Wish I could hideaway

by **Steve Jones** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:51 pm

"Here... let's try this one," Steve said, looking to a room numbered 302.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:54 pm

"Let's see what's inside first. If we don't like what we see we try a different one."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:01 pm

"It's that place. We're never going to like what we see."

by **Steve Jones** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:07 pm

"Get ready... anything could be in there," Steve said.

He inserted the circle-topped key into the lock, turned it, and opened the door.

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:33 pm

Miss McManus watched nervously.

by **Narrator** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:25 pm

The usual smell assaults them as the door begins to open, but it is weaker somehow. Then there is a faint blue glow inside. When it fully opens, they see the source of the glow. Drawn all over the walls are arrays of glowing arcane symbols of all sizes. A single array surrounding a large glyph vaguely resembling a butterfly is emblazoned on the inside of the door. Strangely they don't evoke fear or any of the feelings that this evil place seems to inspire.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:29 pm

"What is that?" she wonders out loud, almost running a finger over the symbol on the inside of the door but changing her mind at the last second.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:40 pm

"Don't... don't touch it. We can't trust anything. Stick to the plan, aye?"

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:48 pm

Steve stared at the symbol. Hadn't he...

"Yeah," he nodded, heading inside carefully.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:11 pm

"Yes, you're right. Let's go." she says, following Steve.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:13 pm

Miss McManus shook her head and followed them in.

by **Narrator** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:21 pm

The previously unseen walls of the room are similarly covered in symbols. Stranger still, the conditions of the rooms furnishings are not decayed. A pristine island in a sea of rot.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:42 pm

"This is different... It almost looks safe."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:11 pm

"We can't just accept that."

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:56 pm

"Safe or not, this room feels different."

"But anyway... Time for step two?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:03 pm

"Before something happens, aye."

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:12 pm

Steve was about to use the special key on the bathroom door but stopped. Something about the room gnawed at his thoughts.

"I think... we should close the hall door first."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:06 pm

"...why?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:08 pm

"So it'll just be a normal door when we come out of the bathroom."

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:23 pm

"Something like that, yeah. Call it a hunch."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:26 pm

"Alright," she said with a frown and went to shut the door behind them.

by **Narrator** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:42 pm

The symbols pulse as the door closes and the entire room repairs itself except for a few rusty cracks around the hallway door. The bloody smell vanishes entirely.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:52 pm

"You can barely tell we're in... 'that' place right now..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:12 pm

"Who... who could even do this?"

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:27 pm

"Maybe someone trapped here was some kind of weird priest."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:32 pm

"There's nothing Christian about this..."

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:42 pm

"That doesn't make it evil," he said hopefully.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:43 pm

"But... what is this, magic?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:48 pm

"Considering the keys... Who knows, it just might..."

by **Steve Jones** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:55 pm

"Whatever it is, I think we picked the right room," he said, looking again to the bathroom door.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:56 pm

"I still don't think we should stay... on this side of the looking glass... longer than we need to."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:24 pm

"Yeah, let's go and get to the other side again."

by **Steve Jones** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:05 am

Steve inserted the key into bathroom door, turned it, and pushed.

by **Narrator** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:08 am

The bathroom beyond is normal with one immediately obvious exception. The mirror is gone.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:12 am

"Well will you look at that..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:13 am

"How odd..." she says, stepping into the bathroom and looking around.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:15 am

"Someone was in here... I can't imagine the staff wouldn't put that back."

She stepped into the bathroom.

by **Steve Jones** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:25 am

"I just remembered something," Steve said as he entered and closed the door. "Just before I caught that shadow thing using that key on Miss Weaver, when I was in the bathroom, I almost thought I saw something in the mirror. I thought I was being paranoid... but maybe..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:27 am

"What do you mean? That it came from the mirror?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:28 am

"So someone knows more than us, that isn't on staff..."

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