Betrayal at House on the Hill

[angelcage]

[ You sleep, the ground cold beneath your cheek. The ground is hard as stone, cold marble beneath a fine layer of dust that doesn't come anywhere near acting as a cushion. The dust stirs with your breathing.


>> Wake up ]

Comments

Re: ENTRANCE HALL - GROUND LEVEL

[withintreason]

[ this person -- short, but the rest of their features are hidden away in their full body armor. there's a handcuff attaching them to someone. who the fuck ]

Hah?

[ even their voice is distorted by the armor, enough that you can't tell any distinctive features from them -- woman or man, young or old. all you can tell is -- they're pretty angry. ]

What the hell is this shit?

[court_chesster]

...Is it Halloween already?

[Says the man in a clown costume.]

[withintreason]

[ turns to him -- you can only tell that they do that because the armor clinks and they're physically turning to see you. ]

If you're any indication, sure.

[court_chesster]

[Shrugs it off.]

No offense intended. It looks cool, if I'm being honest.

[withintreason]

Hmph.

[ there's a moment of silence ]

And who the hell are you, precisely?

[court_chesster]

Nobody interesting. Who are you?

[withintreason]

[ there's a pause ]

I'm a knight. That's all you need to know.

[court_chesster]

Sure, that works for me. You're the knight and I'm the clown.

[withintreason]

The jester of the court.

[ the knight turns head to look around, however ]

This is hardly a court to be summoned to, though.

[court_chesster]

[repeating the same gesture]

More like a dungeon to be banished to...

[withintreason]

Don't be so dramatic. In any case, there's only one thing to do about a place like this.

[ turn around

where is the exit door ]

[court_chesster]

[That was, of course, the first place the clown looked, so he's not surprised by this revelation.]

...Cry?

[withintreason]

[ why isn't there a door

looks at this clown like

obviously you can't see their face -- but from this close, you can see the color of jade eyes with an inhuman slit for pupils. looking down at you, judging. the knight isn't exactly tall and probably not even as tall as simon but there's still. so much judging happening here ]

By becoming a fool, have you lost the right to manhood? Don't be absurd. The only thing to do is find a way out, obviously.

[dishonestliving]

I think you're lost. The Met's up on the east side, you see.

[withintreason]

The "Met"?

[dishonestliving]

For the armor exhibits? Don't tell me you're some kind of reenactor or something, I didn't think people even did that anymore.

[withintreason]

[ snorts, ]

You think this is a re-enactment? Don't be stupid. This armor is mine and mine alone, befitting only of me and created only for me.

[dishonestliving]

...Riiight. Come to think of it, I think where you were headed is actually out in Jersey, though I hear the grounds are beautiful, and they're able to help in maybe 3 cases out of 10!

[withintreason]

[ with a little exasperation in tone, ]

I am not insane, woman. Perhaps you are, however, speaking so disrespectfully to someone with a sword.

[dishonestliving]

Perhaps you are, however, not doing a good job of not seeming like a crazy person. What with the threats, and the get-up, and the actually being locked to another human to keep you from escaping.

[withintreason]

[ there's a slight shift of armor as if the knight is tilting their head, ]

Threats, you say? That was hardly one. I can threaten you, but you're not worth the effort. Though, I'm growing tired of your drivel.

[dishonestliving]

You sure do think an awful lot of yourself, short stuff. Must have a ton of friends back home. ...You'd fit in pretty well with some of those doom cults, come to think of it.

[withintreason]

[ lmao @

honestly just doesn't respond, takes one more look at her and just turns away ]

This conversation is pointless.

[dishonestliving]

[wow, rude]

Pretty much. Have fun in Munchkinland, I'm gonna figure my way out of this place.

[flouncing! and then stomping off when said flounce does not get the attention she feels it rightly deserves]

[withintreason]

[ bye felicia ]