Waking up in the Dark

Natalie's head was throbbing as she opened her eyes and for a moment her only sensation was the blood pounding against her skull. Slowly, her senses began feeding her information, she was lying on a cold stone floor; did she have too much to drink at the ball and collapse on her way back to the common room? No, the halls were always well lit, especially after an event like the Halloween ball.

Her eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness, there were two other forms on the floor, though she couldn't make out the faces, not that she would recognize them if she could, both figures still had the enchanted masks on their faces. she tentatively lifted her hand and pressed it against her own face, yep, her mask was still there.

She struggled to her feet, the full skirts of her costume shuffling around her legs, she pressed her palms against the stone wall, both to support herself and so that she could try and locate a door, any door.

Jayden awoke with a gasp, his breathing quick and panicked. What happened? First he was talking to Dorothy, and next thing he knew, darkness. Then he wakes up in this...cell? He looks around the small room, confused and feeling scared. It was dark, and he had to wait for his eyes to adjust in order to see. When they did, he saw two other people in the cell with him, one of them already conscious.

He quietly cleared his throat and whispered, "Hey, what happened? How did we get here?" He was unsure whether whoever did this was around or not, but he didn't want to risk it.


(Are we allowed to tell each other our identity?)