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spirit_forge October 2 2008, 05:59:29 UTC
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The cold air was the first thing to greet him, followed by the smell of various foods, particularly frozen meat. However, tonight had something new. Was that opera music he was hearing? Archer couldn't name the piece, but it wasn't important.

"The trap door should be over there," he said, motioning to the corner. "Underneath the tile in the corner."

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littlestrawdoll October 2 2008, 15:52:04 UTC
“It’s where food is kept cold,” the doll answered, pointing at the large door and its shattered lock. “Beats me why there’s an entrance to the basement in there.”

As far as he knew, it was the only entrance (or hidden entrance) found so far, and it was still fairly odd seeing a concealed staircase in such a modern kitchen the second time around.

As they entered, the sound of a woman’s skilful singing drowned out Archer’s words. Opera? Sounded German. He’d had experience with opera before, but he had to admit, whoever was singing down there had quite the voice. Strange enough during a Landel’s night, stranger still to be coming from the ballroom.

Ren took a silent breath, hardly needing the use of his second sight to make an assumption. He used it anyway. Definitely not smart to go down there without having an idea of who was doing that. Once his eye blinked open on the vaulted ceiling, he brought the ballroom into focus even as he split his attention with the two with him. In the southern portion of the room, he saw something, ( ... )

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lady_general October 5 2008, 00:50:53 UTC
Celes shifted in the chilly air. Uncomfortable, she mused, but not life-threatening. She wondered how Ren could see that which laid beyond the door. It was an interesting ability, to say the least.

The song seemed cajoling, urging their small party closer to its songstress. "It seems as though the Good Doctor," the name was laid with some sarcasm, "has a certain love for the arts, does it not?" The young general hoped that the creature would put up more of a fight than some of the other monsters. If it were half human, she wondered, then did it also mean that it acted on more than base instinct, or was the song just a form of human mimicry?

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spirit_forge October 5 2008, 05:11:18 UTC
"Naturally," he replied to Celes' comment. Archer should have known better than to think it would be smooth sailing; this night had already had its share of screw ups. What was one more ( ... )

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littlestrawdoll October 6 2008, 06:03:42 UTC
He leaned over Archer's map with his flashlight, curious. They'd explored a lot more than he had, and it showed. There was a labyrinth down there and everything, huh? Weird. The basement was the kind of obstacle course he and the others would come up with for a particularly 'athletic' contract, though some of the elements were less quaint when he had to face them down as the target ( ... )

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lady_general October 6 2008, 06:37:40 UTC
The tiny glow of curiosity over the weapons was quickly stamped out while Celes thought of a proper way to take on the creature beyond the door. Strategy before pleasure, after all. Ren was their 'weak link', so it was probably correct to keep him as far from the fighting as possible. That left the rest of them; and with the exception of herself, Celes assumed they were all close-range fighters. As the only person with any sort of long-range attack immediately at her disposal, it would leave her in the background as well.

The General frowned deeply, considering. "Do you have any sort of long-range attack, Archer? I've a little magic left to me, it seems, and it would be best if I used it wisely. I would rather not waste it on a smaller monster and risk being unable to heal, or heal one of us and not have enough to properly defend myself." Especially if she was without a sword for Runic.

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spirit_forge October 6 2008, 22:19:36 UTC
"I got them from exploring the basement, specifically the elemental obstacle course in the south eastern area and the labyrinth in the south west," he said, responding to Ren's question. Then he handed a smaller sack to him."You should also keep the artifacts bundled up in this sack. Although they look pretty, I wouldn't rely on them in combat, since they seem more decorative than practical ( ... )

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lady_general October 7 2008, 04:20:43 UTC
Celes smiled as she took the blade and tested its weight and balance and then handed the bat to Ren. "Perfect, this is definitely an improvement and my natural element. Thank you, Archer." Celes hoped that it too could still channel from an enemy's ability and channel it into her. Perhaps she'd be able to use a more powerful spell, a more potent heal.

"Well, then. I'm ready when you are."

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littlestrawdoll October 7 2008, 05:21:55 UTC
Was that so... Was that part of the whole basement's purpose? Another cat and mouse game with locks and keys? He had to smile a bit at the advice that followed, though he said nothing, and instead slipped both items into the bag, shortening his grip on the mouth so that they'd be easy to retrieve ( ... )

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spirit_forge October 7 2008, 18:29:20 UTC
"No problem, general," Archer replied to Celes. Switching over to Ren, he said. "Thanks, I'd appreciate it. Oh, yeah. Ren this is Celes Chere."

With that finished, Archer stepped forward and descended into the darkness.

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