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[ArtsheepNZ]

Prime

Status: Okay, NOW he's really
panicking.
Mood: Fearful.
With: Ada
Current inventory: -

When he heard the telltale clunk of the deadbolt hitting the metal part of the doorframe, whatever hope Prime was clinging to in that moment evaporated, being replaced with a deep feeling of dread in his stomach. He scurried over to the rougaroy's side. Then, as if he didn't believe Ada, or rather, didn't want to believe Ada, he grabbed the doorhandle and tugged on it himself. Of course, it didn't budge. He tried rattling it and bracing himself against the wall with one foot, then yanking on it to no avail. "Great." He muttered. "This went from creepy to down and outright scary."
He thought for a moment, trying to calm himself. "Well, we have two options. The first being try to find a way out of here, and the second being waiting here to see if whoever it is that brought us here, eventually comes back. I'm not to sure about you, but the latter isn't something I'd look forward to."

Pauline

Status: really superstitious
Mood: Wary
With: Cyr
Current inventory: Pocket knife

Pauline eyed Cyr for a moment before turning her attention to what Prime and Ada were doing. At least it wasn't just her who felt that way about the room. "Yeah, hella weird man. Not that I'm like- superstitious or anything, but it feels like it's haunted in here. I keep shivering and I'm not even cold yet. I don't like it." She watched as Ada tried to open the door, only to have Prime try after her. She ran her hands over her pockets, feeling the slightly comforting shape of her knife. She then wrapped her arms around herself, deep in thought. "...So someone's locked us in here... Any idea how long we've actually been here? All I remember is falling asleep then waking up here." She stopped again. "Is your friend over there a werewolf or some kind of anthro or what?"

[Suchgo]

Ada

Status: freaking out a little
Mood: unnerved
With: Prime
Current inventory: nothing

Glancing at Prime after he tried opening the door, Ada nodded. “I agree, waiting around here is not an option.” Glancing around the room, she was struck by an idea. “Do you think there could be something in the room to pick the lock? Or at least take the knob off the door?” She paused for a moment, surveying the room more throughly. “In the drawers maybe?” Ada suggested, pointing to the chest-of-drawers set against the walls around the room.

She felt her hackles raise, and her whole body felt like it was bristling. Faintly she heard a buzzing noise, growing louder and louder by the minute. “Okay. That feels bad, really bad.” She didn’t like the odd sensation, the eerie noise seeming to rattle her bones. Her ears pinned back, and she cast a worried glance towards Prime.

Cyr

Status: thinking
Mood: uncomfortable
With: Pauline
Current inventory: nothing

Gripping his arms, he began to sweat once he saw Ada and Prime try, and fail to open the door. Looking back at his new found friend, if he could call her that yet, he hummed. “Well, I don’t really know exactly but at least long enough for a whole sleep cycle? I mean, I didn’t dream but I felt like I should have.” Squirming where he sat, he stood up abruptly. He couldn’t take sitting down anymore, and if he didn’t do something he would start pacing the floor. There was a mounting noise in the background, but Cyr tried to tune it out. It didn’t work very much, but he tried his best to ignore it.

At her question about Ada’s species, Cyr paused. He didn’t really know that, did he? About to say something like suggest she was a Faoladh or possibly a Laelaps, he bit his tongue. Better to just ask her than be wrong, right? “Hey, Miss Ada? What are you?” He called, turning toward the woman. That seemed to bring her out of her panicked state. “I’m a Rougarou?” Turning back to the redhead, Cyr nodded. “A werewolf, yeah.” At least that was the definition of a rougarou as far as he could remember.
He could barely remember the types of fae, to be fair there was a lot, let alone the precise information about a lesser known mythical species. However he did remember one important thing. Out of all the mythical creatures, and cryptids, rougarous were the only one that could turn humans or mythics into their own species.

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Prime

Status: Searching for something
to open the door
Mood: trying to stay calm
With: Ada, Cyr & Pauline
Current inventory: -

The elemental followed the woman's motion, moving towards it in a sort of uncertain haste. He knelt down and, with both hands, gingerly pulled the top drawer. To his relief, nothing leapt out at him. In fact, it was completely empty. The second drawer was less disappointing; there was an unopened pack of batteries, and a heavy, silver torch. "There's a torch in here. Plus some batteries." He pulled it out, along with the package and threw it onto the end of the sofa nearest, Ada. "Hey, Cyr, wasn't it? Would you mind checking the other set of drawers, please?" The last drawer rattled when he slid it out. It was pretty much empty as well, except for what looked to him to be a bent piece of steel. it looked too big to be of any use, so he threw it back in the cabinet.
He glanced up, vaguely aware of a humming in the back of his head that'd suddenly seemed to crop up. So low and mechanical that he couldn't be sure if he was actually hearing it or feeling it. "That's it. Do you think there might be something lying around somewhere else? Can you guys hear that noise?"

Pauline

Status: talking to prim
Mood: Wary
With: Cyr & Prime
Current inventory: Pocket knife

Pauline visibly flinched when Cyr asked Ada what she was. Back home, it was considered extremely taboo to ask people what race they were, especially to their faces; which is why she hadn't directly asked Ada herself. But, to her surprise, the woman didn't blink twice. A rougar-what? She'd never even heard the word before. Luckily, Cyr confirmed it as being some type of werewolf. That made it easier. There was no way she was going to remember the word. In fact- she'd forgotten it already. Brilliant.
"Oh, cool." She replied passively. At least now she knew they were okay with werewolves. She rose to her feet, watching as Prime rummaged through the drawers. He pulled out the torch, but didn't give the silver tool a second glance. "If you're planning on picking the lock, that thing you just threw back in the drawers is a tension wrench."
The elemental gave her an incredulous stare. "Since when do you know how to pick locks?"

[Suchgo]

Cyr

Status: happy at his discovery
Mood: excited
With: nobody
Current inventory: box of matches

Cyr perked up at the mention of his name. “Well, sure!” He said, shuffling over to the other cabinet. Taking care to avoid any metal, he clumsily wrapped his hands in the hem of his shirt. Tugging the top drawer open, he was disappointed to find it empty. Closing that one, he turned his attention to the next drawer. That one seemed empty too, however something caught Cyr’s eye. At first, the drawer looked more shallow than the first, but seemed thicker from the outside. Along the inside edge of the wood,, he could see what looked like grooves around the base. “Uh, guys?” He asked hesitantly. Feeling the groove around the drawer he came to a spot that dipped in. Digging his fingers in he pulled upwards. The wood panel gave way and revealed a compartment with a few assorted items. Nothing to remarkable, that was, normally. A couple of paper clips, a box of matches, some bobby pins, and a handful of metal slivers. “It’s a secret compartment!” He called out excitedly.

He picked up the box of matches carefully, and held it up to show the others. “There’s stuff inside!”

Ada

Status: checking out the secret drawer
Mood: intrigued
With: Cyr
Current inventory: nothing

Snorting at Prime’s outburst about the girl’s knowledge of lock picking, the rougarou laughed lightly. “I’ve got a friend back home, a kid, who helped me out when I locked my keys in my car. He just pulled out a little kit and popped it open! I couldn’t believe it! Didn’t ask how he knew how to do that, or why he carries around a lock picking kit. But he’s a good kid, so I’m not too worried about that.” She said with a smile. Her voice was easy to listen too, and her rambling had a help with relieving the tension in the room.
Ada’s ears perked up, and she nodded. “I hear it too. I don’t like it at all.” It made her skin crawl, and itch it felt like.

When Cyr called out, her eyes lit up. “Oh?” She said, turning her attention to the boy. Coming over to look inside she said, “Let’s see, here.” To her, the matches were the most useful thing there, that is, if they were outside.

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Prime

Status: that's a good find
But kind of creepy at the same time
Mood: Slightly more calm now
With: Ada & Cyr
Current inventory: -

Prime gave a quiet chuckle, the Rougarou's laughter was surprisingly contagious. Feeling himself relax a little, he turned his attention to Cyr's beaming excitement. The wiry man had ripped part of one of the drawers apart, revealing some kind of hidden compartment in the piece of furniture. He moved towards him, curious as to what the drawer offered. More and more as they were exploring the room, it was beginning to seem as if someone had planned their stay and planned their escape. Surely someone who would provide them with long term furniture would take the time to remove any means of escape from the room before locking them in? "That's a good find, Cyr! What is in there? Just matches?" He furrowed his brow and paused briefly. "I didn't see anything like that on the other set of drawers. Perhaps I overlooked it seeing as I was looking in the drawers instead of at the build of them? Was it only that drawer that had a... uh another compartment in it?"

Pauline

Status: Playing with the torch
Mood: Wary
With: -
Current inventory: Pocket knife
Batteries + Torch

The werewolf covered one ear with her hand, trying to block out the droning rumble of machinery. Now it had begun felt like the walls were vibrating with the sound. She felt uneasy at the thought. Distracting herself by picking the torch off the sofa, she flicked the switch to test it. To her satisfaction it lit up a spot on the wall. She switched it off once again in order to conserve the battery. The light in the room was enough to work with for now, but the group might end up needing it later. Especially if they managed to get out and it was night outside. She glanced around. So far she'd assumed it was morning because she'd woken up. But for all she knew it could be midnight. There was no clocks, on the walls or furniture. Not that she could read clocks properly anyway.

[Suchgo]

Cyr

Status: awkward
Mood: nervous
With: nobody
Current inventory: box of matches

Glancing back at the drawer, Cyr’s smile faltered a bit. He really didn’t want to end up with burns on his hands, so at the risk of seeming rude, he decided not to do anything. “Uh, well there’s some bobby pins, and paper clips. Stuff like that?” He said, as if questioning himself. He made no move to get anything though. He scratched the back of his neck awkwardly and shifted on his feet. It must have looked pretty strange, but he honestly didn’t think he had the resolve to touch that kind of metal while his glamour was holding up just barely. “I think that was the only drawer that had a secret compartment.” He offered.

When Ada came over towards Cyr and the cabinets, he shuffled out of the way. Best not to get in her way, he thought.

Ada

Status: hoping to get out of this room
Mood: eager
With: Prime
Current inventory: nothing

Registering his behavior as just a little odd, the Rougarou brushed past Cyr. Ada bent over to look in the drawer, scooping up some of the items in her large paws. “The pins and paper clips could be helpful for lock picking!” She announced gleefully. Her tail wagged a little at this, and a small smile showed on her muzzle. “What do you think Prime?” She asked, going to hand him some of the pieces. “Should we try the door now?”

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Prime

Status: that's a good find
But kind of creepy at the same time
Mood: Slightly more calm now
With: Ada
Current inventory: -

Prime gave a simple nod in reply, a smile blooming on his tanned face. Maybe they'd be able to get out of here, or this room at the very least. He took the pieces, sorting them into both hands with the ones he was already holding. The only issue that they had now was actually figuring out how to pick a lock. It seemed Pauline knew though. As much as he disapproved of the thought, he turned to her. "Pauline, you seem to know more about this than us? Mind giving us a hand?"


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Pauline

Status: Playing with the torch
Mood: Wary
With: All of em
Current inventory: Pocket knife, random look pickin stuff
Batteries + Torch

Pauline watched Cyr with wary eyes. He hung back when asked to search further. It was a bit unnerving considering the pieces that they'd found already, that were their biggest hope for getting out of this room, were hidden in the drawers. Luckily Ada took over. But it still sowed a tiny seed of doubt in her mind. What was it that caused him to not want to pull anything out of the drawer? Was he hiding something. She shook her head, realizing she was bring paranoid again. She caught him shifting nervously on his feet. Yeah, he was nervous about something.. or so far as she could tell. She stepped in beside him as the others exchanged hands. "You 'kay there?" She asked rather warily, only to have prime cut in over top of her. She blinked, before moving towards the other two and the door itself. "Yeah, I guess. I can try." She answered. "Could one of you give me a hand?"

oh my gosh im so sorry this took so long TT_TT I promise i wont leave you hanging for that long again *wheeze*