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Whew, I’ve fallen behind some! Let me see if I can catch up…

Ophelia

Two people fell from the roof and two people came in through the door. I smiled. More friends, this kept getting better. The snakes were rather a downside, but I’d survive that too.

Conroy’s idea to climb the curtains sounded like a fantastic solution. I jumped from the armchair. I decidedly felt something slippery beneath my heels, but my shoes were high enough that I wasn’t in a direct threat. I grinned.

“I never knew these shoes were so practical,” I said, admiringly.

“They’re not, move!” Athena said. She climbed from one armchair to the next, like we were playing “the floor is lava.” That had been fun.

I ran to the curtains, apologizing as I dodged around the snakes. I didn’t want to step on them.

The curtain-rods were high and far from the wall. I gave the curtains a good yank to make sure they wouldn’t come down. They seemed sturdy enough.

I climbed on to the windowsill and reached up. I could just grip the curtain rods. I frowned, this was going to be harder than I’d thought. I gritted my teeth and pulled myself up. My arms instantly started to hurt, but I managed to get my knee on the rod. Careful not to look down, I turned around so I was sitting on the curtain rod, right on the support.

“That wasn’t too hard,” I said, cheerily. My breath was still trembling but I wasn’t going to let on.

Four men were still standing in the middle of the room, talking.

“I think you should get up on something,” I called out, cheerfully.

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Honestly, I’m impressed by how little Ophelia cares XD