Was it Mason or Stacey who first mentioned the chill that seemed to suddenly envelope the room?
Maybe it was neither or maybe it was everyone at once, all of us then instantly shutting our yammering traps and standing stock still, glued in place while we simultaneously experienced what we would all agree later on was the feeling of a thousand strands of extremely light and ice-cold ribbon wrapping around and about us as it passed through the large parlor.
The silence that blanketed the room in the moments immediately following the shared experience was such that heartbeats could be heard - not just one's own, but those of the people close by.
When Jensen quietly cleared his throat everyone jumped, even stoic Eileen, which was almost more off-putting than the silence.
Fighting to steady his voice Jensen posed the question "Anyone standing near a light switch? We need to see what we're dealing with here."
And at that very moment the lights came on and we could all see each other and the room we were locked inside of...and the body on the floor near the fireplace.
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