[ An attack of enchanted mannequins? It would almost sound amusing if not for the automatons threatening to perform an encore before the night is up. Astarion eyes the other doors further down the hall, wondering at which point the machines lying behind them might go from listless to lethal.
The comment about breaking their legs wrings a wry laugh from the elf. ]
I like the way you think—though, these legs might prove a bit harder to break than the flesh-and-blood variety.
[ Not that Astarion isn't willing to try, of course. It might even be worth it if it means they get to see the wretched machines flopping leglessly about later on. As Kim begins to make his way quietly down the hall, Astarion falls into a similarly cautious creep behind him, his own candelabra gripped firmly in hand.
The question gets a brief, uncertain hum. ]
I must have, [ Astarion says slowly. ] I can't say I was paying much attention at the time. [ The fresh memory of being disoriented and compelled into this place causes a grimace to flash over his features. ] At any rate, I didn't intend to come here. But it seems the city had other plans. [ A sigh. ] So much for our little experiment...
i accidentally marked this as read, sorry OTL
The comment about breaking their legs wrings a wry laugh from the elf. ]
I like the way you think—though, these legs might prove a bit harder to break than the flesh-and-blood variety.
[ Not that Astarion isn't willing to try, of course. It might even be worth it if it means they get to see the wretched machines flopping leglessly about later on. As Kim begins to make his way quietly down the hall, Astarion falls into a similarly cautious creep behind him, his own candelabra gripped firmly in hand.
The question gets a brief, uncertain hum. ]
I must have, [ Astarion says slowly. ] I can't say I was paying much attention at the time. [ The fresh memory of being disoriented and compelled into this place causes a grimace to flash over his features. ] At any rate, I didn't intend to come here. But it seems the city had other plans. [ A sigh. ] So much for our little experiment...