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May 23, 2024 16:16:45 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on May 23, 2024 16:16:45 GMT -5
Looking to Hayden in the darkness that their flashlights punctured briefly Xanthe sounded confident about going on but also knowing when not to push their luck. “I think checking the kitchen which should logically be up those steps would be a good plan. We’ve disturbed the rats too much already and they might see us as food before too long” she suggested as she carefully moved up the steps into the slightly lighter kitchen. Sunlight found its way in now they were out of the cellar as her eyes adjusted again. “I don’t think people live here now. Not for years at least but they might visit from time to time” she mused. Hayden Quinzell
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May 26, 2024 6:11:12 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on May 26, 2024 6:11:12 GMT -5
"I wonder if it's up for sale?" He thought that might be a general question. "I just mean it's a shame if no one wants it and it's just decaying right?" Secrets he figured that there were a good bit but he also knew what could be done with empty space. "I will check on that at the records office. If it's not owned I might look into buying it and cleaning it up." He was not all nuts at least. Xanthe Wingard
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May 26, 2024 10:29:52 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on May 26, 2024 10:29:52 GMT -5
Hayden posed a general question. She wondered that herself as it would be a massive project for anybody to take on. “It’ll be a big project but worth looking into” Xanthe replied as she switched of her flashlight for now. Then she took a look round the kitchen. “There’s not even electrical plugs here but they might have had gas while people actively lived here” she supposed. “Something you could something about but the main problem is the rats. You’ll need a pest exterminator for that” she added. “I’ve seen abandoned places in worse states than this do let’s see what else is here?” She posed. They could do that if they were careful. Hayden Quinzell
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May 27, 2024 21:06:13 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on May 27, 2024 21:06:13 GMT -5
"DIY's are very great these days," though even he knew it was a fucking dump. Also did he need a rabies shot, did he need cheese? He had so many questions that he needed answers too. "I will find someone and not like a shady electrician either a true one." If you built light they came willingly and thinking about that made him pause. "Hell of a decorating job too, setting up any foundation takes a lot," he said as he moved along looking it all over. Xanthe Wingard
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May 28, 2024 3:42:27 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on May 28, 2024 3:42:27 GMT -5
Xanthe kept looking round using the natural sunlight and at least there was taps and sinks in this kitchen. That meant there was some kind of plumbing system at least. Poking round further the stove did look like it was connected to a gas main but that could be adapted to a gas tank in an outhouse. Yes you could make this place self sufficent with work but it would be really expensive. "I'm no DIYer but its going to be very expensive. However purge the rats and you could use the land round here to build a smaller residence. At least until you're able to tackle something this huge. I have heard of houses made out of shipping containers or even build a cottage" she suggested. "Then you could enjoy the country life and even involve the rest of your family". A smaller plan might be better for now as she doubted the mansion itself wasn't valuable. It was the land that was as the smaller plan might work better for now. Hayden Quinzell
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May 29, 2024 15:33:56 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on May 29, 2024 15:33:56 GMT -5
"Piece by piece is better than to take on a lot and become overwhelmed." He fully understood that but it was nice. Money was always needed for everything which meant he needed to get a real job and not just keep taking off of his trust fund not that he liked having one of those that much anyway being able to do anything got boring. "Maybe I can start by making a small box just a box with nothing in it." Barren empty but room for growth. "Pottery vase maybe who knows." Xanthe Wingard
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May 29, 2024 16:48:03 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on May 29, 2024 16:48:03 GMT -5
Hayden did seem to grasp the task of the job in hand. “That’s a good plan but perhaps even a small part of this mansion just might be habitable for now” she replied. “We can keep looking to see if that is the case”. She knew the value of work and money and what you could do even with a lack of cash. It just took a bit more time and planning. Hayden Quinzell
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May 31, 2024 8:39:15 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on May 31, 2024 8:39:15 GMT -5
He was thinking. "Let's see if we can find like a crawl space first please," he said. "It's just if we actually get inside and the inside is soft and we fall that would be terrible. As long as we keep our arms up and away no rats will hopefully bite us." Xanthe Wingard
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May 31, 2024 10:08:24 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on May 31, 2024 10:08:24 GMT -5
"Lets find a crawl space" Xanthe replied and they left the kitchen behind. This led to the back of the building but it wasn't long till they found the main staircase for that part of the mansion. "Perhaps this was servants areas?" she mused needing her torch again. It looked very plain compared to what you'd expect to find. She tested her weight on the stairs and thankfully so far they held. The wood looked solid even now. "So what does a crawl space usually look like?" she posed. Hayden Quinzell
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Jun 2, 2024 6:21:49 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Jun 2, 2024 6:21:49 GMT -5
"It does look a bit like servant's quarters," he said. "Well they are usually small and on the side and most people can not fit in them, tend to be used for a lower part of the house. It's like a small room basement which they are also good for other things I am assuming." Xanthe Wingard
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Jun 3, 2024 13:56:44 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Jun 3, 2024 13:56:44 GMT -5
“Once my father took me to North Carolina and I seen a big house like this. It was a survivor of the civil war and it’s a similar style as well. It might indicate the kind of person who built it” Xanthe replied. “Those houses had the servants housing away from it but it looks like the servants actually lived here”. That visit was important for her as not all history was ancient. A lot of it was more recent and there was evidence aplenty of it; places like this house were also survivors but this one looked like hell had visited it. Mulling the description of a crawl space over she added “so it might be up these stairs once were on the next floor?” She was more used to a house having a basement or a loft. Not usually both but this might well do. Hayden Quinzell
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Jun 5, 2024 7:26:25 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Jun 5, 2024 7:26:25 GMT -5
"The houses back in the day did seem like they were more sturdy." Also probably maybe more pesticides he was not sure but this was looking like a big job but in small pieces he thought it would be okay. "Always something new around here and exciting no one can ever say it's not." Xanthe Wingard
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Jun 5, 2024 14:30:20 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Jun 5, 2024 14:30:20 GMT -5
Xanthe nodded figuring Hayden was onto something. “They did seem to be better built. So do the staircases” she mused still being careful and stepping lightly as they got to the next level. There was another floor before they got to the top floor and perhaps a loft but this middle floor might have possibilities. As the staircase opened up to a corridor she still needed the flashlight but there wasn’t thing really threatening here now they’d gotten the rats out of the way. So now they could open doors and see what there was to find. Hayden Quinzell
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Jun 6, 2024 20:09:15 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Jun 6, 2024 20:09:15 GMT -5
He'd forever be cautious even now as he followed closely behind Xanthe. "Time to see what has awaited," he said. He figured that they might be okay as long as it was not cobwebs and dead bodies. He did not smell anything funny so far so good. Xanthe Wingard
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Jun 8, 2024 12:02:43 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Jun 8, 2024 12:02:43 GMT -5
Xanthe had explored enough abandoned places to know that only recently dead things gave of bad smells like decay. Rotten floors were frankly more of a problem to deal with but the first door they tried was stuck. So she moved onto the next one and this door opened. The room was unfurnished, dusty and the curtains tattered. Perhaps the other rooms might be similar as they’d only seen any furniture in the kitchen on their way up here. So testing the floor again it seemed safe but things were scattered round the floor. Old children’s toys in this case. “I wonder how long since anybody has actually lived here? At least properly” she posed. Hayden Quinzell
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