Ilia was still feeling a bit disturbed about Anise's hesitation about her going to the basement when lunch was called. Perhaps Rose, Gamzee and herself had just been lucky and encountered the easy stuff so far. But if it was true that the basement was the next step in escaping Landel's, then it had to be braved.

There was also still the possibility that whoever had first gotten the information about the basement had either lied or been lied to when it came to the whole escaping business, but there really was no other way to find out except going yourself. And that was that. Ilia wasn't the type to sit around and wait for others to find out first when she was more than qualified to see things through firsthand. That said, she did feel a little guilty pulling Rose and Gamzee into this. However, there was definitely a strength in both of those children and a determination that made Ilia fairly certain they would have eventually found the basement and gone in guns blazing. If anything, her being with them at least added another layer of protection to their team.

Guilt-free, Ilia picked up a sack lunch of grilled cheeses and scurried to a room she had visited only a day or so prior. Arts and Crafts was as mundane as any activity could get, but Ilia had always liked the arts along with the sciences. The room had a very 'art supply' scent to it, but she knew after eating enough of that pink goop that her food would taste just as well here as anywhere. Sitting at one of the work tables, Ilia used one hand to hold her still-warm sandwich and the other to move a piece of paper before her. What to draw now? Ilia was better at drawing portraits than landscapes or tinkering with abstract concepts. Still, she needed a subject or nothing would get accomplished.

Taking a bite of her sandwich Ilia sat back and thought, her eyes gazing off as she considered a number of possibilities.