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]

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By the time Erika hopped out of the ballroom, wincing in pain and keeping her foot off of the ground, Sync undoubtedly would have wondered what happened and maybe assumed the worse. That was why she made sure the shield item they received from the Sphinx was in full view so he would keep his comments on something more important. God, was it a mistake to bring everyone along with her?! She would rather have the company of Lion and Battler at this point!

"Here, we got it! Ow... Let's just hurry up and get to the last room. I'm sick of this place!"

Gone was the enthusiasm and bravado she displayed in the beginning of the night when it looked like she was ready to take on the mysteries of the basement. Of course, her desire was still there, if only so she could punish Noah and the other boy for making her look like a fool. Everyone would pay for ruining her intellectual time... Everyone!

[ran_on_empty]

Depending on the door they chose in the next hall, Sync figured the waiting time would range from a few minutes to the rest of the night. But while he wasn't all that impressed with Erika's choice of partners, there wasn't much doubt that her pride would make predicting her choices very easy. In that case the Sphinx would've been their next challenge, and unless she blurted the first thing that came to mind they'd be in and out faster than he could settle down.

Granted, having them all die the in the end would be somewhat satisfying as it was equally grating.

The God-General turned towards the set of doors as soon as they opened, raising an eyebrow at the frazzled teen and the other two occupants who seemed more than happy about the girl's annoyance.

"I take it everything went well?" Gracing the group with a grin, Sync casually shrugged before making his way to the other side of the Ballroom. Better they get it over with so the real fun could start.

[affictitious]

As amusing as it was that the youngest kid looked like he was on the verge of suffering some sort of fit, Gabriel felt along the lines of Erika at this point. Landel had a devious mind, he'd give him that. No obstacle courses or three-legged races, but a sphinx, leaving their (read: his) only feeling of accomplishment in the shape of a dinky shield. He, of course, had no idea it even had a point. Unless he became Captain America, it wasn't going to be the least bit handy.

He was sure there was a purpose there somewhere, sure. He just wanted to get there already. The least Landel could've thrown in was canned laughter. He deserved it

[falseblack]

Pointless endeavors aside, the thoroughly unwanted and unplanned trip had compensated him threefold with that incident; there existed nothing like humiliation when it came to justice. While he had an inkling that the girl was going to murder him at the next available opportunity, he continued to snicker all the way back to the ballroom. Nigredo tried to be thoughtful (kind of) and hid his wide grins behind a well-placed fist, but when she kicked the door hard enough to result in a slight limp, he lost his polite facade and openly giggled

[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

[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

[witchdetective]

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