-= OUBLIETTE =-

[SHIVERS]

You brandish your utility knife as you carefully begin to walk down the hall. Its tiny blade - more useful for opening boxes rather than defense - doesn't make you very confident, but you figure it's better than nothing.


You peek left around the corner as you approach it. Past the library, the hallway extends down to another exit, notated by another red exit sign.
However, just beyond the library, a metal gate has been pulled down from the ceiling, making the entire hallway, as well as an additional hallway to the right past the gate, inaccessible.
There is a small panel on the right side of the gate, next to the library door alcove.

You then cross the hall you're in and peek out on the right side this time.
The hallway extends far past what you could see earlier, all the way to another exit to the 'north', well past the perpendicular hallway. With an exit to the north and south, you can reasonably surmise that this long hallway spans the entire length of the school.
There is a door to the left of this exit, and what looks to be an opening - potentially a very small hallway - to the right of it.
Before that, though, the carpet of the floor cuts away to tile on the right side of the hall, just after the perpendicular hallway. On the tile is a water fountain and an opening that you can reasonably guess leads to a bathroom.

After surveying what you can see, you step out into the hallway, quietly crossing towards the music room.
As you do, you hear the quiet, but unmistakable sound of a door shutting to the north of you. 

You swivel on your feet to instinctively face that direction, your boot sliding against the carpet to make a slight, but noticeable sound. You grit your teeth - noiselessly cursing to yourself - and freeze, watching in the direction you heard the sound from, knife at the ready.

It doesn't appear that the sound came from either of the two doors you can see in that direction; the exit on the door to the left of it. It may have come from the bathroom, or the opening to the right of the exit, but you have no idea.

You stand perfectly still, watching and listening with the utmost focus.


You can hear your blood pumping in your ears as your heart races.





...But, after waiting a few seconds, you still don't see anything down the hall.

You are still standing in place in the middle of the hall. 
You could potentially attempt to quietly head into the music room, try to hide in the alcove at the library door, or duck back into the hallway you'd come from previously.
Or you could simply throw caution to the wind, and investigate the sound.

Any option within your capabilities is currently available to you, even ones not listed.