AUBREY'S PALACE

[moodwrecker]

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AUBREY'S BEDROOM

[moodwrecker]

Climbing up the rickety ladder will bring characters into a... surprisingly tidy attic room, if still in a state of disrepair just like the rest of the house. Cracks in the wall are hidden by a desk and cork board, but neither are enough to patch the holes in the roof itself, light filtering down from above as a result.

There is a cage with a well-cared for rabbit near the ladder, snoozing peacefully. Next to an unmade bed is a nightstand with a framed photo on it. The desk that hides the hole in the wall has a thick album on it.

[beathollow]

...


Aubrey's rabbit?

( that's aubrey's rabbit. crouching beside the pen, she reaches in to gently pet and investigate. it doesn't seem as though the rabbit has been harmed by shadows... )

[moodwrecker]

[The rabbit blinks awake, but seems content to sit and be pet. It is indeed Aubrey's rabbit!]

[beathollow]

... You're very well loved, aren't you? Despite everything...

... But..

( mafuyu frowns softly, looking back to the ladder, and even further around the room. the giant hole, the cracks in everything, the filth- )

... This must be her home.

( its astounding how it's the exact opposite of her life; not a speck of dust verses trash and debris everywhere, a mother so overbearing that it's a chokehold and a mother so negligent that she leaves a mark on the couch.

...

her heart hurts. )

[strawsandals]

[ Okay, let's take a look at that thick album! He'll pick it up and sift through it. What's it got? ]

[moodwrecker]

The album on the desk is thick and green, thanks to the thick pages designed to set photos into place. The cover is a green leather with the words “Basil’s Memories” on the front, and inside... the album is empty.

A note tucked into the album has handwritten instructions.

Mix water and dish soap and gently wipe the photo with a soft cloth

Dab a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol on the marker stain, slowly

Once the stain is gone, wipe down again with the soft cloth and water/dish soap mix.

[strawsandals]

...

[ Hmmm. Are any of those things present in here? Dish soap, a cotton swab, rubbing alcohol...? ]

What is this?

[moonshaded]

[Kinda weird that the bed's unmade, given that this place is so much neater than the rest of the crumbling house.

So while she's over by the bed musing about the disheveled blankets, she'll take a look at that photo.]

[moodwrecker]

On the desk in a wooden frame painted pink is a photo. A pair of friends smile happily for the camera.

There is nothing else of note in the area.

[moonshaded]

[oh boy i wonder what the stain is.]

bathroom crew appears

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Eli pops his head up from the ladder and quickly looks around the attic before clambering up to join the rest. ]

Who would even live here...? [ Hi, everyone. His gaze wanders, inevitably settling on the— ] Rabbit?

Re: bathroom crew appears

[moodwrecker]

[Rabbit!

Please do not eat it.]

Re: bathroom crew appears

[beathollow]

Rabbit.

( pettin that bunny. )

[unweathered]

[Schneider is already kneeling by the rabbit and holding her hand out for it to sniff]

I prefer birds but this one is rather cute, isn't it?

[moodwrecker]

[Bnuuy is getting so much attention right now! Snuffling gently at Schneider's hand, he is a chill lil guy.]

[fullmoonmutt]

Ehh, it is, but it probably won't like me...

[ If Mabosstiff could smell the wolf on him, a rabbit definitely would. He will keep a respectful distance and not eat it, okay?1 ]

kitchen crew gooo

[imperiosity]

[At some point, kitchen group will wander up into the attic area too, probably smelling of too much kitchen garbage as they tote along a set of four photos scribbled out with marker. But wow, this is crowded as fuck.]

We havin' a party in here?

[strawsandals]

[ He looks at the photos, and - oh, hang on...

He'll show Aaron the instructions, and the handkerchief from Schneider. ]

We need to clean these, it seems.

[imperiosity]

Huh. Pretty convenient set up.

[He looks at the handkerchief that Yoon's holding.




Then he just dumps the photos in Yoon's hands. Have fun cleaning!]

[ledbythewind]

About that--

[And here is Richard, cleaning supplies in hand! This is everything that was needed, right?]

They found these in the bathroom. Will they do?

[supherb]

[Arven's here! And he's hanging back because he both looks and smells like trash.]

I feel like I shouldn't be up here while I'm like this...it's actually clean in here.

[At least someone in this house keeps things tidy.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Pffff wait lmao what? ]

Mate, what the fuck happened to you?

[ Asks Eli, who is dripping with toilet water. It's fine. ]

[beathollow]

--Are you hurt?

[imperiosity]

[lbr, Aaron probably still has a bit of trash clinging to his long ponytail, but that sure as hell isn't stopping him from stepping in. He turns back to Arven at the comment, though.]

Not gonna stop you if you'd rather wait downstairs, but you never know if more of those monsters might come knockin'.

[moonshaded]

Nah, that was downstairs. [This whole place is the opposite of the party, but at least there were things to fight down there.

As more people come up the stairs, Kainé's assumed her usual large group activity of sectioning herself off against the farthest wall she can secure, back to it and heel resting against it while she waits.]

What'd you find?