<div class="floatright">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5PkRsj2MzsE/UiTDfmdC5jI/AAAAAAAAAWE/q8vcNl_29cw/s1600/tumblr_msdele3sXT1sdlu9mo5_1280.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Felix de los Botas<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Emerging from the darkness<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Blue jeans, black t-shirt, dark grey fedora and a pair of well-maintained Italian leather boots<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Whomever, open, all<br/><strong>Extra Information:</strong><br/><hr/><br/>Even before it was clear that something was amiss, Felix was paying extra attention to the professor's words. Something felt amiss to the young man, who made sure to watch his surroundings closely. He could hear the sounds of others playing their lighthearted games nearby. He could feel the breathing of the young lady behind him. He could smell the crackle of the fire behind the professor. And as the light became brighter, he suddenly realized that despite all these senses, he, too, had been lulled by the words spoken. Rising almost halfway from his lounging position, Felix tried to get between the couch and the book, shielding the two girls who were seated behind him. Despite his best intentions however, he was unable to gain any sort of stability in his position before the great shifting occurred.<br/><br/>Everything was unstable. The air around him felt as though the ebb and flow of it was more pronounced than usual. It was easy to feel, due to the absence of literally everything else.<br/><br/>No! Not everything else. Slowly, the sound of others breathing became obvious in the strange black emptiness in which they found themselves. Sound... sound and light! From his position doing half a pushup on the ground, Felix pretended to complete the motion with an exaggerated grunt. "Two hundred forty-three! Ungh. It seems I must stop!" Trying not to show his sheepish expression, he hopped up off the ground with a spry movement entirely unfaithful to the concept of having actually completed two hundred forty-three pushups. He took stock of those around him in the strange blackness, counting off his companions and trying to remember something about them by which they could be identified.<br/><br/>Two young men, of slim and athletic build respectively. It seemed their faces spoke quite well of their personalities, the stance of the newcomer - with whom Felix was unfamiliar - being open and sincere to match the expression on his intense but classically handsome features. The other, of course, who had been kind to the lady who had suffered an unfortunate loss of her property, stood in a closed-off manner that made his sharp and scruffy features all the more interesting.<br/><br/>Along with the two of them, the young woman whose bag he helped to right-end seemed to have traveled with them. What luck, to be surrounded by new friends on this fresh adventure! Only now there seemed to be a new challenge awaiting them. Behind the taller of the two men, a slight blaze of light could be seen. From this distance, it was hard to tell if it was large or small, with nothing nearby against which to judge perspective. All Felix could do was hope that someone would be able to make the decision as to what should be done.<br/><br/>"Pardon me, lady, gentlemen. But it seems as though we have something.... waiting for us?" With a gesture, he pointed out the opening into the new space. Whatever his other qualities, Felix had always found it difficult to shake off his desire to know the world around him, the people around him. With a smooth motion, he stepped in front of the group, making sure to keep them between him and this new threat. He took a step forward and realized he was sniffing the air. There was no scent, why would he...?<br/><br/>Slowly, he approached the hole in the blackness, realizing over time that it was growing to a more comfortable size. It might yet be a way out! He thought nothing of it when he reached out to touch the object, looking back at the others with a questioning expression. Everything he saw filled him with determination and as soon as he could muster the bravery to do so...<br/><br/>... He passed through the opening and into ...<br/><br/>"An old room?" He asked aloud, marveling at the way his voice bounced back to him from the vaulted ceilings before dying awkwardly on the noise-absorbing furniture. "It smells like a... a ...<em>mature</em>woman, in here." He felt it might be impolite to say old lady, though the shock of the smell came hard to his nose. Why was he so sensitive to the scent all of a sudden? "It appears as though it has not been used for some time." Without thought, Felix offered his hand to help whomever would appear next from the portal, which to this side looked like a frame and no picture. He did not think who might follow him, offering the same help regardless of whom he might meet, each in turn.<br/><br/>"There were others, yes?" He asked, arching an eyebrow until it very nearly disappeared into his hat. "Where are the others, then? Or have we been the only ones to receive such an unceremonious send off?"