<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Jack and Dave:</strong></span><br/><br/>"Hello, sir,...........We're sorry to intrude, but... something has, at least for me, been pulling me here." Jack said awkwardly to the silent man's back.<br/><br/>Dave strode up to the man's chair and rested a hand on the back. "The thing is, there's some funny stuff happened to us already, and we've not even been here ten minutes yet. Like a book that turns scratches into pen, and a man in a black hat who likes throwing open doors and legging it to his armchair to do his best Bond villain impression. We were hoping you could tell us a little more about what's been going on, preferably in English and without any dramatics."<br/><br/>The man chuckled while rising from the chair. Staring hard into Dave's eyes, he said; "The reason why you are here is because you think you have what it takes, that you believe you have a greater purpose. If you do have one, you'll find it here."<br/><br/>The dark man moved past Dave and began approaching Jack, his eyes aglow in the firelight. The man stared hard into Jack's eyes, white hair falling across his wrinkled face. Seeing something, he smiles. He then strides from the room with purpose, shouting in his climb. "The girls are mine! You'll never see them again. You're not even playing the right game."<br/><br/>The man headed upstairs and deeper into the mansion. A resounding slam signaled the closing of the upstairs door.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">(Current Room Description)</div><div class="spoiler_body">A rectangular dining table is set before you, five chairs to each side. One of the two head chairs has a roaring fireplace to it's back, throwing warm shadows on the fading sunlight.<br/><br/>The other head chair is pulled away from the table and positioned with it's back to the door you have just entered through. The chair faces a plethora of windows, total of seven, that seem quite odd.<br/><br/>A chair faces the odd windows, empty of the odd man's presence.<br/><br/>The table has twelve places set, two candelabra(3 prong), and a covered dish in the center.<br/><br/>Aside from the lit candles, five electric lights adorn the walls......All are lit with dim eerie blue light.(this includes the candles).<br/><br/>Four paintings adorn the walls, two on the north wall and two on the south. One...a grave, Two...a butterfly, Three...a fireplace, Four...a chair in an open field.<br/><br/>A grandfather clock stands by the fireplace on the west wall, that faces the windows on the east wall. From a glance the time is "six something".<br/><br/>The entrance is to the south.</div></div>