( I just charged into Eldritch Hall, and am breaking down doors and shouting for survivors. ) (Uh. Where are Margie and Daph and who else what?) ( Margie and Daph are on the turf outside of the now- extinguished Red Lightning House. ) (Conscious or not?) ( Margie - yes, but with a broken leg. Daphne, not conscious. ) ( But I left them with a few healin' potions. ) (Anyone else in there? Yes but no names?) ( Yes, there were two nameless people in there. ) (Okay. Can you setting us and Istvan can do something so I can get into the groove here, because I lost it.) (Also, any corpses in the R. Lightning house?) ( Not that either of you saw. ) * Istvan breaks down s'more doors, and keeps shouting. "Anyone still alive in here? C'mon, somebody goddamn answer!" [ Eldritch Hall is styled after an overlarge mages' tower. It has five floors, each with two rooms, one on either side of a small corridor. ] ( I'm still on the first floor, then. ) [ Istvan thinks he hears a muffled cry for help. ] * Istvan perks up. "Louder! I can't here where you're calling from!" * Alcinoe shoves open the door opposite the side Istvan's on and looks in. "Anyone in here!" [ Alci gets no response! ] * Alcinoe starts up the stairs. "Istvan, ya got it?" ( I dunno. Was the cry from the room I was checking? ) (wasn't from mine, so I'd guess yours. ;P) ( Wasn't clear if it was from here or somewhere upstairs. ) [ The cry is coming from the floor above. ] * Istvan charges up the stairs. "I got it. Check the third floor." * Alcinoe nods and rushes up the stairs towards the third floor, calling, "Anyone alive! We're here ta help!" * Istvan gets up to the second floor, and breaks down the door on his right. "You in here?" [ Istvan steps right into the fires that have engulfed the doorframe, but the ring protects him. Right in front of him is a small water elemental, valiantly battling the flames. Behind the elemental is a frightened first-year wizard. ] * Istvan hefts the wizard over a shoulder. "Dispell the poor elemental! I'm gonna get you outta here!" [ The wizard does as instructed. Meanwhile, Alcinoe reaches the third floor. ] * Alcinoe runs to the right, putting her hand to the handle and forcing the door open, flames or not. "Hey! Anyone in here!" * Istvan runs down the stairs and gets the wizard outside. "Get over to Red Lightning House, there're more survivors gathered outside. I'm going back in!" [ He nods and heads off that way at a fast walk. ] [ Alcinoe finds nobody in the room to the right! ] * Alcinoe runs to the other one and slams that door open, too. "Anyone alive!" * Istvan runs up to the fourth floor, yelling out as he passes the third "I've got the fourth floor, Alci!" [ Alcinoe hears a cough! ] Gotcha! * Alcinoe runs in and looks around. "Where are ya? Hello?" [ There's a burning section of ceiling that's fallen on top of something that might or might not be a person! ] * Alcinoe rushes over and grabs an end of the board, heedless of the fire, and tries to lift/push it off of whoever's underneath. [ Alcinoe is able to lift it off the person underneath, who is already badly burned. Miraculously, the drywall doesn't crumble under it's own weight. ] * Alcinoe murmurs a quick spell, dousing the flames with water, then presses a hand to the wizard with another prayer, healing the burns. [ The wizard recovers completely under Alci's ministrations. ] * Alcinoe helps her to her feet and says another prayer, protecting her from fire. "Ya up ta helpin' find survivors?" [ "um, sure," says the girl. ] Good. C'mon. * Alcinoe rushes out and up for the stairs. "Got someone ta help!" she calls to Istvan. "Gonna check the fifth floor!" Gotcha! *kicks down the door on the right* Anyone in here? [ "i'll help," offers the girl enthusiastically. ] [ Istvan finds nobody in the room he is checking right now! ] (Her name is rei.) (rei ayanami.) ( Is not. ) Ya get the door ta the left. * Istvan kicks down the door on the left! "Anyone?" * Alcinoe pushes open the door on the right, just a floor above Istvan. [ Istvan finds nobody! ] * Istvan runs up to the fifth floor to see if Alci and the mage need help. Anyone in here? [ Alcinoe finds someone passed out on the floor! ] * Alcinoe runs in and presses her hand to said someone, chanting a quick prayer and healing their wounds. Spontaenous casting is everyone's friend. * Istvan helps the mage get through the other door! [ Istvan and the quiet girl find someone else! ] * Istvan picks that person up in a fireman's carry and starts down the stairs. "C'mon, Alci! We gotta get outta here before this tower gives out!" Ah know! * Alcinoe helps whoever it is to their feet. Hopefully they can move themselves. [ The person cannot, in fact, move themselves. But he's frail and thin like most mages; Alcinoe should be able to carry him without problem. ] * Alcinoe lifts him, then, and just rushes out of there. Let's get them over to Red Lightning with the other survivors and keep going! If anyone can help, they should. We need some able bodies to guard the injured in case there're drow wandering around. * Alcinoe keeps clanging down the stairs. Another flight over! "Everyone's meetin' up outside a' Red Lightnin' anyway." * Istvan keeps moving down. "How d'ya know?" Patrick told me. * Alcinoe finally reaches the first floor and shoves her way out of the front door, running to the Red Lightning house with a wizard in her arms. Ah, okay. *falls silent* Should've just killed that bitch when I had the chance. (That's not silent, you LIAR.) * Alcinoe doesn't answer.