<em>Parlor/Guest Room<br/>Aloisa, Corinne, Faelyn, Michelle, Zoe, Doctor Noire, Masked Ladies (24)</em><br/><br/>The maddening scrape of steel on stone drew unwelcome attention down on Aloisa from the parlor. It might've been the sound of a revenant, scratching up from the depths of hell, from the terror it instilled.<br/>"Stop it, stop," one of the maniacs hissed, scolding.<br/>Doctor Noire's interest in the sound was far more lucid. When she approached the guest room, the question was clear on her unmasked face why a civilized woman should be found sharpening implements of murder on a peaceful morning. Her cat's eyes slunk along the pastime she deemed inappropriate, though she did not put her disapproval to words.<br/>"Would you rather make use of the workshop," Doctor Noire suggested.<br/><br/>It was difficult to parse the maniacs beyond her for any individual, until one seated at a communal table took her hands from its underpinnings and the light gleamed off something narrow and sharp.<br/><br/>It was the very dagger Eloise had thieved from Aloisa, on the eve of the<em>Charlotte's </em>sinking.<br/><br/>The masked lady considered it with some foggy recollection, and rose to approach the room, brandishing the point at Doctor Noire's turned back.<br/><br/><em>The Library<br/>Danae, Margaret, Rehner, Masked Ladies (2)</em><br/><br/>"Yes, you are going mad," said Doctor Rehner. "Hospital is a dull place for the very intelligent. Your mind makes stories to give it the complexity you crave. Since those stories trouble you, I will give you laudanum enough to put you under. Let the stories play out in sleep, and wake refreshed."<br/><br/>Margaret balked at this. "Doctor, Mlle. Vine-Lott comports herself very well, that's scarcely necessary."<br/><br/>"You're right," said Doctor Rehner. "The laudanum will not be necessary."<br/><br/>Empty the doctor's hands cupped, but when she blew through them, a haze of blue pollen scatered into the room, washing over the senses and crystallizing on the skin.<br/>"Ezal y gaertyal azlom," intoned the doctor. "Napol eltjve ya mely ejzaka."<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Danae can make a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check to identify Rehner's spell as such</div><div class="spoiler_body">Rehner is casting Sleep.<br/>At 2020-03-27 13:48:29, Dhi (uid: 27498) rolls: 5d8 Result: 19 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=145770)<br/>19 HP worth of creatures are affected; Margaret is put to sleep but Danae is not.<br/></div></div><br/><br/>A wave of fatigue accompanied. Margaret began to faint, and one of the masked ladies guided her into a tall chair, where settled into a deep slumber. Danae was not so overwhelmed.<br/><br/>"What to do with her, hm?" said Doctor Rehner. "She went out, the poor dear. Mlle. Vine-Lott, you will follow me, yes?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Danae must make a Charisma save, DC 12</div><div class="spoiler_body">Being helpless to protect herself and others from a threat seems like an appropriate time for Danae to make a Horror check. If the check is failed, Danae can manifest one of her Dark Desires for the current scene.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Danae's hypnosis</div><div class="spoiler_body">Even when maintained, Rehner's hypnotizing gaze only lasts 1 minute. It's fair to say the effect ends at some point during your next post. Danae won't be aware she was acting under hypnosis, but may be aware Rehner cast a sleep spell.<br/></div></div>