[Kaname Housen, Basement/Worm Pit, Matou Household]

....

Well this was certainly an... interesting household that the Matous had. Very western. Lots of cylinders. Lots of dead worm carcasses that crunched when you stepped on them. Especially in the basement.

Now, empty, uncarpeted basements were usually just creepy all around, but this one was big and was definitely lacking in artificial lighting fixtures. Not to mention the sizable pile of dead worms in the middle. How deep was that, anyway? Now that he thought about it, it was more like a dungeon than a basement, huh? 

More crunching noises. Jeez, ignoring these dead worms everywhere was tough. He'd definitely have to clean, set fire to, or abandon this house if he had the time.

Kaname walked down the staircase leading to the bottom of the not-dungeon, footsteps (and the resulting crunching of dried, shrivelled worms being stepped on) echoing through the pit. Maybe one of the other places would've been better to set up, like the temple perhaps. Definitely would have been less creepy, if more swarming with other potential participants instead of dead insects. Well 'swarm' was probably an exaggeration, but other magi would surely be there and his skills were probably not as suited as theirs for a direct attack on his own. Hence why he had the suitcase on his right swinging jauntily at his side with every step. 

Kaname made it to the bottom, stepped into some dried-up invertebrates, and [i]sank[/i]. 

[i]'EWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwww!!!'[/i]

The pile of shrivelled parasites was about as deep as a kiddie pool, and pretty much covered the entirety of the basement-dungeon's floor. Which meant that to get anything done, he'd have to push aside about one or two feet worth of worms across a decently sized area of floor.

And he didn't have gloves.

Isn't it sad, Kaname?