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[Even though the video first opens up with what is obviously a young woman, probably in her late teens or early twenties, the voice that comes through is obviously a man of distinguished speaking skill. Well, at least it doesn't seem to be coming from the young woman, as her mouth isn't moving]

"-the screen flickers, obviously doing something. You think it might be broadcasting."

[The young woman sighs, and when she speaks, yeah, it's obviously not the male voice that spoke moments earlier]

Broadcasting to who? I'm probably just going to get some NPC...

... jeez, what the hell is this, anyway? My status screen is different now... did I grind all those skills for nothing? At least I figured out how to sneak past all those winged freaks after the first few game-overs...

Maybe if I'm lucky, some tutorial character is going to pop up... yeah, right.

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[save_load]

Yeah, what with the wing freaks around.

[And then the narrator chimes in-]

"As if on cue, you can hear some footsteps echoing down the hallway. Better think fast!"

...

[And Doomkitty starts moving]

[high_on_daylight]

*Evangeline chooses to follow. This narrator... Could be very convenient.*

Third door on the left. Blink twice or you won't see it.

[save_load]

Right...

[She'll follow Evangeline's instructions, and head for the door if the vampire's advice does indeed reveal a door]

[high_on_daylight]

*"HALT!", shouts one of the Angels who were lying in wait in the concealed room as the door opens.*

Oh bloody-

MOVE!

[save_load]

Oh, nice hideout there. I'm impressed. [So deadpan/sarcastic]

[Doomkitty takes off rather quickly]

[high_on_daylight]

Just one safehouse. We'll find one of the others.

[save_load]

How likely do you think the next one will have one of those freaks in it, too?

[high_on_daylight]

Unlikely. They're persistent, they're clever, but they're not the best about tracking magic. They got lucky with that last one.

[save_load]

Well, don't hold it against me if you turn out wrong and I decide to split.

[high_on_daylight]

Practicality is always a wise concern.

*This time, Evangeline sprints ahead - quick for a girl so much smaller than Doomkitty - and darts down a reasonably well-concealed hatch.*

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"The strange little girl is much faster than one would expect her to be! There's clearly something unusual about her..."

[She takes a look around to make sure some celestial didn't pick up on her narrator talking, but that fortunately doesn't seem to be the case. She shrugs and follows Evangeline down the hatch]

[high_on_daylight]

...

Clear.

*The hatch leads to a stretch of hallway, then a surprisingly well-maintained abandoned classroom.*

This place's architecture is at best, weird, if you haven't noticed. For one who takes time to learn the campus, there are many secrets to use.

As you can see, I've been using some to slip around campus without being caught. Very useful, that.

[save_load]

Yeah? Thanks for the tip.

[Doomkitty finds a chair to sit in]

...

Huh...

"The sensation of sitting in this style of chair, and even just being in this room, is strangely nostalgic to you, but-"

[And the voice suddenly cuts off]

[high_on_daylight]

A very annoying narrator, that.

[save_load]

You have no idea. Try living with him for a few decades.

[high_on_daylight]

Perhaps sometime here you will find a way out of that issue.

[save_load]

Oh yeah? Care to drop a hint on how that's possible?

[high_on_daylight]

You could try the Dark Assembly.

Of course, getting them to do anything is a game of bribery and manipulation galore.

[save_load]

So... a political sort of thing, huh? I guess I know somebody who could help me a bit with that.

[high_on_daylight]

Getting the Student Council on your side would be helpful too.

Of course, we have to get the Celestials off of the campus first.

[save_load]

Great... I guess it figures they'd shut down something with 'dark' in its name.