Darlington nods in agreement, laughing when Caleb smirks at him. The basement door is off the butler's pantry, inset into the wall enough that it almost blends in. When he was younger, it felt like a secret passageway, a hidden portal to someplace more exciting than the drafty, cobwebby chill of the room below. After getting the fuses, he opens the door and goes down the narrow stairs, looking back on instinct for Cosmo when he reaches the bottom. The cat had always liked to follow him in search of mice, or sit sphinxlike halfway down the stairs; it's still strange not seeing him here.
The breaker box is in the space beneath the stairs, and Darlington goes to it, fiddling with the latch on the door until it pops open. Taking his phone from his pocket, he pulls up Caleb's number and dials.
"The switch should be right next to the door," he says when Caleb picks up. "See it?"
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Date: 2021-01-13 11:53 pm (UTC)The breaker box is in the space beneath the stairs, and Darlington goes to it, fiddling with the latch on the door until it pops open. Taking his phone from his pocket, he pulls up Caleb's number and dials.
"The switch should be right next to the door," he says when Caleb picks up. "See it?"