[It's mostly empty, aside from another statue! It's mostly identical to the ones on the center platform, except for a green gemstone inlaid at its neck.]
[Oh hey. That's kind of interesting. She'll dig her talons in to anchor herself on the statue and wait to see where the elevator leads. Probably inspect the tower on the way down to see if there are any other openings for an enterprising hippogriff to scoot inside.]
[it doesn't actually play music but i need you to know i'm imagining this in the background now. i hate my canons but i love their music.
there do not seem to be any openings on the exterior of the tower on the way down.
however, the platform drops her down to the entrance of the tower, minus the uh. dead people. there are no dead people there. it hovers just above the ground, waiting.]
[This is the most dramatic elevator music in the world.
Oh, well, the main entrance works too, and it is a good thing that it is not full of dead people. Even Luna might hesitate about that. She takes a brief moment to preen her feathers back into place from the descent before taking off and flying towards the entrance. Anything notable here or should she go on in?]
[Nothing particularly notable outside! But on the inside...
The entry chamber into the tower is sparse - the center of the room is a stone walkway. Four statues stand on pedestals in the corners of the room, the pedestals rising up from the gloom.
There is another door set along the far wall, opening further into the tower.]
The next room is also pretty empty. (It's empty of dead scholars too, thank god.) But across a gap on the right side of the room, there's a locked chest and a set of stairs.
Anyway, since the coast is clear, Luna's going to fly-hop over that gap and investigate the chest. What's up with that lock? Is there any way to pry or jimmy it open or are we on a keyquest now.]
[the staircase leads upwards... to an empty room a few stories up. it's definitely not high enough to be anywhere near the top of the tower, but the room itself is devoid of furnishings or even statues, and the walls are bare.
[Hmmm. Time to fly around the room and tap at the walls and ceiling with her beak. If she can't find anything unusual that way she'll land and start investigating the floor. What do her eagle eyes see...?]
[her eagle eyes see a pretty normal looking floor, once she moves on from the walls and ceiling. there doesn't seem to be much of note in this room.
...
well, not at first. whenever she starts to head back for the stairs, an apparition appears out of the gloom, raising its arms. a sharp-looking shard of ice materializes above its hands before launching right at luna! yikes.]
[The icicle hits the floor where she had just been moments before.
Veeeeeeery slowly, the apparition turns toward Luna, taking aim again. It shuffles further into the room, leaving an opening for her to fly back down the stairs if she chooses to take it.
[Hmm. It is quite slow, and she has the advantage of mobility. She's going to -- fly forward and then release the big ol' chest in her talons to try and knock the floating thing over.
If that doesn't work, she's already in motion to duck past it and get the hell out of here. She chooses both fight and flight, let's go.]
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For the moment, though, nothing happens. Although, wow, that statue is pretty sturdy and well-balanced, considering it's staying perfectly upright.]
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At least half her bones are bird bones, so at least she's not too heavy. Do your best, statue. Can she poke at the green gemstone with her beak?]
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The gemstone sinks into the statue - a moment later, there's a rumbling sound, and the platform she's on begins to descend at a steady pace.
It's like an elevator! Just, like. Sinking into the clouds. Stay warm, Luna.]
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there do not seem to be any openings on the exterior of the tower on the way down.
however, the platform drops her down to the entrance of the tower, minus the uh. dead people. there are no dead people there. it hovers just above the ground, waiting.]
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Oh, well, the main entrance works too, and it is a good thing that it is not full of dead people. Even Luna might hesitate about that. She takes a brief moment to preen her feathers back into place from the descent before taking off and flying towards the entrance. Anything notable here or should she go on in?]
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The entry chamber into the tower is sparse - the center of the room is a stone walkway. Four statues stand on pedestals in the corners of the room, the pedestals rising up from the gloom.
There is another door set along the far wall, opening further into the tower.]
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If there's nothing else here save for lobby stuff, she'll move towards the farther door.]
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The next room is also pretty empty. (It's empty of dead scholars too, thank god.) But across a gap on the right side of the room, there's a locked chest and a set of stairs.
Hmm!]
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Anyway, since the coast is clear, Luna's going to fly-hop over that gap and investigate the chest. What's up with that lock? Is there any way to pry or jimmy it open or are we on a keyquest now.]
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but it rattles around a bit when she jimmies it - it's not stuck to the round. she could probably carry it in her talons if she wanted to!]
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hm.]
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well, not at first. whenever she starts to head back for the stairs, an apparition appears out of the gloom, raising its arms. a sharp-looking shard of ice materializes above its hands before launching right at luna! yikes.]
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Veeeeeeery slowly, the apparition turns toward Luna, taking aim again. It shuffles further into the room, leaving an opening for her to fly back down the stairs if she chooses to take it.
Fight or flight, Luna?]
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If that doesn't work, she's already in motion to duck past it and get the hell out of here. She chooses both fight and flight, let's go.]
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that is. one way of handling it.
nice, luna.]
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She kind of wants her chest back, too.]
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but here's a question for the ages: that bottle is fragile. how will she carry both the chest and the bottle?]
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