[ When the noises start again, Shirley's in her room - almost immediately, something kicks her mind into overdrive.
( don't die, shirley )
But the rational part of her mind keeps her thinking straight for now. Maybe there's just some minor disaster, or something like that, and if she stays in her room it might be worse anyways. So, with trepidation arming her and not much else, Lulu around her shoulders, Shirley opens the door to the hallway.
The second she begins to move out, Lulu starts hissing, tiny little tufts of flame puffing out, and for some reason Shirley can't help but feel absurdly protective of the little thing. She breathes, takes a step forward to enter the common room - and freezes as something else catches her attention. A room, with most of the wall blown down, and in the center- ]