>>5701883"I think whoever's chasing us is currently in another room - we can sneak out." You carefully exit the wardrobe, Millie close behind. A cursory peek sees the hall vacant, but Watchdog is uneasy.
Then, a motion in your periphery, and Watchdog growls. The door to room 5 opens, a fox-faced fellow emerged from within. A moment was all you needed to see that he's seen you.
Millie whispered quickly in your ear, confirming your fear: "That's Father Jacquard! The new director of the orphanage!"
This is bad - he moved quickly, cutting off the way to the staircase and leaving you and Millie exposed in the middle of the hall.
"My, my... Children." His voice is sing-song, but drags like veil across a dagger.
"What are you sneaking around here for? A secret rendezvous? A clandestine tryst? Perhaps... you've been..." the glint of a teethy grin.
"...Naughty??" His words drip like poison-laced honey. Watchdog is fixated on his grin; Magos, on the strange magical energy swirling behind him; and Trickster recognizing the smell of treachery.
You and Millie must not get caught, is what your senses and spirits tell you.
>CHOOSE ONE, ROLL 1D20>□ Ask Millie what Jacquard's thinking>□ Make a run around his sides>□ Make a run straight through under his legs>□ Use magic hand to plow through>□ Summon a magical smoke bomb>□ Use magic to send a SOS to Rosa>□ Confess that you were just exploring>□ Confess that you were on a date>□ Analyze that strange magic of his>□ Confront him about the machine>□ Other (fill in)