>>7204
"........."

I go talk to Jessica instead.

"Why has Battler been in such a bad mood lately?"

>>7205
"I think anyone would be in a bad mood with what has happened Kinjo."

>>7206
".............."

I sigh, then return to my seat and wait for time to pass.

You wait for 10 minutes. Nothing has happened.

Do you keep waiting?

>>7208
Yeah.

>>7209
30 minutes have now passed since you sat down.

Still wait?

>>7210
I'll keep waiting. And I'll check my watch after waiting some more.

>>7211
After another 10 minutes you notice something familiar.
The same smell from before has assaulted your nose. The others have started to stir noticing as well.

Also it is 8:10PM

>>7212
"It's that smell again. Should we do something about it?"

>>7214
"I don't think we should, however I'm worried that it's back." says Rosa.
"Well we shouldn't leave the room, but just checking the hallway won't hurt," says Rudolf who slowly walks over to the door before suddenly stopping.

"Hey does anyone else hear that?" He says.

You take a moment to listen as everyone goes silent. Indeed Rudolf was right, you can hear something faint. Kind of like something is cracking repeatedly. That doesn't sound like the best way to explain it though.

You see Rudolf decide to open the door anyway. As he does the door swings open and at the same time Rudolf jumps back yelling in pain...

>>7215
I rush over to the door and check on Rudolf and the outside of the door.

>>7216

>>7216
As soon as you get up form your seat there is a loud sound and the room quakes. The doors swing wide open and a hot gust of air knocks everyone to the ground including you, balanced on one leg.

In the panic you are able to crawl up to the door. The air is burning. Rudolf is clutching his hand which is unmistakably burned. However in the hallway is an even more frightening sight.

The hallway looks like hell itself has broken through the word. Fire has engulfed the whole area and is spreading fast. It is already caught onto the ceiling of the lobby. You can hear the ceiling cracking under the pressure.

>>7218
"!!!"

I go back into the lobby.

"Let's escape through the windows! Quickly!"

I look around for something to smash the windows with.

>>7219
You notice that Battler is one step a head of you and already has a chair in hand. He takes a swing at the windows and they shatter. Instantly the snow pours in the glasses breaks even more flooding that part of the room with it. Battler, now half deep in snow yells "Quickly dig through the snow!"

While he tries to get un-buried Gohda and Rosa jump up to the broken window and start to dig the snow out. The snow sizzles as it flies through the room landing on flames that have advanced even more into the room. The ceiling is creaking louder.

"I think we are getting closer!" Gohda yells. Rudolf jumps up to help, "Shut up and just dig!"

>>7220
I start digging through the snow, helping Battler out. I'll also survey the room to see how the others are doing.

>>7221
You get up and start to hobble over to the increasingly large pile of snow and try to help out as best you can.

At that moment Gohda shoats "I did it, it's open over here!" The roof starts to creak louder as he says so. Rudolf bellows "Woman and children first!"
On cue Rosa grabs Ange and Maria, squeezing through the broken shards of glass and into the tunnel. Right after her is Manon. However at that moment the sound becomes unbearable and the ceiling comes crashing down.

You hear screams as you jump away from the chaos. You are near the door again. The windows have been completely blocked off. To your left you see Battler and Jessica stand up out of the rubble. To your right is Rudolf and Ruon.

Rudolf swears frantically, "Now what!?"

>>7222
"Now we make a run for it!"

I point toward the door and attempt to go as fast as I can (given my hurt leg) through the hallway and main exit.

>>7223
You run out the front into the hallway towards the main exit, however to your shock the main exit has been blocked off by debris.

>>7224
"Crap, now where." Rudolf says. The heat around you is starting to pik up and the flames are licking your sides.

Battler is looking around frantically for something, anything to help when his eyes rest upon the map of the Guesthouse. "That's it! Right there!" He points to the map. "There is a glass conservatory at the other end of the guesthouse. We could try the same thing we did in the lobby there!"

He didn't need to tell the other twice as Ruon, Jessica and Rudolf start to run down the hall. Battler quickly following.

>>7225
I also go to the conservatory, following Battler.

>>7226
Everyone left rushes down the hall to the conservatory. Ruon and Jessica are father ahead of everyone and you notice that besides the burn on his hand Rudolf also has another wound and is limping.

The moment you stop paying attention to your surroundings you hear another loud crack and see the ceiling directly about Rudolf about to cave in. However in a quick grab Battler stops Rudolf as it comes falling down. The smoke clears and there are a bunch of large burning pillars blocking your pathway.

From the other side Jessica calls out. You can barely hear it, and can make it out. Battler calls back "Just go! Get out of here! We'll be fine!"

"Shit now what..." He mumbles.

>>7227

>>7227
"It's either the utility room or upstairs! If we go upstairs, there won't be any snow blocking the windows, so I'm going that way!"

I run upstairs, whether or not the two of them follow me.

>>7229
You run up the stairs closely followed by Rudolf and Battler.

Turning around the corner of the stairs you see at the very top of them the ceiling has collapsed blocking entrance to the second floor. There is a opening in the bottom right corner probably big enough for a person.

>>7230
I try and fit through the opening!

>>7231
You fit through the hole and now are in the hallway. You can see that the second floor has also been damaged. The area where the ceiling collapsed on the first floor is now the floor here with a hole.

>>7232

>>7232
I'll see if Rudolf and Battler follow, then go into 'Guest Room 2' and break the windows open.

>>7234
You go up to Guest Room #2 and try to open the door. Almost burning you hand to your dismay you find it to be locked.

While you were doing that Battler and Rudolf have gotten through the hole. Battler does the same as you but for GuestRoom #1. It is also locked.

"God dammit! Open you up!" He yells while repeatedly bashing against the door.

>>7235
"Don't worry, I have the key to the third guest room! Over here!"

I unlock 'Guest Room 3' and go inside.

>>7236
You run over to the third guestroom and stick the key into the door unlocking it. You swing the door open and step inside; almost falling to your death!

The whole floor is gone and everything that was in it has fallen into the fiery utility room that the devil himself would be proud of. You caught yourself right on the door frame.

You can still hear Battler pound on the other door however Rudolf is hobbling over to you.

>>7237
I take the copper wire from my magnets and turn it into a lockpick; I then rush over to 'Guest Room 2' and try to pick the lock!!!

>>7238
You take out the copper wire and fashion it into a lock pick.

At that moment however you are hit with an overpowering nausea. You can't help but fall to the ground as it takes over. Your hearing fades and all your ears pick up is a ringing. In the distance you can hear glass panels breaking one after another followed by a cry. The world fades grey and then back to normal repeatedly.

The world shakes more then ever before. Looking down the hallway Battler is still banging on the door and Rudolf has just past you. Both of them seem unaffected.

You hear from behind you Rudolf grunting and the sound of something moving. You ears continue to ring as the muffed sound of Rudolf's voice bellows through he hallways.

>>7239
I look over at Rudolf to see what might be 'moving'.

>>7240
The nausea is starting to subside as well as the ringing.
On the ground you turn you head to look behind you. One of the pillars has been pushed over and broken and hole large enough for a person in the right wall.

Rudolf is no where in sight.

>>7241
I stand up and try to pick the lock.

>>7242
You attempt to stand up. Slowly one knee at a time you are able to stand.

From behind you there is a loud mechanical crunching sound and a thud coming from the hole.

>>7243
I take a look at the hole to see what is making that noise.

You look in the hole to see that the wooden pillar has broken directly into GuestRoom #4.

On the bed you see Rudolf with his chest stained red.

>>7246
I run up to Rudolf.

"...Are you alright?"

>>7247
Running up to Rudolf you can now see there is a hole where the red is pouring out of. The sheets are splattered around in the circumference. The wall is no different; as blood drips down the length of it.

>>7248
I check Rudolf for a pulse.

>>7249
You feel nothing.

>>7250
Does time freeze like usual?

>>7251
(Investigation mode has not been activated)

>>7252
Can I activate it?

>>7253
Nope.

fifth thread:

>>7255