[ annabeth stiffens when she hears the giggle, because it so very clearly was not either of the boys, letting her eyes give a cursory scan of the hallway, but it's hard to get a sense of the direction it came from. when she hears the footsteps soon after too, she doesn't jump, but she simultaneously grabs percy's arm and grabs for a knife that is not attached to her leg, so her hand curls into a fist instead. ]

[ there is no logical reason to argue against percy's plan. they're not in a horror movie. it's a school, after hours, and she has been in plenty of places she shouldn't be after hours. ]

We can each take a room. Go in, take a peek, stay close enough that we can still hear each other. [ she gestures at a few of the doors nearby to each other. they can split up, but she deems it better to still stay close. almost as if on cue, from somewhere down the hall comes the echo of a door slamming shut. she stares for a moment in the direction of the noise. ]

If anything it's just magic. [ she says it so firmly, like she's daring the door to slam again. ] I'm gonna check this one.

[ and she opens the door behind her to sweep inside. she casts a little fire spell on one of the candles at the wall, stepping further into the room - only a few seconds later the candle goes out. she lights it again, but it fizzles out the same way. ]

[ of fucking course she mutters under her breath. it's not quite what she's used to, but there are still tables for desks and chairs, with just enough light from the windows that she can at least see. assuming cassian and percy will be scavenging their own rooms, annabeth just starts looking around. there are drawers to open, baskets to pilfer through. ]