[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/2BBhFvU.png[/img][/center]Before she could get her chance at a counterattack, Clair was disoriented, possessed by a hacking cough that left her unable to do anything but fight back the need to claw at her own throat. The effects of the burning venom ended a moment but their harshness lingered for long enough to cause Clair to stumble to the floor limply after the serpent let her go.

[color=gold]"I—I don't think I'm feeling so well,"[/color] the blonde thief said painful breaths, laid on the dusty floor with her cheeks flushed in a feverish pink.

It would take some time before Clair would be able to regain her wits. However, someone else in the antique theater was full of both wits and questions after being summoned so abruptly.

[color=springgreen]"Hey, it's finally my time to shine! We better get done with this soon, so I can go back to Cait and tell her about...So, what exactly are we doing here, again?"[/color] Leyna said as soon as her [url=https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/3535247]slender elvishness[/url] manifested out of the card. She looked around the clearly haunted theater and then, back to Thomas, wondering what she had been called for now that the snakes were no longer in sight.

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Back at the Count's room, Victoire matched Annabel's grin with one of her own. She knew the Huntress well enough to be sure that she wasn't here just to say hi.

The fact Annabel pretty much confessed to her crimes didn't help her case either. [color=crimson]"So, you admit you stole something, just not the book? And here I thought you were looking for a present for that Puppeteer you got so attached to."[/color] She said, letting the cat out of the bag.

[color=crimson]"At any rate, it seems like we are going to have more unwanted guests very soon. I suggest that you all decide on this issue of who's the thief with haste. Or else, you might not be able to,"[/color] Victoire said as she noticed the advance of the snakes, wondering what could be their intention, now.
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