forum Everyone Here is Lying (reboot) // OxO // Experienced RPers preferred, OPEN

Started March 05, 2022 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"So are there any other neat spaces here, besides the library?" Aesir asked, rather eager to see what else lied ahead, "I'm sure we'll hit them on the tour, but I just thought I'd ask."

"Uhm…the gardens outside are pretty nice, and the halls themselves are just fun to explore in general." he replied, laughing a little bit.

Aesir nodded. "Good, good. I'd love to see them eventually."
They were finally starting to warm up to Maze a bit. Everyone else seemed a bit stiff, unmoving, unwilling to give them answers. Maze seemed more like an open book.

"Yeah. There are stories that there's secret passages, but I've never found one myself." he replied, shrugging his shoulders and smiling over at Aesir. "So, I cannot really make any calls about the truth of those rumors."

"Well, you'd best believe if they do exist, I'll find at least one of them in my time here," Aesir laughed.
They continued to follow Maze around, still desperately trying to absorb every little detail or their surroundings but failing.

They laughed a little, and led him out of the secret room, closing the door behind the both of htem. "Alright, well, let me know if you do."

"Of course I will," Aesir replied, "I guess that'll make the passages less secret, but I don't give a damn."
They moved their cloak so it wrapped around their legs, flowing away from the closing door.
"Where to next?"

Maze hummed faintly, leading Aesir back toards the door into the library, so that they could leave. "I'll take you to one of the sitting rooms, I think."

"Alright, then," Aesir replied, "Shall we?"
They motioned for Maze to lead the way, as they had no idea where anything was. Aesir could maybe find their way back to the entrance if they tried, but even that was a little fuzzy.

Maze nodded, leading them back out into the hallway and back towards the entrance. "I'll take you out to the gardens, then show you to the dining hall."

Aesir nodded. "Lead the way, then."
They walked alongside Maze, still busy taking in the inside of the building.

Maze led them back out to the entrance, and down the stairs to the ground level, then down and around into a hallway.

"This place is practically a labyrinth," Aesir remarked, "I'm generally good enough with directions, but I might have trouble getting around here at first."

Maze laughed a little. "When in doubt, try to find your way back to this main hall. It is the central hub for most of the hallways."

"That seems like my best bet, yeah," Aesir agreed, "I'll get used to it eventually. "
They kept a few paces behind Maze.

Maze nodded, taking Aesir down the hallway, and into a small entry room, then out into the gardens.

Aesir gave a quick glance at the garden as a whole. They noticed plenty of flowers, but also some medicinal plants, a greenhouse, and a section where there were plants that they thought may have been cultivated through magic.
"It's beautiful here. Who maintains all of this? It seems like a big job."

Maze shrugged faintly. "Some of the Sentinels and some of the students do. I think there's a gardener as well, who does a lot of the main upkeep, but I don't see her much." he replied.

"That makes sense, I guess," Aesir replied, "Do you take care of any of the plants out here, or was that just a general 'some students do it'?"
They touched one of the rose bushes and got pricked slightly on a thorn. Aesir drew their hand back suddenly, but tried to play it off like nothing happened.

Maze smiled a little. "I do, sometimes, but not all the time. I tend to be pretty busy with other things that make coming out here to take care of the garden rather difficult."

"I see. I'd love to pitch in a little," Aesir replied, "I don't know a ton about gardening, but I'm more than willing to learn."
They glanced over to another section filled with vegetables and other edible plants.
"Oh, do you guys grow some of your own food?"

"The gardener could probably teach you a bit. Or I could, though we would have to both have the time for it." they replied. "And yes, the school grows a lot of its food. There are also animals kept for meat, as well. Due to how far we are from any other towns, the school needs to be pretty self-sufficient."

"That's cool- but… just how far did they take me from home?" Aesir chuckled nervously, "It seems like a lot of hoops to jump through- but for a major prophecy, I suppose it's understandable."

"I'm…not sure, but it's a long distance. The school is pretty isolated. And…all of us are here because of a prophecy. It's for privacy and all that."

"Yeah, yeah," Aesir sighed, "Would've been nice to get more prep time, a better warning and all that. I just hope my friends don't think I'm dead or I've been arrested."