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>Go back upstairs and into the closet. There's got to be some goodies in there

Which closet? There’s two; one under the stairs and another between your room and your parents. There’s no treasure upstairs, you know that much; most of it is linen, old stuff yet to be thrown out and stuff your big sister never took with her after moving out. Downstaris? No idea. Maybe there’s a cellar? The cat’s stuff could have ended up there if mum really got cross at it or it somehow found a way in but you’d expect it in the laundry sooner than that. It’s always closed for one reason or another and dark and kinda spooky. This tenement is over a hundred years old after all.

The bigger problem is that the door’s creaky like most old things. If he’s downstairs, he’ll hear it. Upstairs? Who knows.

>Activate Ninja mode.

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TN=6 (2,7,6,4,4=S+1))

You do know a bit about the house that helps with sneaking around it, but you’re not really that good at stealth per se. Still, it wouldn’t hurt to try. Tiptoeing around some of the squeakier bits, you manage to reach the closet with nary a peep.

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TN=5 (1,7,8,7,1=F)

You turn the knob on the handle. It’s unlocked and turns easily. Nothing so far. But the moment you begin pulling out outwar-SCREEEEeee…

Uh oh.

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NPC TEST=F)

There’s a noise from behind you. Almost some sort of muttering, then a pause. Then snoring. That was a pretty close call.

It seems that merely walking around isn’t enough to wake him, so he’s clearly helped himself to something earlier tonight. You might be able to close the door, but it would risk stirring him again unless it shuts more easily than that. At least you’ve got an idea of where he is now. Hopefully, that isn’t where the KITTEN is as well.

The CLOSET UNDER THE STAIRS is pitch dark. You know better than to venture into such places without a TORCH or LIGHT. Hopefully the LIGHT SWITCH works. Seems unlikely the kit’s been here since they’d be roused by the squeaking. You certainly can’t see any cat eyes or hear cat noises, but you do kinda wonder what could possibly be in here...