castleinthemist | 01 - exploration

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tomb raider: doppelganger

01 - exploration - open

There's a new creature lurking about the shadows of the castle, and this one isn't a part of the game.

Finding herself encased in the sarcophagi wasn't really as shocking as it should have been. However, the whole medieval castle nasty dangers thing was something she was rather used to. Or rather, what she was used to thanks to borrowed memories. She was used to old Norse/Atlantian ruins with blue rivers that killed you. Not much of a stretch of course, but still not the same thing. The only downside of waking and escaping was the weakness she felt and the inability to use her powers for awhile. They were returning, but she still disliked it.

Doppelganger stood in the sarcophagi room, looking about it and the same way her original would have. Taking in everything she could to deduce the age of the castle, it's cultural origin, and maybe whatever traps lay hidden around her. From what she could gather none of these things could really be told. There was just something off about this place and not in the usual sense.

Turning her back, she started making her way out of the room to explore a bit. Maybe she could even scale the walls a bit to get a better view of her new surroundings.

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He stumbled back, just barely catching himself on the edge. Holding his head, he shakely climbed out of the casket. Hnnn.

He felt sick. Numb also. Nightmares about a broken and mangled Toph. He furrowed his brows, stumbling forward to his knees. "Grnnn. Dammit!"

His legs? No strength left. He looked around, eyes hazy. He was just barely clinging to conciousness.

This poor man looked like he had been a lot and about to pass out any moment. It was interesting to see how these things could suck the life from a person. There was no mechanism inside that gave it away, so she could only hazard a guess that magic was involved.

Because she was feeling so nice today, she helped him up to his feet, holding him up in her arms. "You need to stay awake."

Yeah. And he looked sick too. Pale and weak. He trembled more until she picked him up, back to his feet. He looked to her wearily. Don't blame him if he can't do it. He swallowed back the feeling of nausea and forced himself to stand just a little higher.

"The stairs down there lead to another room. Kinda round-about." He grimaces. "But... hmm. The main room and the spring is just across the bridge."

Giving a nod of her head, she shifted him so he was piggyback on her, a much easier and faster method of carrying him. She made her way to the stairs Duo had pointed out and then downward. While she walked, she made sure to take in everything and keep it to memory. Any information she could get would be useful.

Once she made it to the bridge, she stopped and looked back at Duo to check on him without saying a word.

Nng. Great. This wasn't humiliating at all. He grunted slightly as she carried him, with him unable to do much except hang an arm over her shoulder and hold on. He concentrated on breathing, on staying awake. When she stopped, he felt just slightly more awake, especially with that blast of cold air from this bridge area.

"You just got here?" Duo asked softly.

In response to his question, Doppelganger gave a nod of her head before she looked forward again. She began to cross the bridging, relaxing her hold on him slightly. He wouldn't fall still, but it would make him feel a bit more comfortable.

"Not much for talkin, I see. That's alright." Duo chuckled a bit, humorlessly.

"You should hang out with the dragon. He doesn't talk much either." Just a joke, just something to keep him awake. It was more comfortable that way.

"I'll tell you what I can'... s'just there's not much I know either." He sighed, wondering just how much about this castle people knew about, and the information he had? He owed her for getting him out.

"Most of us got here a few months ago, more comin' all the time, stuffed in one of those things just like you were. Somebody's feedin' us but nobody sees anything, nobody knows who. All we know is that there's some black witch out there controlling these shadow monsters. Drag us back to that room back there." He paused, trying to think about what else to tell her. That was the short version, after all.

"Sounds like a typical day." She replied, smirking and her tone very amused. Duo would notice that something was off with her voice. There was an unnatural sound to it.

Duo's running mouth was worth saving him. She learned things she needed to know about this place, or helped give clues to finding out more about this place. It wasn't much, but that was fine. She did love exploring after all - or rather inherited it from her original.

They crossed the bridge and ended up in the main room.

Honestly, what would he care about an unnatural sound? Sure, it send a shiver down his spine, filled him with a sense of dread he didn't already have, but he dismissed it. Too tired, too desensitized. For fuck's sake, he had a friend who was half ghost.

"For you? Figures." He shook his head slightly, his eyes drooping a bit. Hmm. "Y'can set me down there." By the fountain. Let him rest, do whatever she wished.

It did, didn't it? She couldn't help but smirk while she set Duo down against the fountain. Funny little human he was. He wasn't even the slightest concerned or afraid of her.

Taking a step back, she looked about the main room and took in everything again. She even did a little turn to make sure she got all of it. Nice. A lot of places she could reach and get better access or views.

Sleepy, roused from a nap by weird dreams and just a little rumpled, the other Duo stumbled out from his room scratching at his stomach and yawning. He was almost too disoriented to notice that something was off with his double, but the new presence did catch his attention.

"... er. Hi..." he mumbled after a second, letting his hand drop. " 'sup?"

All too weakly, he raised a hand to his young double, waving. What? Didn't he notice him missing? He swooned a bit, raising a hand to his head.

"Oi. Lady. There a reason I've gotta stay awake?" Please. By all means. Can he pass out now?

Instead of a verbal answer, all Duo received was a shrug. That wasn't up to her. If he wanted to pass out in the open, that was fine by her. It was bad enough that she had even saved him the first place, only lessened slightly by the fact he gave her useful information.

The arrival of the second Duo, the younger and drowsy one, peaked her curiosity. Two of them and both human. This place certainly had a way, didn't it? She knew better than to believe it impossible. After all, she was a copy. These two were different though.

She smiled in greeting at the younger version, though it wasn't a normal smile. More sly than anything.

"Uhhhh..."

Crap. He missed something, didn't he? Shit.

"Okay, what happened?"

"Toph happened." Duo replied, looking up at the woman with a thankful nod. He turned and focused what attention he had to his double. Guess he wasn't passing out just yet.

"They..." Oh man. They did. He froze a moment, just letting it all process for moment.

"They made her one of them. A shadow." He hung his head then, a grimace crossing his face, then anger. And what could he even do to change that? All it meant was that Toph was dead, and her soul was stuck with those monsters, trapping them.

This wasn't any of her business, so she moved off to the side a bit and sat on the edge of the fountain. She wouldn't join in on this conversation, but she surely was going to listen to it and find more things out.

Knowing that someone could because one of these shadow monsters was a nice start.

"Wha-- ... sh... shit... man, you're sure? You're sure it was her?" Duo stumbled over his words, feeling a sick sensation turning in his stomach. Toph. A shadow. Rounding people up, no different from the rest of them...

"Of course I'm sure! I looking for her and got caught. Stupid. Yeah. Kinda getting that." Either he's not strong enough or he's just very unlucky.

He even swooned a little. So tired, even felt like his muscles were like jelly. Like his head was cloudy.

"She-- She grabbed me and stuck me in one o' them things."

While the two talked about their friend, she slipped of the edge of the fountain and decided to explore the room a bit. She made sure to stay close enough so she could overhrsr them.

"Jesus..." Duo muttered, hand to his head as he shook it slowly.

"What... what're we gonna do about it? Is.. there anything we CAN do?"

"Hmn. No idea." Duo said weakly. He had nothing to give right now. Even so far as him wobbling in his seat. He turned his attention downwards to the floor. Christ, he could sleep for weeks.

Doppelganger focused on the older of the two Duo's as he wobbled in his seat. That one was about to pass out and the younger one seemed oblivious to it.

"Your friend needs rest." She stated, her eyes now focused on the younger Duo.

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