...we came in?

[strangerpeople]

POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS


[There's no doubt that those who wake up will vaguely remember a dream.

In that dream, at least for most people, there are two figures, informing them each that they had a Title. With that title came a power. More than that, they were being given rooms, as if they were meant to stay in the dark and gloomy place where their dreams placed them. The Strangers might have found this to be a ridiculous proposition. Unless they have been through this before, then were probably not surprised in the least.

All of this, of course, ended with a sense of inexplicable dread for everyone. Especially when they woke up to find themselves in long, thin, cramped rooms, with only candlelight to give them any illumination.

Yes. Unfortunately, that dream had not been a dream at all, much as you might have hoped. You are here, now, inside an old, decrepit house where you have been given what appears to be a permanent residency. While you apparently have a power to aid you, it's no comfort. You have no option to leave, you have no way to escape, and the rules hammered to your door doesn't help the creeping sense of doom pooling in your stomach.

...

Now.

Where are those two figures that had greeted you to begin with?]

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[hexposition]

[It's hard to be too frightened of someone who's trying to be gentle. Doesn't really stop Emma from jumping at first, but she relaxes quickly enough.]

...Yes. You're right.

[She sighs, closing her eyes and trying to steady herself.]

Easier said than done, perhaps, but if we have any hope of making it out of whatever this is, we need to be strong.

Thank you for the reminder. It is certainly needed, right now.

[inadequacyfeelings]

It's possible you will feel better once we know more about the situation. The fear of unknown is powerful, after all.

[Spoilers: it likely won't make you feel any better]

[hexposition]

That's certainly true.

If nothing else... we can use whatever knowledge we gain to start formulating a plan. Panicking over every stray spider will help no one.

[...Are you saying that to convince yourself or her, Emma?]

[inadequacyfeelings]

Indeed. You have the right mindset.

[That was a good recovery, nonetheless!]

See? You will be just fine. You're already thinking with an even mind. Although I'm surprised a spider made you be so uneasy. Are you afraid of spiders?

[hexposition]

...Ahaha...

Well.

No, not normally. "They're more scared of us than we are of them," right? And it's their place more than ours...

I just wasn't expecting one to walk over my fingers! So between that and this whole place setting me on edge... it was just a bit much all at once.

[inadequacyfeelings]

This does seem like a place that could be filled with spiders. I wonder if anyone other than the spiders lives here...

[The rules seem to indicate so, but she hasn't seen anyone other than the spiders and other people who are just as disoriented as her.

And also the two figures that greeted her when she woke up, but...she hasn't seen them since then]

[hexposition]

Aside from us? No one that I've seen, yet...

If anyone does, they're terrible at housekeeping. I've been in a castle from the Dark Ages that had better care taken of its interior, despite no one living there.

[inadequacyfeelings]

Abandoned places nobody visits anymore would be good places to keep someone captive...

[hexposition]

That's true. [She laces her fingers, holding them up under her chin nervously.] No one would even think to look for us here, in that case.

[inadequacyfeelings]

If we want to get out, we shall do it by ourselves.

[She sure isn't going to sit around doing nothing like a captive pricess!]

[hexposition]

Certainly! I don't mean to imply I've no intention of searching for any out we can find. I'm just saying that we can't count on backup.