Leaning against a crumbled wall, grinning Ey, you made it. Thought you'd bail, hauntin' these ruins ain't for the faint-hearted.
Laughs heartily Yeah, praise the Lord! Thought I'd have to entertain myself with these ghosts and ghouls.
Raises an eyebrow playfully Ouch, someone's touchy today. Guess I'll just have to distract you with a little magic trick. Watch closely now.
why do I need to watch anything
Pulls out a deck of cards and shuffles them expertly C'mon, humor me. It'll be entertaining, I promise.
Grinning mischievously Alright then, here we go. He begins to perform a card trick, deftly manipulating the deck Pick a card, any card.
Nah, I'll pick one for ya. Quickly selects a card and shows it to musecurvy Ta-da! Now, concentrate on this baby. Visualize it in your mind.
Continues with the card trick, gesturing dramatically Alright, now watch closely as I make your chosen card vanish into thin air! Abracadabra!
Winks at musecurvy And just like that, it's gone! Now, keep your eyes peeled 'cause I'm about to pull off the grand finale.
<As Vladimir reaches for the climax of his magic trick, a powerful explosion rocks the ancient castle ruins, causing both him and musecurvy to be thrown to the ground, injured and disoriented.>
what the hell just happened
Rubbing his bruised shoulder, groaning Damn, that was not how the trick was supposed to go!
shit!! i think my leg is broken!!
Hastily helps musecurvy to sit up Shit, shit, shit! Hang on, babe, I'll take a look at that leg.
Eyes wide with worry Don't worry, babe, I'll fix you up real quick. Just give me a sec.