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If you answered yes, how/where would you like to be credited?</b>(Username on BD / Deviantart name, etc) no credit please))<br/><br/>"They are all just dumb...stupid...immature..." Lilia grumbled beneath her breath as she tread slowly, quietly, hesitantly towards the old hotel. So many stories were told within her circle of friends about this place, but all the stories different. Tired of all the childish banter of her friend, Lilia finally called them out on their immaturity, claiming how incredibly wrong they must all be. But instead of arguing back and forth at each other, or just backing off on the topic entirely, the group decided it was best to put these stories to rest once and for all. Though it was not in a way that she would have preferred.  Thus she now found herself, alone, inching ever closer towards the old building, taking in deep breaths to calm her shaking hands, unsuccessfully mind you.<br/><br/>She reached the front door, her hand stretched outwards towards the handle, but still not touching it, as if frozen on the spot. All those stories she'd heard over the years were obviously tall tales, fake, none of it true. So why did she cower so much when faced with it? She shook her head, hoping to shake away the fear that consumed her, and gathered the courage to just open the door. Sure enough, without another thought, she took in a deep breath, held it, and swung open the door with such a force and strength she never realized she had, the bang echoing through the hotel's lobby. The sudden noise she had created forced her to freeze up again, partly because it reminded her to be afraid, but mostly because if somebody WAS there, she hoped beyond hope that she wasn't in trouble. This was supposed to be a silent excursion, a simple plain girl taking a poke around "haunted house" for the jollies and then running home from the slightest scurry of a rat. But no, instead she stood there, met with a sight she wasn't quite sure how to make. This...wasn't what she was expecting. "Uh.....h-hello?"