Night 57: Grand Ballroom

[ninelivesonce]

Taura jogged down the stairs, and looked around. The room seemed far too large to belong down here. More benefits of being at the bottom of a gravity well -- space was cheap, and air was free. The fountains wouldn't be out of place in a fancy hotel lobby, though the rest of the decor was a little macabre

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[witchdetective]

Erika's murderous glances were doing little to stifle everyone else's mockery of her, so it was clear that the only solution aside from dismissing everyone for the night (which was highly counterproductive) was to keep going. Perhaps whatever was waiting for them up ahead would shut everyone up for the night. Erika, at the very least, was hoping that it would kill a few people. She never heard anything about the four entering through the door having to stay alive yet.

"No, now we're going through the final door," She snapped at Noah - what was he talking about anyway? - and she turned to Sync, again waving the shield in his face. This time, she wanted him to take it, evident in how she outstretched it to the point where it literally was up against his nose. "And you take this, since you have the other one." Despite herself, being able to boss people around seemed to actually improve her mood, just a little.

The door they had to go through stood out, in more ways then one. She noticed how the carvings in it were of angelic figures, seemingly celebrating. It made sense, if this door really was the final one; it was a celebration of those who passed those two trials. Of course, this being the place it was, it only made Erika even more suspicious of what was lying behind it.

"Alright, you open the door, and I'll go in." She turned to Sync, nodding towards the two slots in the door. Although Erika acknowledged that being the first one through the door was a great risk, she also wanted to be the one who would see their prize firsthand if that's all there was through that door. She thought she deserved it after what happened back with the Sphinx, after all.

[ran_on_empty]

Sync was about to answer the latter's question when Erika cut in, the tone of her voice almost as sharp as her death glare. He raised an eyebrow when she began waving the shield in front of his face, quickly snatching it from her grasp before glancing over at the door in question. Erika had always seemed like the type who wanted to finish every puzzle by herself, though he supposed her current mood could contribute to this sudden lethargy.

"You might want to turn on your light before you go in, then." As entertaining as his last visit in the next room had been, he'd rather actually know what stepping into this time around. The contrast of his visit then and now was astonishing, and because of the fact that there was no real reason to rush he moved about as casually as he wanted.

Even if it were someone else this puzzle was almost pathetically easy. With the shield already in his hand, Sync carefully placed it into the proper indentation. Only after he was certain the item was secure did he reach into his coat to pull out the sword, pressing it into the other space. Once through, the God-General stepped back, giving Erika the 'privilege' of opening the door herself.

[witchdetective]

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