Iliana rolled her eyes, "Whatever you say," She said as her ghost rematerialized in a soft blue flash.

Green scanners ran down the halls in front of them for some distance before he spoke, "You're clear to move from here, proceed with caution, my scan only goes so far," He warned as he lit their surroundings and they proceeded. The gentle '[I]tap, tap[/I]' of their boots echoed for a few feet in front of them down the hallway before dissipating. The air in the observatory was slightly damp, which was a bit uncommon for Mars. Stranger things have happened, Iliana mused to herself, but she stayed on her toes. Her hand released the underbarrel of her rifle and pulled her knife from its sheath latched to her belt behind her and gripped the weighted handle in preparation. Ambidexterity: one of the most useful traits to possess as a Huntress. There was something simply... melancholy about the observatory. It was almost depressing, but that didn't explain why small bits of moisture would drip from the ceiling onto the floor. Had the water reserves been left behind and eroded away, humidifying the entire complex? She shook her head: always assume the most dangerous option. Her voice was low, "Keep your eyes peeled for Hive..."

Minutes later, they were in the basement and Iliana chose to cut the light for a moment as her gaze scanned the room, looking for anything glowing or movement in the darkness. She took a knee and whispered something nearly inaudible to her Ghost, soon a black matte metal case appeared in front of her and her hands deftly lifted the sniper rifle from it. She didn't need to see to know exactly where every part of it was. However, all she did was rest it on her knee, remove the scope and peer through the night vision tube before placing the gun back in its case, letting her Ghost transmute it to her Jump Ship. The girl scanned the room with the night vision, as her Ghost hadn't picked up any movement or life signs. Something appeared rather sharp in her view and she furrowed her brow, standing up - it seems a pillar was blocking her line of sight as she silently siddled along the edge of the room toget a view around it. There was a clear glow that she could now see that had been harder to distinguish before... It was green and looked membranous. Iliana tucked her scope away and pulled her knife back out, returning to Asurya's side.

"Egg sacs..." She explained quietly, "Hive nearby, looks like the console is just beside them. We've a decision to make here, we can get the heat and ventilation turned on... it'll dry out some of the air - if we leave and let it run until the power drains, there's a good chance those eggs won't survive, but no guarantee. We can restore it to just the room we're in and slip in and out undetected... Or we can ensure the death of those eggs and tear them to shreds, alerting the Hive. We'll be fairly safe in our room, but we'll have to actually get back there first... Not to mention, we'll need to escape the complex after nightfall. What do you think?" She asked, deftly letting her knife twirl between each of her fingers as she stared at her partner through the Darkness that filled the room. "There's no telling how large their forces are... But this call is on you."