<em>~ David on the guided tour ~ </em><br/><br/>David fell in with the rest of the group as they followed the woman showing them the final parts of the castle.  Apparently, they hadn't completely seen all of it.  That actually made him feel a little better.  Perhaps he wasn't so far behind the rest of them, then.  If they'd only come to the castle the previous day and hadn't yet settled into a daily structure, then he wouldn't be as much of an intrusion.  That gave him a small amount of comfort.<br/><br/>The laundry room seemed well suited to what the group would need.  As the group moved out of the room, he glanced closer at the machines.  A little more fancy than the ones he'd been using for the past several months.  He'd have to make sure to not over do it, he thought.  Wouldn't do to shrink what little he had brought with him.<br/><br/>He followed the group, slipping up behind them, taking up a position to the rear of the group.  He was able to see over and around them, so it made sense.  He glanced behind the group instinctively, as if guarding them.  He focused on Cathy's words as she mentioned the women guarding the hallway with their lives.  For a moment, he wasn't sure what she was referring to, but then he realized she had been speaking of muddy boots.  The storage locations for the wood, kindling, and coal made his eyebrows arch slightly.  He didn't have any experience being a lumberjack, but...well, it could be interesting.  Something new.  However, he wasn't exactly sure if the coal bin meant that there was a coal mine or something nearby.  There couldn't be, could there?<br/><br/>While Cathy was explaining the food arrangements, he frowned slightly at the thought of the group being isolated.  Days or weeks trapped here would probably be fine, in regards to food, but that didn't ease his concerns much.  What if there was an injury?  Like a lumberjack related injury.  When she paused, David cleared his throat and asked the question on his mind, trying to plan ahead in his head.<br/><br/>"Are there specific weeks when it's most likely for the castle to become isolated?"<br/><br/>At her response, David nodded and made note of it.  Of course, weather being what it was, there was no real way to predict it in advance, but at least it was something to use to plan around.<br/><br/>He noticed that...Mila, that was it, seemed to frown slightly at all the information.  He actually understood how she felt.  He hadn't quite imagined things being like this.  He hadn't really expected to be attended to by a staff, but...well, this was a lot of take in.  This wasn't just a lark.  This was serious.<br/><br/>He leaned toward Mila and whispered to her as the group moved to where the computer was.<br/><br/>"Seems a little more real now, huh?  Frankly, I'd have been happy with room service, in all honesty," he said with a reassuring chuckle.<br/><br/>The computer made David tilt his head to the side slightly.  Curious.  Apparently the place was wired.  Well, that made sense.  He wondered if there was a wireless network as well.  Of course, that didn't change the rules of this experiment.  Well, he'd just have to resist the urge.  Still, the fact that he had access to some manner of commerce, even if it was Amazon UK, was something to be glad about.  No need to go completely off the grid, he supposed.<br/><br/>