Sorry Wendy, I was mostly just giving a short summary but no, I suppose Sarah isn't "freaking out" aka "hysterical" but definitely shocked which is what I meant. :-)<br/><br/>Lilly, you're right on target. I just wanted to make sure since I didn't know if I had read a post wrong and perhaps Nigel had actually managed to find a fire extinguisher somewhere inside the main reading room and used it (which is possible) because the doors are most definitely blocked by the flaming beams and debris...as well as poor Jenny.<br/><br/>Hmm, well, to give myself (and anyone else who may find this useful) a better idea of the library layout here's a short description. I'm mostly just going off of what's usually expected in a library since none of this was fully described in the posts but...<br/><br/>Right now, the scenario is that the doorway leading to the main hall (with the restrooms) and main entrance is blocked by fire. Meaning that the entrance everyone walked in from is no longer accessible. Upstairs, where presumably a staircase in the main hall leads to, is completely on fire and it is quickly spreading down through the hole and into the first floor. The group is trapped inside of the main reading room (which is on the first floor, though there may still be a bit of a drop to the ground outside since stairs lead up to the library entrance) and there are no other exits. Besides the meager spread on the refreshment table, bookshelves with some books, and windows that are mostly boarded up to keep the cold out, the room is pretty bare. (But if Nigel managed to find a fire extinguisher in there, we'll let it slide and go with that...though it'd be pretty useless against such a big fire anyway -- as DTW already mentioned in his post.) There is a basement which most likely has an emergency escape and no windows (or those tiny little half windows with bars on the outside), but the stairs leading down to it are also in the main hall.<br/><br/>Now how you all escape is completely up to you guys, as long as it's done reasonably of course. Which means that if you<em>really</em>want to bust through into the hallway somehow and escape it's totally possible...as long as you find a plausible way to do so (running through scorching flames is not advised, but if that's what you decide to do, be prepared for some serious burns). But there are several other ways to escape as well. Feel free to discuss here if you'd like (that's what the OOC is for after all!).<br/><br/>Oh and, let me know if the description helped because we'll keep it in mind for future posts -- that is, to put in more description of the scenario or if you'd prefer we continue posting it in the OOC instead to help you out. ;D<br/><br/>P.S. I added a new section to the first post of our OOC (Story Thus Far...) a few days ago, mostly to help out any new players who may eventually join the game. But it's also an easy way to read and catch up, or if you think you missed anything important I<del>leave hints</del>mention key events and information.