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 ]

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[angelcage]

[ It's quiet behind the door now.

The skeletons do not move.

You could search them, to be sure. ]

[dishonestliving]

[the smart move would be to make a run out of this dead end

the move she does make is to take a somewhat closer look at the skeletons. just in case. in case they have a baby key or something, you know]

[angelcage]

[ Their hands are held tight to each other, but if you pry them apart. . . they might be holding something.

Or you could check the pockets of the mother. ]

[dishonestliving]

[ivy is much better at pickpocketing than pulling apart bones, so she'll check the pockets first.]

[angelcage]

[ She digs around in the pockets and feels. . . something wet. moldering. Still moving, even as her fingers hit bone. ]