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( for once, Belle isn’t cleaning so much as she is poking around in things that she probably shouldn’t be touching at while Rumplestiltskin isn’t in his room to keep her from his things. it isn’t all that often that she ventures into his room (save for cleaning it) so it’s safe to say her curiosity has likely gotten the best of her; and at the moment, she’s not aware she’s being recorded by her little trinket that was likely left behind in here when she was cleaning up )

Just what are you up to lately, hm…? ( she’s walking her fingers along the various oblong shaped bottles that hold a variety of potions within their confinements, tilting her head at some, narrowing her eyes to others to better see the contents — but never does she pick one up ) I wonder what this—

( her subconscious gets the better of her, though and imagining a noise (or possibly truly hearing one) Belle jerks to stand upright again. veering her body rather quickly to look at the door, she’s startled to see that no one is there but even moreso at the noise of shattering glass — she’d knocked a vial over )

Oh no!

( she’s about to kneel and grab the pieces when from the ground where the bottle shattered, a vast, thick purple colored fog erupts and covers the whole of the room, causing the device to lose Belle’s form as she’s engulfed by it. although it can’t be seen anymore, Belle stumbles through the ‘cloud’ to the window in the hopes that opening it will cause the mess to disperse but it fails and soon she’s coughing from the thick smoke-like substance )

Rumple—! ( alas, he’s not home after all, so crying out to him won’t work! ) —help me!

( the coughing continues, as do the calls for help, but otherwise the purple vastness is all that remains to be seen on the camera )

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( in the meantime, Belle had attempted to find the wall, only to hit into some furniture in his room and fall to her knees. she'd placed her hands to the floor to catch herself and cried out when jagged chunks of glass shredded her skin. ignoring it, Belle hoisted herself back to her feet again and stumbling through the cloud, found a wall.

good! now all that was left to do was somehow follow it to the door without hitting into other objects in her way )

Elizabeth! ( she recognized the lady's voice and instinctively moved toward it, moving a bit slowly to try and keep better on her feet should she bump into something again ) Be careful if you come in here, there is glass all over the floor...!

[Lizzie looked down at her shoes. She always wore flats for reasons, but she was sure that walking would be fine with glad on the floor, the shoes would stop it from digging in too deep either way. So following carefully, she tried as best as a young girl could to find her way to Belle's voice, trying to keep tabs on where she had moved from in her head. It seemed easier than she first planned.]

I'm nearly there.

( walking blind was something she hoped to never have to do ever again, this was exceptionally hard and she didn't wish it on another. suddenly she felt like the ogres that had plagued their world, blinded and simply scavenging for their prey by sound alone, it caused a shiver to crawl along her spine )

Mf— ( reaching her hands out, she attempted to locate Lizzie, hearing her voice closer and closer still ) —Lizzie, stay where you are, I'll follow your voice!

[She stopped midstep and just nodded to herself before holding out her hand.]

Very well, but I'll keep my hand out so that you'll be able to find it first hopefully.

( it took her some time, but she managed to keep an ear on her voice and stumbling, she found her fingers curling around elizabeth's hand. quickly, she drew herself nearer to the younger girl and heaving a soft sigh, grew somewhat relieved. at least she was no longer alone )

Oh thank goodness, now to get out of here.

I think I remember where I came from. [She hoped as she slowly turned around, her free hand outstretched as she started to feel around for the door, at the same time making sure that Belle was still with her.] I must be close by now. [Nearly tripping a couple of times she finally found the door handle. So with a smile she turned it and started to take her out.]

We're out.

( following elizabeth's lead, belle made her way toward the door to get out of the infested room. once they'd reached it, she followed the blond out and gave a great sigh of relief )

What a relief... thank you, Elizabeth.

You're welcome I always help a friend in need. [Smiling she looks back at the house.] Though now we need to get rid of the smoke somehow.

That makes you a truly special friend, Elizabeth. ( she offers a smile to the girl but looks toward the store shortly thereafter.

shaking her head, belle let's a soft sigh pass her lips ) I would just allow it to fade on it's own and then I shall clean up afterward. Ideally, the windows being opened would help, but that would require going back into that mess. It's far too hard to see in there.

Perhaps I will just have to wait for Rumplestitskin to come home and clear it out.

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