Enchantment. Well, that worked as well as an explanation as anything. It wasn't like they'd proved it wasn't magic, after all, and Ran was more than half-inclined to believe it.
He shook his head in answer to the newcomer's question. "It kind of lets us go when it wants to," he explained, grimacing. "Some of us go home all the time, and some of us have been stuck here for months."
The torch, crackling merrily to itself, suddenly emitted a pop and tossed a glowing ember onto the carpet. Ran winced and realized that it should probably be put out before the whole place burned down around their ears. (Provided that could even be done to the Mansion, but he wasn't eager to find out.)
"Come on, I'll show you around," he offered, approaching the stranger and turning down the hallway that would lead to the lobby. What would be a good place to douse a torch? The kitchen? A bathroom? "What's your name?"
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He shook his head in answer to the newcomer's question. "It kind of lets us go when it wants to," he explained, grimacing. "Some of us go home all the time, and some of us have been stuck here for months."
The torch, crackling merrily to itself, suddenly emitted a pop and tossed a glowing ember onto the carpet. Ran winced and realized that it should probably be put out before the whole place burned down around their ears. (Provided that could even be done to the Mansion, but he wasn't eager to find out.)
"Come on, I'll show you around," he offered, approaching the stranger and turning down the hallway that would lead to the lobby. What would be a good place to douse a torch? The kitchen? A bathroom? "What's your name?"