Feeling somewhat unnerved, he steps back into the light and pulls out his blacklight. Kicking himself for leaving the regular flashlight in the car, he proceeds cautiously back into the dark area to see if the blacklight illuminates anything of interest, or even a light switch.
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Nocturnum - Chapter I
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Huh. That's odd.
As he cleans up from the day's lesson, Benjiro checks under the mats, expecting to find a lost cellphone set on vibrate or something equally mundane. Once he's done, he packs his more portable supplies into a large gym bag and goes to the front desk of the health club he shares space with.
"I'm hearing some odd noises from the basement. Would it be all right if I went down there to take a look on my way out?"
As he cleans up from the day's lesson, Benjiro checks under the mats, expecting to find a lost cellphone set on vibrate or something equally mundane. Once he's done, he packs his more portable supplies into a large gym bag and goes to the front desk of the health club he shares space with.
"I'm hearing some odd noises from the basement. Would it be all right if I went down there to take a look on my way out?"
Majin
First Post
Tuesday, May 16 2006 - 1:45 PM
~Benjiro~
Looking under the mats, Benjiro discovers a chipped piece of floorboard, possibly absently kicked open by one of his students recently. Doing his best to peer into the hole, he can make out what appears to be a flickering light, but that is all, still quite odd as it had never happened before.
When he brings his concerns to the front desk, the girl that is working there gives him a puzzled look, but after confirming his shared space lease, allows him access to the basement after some convincing. Once down there, Benjiro follows the western wall until it leads him to the corner. Looking up to the ceiling, he portions out where his dojo's floor should be, but does not see the crack he had hoped to find. He does however hear the whirring sound again. Putting his ear up to the wall, it appears to be coming from behind it. There is no entrance further back that would lead him there that he can see out in the open.
~Roger~
First looking around with his blacklight, and coming up with nothing again, Roger finds a lightswitch and flips it on, illuminating the backroom behind the screen. He jumps as he sees grotesque and peculiar carvings surround him, stacking in orderly rows of all sorts of what must be mythical creatures.
~Steven~
Sarah smiles at Steven as he attempts to comfort her about the previous days' events. "I will be fine. It's not everyday you see things like that. I'm keeping my mind off it by keeping busy. Tommorrow night's the grand re-opening and theres still so much left to do. Thank you for helping out."
~Dunstand~
Sarah chuckles at Dunstand's obvious flattery and waves him away. "No, no, you go on and take pictures of whatever you like besides me. I doubt I'd be of much help towards your paper. Though there are some interesting things in the basement you could take a look at. I believe there are still some really old movie posters back from when the theater was open last," she suggests.
~Benjiro~
Looking under the mats, Benjiro discovers a chipped piece of floorboard, possibly absently kicked open by one of his students recently. Doing his best to peer into the hole, he can make out what appears to be a flickering light, but that is all, still quite odd as it had never happened before.
When he brings his concerns to the front desk, the girl that is working there gives him a puzzled look, but after confirming his shared space lease, allows him access to the basement after some convincing. Once down there, Benjiro follows the western wall until it leads him to the corner. Looking up to the ceiling, he portions out where his dojo's floor should be, but does not see the crack he had hoped to find. He does however hear the whirring sound again. Putting his ear up to the wall, it appears to be coming from behind it. There is no entrance further back that would lead him there that he can see out in the open.
~Roger~
First looking around with his blacklight, and coming up with nothing again, Roger finds a lightswitch and flips it on, illuminating the backroom behind the screen. He jumps as he sees grotesque and peculiar carvings surround him, stacking in orderly rows of all sorts of what must be mythical creatures.
~Steven~
Sarah smiles at Steven as he attempts to comfort her about the previous days' events. "I will be fine. It's not everyday you see things like that. I'm keeping my mind off it by keeping busy. Tommorrow night's the grand re-opening and theres still so much left to do. Thank you for helping out."
~Dunstand~
Sarah chuckles at Dunstand's obvious flattery and waves him away. "No, no, you go on and take pictures of whatever you like besides me. I doubt I'd be of much help towards your paper. Though there are some interesting things in the basement you could take a look at. I believe there are still some really old movie posters back from when the theater was open last," she suggests.
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Puzzled, Benjiro raps on the wall and otherwise carefully examines it for some sort of inconspicuous maintinence enterence.
(Search +1, taking 20.)
Failing that, he thinks carefully on the layout of the building and the neighborhood, trying to figure out just where he might find an entrence.
(Intelligence +1.)
(Search +1, taking 20.)
Failing that, he thinks carefully on the layout of the building and the neighborhood, trying to figure out just where he might find an entrence.
(Intelligence +1.)
Majin
First Post
Tuesday, May 16 2006 - 2:00 PM
~Benjiro~
Benjiro examines each section of the back wall carefully. Once he reaches the back corner underneath his dojo he discovers a hidden catch, covered with cobwebs and dust. releasing it a door swings open leading into a cramped corridor. The whirring sound becomes louder and the flickering light is here. Looking up, Benjiro can easily find the hole in his floorboards. Looking further down the hall he sees ancient movie posters of horror movies pasted up along the walls at odd, overlapping angles. The images on them appearing to almost move in the flickering light. At the end of the corridor, about 100 feet away is the source of the light and noise, but Benjiro can't quite make it out from here.
~Benjiro~
Benjiro examines each section of the back wall carefully. Once he reaches the back corner underneath his dojo he discovers a hidden catch, covered with cobwebs and dust. releasing it a door swings open leading into a cramped corridor. The whirring sound becomes louder and the flickering light is here. Looking up, Benjiro can easily find the hole in his floorboards. Looking further down the hall he sees ancient movie posters of horror movies pasted up along the walls at odd, overlapping angles. The images on them appearing to almost move in the flickering light. At the end of the corridor, about 100 feet away is the source of the light and noise, but Benjiro can't quite make it out from here.
