[open, network and action]

[the_horror]

Trying not to repeat what everyone else has said, but this place is a nightmare. I turn around and the door I just went through disappears. I'm in a hall way, somewhere, and at least this time nothing is going on, but it's still a bit annoying to just walk and walk and get no where. Someone talk to me?

Rikki, if you're hearing this, I hope you're okay. I tried following you through that door but it just wouldn't open.

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To anyone who wants to run into him though, he is literally walking down a long hall way, alone, bored, and looking for a door out of here. If you happen to open a door on his hall way, hold it open for him, yeah?

He's in black suit with the jacket off and in his hands. Dark hair is well combed and in place still, but he looks tired. Looks uncomfortable. Ben's been walking for a while. He's looking for Rikki still, or just a open damn door. Hopefully one that doesn't led to pool again. He's been there at least once.

Ben's not dead here. Not a ghost. He's physical and alive and tired. He's not felt tired in ages. Or temperature either, and he was feeling over heated right now. Worn out at least. He's sure this hall way was ramping up the heat too. But he walked, looking back once in a while, or even wandering back and checking floor and ceiling for doors as well as walls. But nothing. It was like it was doing it's best to keep him separated from others.

{ooc: open to [action] or "prose"]. Take your pick!}

Comments

[justaddh2o]

I'm getting it, mate. Where are you? I got completely turned around. I found some crackers, though, so there's that?

[the_horror]

I feel like I'm back in that endless hall, but it's different this time.

Oh man, food sounds great. I haven't had to eat in a while now.

[justaddh2o]

Different how? Different good or different bad? I dunno how to get back there but I passed an elevator. D'you want to meet there? I think I could find that again...

Don't get too excited. They're stale. They'll do, though.

[the_horror]

Different in there's no water and the carpet is a different color? But I'm either missing the doors or there are none. Honestly, this place has me checking floors AND ceilings for doors.

It's been over a decade since I've had to eat. the thought of food completely skipped my mind.

[justaddh2o]

This is ridiculous. This place is completely ridiculous. Right, keep looking to see if you can find (or hear) an elevator. When I get to it, I'll just go in and have it going up and down. Let me know when you can hear it and I'll come out.

( She'll blast out a wall if she has to. She could burn this whole place down, and if it doesn't let them out soon, she just might. )

...oh, right... I forgot about that.

( Forgot; still didn't entirely believe beyond that she believed that Ben believes it? Does that count? )

Well, when I find you, you can have half the crackers. One less smoothie on the house when we get out of here, but, you know.

[the_horror]

You actually trust the elevator here? God, please don't get in it and let it plummet to the bottom of where ever we are. I feel like this place is alive and wanting to drive us crazy.

How many people are even here?

[Look, if he finds out his brother Klaus is here, he can vouch for him?]

Awesome. Though you make sure you save enough for yourself. I don't want to dig into your rations, and we might need to be careful about food too...

[justaddh2o]

Why would it do that? It's either going to work or it isn't, mate. Drive us crazy maybe, not kill us. If it wanted us dead, it would've already done that, yeah?

I dunno. A handful, at least, judging by what I've seen with what little looking back I've done.

Oh, I'm not giving you any of what I've already mentally rationed for myself, America. I like you, but not that much.

{Imagine meeting you here

[bestfuneralever]

Klaus has spent his time here doing a whole lot more wandering than he should, probably, especially once he and Carol ended up separated. He'd stayed with her for probably half of that first week and then he turned away for a second and a new door popped up between them. But when he opened it, thinking he'd be able to see the woman on the other side, it was just a brick wall. That was days ago and he's been stuck wandering alone since then. So far, at least, no ghosts seem to live here-- despite the incredibly creepy vibe of the house. He tries yet another door he's come across, expecting nothing but another weird thing to exist in front of him suddenly. Except what he finds on the other side of that door isn't weird at all, it's-- "Ben?!" His eyes widen and he darts from the door down the hallway toward his brother.

[the_horror]

Ben and Rikki ha much of the same issue. They were together just yesterday, and then they had two doors to choose from. Rikki went through the left one and as he started to follow he got hit in the face with the door, slamming into him. He pounded on the door for what seemed like forever but he heard... nothing on the other side. Trying to pick the lock did nothing, and it wouldn't open, at all.

So he took the other door and ended up walking, walking, walking.

When he hears a door open his head lifts from looking at the floor to seeing ... "Klaus!?" His eyes go wide and he starts towards him, but not to greet him, more in a panic, hands out before him. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't let the door close!" It's the first door he'd seen in hours.

[bestfuneralever]

"Huh?" He spins and tries to catch the door before it closes, fingers just brushing the edge of it, but ultimately it slips by and slams shut, like it had been caught by a sudden wind. "Oh, no." he whines, staring at the door for a moment before he tries to open it again and-- "Shit." the door disappears as soon as his fingers touch the doorhandle. He spins back around on his heel to face his brother, apologetically guilt-ridden. "Sorry... I haven't- seen anybody in like... days and I didn't know you were here and-- I just- I wasn't-" He huffs a disappointed sigh in himself and quietly says again, "Sorry, Ben." Classic Klaus, always a fuck-up!

[the_horror]

His head dipped as the door closed and disappeared, a deep sigh given. "Oh well. It's okay." He said lightly, taking breath and lifting his head once again. And then he blinks, and stares. "Klaus!" As if he just realized who he was staring at.

And as if something just clicked. He was able to touch Rikki, which, with out sounding creepy, felt amazing, because it was the first person he could reach out to since forever. "Oh my god, man." He said, standing there, staring in shock at the other man. He wanted to reach out and hug him but suddenly he wondered if anything was real. Maybe Rikki wasn't real at all and he's just tripping.

He reached a hand out to Klaus, drew it back, reached out again, letting fingers just touch his shoulder. Then out of no where Klaus would feel himself grabbed and yanked forward hard, drawn into an impossibly tight hug. Arms wrapped around him like an octopus. "Dude..." his face buried into the others neck and shoulder as he seemed to disappear into the hug for a moment.

[bestfuneralever]

"Nooo, it's not. Fuck- I'm sor--" He blinks when his name is shouted like a sudden awareness. And then Ben is-- Ben is touching him. Ben is hugging him. And for a second he can't even breathe, can't respond, frozen for a beat before his arms remember how to work and he clings back tightly, tears swelled in his eyes. "Holyshit, Ben. Am I- is it- Fuck, I'm glad you're here." He won't let go until Ben decides he needs to.

[the_horror]

It's going to take a moment. This is the first hug he's gotten in long time, and Klaus is the one that deserves one the most. He hugs. he CLINGS to his brother. He can't help it, and he doesn't let go just yet. He needs this.

But he does ramble, just a bit. "I donno! I donno! I don't know what's going on. I thought-- I thought when it said Hell that I might have passed over, and here I am trapped in Hell and Oh god, Please don't be dead too. Is this what happens to us if you die? Fuck, Klaus." He squeezed tighter a moment, before drawing back, hands on both his shoulders and looking him in the face.

He can touch him. Oh my god! "Holyshit!" They were standing in a darkened hall way with no doors and Ben didn't care at the moment. "Is this real?"

[insufferablysmart]

Rikki's a name I haven't heard yet. What's yours? I'm Jared. Nightmare is putting it lightly. So far, we have a couple of people at least complaining about being separated and the rooms and halls moving. Sharra and I were attacked by plants. Plants. Fucking nonsense. This place is fucking nonsense.

[the_horror]

I'm Ben. Rikki and I were basically flooded by water for a while, but we haven't ran into plants yet. Thankfully. I lost her because a door shut literally on my face. They meant it when they said Hell House. I can only expect it to get worse.

[insufferablysmart]

Hey man. What is with this place and too much water? The sprinklers were on fucking full blast on us and the house locked us in that room. It's like a greenhouse or something, it was just full of plants. ...shit, I've had a door shut in my face and open to a brick wall on the other side, but Sharra and I were on the same side of it, at least...

[the_horror]

Hey. I don't know, but I don't care much for the flooding. Thankfully we got a door open before drowning could happen.

The door in the face thing really hurt. I don't recommend it to anyone, but sounds like you'd agree already.

[insufferablysmart]

Jesus, this place sucks. Like not just "oh this place sucks" but like a special level of hell sucks.

Yeah, well I mean it didn't hit me, but it only barely just missed. I'd like to opt out of future grabby plants, too, if I could. That would be aces.

[the_horror]

You can say that again. I suppose the Victrola called it Hell House for a reason. Now I wish i went back and replayed that thing.

Oh, mine literally hit me. Shoved me back. And I'm really sure it wasn't Rikki that did it.

[captpaininass]

Preaching to the choir there. I knocked down what I thought was the front door and it was just another hall full of useless doors.

Can't speak for anyone else, but if you make noise and I hear I'll try and give you a hand. Not exactly easy in this place, though, I'm contemplating pulling a Hansel and Gretel at this point and leaving breadcrumbs.

[the_horror]

At least you had doors. This is the second hall way I have found that was door-less for a while.

I tried that with my friend, but I can do it again. Banging on the wall right now. It's almost soundless in this hall, and it's dark as hell. I feel like the sound is disappearing into the darkness. A dumb as that sounds...

[captpaininass]

This place is never going to make any sense at this rate.

Considering how many other things in this place that don't follow the normal rules of reality I'm not putting anything passed possible or dismissing it as dumb, personally. I'll bang on doors I pass too - if I hit one near you bang back and I'll get through one way or another.

I'm Carol, by the way.

[the_horror]

Ben. I'd say it's nice to meet you Carol, but the situation is terrible. Nothing makes sense and everything seems upside or wrong. I'm not dismissing it, but I'd really like at least one thing to make sense, you know?

[and he is banging on walls as he passes them, because that's all he's ran into are walls.]

[captpaininass]

I get the sentiment all the same, Ben, no worries. And I'm pretty sure we're all feeling about the same here because this is a pain in the ass to put it lightly.

[the_horror]

You would think at least something would follow the laws of physics.