bradley catchall

[outsidebones]

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week 0; monday

[outsidebones]

[i rolled 1., so at first this room looks completely normal. harrow frowns, paces around the room, checking the walls.]

Where are we...?

[battling]

Looks like more of the hotel.

[He'll go around and inspect it.]

[outsidebones]

[she blinks after a moment, touching the wall.]

Is it getting darker...?

[battling]

[ He blinks twice, but the darkness doesn't fade. ]

Seems like it.

[ Is there a lamp here he can look at? He's looking it over. ]

[outsidebones]

[it's still getting even darker, even if he fiddles with the light. and her voice sounds a little quieter now.]

I'm not sure it's the light or if it's my vision. My eyes aren't adjusting, they're just getting worse.

[battling]

[His sight is going faster than he could've prepared for.]

Start yellin' I can barely hear ya.

[outsidebones]

I'm speaking at my normal volume. Why are you -

[oh, this is getting bad. she'll sort of stagger in the dark to try to get nearer to where he is.]

Where are you?

[battling]

[ He just reaches out blindly to feel her or the wall. ]

Ya still there? I'm by the lamp.

[outsidebones]

[she's not a touchy person at all, but she'll still grip his hand when he starts to come near her.]

I can't see you and I can hardly hear you, but...we'll find a way out.

[battling]

We will. Looks like new found what this room does.

[ His grip is firm for as long as he can keep it. ]

[outsidebones]

[the sensation of touch fades after a while, too. they can't hear each other or see each other, so she just focuses on reminding herself that someone else is there and it's actually happening, it isn't just in her head.

and then suddenly, they're standing back in the hall.]

[battling]

[ Despite not being able to see, hear, or feel, he did keep his grip on her hand.

It's tight, but it loosens once they're out. ]

The fuck was that about?

[ He can hear and speak again. Good. ]

[outsidebones]

[she'll hold it for a moment longer and then let go, taking a deep breath and composing herself.]

Some sort of trap...? A nasty one.

[battling]

[ He takes his hand back, tucking it into a jacket pocket. ]

Doesn't seem like it left any marks. Tryin'to deter us from lookin' around?

[outsidebones]

Maybe so. Though it seems like a lot of effort to go through just for that, when it could simply not let us through the door.

[battling]

Depends on how long a game they wanna play.

A locked door generates interest. People wanna pick it and see what's it's hidin'. Especially when there ain't much else to do.

[outsidebones]

Yes.

[she takes a deep breath, trying to collect herself, looking at her bitten fingers.]

But that would suggest there is something to find, if one looks.

[battling]

[ He looks calm at the moment, but all his senses have been restored. ]

Was there hidden shit last round? Might not be around this early, but there could be somethin' in a room higher up.

[outsidebones]

...There was. We couldn't see things as they were at first, but if we spent some time looking around, sometimes we'd get a glimpse of what was real and what wasn't.

[battling]

[Hmm...]

Could be somethin' related? Felt more like a warning than a glimpse of what's to come.

[outsidebones]

We'll lose our senses? Perhaps a warning that what we perceive is something within their control?

[battling]

Said you couldn't see things as they were at first. If they can take away our senses, they can keep what we need to know outta our sights. At least until they feel like tippin' their hand.

[outsidebones]

...Yes. That is one conclusion one might draw from this.

[sighing.]

You are...Bradley, is that correct?

[battling]

That's right. You're the bone girl.

[outsidebones]

You evidently looked at my profile, but did not bother to remember my name, I see.