>>5478769Leaving the window unsecured is a bit nerve-wracking, but you should ensure that the second floor is clear before you do anything about that. That being decided, you turn your attention to the stars, which are located on the far left of the living room, or the far right from the perspective of someone entering through the front door.
Just as you prepare to go up, you catch sight of the small door in the stairs and recall something- you never did check that, did you? Careless. Too careless for a situation like this. You should pull yourself together. Annoyed at yourself, you pull open the door and are relived when you find little of note. The cubby is, as you guessed, used for storage, and just has an assortment of holiday decorations, knick knacks, and the like. With that worry assuaged, you head up the stairs.
Three rooms are on the second floor, all to your left. Two windows sit on the opposite side of the hallway from them, curtained, whilst the window at the end of the hall lacks one. Maybe they didn't bother for windows facing their own backyard? The first door leads to a full bathroom, which is surprisingly clean and orderly given the rest of the house. The second reveals a large bedroom with a two-person bed sitting in the middle of the room. A closet full of women's clothes and shoes is on the left side of the room, neatly organized, whilst the men's clothes in the room is haphazardly kept on a large, seemingly handmade, piece of wooden shelving.
Across from the bed sits a television with an Xbox 360 hooked up to it. On the other side of the bed is another cat bed, but this time there's a cat's collar on it. Odd that it's not attached to the cat, but whatever. Coming to the conclusion that nothing should be in there, you head to the final door.
This room is also a bedroom, but it, uh, stands out from the rest of the house. The walls are painted in hot pink but can only barely be seen under the tapestry of posters on the walls- mainly for punk bands. A single bed with a curtained window above it sits across from the door, with a desktop computer and a desk in the corner to your left. This room also has a closet, again containing mainly women's clothes.
It's not until after a couple seconds that you notice something odd. There's a choker on the bed, right next to the pillow. Curious about something you lift up the covers. What you find makes you frown. A bra, underwear, and socks are in the bed as well, laid out across the bed as if someone was sleeping in them.
It appears that no one is in the house. Maybe they were gone in the first place, or maybe every living thing in here simply vanished. That would certainly explain the clothes. If that is the case though, that's rather unfortunate for you- you can't imagine the presence of other people being around to be anything but helpful in surviving.