[He listens to the answer, but doesn't respond in kind. Doesn't even spare Ademnet a proper glance, so his smile goes unseen and unappreciated. There's something about the phrase "normal folk" that sits oddly with him, though he cannot explain why that wording sticks in his mind. It doesn't cause him distress, he doesn't feel things like that he's coming to realize, and yet...
Silently Barnabas finishes closing the distance between himself and the door, walking through it without further comment.
Where they find themselves is in a room that's unusually tall. There's a hatch in the ceiling near one of the walls, and from it a rope dangles down. Following it down brings them to a single word message, though Barnabas doesn't look to it immediately this time.
Instead, he seems focused on observing the other peculiarities of the room, like the hatch and the rope itself. The task seems clear enough to him, even without reading the instructions yet.]
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Silently Barnabas finishes closing the distance between himself and the door, walking through it without further comment.
Where they find themselves is in a room that's unusually tall. There's a hatch in the ceiling near one of the walls, and from it a rope dangles down. Following it down brings them to a single word message, though Barnabas doesn't look to it immediately this time.
Instead, he seems focused on observing the other peculiarities of the room, like the hatch and the rope itself. The task seems clear enough to him, even without reading the instructions yet.]
Believe you capable of ascending to the top?