Ooh what's this?

She finds a handwritten book. The pages are soaked or marked with various bodily fluids in a ritualistic pattern. The book itself is bound in human skin.

She stares in horror at the patterns, trying to figure out what fluids those are.

Blood, mostly.

As body fluids for drawing ritual patterns go, that is one probably the most... legible.

Patterns drawn in tears probably fade out.

Okay that is enough wondering whose blood this is. Spooky skin book is going in her bag with the rest.

At one moment, the wall is a wall. She blinks, and there’s a mouth on it, fleshy and physical and undeniably human, with brown broken teeth. As it moves, the wall seems to disappear. She feels the warmth of its breath against her skin and smells something like meat. It’s been eating. The mouth hisses.

!!!!!!!!

Okay she is fucking off RIGHT NOW she will get back outside maybe they can regroup and get Lacie later

The Mouth spits at her.

fuck fuck where is that stone. okay it's still here in her pocket. She sure hopes this stone is good for something.

The spit hits her skin. It burns her like acid, leaving little marks on her arms and face.

She is going to RUN THE FUCK AWAY.

Gonna go to the car where Frank is and get in the back seat and go where the HELL is everyone

"I have no idea. What happened?"

"I went in first, to open the path. They were supposed to come after me. They never did. There is a MOUTH in that house."

"Aren't there normally lots of mouths in houses?"

"It spat at me. Shit, it stings. --No! Like, the size of a wall! On the wall! It was the wall! I don't know!"

"...oh shit."

Zoe tries to poke at her burns but it just makes them worse. They seem to expand when she cleans them.

"Ow, fuck! I keep trying to wipe it away but it just spreads."

Okay so. Possibly she is the only one left, and she is not in great shape. Should she just be trying to get out of here with what she can? Should she be trying to go back in after the others? Should she just wait and hope they figure themselves out?

No one's onto her yet. Probably she can afford to wait. Except for this fucking acid all over her but what is she gonna do about that, go to a hospital and say a house spat on her.

She's gonna wait and try to stay calm. She got out okay. She even got the books Lacie mentioned. The others will get out, too. Maybe they'll even get Lacie. Things are gonna work out. They've gotta.

Meanwhile--

Anemone is too worried about Carrie and Zoe to be much use watching the front.

Mordred is mostly Being Anxious and Trying To Not Be Anxious but he'll take over watching the front.

"Carrie's been caught."

"Great!"

"I guess we have to... also... rescue Carrie."

"Well. Here's hoping there weren't any alarms to disable."

"Okay, Zoe's got the conservatory open. Better all head outside and be ready to go."

Halfway to the house a guard spots them. "Hello," he says. "What are you guys doing here? Are you lost?"