Nightshift 32: The Grand Ballroom

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Into the depths of darkness, Archer descended the staircase. Their trip took longer than he thought, in total silence, which wasn't actually that troubling for Archer. His flashlight was of no help at all, except for illuminating the steps. It couldn't even begin to pierce the darkness around them, almost as if they really had stepped into the abyss. After awhile, Archer noticed a light at the bottom of the stairs; upon reaching the bottom, he stepped into the impressively large room.

"Wow, so this is where all the money's going," Archer whistled, not really surprised as far as the list of things he'd seen before. "This is nice setup they've got here."

He took a moment to appreciate the place, looking around and soaking in the immaculate beauty of it all. Ornate fountains produced crystal blue water near the ceiling, vanishing into the floor. Turning around, he could see the massive pillars supporting this underground cavern. At the top was a expensively, tasteful chandelier, decorated with candles There were also candles along the walls, held in silver holders. Besides that, there didn't seem to be anything else in the room of importance.

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Doors with locks, huh? Haseo looked around at the enclaves in the room, almost expecting to see some nervous sphere of blue and white (chim) to be running around therein. Locked doors like this were kind of common in The World and they usually required energy spheres called "Chim Spheres" to open the locks. He didn't exactly expect any to be around, but it was by sheer habit that he looked around for them. (One could only imagine what kind of time Peony would have running around trying to kick Chims--the mental picture was somewhat horrifying.)

So much for luck with navigational skills. "Tch." Since that one wouldn't open, the rogue started off in another direction, the nearest door which was almost in southmost part of the area. They'd just have to go through the doors one at a time and see which ones would open and which wouldn't since they didn't have a key. "Fine. Let's just try this other door." Upon a yank of the handle, the door opened with a little bit of a creak. Not so bad.