You say that now, but my face remains unconvinced. [ He keeps his voice low, but the smile tugs at the corner of his mouth as he finally closes off the salt circle. And then he's slipping out the bone skull keychain from his pocket.
Opening doors to the Underworld can mean hunting up gates; those are his preferred means of descending. But occasionally, instances like this require hacks - and the skeleton key in his hand happens to be just that.
With a twist of his wrist, a staircase opens up on the pavement, some three odd feet from the ghost. It doesn't go very deep. The most he'll get is the Upper Reaches, giving him clear access back up here once distractions are done.
Guide him down. It'll but me time to deal with the anchor and get him away from here for a little while. ]
[I promise. this time her voice was almost a purr as it nipped at his ear. There was a smile that was a little too amused on her lips where she sat.
Her illusion kept on with her chattering away, discussing some policy or the other she wanted to implement if she became (a very benevolent) queen, ruling as the people deserved and as she did, she slowly lead the ghost towards the newly appeared stairs without him even really noticing where they were going. She was very distracting and convincing like that.]
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Opening doors to the Underworld can mean hunting up gates; those are his preferred means of descending. But occasionally, instances like this require hacks - and the skeleton key in his hand happens to be just that.
With a twist of his wrist, a staircase opens up on the pavement, some three odd feet from the ghost. It doesn't go very deep. The most he'll get is the Upper Reaches, giving him clear access back up here once distractions are done.
Guide him down. It'll but me time to deal with the anchor and get him away from here for a little while. ]
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Her illusion kept on with her chattering away, discussing some policy or the other she wanted to implement if she became (a very benevolent) queen, ruling as the people deserved and as she did, she slowly lead the ghost towards the newly appeared stairs without him even really noticing where they were going. She was very distracting and convincing like that.]