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Tweak says, "*snort* IMA DORK!"

zaria (bravely) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-04-19 19:18:00

Entry tags:

complete, day seven, gabrielle, jareth, xena

Day 7
Who: Xena and OTA
What: Investigating the Labyrinth Entrance
When: Early Evening
Where: Entrance to the Labyrinth
Rating: TBA
Status: Complete

A complete change in the environment of a city she'd been slowly getting used to was not a welcome sight upon waking that morning. It was perhaps this change, however, that gave her the determination to challenge the labyrinth. She was unwilling to be a pawn in the changing landscape any longer. She put on her leathers and armor and completely outfitted herself with her weapons before she left the room she shared with Gabrielle.

She stared around her once she got outside, a little bit awed by the huge contraptions that rose into the stifling sky. She shook her head, setting her jaw as she ventured forth. Although she didn't participate in any of the attractions, she did spend several hours wandering around and getting to know her new surroundings. She wouldn't know them as well as she had known the environment of the faire for a few more days, but she wanted to have some familiarity under her belt.

Finally after several hours of exploring by herself, eating and observing, she decided to check out the entrance to the labyrinth. She wouldn't leave without Gabrielle, but she wanted to see what she could discover. She wanted to be as prepared as possible before they went in. She'd read in the bothersome journal that one of the people, a Faith, had made it through to the castle. She was certain that if someone else could do it, she could do it herself.

She soon found herself at the entrance to the labyrinth and ran her hands over the stone. She stepped in and looked left and right as there was a wall directly in front of her. The stone wall extended far down in either direction and she couldn't see a turn at either end. Well, there wouldn't be much exploring unless she actually walked into the labyrinth and she wasn't sure she should without Gabrielle in her company.

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bardictraveller
2009-05-14 02:52 pm UTC (link)

Gabrielle was used to the tone. It was very typical of Xena, after all, and always meant trouble. So she sighed and rolled her eyes. "There's some sort of huge monster behind me, isn't there? Figures." It seemed to happen, more often than not, when she was paying attention to something else. It was really quite annoying. And should have been predictable by now, but somehow wasn't.

She wasn't shocked when Xena vaulted over her head, and quickly turned around to track her. Her own weapons were quickly in her hands, and she snuck around the battling warrior and minotaur, coming up behind the huge monster. She and Xena were a team, after all, and monsters were things that Gabrielle could deal with killing. Not like it, really, but she was with Xena until the end.

From behind, she was able to strike some minor wounds on the minotaur. But mostly her purpose in being there was to distract the creature so Xena could get a killing thrust in. Her knives were sharp, but could barely penetrate the thick skin that covered the thing. Distraction, she could provide. At least, she could until the thing spared a glance behind her, smacked her hard, and sent her tiny frame hurtling through the air to smash against a wall.

Well, at least she could hope that would be a good enough distraction, and if she knew Xena, it would be.

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