(036) The Remains of the Day

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:24 am

waysoftheearth wrote:
The whispering about ropes and cracks is, by good fortune, unnecessary.

Dieter reaches the other end of the chamber without having to cross the sinister crack in the ground.

Across the room, he now stands in an open door arch, very similar to the one by which he entered this vault. Beyond is another cold, dark passage. There will be no going on wthout Ulric or Highbough's lamp, however, for it would be senseless to proceed into the dark!

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:32 am

waysoftheearth wrote:
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X Pit
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D Dieter
H door

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:29 am

waysoftheearth wrote:

mushgnome wrote:Highbough will give the ante-chamber a going-over for any secret doors we might have missed on our way through. In particular he examines the four bas-relief statues (and their pedestals) for any inscriptions or moving parts/levers/mechanisms.

Highbough joins Dorgan, Josiane and the others in the ante... and begins his search of the cold, old stonework...

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:25 pm

heartless wrote:
Wibert feels a little uneasy standing around in this unnatural cool chilled place. He keeps an eye and ear out for danger. With a magical danger in hand to calm his nerves.

Wibert speaks in a quiet enough voice so that Dieter can here across the chamber , "What do you see Dieter? Do you need a light?"

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:34 pm

doctorx wrote:
Is all well with the others?" asks Josiane anxiously as Highbough re-emerges from the shadows.

She continues to watch the unexplored passages.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:36 pm

coffee wrote:
"Yes," Dieter replies. "I need a light. There's a passage here."

And he waits for the light, but strains his ears to hear anything that might be coming down the passage toward him.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:57 am

eris wrote:
"Ok!" Olaf starts toward Dieter, "Come on Wibert, and everyone else."

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:11 am

sulldawga wrote:
Dorgan maintains his watch on the other entrances and hallways until instructed otherwise.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:37 am

danhem wrote:
Ulric moves toward Dieter, lighting the way with his lantern.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:02 am

tonneau wrote:
"Well I would seem its not proper to go rushing into this vampeer business then..." muses Gustave to no-one in particular.

"Still, no harm in maintaining ones stamina while we wait is there?", he adds with a grin, pulling some less-appealing-than-at-lunchtime pastries from his pack and popping a crumbling remnant into his mouth.

"Slightly crushed, to be sure - but palatable", he surmises, offering them around to Josiane and Dorgan.