The captain had been following Greytrail, but got distracted by a line of old masters hanging on the wall and had take a little time to prise two particularly nice ones out of their frames, roll them up and push them firmly through his sash. He was just heading out onto the upstairs main corridor when he heard Red's cries of 'shadow monster' from the ballroom downstairs.<br/><br/>Geil immediately runs to the top of the stairs and leaps astride the bannister to slide down to her rescue. About half way down he notices the ornate marble sphere atop the end of the run threatening to rather painfully prevent his participation in any adult themed portion of the story that may crop up later. He quick-draws his pistols and shoots once, twice. The first hit crazes the stone and the second shatters it and he slides safely through a cloud of dust into a forward roll across the hall floor, lamenting the fact that there was no one there to see the manoeuvre, coming upright and bursting through the ballroom doors.<br/><br/>"<strong>Never fear, Red; Captain's here</strong>." Still brandishing two pistols that he hopes whatever the threat is won't notice have already been fired (repeaters are for wusses.) But he finds Red measuring Dim up for a suit. "Oh, er, What?"<br/><br/>"<em>Estrogen?</em>"