Trapped - digging out the Town Hall

Claudius Aston · 02-22-2011, 12:44 PM

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Sorry I'm late! But Claudius is hereee to the rescue! Smile

Claudius had been sleeping for hours now. He had been trying to pretend he was home in his comfortable den, but could not fool himself to believing something that was obviously a lie. He had made the trek to the village when the snowstorm had not yet hit, hoping he could possibly try and find his sister or Liliana. He’d grown bored being alone, something he’d never expected, but ended up in the town hall when the snowstorm hit. He clutched his mason jar of dye like a security blanket, curled up around it in a corner where he hoped no one would bother him. It had been quiet, too, for a while.

He could hear voices at the edge of his consciousness talking about digging themselves out of the town hall. Groggily, Claudius began to wake up. He was taking his time re-acquainting himself with the surrounding environment when suddenly: a cold wind! He sat straight up and felt a single shiver crawl down his spine. He pulled his legs out from under him, stood up, and and leaned against a wall. He saw Liliana emerge from another part of the town hall with two shovels and then climb out the window. Claudius quickly retraced her steps and found another shovel for himself. He carried it to the window, stuck his head out and saw Liliana disappear around the other side of the town hall. He threw the shovel through the window and then climbed through awkwardly. He ended up tripping over his feet – since he was not very proficient in climbing through windows in his Optime form – but regained his balance and stood up. He picked up the shovel and carefully walked around to the front of the town hall. He poked his head around the side and inched closer.

“I’ll help,” he said quietly. He held the shovel in his hands, hoping he might be of use.

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