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i need information. crucial, vital, lifesaving information. knowledge. i need it.

i need it to survive this escape and make it out alive.

there's only two ways to get the information i need. and that's hoping that they know said information.

all this is crucial in my leaving of the faceless. so with that being said,

step one. i need answered questions, advice, tips, etc.

i need to know the faceless inside and out. the layout of the pit, the exits, each member. i'm already pretty educated, but i need a few other questions answered.

being in this gang did teach me one thing. how to orchestrate and carry out a mission. definitely going to come in handy.

i get up off of my bed and open the door to my room.

is about 9pm and i know for a fact max is still awake. my feet carry me all the way down the hall and into max's room.

"hey alex, what's up?" max asks, hitting pause on the tv.

"nothing i was just bored and got to thinking. well more like wondering." i started. max nodded and i took a deep breath.

here goes nothing...

"how did blaine become the leader of faceless?" i ask.

"he was chosen. apparently the leader before had chosen between blaine and someone else before he died. but i guess since blaine killed trent, it earned major respect in the old leaders eyes." max explained.

"who is trent?" i press.

"trent was the only person to ever attempt to leave faceless. no one knows his reasoning for wanting to leave because blaine killed him before he could get one foot out the door." i furrowed my eyebrows.

"so if someone tries to leave, they die?" i ask for clarification.

"it's a rule. it's in the pledge. til death do us all part." he shrugged. "free housing and i get paid. sure it's shitty and i feel guilty, but you gotta do what you gotta do to survive." he says.

i bite my lip thinking. i might need to rethink asking max and athena to join me. it's selfish but i don't want them dead. plus. one accidental slip up and i'm dead. if i make it out i'll try to come back for them.

but for now i have to keep this secret hidden.

"what's got you so deep in thought?" max asked.

"i guess i'm still trying to get an understanding of this. the faceless." i say trying to steer him away from my thoughts.

"okay well maybe we can go out for some ice cream. blaine and the whole 3rd floor are asleep or staying upstairs until morning. so were safe to go if you'd like." he offers. wait a second....

"they stay there until morning?" i ask.

"yeah blaine stays in his personal office and room until around 7am sharp. every morning. i kept track for days to make sure i knew when to be back if i snuck out." i nodded getting up off of his bed.

"in that case, ice cream sounds fun." i state. max smiles and gets up. we exit his room making sure the halls were clear. people sneak out a lot but making sure the hardcores and the kiss ups don't see you is important.

once we've made it out we walk in the shadows making our way to the ice cream shop.

"i take it you sneak out a lot?" i ask eating a spoonful of red velvet ice cream.

"yeah i used to." he answers.

"used to? why not anymore?" i ask.

"well, my usual escape route got sealed. do you remember when falco disappeared?" i nod my head. "well he saw me sneak out a few times and decided to use my escape route to go wherever he was going. one day when i woke up falco was gone and the latch was sealed." max finishes.

"latch?" i say confused.

"there was a latch behind the big blue vase. if you moved the vase and slid the top it led directly outside. they used it for getaways incase we were under attack." i nodded my head now understanding.

"so what do you use now?" i ask.

"well obviously the front door on a good day. when i need to be more careful, there's a similar latch in the pit. behind the side table by the red couch. i use that when i need to be extra careful. and last but not least, i found this one a couple months ago. i didn't know it existed, but this is for extreme measures." max stops walking and looks at me seriously.

"i'm assuming you're asking because you want to use these escape routes. i won't ask why but i will warn you. be. careful. especially for this one. upstairs on the 3rd floor, there's a trap door. it leads to the roof. there's that big tree at the back corner of the house that you can climb down. but it's right outside of blaines window. if you do it right, it's possible. but hard. i've only ever used it once. please don't use it unless absolutely necessary." he explains. i nod my head and we start walking again.

we had made it back to the house and walked in. if anyone asked where we went, they wouldn't care much. especially since we went at night. less visibility.

max and i parted ways and i went to my room to get ready for bed.

why does blaine have a rooftop escape?

more importantly, now that i have this information i need to make sure i know just what to do with it.

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A/N: trap doors and escape routes😳😳

she really do be scheming doe😳

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