17. You open a door and find yourself at the middle of a maze. Something is in the maze with you, and its goal is to find you and kill you. If you make it through the maze, you find yourself back in the hall, disoriented and relieved. If that something catches you, you will be set upon by a shadowy, shapeless beast, and it will be painful. You will find yourself back in the hall, disoriented, unsettled by shadows shadows, and subject to nightmares of being stalked by shadow creatures that night. Only four minutes have passed.
Joonghyuk is here, with his sword in its sheathe hoisted at his hip and Niah beside him. Niah is the size of a medium dog, but he still looks like a wild wolf. Black in color, but with the sparkle of stars in his fur. ]
[ a sparkle wolf... polaris is also medium-sized, a wolf-dog that looks far more dog at this particular size. his long tail sweeps slowly as they evaluate the issue at hand.
flatly: ]
Considering there's a room that outright strangles you, I'd say this feels almost tame.
[ until the hair prickles at the back of his neck and he sets a hand against one of the walls with a frown. ] Do you feel that?
[ the moment he hears the growling, and that is certainly indicative enough. what the fuck is with these people and mazes. this is bullshit. ]
You know what, suddenly, I wish they'd just strangle me all over again.
[ polaris' teeth bare, lips curling a little as he seems to not want to stick around. he wonders if the whole hand-on-the-wall trick is going to even work in a place like this. probably not. that'd be too simple. ]
Let's move carefully. If we run into a dead end it won't be any good.
[ the illusion of choice has been my number one enemy since chasma.
kaeya follows quickly, polaris keeping pace, though bringing up the rear to avoid surprises (are there any? it feels like they're not alone, but who knows.) he keeps his wits about him as he moves, eye trained ahead. ]
For now, we keep moving, then.
[ polaris is mostly in an alert stance, though at one point herds away from one particular turn, lips pulled back as his eyes train down it. bad. ]
I guess it's hard to tell if the thing in this maze with them is behind or front, but they have to keep moving. They can sense it coming ever closer. It doesn't stop Joonghyuk's march. His blade scrapes the walls to mark their path so they can possible backtrack if that's even possible. ]
Don't linger.
[ Joonghyuk doesn't even LOOK at that corner. He is moving. There's a shriek that knifes through the stagnant air, though. Help. ]
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Is this what they find entertaining?
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Considering there's a room that outright strangles you, I'd say this feels almost tame.
[ until the hair prickles at the back of his neck and he sets a hand against one of the walls with a frown. ] Do you feel that?
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[ Swift and fast. Joonghyuk's eyes shift to a direction as Niah starts growling. He doesn't answer, but this should be enough of one. ]
There is something here.
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You know what, suddenly, I wish they'd just strangle me all over again.
[ polaris' teeth bare, lips curling a little as he seems to not want to stick around. he wonders if the whole hand-on-the-wall trick is going to even work in a place like this. probably not. that'd be too simple. ]
Let's move carefully. If we run into a dead end it won't be any good.
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[ Magic mazes give the illusion of choice, etc. ]
Let's go.
[ Joonghyuk unsheathes his sword, rather being on the safe side, and leads with Niah trailing not too far behind him. ]
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kaeya follows quickly, polaris keeping pace, though bringing up the rear to avoid surprises (are there any? it feels like they're not alone, but who knows.) he keeps his wits about him as he moves, eye trained ahead. ]
For now, we keep moving, then.
[ polaris is mostly in an alert stance, though at one point herds away from one particular turn, lips pulled back as his eyes train down it. bad. ]
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I guess it's hard to tell if the thing in this maze with them is behind or front, but they have to keep moving. They can sense it coming ever closer. It doesn't stop Joonghyuk's march. His blade scrapes the walls to mark their path so they can possible backtrack if that's even possible. ]
Don't linger.
[ Joonghyuk doesn't even LOOK at that corner. He is moving. There's a shriek that knifes through the stagnant air, though. Help. ]