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There is a man. He's meditating, and floating several inches off of the ground. This is fairly normal for him - at least he's not floating various furniture this time. Just himself. He doesn't feel like exerting himself any further. It's been a long day.
He realizes it's going to be a lot longer when he's no longer in his room.
"I hate surprises," he sighs, and he opens his eyes to look at his new surroundings. He's still floating, and surprisingly calm.
what_greater_weapon
what_greater_weapon
"All right. Let me know if that changes."
Revan seems much more chipper today.
"I think I'm going to loot the place," he says brightly.
Revan seems much more chipper today.
"I think I'm going to loot the place," he says brightly.
what_greater_weapon
Revan grins. And then it's time to loot the place.
He is systematic and thorough and obviously takes a certain joy in it.
He is systematic and thorough and obviously takes a certain joy in it.
unmarred
Mark is on hand to consult about the nature and likely usefulness of various objects! He's not an expert in the early twenty-first century, but he's a lot closer to one than Revan.
what_greater_weapon
How useful! Revan is bright enough to identify money on his own, and can figure out most of the obvious stuff without help, but he does need some things explained. Mark is so useful!
They find:
About a hundred and thirty dollars in cash
Several sets of clothes, some of which are even worthy of being worn
A wrist watch
Three cases of tik-tacs
Four cell phones, and only one charger
A stash of porn that Revan finds 'disappointingly boring' ("You'd think murder cultists would at least have interesting fetishes!")
Nail polish (in colors purple, red, and black)
One small case of tissues
A jewelry box filled with shitty knockoff jewelry
A 'Nintendo 3DS' with a pokemon game that is mid-Elite Four fight
A metric shitton of pretty hair clips
One diary, nearly empty except for the promise that the owner will write in it more
A deck of playing cards
A tiny first aid kit mostly filled with stuff to patch up bites, but also some band-aids
Six stuffed cats
Lots and lots of ominous candles
A lighter and a set of matches
Two rolls of duct tape
A truly astounding collection of sex toys (Revan doesn't joke about this one, tempting as it is; the former owner was the vampire. He raises an eyebrow, closes the box, and puts it back in the closet without another word.)
A set of coupons for 'All you can eat!' at a local diner
A night light
"You know," observes Revan when they have finished looting the place, "I don't know if I'm disappointed in them or if I just find it all hilarious."
They find:
"You know," observes Revan when they have finished looting the place, "I don't know if I'm disappointed in them or if I just find it all hilarious."
what_greater_weapon
Revan makes a face.
"Mm. Yeah, if you're up for it. And we should figure it out as safely as possible - maybe try reflections of sunlight or something before moving on to the real thing. No one had a hand mirror, but I could break one of the ones in the bathrooms and use that."
"Mm. Yeah, if you're up for it. And we should figure it out as safely as possible - maybe try reflections of sunlight or something before moving on to the real thing. No one had a hand mirror, but I could break one of the ones in the bathrooms and use that."
what_greater_weapon
They go and commit some property damage, and then they have some broken mirror shards that can be used to reflect sunlight. Also a blanket, stripped from one of the beds, to combat sunlight if it looks like it'll cause Mark to explode.
And then they go to see if Mark will react in any particular way to reflected sunlight.
And then they go to see if Mark will react in any particular way to reflected sunlight.
unmarred
Indirect sunlight seems to be fine - he can stand in the same room as a window - but apparently the mirror reflects it well enough for his skin to catch fire.
He giggles and smothers the flames with his other hand. "Ow. Well, that was educational."
He giggles and smothers the flames with his other hand. "Ow. Well, that was educational."
what_greater_weapon
"Yeah," agreed Revan, raising his eyebrows. "Well. Not the end of the world, but shit. I was hoping we were just being paranoid and cautious instead of completely on the right track."
what_greater_weapon
"A bit. I mean, I bet there's clothes that could help. But probably best not to chance it. I'm happy to play fetch for things you can't get during the day."
what_greater_weapon
"Yep! What are poor fellow victims of a murder cult brought together by circumstance and ominous candles for?"
what_greater_weapon
Revan grins. "So! I think that we should get a list of things we need together - I can go shopping for them during the day, bring them back. Then, possibly looking for a place that's less. Less this, to stay. Unless this turns out to be the nicest real estate in the area, in which case I'll personally sew us a flag and claim this gloomy place as ours."
unmarred
Snicker. "You're adorable," says Mark. "The two things I want most in the world right now are a vehicle and a map. There must be a sunproofed vehicle of some kind around here somewhere, not having one would be insane, but I didn't see it when we were outside earlier."