's there to kill her or some stupid crap like that. "Fine. Just stay in there for all I care. I need to go find my son anyway." Eva turns back and goes back towards the staircase down.
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Post by Cloud on May 23, 2021 15:47:40 GMT 12
Eva descends the stairs. As she reaches the bottom of the- wait, no sorry, next floor down is the bottom... No, it must be the next one down. Eva walks down and down and down. She steps onto the next landing below her. It's the same floor as before. She hasn't moved floor at all. She goes down the staircase. She's on the same floor as before. She descends the staircase. The same floor. She descends the staircase. The same floor.
"Uu~! Mama! Let Aunt Eva in!" A muffled voice cries out from the door in the hallway. There's a hint of mockery in Maria's voice. Almost like someone is impersonating her. "We're going to stay put here, Maria. No-one can hurt us here!" "Beatrice is going to keep us safe no matter what! Uu~! Uu~ Uhuhuhuhuhu. Uhuahuahua! Ah ahaha... HahAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Battler reaches for his pocket and retrieves the key to the parlour. He unlocks the door and peers through. The room is completely empty. In the middle of the room is an open envelope.
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Post by Cloud on May 23, 2021 15:48:54 GMT 12
Shannon is now in the Main Hallway; outside the Parlor
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