"Let's leave this place," Kichiro says. "I have no intention of being flattened." He turns and follows Akio down through the door.
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"Perhaps the fourth side has an actual door," Kichiro suggests from the foot of the stairs Masumi had climbed. "I will see."
Seeing much sense in what Masumi says, Kichiro slinks off to investigate what's around the other corner.
Kichiro follows Masumi along the right-hand wall.
"More symbols," Kichiro muses as he leans against the spear he had pried from the corpse. "Another trap?"
"What if," Kichiro begins but is interrupted by a fit of coughing. "Ahem. What if we pull more than one of them at a time? He points at the spear riddled corpses. "Perhaps the levers have to work in some combination? 'Womb' plus 'darkness' or 'shogunate' plus 'tomb?' One lever alone means death."
Kichiro watches the beast crumple to floor. For another moment he stares at his upheld hands and wonders how he came to have these claws. Then, he remembers that he's not alone. "Wuh-where am I?" he says hoarsely as slowly turns, surveying his surroundings. "Why was I trapped in a, in a box?"
Kichiro raised himself up to his hands and knees, slowly acclimating to his new surroundings. He looks up an sees several white-clad strangers fighting what appears to be a risen corpse. He stands up and approaches the battle. As he walks he looks at his hands; with a flex, his fingers sprout bony talons. When the creature is within reach, Kichiro attacks with his claws.
Kichiro: Kichiro's tongue lay heavy on the bottom of his mouth. His jaw pops as he tries to open his mouth.
"Wwwwuuuuh," he says, or tries to say. "Wuh emmm ayeeee?" He struggles against his confines, striking at the stone walls with whatever he can- fists, shoulders, knees.
Kichiro groans and rolls over on his side. He didn't remember falling asleep, he didn't remember what he was doing before he fell asleep, but he was awake now and it couldn't compare to being asleep. Now he was awake- and something was crawling all over him. He begins scratching at the sensation with stiff, achy fingers.
Sorry I haven't been around recently; a pretty nasty stomach virus put me out of commission for the past couple of days.
Heeeere's Kichiro! I'm in EST, (East Coast, USA). I can post most often between 9 AM and 4 PM during the week; on the weekends, it'll be spottier.
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