Well, it's in there, somebody just had to find it.

[hunted_duck]

[[The witch has been exploring the passages again. She figured out that they're not going home with a bit of difficulty, seeing as she isn't the best at mathematics. This time she's taken a different route, avoiding monsters along the way. She turns, she's noticed a speck of light down this passage. She takes this passage, following the light.]]

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[queruloussoul]

[[Technician Fakir did not take the news that he wouldn't be going back to his own world very gracefully. He's been spending a lot of time working on his floor plan, preferring to stay under the castle in the dark tunnels.

He's surprised to see light at the end of one of them, and advances toward it curiously, parchment and charcoal in hand. His footsteps echo faintly on the stone floor--not too loud, but loud enough that they might be noticed by anyone who knows to listen for such things.]]

[hunted_duck]

[[The witch turns quickly at the new sound. It wasn't so much she was listening, it's that it's noticable against the silence. Moving quietly, she soon stood near enough to see the darkness of the tunnels, unable to really see anything within the treacle-like darkness. She raises her voice slightly, thanks to the thickness of the dark almost creating the illusion of possible muffling.]]

Who's there!

[queruloussoul]

[[At the voice, he freezes, not moving forward. He's startled, but not necessarily afraid--just defensive. It's better not to take risks when he's unarmed, and he doesn't know who could be lurking down here.]]

That depends.

[hunted_duck]

[[She keeps listening, thinking he might be walking quieter. She slowly pulls her hood up, just in case.]]

On what?

[byronic_idiot]

[[Kneeling in the pews is a Femio in a gray wool coat who looks like he's used too much hair gel.

He looks up at her words.]]

Ahiru...?

[hunted_duck]

[[She's just nearly leapt through the window. She has to tell herself it isn't her Femio, to stop herself running away screaming.]]

... Were you there before?

[byronic_idiot]

Yes.

[[He bows his head again.]]

Just...thinking...

Sorry, mom called me for supper.

[hunted_duck]

[[He seemed harmless enough...]]

'Bout what?