[This hallway used to lead somewhere else -- maybe to a kitchen, or a courtyard -- but now the hall gives way to a maze of heavy wooden bookcases in a massive library. The walls and high ceiling are black, and there are no real overhead lights. Still, it isn't too dark to read; there are mismatched lamps and lanterns set every so often on the tops ( Read more... )

[For some reason, Tyki is roaming the Dressing Room like a man with a purpose, or maybe just a man too sleep-deprived to care what's in his way. He's not rushing, but he does seems to be searching for something. He keeps stopping to look into any kitchens, libraries, or courtyards -- really, any common area he comes across -- and if whatever he's ( Read more... )

[Although anyone finding themselves here might have only taken one flight of stairs up or down, this short hallway is at least ten stories above the nearest courtyard. Look to the right; a couple yards down, the hallway comes to a dead end at an open door ( Read more... )

[There's a nice little sitting room tucked away in a neutral hallway. It's cozy, with an unused fireplace, a few books stacked next to a lamp, and worn but comfortable furniture. Large windows look out over a small courtyard ( Read more... )

[Having (hopefully) mastered the use of the modern washing machine, Tyki is perched on the dryer next to it, frowning down at his coat. He sticks his thumb through a bloodstained tear near the rose cross. It's definitely seen better days ( Read more... )

[Since killing un_phase_d, Tyki here has mostly been skulking around the emptier parts of the Dressing Room, but he's taking a break from that to slip into a kitchen.]

[He's looking in the cabinets, but he's distracted, toying with what looks like a glass marble in his bandaged hand and and muttering to himself.]

... But then -- no, that still doesn't make ( Read more... )

[He walks through the hallways, keeping to the fringes of more populated areas. This isn't a leisurely stroll: it's quick, agitated. He's not in the mood to chat or explore. He just wants to move[He'd been sent home for a very short time -- a few minutes at most, hardly even enough for a conversation -- but it was enough to set him on edge. Home ( Read more... )

[A pair of butterflies flutter around a corner in a hallway. They look an awful lot like a Tease, but are mostly white ( Read more... )

[There is a butterfly fluttering in lazy, drunken circles over the koi pond in one of the courtyards still convinced it isn't winter. It could be mistaken for a Tease if it wasn't white.]

[Tyki is sitting at the edge of the pond, relaxing with a cigarette and a bottle of vodka, directing the butterfly.]

((ooc: No, I didn't disappear for a while ( Read more... )

[A strong wind suddenly howls out of a doorway and blows sand into the hall. Oddly, the doorway leads to another room, not even a courtyard ( Read more... )