D1 Blue Room
"I may not have many allergies, but I think everyone's allergic to dust," Mira said as she turned her back on the green room and walked into the blue and silver one.
As she entered it, Mira felt a draft of air coming from the window. She walked towards it, assuming it had been left open, but as she brushed aside the curtains, she realized it was broken as if someone had thrown an object through the left side.
"Well, I guess the window's going to stay open," she sighed, turning away.
Still, the bed appeared to have a warm blanket and some furs laid out upon it, but before Mira climbed into it, she stopped beside a large silver mirror on the wall. Her reflection was so clear and lifelike that she felt a bit unnerved by it in the dark.
A tiny light suddenly shone out in the mirror, and she backed away as she looked for the source of the light. But she could see nothing of its origin in the room itself.
The light grew slightly larger until it seemed to press right up against the glass, and then suddenly it faded as two objects clattered onto the floor.
Mira walked closer and picked them up. They were two separate keys, one silver and one gold. A sudden idea entered her mind, and she walked back out into the hall to try the keys on the gold and silver doors. But they did not fit.
Feeling slightly disappointed, Mira walked back into the room and stared at the mirror again.
"Hello?" she asked, feeling a bit ridiculous.
But the mirror remained dark, showing only her reflection.
"You can't expect me to believe this is a normal mirror now," she said, attempting again to provoke a response.
A cold wind blew into the room from the shattered window, and Mira tucked the keys in her pocket as she shut the door to the bedroom.
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As another cool breeze tried to wrap itself around her, Mira climbed into the bed and pulled the blankets over her until she found some relief from the cold. Sleep found her quickly as she sunk into a pocket of warmth.
The night drifted on peacefully for Mira at first, but in the midst of a deep slumber, a nightmarish cry of desperate and eager rage filled the darkness. Mira awoke with a gasp as she sat up as the cold air of the room struck her face. Without even feeling fully awake, she stumbled off of the bed and crept to the window.
She could see the waning moon shining in a gloomy sky, but its dim light did not reveal the source of that awful noise. Suddenly, another howl arose, and Mira ducked down beside her window in terror for the sound was paralyzing.
"I've never heard an animal or anyone make a sound like that," she said in a whisper.
Mira cast a glance back at the bedroom door. This monster sounded like it was wandering around outside, but she remembered Duke's suggestion that she should "lock" herself in. She crawled to the door and turned the lock, but as she glanced back at the bed, she didn't feel very sleepy any more.
I don't really want to know what that was, she thought. And yet, I feel like I need to know what it was. But would I really dare to leave this room?
If you think Mira should crawl back in bed and wait out the night in the bedroom, select D1 Go Back to Sleep.
If you think, Mira should find out what is going on, select D1 Investigate.
