[ Propped upright against one of many pillars stands a black coffin with a geometric pattern carved on the door. Passersby may:
A. Attempt to pass the coffin by, unaware that its inhabitant is listening intently for footsteps. Venture close enough and a woman's voice will beckon from within: ] Hey! Hey you! Come here. I need to ask you something.
[ B. Try to pry the door open and seem, momentarily, to succeed, only for the door to be pulled shut with exceptional force. From inside, a woman's voice shouts: ] What do you think you're bloody doing?
[ C. Witness the coffin begin to creak open. A manicured hand curls around the door's edge and immediately begins sizzling, smoke pluming into the air as the woman within howls in pain. The hand retreats and the coffin door slams shut once more. From inside: ] Fucking hell! How long is this day going to last? I've been in here for hours!
the grounds
[ After escaping her coffin on the sunlit terrace, Nadja takes refuge in a windowless room. This is where she would finally catch her breath, if she needed to breathe. It's a good thing that she can go without, because mere seconds pass before a great bear manifests in the room. Nadja half jumps, half flies back until she hits the wall, which she immediately begins to climb. She is hanging from a corner of the ceiling when someone else approaches the entrance. ]
You really don't want to come in here! [ She shouts her warning down. ] There is a bloody big bear!
network - video
[ Centered in the frame: a pale, dark-haired woman with her legs crossed under her long skirt, her hands folded in her lap. She is dressed in a fashion that simultaneously seems from another time yet fits into no known historical era. As she speaks to the camera, it becomes increasingly clear that she is unaware the video is being broadcast. ]
So, it seems I have been abducted to another world by forces unknown. Evidently the camera crew did not follow me here so I will have to document the journey on this little device they have given me. So far I have nearly been burned to ashes, got chased by a huge fucking bear, and now I am traveling with a caravan of mostly humans.
Luring them away from the others to feed might be challenging, but it will be very much worth it. From what I can smell, a bloody lot of them are delicious virgins. It's like living at the buffet and I don't even have to share.
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