Manor of Origin (REDUX)

Banshee nods at Faux's idea. "A wipe down would be divine."

"Alright, well, let’s go check out the other rooms first," says Louis, already on his way to the next door (the one on the left in the hallway up ahead). "I’d hate to spend all that time getting all prettied up, only to get blood all over my hooves when we find another nightmarish kitchen or something behind one of these doors."

Louis tentatively steps out into the grassy field, half-expecting that this is all some kind of trick or trap.

Louis takes a deep breath, savouring the fresh air. After so long trapped in the claustrophobic Manor, it feels good to see the stars again, to smell the grass, to feel the breeze… Turning around, he pokes his head back out into the corridor where his friends are waiting and says, "You all need to see this. It’s beautiful."

The girl, still looking rather vacant, pokes her head in at Chariot’s all clear. As she gazes upon the beautiful grassy plains she freezes. Several emotions play across her face in just a few brief moments. The first is confusion, quite like Chariot, at the sight. Then awe as she looks up at the starry night sky, a twinkle and joy in her eyes that you’ve yet to see. Then as her gaze falls on the telescope and blanket, recognition, tears well up in her eyes along with a wobbly smile on her lips as she rushes past Chariot to the telescope. She gazes through it and takes a few moments to adjust it before rushing back to Chariot and starts tugging on his hand back towards the telescope. A watery smile and a look of pure joy in her eyes, wanting to show whatever it is she has pointed the telescope at.

"Been here before, kid?" Louis asks as he allows himself to be dragged over to the telescope to see whatever it is she wants to show him.

Banshee steps outside onto the grass, looking up at the sky. She examines the doorway, and something clicks. "Doorways like this, is that how the heroes on the movie got around? But no, the manor came after, didn't it."

As Chariot gazes through the telescope, it takes a moment to recognize the constellation of The Eagle: Aquila. Judging by the look on her face, it is likely her favorite. Though as you look back at her she quickly looks back into the telescope and shifts it around briefly and gesturing Chariot to look again. Canis Major this time. Then again and again and again, from heroes such as Perseus and Orion, to animals like the Ursa an. If she could speak she’d likely be talking your ear off. This is likely a passion from before the experiments. This is likely as close to how she was before.

Faux looks out the door, then to the happy child and beautiful scenery.
"Perhaps the Wishmaker isn’t entirely full of shit. It did say this place wasn’t always a hellhole, but rather a place to happily live in peace."

As he looks up from the telescope, Louis says, "You know, kid, we all got to choose our names when we got here. Why not pick one for yourself using this?" He moves out of her way so she can adjust the telescope again. "Just point it at the star or constellation or whatever whose name you want to borrow and we’ll call you that from now on, if you like."

She looks thoughtful for a moment before pressing her eye to the telescope once more. She seems to look back and forth between two before settling on one to show you. She seems like to have chosen the Constellation of Andromeda. Though wether she simply likes the name, the constellation, or knows of the mythical princess who was bound to a rock to be sacrificed to a monster is a mystery to you.

"A fine name you chose lass! Andromeda it is then!"

Gharn takes a good look around, trying to spot any potential danger in this - room doesn't quite fit in this case, place.

"A smart name for a smart kid," Louis agrees.

Seeing Inquisitor begin to investigate the area, he says to the half-orc, "There’s some sort of magical barrier preventing us from venturing too far out. I don’t really know much about magic stuff, but maybe you could take a closer look at it?"

"Ah, it seems like we can't get out - which was to be expected, but on the bright side there doesn't seem to be any imminent danger. Non-battle plan update; baths for all and a picnic afterwards. Maybe set a bonfire as well. What do you think Andromeda?" Gharn says as he lowers himself to the girl's height, "Would you like that?"

He asked, smiling at the little girl.
"Let's just hope that we won't cross paths with anything dangerous..."

She looks into Inquisitor’s eyes, and for once they don’t look quite so empty. With a smile, she nods and moves back toward the door. Apparently excited to get the final two doors done with now that a clear reward has been established.

Louis grimaces at Inquisitor’s suggestion of a bonfire. "…Maybe we should avoid starting anymore fires for a little while," he says as he follows Andromeda back out into the corridor and opens the next door (directly across the corridor from the one we just left). "It didn’t end so well last time."

Banshee blanched at that comment by Chariot. "We can try and be careful. A fire does sound nice."