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26 [Accidental Video]

[Adstringendum, you have a wonderful view of a staircase within Solve et Coagula. The PCD looks like it's on the floor and no one seems to be in sight -- yet.

Soon, a mattress appears at the top of the staircase, wielded by the tiny diva powerhouse that is Rachel Berry. She looks like she's having some difficulty pulling the mattress upright, but one does not master the art of the pique without having supreme body strength. So, on the very tips of her toes, Rachel manages to place the mattress near the top of the stairs --

But unfortunately for Rachel, the mattress is much taller than she is, and when it tips forward, so does she, and with a massive yelp, Rachel lands on the mattress, on her stomach, as the mattress flies down the stairs like the hounds of hell were after it.

She rockets past the camera and there is a resounding crash as the mattress slams into the front door, along with a groan and a shuffle off-screen as Rachel pushes herself up. Soon, she falls back into frame, rubbing her head with an irritated look, wincing as her fingers find the back of her head.]

Building these things is much easier on stage than it is in real life...

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I have fallen off of far worse things than a flight of stairs and a mattress.

[She looks down at the carnage, with a blink, before she tilts her head.]

It couldn't hurt, right?

I guess there are worse things that could happen.

[...like getting bitten by a zombie.]

Better safe then sorry, I suppose.

Definitely.

[She huffs her bangs out of her face -- Rachel needs a haircut desperately.]

This event is more than a little ridiculous. Being a zombie in costume is more than enough for me, thank you very much.

Never thought this place would put us through the zombie apocalypse. It's like the bad horror movies that David insists we watch on Warbler movie nights.

[Rachel blinks before she laughs to herself.]

Warbler movie nights? That's cute -- I wish New Directions did more stuff like that. It would probably help with morale a lot... though I don't think Santana and some of the others would enjoy going to my house for anything but a drunken party.

We try to have one once a month if we can. While we can be a bit...uptight at times, we do know how to relax when the time calls for it.

Though Warbler bowling night ended up being a complete disaster...

I've been bowling! Finn took me, once -- it was highly unsanitary, but I got a strike after a few tries... with his help.

[She tilts her head, though.]

Why was it a disaster?

It still counts!

Let's just say that some of the Warblers are not the strongest or most...coordinated of people when they are lifting large, heavy balls and trying to throw them at the same time.

Long story short...Nick nearly broke Thad's foot.

[That -- gets a laugh.]

Well, I am certainly more coordinated than that --

It was a close call, but he ended up being alright. Wes decided that bowling was far too dangerous of an activity for us to do. So we've stuck to less...strenuous activities.

You all move so well together, perfectly in synch -- you would think bowling would be more or less safe.

You'd be surprised. It takes a lot of practicing for us to move that smoothly together. There isn't a lack of collisions during our choreography rehearsals.

Oh, I understand that battle.

[Rachel dusts off her hands with a sigh.]

I love New Directions, but there is a large variety of talent, and -- well. Finn cannot -- ... dance.

He's not...that bad from what I've seen.

[He's only seen one competition but yeah...Finn was clearly not the best dancer.]

[Hm, there appears to be the sound of someone running rapidly towards your door outside, screaming as they do so. It's not a normal scream- it's slightly more animal in nature.]

[Hope that barrier works.]

He certainly does --

[But the moment Rachel hears the scream, she jolts forward, instinctively grabbing Blaine around the waist in a hug with a shriek.]

What was that -- !?

[Blaine jumps at the very same moment and is thankful when Rachel grabs onto him, so he won't be embarrassed by clinging to her himself.]

I...I have no idea. It sounded like it came from...outside.

[...]

[Silence for a moment-]

[BAM. One of the doors has been torn down, with that shrill screaming still going. Rapid footsteps are heading in your direction, though the person (if it is one) seems to be confused by all the hallways.]

[Oh, hell no. The one second his concentration had slipped a little and the barrier had fell down, and a zombie had got in. A fast one. The one he'd been speaking with the other day, apparently.

With a growl, Negi jumps down from the second floor landing, falling perfectly on his feet with a nice cushion of air thanks to a simple wind spell. Immediately there's a shield spell around Rachel, Blaine and himself, to keep attacks at bay.]

Get the hell out of here!

[The shield extends to the base of the stairs. They can make it to their rooms - Negi will stay and deal with this if he has to. There's no way he can keep a shield spell going on them while he's casting something else.]

[Rachel instinctively pushes herself and Blaine backwards, as soon as the zombie breaks into the home -- and she's glad she did, because Negi lands squarely in front of them with a little more room to work.

Part of her wants to panic -- but something clicks inside her head and Rachel grabs Blaine by the hand and tugs it sharply.]

Come on, up the stairs! Quickly --

[He stumbles a bit because...damn Rachel pulls hard, but he catches his footing and thankfully doesn't fall on his ass. Because now would be the worst time to pull a Rachel Berry.]

Y-yeah...let's go.

[When he tears around the corner and spots them, he pauses for a moment, his entire body shaking and swaying side to side. He screams, and leaps forward onto the shield spell, his nails-turned-claws slashing against it with much more force and speed than any other zombie they'd encountered.]

[The sides of his mouth have seemed to have been dissolved, due to the large amount of sickly-looking foam dripping from them.]

[Negi holds the shield enough to make sure that Rachel and Blaine make it to the stairs. He's going to need as much magic energy as he can, just in case. His illusion spell drops, leaving him in the child form he's stuck in, but the shield spell remains.

And it's a good thing, too; as soon as he drops his illusion, the zombie tears around the corner and into his barrier. The barrier holds - it's like hitting an invisible wall, and the only thing that can dispel it is magic. Negi grits his teeth, pumping more energy into the shield, strengthening it. His only chance here is if he can fuse an attack spell with the defense spell. Lightning, maybe; a glorified electric fence. If he drops the shield now to bind the zombie, it will just open him wide for attack. And he doesn't have his Pactio with Kotarou anymore. He can't use Al's armor.]

Rachel! Blaine! Get upstairs, stay away from the barrier! Don't touch it!

[This may burn a hole in the floor, but it's better than someone getting killed. As soon as they're clear, he surges a mid-level lightning spell into it. It's enough to bring down a full-grown adult, and should paralyze the zombie long enough to bind him.]

[Rachel immediately pulls Blaine up the stairs, listening to precisely what Negi tells her. She may only be an actress, but months in Adstringendum have taught her that when someone tells you to do something, you do it, and you do it as quickly as possible without complaints.]

Quickly -- we can stay in my room --

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