[ it's kind of funny how breaking into these cabins keep ending up like this.
but this time, she's fully in control-- she thinks? stephanie is sure she is, even if something doesn't quite add up, but no matter what's wrong with this... it's still her, holding onto this bat, and ion in front of her.
she stares at him. he's just a child. no one deserves to be put into these games, but... especially not him. and not damian. and not-- the list can go on, but there's no time to focus on that when the bomb keeps ticking away the seconds. because the thing is, for her, there is no way to make this quick. ]
Ion... please. [ please what? die quickly? don't be real? forgive her? ] I'm so sorry.
[ she raises the bat and it strikes down on him. again. and again. and again. she keeps hitting him, trying her hardest to ignore the sound the bat makes against his small body, or any other noise, until he's no longer moving. she breathes in deeply, ignoring the way tears fall down her face, clouding her vision.
... the timer is still going. this is the hard part (although it's a little laughable that anything could be harder than what just happened). steph raises the bat again, and slams it against her own head. there's pain, and she almost drops the bat, but instead she does it again.
it's hard. her brain wants her to stop, and her body actively fights against it, because she knows this isn't what she sound be doing. but she hits herself again, and again, and she forces herself to do it even harder each time. it hurts, and there's a real fear that she's just going to blackout before she actually manages it, or that the bomb will go off, or--
[i can't believe you just killed steph with a baseball bat, you mad man.
(i say, like i didn't put that baseball bat in her hands.)
Anyway—
Perhaps it's only a matter of seconds. Or perhaps it's been minutes, hours, days, weeks, months — an eternity. Whatever the case, the three of them will regain consciousness on the hallway floor. They are still covered in blood, slushies, soda, booze and spit, and their costumes remain the same. Their injuries from Round 2 are still present, as well. But the injuries they just inflicted on themselves? That fatal wound that took them out? It's now a scar upon their bodies. The scars will still hurt, of course. They will hurt for as long as it would take for a normal injury to heal. Consider it a permanent reminder of what they have done.
In their hands, each of them will find something. Their "prize" for this last round. In Stephanie's hand, she will find a key with a keychain shaped like a castle. In Dick's hand, he will find a key with a keychain shaped like a boat. Meanwhile, Damian will find a blue sheet of paper. There is a list of names. It reads:]
Shirasu (6) Chuuya (4) North Akechi (7) Nico Shiki
[There is a four digit code next to each name. It looks like they're locker combinations.
Once they regain their bearings enough to look around, they will realize they have reached the end of the hallway. There are three doors. One to their right, one to their left, and one right in front of them. The doors to their right and left have a sheet of paper with a number on them. The one in front of them simply says EXIT. The effects of the weed and whatever mindfuck took over them are gone.
[As much as they've been through, Damian is surprisingly glad to open his eyes. He thinks he remembers what it was like to open them again for the first time after dying.
Living? Very hard, but very wonderful.
After a moment or two, he's aware of Dick and Steph, and he pushes himself into a seated position. Beneath his chin on his throat, from ear to ear, is a nasty scar. But none of them have to talk about that.] Grayson. [His voice is hoarse.] Brown. [As long as they respond, that's enough.
And then he looks at the sheet of paper. Hm. His eyes flick to Dick and Steph. The last keys. And then his eyes flick to the three doors.]
When you get up, check the doors.
[He picks himself carefully up to a stand. Are there, like, lockers around he can go to and open which correspond to the numbers??? He will do that if so. If not! He will just
take his paper prize and go along with Dick and Steph to check the doors.]
[ It feels like a dream he's woken up from. A very bad, terrible nightmare where the pain is still real and he is still sticky with a mixture of things he is trying his best not to think of, so alright, maybe more like the world's worst hangover. But his mind is clear for the first time in what feels like days and despite the difficulty he has sitting up, he immediately lets out a sigh of relief when he sees Damian and Steph besides him.
Still injured, and clearly having been through the same thing he has (although his is... less visible, thanks to the batman suit) but there. Alive. And the exit is right there.
But first-- he has to make sure. Dick gets up and goes to look at the doors, checking the numbers and seeing which the boat key fits on. The ship... Did they all really make it? ]
but steph sits up, immediately going to touch her head, like she's double checking that her skull isn't caved in or something. it hurts, like the worst headache of all time, but she's alive and breathing and that's what matters in the end, isn't it? surviving.
it's a little shaky to get back to her feet, but she manages. she doesn't actually move until she confirms that dick and damian are okay (although she is ignoring the blood on them both, the blood that she knows is also on her if she actually paused to look). and with the key in hand, she hurries over to open the door it goes to so she can check in on her homies and akechi. ]
[There are lockers! A lot of lockers, actually. They had to make their way past a couple dozen of them every time they headed for a new round of the game show, as a matter of fact. Like Stephanie noticed before, each locker is labeled with with the name of who it, presumably, belongs to. Is he opening all the lockers on the list?
The door on the right is marked as 1, and the door on the left is marked as 4. The castle key fits Door 1, and the boat key fits Door 4.
Behind the doors — well. Steph and Dick are long overdue for a reunion with their homies (and Akechi), aren't they? Behind Door 1, Stephanie will find 35 familiar faces. Dragon, Tiger, Yona and Hiro are among them, though the people who are in the camp are obviously missing. Meanwhile, Dick will find 27 familiar faces, including Chuuya, Polly, Nathan and Carlos but excluding those who are in the camp. Like all the previous classrooms, everyone is dressed in camp uniform with their own scrunchies.
[Okay, yes! He refuses to be useless any more, busted leg be damned.
He will go up and down the lockers slowly, matching the names and combinations to the right locker, and then he'll put the combination in for each one and try them.
Godspeed, little cowboy.
What is hiding in the lockers? Please say he gets shot.]
[ is everyone okay. including. higekiri, beck and kagachi. that's what dick is checking mainly, looking around at all of them. all of them are present, which does lift-- some weight off his shoulders, but still. requisite desk and ceiling check but once he's done checking on all of that and assuming everyone is okay and fine he will go help damian with the lockers, you little shit, stop walking on your bum leg ]
[ stephanie will also do the usual check up on everyone, taking extra care with souji, varian, and ion because like uh, my bad, dudes.
she might step on akechi's foot while checking on him but it's fine don't worry about it. but she will also check the desks, and if everything is fine, she will then leave the room to go help the other two. ]
[Yeah, Hal pops out and shoots Damian in the face again.
Okay, no.
But inside each locker, he will find a couple of items! For ease of reading, here is the list of what he finds:
Shirasu (6): A broken fox mask Chuuya (4): A black hat, a long red ribbon North: A rubber bouncy ball, a red beanie Akechi (7): A whole ass human skull Nico: A sword Shiki: A cat plushie
Everyone behind Door 4 is okay! As a matter of fact, they seem more than okay. While Dick looks around, he will notice that Nikkari's hair is neatly braided, and Beck, Tamamo and Carlos have some flowers with them. Their blankets look cozy, and the pillows seem extra fluffy. Like all the other classrooms, everything smells fresh and recently cleaned. Dick will notice that everyone who is not present in the camp is accounted for.
While Steph checks up on everyone behind Door 1, she will notice that Varian, Souji and Ion's blanket are noticeably fuzzier and warmer than everyone else's. Their pillows are extra fluffy, and whoever placed them there took care to make sure all their limbs were as comfortably arranged as possible. Varian even has an extra, red scrunchie with him. Though, while Steph steps on Akechi's foot, she might notice that his arms are just fucking dangling instead of being neatly folded on top of the table. His pillow is actually a bit thinner than the rest? Eichi's blanket is kind of sliding off his shoulders, too. Wow.
There is nothing on the desks, however. There is a hint of a circular water stain on the teacher's desk, but everything is otherwise clean and tidy.]
That is definitely a human skull. He hates that? A lot. He will take... all of these things unless Dick wanders up to take some from him. In which case, he will, of course, refuse to give up the sword.
LOOK. Sometimes, you resonate with a sad gremlin.
They will take it back to Steph to show her? Since... now they get to go through the exit maybe. PLEASE RELEASE THEM.]
[ damian can't carry all of that himself but he can keep the sword, dick isn't picky. he will take whatever the other two don't want to carry. if steph can. even carry any of it. although he will sign: ]
I think those are their personal items. And the numbers were definitely order of arrival.
[ should they be taking those. and also yknow he seems very sure of that but okay, dick. can we PLEASE go through the exit now ]
[Kicks them through the exit because y'all still have shit left to do. FYI, Dick will absolutely recognize that red ribbon as belonging to a certain gremlin man here at camp.
Once they go through the exit, they will blink — and find themselves in an entirely new location. It's the interior of a cabin not entirely unlike the ones they were assigned to, but noticeably fancier. For starters, it has a full sized bed instead of the bunk beds they normally have to put up with. The bed is to the left side of the room; it has a white frame, blue sheets, and gray pillows. Glow in the dark stars dot the ceiling. Next to the bed, they will find a white desk with two drawers. There are a couple items on top of the desk, including a lamp, and the desk comes with a blue chair. A white bookcase can be found a couple of feet away from the desk. There is also a door on the left side of the room, at the foot of the bed. It is slightly open, and they can see a bathroom on the other side.
On the right side of the room, they will find a closet door and a dresser. On the wall behind them, they will notice a TV screen and cassette/DVD player mounted on the wall, directly parallel to the bed. There are a couple of things in a low cabinet under the TV. Finally, there's a fuzzy blue rug on the floor.
They are still totally gross, but their outfits have changed into........... cheap costume versions of Batman, Ra's al Ghul and Spoiler's uniforms. No armor for you. Anyway, where are they snooping first?]
[Snooping? Wtf? Why can't they just all crawl into Winter's bed and nap for an eternity???
But okay. Time to speedrun the bedroom which would have been the best part, and the only good part of this entire shitshow probably. Damian will
take the bookshelf, looking to see what kind of books or ornaments are on it, and also the top of the desk to see if there's anything on that. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE EVERYTHING GOMEN, you guys take the rest.]
[ TAKE EVERYTHING ANNA GOD which is to say i guess at what kind of dvds winter has, as well as what kind of trinket are in that low cabinet under the tv? also a quick glance at the bathroom to see what's in it without actually going in because enough. steph can have the rest listen let them out of here. why are they even snooping.
[ Steph wants to step into the shower and never leave it but it's fine. what is even left. she will flat out go into the bathroom to see if anything interesting is here and also to scream internally at what she looks like in the mirror
but also back in the room she will check the bed and under it? and the closet and dresser. what's happening here. please let them sleep. ]
[they're snooping because i will be sad if they don't find the lore.
On the bookshelf, Damian will find academic textbooks, study guides, adventure novels, fairy tales, philosophy books, and so forth. The spines are worn in a way that denotes they've seen a lot of use. There aren't any ornaments on the bookshelf, though some glow in the dark stars are glued to the side. On top of the desk, he will find: A blue notebook, a ballpoint pen, and... a travel guide? It looks identical to the one the group received on the bus, but this one seems older. Bent in some spots, scratched and worn.
Winter has a copy of the Princess Bride among their DVDs, as well as assorted horror movies, fantasy movies, documentaries... Generally, there are a lot of movies with a happy ending in there. Hm. Anyway, the bathroom is decorated in blue and gray. Everything looks relatively neat, though there are a few make-up products next to the sink. Foundation, loose powder, mascara, blush and lip gloss. He will also spot a hair brush, a few scrunchies, hair ties and hair clips.
There is nothing particularly interesting under the bed, beside maybe a few dust bunnies. In the closet, Steph will find a kigu, a blue vest, a few white button up shirts, skirts, some shoes, cute dresses, cardigans... and whatever this is. A couple of high heels and closed shoes are on the closet floor. The dresser contains more clothes: Blue socks, bras, undies, sweatpants, sweatshirts, and extra large shirts.]
At the desk, he will just... snoop around in the notebook. Also, he will look at the travel guide even though it seems like the one they got when they arrived? To make sure nothing is written on it or anything.
But more importantly, the notebook so Zia won't have to yell at me to check it more. THIS FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE WHEN HIS DAD LOOKED AT HIS OWN NOTEBOOK AFTER HE DIED, WOW.]
[ well outside of the good taste in movies, there doesn't seem to be much under here, and dick remember what happened in ph's cabin so he's just going to... crowd damian's space and look in the drawers of the desk. hello. reveal your secrets.
[ steph looks at the kigu and the dress in particular before moving on. she'll go to where damian is.
honestly she is mostly done snooping she is ready to sleep on this floor let them nap in winter's room you cowards it'll give us a few hours so we don't have to make a 2am thursday toplevel at almost 8 pm ]
[Well. Funny thing about the travel guide. When Damian opens it, the first set of rules seem identical to the ones they received. However, the more he reads, the more obvious it will become this is not the same travel guide the campers have. Same appearance, sure. But different contents. Meanwhile, opening the notebook will reveal someone's diary. Yikes.
Inside the desk drawers, Dick will find a note, a leatherbound book, a jar of ink, a quill, a token, a dragon coin, a sharp letter opener, and a letter.
Steph can become one with the floor if she wants, though.]
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but this time, she's fully in control-- she thinks? stephanie is sure she is, even if something doesn't quite add up, but no matter what's wrong with this... it's still her, holding onto this bat, and ion in front of her.
she stares at him. he's just a child. no one deserves to be put into these games, but... especially not him. and not damian. and not-- the list can go on, but there's no time to focus on that when the bomb keeps ticking away the seconds. because the thing is, for her, there is no way to make this quick. ]
Ion... please. [ please what? die quickly? don't be real? forgive her? ] I'm so sorry.
[ she raises the bat and it strikes down on him. again. and again. and again. she keeps hitting him, trying her hardest to ignore the sound the bat makes against his small body, or any other noise, until he's no longer moving. she breathes in deeply, ignoring the way tears fall down her face, clouding her vision.
... the timer is still going. this is the hard part (although it's a little laughable that anything could be harder than what just happened). steph raises the bat again, and slams it against her own head. there's pain, and she almost drops the bat, but instead she does it again.
it's hard. her brain wants her to stop, and her body actively fights against it, because she knows this isn't what she sound be doing. but she hits herself again, and again, and she forces herself to do it even harder each time. it hurts, and there's a real fear that she's just going to blackout before she actually manages it, or that the bomb will go off, or--
she gets a lucky hit in. ]
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(i say, like i didn't put that baseball bat in her hands.)
Anyway—
Perhaps it's only a matter of seconds. Or perhaps it's been minutes, hours, days, weeks, months — an eternity. Whatever the case, the three of them will regain consciousness on the hallway floor. They are still covered in blood, slushies, soda, booze and spit, and their costumes remain the same. Their injuries from Round 2 are still present, as well. But the injuries they just inflicted on themselves? That fatal wound that took them out? It's now a scar upon their bodies. The scars will still hurt, of course. They will hurt for as long as it would take for a normal injury to heal. Consider it a permanent reminder of what they have done.
In their hands, each of them will find something. Their "prize" for this last round. In Stephanie's hand, she will find a key with a keychain shaped like a castle. In Dick's hand, he will find a key with a keychain shaped like a boat. Meanwhile, Damian will find a blue sheet of paper. There is a list of names. It reads:]
Shirasu (6)
Chuuya (4)
North
Akechi (7)
Nico
Shiki
[There is a four digit code next to each name. It looks like they're locker combinations.
Once they regain their bearings enough to look around, they will realize they have reached the end of the hallway. There are three doors. One to their right, one to their left, and one right in front of them. The doors to their right and left have a sheet of paper with a number on them. The one in front of them simply says EXIT. The effects of the weed and whatever mindfuck took over them are gone.
What now?]
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Living? Very hard, but very wonderful.
After a moment or two, he's aware of Dick and Steph, and he pushes himself into a seated position. Beneath his chin on his throat, from ear to ear, is a nasty scar. But none of them have to talk about that.] Grayson. [His voice is hoarse.] Brown. [As long as they respond, that's enough.
And then he looks at the sheet of paper. Hm. His eyes flick to Dick and Steph. The last keys. And then his eyes flick to the three doors.]
When you get up, check the doors.
[He picks himself carefully up to a stand. Are there, like, lockers around he can go to and open which correspond to the numbers??? He will do that if so. If not! He will just
take his paper prize and go along with Dick and Steph to check the doors.]
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Still injured, and clearly having been through the same thing he has (although his is... less visible, thanks to the batman suit) but there. Alive. And the exit is right there.
But first-- he has to make sure. Dick gets up and goes to look at the doors, checking the numbers and seeing which the boat key fits on. The ship... Did they all really make it? ]
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but steph sits up, immediately going to touch her head, like she's double checking that her skull isn't caved in or something. it hurts, like the worst headache of all time, but she's alive and breathing and that's what matters in the end, isn't it? surviving.
it's a little shaky to get back to her feet, but she manages. she doesn't actually move until she confirms that dick and damian are okay (although she is ignoring the blood on them both, the blood that she knows is also on her if she actually paused to look). and with the key in hand, she hurries over to open the door it goes to so she can check in on her homies and akechi. ]
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The door on the right is marked as 1, and the door on the left is marked as 4. The castle key fits Door 1, and the boat key fits Door 4.
Behind the doors — well. Steph and Dick are long overdue for a reunion with their homies (and Akechi), aren't they? Behind Door 1, Stephanie will find 35 familiar faces. Dragon, Tiger, Yona and Hiro are among them, though the people who are in the camp are obviously missing. Meanwhile, Dick will find 27 familiar faces, including Chuuya, Polly, Nathan and Carlos but excluding those who are in the camp. Like all the previous classrooms, everyone is dressed in camp uniform with their own scrunchies.
Will they take a closer look at anything?]
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He will go up and down the lockers slowly, matching the names and combinations to the right locker, and then he'll put the combination in for each one and try them.
Godspeed, little cowboy.
What is hiding in the lockers? Please say he gets shot.]
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she might step on akechi's foot while checking on him but it's fine don't worry about it. but she will also check the desks, and if everything is fine, she will then leave the room to go help the other two. ]
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Okay, no.
But inside each locker, he will find a couple of items! For ease of reading, here is the list of what he finds:
Chuuya (4): A black hat, a long red ribbon
North: A rubber bouncy ball, a red beanie
Akechi (7): A whole ass human skull
Nico: A sword
Shiki: A cat plushie
Everyone behind Door 4 is okay! As a matter of fact, they seem more than okay. While Dick looks around, he will notice that Nikkari's hair is neatly braided, and Beck, Tamamo and Carlos have some flowers with them. Their blankets look cozy, and the pillows seem extra fluffy. Like all the other classrooms, everything smells fresh and recently cleaned. Dick will notice that everyone who is not present in the camp is accounted for.
While Steph checks up on everyone behind Door 1, she will notice that Varian, Souji and Ion's blanket are noticeably fuzzier and warmer than everyone else's. Their pillows are extra fluffy, and whoever placed them there took care to make sure all their limbs were as comfortably arranged as possible. Varian even has an extra, red scrunchie with him. Though, while Steph steps on Akechi's foot, she might notice that his arms are just fucking dangling instead of being neatly folded on top of the table. His pillow is actually a bit thinner than the rest? Eichi's blanket is kind of sliding off his shoulders, too. Wow.
There is nothing on the desks, however. There is a hint of a circular water stain on the teacher's desk, but everything is otherwise clean and tidy.]
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That is definitely a human skull. He hates that? A lot. He will take... all of these things unless Dick wanders up to take some from him. In which case, he will, of course, refuse to give up the sword.
LOOK. Sometimes, you resonate with a sad gremlin.
They will take it back to Steph to show her? Since... now they get to go through the exit maybe. PLEASE RELEASE THEM.]
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I think those are their personal items. And the numbers were definitely order of arrival.
[ should they be taking those. and also yknow he seems very sure of that but okay, dick. can we PLEASE go through the exit now ]
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but. they can take them??? MAYBE PEOPLE WHO WANT THEM??? didn't chuuya have like ten boyfriends maybe one of them will want his hat or something.
but yeah let's just go to the exit. hopefully they get to kill themselves again. ]
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Once they go through the exit, they will blink — and find themselves in an entirely new location. It's the interior of a cabin not entirely unlike the ones they were assigned to, but noticeably fancier. For starters, it has a full sized bed instead of the bunk beds they normally have to put up with. The bed is to the left side of the room; it has a white frame, blue sheets, and gray pillows. Glow in the dark stars dot the ceiling. Next to the bed, they will find a white desk with two drawers. There are a couple items on top of the desk, including a lamp, and the desk comes with a blue chair. A white bookcase can be found a couple of feet away from the desk. There is also a door on the left side of the room, at the foot of the bed. It is slightly open, and they can see a bathroom on the other side.
On the right side of the room, they will find a closet door and a dresser. On the wall behind them, they will notice a TV screen and cassette/DVD player mounted on the wall, directly parallel to the bed. There are a couple of things in a low cabinet under the TV. Finally, there's a fuzzy blue rug on the floor.
They are still totally gross, but their outfits have changed into........... cheap costume versions of Batman, Ra's al Ghul and Spoiler's uniforms. No armor for you. Anyway, where are they snooping first?]
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But okay. Time to speedrun the bedroom which would have been the best part, and the only good part of this entire shitshow probably. Damian will
take the bookshelf, looking to see what kind of books or ornaments are on it, and also the top of the desk to see if there's anything on that. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE EVERYTHING GOMEN, you guys take the rest.]
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his cheap batman costume goes squeak squeak ]
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but also back in the room she will check the bed and under it? and the closet and dresser. what's happening here. please let them sleep. ]
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On the bookshelf, Damian will find academic textbooks, study guides, adventure novels, fairy tales, philosophy books, and so forth. The spines are worn in a way that denotes they've seen a lot of use. There aren't any ornaments on the bookshelf, though some glow in the dark stars are glued to the side. On top of the desk, he will find: A blue notebook, a ballpoint pen, and... a travel guide? It looks identical to the one the group received on the bus, but this one seems older. Bent in some spots, scratched and worn.
Winter has a copy of the Princess Bride among their DVDs, as well as assorted horror movies, fantasy movies, documentaries... Generally, there are a lot of movies with a happy ending in there. Hm. Anyway, the bathroom is decorated in blue and gray. Everything looks relatively neat, though there are a few make-up products next to the sink. Foundation, loose powder, mascara, blush and lip gloss. He will also spot a hair brush, a few scrunchies, hair ties and hair clips.
There is nothing particularly interesting under the bed, beside maybe a few dust bunnies. In the closet, Steph will find a kigu, a blue vest, a few white button up shirts, skirts, some shoes, cute dresses, cardigans... and whatever this is. A couple of high heels and closed shoes are on the closet floor. The dresser contains more clothes: Blue socks, bras, undies, sweatpants, sweatshirts, and extra large shirts.]
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the princess bride is a good movie, tho
At the desk, he will just... snoop around in the notebook. Also, he will look at the travel guide even though it seems like the one they got when they arrived? To make sure nothing is written on it or anything.
But more importantly, the notebook so Zia won't have to yell at me to check it more. THIS FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE WHEN HIS DAD LOOKED AT HIS OWN NOTEBOOK AFTER HE DIED, WOW.]
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THIS FEELS BAD ]
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honestly she is mostly done snooping she is ready to sleep on this floor let them nap in winter's room you cowards it'll give us a few hours so we don't have to make a 2am thursday toplevel at almost 8 pm ]
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Inside the desk drawers, Dick will find a note, a leatherbound book, a jar of ink, a quill, a token, a dragon coin, a sharp letter opener, and a letter.
Steph can become one with the floor if she wants, though.]
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