He smiled a bit when the blonde perked up, continuing to prove Emerald wrong that he could be a great person to be around, she was just too sour to see it. He smirked, normally heâd poke fun at the admittedly stupid little dance Jaune did but frankly it just amused him more than anythingâŠit came with a strange satisfaction.
He did that, he did Mercury Black.
âLightingâs good, we also seriously need some cleaning supplies to clean this damn place outâŠrun off any unwanted roommatesâŠraccoons and such.â he glanced at the pool, treeâŠroom? Thing.
âHey the place even has a built in pool I TOLD you the height of luxury.â
âSo brooms, mops, probably a bucket.â Jaune counted off and nodded excitedly, â-If I can find anything to stand in for garbage sacks-â
He turned to the door with the eyes on it. It was shut, so he figured there might be some of what they need behind it. Instead it didnât move. He frowned, because this wasnât even a matter of it was locked. He actively couldnât move the handle.
But for now he decided not to dwell on that, and turned to the next closed door. It opened without resistance, and he whistled as he stepped inside. Wooden clogs were scattered just about everywhere, and he thought he saw the wood shop equipment that was made to use them. He also saw buckets and brooms, so he lit one of the lanterns to step inside.
By dusk, theyâd gotten things in pretty nice shape. When theyâd gone upstairs theyâd discovered two bedrooms, a locked cabinet, and a huge dining room with a fireplace. The two cribs had not been spoken off, just set aside by the cabinets in the corner of the dining room.
Broken shelves and other furniture had been broken down into piles. One half had gone to the stove downstairs, the other half went beside the fireplace. The bedrooms had been cleaned up-though one of them had a locked door within that caused a little worry. They hadnât discussed sleeping arrangements yet, though Jaune figured heâd honestly just collapse when the time came.
The attic had been a bit...strange. Before they got to the hall that connected to the bedrooms and dining room and fireplace. There was another cabinet, with a book discussing three different types of masks. Two hung on the wall-the âAssassinâs Maskâ and the âMask of Truthâ. The âDeity Maskâ was no where to be seen. True, while they cleaned up the broken furniture, and navigated between the strange disjointed walls, Jaune thought heâd heard footsteps. But when he turned around, all he saw was Mercury.
There was some sort of drawing, a series of symbols on the wall. Heâd relit the large candles at the bottom of it, a little alarmed when heâd found the blood red one. Heâd put that away in the cabinet.
Even the branches of the tree growing from the pool (and through the ceiling into the second floor) had been utilized, lanterns hung from them.
Now they were in the front yard, and everything was cleaned up. At some point Jaune had taken off his armor and peeled off his sweatshirt to keep from soaking it with sweat. They were on a table inside, and now he was just in his jeans as they dropped the last sack in the yard.
âIt looks great!â He grinned at Mercury, possibly vibrating with excitement, âI-Iâm really glad youâre the one who took me up on the invitation, Mercury.â
Jaune stretched out as he looked up at the sky.
âSun is almost setting. Weird that we have that pool in the backroom, but I think I saw a feature where a lantern could be lowed in. That way we can see how deep the water is. Also I think there might be a secret backroom? Or maybe just behind that locked door leads back around it. I felt a breeze, is the point.â
He shrugged, but laughed again.
â-So, should we try to go fishing? Or should I just make something out of the rations I packed?â
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