The stairs look perfectly find for John. What he can see of them anyway. They are bvlack stairs and go up into blackness. You think you only have eight flights of stairs to go up.
(OOC: OK, I'm back in town. Looks like I missed a fair amount of action already)
George, after his inexplicable spacing while his player was out of town, follows the group, making sure to stay in the rear. "As Team Leader, it's important that I can see what the entire team is doing at all times. How else can I supervise?"
Once you all are ten feet up the stairs it is completely dark. You all bump into each other a lot but it is just completely dark. You can't see your hand in front of your face, or someone else's face for that matter. It is just completely dark. You think something could happen here, something could be happening her e right now and you'd never know it becasuie it is completely dark.