Lucidstuck:swap!AU fanadventure (1)

> Alice: Run, whatever's out there can't be worse than a bloody death by nail-bat.



You consider attacking the Sufferer now that his back is turned, but you are not sure you would be able to kill it in one go, and even if you did, there'd still be Blind Hunger and the pantry monster to handle.

In fact, staying here seems like the fastest way for all of you to get killed. You pick the painting and signal to your feline companions to follow you out of the house.

You seem to make it out just in time! The pantry door gives out with a resounding bang. Without any other source of noise at reach, Stinky veers into the kitchen, likely after whatever's making all that ruckus.


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DT: (Phew, I thought we wouldn't tell this tale...)
Alice: (No one seems to be around.)
DT: (Why would they? This is the back of a house as far as they know. No doors or anything interesting to see.)
DT: (Aaand our speedy friend lured away the noodle boys ewe)
DT: (We probably should- Master?)
Alice: (Hang on a second.)
DT: (What?)

You want to see what's going on inside the house. Things are a little too quiet for your liking. Shouldn't the monsters be fighting?

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Alice: (-GASP-)
DT: (What??)

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Alice: (Giant monster!)
DT: (Inside??)
DT: (I don't see anything?)
Alice: (It was bigger than Raziel! Like, couch sized!)
Alice: (How did that get into the house??)
Alice: (I thought the mark would keep them out??)
DT: (Yeah.)
Alice: (Then??)
DT: (It was probably already inside before you placed it.)
Alice: (...I'm pretty sure we would have noticed something couch sized scuttling around!)
DT: (It must have climbed up by accident.)
Alice: (We don't have a basement, DT!)
DT: (From another layer of darkness, I mean.)
Alice: (...Monsters can go up and down too?)
DT: (Not the way you can, but yep.)
DT: (It's rare, but it happens. Mostly an accident.)
DT: (Buddy probably took a wrong turn somewhere and landed back up in ground level.)

> Alice: The mark isn't doing you much good where it is right now, since monsters are already inside the house. If you quickly grab the mark you could possibly re-enter your house through a window, sneak into a room, and then use it to make a safe zone.

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DT: (You brought the mark?)
Alice: (Yeah, I thought maybe I could get back in some other way, and use it to make an actual safe house in one of the rooms.)
DT: (...How? The front door is barricaded, and do you really want to sneak back in right now? >w>;;;)
Alice: (No way.)
Alice: (I um- was ... Thinking more a window...)
DT: (...Isn't the only window in the house on your brother's room?)
DT: (I don't think even Raziel is tall enough to give you a lift for that =w=;)
Alice: (...Guess you're right.)
DY: (Just leave it against the door, it should still cloak it just fine.)