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Safe now beyond the reach of the suffering that gripped the world, the godly and wise gathered, beneath the petal rain of pear tree blossoms the soft spring breeze scattered. Claudia walked by...
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"I'm not entirely sure I did the bringing." Claudia replied, looking around with much the same curious intensity she had when they had found the church. "They left us little choice." The chamber...
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Laura watched the offered hand for a few moments. It brought back a few memories of a hand she had stepped on not that long ago, something not entirely called for, but then, it was James, and nothing...
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The fearless little imp slapped away her hand then stubbornly stalked off deeper into the catacombs. Claudia shook her head and followed, lighting their way with the blessed candle in one hand while...
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Ms. Strange's remark about "excess of spirit," something or other confused the girl, though she wasn't about to admit that aloud. The girl couldn't help but look over to the older woman and found a...
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((ooc: Ditto)) "Is someone there?" Claudia asked, following the girl's gaze to the mesh above them. She was no better able to see that far in the candle's flicker than the girl. She did notice a...
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The girl's gaze remained fixed upward as her eyes sought to make sense of the movement - what was play of light and what was more than a trick of shadows. "We are mere pilgrims on the path of sorrow,...
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Claudia ignored the question. Without a lock, what good was a room full of keys? She closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. She felt the sigh of a breeze in the dank room and waded in...
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((ooc: Ha! I hadn't even seen your reply here, sorry. Did you have something specific in mind for choosing the right key? I have an idea I can use if you don't.)) Laura tugged at the nearest key...
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OOC: I had a bunch of ideas, but none that I'm sold on. I thought I'd wait and see , give Laura a chance. It would be cool if tugging on one key triggered something. I always imagined some keys rising...
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Laura ignored the woman's response as she kept pacing between the keys. These had to mean something. She tried looking upward to see if one was tied more loosely above them than the others, but the...
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OOC: Bleh! I'm tired. This is crappy. But I'm finally caught up and YOU CAN ACTUALLY POST AS LAURA! Bet you thought I forgot about this thread. IC: The jingling of keys and a bestial growl from above...
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OOC: Bleh! I'm tired. This is crappy. But I'm finally caught up and YOU CAN ACTUALLY POST AS LAURA! Bet you thought I forgot about this thread. IC: The jingling of keys and a bestial growl from above...
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Laura stared up as the grate opened a few inches at a time. Her vision tunneled in on the claws and gnashing, snarled teeth slowly opening a path to its intended victim. So this was what deer felt as...
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Another grating lurch of metal on stone and the lesser guardian was through. It leapt into the water with a splash, blindly snuffling. It thrust it's eyeless head into the air and sniffed. When it...
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Another grating lurch of metal on stone and the lesser guardian was through. It leapt into the water with a splash, blindly snuffling. It thrust it's eyeless head into the air and sniffed. When it...
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Laura froze in her tracks as she heard the loud splash behind her. The thing, whatever it was, was out and coming all too close. The girls struggled to keep her breathing steady and quiet as she heard...
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Claudia had no time to react. She'd gotten the thing's attention away from the little girl and the key, no question. The next thing she knew, she was under the water with a weight above her. She...
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Laura's cry for help had apparently fallen on deaf ears. She sat as quietly as she could, hand on the key still hidden in the water, trying to listen for an answer, but heard none. In fact, everything...
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The roar that answered her coughing fit was unlike any natural animal, sounding at once like a mountain lion and large rusty hinges. Claudia could feel the thing's hot breath on her face. The smell...
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